Rome 2 - SCREENS

[cunctator]

Yeah, that sounds not good. I wonder what kind of units they have in mind to fight against other factions accurately researched forces. Again something inspired by "The Mummy" movies or maybe something accurate from the New Kingdom era?

I can't understand why they believe that fake or time traveling Egyptians will add anything to the game. In no other Total War game they added ahistorical nonsense units just because they are "iconic". Empire did not have Conquistador like 16th century Spaniards and Napoleon no late 19th century Prussians wearing the Pickelhaube. Why not simply make a Bronze Age Total War next if Bronze Age Egyptians are that important for success?

Also the promised a mix between historic Ptolemaic Egyptian units as well as the more "fanciful" types before. I hope it will not end as last time.

[Arjos]

I hope he simply meant more egyptian culture (having the Ptolemaioi not a clone faction of say Makedonia), coupled with quite some Machimoi, Aithiopikoi and Noubaioi :)

[Jolt]

Yeah, that sounds not good. I wonder what kind of units they have in mind to fight against other factions accurately researched forces. Again something inspired by "The Mummy" movies or maybe something accurate from the New Kingdom era?

I can't understand why they believe that fake or time traveling Egyptians will add anything to the game.

Simply because that's how the vast majority of people not particularly well versed on history will think about Ancient Egypt. We're part of a very small minority that thinks historical accuracy leads to more fun and educational gains. Meanwhile the vast majority of people have a concept of ancient egypt as shown by Hollywood, so they will expect that when playing Egypt, they can actually play as the Egypt they know, not another Greek clone. And since they expect that, at least from a business prespective, that's what they get, as it will make them more satisfied with the game. We're lucky as it is that the game already has Parthia in it to make the "OMG, PERSIANS/ARABS" nation, otherwise I'm pretty sure that the Seleucids would also be fielding imortals and bedouin camel riders by the thousands. And we're equally lucky that since there are no preconceptions in regards to Carthage to go by (The only remote thing most people know about Carthage is some general guy called Hannibal and possibly that Rome fought against Carthage), so CA could make them a bit more realistic.

They are not trying to educate anyone on history, they are making a game for fun based on the (mis)conceptions that the Western society at large has on those classical times. Filthy unwashed barbarians (Most of them clones to each other), Proto-historical Egyptians, normal tone americanized voices for the Romans whereas silly english accents for all other cultures, etc, etc.