My two cents about the achievements of the EB team

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Hello everyone, I'm a long time lurker, (very) sporadic poster. I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but here it goes, anyways.

I wanted to say something about what the EB team has achieved and the legacy that Europa Barbarorum is set to leave for future generations. I wonder if you EB players have any idea how well respected and well known this mod is. Just yesterday I was looking at a thread on Reddit about 'historically accurate games'. Europa Barbarorum was mentioned several times as one of the best historical gaming experiences, alongside other great game series such as Europe Universalis and IL2: Sturmovik (a flight sim).

A few months ago I was hanging out with some fellow uni students, who were in the 'letteren en wijsbegeerte' faculty, studying history and classical history as their majors. I brought up the subject of videogames and immediately the conversation turned towards the Europa Barbarorum mod. 3 out of the 5 people there had played it, and all of us saw the mod as a great inspiration. Europa Barbarorum was the spark that set us on the path of becoming interested in Classical Antiquity, the gateway drug that introduced us into the wonderful world of historical research and literature. It's been 6 years since the first time I played it and I still give the ol' campaign a go every couple of months.

When I visited Romania on a road trip, I took a sidetrip to Sarmizegetusa, to visit the ruins of the old Dacian temple complex there. It was wonderful, It was as if I saw the story of Zalmoxis and the Kogaionon right in front of my eyes as living history. And I have Europa Barbarorum to thank for that. This mod has opened my eyes to some beautiful things in this world, things I never would have been passionate about had I not played it.

So there, I'd like to thank the team for having such an influence on my life, however small it may seem to you guys (it feels big for me). Salute!