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Rome Total War II
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Trash
Pointing and laughing.
Was browsing TWC and found this little nugget.
Q. As the Greek cities are not going to be a single faction anymore but broken up into various different factions, will same be true of other factions from Rome II such as the Gauls or Britons.
A. There will be a lot of factions in the game and yes factions that were previously grouped together as one such as the Gauls will be split up into many tribes along with other cultural groups such as the Iberians, Britons etc.
Now that sounds promising.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=548136
Q. As the Greek cities are not going to be a single faction anymore but broken up into various different factions, will same be true of other factions from Rome II such as the Gauls or Britons.
A. There will be a lot of factions in the game and yes factions that were previously grouped together as one such as the Gauls will be split up into many tribes along with other cultural groups such as the Iberians, Britons etc.
Now that sounds promising.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=548136
There's likely going to be some sort of instant alliance system where attacking one tribe or city-state draws in all the neighboring ones. Hopefully they'll make enough tribes and city-states so you can ally with several yourself before backstabbing them.
Trash
Pointing and laughing.
It also explains that 700 different kind of units number they've been tossing around. It's ludicroux and either points towards filler or insanely ambitious. With this however it just points towards small name changes between tribes. Numbers inflate quickly when it's not Gaul Spearman but :insert tribal name: Spearman. I'm actually kinda relieved.
L'ennui
Magister
Hmm. So maybe the game wont be total inane shit without mods. Sort of promising. But then, they did make Rome 1...
Aedui flaming pigs vs Arverni flaming pigs. Which is better and why?
Aedui flaming pigs vs Arverni flaming pigs. Which is better and why?
curry
Arcane
DLC? In a 2013 game?
WHAT IS THIS SHIT, asks curry.
WHAT IS THIS SHIT, asks curry.
Brayko
Self-Ejected
Someone's mind is stuck in 2006. DLC is now such a given and practicably inarguable.
fizzelopeguss
Arcane
I'll be pissed if there's 700 units and my beloved head hurlers aren't back.
Screeching women ftw.
Some of these AWESOME fantasy units will probably be back. Except for the pigs cause they had gotten too much flak.
Some of these AWESOME fantasy units will probably be back. Except for the pigs cause they had gotten too much flak.
Pigs were the bomb.
L'ennui
Magister
If ever they do a China : TW, I suspect that indeed, pigs will have firepowder kegs strapped onto them.
Cue cutscenes of Sun Tzu, chewing a Cigar : I LOOOOOOVE THE SMELL OF BACON IN THE MORNING
Yeah, that seems about on par with what CA did with Rome.
Cue cutscenes of Sun Tzu, chewing a Cigar : I LOOOOOOVE THE SMELL OF BACON IN THE MORNING
Yeah, that seems about on par with what CA did with Rome.
Brayko
Self-Ejected
If only. Not sure if they'd consider it MAINSTWEAM enough.
Shannow
Waster of Time
Unfortunately yes.
Someone's mind is stuck in 2006. DLC is now such a given
If it's brown, squishy and stinks you can call it shit. That is not restricted by the year in any way...
Hellraiser
Arcane
Wait, so this means a THIS IS SPARTA LP can happen?
if only TW games weren't kind of meh to LP due to weak strategic map gameplay
Emily
Arcane
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That actually sounds terrible,knowing the diplomatic AI in TW games... Not including shogun 2 which was incline in every way.
Trash
Pointing and laughing.
I'd say it's way more realistic that invading a small tribe south of the alps is not going to start a war with what amounts to France. Plus sacking Rome as a Gaulish tribe should become a fuckload more interesting. Plus, if they really work on making these factions have unique traits it only spells incline.
And I've been hoping for a decent CAI for TW games since forever. We'll see if Rome 2 will finally deliver. Interestingly Shogun 2's was actually quite decent when you took away all its silly bonuses. Shame noone updated that one simple AI mod for the latest patches and expansions.
And I've been hoping for a decent CAI for TW games since forever. We'll see if Rome 2 will finally deliver. Interestingly Shogun 2's was actually quite decent when you took away all its silly bonuses. Shame noone updated that one simple AI mod for the latest patches and expansions.
Raghar
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Screeching women ftw.
Some of these AWESOME fantasy units will probably be back. Except for the pigs cause they had gotten too much flak.
I want pigs. Russian did dogs with bombs in WWII, thus they should add pigs.
KoolNoodles
Arcane
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The different factions(city-states) of Greece sounds like some Incline historically, but only if done right. In-fighting should be common between the major cities(Sparta vs. Athens), and the states should more or less band together to fight outside threats(Persia). This is all assuming they are still linked in some way diplomatically. That....would be awesome.
Trash
Pointing and laughing.
Alike Culture giving bonus in diplo just like they did with Shogun 2's FOTS factions will probably be it.
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My main worry about that whole thing is that it could turn out to be some sort of factional sub-division with just mechanical modifiers attached to it, especially because they seem to be doing it for every faction they've mentioned so far (Rome = three houses, Greece = notable city-states, Barbarian faction = various tribes, etc) and not proper factions as we know them. Then again maybe I'm just being skeptical considering SEGA has been pestering Creative Assembly about how they pack too much content in a single game.
It's a great way to represent how decentralised and uncoordinated 'government' and diplomacy was of this era. For instance how lots of Celtic and Germanic tribes allied with and fought alongside Rome (though I guess in a way that was represented in Rome 1 by having tribal mercenaries available), individual Roman governors deciding to start a war with a nearby tribe for some slaves, prestige and loot etc.
Nice incline over Rome 1's system of having 2/3 of the map controlled by boring rebels.
Nice incline over Rome 1's system of having 2/3 of the map controlled by boring rebels.
Brayko
Self-Ejected
I don't know bros, everytime I get excited for a game well in advance it turns out to be shit. All the good ones bite me in the ass when I'm not looking, and I enjoy it! I hope Rome II is the exception and not the rule.
KoolNoodles
Arcane
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Oh it definitely won't meet any of our expectations, but here's hoping it's not complete shit, is released as a mediocre game with promise, and that the inevitable expansi...I mean DLC and mods will turn it into an enjoyable and complex enough strategy gaming experience.
Judging by the last games it will be locked down, so no mods for you.
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