New Factions

[Ludens]

The reason eastern europe is mostly empty is because we know so little about the people living there then, we're likely to see the Boii in Pannonia or Bohemia but thats probably about it.

Don't forget the Lugians in southern Poland and the Bastarnae in the Ukraine. I think both stand a fair chance of being included.

[usmell]

Yes, we could stand to put one or two factions in Eastern Europe. Don't forget about the Belgae! Oh, and Galatia!

[Xerrop]

My choices would be

1.) Pergamon
2.) Massylia (Numidia)
3.) Cyrene - starting 272bc it would be a shame not to include King Magas and Egypt needs some challenge
4.) Kush - to give Saba an enemy and (oversea-)neighbour and again some challenge for Egypt
5.) Scythia - a good unit mix from horse archers to hoplites and I personally prefer them over the Bosporan kingdom
6.) Bastarnae - with mixed germanic-thracian-scythian(?) influences
7.) Scordisci (celto-illyrian) or any other Illyrian tribe
8.) Boii - celtic tribe in Bohemia/southern germany
9.) Belgae - of mixed celtic-germanic origins
10.) Celtiberii - cause Spain is too empty atm

btw the space in Eastern Asia is also empty, but don´t know which factions could be implented there, any ideas?
Would love to see Atropatene (my only choice/idea there), but a one city province between Armenia and Seleucids would be crushed easily when controlled by the AI

[usmell]

I don't think it is possible to add 10 new factions. I think they can only add 5 or 6. I think The Scordiscii and Belgae would be great to have. And Galatia!

[Horatius Flaccus]

I believe they said they are going to use all faction slots. So 10 new factions.

[Ludens]

I believe they said they are going to use all faction slots. So 10 new factions.

No, they actually said they may reserve one slot for scripting. So nine or ten new factions.

[bobbin]

This post by Krusader seems to imply that there will only be 9 new factions.

And to clarify...there are 8 factions still not revealed.

This was said when only Pergamon was revealed hence the implication that there will only be 9 new factions


In spite of this I'm sure I recall another team member saying they will use all the slots but I can't seem to find the post though.

[Ludens]

In spite of this I'm sure I recall another team member saying they will use all the slots but I can't seem to find the post though.

If they reserve one slot for scripting, they will still use all the slots; it's just that one wont be used for a conventional faction .

[bobbin]

Depends on the wording of the post, if it did say that they would use "all the slots" as opposes to using all the slots for playable factions then what your saying could very well be correct.

[Horatius Flaccus]

I believe it was somewhere on the .org that a team member siad they were going to have 10 new factions, instead of 9. But I could be wrong ofcourse.

[Moros]

Ah the mystery!

[usmell]

My goodness! What a wonderous and mystical world we live in when we are trying to guess how many factions there will be in EB2!

[bobbin]

My goodness! What a wonderous and mystical world we live in when we are trying to guess how many factions there will be in EB2!

Welcome to the internet, frivilous speculation is 9/10ths of the law here.

[James the Red]

Some factions I would like to see that arnt already confirmed are...

The Bosporan Kingdom

Either Palmyrae or the Nabateans

An Illyrian faction

Another Iberian faction

[sirfiggin]

basically any factions that'll postpone any monopolies, so;

Numidians (good choice and forces Carthage to look outwards for conquest)
Numantia (many tribes in Hispania so... they'll do)
Syracuse (very important especially in Punic Wars)
Indian faction (because that end of the map is too empty and AS need to be kept in check)
Cyrene (good call Xerrop, that'll show Ptolemy!)
Massilia (celto-greek faction between Rome and the Gauls? smashing!)
Brigantes or caledonian tribe (just to make britannia more fun)
Chatti or Cimbri (just to face the sweboz and to make that campaign more interesting)
Ethiopian kingdom (would be one of many as there was no-pan ethiopian kingdom at this point)
Illyrian faction (come on! big empty space just begging to be filled!)

[Xerrop]

Brigantes or caledonian tribe (just to make britannia more fun)

But then we would have two factions not interacting with the rest of the world.

Or is the M2:TW-AI smarter regarding this? Will the Casse be able expanding into mainland europe?

[Von Pressburg]

Some factions I would like to see that arnt already confirmed are...

The Bosporan Kingdom

Either Palmyrae or the Nabateans

An Illyrian faction

Another Iberian faction

The Bosporan Kingdom is confirmed, check the Sauromatae preview

[Horatius Flaccus]

Some factions I would like to see that arnt already confirmed are...

The Bosporan Kingdom

Did you see this: click?

[sirfiggin]

But then we would have two factions not interacting with the rest of the world.

Or is the M2:TW-AI smarter regarding this? Will the Casse be able expanding into mainland europe?

as I said before; the point of all those suggestions was that they paired with another faction that had it too easy; in EB 1 the Catavellauni expand pretty much unimpeded.

[usmell]

They can add whatever factions they like. All I wish for is a Galatian faction and an Illyrian faction. The Belgae would also be nice.