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My point in German tribes and Huns was the timeline which you said was 2000 to 0 where we have Imhotep is before and Vianthos the conversion resistance advisor as well as Octavius are beyond 1AD. Had nothing to do with setting buildings on fire my thoughts were a bit everywhere I’m afraid. I’ll...

Don’t know if the idea of the aboriginal civ was of serious contention. I will concede maybe I was wrong on that front, still if a civ has no contemporaries currently in game it doesn’t really fit as of yet. Also several stables don’t just have cavalry. Half the current civs have ranged units...

Let’s not feed the troll posters. Although speaking of such mythical beasts, the Norse having berserks and Ulfdeins extends the period to at least the start of the dark ages. In any case I am glad I narrowed down civ 8 to 6 options I will give very detailed and hopefully appreciated...

Well technically they gave them an elephant archer UU but later they added the Raja expansion and didn’t retroactively add the new shared unit battle elephants to India and even though the Mongols who are from an era that makes the civ old enough to vote, got the brand new steppes lancer unit.

I’ll give you an example of why you should be careful. When forgotten empires made their first unofficial mod they made a civ called Indians and it was a camel civ, since none of the other civs in the mod had camels, with a very forgettable elephant UU. Years later there are battle elephants...

We have 2 civs with one cav unit. I dont see how this is impossible. It's just a form of civ identity. I think you're selling the potential short. The more civs that get made the easier it will become to make new ones as new talent will freely want to offer their skills. Maybe I'm a bit too...

In broad strokes yes, but again remember to plan ahead. Scythians might seem akin to Huns, but then you realize you need a civ that razes buildings and Huns are all used up in the Scythians. Or think this way: if you have a bunch of ideas that fit nomadic peoples, then you can divvy up the...

Using Your Most Updated List: Gauls Germanic Tribes Thracians Hittites Carthaginians Phoenicians Nubians Scythians Huns Indians Mongols Xiongnu Chinese Choson Japanese Olmec Mayans Lets start with the ones that are time displaced: Mogols come most to mind as a more Medieval power. Would be...

Well let me help just a little bit. Once the biggest factor being a location in the world map that connects relatively well with the other regions is out in the open, the choices really can be anything. I think Rome was not the best choice because it’s way too popular, a hill I will die on and...

Who cares if a civ has been mentioned!? Andy I know you are genuinely a smart and savvy person so to seem to befuddled by all the civ names being thrown around comes across as an act because I know you better and I normally respect you a lot. I’m not trying to be mean or get myself banned for...

Not that anyone thinks the way I do but it’s more important to choose based on unique gameplay potential that can only be done by a certain civilization than the name recognition itself

As much as we all want Phoenecians, we must remember there are other civs many most forget to think about as much as I want to remind them to. My wording sounds harsh I mostly mean there are a lot of great civs with great gameplay uniqueness that only that civ can offer.

Most civs need that. The original game didn’t really go out of its way to teach about any of the civs. If you were my age you might have known about Greek Egypt, Persia Babylon, maybe Sumerian. Maybe heard the word Yamato once or twice but likely had no idea what a Hittite, Assyrian or Choson...

Hannibal isn’t the only part of the whole of the Lebanon legacy: Hiram, Pygmalion, Dido, Hasdurbal and Halmicar to name a few could easily serve the Phoenician storyline

So the civ can be called Phoenicia and have excursions to the Tunisian landscape and Libya.

Thinking on similar logic to Phoenicia vs Carthage: the Greek civ has mostly Macedonian troops.

I mean eventually we could have India and Phoenicia. And possibly some civs most of you don't think much of but were big hits in AoE1 such as Hittites or Choson once the map gets big enough.

You think would be more popular as it’s a very real and very major possibility that can change everything forever.

I know I'm necroing an 8 week old thread but I fear for a world that doesn't blink an eye at the very real and wonderful prospect of an 8th or beyond civ. So I must keep the dream alive!

A daily quest to do a legendary is great... if they’re not on their multi day cool down.