Rome II

[Nefaro]

Wouldn't you know it, the Seleucids have just been announced as free DLC: www.twcenter.net.

Bison wins.

It also says the first DLC will be the Black Sea nomads!

..and the announcement of the first paid for DLC - the Nomadic Tribes Culture Pack featuring the Royal Scythians, Roxolani and Massagetae.

Those will be the way to go if you want to play very horse-centric nomads.  :D  I'm surprised they're including more than just the Scythians.  I'd like to see the Roxolani, most notably, although the Scythians were the ones who had more run-ins with the Greeks & Romans since they were closer.

[Martok]

Did he do the tutorial narration for the original MTW?

NM the question. IMDB says it was Sean Pertwee.

Correct.  I believe Blessed did do the narration for the RTW mini-expansion Alexander, however. 

[Gusington]

I somehow missed the Scythians. Awesome indeed. Who to pick first???

[Bison]

Wouldn't you know it, the Seleucids have just been announced as free DLC: www.twcenter.net.

Bison wins.

WOOT!  I feel so smart!  I will crush them with my legions!

[Gusington]

There is no way I am playing as the Romans first with all these other exotic factions to play.

[Bison]

Well I wonder if it'll have the same mechanic as the original where you had to be the game first as the Julii faction before the rest were unlocked.

[Martok]

There is no way I am playing as the Romans first with all these other exotic factions to play.

I'm still a little torn.  While Greek civilization has long held a fascination for me, I like the Romans as well.  In addition, it's hard to not be tempted to play as them, given all the love they've obviously received in this game. 

Well I wonder if it'll have the same mechanic as the original where you had to be the game first as the Julii faction before the rest were unlocked.

That had better not be the case!  Jesus H, but that pissed me off in the original RTW. 

I can understand perhaps needing to first play that story-driven tutorial campaign they keep mentioning/showing, but frankly I would expect even that to be optional. 

[Bison]

iirc in STW2 the story driven part of the campaign could be skipped after a certain point in the play through.

[Gusington]

I'll play the tutorial first. But when I start my first real campaign I really hope I am not forced to play one faction to unlock the others.

[Bison]

Honestly I think my brother and I are going to play a Greek co-op game and conquer the world with our Hellenistic armies.  Prior to that I will play Rome and subject the world to Roman authority!

[Gusington]

My initial choice was Sparta but with these other goodies newly announced...I just don't know. Parthia...yummy.

[Bison]

I like to crush eastern empires.   

[Gusington]

I like to play them and trample Westerners into dust.

[Bison]

I like to play them and trample Westerners into dust.

What?  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PanzersEast]

Death to the Green Skins..... we need Warhammer Total War.....


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