Rome II

[Martok]

Dare I ask what your favorite Greek faction is? I am drawn to Macedon, and Pontus, and Sparta...really almost all of them. I have to narrow it down.

(I know you directed this question more at 'geek, but I'm going to throw in my two cents anyway...) 



The history geek in me will always love Athens.  When it comes to classical Greece, they've long been the city-state that's fascinated me the most. 

However, from a gameplay perspective, I have to say I've found Pontus to be a lot of fun.  I'm not sure what it is about them exactly that I find so compelling, but I have a blast almost every time I play as them. 

[endfire79]

Dammit, I may just buy this game now.  It looks fine!

I went on a tour of Peloponnesus and the western coast back in '97 (Olympia, Kalamata, Sparta, Nafplio).  We chased the local 'skirts and survived.

Really have to read up about the Peloponnesian war again.

[Gusington]

^Donald Kagan's book on it is great...you can probably get it for pennies!

[MengJiao]

Dare I ask what your favorite Greek faction is? I am drawn to Macedon, and Pontus, and Sparta...really almost all of them. I have to narrow it down.

(I know you directed this question more at 'geek, but I'm going to throw in my two cents anyway...) 



The history geek in me will always love Athens.  When it comes to classical Greece, they've long been the city-state that's fascinated me the most. 

However, from a gameplay perspective, I have to say I've found Pontus to be a lot of fun.  I'm not sure what it is about them exactly that I find so compelling, but I have a blast almost every time I play as them.

Oh yes, Pontus was fun!  I picked it as my first run in Rome II.  The Selucides crushed them. 

Now I'm back from vacation.  Maybe I'll start a new Rome II run.

[undercovergeek]

read the updates on DeI mod over at twcentre - its massive, all kinds of factions going on

[Gusington]

BTW Rome II Total Realism is available:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?652342-Rome-II-Total-Realism-CCLXXII-BC-Campaign-(Beta-1-9090814)&p=13839778&viewfull=1#post13839778

[Sir Slash]

Ohhh, Hell no! Somebody got chocolate in my peanutbutter! I mean somebody got WOMEN in my Rome 2. The Daughters of Mars DLC adds 12 new units for $2.99, about half female units and all with annoying shouts that sound like, "You didn't used to just sit around all day playing damned games". Some are recruitable faction wise or as Mercs. If you don't want women in your Rome 2, too bad. The automatic upgrade includes 4 free female units anyway-- total of 16. To make matters worse, Radious just added another 7 new female units to go along with the DLC. No Naked Warriors or Booby Camel Riders-- sorry guys.

[jomni]

What the.... 

[Nefaro]

So the AI will now be running around with bands of female warrior mercenaries?   >:(

[Ian C]

Aw, nuts.

[undercovergeek]

dear Creative Assembly why are women so under represented in your games, blah tropes blah misrepresentation blah sexism blah that discussion on grogheads that said white knights were pissing everyone off blah blah blah

dear customer - heres some women now fk off

[Staggerwing]

LOL

Now all we need is Gabriella and the rest of the Xena gang. Mods, get to work!

[jomni]

Boudica? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica

[Gusington]

I have more than enough shrieking banshees in my real life.

[mikeck]

Boudica? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica

Yeah,but Boudica was The queen of the Iceni. I don't think she ever fielded a unit of all female warriors. And the whole reason we know all about her is because she was a female and it was so unusual. If she was a male,  it would've been just another guy who rose up and gave Rome some heartburn for a few months.  There would've been no self-aggrandizement by any generals trying to make political statements like Julius Caesar did with Vercingetorix