Rome II General Info Thread

[Ninja_Khorin]

Faction reveal number 4. The Iceni.

http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War:_Rome_II_-_Iceni_Faction

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Iceni

“Iron, conquest, pride.”

An Iron Age tribe of southern Britain, the Iceni are a proud and fierce people. They inhabit the flatlands, marshes and fens that border the North Sea, south of the Wash. They are practiced raiders, and frequently engage in battle with their tribal neighbours, the Coritani and Atrebates.

The Iceni principally make use of infantry when at war. Equipped with large oval or sub-rectangular shields and either a sword or spear, their main distinction from the Celtic tribes of the continent is the practice of painting or tattooing their skin, combined with a greater use of slings in battle. Although light cavalry are used, the Iceni and other British tribes are famed for their highly manoeuvrable war-chariots. After harrying the enemy with javelins, warriors dismount and engage in a fashion similar to the Homeric champions.

Far from simple barbarians, the Iceni have established a capital, known as Venta Icenorum, as well as large religious centres. Although based on agriculture, their economy is sophisticated – they even mint their own coins. Their culture, craft and wealth are illustrated in the form of fantastic gold torques and other jewellery worn by their nobles.

As a playable faction, The Iceni are brave and warlike; invoking the goddess Andraste as they charge into battle drives them to even greater feats of valour. Their expertise with iron makes the resource a particularly effective form of income for the tribe, as does their skill at raiding and looting. And as a warrior society, the happiness of the people increases with every fresh declaration of war.

The Iceni have the potential to dominate the Iron Age tribes of Britain. Beyond their shores lie Celtic Gaul and Iberia… can the Iceni unite them all under their banner?

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[okiN]

About time they revealed some barbs. Nice to see they haven't dropped the Brits from the playable list, everybody does love the blue guys and their crazy chariots.

Also, why aren't you linking the hi-res images?

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Dem derpy faces.

[Ninja_Khorin]

About time they revealed some barbs. Nice to see they haven't dropped the Brits from the playable list, everybody does love the blue guys and their crazy chariots.

Also, why aren't you linking the hi-res images?

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Dem derpy faces.

Because I only copypasted the faction description

Either way, the rage about a british faction over on TWC is pretty delicious. The problem is that there's supposedly only 8 playable factions and having a british one take a slot out of more important ones is causing a lot of resentment.

For example, I doubt we'll see a Germanic tribe as playable because of this British one.

[okiN]

If that's true then it's pretty retarded, yeah. Germans and Gauls seems like the most sensible choice for European barbs if you're cutting them down to two for some reason. Eight playables (no, you don't count the ones that have multiple families more than once) seems a really low number, even after you factor in that they'll inevitably be making new factions playable through DLC.

So wait, if that's true, then we're looking at four more factions after Rome, Carthage, Macedon and Iceni. Those will almost certainly include Gaul and the Seleukids, Parthians or some other eastern faction and... Ptolemaics? I dunno, whoever they pick they're still missing loads of basically essential stuff.

[Ninja_Khorin]

Parthians
Ptolemy
Pontic
Seleucid
Gauls
Germanics
Greek Cities
Iberian
Sarmatian

Pick 4.

[okiN]

Yep. Greeks are out because of Macedon, Seleukids are the most likely second successor state, Gauls are the most likely second barbarian culture (though it seems silly to have two Celt factions and no Germans, I just can't see them dropping Gaul), Parthians are probably the most likely eastern culture, so that leaves one question mark for me. Ptolemaics are at risk because they might be seen as being too similar to Seleukids and Madecon (and Carthage I guess), but only if CA don't do what they did in the first RTW and make them more like pre-Hellenistic Egypt. Iberian and Sarmatian are also possible, I think.

[Jarlek]

I've always wondered.... Why do they never make ALL factions playable? They make the different factions and their unit roosters anyway, why not let us play them? They can have their 8 (or whatever) "main" factions, but why not make us able to start as any faction possible if we want to?

[Turboflex]

DLC

How many factions did they add as DLC in STW2? like 3 or 4? Expect them to add like 8 to RTW2, and then at least 2 era xpacs again (Alexander + 500 A.D. map?)

Remember when CA used to actually include like 25 factions & 3 campaign eras in the initial release?

[okiN]

Three DLC clans for Shogun 2 and four for Fall of the Samurai -- even though in all cases they were basically the same faction with different bonuses and maybe a unique unit or two. There were also the two unit packs for Shogun 2 (similar to past ones for Empire and Napoleon) that added some new special units to all the factions -- adding variety that didn't really exist in the base game. Since RTW2 will actually have different factions with different units, and the opening selection of factions is so limited, we can probably expect a shitload of DLC.

[Turboflex]

Given how much DLC they plan to release, CA would be reasonable if they kept the launch price under 40$ or 35$ even.

Hell I might even buy it on release then, instead of wait for a couple of patches + steam sale considering how flawed these TW gold versions have usually been.

[okiN]

Given how much DLC they plan to release, CA would be reasonable if they kept the launch price under 40$ or 35$ even.

Yes, it would be reasonable if the whole point of DLC wasn't to extract more money per sold game.

[Jarlek]

DLC

How many factions did they add as DLC in STW2? like 3 or 4? Expect them to add like 8 to RTW2, and then at least 2 era xpacs again (Alexander + 500 A.D. map?)

Remember when CA used to actually include like 25 factions & 3 campaign eras in the initial release?

True. Greedy people gonna be greedy.

I wouldn't mind if the DLC factions where completely new factions (like: in medieval 2 they could have made some of the rebel territories into a new actual faction with the DLC), but when they already have a faction in the base game but yet make it AI only... The rage!

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True. Greedy people gonna be greedy.

I wouldn't mind if the DLC factions where completely new factions (like: in medieval 2 they could have made some of the rebel territories into a new actual faction with the DLC), but when they already have a faction in the base game but yet make it AI only... The rage!

Factions that are already in the game can usually be unlocked with some hax.

In R:TW and M2:TW you could do that by just editing one text file. A quick google search sez you can do the same in Empire and with a bit more trouble - in Shogun 2 as well (why would you want to do that? )

[Jarlek]

Factions that are already in the game can usually be unlocked with some hax.

In R:TW and M2:TW you could do that by just editing one text file. A quick google search sez you can do the same in Empire and with a bit more trouble - in Shogun 2 as well (why would you want to do that? )

I know. That's why I've never bought those DLCs and used mods instead

I don't mind DLCs, paying for more content is always nice. But paying for shit that is pretty much already in? Fuck you man!

[Taser]

Factions that are already in the game can usually be unlocked with some hax.

In R:TW and M2:TW you could do that by just editing one text file. A quick google search sez you can do the same in Empire and with a bit more trouble - in Shogun 2 as well (why would you want to do that? )

I did that once to play as rebels. Holy crap lol. So much stuff to do on the very first turn then you have to fight like 50 battles.. its insane.

Then you play your second turn with 1/4 your settlements gone lol. Was lulzy but I quickly stopped since it took forever to do anything with them.