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[shyWolverine]

I would love to see a Spanish or French fencing faction, like an expedition or something. They probably want to keep it based in the Middle ages though so maybe warrior monks or Arabian knights could be interesting.

[Jabberwockxeno]

As I said in another thread, there's already 2 European factions so I wouldn't want hoplites/spartans or roman legionaries.

Something middle eastern/Arabic or west Asian such as the Ottomans or Mughals would be great, and I'd really love something along the lines of the Aztecs or Mayans represneitng Precolumbian mesoamerica.

[Doctrinaire]

perhaps the Amazonian women warriors.

[IamCrumbz]

It's honestly to soon to tell if they will but five that i'd love to see would be Mamluks, Mongols, Romans, Scythian*, and Assyrians*

Agreed

[Be1dou]

That it would be Assassin's vs Templars, they already have the knights xD

not a bad idea Yugureki.

I don't see any chance of them becoming an actual faction, but I can totally bet my money on an Assassin's Creed themed (cosmetic) DLC. i.e Assassin outfits for Samurai Assassins and Templar armor for the Knights

[dany3811]

I know its easy to get excited and start coming up with all sorts of possible DLC ideas (even though the game doesnt come out till next year for god's sake lol) but the problem is that "ancient" warfare is entirely different then "medieval" warfare, and the warriors of the separate eras hence are radically different. There is no mistake that all the factions so far (vikings, knights, and samurai) are all part of the medieval age give or take a 100 years. From what we are told the factions I believe will have no less then 4 classes, now coming up with 4 different warriors each with their own weapons is quite easy given these three cultures we have, everything from longswords to a nagitara. However, when you start tying to include say...Spartans, then we have a problem, a nation such as Sparta had only one unit type and thats it, no possibility of 4 classes. Same thing goes to horse factions,this game obviously wont have horses so thats out of the picture. the only faction that maybe can fit is a Celtic one. even Romans do not have the versatility of creating 4 classes, unless you throw the history book out the window and replace it with serious creativity (witch im entirely good with) then it can happen. All in all the team knows what they are doing and these three band of warriors are the best match ups history can offer.

Mentioned this is a similar thread, I think it still can apply. Now considering this is technically a "fantasy" type game (I believe) there still is reason to assume they will use a historic faction and add flavor to it so it can compete (my hope) but honestly I think these three could very well be all we get.

[CaesarVI00]

While I think using the Aztecs, Zulus, Spartan and Persian could be great, I just don't think they could be as fun to play. These three factions, these three warrior classes in general, had various weapons and distinct martial styles they used on the battle field that made them formidable. The Vikings have the Dane Axe, the battle axes, shield and sword. The Knight has the halberd, the shield and sword and the greatsword. And the samurai has the katana, of course, the naginata, and even the tetsubo. These weapons and the masters each class had over them, is what made these warriors able to just destroy any and all enemies that came against them.

One class I think should be used, not only for its mastery of warfare and it varied weapon styles, but also for its history, training and culture that has gotten as much press as it deserves. The Rajput, the warrior sons of kings, and elite warrior knight of Northern India. Their martial arts style is what laid out the foundations of Chinese kung fu, and for centuries they repelled some of the worlds most powerful empires, such a Rome, Persia and even the Mongols. And their mastery of the various weapons and their disposal is what puts them on par with the Knights, Vikings and Samurai. The Khanda sword, katar daggers, bhuj axe, and many, many more. This warrior class has not gotten the amount of limelight or notoriety that is deserves, and I think it would be awesome to see the Rajput going toe-to-toe with the other elite warriors of the world.

[guest-7Ayf99Z5]

You can use a faction from the annals of history and simply give him more weapons and styles. You people take this "realism" thing to far. We already have the samurais in the game rolling over their opponent's backs like this is a Bruce Lee movie, that would never happen in an actual duel. But it's stylistic and cool.

If Zulu or Spartans are too simplistic in terms of armor/weapons, then the devs can invent more. Simple.

[B4UN3]

The thought of dlc content is already going crazy in my head, but honestly i would be fine with only the three factions coming out at first launch, until they have perfected the basics of the game as much as they can off course. I would be so sad if they are concentrating on quantity before quality.

but factions i would love to see later on: Romans, Musketeers, mongolians, Persian knights/ some other middle-eastern knight/fighter of a kind, and last a Aztec warrior.

[Skull_King_G.]

i just checked out this game for the first time and was really disappointed by not finding either the Spartans or Romans are playable. at leas one of them is a must. i'm extreamely surprised something as random as samurais against kinghts and vikings (!?) made it in to the game but niether spartans or roman legionarys made it. i mean the gladiator anyone? 300? God of war? Ryse son of Rome? they really added samurais and vikings but didn't think about the far more popular Spartans or Romans as a faction for THIS kind of game? meh