I'd rather have Menelik II for Ethiopia.I also hope Haille Selassie will become "tradition" for civilization, but than you have the Indian problem in Ethiopia as well.
I'd rather have Menelik II for Ethiopia.I also hope Haille Selassie will become "tradition" for civilization, but than you have the Indian problem in Ethiopia as well.
Personally I'd like to see a Chola or Sri Lanka civilization, but I'm not holding my breath.What would you prefer, a Mughal civilization or a second Indian leader? Personally, i hope for the Greek model. Gandhi being Pericles, Ashoka being Gorgo and Akbar being Alexander The Great, Mughals as Macedon. We also lack muslim civs. I think we only have Arabia, and we're guaranteed to have Ottomans at a certain point, and maybe Morocco, and that's it.
I also hope Haille Selassie will become "tradition" for civilization, but than you have the Indian problem in Ethiopia as well.
What would you prefer, a Mughal civilization or a second Indian leader? Personally, i hope for the Greek model. Gandhi being Pericles, Ashoka being Gorgo and Akbar being Alexander The Great, Mughals as Macedon. We also lack muslim civs. I think we only have Arabia, and we're guaranteed to have Ottomans at a certain point, and maybe Morocco, and that's it.
...Isn't that the equivalent of having Jonathan Swift lead Ireland?
Including such household names as Scythia, Tomyris, Nubia, Amanitore, John Curtin, Gorgo, Catherine de Medici, Gitarja, Jayavarman VII, Khmer, Jadwiga, Mvemba a Nzinga, Frederick Barbarossa, and Hojo Tokimune...Civ6 has given me reason to hope we won't see the stereotyped and overdone Sioux and will actually get a well-deserved dark horse for Native North America.
(I mean, I get what you're saying: amid all those obscure names you also have Victoria, Cleopatra, Teddy Roosevelt, and so forth. But given just how many surprising choices the Civ6 dev team has made, I'm hopeful that they'll make a more interesting choice for a Native American civ than the Sioux.)
Re: TheSpaceCowboy's suggestions, I like the enthusiasm and the linking to his prior civ ideas. However, the suggestions are not quite to my taste. As much as I dislike talk of adding yet more European civs to the mix at this stage (with a large number of European/Western DLC civs, and colony civs), I agree with Vahnstad that Sweden is indeed a better choice than Belgium and Switzerland, both of which are simply not significant enough (except in the case of Belgium in relation to the Congo disaster mentioned below) in world history to merit inclusion IMO (plus, we need their citystate bonuses.) We don't need so many modern generals in the game (Rommel especially).
Tokugawa's not a bad pick, but surely we are tired of him by now?
I strongly object to the suggestion that Leopold II be added to Civ, ever. Leopold II was an absolutely horrible, detestable, almost-pure-evil human being who accomplished little of note that wasn't objectionable at almost any stage in human history, with a death toll for Leopold's personal exploitation of the natural wealth of Congo amounting to somewhere around 10 million dead by modern estimates. Forced labor, mutilation, beatings, killing, and sheer, utter misery are Leopold II's legacy, and the international community objected to his human rights violations so strongly in the wake of international scandal that Leopold II relinquished personal control of the Congo colony to the Belgian civil administration (who were probably at least slightly less avaricious and malicious).
A quick skim through WIkipedia shows the following headings attesting to Leopold's atrocities: "Exploitation, atrocities and death toll", "Criticism of the management of Congo" "Relinquishment of the Congo". Leopold II is a hero to racists and would-be slaveholders.
Also, Leopold II took a sixteen year old prostitute as his wife, so he's probably a hero to pedophiles as well.
I spit on Leopold II and everything he stands for. (And so do at least two of my Belgian friends, who learned about what he *actually* did once they studied in the US outside of Belgium).
On a more positive note, Sacajawea never led the Shoshone, so I would recommend a chief instead. Leif Erikson leading the Norse makes more sense than Sacajawea (because he actually was a "leader" and not just a guide). Similar objections to Henry the Navigator, despite his fame.
Don't forget about Austria, as well. I would replace Belgium and Switzerland with Austria and Sweden. I can't say I'm an expert on Belgian history but I would rather see these more as they have more interesting components. Also we have enough of referencing the exploitation of the Congo already with the leader of Kongo.Re: TheSpaceCowboy's suggestions, I like the enthusiasm and the linking to his prior civ ideas. However, the suggestions are not quite to my taste. As much as I dislike talk of adding yet more European civs to the mix at this stage (with a large number of European/Western DLC civs, and colony civs), I agree with Vahnstad that Sweden is indeed a better choice than Belgium and Switzerland, both of which are simply not significant enough (except in the case of Belgium in relation to the Congo disaster mentioned below) in world history to merit inclusion IMO (plus, we need their citystate bonuses.) We don't need so many modern generals in the game (Rommel especially).
Tokugawa's not a bad pick, but surely we are tired of him by now?
I strongly object to the suggestion that Leopold II be added to Civ, ever. Leopold II was an absolutely horrible, detestable, almost-pure-evil human being who accomplished little of note that wasn't objectionable at almost any stage in human history, with a death toll for Leopold's personal exploitation of the natural wealth of Congo amounting to somewhere around 10 million dead by modern estimates. Forced labor, mutilation, beatings, killing, and sheer, utter misery are Leopold II's legacy, and the international community objected to his human rights violations so strongly in the wake of international scandal that Leopold II relinquished personal control of the Congo colony to the Belgian civil administration (who were probably at least slightly less avaricious and malicious).
A quick skim through WIkipedia shows the following headings attesting to Leopold's atrocities: "Exploitation, atrocities and death toll", "Criticism of the management of Congo" "Relinquishment of the Congo". Leopold II is a hero to racists and would-be slaveholders.
Also, Leopold II took a sixteen year old prostitute as his wife, so he's probably a hero to pedophiles as well.
I spit on Leopold II and everything he stands for. (And so do at least two of my Belgian friends, who learned about what he *actually* did once they studied in the US outside of Belgium).
On a more positive note, Sacajawea never led the Shoshone, so I would recommend a chief instead. Leif Erikson leading the Norse makes more sense than Sacajawea (because he actually was a "leader" and not just a guide). Similar objections to Henry the Navigator, despite his fame.
I'd welcome four Native American civilizations...just not those four.Also, how many native North American civs are you planning to add? Four? Sioux, Apache, Shawnee, Iroquios and Shoshone is a lot.
It was actually the Tewa Pueblo people who objected to being included, because they were uncomfortable with having one of their ancestors (and a spiritual leader at that) depicted. Hypothetically they might be able to find another Pueblo people, like the Hopi or Zuni, who wouldn't object to inclusion. I too hope we see someone new; North America is simply too large to keep recycling the Iroquois and the Sioux.Only the choice of Cleopatra is one I regret. And i'm not so keen on CdM either, but you're right. I'm actually not sure which nations from Native North America to prefer, but i'm hoping for something fresh as well, like maybe Cherokee or Apache (despite stating they don't want to be included in a civ game, ...).
The Shoshone were a Great Basin/Plateau tribe and the Apache were a Great Basin tribe, but both would be pretty similar to each other and the Sioux.Plus both the Sioux and the Shoshone would be very similar being nomadic Great Plains tribes.
Yeah that is true although the Eastern Shoshone lived in the Great Plains and some became Comanche though.The Shoshone were a Great Basin/Plateau tribe and the Apache were a Great Basin tribe, but both would be pretty similar to each other and the Sioux.
IMO the Sioux shouldn't even be in consideration. In the scheme of things, they weren't all that significant, and while the Iroquois most certainly were, there's absolutely no reason to recycle the same civs over and over from a continent the size of North America with hundreds of native cultures to choose from.Yeah that is true although the Eastern Shoshone lived in the Great Plains and some became Comanche though.Either way I would be fine with just an Eastern tribe and a Western tribe preferably being the Iroquois and the Sioux although the Shawnee, Cherokee, or Navajo would be cool too.
The Sioux are recognizable though. If you ask somebody to name a Native American tribe from the Great Plains the Sioux will probably be named most of the time. And if we get a nomadic tribe I would choose them. The only reason I'm mentioning the Iroquois again is because I think it would be interesting seeing them led by Jigonhsasee. If not, then I would rather see the Shawnee or Cherokee.IMO the Sioux shouldn't even be in consideration. In the scheme of things, they weren't all that significant, and while the Iroquois most certainly were, there's absolutely no reason to recycle the same civs over and over from a continent the size of North America with hundreds of native cultures to choose from.
Yes, that's part of the problem: they're recognizable because they've been stereotyped into the only Native Americans who ever existed (past tense, because in the public consciousness Native Americans are still riding horses half naked in buckskin, even though no Native American tribe every actually fit that description). The Sioux are overrepresented in the media; instead of pandering to stereotypes Civ could use the opportunity to actually educate people. Some of the out-of-left-field choices gives me some hope on that front. Cherokee have a similar problem to the Sioux: where the Sioux are basically famous for fighting the US, the Cherokee are basically famous for being sold out by their leadership to the US. The Choctaw or Chickasaw are much better choices for the Southeast.The Sioux are recognizable though. If you ask somebody to name a Native American tribe from the Great Plains the Sioux will probably be named most of the time. And if we get a nomadic tribe I would choose them. The only reason I'm mentioning the Iroquois again is because I think it would be interesting seeing them led by Jigonhsasee. If not, then I would rather see the Shawnee or Cherokee.
Along with Powhatan of the Powhatan, Pushmataha of the Choctaw is very high on my leader wishlist. While I'm not sure as a civ the Shawnee are a high priority, I can see why Tecumseh would make them appealing. So far, no Civ game has had more than two Native American civs (Civ5 had the Iroquois and Shoshone). With the base game not even including a Mesoamerican civ, my hopes for Native American civs are not very high.Before the first expansion was announced, I was thinking that perhaps it could have a heavy focus on the new world with resources limited to the new world, mostly native civs in the Americas, etc. Obviously it was extremely unlikely that it would happen even before the announcement and the new expansion will certainly cover a wider range of civs. I think the Iroquois have a decent chance of being in Rise and Fall. As for other Native American civs, I'm hopeful (and perhaps overly optimistic) that we'll have several more of them than we did in previous games. After the Iroquois, I'd personally like to see the Powhatan, Choctaw, Navajo, Chumash, Tlingit, Cree, Sioux, and Shawnee (I kinda like the rivalry between Cyrus and Tomyris so having a rivalry between Pushmataha and Tecumseh seems too good to pass up).