Crossroads of the World and Right to Rule DLC - themed predictions based on what we know

[Verified_Confection_Being]

In Ashoka reveal video, Persia was presented as an option compared to Maurya. I really doubt Persia is not in antiquity.

It was said to pair with the world conqueror persona of Ashoka, which is a DLC persona, possibly also part of the crossroads

 

[Siptah]

It was said to pair with the world conqueror persona of Ashoka, which is a DLC persona, possibly also part of the crossroads

Ashoka WC is one of the two leader exclusive to the founders edition and not of Cotw. He‘s available at launch, and if he is advertised to pair with Persia, it seems unlikely that Persia isn‘t available at launch at all.

 

[stealth_nsk]

It was said to pair with the world conqueror persona of Ashoka, which is a DLC persona, possibly also part of the crossroads

Nope, the exact quote was "...or if you wish to conquer, Persia...". No connection to personas there.

 

[chaosprophet]

It was said to pair with the world conqueror persona of Ashoka, which is a DLC persona, possibly also part of the crossroads

While I can see the logic, Ashoka Persona is part of the Founders Content Pack, that are available on release for people who bought the Founder Edition, while the two dlc collections coming post released are included in the founder edition too but it is something separated. So probably not to be implied they're both dlc content. Plus people have already strongly guessed Persia before that from buildings and the like we could see on previous stuff that likely doesn't included future dlc content.

 

[Uberfrog]

Crossroads of the World to me suggests it's not *just* the middle east, but anywhere with a big mix of culture and trade.

I wouldn’t read too much into that, as “crossroads” is actually the correct singular term - as in “the Middle East is the crossroads of the world”, “the car stopped at a crossroads”, etc.

 

[Verified_Confection_Being]

Nope, the exact quote was "...or if you wish to conquer, Persia...". No connection to personas there.

That was directly following

"Id taking the world renouncer path, consider Maurya India for its happiness based bonuses"

Then a big old pause,

Then your quote.

This follows the pattern of the whole video where they first talk about world renouncer Ashoka, then Conqueror Ashoka. I think its very clear it was in relation to the conqueror persona.

However as others have pointed out, he's part of the founders dlc not the crossroads, so it matters less for my suspicions!

 

[CitizenEifgt]

Great! Sounds fine to me! Firaxis is welcome to continue at this pace ...

 

[chaosprophet]

Four natural wonders, reflected in our site FAQ! -- I'll see if we can get Steam updated to reflect

Sar confirmed here that the correct description of the Crossroads of the World Collection is the 4 natural wonders one, which means the 4 civs on it are very likely supposed to have associated wonders from the ones already in the base game. Posting here as it affects a lot predictions for those.

 

[TheGhostEnthusiast]

Sar confirmed here that the correct description of the Crossroads of the World Collection is the 4 natural wonders one, which means the 4 civs on it are very likely supposed to have associated wonders from the ones already in the base game. Posting here as it affects a lot predictions for those.

We have more than four unassociated wonders at the moment, and that's without knowing the full list, so I'm hesitant to make any big guesses based off of this. Very important to keep in mind, though.

 

[Sagax]

Sar confirmed here that the correct description of the Crossroads of the World Collection is the 4 natural wonders one, which means the 4 civs on it are very likely supposed to have associated wonders from the ones already in the base game. Posting here as it affects a lot predictions for those.

That’s juicy. Do things line up if we count together all the highly speculated civs that don’t fit the remaining slots?

Assuming the current prevalent predictions hold true, the DLC may include a roster like Aztecs, Germany/Britain, Russia/Ottomans, and something in Antiquity, maybe?

 

[Siptah]

That’s juicy. Do things line up if we count together all the highly speculated civs that don’t fit the remaining slots?

Assuming the current prevalent predictions hold true, the DLC may include a roster like Aztecs, Germany/Britain, Russia/Ottomans, and something in Antiquity, maybe?

Goths, Nabataeans, Assyria, Babylon have wonders in the game already as well.

 

[Xandinho]

That’s juicy. Do things line up if we count together all the highly speculated civs that don’t fit the remaining slots?

Assuming the current prevalent predictions hold true, the DLC may include a roster like Aztecs, Germany/Britain, Russia/Ottomans, and something in Antiquity, maybe?

No Aztec or Ottoman wonders have been seen yet. They may yet appear at some point, however, as we know little about Exploration and Modern. The Pyramid of the Sun is Teotihuacan and Antiquity.

I think it is highly likely that Assyria, Goths and Russia/Germany are in this pack.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Goths, Nabataeans, Assyria, Babylon have wonders in the game already as well.

No Aztec or Ottoman wonders have been seen yet. They may yet appear at some point, however, as we know little about Exploration and Modern. The Pyramid of the Sun is Teotihuacan and Antiquity.

I think it is highly likely that Assyria, Goths and Russia/Germany are in this pack.

Tonga and Silla as well. I'd be surprised if both Russia and Germany are out of the base game. There is always the potential of Britian being left out and they get Oxford.

 

[Xandinho]

Tonga and Silla as well. I'd be surprised if both Russia and Germany are out of the base game. There is always the potential of Britian being left out and they get Oxford.

Tonga makes sense, but I don’t think Silla fits well with a DLC by that name. We might still see Hagia Sophia appear at some point, which could increase the chances of the Byzantines being included in this pack as well.

I think the Aztecs, Zulu, and and Exploration Japan make sense for 'Right to Rule'

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

I think the Aztecs, Zulu, and and Exploration Japan make sense for 'Right to Rule'

I think Ethiopia also makes sense with Right to Rule. Though I do wonder if they could call an Exploration Age one Zagwe, and have the Rock Church back as either a unique improvement, associated wonder, or both?

 

[gdr_willter]

Tonga makes sense, but I don’t think Silla fits well with a DLC by that name.

Silla is sometimes regarded as the edge of the Silk Road, but yes, I agree with you that Silla seems not so fit with the word "Crossroads" itself.
I still hope FXS will provide 3 Korean civs at the same time, in an upcoming expansion.

 

[Xandinho]

I think Ethiopia also makes sense with Right to Rule. Though I do wonder if they could call an Exploration Age one Zagwe, and have the Rock Church back as either a unique improvement, associated wonder, or both?

Maybe they’ll treat them like the steles of Aksum, which we have both as improvements and as a wonder (after all, Hawilt basically means Stele in the native language).

 

[chaosprophet]

We have more than four unassociated wonders at the moment, and that's without knowing the full list, so I'm hesitant to make any big guesses based off of this. Very important to keep in mind, though.

Yes, i would still give us a lot of options, but definitely a much smaller poll of options than without taking those in consideration.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Maybe they’ll treat them like the steles of Aksum, which we have both as improvements and as a wonder (after all, Hawilt basically means Stele in the native language).

Yes, that's what I meant. The most famous one Bete Giyorgis (Church of St. George) could be the associated wonder.

 

[Hawke9]

Here's my prediction for both DLC's:

Crossroads of the world:
In my opinion "crossroad of the world" has to be a reference to the Timurid empire, and it would be a great debut opportunity for the Timurids.

LEADERS: Timur, Theodora
CIVS: Timurids (exploration), Byzantium (exploration), Qajars (Modern) and Scythians (Antiquity)


Right to Rule:

LEADERS: Charlemagne (Leader I'm looking forward to most, we named our cat after him) And Elizabeth I
CIVS: Holy Roman Empire (Exploration), Germany (Modern) English (Exploration) ((as opposed to the Brits in the modern age)) and Gaul (Antiquity)