It seems like all three expacks were, for the most part, planned together. Just like Rise & Fall added civs themed around cultures which resisted larger imperial powers and Gathering Storm added civs themed around cultures which survived and conquered terrain, the third expansion pack will have a theme. I'm predicting the theme will be "cultural synthesis," which would compliment economic victory and immigration mechanics well.
I also think we will get at least one leader pack. Germany, Russia, and Arabia all appear to have been designed with some sort of intent to have alternate leaders (Germany's city list, Russia's lavra, and Arabia's capital). China seems extremely likely to get a second leader given that the Yuan and/or Qing dynasties are extremely strong candidates for showing of its long history. And Rome lies in that grey area where it probably should have a Byzantine alternate leader (to make room for new ideas like Italy and Bulgaria), but as it stands may not because of how it was designed.
This guy has mapped all the cities in VI, and in the process he observed a few things which might indicate future expack plans.
Among them included the observation that Germany's capital, Aachen, is further down the city-list in the data than other capitals, suggesting that a second leader is planned for Germany.
As for Sumeria, it seems to share a lot of cities with Babylon and Akkadia. This, combined with the city-states, indicates that Assyria is the only Mesopotamian civ that still stands a chance. But I would rather Assyria just be another city-state because domination civs bore me and if we get anything more from that region I would prefer it not be a third ancient civ.
Among them included the observation that Germany's capital, Aachen, is further down the city-list in the data than other capitals, suggesting that a second leader is planned for Germany.
As for Sumeria, it seems to share a lot of cities with Babylon and Akkadia. This, combined with the city-states, indicates that Assyria is the only Mesopotamian civ that still stands a chance. But I would rather Assyria just be another city-state because domination civs bore me and if we get anything more from that region I would prefer it not be a third ancient civ.
I do feel that Germany was always designed in a way that would make sense for it to have a different leader, like Bismarck leading Berlin.
We are lacking ancient Civs though, and this game has always revolved around starting from an ancient civilization, so where would the next one come from if not Assyria, Babylon or even the Hittites etc.?
Yes, Bismarck would make a lot of sense. I am also holding out for Arminius since the Germans were an extremely popular mod for V and he would stand well alongside the likes of Cyrus, Tomyris, Tamar, and Gilgamesh.
We are lacking in ancient Civs though, and this game has always revolved around starting from an ancient civilization, so where would the next one come from if not Assyria, Babylon or even the Hittites etc.?
I would rather they make up a language for the Nok or the Yamna or anywhere else in the world really than go back to Mesopotamia and the levant. Also the Maya will likely get an ancient leader. Egypt is quite likely to get an ancient leader. Arabia stands a possibility of getting one too. And Chadragupta is so close to ancient he might as well be. And even if we didn't have these thing, I still wouldn't want a game crammed with ancient middle eastern civs.
I would rather they make up a language for the Nok or the Yamna or anywhere else in the world really than go back to Mesopotamia and the levant. Also the Maya will likely get an ancient leader. Egypt is quite likely to get an ancient leader. Arabia stands a possibility of getting one too. And Chadragupta is so close to ancient he might as well be. And even if we didn't have these thing, I still wouldn't want a game crammed with ancient middle eastern civs.
Unless they go a mythological route I don't know if there are any details on any Mayan rulers past about 300 B.C. which would put them in the Classical Era. Even so all the Mayan leaders so far have come from the Medieval period, chronologically, and I'm sure that would be the case.
I don't see them doing pre-Islamic Arabia and Chandragupta is about as Classical India as you can get through contact with the Hellenistic world. I can agree on Egypt possibly getting an ancient leader.
Besides one more ancient middle eastern Civ won't hurt in a game with 4 colonial nations already.
Anyway my Assyria wouldn't be just about flat domination. It would be great if Assyria could get cultural and scientific bonuses as well like more great work slots in palaces and libraries.
And if they do go with an immigration theme that could tie in to them as well, since whenever they conquered other people they ended up assimilating them and moved them to different parts of their empire.
I think as part of their ability whenever they conquer a city a free settler appears and that city could become primarily Assyrian ethnicity. The new city founded with the free settler would become the dominant ethnic group of the conquered cities.
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