Yup. If all the leader styles appealed to me, firaxis would have made them too narrowly. And his ability is a more interesting spin on warfare than say Chandragupta in civ6 so. Gonna swipe left, but wishing him all the best - he seems sweet.
The Normans already fill the role of what I would have wanted from the Exploration Carolingians, which is the Crusading Knights theme. I bet they'd probably just have Antiquity Franks, which could have a little bonus from the Carolingian Empire, that could then lead to Ancién Regime France, and Holy Roman Empire Germany.
No thank you, I don't want any Burgers right now. Thenks.
These would be my guesses. Some are based on other shots where those models have been seen in more detail.
The British might now be even less likely. The only modern European civ that is shown too much is France, and it seems they’re keeping the others under wraps.
I doubt the Franks will ever be included. The Goths will fill that role, Goths-> Holy Roman Empire-> Germany. I really wanted a Templar Unique Military Unit, but despite the inclusion of the Normans, the chances haven't entirely vanished. A Templar land unit recruited through Independent Cities is possible, and if that never happens, then the Holy Roman Empire might get Teutonic knights as the Unique Military Unit.
Burgundy would be great!
I think, considering how often London and its layers of history are referenced, it would be weird not to include modern England or the British empire in the base game.
I could still see an English/British leader that could pair with both the Normans and America.
I wouldn't call it that either. I was debating on the name, but I think Capetian works the best considering the other two were branches of it.
You're right that the Goths are more likely. I'm not sure the Franks or Carolingians are actually needed when their biggest asset, Charlemagne, is already included and leaders are divorced from civs. It's all just hypothetical speculation at this point.
I mean, assuming that Crossroads of the World won't skip an entire age, we're 50:50 right now for Franks vs. Burma right now, afaik
they also seem to want to avoid the modern nation states, so this makes sense
We do not have an exact number at this time.
it feels like there’s an imbalance away from ancient leaders atm so i’d hope soA little disappointed as I was looking forward to William the Conqueror, and he seems very unlikely wedged between Charlemagne and 2x Napoleon. I hope we get him eventually, though. This just blew the door wide open for Zenobia.
