Exactly, this hint mostly shuts down Crusader Kings 3 and EU 5 as options I'd say. For practically all other options it would be vallid.
Teaser #6 - 16th of May 2018
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Exactly, this hint mostly shuts down Crusader Kings 3 and EU 5 as options I'd say. For practically all other options it would be vallid.
Remember that if it's Rome II, Rome will probably not be the sole country playable. We will probably have other civilization available where religion was predominant (the first that come to my mind is Egypt).
Johan was cruel the last time we thought it was time for Rome...now i can imagine he will wear a Vicky3 shirt for the announcement of SPQR ;-)
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I think the exact sentence is "who gives a hoot about (...)" no ? (+3 militancy for non state religion pop)
Tssss. It's a Vicky quote, you heretic.
Religion was important aspect in antiquity, but not the most important. It would also fit nicely to Victoria III...
If by non-gentile you mean Abrahamic religions, then that's pretty wrong: Religion, Philosophy and Science were actually merged into one by those, they did not split them. Through the Middle Ages the Churches were the ones protecting science and philosophy from dying out, while the Muslim world was a bastion of science and philosphy. Abrahamics did not even consider you a religion if you did not put enough importance into Philosophy and Science (and in return philosophies like Confucianism were seen as religions by them due to high focus on philosophy and science). It wasn't until after the Protestant Reformation that those concepts started to be viewed as separate once again (possibly influenced by the Protestant Literal Interpretation of bible leading to numerous conflicts with scientists, as well as many scientists not wanting to be too closely affiliated with these warring churches).
Still won't matter because at most it will be a few buttons and bonuses, like in first Rome. You won't see big religious conflicts (like ones between Catholics and Muslims), nor religious conquests with intent to just spread the religion (like the First Caliphate), nor civil strifes caused by religions (like Protestant Reformation and Christianization of Rome). When it just affects one nation and it's always the same religion, than religion as a gameplay feature is minor. More precisely, it is more of a cultural feature than a religious one.
Tell it to this guys
Even the christian persecutions is overblown. It wasn't actually an empire policy until Decius, even then several local leaders refused to take part. But to the main point... it wasn't religiously motivated but it was for politic reasons.
I could totally dig an antiquity game where religion is not the most important aspect. To be honest It would be weird if religino would be the most important aspect. Family ties and cultural background where for example much more important than whichever deity you actually fancied more. Religion became important with the rise of monotheism because that is basically by definition not a tolerant thought towards other gods. Almost all ancient religions though where completely ok with the idea that other gods from other cultures where totally real (not as badass as their own gods of course though)
I've been enjoying the mental gymnastics posters go through to confirm their preferred game
These vague teasers are a ballsy move by Johan if his new game isn't a "Rome II" or Victoria III, I wouldn't be surprised if he walked on stage at PDXCon wearing a Rome II T-shirt and Victoria III cap and announce something totally different...
These vague teasers are a ballsy move by Johan if his new game isn't a "Rome II" or Victoria III, I wouldn't be surprised if he walked on stage at PDXCon wearing a Rome II T-shirt and Victoria III cap and announce something totally different...
Why Paradox insists that it's not Victoria, but Johan always teases things which are the characteristics of VIctoria II?
Maybe they were aware that descriptive hints like these would be highly likely to make people think Victoria 3 and so they ruled that out to manage expectations.
I am gonna say this will be a new IP and will be modern day/post-WW2 grand strategy. Therefore it makes sense that it is similar to Vic2, as this is almost modern day.
Not really much you can do when people won't accept a categorical denial. I swear half these people will still be convinced it's VIctoria 3 after the announcement show and that they are just trolling us by announcing something else. The other half will complain that they led us on with hints of Victoria 3 only the cruelly snatch it away.
I don't know what to say to anybody who thought there was even the most remote chance of it being CK3 or EU5 honestly.