Would you rather..

[Talib123]

see the timeline extended to an earlier or later date?

 

[Battlex]

see the timeline extended to an earlier or later date?

Timeline extended. Earlier start date means we need even more unique mechanics for Alexander

 

[Hemothep]

Definitly timeline extended.
If you push the startdate back, you'll have less reliable historical records (think of all the tribes = half the map, they are already guesswork based on much later records) and you'll have much more problems in balancing rome (50 years earlier start means AI-rome should be were it is now 50 years in).
A seperate start date would be horrible to keep up to date through the patch cycles. This is the very reason why pdx titles have way fewer start dates than their older titles.
This only leaves extending the end date, which I would be very much in favor of, but it would need additional endgame content, including keeping a large empire stable, or dissolving it, even if all pops are converted and assimilated. It would also mean the introduction of christianity.

 

[Battlex]

Definitly timeline extended.
If you push the startdate back, you'll have less reliable historical records (think of all the tribes = half the map, they are already guesswork based on much later records) and you'll have much more problems in balancing rome (50 years earlier start means AI-rome should be were it is now 50 years in).
A seperate start date would be horrible to keep up to date through the patch cycles. This is the very reason why pdx titles have way fewer start dates than their older titles.
This only leaves extending the end date, which I would be very much in favor of, but it would need additional endgame content, including keeping a large empire stable, or dissolving it, even if all pops are converted and assimilated. It would also mean the introduction of christianity.

You can have Christianity not be a big thing if you take the game to the third century crisis, that's the next logical end point. Rome weathers the brunt of being an empire, whilst the parthians collapse into the sassanids

 

[The_Sound_Of_Violence]

Extending the timeline would lead to more map painting, which is something I am not looking for. Most of the time I have accomplished objectives that I am content with before 727.

 

[Talib123]

It would also mean the introduction of christianity.

That would rquire for judaism not to be extinct at the games end date wich it almost everytime is

 

[Battlex]

That would rquire for judaism not to be extinct at the games end date wich it almost everytime is

So we get a macabean revolt event chain? With Rome being able to jump in as guarnatoor

 

[Backstab]

I find timeline to be OK as it is, but I'd like to have more ticks in that time period. E.g. it seems like even moving armies takes way too long across your nation. It takes months to walk from one end of Italy to the other.

 

[MohawkWolfo98]

Timeline extended. By late game I feel it’s kind of devout of content and historical events, that needs to be beefed up abit. Either through rise of Christianity or have a “crisis” similar to that of the Mongols in CKII.

 

[alvaro]

I agree that extending the timeline makes the game a bit more dumb. You have more technologies but that also mean that are you are better equipped to fight instability and avoid civil wars as you extend and paint the map, which is not good. IMO big countries and empires should be more prone to fall into instability periods than small ones without external intervention. this is something that would welcome in the diplomatic department, BTW.
All in all, if we get to a pax romana period the content and the (political) mechanics should be complemented further, as well as with big migrations, bagaudaes, barbarian hordes, nomadic vassals and mercenary wandering peoples.

anyone feeling like creating a tetrarchy after chaos this weekend?

 

[Autonomous]

I would rather they expanded the map to include China. Very interesting period for China, this!!

But I wouldn't say no to a Peloponnesian War start date.

 

[Ixtli613]

Earlier, but only by a few years. I want the full Diadochi Wars experience. Let me play Polyperchon and murder Cassander, dammit!

 

[crownsteler]

I hope that they will neither extend the game's time frame, nor offer an earlier date; rather I would hope that they would expend their energies on improving what is already there. There are so many mechanics that are missing or could be improved upon, and it is that that makes for a good game, not the time period.

 

[AggaWackTan]

For the Bronze Age Mod to come back home

 

[Akbar The Great]

Extend it, when and only when, the game is feature complete.

 

[Jiben]

Earlier, but only by a few years. I want the full Diadochi Wars experience. Let me play Polyperchon and murder Cassander, dammit!

Eumenes could be cool.

 

[Pro]

Neither to be honest. I would rather they focus on improving what's already there rather than adding more

 

[Lord Lambert]

Neither would be the best option, but if I am limited to your two choices, then extension wins out BIG time over going back earlier. Pushing the start date back is a terrible idea that will thankfully never happen. Go make a mod if that is what youi want

 

[Battlex]

For the Bronze Age Mod to come back home

Mood af

 

[Talib123]

Go make a mod if that is what youi want

I just wanted to see what the community thinks about this. I agree with most of the statements to focus on what we have rather then expanding the time frame