You mean returning to its roots like Joan of Arc, Attila the Hun, and William Wallace campaigns isn’t actually returning to its roots? Even though they’ve been in the game for decades?
Rather than pigeon hole the game and hand-tie it into some preconceived notion of, “We must only play huge civilizations that lasted hundreds or thousands of years, and anything else is a travesty,” I guess I’m more open. The sky is the limit. Many upon many stories have been told in Earth’s history. If some are interesting, let’s see them come to light and life in the game.
I’m more worried about all the cartoony avatars and themes, without balance to more serious-toned stuff. I feel that does more damage to the game and should return to its .ore serious roots: