AoE4, Hear the Voice of HISTORY: FACTS of 700-1600 (I love the English but No, they Do NOT Deserve an AoE4 Base Civ Among 8)

[AndyPXIII]

I understand that reasonable minds disagree on this fundamental question. I’m not sure whether any present Dev has explained their philosophy. I recall Sandy Peterson or someone else from Ensemble explaining it a bit a long time ago, though I need to find that link. I don’t recall conflicts being their stated focus.