TBH Tibetans are very unlikely to be added into the game for obvious reasons. Instead we can add the Tanguts to partially represent the Tibetans.
I don’t think Gokturks and Khitans need to be added because they are too similar to the current steppe civs that we have and it would be hard to find them a suitable unique unit or bonus. The only Northern Asian civ that I feel cannot really be covered by existing civs is the Jurchens, and I wanna see them in the game.
Despite Siamese had been heavily influenced by the South Asian Hindu civilization, it’s still more suitable to group them with Southeast Asians instead of South Asians due to history, culture, language, and race. I would like to see a new DLC that focuses on Southern China and Southeast Asia, with three new civs the Siamese, the Chams, and the Nanzhao.
Tibetans is more popular than Tanguts in AoE community.
In the other hand, no one can sure that CCP will ban AoE games for “mediaeval” Tibetans introduced.
If so, Jurchens, Khitans and Tanguts will also be limited for same reason that they all should be covered by Chinese too.
Well, I don’t think that Gokturks and Khitans can be perfectly coverd or represented by current civs, no matter the UU, UT or the architecture set.
Actually, they may be far from the current civ.
According Chinese records, both of them were good at scouting and intelligence works.
Gokturks was also famous for the imperial bodyguard/retinue cavalry called “Bori” (means “wolves”).
Khitans had so many steppe bow riders that were very light-armed, weaker but cheaper.
Meanwhile, Khitans also had the elite cavalry troop using the crossbow and heavy armor.
Especially if we want a Chinese campaign, both of them play such an important role in Chinese and east Asian medieval history. You would not be happy while the campaign of Joan of Arc has Franks but no Britons, right? Teutons cannot represent Franks by the reason that they are similar Knights and Crusaders civs.
Of course I agree that if there is only one new Asian civ can be added, Jurchens definitely has the priority. But for the many players who had learned Chinese history, it is such a shame that no them there.
There is a funny fact that so many years ago, I had noticed a mod made by Chinese AoE community, which introduced all 56 ethnic groups in China officially claimed by China gov.
As someone else has stated earlier, this is a decision for the developers to make. If you’re trying to discourage people from pushing for Tibetans just because of hypothetical censorship from China, you’re actually contributing to the censorship yourself.
The best thing would have been that they would have added Tibet with the Conquerors but right now I don’t think FE as well as MS is willing to introduce a Tibetan civ, no matter how historical important it was IRL.