Yes, of course…perhaps because they said “we already have the Barbary States as the Ottoman rev” so let’s add Malta…
Apparently the Armenian population in the Middle Ages was somewhere around 6 million, which seems pretty sizable for back then.
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Summarizing my thoughts and guesses:
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A new civ is probably going to get something related to lumber camps or drop-off sites in general. I think it’s very likely that it’s going to be mobile drop-off sites.
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The much hyped Persians rework is probably going to be something bigger than just numbers tweaking which when you consider the “Indians” rework means probably that the DLC is going to be centered on that.
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Considering point 1 and 2, it means probably that we’re going to get another Central Asian civ using mobile drop-off sites or less likely Persians are going to get them for some reason. I wouldn’t know the historical justification for it.
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Caucasus alongside America and Africa is one of the most requested new civ regions right now and a Persian rework would fit naturally into it considering both are roughly in the same region. I don’t see them using a mobile drop-off site for either. At least I’m unaware of any historical justification for it. Georgians and Armenians aren’t really famous for woodcutting either. Correct me if I’m wrong.
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The absence of new architecture sets post-DE means Armenians and Georgians are going to use already existing sets. Happy to be surprised otherwise.
Personal opinions:
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I am more hyped for Armenians and Georgians than most other DLC civ we got so far except the Dynasties of India civs which I can’t imagine playing without.
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I would hate it if Armenians and Georgians would use Eastern European or Mediterranean architecture. I can’t stand to look at the same architecture sets over and over again.
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I hope that if the next DLC is going to focus on this region that the next one is definitely going to focus on America/Africa. Long overdue to get something new there. Especially I don’t see them making Armenians and Georgians an archer civ which would seem more likely if we’d get another American or African civ.
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what is that thing on the left, looks like a villager with a backpack or something
It’s just two lumberjacks
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Don’t worry. AbeJin and I are going to design a new set for them if they get in and don’t have a new one (which they probably won’t). It won’t be ready for a while, given he’ll be working on it in his spare time, but once it’s done, the mod will definitely be posted (but probably not by me, because I have no idea how to do that stuff).
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I don’t either to be honest. Since DE I’ve given up porting architecture sets made by other talented people (of course crediting them). The lack of destruction animations would be anyway jarring.
There would be destruction animations.
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Impressive. Not going to lie. Last time I talked with AbeJin he told me that he’s completely demotivated to do destruction animation but apparently he changed his mind.
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When was that? Because when I talked to him, he didn’t mind doing destruction animations, and even found an efficient program to help him do it.
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In on each others shoulders in a trench-coat 
All right, I just talked to him and he is not only willing to do the destruction animations, but is enthusiastic about them.
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I’ve stopped talking to him a while ago considering I’m not doing architecture set mods for AOE2:DE unlike AOE2:HD.
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Not bad. That’s almost the population of the Balkans or the Iberian Peninsula, and like twice of England during the later Middle Ages.
But population alone is not the only argument. I think their role as a crossroads between continents, cultures and religions, and their role in events like the Crusades is already a good reason for their inclusion.
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Bro who will ask the year?
It’s not in this list:
Why don’t you just admit you were wrong to discount Armenia?
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Because u are not giving complete information
No specific years are given, but the 6 million estimate comes from before the Mongol invasion, so during the 13th century. This would’ve been the height of Armenia before it was largely decimated by the Mongols.
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Hmmm I see.
Sadly there’s not a list on Wikipedia for the said year to verify. After 1000AD it skips to 1500AD List of countries by population in 1500 - Wikipedia
So the Armenian population got reduced from 6 million to less than 3 million as of current. There should be a lot of empty houses and plots. Good place to invest money. Just Kidding 11
Sorry to rain on your parade, but there’s just a bunch of empty fields now. The Mongols burned the Armenian capital to the ground. There are just ruined buildings and a few walls left. Combine this with the more recent treatment of Armenians, and they really got the short end of the stick.
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