Will there be mercenaries and minor factions?

[OperaticShip743]

So far we have not seen such a thing appear, but I think many would like to see something similar as it adds a lot of strategic depth.

[UrbanizedGem684]

I hope so. The native posts in AoEIII are extremely fun.

[OperaticShip743]

Possible mercenaries

If they add mercenaries to aoe4, which ones would you like to see? I have made a list with some: The White Company. Nat: english, german, bretons and hungarians. Civ: italian states. Units type: Pikes or Longbowmans. (Or a mix unit) The Swiss Guard Nat: swiss Civ: France Units type: Pikes/Halbs. The Catalan Grand Company Nat: Spanish (aragonese/catalans) Civ: Byzantins. Units type: Light inf. with swords. The Varangian Guard. Nat: Norsemen/Rus Civ: Byzantins Units type: Heav…

[OperaticShip743]

These two game mechanics (Mersenarios and minor factions) are among the best that AOE-3 has. I would love for this to be implemented in AOE-4 in the future.

I think this should not be discarded, and any future age games should have them.

<Mercenaries and minor factions> Mechanics that should not be discarded. The best of AOE-3 for me!

These two mechanics are brilliant, and they shouldn’t get buried, as in addition to bringing new units to the game, it provides greater strategic depth. For those who do not know well what it is about, it is basically to acquire soldiers or technologies that are not typical of your civilization, in exchange for establishing an alliance in the case of minor factions, or paying coins in the case of mercenaries and outlaws.

@UrbanizedGem684

I hope so. The native posts in AoEIII are extremely fun.

Those who have never touched AOE-3 or have not explored it enough underestimate the strategic depth this provides.