It’s the same argument though. For Nolole, it’s minotaurs. For you, it’s the current variants.
The problem is the deviation from actual history. Some people have a lesser tolerance, and some people have a greater tolerance. Some people might refuse to play MP in AoE entirely because some factions literally weren’t able to ever fight each other (and thus, it’s not historical to make them do so), and instead stick to SP. I’ve known players like that in the past.
It’s all valid. But this means we need more agreeing to disagree, and respecting each others’ positions.