Total War: Rome II continues to tease with the release of yet another faction on its wiki page - Suebi, giving us a bunch of historical facts as well as hints as to the gameplay mechanics behind the faction. A far cry from the civilized people of Rome, the Suebi are "an indomitable Germanic culture dwelling to the north east of Gaul. Not a single people, but rather numerous tribes sharing a common language and similar religious beliefs, they frequently raid their Gallic neighbours across the Rhine" as described by the wiki page. Basically, barbaric Germans.

It is hinted at that they will be mainly focused on infantry warfare, with a special affinity to spears, using the "framea, a javelin-like spear", with swords being a "rarity". Furthermore, allusions to berserkers as well as Night Hunters leave us all watering at the mouth at the potential units involved. Described as the masters of "forest warfare and plunder", they possess a "diplomatic edge when dealing with other barbarians". These guys are becoming fast contenders for the first faction I will play when I finally get my hands on the game.

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