i just ordered the game

[Archonsod]

It would certainly be thinner.

It's a good point about the background though. Dominions has always had (at least for me) the feeling that it's a distinct world, but without the backstory you only ever see the edges. It's especially true with the new ages letting you 'see' empires rise and fall, it's just a shame the player doesn't get much chance to get a real feel for those empires.

That said, I suppose it does encourage you to use your imagination while playing, just like back in the good old days...

[Endoperez]

Archonsod said:
It would certainly be thinner.

It's a good point about the background though. Dominions has always had (at least for me) the feeling that it's a distinct world, but without the backstory you only ever see the edges. It's especially true with the new ages letting you 'see' empires rise and fall, it's just a shame the player doesn't get much chance to get a real feel for those empires.

That said, I suppose it does encourage you to use your imagination while playing, just like back in the good old days...

Actually, reading the descriptions of all the units, commanders, possible summons, and eventually heroes (of all the ages the nation exists in) is enough to give quite a good picture of the various nations. About the only things missing are "between the ages" things, like how did the Seal Guards of EA Agartha fail, or exactly what was the Malediction of Ulm about.

[danm]

I recently ran into an "easter egg" of sorts with one of the EA Abyssian random heroes which I thought was REALLY cool, and a wonderful way of introducing some extra flavor and backstory.

I'll not spoil which hero or what happened, but it really made me happy to see. really really unreasonably nerd-happy.

[Meglobob]

I think that Dom3 does a good job of creating a overall story for a nation throughout the different ages.

Agartha EA to MA to LA for example is very well done, also Ermor and its decline into the Ashen empire.

Its cool getting the odd hero or playing a new nation that fills in some of the storylines.

Picking a nation, then playing it EA-MA-LA gives you a campaign/story feel. I like to do this with my SP games.

[Edi]

danm said:
I recently ran into an "easter egg" of sorts with one of the EA Abyssian random heroes which I thought was REALLY cool, and a wonderful way of introducing some extra flavor and backstory.

I'll not spoil which hero or what happened, but it really made me happy to see. really really unreasonably nerd-happy.

That wouldn't be Malphas, by any chance? *hee hee hee*

Edi

[Actuarian]

My personal favorite dom3 Easter egg has something to do with Iran, Iraq and North Korea. It made me wonder if my grandfather returned from the the grave for one last really bad pun.

[danm]

ogod... i JUST read that description, and missed the joke entirely.

Which I think was for the best. You couldn't AXE for a worse pun :-p