The empire update ?

[Panzerfanlol]

I heard a while ago in some video that there was a, iirc, "mortal empires" update coming and they said it was going to be in 2023 (this was earlier in the year) and recently I heard something about it again from another video, is there any update or confirmation that this is actually coming ?
I never played the empire in wh1 and I was mostly focused on playing the dark elves in wh2, in wh3 I was mostly just joking around with the dwarves but I really do wanna play the empire at some point, the only problem is that they're not very competitive from my viewpoint - they never hold their ground against skaven or chaos or any other faction in my playthroughs except the vampires and if you want gunpowder units it's probably better to just play the new Russian or Chinese factions right?

If it does come do you think it'll be DLC or do you think it'll be an actual update? I assume it'll probably be a slight overhaul with alot of new stuff locked behind DLC right? With the price hikes of recent DLCs I don't really know if it'll be worth paying £20 or whatever for a few new units and maybe one new lord/faction.
What do you guys think?

[Elitewrecker PT]

It'll come along with the next dlc which will include more empire stuff yes.

[Darth Alpharius]

Mortal Empires was the massive map in warhammer 2

[Panzerfanlol]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

It'll come along with the next dlc which will include more empire stuff yes.

Ah sweet, thanks man, do you know if its coming out in 2023 or 2024 ? And is there any actual confirmed news on what it'll entail ?

[Panzerfanlol]

Originally posted by Darth Alpharius:

Mortal Empires was the massive map in warhammer 2

Ah mb I swear he called it that in the video I listened to, it makes sense in my head since they're "mortals" - humans yanno.
I practically blanked on wh2 after I had my fun with dragons and evil elves

[Elitewrecker PT]

There's no info on what the update may actually bring to the empire.
It was supposed to be winter 2023 so sometime in December but it's possible it'll be pushed back a month or two.

[Basarab Laiota]

The Empire: THE EMPIRE!!
me: uhhh so do you want a non-aggression pact or trade?
The Empire: THE EMPIRE!! (offer declined)

they need to make that imperial authority mechanic not suck so hard

[Gnarl]

It'd be neat if there was some faith meter in the Empire's provinces. Like in the books and lore they would really go into how important it was for Sigmar and those in his traditions would try to push for uniting humanity to better combat Chaos and greenskins and undead.

A lot of provinces have their own local traditions and faiths, like in Talabacland I think they had more Elven nature worship going, and in Middenland of course they envisioned the wolf as their protector. I forget some of other locales, maybe in east the faiths of Kislevite people seeped in to some extent.

In any case, it'd be neat if there was that uniting spirit at work somehow in the Empire factions. Maybe not all Lords would tap into it as heavy, or even one would go for more Wolf Lord (*cough*the bringer of Todd).

Other than that in game one I really liked that I had to learn how to use the gun units as compared to other archer/xbow units. The trajectory seemed to matter more, and I liked the playstyle. Maybe it's better now, But the heavy restriction in game 1 felt right and rewarding to learn and master.

[Panzerfanlol]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

There's no info on what the update may actually bring to the empire.
It was supposed to be winter 2023 so sometime in December but it's possible it'll be pushed back a month or two.

ty bro

[A.Pot]

Give it within the next two months of November - Decemeber

[Panzerfanlol]

Originally posted by Gnarl:

It'd be neat if there was some faith meter in the Empire's provinces. Like in the books and lore they would really go into how important it was for Sigmar and those in his traditions would try to push for uniting humanity to better combat Chaos and greenskins and undead.

A lot of provinces have their own local traditions and faiths, like in Talabacland I think they had more Elven nature worship going, and in Middenland of course they envisioned the wolf as their protector. I forget some of other locales, maybe in east the faiths of Kislevite people seeped in to some extent.

In any case, it'd be neat if there was that uniting spirit at work somehow in the Empire factions. Maybe not all Lords would tap into it as heavy, or even one would go for more Wolf Lord (*cough*the bringer of Todd).

Other than that in game one I really liked that I had to learn how to use the gun units as compared to other archer/xbow units. The trajectory seemed to matter more, and I liked the playstyle. Maybe it's better now, But the heavy restriction in game 1 felt right and rewarding to learn and master.

This would be a good idea tbh, I hope they make them the most gunpowder focused faction in the game because I feel like gunpowder units are just "additional missile units" and all factions that have them don't really do them super well, I love the idea of blasting massive holes into hordes of orcs with a bunch of village boys from the Empire that are shiddin themselves hoping that they don't get close enough for melee, thats the experience I want.
Maybe the faction they add could be kinda focused around militias or a militia system where the faction isn't great in melee but heavily focused around gunpowder units and ranged combat and holding the line with extremely sparse and rare melee units, or some kind of pike and shot focus for the militia boys