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Personally I think a 20th century setting that picks up after 1800 could be pretty cool. Think of how much technological progress was made - development of the automobile, air travel, computers, radio, television, health advancements like vaccines, etc.

They could implement a more robust globalization theme with a greater emphasis on trade and diplomacy systems. One thing I would really like to see in Anno is different cultures for players to select with siloed production chains so depending which one you pick, certain goods are inaccessibly and require diplomacy/trade/war to attain.

Anyway what would you like to see?

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over 3 years ago - /u/Com_Raven - Direct link

Originally posted by dualplains

Is this a joke about the naming convention?

I don't think it's a joke, I think it's a legitimate point. The devs are all in on the number 9 convention; I don't see them dropping that just to do something in the 20th century when there are still other interesting options.

We have actually repeatedly said that we would have no qualms about dropping the "convention of 9" (or even numbers in general) if it didn't suit the game we want to make :)