I'm sorry for the offensive tone, it wasn't my intention to sound rude.
I took that picture as a argument of you that the Ottomans... ahh forget it, it isn't a disussion worthy.
Misunderstood is the best word for it.
I agree with you that, if there won't be other civ's than the European playable, the game could get a bit one-sided, but I'm sure ES will do there best to create lots of difference between the colonists.
And I do understand that people who had high expectations about civ's being in the game that probably will be left out of it are a bit dissapointed.
For myself, I am Dutch and was relieved that the Netherlands (almost sure) will be in the game, but then again, I was also dissapointed that they were left out in other games, it's a small country you know.
But, what the hell, why won't the Ottomans or an Asian civ be in the game? Only three civilizations had been announced, and nothing is totally clear until ES has announced all the civ's... it's just guessing what we're doing now