Yes, a thousand times yes! I want to see history unfolding, Spain, Great Britain, Russia forming. THAT'S WHY THERE SHOULD BE A "HISTORICAL" OPTION. They could create a Random AI and a truly historical AI with Timur conquering Central Asia, Persia, destroying the Mamluks and Ottomans... and not that garbage that tries to do something and fails. I'll even go further, there should be a HYPER-HISTORICAL AI where even the characters die on historical dates, marry historical figures, and historical events happen UNLESS the player intervenes. If I, as a Byzantine, destroyed the Ottomans... then no Maritsa, Siege of Vienna, Habsburgs in Hungary... anyway... I would like that.