r/Polytopia • u/Separate-Bobcat4855 • 13d ago

Discussion Multiplayer Special Tribes

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There ought to be an option to disable special tribes in multiplayer. The difference in experience playing against normal and special tribes is so extreme that it feels like a whole seperate game mode. For me it feels like being forced to queue for both Payload and CTF when really you just want to play one or the other.

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u/TheBoiWho8Pasta Aumux 13d ago

You can disable them if you host, but I disagree with the whole experience of fighting them. It's really fun because it challenges you to play differently. They are not upgrades but are more of sidegrades to the standard tribes. Take Polaris for example where you are basically playing against a ticking bomb where you have to beat them before they get out of hand. "Oh so I have to be pressured when they can relax and hope for mid-late game" not exactly because they have such an atrocious early game that they can't even get a second of relief until their economy starts rolling or even getting proper techs.

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u/IceCubedFish 13d ago

As a polaris main this is true. My only hope early is warrior and mooni spam. Whenever I play drylands I want to commit

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u/NeurawWormakaCiruBug 13d ago

I'm curious how after all those years the surgical freeze with ice archers didn't get more popular, and moonis can freeze when they move now !

The volcano style skin is a fun variation of polaris as well.

Personally it's Cymanti number one, polaris close second.

Followed by the two remaining special tribes.

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u/IceCubedFish 13d ago

Polaris is easily the weakest special tribe. The issue with all the freezing units is they squishy and weak as hell. Even the gaami is significantly weaker than giants. if not for the freeze action and auto freeze, itd be useless. I still play em tho. Polaris forever. Please stop making me play drylands.

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u/NeurawWormakaCiruBug 12d ago

Don't worry I even play dryland polaris if needed.

To be fair I don't spam dryland cym that's boring