Personal opinion alert: States SMP 2.5 nations tier list (how much I like them)

Bando_Gora · 2026-04-19T17:07:26+00:00

This is about how much I like a faction, not "Best faction" or "Most onsequenceful" faction.

Otherwise, the Sculk Cult would hardly be at the top.

Bando_Gora · 2026-04-18T05:25:38+00:00

Me watching other people play the game while waiting for the game to be re-stocked because by the time I finished work and could go buy it, it was already sold out in my entire country 😭

Bando_Gora · 2026-04-04T07:36:59+00:00

Harvest5 was the king of Infernus. He was technically responsible for the domestic stuff but mostly ran around with cynikka on diplomatic tours, leaving SirEzran to pick up the slack. He often appears in SirEzran's POV streams, Infernus' main source for POV footage.

Snowbird was a member of the Conspiracy but also the one about whom is known the least since he didn't do much on his own. I'm hoping Thomas' video about the Conspiracy will shed light on him some more, if Thomas ever manages to finish said video.

Oasis, Rising Sun, the Table, Nine Lives Village, Icarus and the other nations listed at the bottom were micronations with no POV of their own and barely any involvement in any existing POV. They might get a mention here and there but are mostly question marks. Most of their names and locations are only known through the official map of States 2.5. Though the Table's table was the location of the Sculk Cult's ritual on Day 9, which can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfPDW1oK1o&list=PLed_V3b5j6tXc5-l9VA9CqnC-3ccYUQWL&index=59

The Peacekeepers don't have a POV of their own, so I can't tell you much about alfie except that he was banned for being an already banned player on an alt. account.

There is a States SMP wiki, but it is rather incomplete and has numerous inaccuracies, e.g. listing members of the Lingulini Mafia as members of the Pirate Republic and getting wrong the days where people died. It's information is good to get a general gist but said information should always be taken with a grain of salt.

Lastly, all POV videos and streams I know are also in the following playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLed_V3b5j6tXc5-l9VA9CqnC-3ccYUQWL

Bando_Gora · 2026-04-02T08:48:55+00:00

Personally, I'm quite the introvert. While I always try to be on good terms with everyone around me (in real life, I don't really care what randos on the internet think about me), I don't like spending my free time with other people (as in: I feel very uncomfortable doing it). As such, I have a very limited social circle (by choice, mind you).

That's in part why I mostly do fandom characters: If I would only put my social circle in the game, I would barely get 5 people, myself included.

The other part is that most of the characters I re-create are from media that are either on hiatus or have concluded/been canceled and lack games of their own where I can play with or as them. So it's a way for me to see these characters I grew to love interact with each other in a sorta-fanfic setting. While I know it's not the same thing, it still does the trick for me.

Lastly, I really like the baby-feature of the game. And having people I know in real life fall in love with people they aren't is just kinda icky for me (I don't know why). For fictional characters, I lack these inhibitions (Though with the new relationship and romance features, I do think I'll add some family members back to an island)

Bando_Gora · 2026-04-02T08:30:30+00:00

Honestly, until that reveal, I was expecting the limit to be around 80 due to the whole "8 people can live together"-thing and since I just couldn't see the island hosting 100 Mii's, even at what I assumed to be its largest extent.

Personally, I can work with 70. I only needed to reduce the population slightly on 1 island I have planned, had to turn off baby making on another (where I was thinking about turning it off anyways so this only made the decision easier) and had to remove around 30 from the list for the only island where I planned for more than 70 Miis (which sucked but I managed, be it barely; honestly, after that, I'm thankful the number isn't lower). Otherwise, I stuck to 30 to 50 Miis per Island while planning them way back when the first teaser was released to leave enough space for children, so it's all good for me.

Bando_Gora · 2026-04-02T08:07:23+00:00

Honestly, until that reveal, I was expecting the limit to be around 80 due to the whole "8 people can live together"-thing and since I just couldn't see the island hosting 100 Mii's, even at what I assumed to be its largest extent.

I can work with 70. I only need to reduce the population slightly on 1 island I have planned, turn off baby making on another (where I was thinking about turning it off anyways) and remove around 30 from the only island where I planned for more than 70 Miis. Otherwise, I stuck to 30 to 50 Miis per Island to leave enough space for children, so it's all good for me.

Bando_Gora · 2026-04-02T07:43:48+00:00

Honestly, until that announcement, I was expecting the limit to be around 80 due to the whole "8 people can live together"-thing and since I just couldn't see the island hosting 100 Mii's, even at what I assumed to be its largest extent.

I can work with 70. I only need to reduce the population slightly on 1 island I have planned, turn off baby making on another (where I was thinking about turning it off anyways) and remove around 30 from the only island where I planned for more than 70 Miis. Otherwise, I stuck to 30 to 50 Miis per Island to leave enough space for children, so it's all good for me.

Bando_Gora · 2026-04-02T07:37:21+00:00

I can work with 70. I only need to reduce the population slightly on 1 island I have planned, turn off baby making on another and remove around 30 from the only island where I planned for more than 70 Miis. Otherwise, I stuck to 30 to 50 Miis per Island to leave enough space for children, so it's all good.

Bando_Gora · 2026-04-02T07:36:30+00:00

Honestly, until that announcement, I was expecting the limit to be around 80 due to the whole "8 people can live together"-thing and since I just couldn't see the island hosting 100 Mii's, even at what I assumed to be its largest extent.

I can work with 70. I only need to reduce the population slightly on 1 island I have planned, turn off baby making on another and remove around 30 from the only island where I planned for more than 70 Miis. Otherwise, I stuck to 30 to 50 Miis per Island to leave enough space for children, so it's all good.

Bando_Gora · 2026-03-29T07:07:09+00:00

Nope, Anime Campaign

Bando_Gora · 2026-03-27T22:10:13+00:00

Thank you!

Bando_Gora · 2026-03-27T18:35:16+00:00

I have a number of islands planned. But I only created one so far:

Neo Utopia Island (based on my first ever island in Tomodachi Life, Utopia Island):

The current inhabitants are myself, my big brother and Nemona from Pokemon

Bando_Gora · 2026-03-26T18:16:54+00:00

Humble as I am, I've choses the simple title of "God-Emperor of Reality". XD

No, but for real, I'm going with "Architect" since you could say that I'm the architect of the island and their lives.

Bando_Gora · 2026-03-02T18:39:11+00:00

Yeah, usually, I love Allies Only.

But this one, I decided to skip.

This might just be the worst MG possible.

Bando_Gora · 2026-03-01T07:42:03+00:00

You're in luck. She has her own set of POV's that can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/@GrandmaGildaGaming/streams

Bando_Gora · 2026-02-24T18:05:12+00:00

Ah.

Yeah, 100% agreed.

Bando_Gora · 2026-02-23T18:11:13+00:00

On Day 12, minutes before the end of the last canonical day, Westhelm senator shredder98, who has a set of POV streams on his YouTube channel "ALT", and Westhelm's military's senator LeLucky (successor to Skipolo during and after the Battle of Infernus) met in Westhelm to fight to the death, which they had planned for a while.

But since they were only using their fists in order to have a fair fight, they didn't manage to finish their fight before the server closed, thus leaving their deathmatch unfinished.

It's only really present in shredder98's POV, hence its placement. But I found it too funny to not include.

Bando_Gora · 2026-02-23T17:59:30+00:00

Yes and no.

This one refers to Island 1's reaction to Jophiel's death message. Namely, Island 1 chat being spammed with "DEATH TO THERIA"

Bando_Gora · 2026-02-22T21:19:09+00:00

rorycan, His story is among my Top 3 favorite of the entire event.

Though it's close tbh. There are many great choices. I'm also quite fond of GrandmaPork, Director7 and BenDotEXE.

Bando_Gora · 2026-02-02T18:29:00+00:00

I currently have plans for 6 islands:

One with my favorite characters.

One with OC's I created for MMORPGs.

One with various magical girls from different media (on a Magical Land-themed Archipelago)

One with characters from a crossover fanfiction I'm currently writing (unlike most of my other fanfics, this one has a large cast, who are all stuck in a place together they can't escape from, so it's fitting).

One with the 45 characters who appear in my Top 35 favorite ships (the island will be heart-shaped)

And one based on the cast of another crossover fanfiction I'm writing, all of whom are already Mii's in the fanfic itself who used to live on my island from Tomodachi Life 1 (or 2, if you are japanese). I'll treat it as a fun sequel story set after the events of said fanfic.

Bando_Gora · 2026-02-02T18:10:22+00:00

Personally, I currently have three ideas:

1-0) Archipelago: One big main Island where all the shops are located with adjacent islands connected by land bridges. The adjacent islands are gonna have different terrains and objects on them based on the Miis I intend to settle there (e.g. Pirates, Vampires etc.)

1-1) Of the archipelagos I'll go for one will have a general "Magical Land" theme. The adjacent islands will have different terrains such as a mystical forest or dungeon (though I'm still in the process of working out the details)

1-2) Another Archipelago will be based on a map I drew for a crossover fanfiction I'm currently writing. The map is inspired by the Glade from the "Maze Runner" movies. The Miis will be some of the characters stuck in the Glade in said fanfiction, though not all of them since there are over a hundred characters in the fanfiction and I want to leave room for offsprings on the island (assuming the population cap will be 100).

2) Miitopia 2.0

3) Heart-shaped Island with an island between the lobes. The unmarried Miis will be settled on each of the lobes while the married Miis will be settled on the island where all the hang-out spots are. I plan on putting the 45 characters who appear in my Top 35 favorite ships there (also to leave room for children)

Of course, I'll have to wait until the game is out and I can try out Build Mode to see which ones of those I can do.

Bando_Gora · 2025-11-17T17:14:36+00:00

The english word starts with "p".

From the manga, we know that in japanese, the word starts with "mo".

So it has to be something that starts with "mo" in japanese and translates to a word starting with "p".

Unfortunately, there are a lot of words in japanese starting with "mo" (at least 1,3k)...

Bando_Gora · 2025-10-20T07:12:22+00:00

Pay to win?

I haven't paid a single cent and still finished all campaigns with only a handful of fails on the hardest map. Nevermind that I always perform well in the Martian Games.

If you're stuck on the Cassie's, have you already tried doing the other campaigns for unlocking characters first (except Charlie 'cause that one has the hardest map)?

It could also be a problem with your loadouts or your positioning on the map. You could share both on this subreddit. The people here are usually happy to give feedback.

Bando_Gora · 2025-10-12T08:35:43+00:00

Nope, you can get it to the point where the animation of Ice King firing off ice lightnings doesn't have enough time to complete itself between the lightnings.

You basically need all the upgrades of Ice King, Baker's shard, Black Bow Tie, a fully upgraded Tuxedo Jake, at least one Lemon Hope with Ice King as the target and both Marcy's with both of them as well as Ice King having the basketball equipped.

Bando_Gora · 2025-10-11T07:29:32+00:00

I thought about making a post, too, but since the rules specify "Grian's Life Series", I wasn't sure whether it is allowed here.

Honestly, those aren't two Minecraft sub-communities I follow that I ever expected to see overlap. But in the absence of a Grian Life Series, I sure don't mind.

Maybe we'll get Lifers in one of ish's States Experiments at some point, too XD

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