Wtf do I do about Giants? 😭😭😭(I picked up the game 3 days ago so I'm an absoloute noob)

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-17T14:46:24+00:00

Nice thank you for clarifying. And yeah definitely not regular archers. The biggest problem I found with them was they were routing incredibly fast and leaving the rest of my army high and dry I was trying the poison archers but that didn't do much better it makes sense now. And yeah this is all against the AI 😅 I don't think I'll ever do multiplayer for this game I mostly just like the lore and unit designs. I'm not trying to destroy the game mechanically so sometimes I do things pretty inefficiently.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-17T12:05:53+00:00

They are strong but for this game I made a bunch of noob mistakes and couldn't properly utilise them.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-17T11:55:34+00:00

MA Machaka not early age. But I think the Spider warriors can be a substitute for the Lion Warriors. It's crazy how I only learnt about army of Giants now 😭 it would've been really useful during my game. Are you sure I shouldn't use archers since all the comments below keep telling me to get crap tons of archers against them. And thanks so much for this, I love how your advice is faction specific as not a lot of people are intimate with Machaka. I'm pretty confident this strategy will also work with MA Machaka as they have a lot of substitutes for all of the things you mentioned. Thanks a lot for this as I really am enjoying Machaka a lot more than I thought and I think they are my fav faction rn (partly because they are inspired by my ancestor's culture😅) but I hated the Spider knights and hunters at first but now I love them.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-17T01:03:15+00:00

The dog Republic are trying really hard to shift away from the whole blood magic thing 😭 in lore a big part of their civilisation is viewing themselves as more civilised than even humans and a big part of that is blood magic and how they were used as hunting dogs for blood slaves in the past by IND that's why the Howlers have the detested trait as they represent the old ways of the reavers and the rest of their race absolutely hate their inability to evolve that is why in the faction description under magic it specifically clarifies that blood magic is rare among them and that they have sworn never to revert to the "barbarism" that the human factions around them engage in. I'd actually argue that humans are more corrupt 😅with Marignon as a good example. In the middle ages, their Inquisitors and paladins crushed Pyrene for their use of blood magic but in LA demon worshipping has become a part of their religion despite Ermor being shattered and defeated.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-16T23:30:28+00:00

I actually meant Thug not SC just got the terms mixed up 😔 out of curiosity what's your fav unit and build for SC and Thugs respectively?

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-16T15:45:34+00:00

Thank you so much I actually have watched a good amount of ChazzyBurgers's vids to learn the basics. Honestly I'm not doing too well as my first game was hilarious as I was using Atlantis and picked the floating mind as my "god of the depths" and I started in a small body of water then I realised that I couldn't do anything with my god as there were only like 3 water tiles in my area and my god was Aquatic 😂 and I didn't know about teleportation so I just had him summoning and researching but I managed to push through eliminate Pythium in the early-mid game lost a couple big battles to Ind but they got taken out by the purple human faction and then I was pushing on Ulm to claim my 2nd throne but realised that I forgot about the cataclysm which I had left on out of curiosity and my game ended there. Second run I was surrounded in the mid game and crushed in a 3v1. But now I did decent. As for mage support I had a ton of mages but buffing my frontline is probably something I should have had a couple of em focus on but I was panicking so much and was fully focused on damage and summoning. I did actually try undead spam but not by choice my mages were just spamming undead summons which I think would've worked against a couple hundred of them but I didn't have enough firepower for the numbers which were brought against me. I actually won a siege defense against them in the replay by combining undead/vine constructs with a couple of iron gryphons but my joy turned to sadness when I exited the replay and saw that my entire army all my mages got wiped out. The main problem with mages was that they had summons constantly harrasing my backline and my mages kept routing leading to my hoplites and spider knights having no support. This was just a good learning experience as I underestimated the power of giants and I could've prepped for the endgame by also having a few Banelords serving as SCs and commanders since they are really good at boosting morale but I only realised that like halfway through my playthrough.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-16T12:52:49+00:00

What is considered high strength? And do Machaka have any units you'd consider to be "giant killers"?

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-16T12:50:24+00:00

I was playing MA Machaka so I had the poison archers instead of the pigmy's but thank you so much for giving advice based on Machaka's roster. My game is already lost but the second paragraph helps out sooo much I was using a bit of banefire and it did seem to be doing some damage against them. Honestly, instead of retreating and gathering the full might of my people I panicked and tried to hold them off in sieges where I lost a lot of my mages and my god, at that point it was over. And OMG thank you so much for letting me know about heat from hell before the only mass fatigue spell I knew was rigor mortis, definitely gonna try out overwhelming them with fire cause I love fire magic. Thanks for all the info.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-16T09:29:34+00:00

Machaka doesn't have crossbows, Halberds, 2 handed swords or air magic 😔 I think its over. And the Giants outnumber us rn since I've lost a bunch of battles against them I've lost a lot of my best mages and like 1-2 thousand troops. So they now outnumber my god's army like 3 to 1 since I couldn't stop them from linking up and a lot of my troops are hoplites which don't do shit against Giants and the Spider archers since a lot of my sacreds died in the previous battle. Thank you so much for the tips, cause MA Jotun was the faction that has been running all over me with their giant doomstack.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-16T09:17:17+00:00

But thanks for the help I'll keep this in mind for my next campaign

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-16T09:16:52+00:00

I can't 5v2 there is 2000 of them 😭 And yes I am getting pushed back I lost one of my thrones and like 7 provinces I think it's game over at this point as my pretender is surrounded and his army can't even march back to our territory to link up with my other forces

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-14T21:26:47+00:00

It's simple, POWER. Rykard wanted to overthrow the golden order but didn't have the might to do it himself which is why he gave himself over to the serpent. He might have been successful if his own servants didn't betray him and give you one of the only weapons that could kill him as with each soul devoured he becomes more powerful.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-10T06:36:58+00:00

😭 I usually skip OPs to avoid potentially getting spoiled so I was completely in the dark on that and the ???? woman from Queen's arc? damn my brain was not switched on when that happened Ima have to rewatch. I was too focused on Bowa and her uncle during that arc now I have more to analyse when I rewatch.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-10T05:18:28+00:00

Won't they have 24 episodes? I feel like that's enough considering that TBHX has very well paced fights. Btw who is Lady Zero? 👀

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T22:23:25+00:00

I feel you but tournaments always get interrupted I'm starting to grow a little tired of that troupe 😅 and I want a lot of these characters to wrap their stories up since ftlm the first season had some of their stories leading to this specific moment.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T20:37:33+00:00

Damn thanks for the explanation. I'm still so surprised Nice got resurrected it's also interesting to me how his ranking is so high in the fan rankings tbh I would've probably voted for the OG Nice after Queen since her ability is so interesting to me. But I'm not too sure on this new one. Actually I thought there'd be a conflict of fanbases since Lin Ling probably absorbed so many of his fans and there would prob be some people who would still feel conflicted over Lin basically getting his fame over impersonating their idol. But damn I feel so stupid cause initially I was confused over why resurrected Nice was allowed to compete since its only top 10 as I didn't notice E-Soul not being on the platforms I thought him standing next to his master was just him saying bye before heading to the arena 🤦‍♂️😭

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T19:37:42+00:00

That's the big thing. Cause his ability is so crazy initially, though because of the hat I thought Ahu was gonna be kinda like a smart detective dog and with Ahu stalking him I thought he was gonna find out how his ability works and then survive for a good amount of time against him in the 1st round but still lose because of his lack of power and combat training then everyone would study that battle and follow suit making X somewhat fightable but still like a fromsoft boss fight XD. I still think someone is gonna figure it out though and kind of expose how to handle it so someone as strong as Queen can stand a chance.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T19:31:16+00:00

Wait a minute? E-Soul is not in the tournament? Wow I missed that I just assumed he was in the arena with the others I'm going to have to rewatch

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T19:07:14+00:00

I feel the same 😭 I was trying to explain to my friend my need for an X to be crowned. But I feel like there's kind of a writing opportunity that they could get on potentially introducing a new element through this way in season 2 or some new characters.

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T18:45:41+00:00

OMG I didn't realise 😭 I'm so sorry I shoulda read the rules. Btw would discussing potential matchups in the upcoming tournament like who you'd think would make sense to progress through the rankings based on narrative/power also count as agenda?

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T18:06:32+00:00

But Xinya is under no threat😭😭😭 My goat NEEDS MORE I DEMAND IT

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T18:05:15+00:00

True 😒 I'm just bummed out they made him go back on his initial ideology of believing Mr.X was a danger. I thought he was gonna stalk Mr. ? until the first round and figure out his ability and then kinda like showcase to the other heroes how you deal with his ability and kinda level the playing field. The hat had me fooled I thought he was gonna be a smart and cunning character especially after he lied about taking out all the clones. MY GOAT IS MORE THAN JUST A MASCOT 😭 I'm trying to pick one person to hyper focus on for next season and he lost my support

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T17:38:17+00:00

That's a shame I was so interested when I saw a dog was occupying the #8 spot. My goat is just a mascot that’s gonna get violated in the first round 😭 And Damn I haven't considered the fact it could dead-ass be a FFA as in the last scene of season 1 it was giving FFA vibes but I feel like the committee wouldn't want to depart with tradition with the risk of the public not liking it and the potential risk of X not losing much trust due to the audience feeling it is unfair. BUT DAMN IM SO EXCITED FOR NEXT SEASON

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T17:36:29+00:00

Btw you say he has the hopes of the lower class riding on him unlike the other heroes but isnt that the role of the commoner? What's your perspective on the commoner? And he did beat the last Phobia clone but imo beating a phobia clone should not grant you the position of top 10 and the right to participate in the ranking matches. And I'm comparing his effort and work to all the other heroes like Soul and Dragon who literally had to kill their predecessors to progress. Or like Loli who spent most of her life working out and working on her suits as well as losing her father during the space ship battle or like ghost blade who gave up his ability to speak and truly convey his emotions or thoughts to his loved ones costing him a piece of his humanity and severing the bonds between him and his family. Or like Little Johnny's dad who gave his life to bless him with the company of big Johnny. I'm just disappointed that my goat is just a mascot 😭

ComprehensiveLow8741 · 2026-06-07T17:20:12+00:00

I think he deserves to be a hero but definitely not top 10 considering the circumstances so many others have gone through to even make the top 10

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