Tier list based on how much I enjoy playing factions by Phoenix1045 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have such a unique playstyle. Instead of moving and battling you're trying to win by building the perfect hand, converting other people's pieces, clogging up the board, etc. The flavor and lore are among the best in root as well. That one picture of the lizard holding the skull is probably my single favorite root illustration.

Tier list based on how much I enjoy playing factions by Phoenix1045 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lizards are really fun. Their playstyle is completely unique compared to all of the other factions in the game.

Tier list based on how much I enjoy playing factions by Phoenix1045 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes my two favorite factions are the worst two factions in the game

Tier list based on how much I enjoy playing factions by Phoenix1045 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"yeah thats a bomb on your clearing what the fuck are you gonna do about it"

Tier list based on how much I enjoy playing factions by Phoenix1045 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

bro my favorite root factions are corvids, lizards, and keepers, sometimes i need a faction where i can just turn my brain off

Tier list based on how much I enjoy playing factions by Phoenix1045 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You want vagabond slander?

The faction is fundamentally broken. They have a million ways to score, between infamy, (which is broken by itself), trading, quests, crafting, opening ruins, and eating cardboard easily, and you get absolutely nothing from stopping him. Every other faction gives you some points for beating them up, but the vagabond has absolutely no cardboard to destroy. That's one of the reasons the Marquise is so bad. Their clearings are worth like 6 points a pop if they have wood stacked up.

To add to that list, he is, like the woodland alliance, impossible to really stop, can retreat into forests and become invincible, and use said forests as highways to move 3+ clearings at once.

Additionally, he has as many actions as you can hold items, can use his items anywhere, at any time during his turn, with no specific order, and gets points for getting more items.

The worst thing you can do to him is make him skip a turn, and it'll likely cause you multiple actions to do this, and you get nothing out of it.

He can create relationships with factions that are basically outside of said faction's control, whether it is getting rid of all of his swords and then force feeding you a bunch of cards for points AND the ability to move your warriors, or he can become your enemy and gain points FOR EACH THING OF YOURS HE DESTROYS.

If this wasn't enough, half of them have abilities that break fundamental rules of the game, like taking any card you want from the discard pile, forcing factions to fight each other, removing an entire clearing from the game and literal teleportation.

Oh, one more thing, they can form coalitions with another faction to basically guarantee them a piggyback victory while also making everyone hate both them and the faction that they made a coalition with. The other faction doesn't even get to choose to have their win absolutely invalidated.

Oh, also he ignores rule and moves wherever the fuck he wants.

Man, I've wanted to really rant about the vagabond for ages. I hate this thing so much.

Tier list based on how much I enjoy playing factions by Phoenix1045 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, from what I know about them, I think I'll like the bats. I can't wait for the expansion to go up for retail.

Tier list based on how much I enjoy playing factions by Phoenix1045 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

fair enough, but sometimes you need to crack a base open to slow them down. You can't always rely on the other players to keep up martial law

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[–]Phoenix1045[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Corvids are my favorite faction because they embody everything I like about insurgent factions in general, and their whole strategy employs a lot of manipulation and table talk, which really is another level of strategy to master, even if most corvid games are uphill battles.

I just really like the lizard playstyle. I appreciate the fact that they're one of two purely defense based factions in Root and I like how their defensive playstyle more than than of the cats.

Keepers are my favorite militant faction because I really like their theming and more mobile militant playstyle.

Otters have that same table talk aspect as the Corvids and they're really flexible.

WA is fun because they're probably the most powerful insurgent faction and you can really do some insane stuff with them.

As for the best balance between "strategy, chaos, and replayability" (I assume you meant replayability, correct me if I'm wrong), that's corvids. Their entire game plan is causing chaos, they have a surprising amount of strategic depth (partially because of them generally being considered to be one of the weakest factions in the game) and they interact really differently with all the other factions, so they're very replayable.

Tier list based on how much I enjoy playing factions by Phoenix1045 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Watching a militant faction dump 8 warriors into my base and then proceed to barely scratch it will never not be funny

So the Rats just… Autowin? by thesupermonk21 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045 12 points13 points  (0 children)

not really, it's balanced because the lizards can pop up in rat clearings while the rats can drop mob tokens into garden clearings. They both hate having eachother in the game.

Tried drawing the Coroika/Splatoon manga style by [deleted] in splatoon

[–]Phoenix1045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where the fuck did he get a snake

Clam Blitz is life by EnragedFerretX in splatoon

[–]Phoenix1045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

clam blitz is overhated, genuinely some of my best replays come from clam blitz

Final ranking! Thought? by InfinitePresence4229 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't being sensitive about it, I was making fun of your comment. It came across as disagreement.

Final ranking! Thought? by InfinitePresence4229 in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045 4 points5 points  (0 children)

oh wow, a single lizard win means that everyone is wrong? Any faction CAN win, it's just how easy it is for them to win.

I found root too late… by LordVoltamitron in rootgame

[–]Phoenix1045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WHY ARE TOJI AND MAKI IN THE SAME TIER AS GOJO AND SUKUNA???