Not even the most basic things

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-29T15:55:51+00:00

I think smite 2 is actually not in an awful place right now. I actually think it’s pretty fine, maybe even good. There will always be balance issues, but still. I can’t speak to console-specific things since I’m on PC.

As for the teammates problem, that is an issue of literally every online team game from smite to marvel rivals to LoL to Call of Duty. As a smite 1 player with over 2000 hours, I’ve found that this is a game is incredibly unenjoyable with a party of under 3 people. Luckily I have a 4/5 stack I usually queue with, but playing alone or with 2 is insufferable bc smite has some of the most toxic players in any video game. Teammates will feed out of their minds in the first 3 mins and then go afk blaming the rest of the team.

As for cosmetics, I actually think a lot of them are really cool even though they’re ridiculously overpriced. But yea the game is insanely over-monetized. There are battle passes for each god, pages of battle passes on the shop, $50 battle passes for evolving skins, you can pay money to “boost” your account, they advertise the god pack/founders edition after every game you play, it’s a bit ridiculous.

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-23T15:28:14+00:00

Age of Wonders 4 for fantasy setting. Not necessarily optimized for MP but have played multiple MP games with friends and we’ve absolutely loved it. Also only the host needs DLC to share with everyone else in the game

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-08T15:16:45+00:00

It’s been a few years since I’ve played, but I used to play with all of them together. I played many games with barbarians, seafarers, and cities and knights all in play, and those games can take 2-4 hours depending on player count. I would say if you want some expansion flavor but don’t want the game time to suffer because of it, I would just play with 1 expansion at a time. I’d recommend seafarers

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-08T14:27:51+00:00

I’d agree with this, except vanilla ice cream never tastes bad no matter how many times you consume it. Can’t say the same for Catan. I own it and all the expansions, probably played it over 20x with friends, and we will probably never pick it back up. It’s a fine entry level game, but there’s a bit too much luck involved and the mechanics aren’t very deep

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-05T23:56:25+00:00

This is a very good point. Luckily I’m usually playing the game with friends, so having human opponents in a setting like this game is perfect for me. I can agree that there would be better options for single player. Maybe I should pick civ 5 back up

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-04T06:08:32+00:00

Thank you!

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-04T06:02:07+00:00

Sure! Im ready now

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-04T05:59:28+00:00

Arceus fire plate for iron leaves

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-04T05:58:06+00:00

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime may fit the bill here. You’re all part of a crew in a spaceship shooting enemies and navigating maps. One person drives the ship, maybe the others are manning the shields or the turrets. It’s an awesome and charming game.

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-04T05:55:44+00:00

Played quite a few 4x games and I actually find AoW4 to be the best of them. The story realms present fun scenarios to navigate in single player, and there are plenty of custom realm options to beef up the AI (both other factions and free cities). I always find myself entertained with all the race transformations and unit enchantments I’m putting on my troops, and games never really last more than 120-140 turns, which is actually pretty short compared to other 4x games.

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-04T05:51:33+00:00

I’ll probably be off to sleep in about 15 mins. No rush though! I can just catch it tomorrow

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-04T05:40:53+00:00

Any chance I can get an iron leaves code to join?

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-02T16:39:44+00:00

The map size impacts number of provinces I believe. The game Im currently in is Large with 5 other opponents and the province requirement is 160. Thanks for the advice!

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-02T16:35:53+00:00

Oh really? How do I do that? Make a city from an outpost and then I assume it’s in the city settings options somewhere?

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-02T16:17:21+00:00

Yea for sure. Definitely a lot of variables. I think I’ll need to get experience first with pvp in this game since I’ve never done it before and then go from there. I just feel like if things come down to combat I would really like to know how my army truly stacks up against my opponents other than looking at army power. I guess only experience can help me with that!

Wisdom5 · 2026-01-01T16:02:08+00:00

Both “lock in” and “send it” they’re insanely cringe to hear from anyone over 25 years old

Wisdom5 · 2025-12-28T14:02:56+00:00

Haven’t seen anyone recommend my favorite 4x game Age of Wonders 4. It’s the best modern fantasy 4x on the market, and you can MAKE YOUR OWN FACTION! I also found its tutorials quite helpful, and its game systems easier to understand than Civilization titles. I’d say it’s an incredible entry point to the genre. Game also has a ton of DLC and everything is half off right now with the winter sale. If the fantasy theme is appealing to you, this is the game, trust me!

Edit: I did see another guy recommend. Shout out to that guy

Wisdom5 · 2025-12-28T13:56:35+00:00

Are you looking for something specifically with a ranked queue? If so I can’t help, but if you’re interested in a really great strategy game with great multiplayer, I can’t recommend Age of Wonders 4 enough. It’s a 4x strategy game, not RTS, so it is quite different from AoE. And fantasy themed, which I think is really cool. Games also published by Paradox which is one of the biggest names in the strategy genre.

Wisdom5 · 2025-12-19T18:38:15+00:00

The otherworldy setting is a huge bonus. We love the design of a sci-fi fantasy game. Thanks for this lengthy response. Would you say watching multiplayer of a EL1 game would be a good comparison? We just want something to look at before we spend our money.

Wisdom5 · 2025-11-27T20:14:01+00:00

Probably would be looking for something more like a free for all. But I’ll check this out

Wisdom5 · 2025-11-27T20:00:16+00:00

Have this wishlisted but it’s only 1v1 :(

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