Still having a blast playing this game online. I'm only about level 16 or so right now so it boggles my mind when I come across someone who's over level 100.
Been trying a lot of different build / item combinations and this is what I've come up with so far.
1) Lots of people running Death Knight / Spider Belt builds
2) Faction strength -> Griffin, Necro, Elf, Demon, Academy
3) I love playing Elves. My current favorite is my Patronum build with all stags and either elves or bears. Works well because a lot of players tend to wall of and work on their charging their elite. If I'm going defense I go with the wall-regen gloves, otherwise I go with the charge boots. Unexpected dork perk: yelling "Expecto Patronum" when your stags attack.
4) I just realized this about a match or two ago but Death Knights don't charge like other units. They only get stronger if they absorb strength from the opponent's charging creatures. This is huge for me since my elves tend to get eaten once a charging DK hits the table. I find that once my opponent gets a DK up, I can wall off (even better with gloves) that row - and then set up a row of Patronums / link ready elves / bears to weather the attack. If I'm feeling really balsy, I'll only wall off half way so I can take about half the damage to fill up my Arrow Shot. If another DK hits the table before just keep the wall up and wait for the lull. I can usually get away with this in normal, item-less games; non-linked, Spider-Belt DKs; etc. Spider Belt makes things harder since creatures can chew through your walls - by then it's more of a race.
5) Nightmare-only / Sorcerer-only matches can be a lot of fun as well.
6) Academy is weak, weak, weak. Gremlins are good and Cyrus's Staff is not bad but I rarely seem them online. Their artifacts just aren't that good.
Anyone else rocking out with non-elite units? I've been pretty successful with the Stag, the Nightmare, and the Ghost. Other than that, not really. Fun game, but I keep wishing there was more. More units, more factions, more stages, more music. I'm planning on bringing this up when we meet with UBIsoft at E3. <3
bigf00t said:
I've been playing this game with my girlfriend quite a bit recently, and we're both pretty addicted. We happen have a pair of TVs and 360s in the house, so we can play 2v2 while sitting together. It's so much better that way, but it can lead to some pretty intense "debates" about what to do, and the occasional finger pointing when we lose. Also, I tend to stick to 3-4 strategies that work pretty consistently, whereas she likes to try out "alternative" builds. Needless to say this drives my ex-MMO min/maxing side crazy...
I'm wondering what other games in a similar vein we could play together, as this is the first game she's really gotten into, and it would be cool to keep her interested. Any suggestions?
You may have some luck with Popcap's Plants vs. Zombies then. My wife and I played through it co-op and had a lot of fun. Unfortunately, there isn't as much co-op content, and the difficulty level (outside of survival) is a bit lower. Still, it was a blast and we're both eagerly awaiting a sequel.
Another game we had a lot of fun playing together was Culdcept Saga. I doubt you'll find any action online anymore, but you could always go against the computer or find a few friends to pick it up with you for cheap.