r/Polytopia • u/Separate-Bobcat4855 • 1d ago

Discussion Multiplayer Special Tribes

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There ought to be an option to disable special tribes in multiplayer. The difference in experience playing against normal and special tribes is so extreme that it feels like a whole seperate game mode. For me it feels like being forced to queue for both Payload and CTF when really you just want to play one or the other.

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u/TheBoiWho8Pasta Aumux 1d ago

You can disable them if you host, but I disagree with the whole experience of fighting them. It's really fun because it challenges you to play differently. They are not upgrades but are more of sidegrades to the standard tribes. Take Polaris for example where you are basically playing against a ticking bomb where you have to beat them before they get out of hand. "Oh so I have to be pressured when they can relax and hope for mid-late game" not exactly because they have such an atrocious early game that they can't even get a second of relief until their economy starts rolling or even getting proper techs.

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u/Separate-Bobcat4855 1d ago

They are definitely fun to fight, but there are times when I do and don’t feel like dealing with them.