9 Kings: Futurism Is Too Broken (Workarounds)

The problem

I realize finding ways to "break" the game in solo is kind of the whole point. But in MP, Futurism is my bane. I'm so sick of seeing the same wall of Executioners, Level 36 by Year 16, with ten stacks of Reinforce marching at me year after year. It doesn't seem to matter how I scale against it, they become undefeatable before year 20 and must be rolled away from. I'm not sure if there is any…

What players suggest

The reason why Time's portals and Progress's Futurism appear strong to everyone at first glance is that because their mechanics are extremely simple. But in reality, as evidenced by the fact that the rankings are not dominated solely by Time and Progress, other factions also possess complex strategies that rival theirs (excluding Nothing). Certainly, Futurism is strong "when it works", but it…

The reason why Time's portals and Progress's Futurism appear strong to everyone at first glance is that because their mechanics are extremely simple. But in reality, as evidenced by the fact that the rankings are not dominated solely by Time and Progress, other factions also possess complex strategies that rival theirs (excluding Nothing). Certainly, Futurism is strong "when it works", but it…

I'm saying that the effect happening here is that the successful Progress runs are at the top tiers of competition a nearly unbeatable wall. It can be easily emulated if you roll for Futurism AND know what to do with it once you've got it. Recyclers, Portals, even Camps start to dominate the plots. Especially Recyclers. So, I acknowledge that the strategy itself is not what makes winning easier…