[Pickles]

Those were my initital thoughts & I have not yet overcome them completely. Certainly in SP it is pretty irrelevant.
I would rather invest in field forces than forts or temples (this is me in games not just Dom2).

However most people play relatively conservatively & do not fight until they have to so you do not need the defences (army!) early. If you do invest in one you should probably use it on someone who just spent a couple of thousand on temples.


In MP you will get to experience joys such as defending you dom -3 capital against 400 vampires every turn.
Also as immortals are only immortal in friendly dominion so people are reluctant to use them outside of it - scare away that VQ. This is can undermine peoples ability to play optimally.
Plus as mentioned you do not get the benefits of opponent's +ve scales but suffer from their negatives so replacing their order 3 with your order 3 can hurt them.
Swapping cold 3 for hot 3 can screw giants.

I think people do build too many temples but they are presumably not punished for it enough by aggressive play. There must be a balance & knowing it is something that will only come with MP experience (I hope).

Pickles