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		| Lazy_Perfectionist said: Without R'lyeh in the equation, what's so subpar? I've never played EA Atlantis.
 
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 My only experience in MP w/Atlantis is in the Armadillo game which just ended.  It was MA, but I suspect some of the difficulties are the same; if not greater since EA is (arguably) a weaker version.
I had fun playing w/Atlantis as they have some of the best battle mages in the game.  I think that they can be played competively, but will tend to falter in the late/mid to late game.  The biggest drawback IMO is that you cannot build (at least im MA) mages in any of the land provinces you capture.
I intend to play as Atlantis again (mainly because I love being the under-dog  

).  When I do, I'm convinced that a rainbow Master Lich is the way to go.