4 VERY IMPORTANT NOTES THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW WHEN PLAYING ONLINE

- 1st: Do NOT invite random people to a match with a map that is not mirrored. You can do whatever you want with your friends, but againts someone else, is not really fair nor fun to have a 6 bases map vs 4, or terrain advantage etc. This is a game of snowball, by starting with more funds, you already won from the begining, hence making the entire match really frustating for the other player.

- 2nd: If you want to pick a large map, for the love of god, DESACTIVATE THE ANIMATIONS. I get it, they are cool, but I can't stress this enough, nobody has time for a 2 hour map when all the little small animations, captures, and conflicts are happening on the dozens per turn. Please have them turned off (In fact, I recomend have them turn off even for small maps, you gotta respect people's time, we are not getting that back ever)

- 3rd: To all the Kanbei, Sturm and Colin mains, it's totally fine to play them, in fact, you should absolutely play any CO's that brings you joy, but expect a counter pick in return if you are bringing the broken ones. While is fun to play the OP co's I recomend switching it out every now and then, we literally gain nothing for winning online in this game, so just have fun with lower tier CO's too, you might get surprised how many ninja victories they can net you with their niche. Ever seen an crazy Andy comeback? Or a super well timed Olaf's super power? Give it a try!

- 4th: Going AFK is kinda not cool in this game. There isn't a timer or anything that stops you from stalling the game until the other person leaves, so if you really have to go, be the bigger person, YOU must be the one who resings. Not only is basic etiquette to respect your rival, but also you don't gain anything from forcing your oponent to quit by going AFK. There isn't even a win count in this game.

- 5th: This one is optional, and you don't really have to do it, but if you are about to lose, and are cornered in your congested base with 7 neotanks knocking at the door... consider resigning too, you CAN give it a go at comebacking from that but... you are not being a gentleman/woman by deniying the person the final blow, quite the oposite, you are just deniying your oponent their time, when it's clear how it's gonna go the new few turns. I've gotten incredible comebacks in the past, so it's not impossible, but if it feels hopeless, resigning is probably the nice gesture to have with your oponent.

- 6th: And more importantly, HAVE FUN! The game is at its peak when you get a good match going :)

I hope this does not come up as agressive, it really is not the players fault than this is more frustating than it should be, devs really neglected this side of the game.

tl;dr version: Play only mirror maps, desactivate animations, if you need to go afk, resign.