Ive always thought even a bad ally is better then 2v1... well not anymore.
Im playing random all, and get prophet, i get teamed with a forge player. The enemy is a prophet and a anders.
The anders player starts off with hogs (surpise surpise.) and the prophet thinks hes an arbitor and goes solo.
I make hunters and 6 or 7 jackels to fend off the solo prophet. When i attack, i do considerable damage, but am pushed back. I sell one of my hall's for a summit because i can garentee hawks are coming next by his unit choices so far. I push one more time after getting some AA, and to my surpise hornets and banshess are waiting for me. (3 or 4 left over hogs.) Again, i do alot of damage and I am pushed back again.
This whole time my teamate has done nothing, so i scroll up to see what hes up to. 4 turrets, and 4 reacter's. Awesome... But atleast he will have grizzles soon enough, and I am already ahead in the game.
I hurt their econemy pretty bad, or i thought, so i decided to tech up and wait for the grizzles. When i get back to around 40 pop. with tech my teamate pops out with 3 grizzles, and a bunch of the repair guys, they are so bad i dont even know their names. and attacks. I tried to get there to help since i knew he was going to be destroyed, but with my army behind the grizzles then we would have won easily. Just as i am getting there to help he lets all 3 of his grizzles get hijacked.... *** pro, he psends 15minutes getting his super unit and goes over to politely give them to the enemy.
I was pushed back yet again because of this, and nearly lost the game. But eventually won it.
Lesson learned... never depend on a fine gentlemen help even if its just a tiny bit.