Hey there.  I just started playing online after completing a few single player tournaments.  Needless to say, multiplayer is WAY different.  I've noticed it to be very cat and mouse.  I've been reading the strats here and building up favor points in games I host against AI.

I've tried an ooze UB and it was great! Except for that fact that I couldn't kill anything but other DG's.  Towers wrecked me and I couldn't get them down until 16 or so.

I played through the game with Regulus and he was a fun choice, but I notice that I suck miserably with him online.  I'm assuming this is going to be the most advanced character to play.

I tried out a tower rook in a multi player game and was impressed how much lane control I had.  Granted, I've played 6 games and lost all 6 and still have yet to kill another player...I'm learning.  The next game I play will be the first game I play where I've known about armor and such.  I always though the item shop only sold items from the item tab...lol!

However, I'm looking for a little help playing the game.  I think in general I prefer to play a defensive game.  If I can contribute by capping flags and taking buildings down and let other players focus on DG's that's fine.  However, I don't necessarily want to be confined to that role.  If an enemy DG shows up, I definately want to be able to kill them.

Essentially, I'm thinking tower rook?  If this seems like the best choice for me, can you guys also give me a hand in deciding which favor item to buy?  I have enough for BotF and I seem to find that fairly useful for any character...but the Rook's speed is debilitating.  Also, I'm assuming that hp stacking armors are better than armor stacking armors in general?

Thanks in advance!