What incredible flying he must have had. Haha. Well i hope he talks about how he did it. I want to know how to beat phantoms with a swarm.

What incredible flying he must have had. Haha. Well i hope he talks about how he did it. I want to know how to beat phantoms with a swarm.

.....but the interwebz told me that Phantoms always beat swarms....

Taking nothing away from Hothie's flying as 100 - 0 is not an easy thing with a swarm, but Swarms are one of the worst things you can see as a Phantom pilot, you simply can't avoid them all, all the time.

What incredible flying he must have had. Haha. Well i hope he talks about how he did it. I want to know how to beat phantoms with a swarm.

Straight from the man himself:

http://teamcovenant.com/hothie/2014/10/05/the-death-blossom/

http://teamcovenant.com/hothie/2014/10/13/the-evolving-shark-chapter-2-the-drunken-shark-opening/

http://teamcovenant.com/hothie/2014/10/22/evolving-the-shark-chapter-3-advanced-blocking-techniques/

What incredible flying he must have had. Haha. Well i hope he talks about how he did it. I want to know how to beat phantoms with a swarm.

Doug has already written a few articles on swarm flying vs phantoms on Team Covenant. Here is one of his latest:

http://teamcovenant.com/hothie/2014/10/22/evolving-the-shark-chapter-3-advanced-blocking-techniques/

Thankye alle

FYI. If there are 112 players, not 128 as expected, the breakdown after round 6 (simple scenario assuming no draws or partial wins) will be: (also updated on first page)

So: 13 players that are 5-1 will make the cut to Saturday. 3 players that are 4-2 will also get in, based on MoV.

It's still not clear to me how many people exactly are present, and how many got byes. But if it is 56 tables as Doug says, then it's 112 (or 113) players.

What incredible flying he must have had. Haha. Well i hope he talks about how he did it. I want to know how to beat phantoms with a swarm.

.....but the interwebz told me that Phantoms always beat swarms....

Most people who actually played the game could tell you that was blatantly false. You just had to work for it. ;P

Howl was not in range of any of them, obsidian had focus, whisper had no action either, and had lost a shield at that point.

Round 3 table 2 vs Jason McMahon flying:

Chewie with predator, recon specialist, and Jan ors

Roark with ion and nien nunb

Tala

Bandit

Doug won 100-29. He had lots of bad green dice, and I had above average dice all game. 3-0 now.

Howl was not in range of any of them, obsidian had focus, whisper had no action either, and had lost a shield at that point.

Round 3 table 2 vs Jason McMahon flying:

Chewie with predator, recon specialist, and Jan ors

Roark with ion and nien nunb

Tala

Bandit

Doug won 100-29. He had lots of bad green dice, and I had above average dice all game. 3-0 now.

You are on fire Doug, keep it up! I am cheering for more swarms to make it to Saturday!

I am unashamedly rooting for swarms to do well.

There are quite a few swarms at the top tables. French and UK champs are both running them, among others.

There are quite a few swarms at the top tables. French and UK champs are both running them, among others.

Nice. I am going to try and get a "resume" for each of the players that at least makes it to Saturday's game.

You're easy. National Champions I sometimes do and do not have names for.

Nothing would make me happier to see Hothie win the whole thing with a swarm.

As long as the top 2 don't have a phantom or fat Han I'll be happy... The fewer we see of those in the top end the better. Mostly just so we'll have something to point at in the Fat Han/Phantom are OP threads.

I hear there is a plethora of B & A squads. Interested to see how that fairs.

I hear there is a plethora of B & A squads. Interested to see how that fairs.

Played against a BDSM squad. Dominated the game...

Round 4 table 1 (table 1 with a high mov!) vs Ira Mayers flying:

Han with mf, gunner, c3po, engine, predator

Tala

Tala

Bandit

Ira had a good game plan and executed well, but this one was a dice skew 3 (out of 3). Lost 100-12.

Round 4 table 1 (table 1 with a high mov!) vs Ira Mayers flying:

Han with mf, gunner, c3po, engine, predator

Tala

Tala

Bandit

Ira had a good game plan and executed well, but this one was a dice skew 3 (out of 3). Lost 100-12.

You lost, or Ira lost?

I lost, 3-1 with a LOT of good players at 3-1.

This is killin me that I'm on the sidelines! My Friday meeting got cancelled too late for me to try and get to Flight 2.

As Charlie Brown would say.... Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh!

Round 4 table 1 (table 1 with a high mov!) vs Ira Mayers flying:

Han with mf, gunner, c3po, engine, predator

Tala

Tala

Bandit

Ira had a good game plan and executed well, but this one was a dice skew 3 (out of 3). Lost 100-12.

I think Paul was going to fly something similar. NOVA squad guys were prepping against it.

Round 5 table 10 vs Evan classen running

Wedge with swarm

Chewie with dtf

Biggs

That was the game of the tournament for me so far. I won with my black with 1 hull left vs wedge. 100-85. 4-1 now.

Go Hothie... Black Squadron Pilot for the win . how is that single academy working out. Be its been blocking like a demon.

Round 6, table 9 vs Tyler tippett running:

Soontir with ptl and targeting computer

Vessery with hlc and vi

Ogp with Vader

AP blocked soontir early, I managed to get injured pilot and damaged cockpit on him. I won 100-0, finishing 5-1, making it to Saturday. And now I'm ready to collapse.