Enhanced scopes is a good upgrade on the named pilots. You get to move where you want and not get blocked.

Yes, but everyone gets to see where you went and arcdodge you.

The results are in! Phantom performed quite well, partnered up with Admiral & Emperor. As someone above mentioned, IG88's did cause problems. Mainly because I forgot to decloak at the appropriate time, and that screwed Whisper's positioning for the remainder of the game. No big deal, really. It's a very casual atmosphhere.

The change to cloaking is definitely a huge change. Feels a lot more balanced now, though.

I also broke my Whisper out for the first time in several months for a tournament this weekend. She performed quite well, leading me to a 3-1 finish. Where the ship failed is where I failed as a pilot, flying myself into bad situations that I should have recognized before I set a dial. Which really, is exactly what the nerf intended...

What was your squad list here?

Whisper (Tactician, SJ, ACD, VI)

Howlrunner

Obsidian x3

Enhanced scopes is a good upgrade on the named pilots. You get to move where you want and not get blocked.

Yes, but everyone gets to see where you went and arcdodge you.

Agreed. Enhanced Scopes seems like a bit of a waste of a great upgrade slot. Hard to justify when you could just dial up the correct maneuvers and solve the problem that way.

I like to include a Sigma Pilot with, SPA, FCS and Recon Specialist. PAcks a hard punch and is harder to kill than people think. Not the worst way to spend 32 pts.

I like to include a Sigma Pilot with, SPA, FCS and Recon Specialist. PAcks a hard punch and is harder to kill than people think. Not the worst way to spend 32 pts.

I can vouch for that build. Intel Agent instead of RecSpec is great too.

How do people rate the generics with Stygian Particle thingy?

How do people rate the generics with Stygian Particle thingy?

I love the Sigma with Intel agent and SPA. it's one of the best blockers in the game, and if ignored can still pack a huge punch.

How do people rate the generics with Stygian Particle thingy?

It can be very potent, but you have to be patient and perform hit-and-runs to maximize its jousting potential (i.e. cloak or decloak every turn).

How do people rate the generics with Stygian Particle thingy?

I still prefer ACD. The repositional abilities of the free cloak even assuming you'll never get to use it for defense is worth it.

I flew it in a build that was created by Chilligan. 3x Academy Pilot, Sigma Squadron with ACD, Black Squadron with Squad Leader, and Howlrunner. 99 points. The idea was that the Phantom would decloak and do a focus/evade and the squad leader would give it the other token. At Range 3 you'd then have this hard to kill decloaked phantom along with the benefits that you got from having a swarm and Howlrunner.