Woo! 2 Defenders!
This is beginning to be worrisome... Now players decide to show that Defenders can make top tables, after FFG announced a fix which is going to make them that much more powerful?
Mostly kidding, but man, I am downright terrified for the Defender meta once Imperial Vets drops.
Woo! 2 Defenders!
This is beginning to be worrisome... Now players decide to show that Defenders can make top tables, after FFG announced a fix which is going to make them that much more powerful?
Mostly kidding, but man, I am downright terrified for the Defender meta once Imperial Vets drops.
It's going to be delicious.
looking at the stuff on list juggler and I'm just wondering if I can ask and someone pass onto sozin to make a small change to the Pie charts and have a selection for 2016 store champs. I think it would be nice to see the differences between 2015 and 2016
This is beginning to be worrisome... Now players decide to show that Defenders can make top tables, after FFG announced a fix which is going to make them that much more powerful?Woo! 2 Defenders!
Mostly kidding, but man, I am downright terrified for the Defender meta once Imperial Vets drops.
When Scum & Villainy asked me that question, I was not kidding when I said that yes, I think they're going to be borderline broken. MajorJuggler's calculations suggest that the x7 title makes cannon-less Defenders have just outstanding efficiency on top of the white K-turn. I think the /D ships are almost as good, but weighted toward offense, and have the control element.
This is beginning to be worrisome... Now players decide to show that Defenders can make top tables, after FFG announced a fix which is going to make them that much more powerful?Woo! 2 Defenders!
Mostly kidding, but man, I am downright terrified for the Defender meta once Imperial Vets drops.
When Scum & Villainy asked me that question, I was not kidding when I said that yes, I think they're going to be borderline broken. MajorJuggler's calculations suggest that the x7 title makes cannon-less Defenders have just outstanding efficiency on top of the white K-turn. I think the /D ships are almost as good, but weighted toward offense, and have the control element.
Hopefully the introduction of burst into the meta will mess with MJ's calculations, making per-round bonuses less useful because they only matter for 1-2 rounds per ship.
Hopefully the introduction of burst into the meta will mess with MJ's calculations, making per-round bonuses less useful because they only matter for 1-2 rounds per ship.This is beginning to be worrisome... Now players decide to show that Defenders can make top tables, after FFG announced a fix which is going to make them that much more powerful?Woo! 2 Defenders!
Mostly kidding, but man, I am downright terrified for the Defender meta once Imperial Vets drops.
When Scum & Villainy asked me that question, I was not kidding when I said that yes, I think they're going to be borderline broken. MajorJuggler's calculations suggest that the x7 title makes cannon-less Defenders have just outstanding efficiency on top of the white K-turn. I think the /D ships are almost as good, but weighted toward offense, and have the control element.
Managed a win at our 40 player Store Champs at Dark Sphere in London, UK with:
Miranda, TLT, Intel Agent
Biggs, R4-D6, Integrated Astromech
Gold, TLT, BTL-A4, R3-A2
Bandit
Full results are up here:
http://lists.starwarsclubhouse.com/get_tourney_details?tourney_id=1126
Miranda is filthy in the endgame, and Biggs & Stresshog is a cruel combo...
Concussion swarms hit so hard that those may as well be absent. 3PO won't save you from 20 hits!Hopefully the introduction of burst into the meta will mess with MJ's calculations, making per-round bonuses less useful because they only matter for 1-2 rounds per ship.This is beginning to be worrisome... Now players decide to show that Defenders can make top tables, after FFG announced a fix which is going to make them that much more powerful?Woo! 2 Defenders!
Mostly kidding, but man, I am downright terrified for the Defender meta once Imperial Vets drops.
When Scum & Villainy asked me that question, I was not kidding when I said that yes, I think they're going to be borderline broken. MajorJuggler's calculations suggest that the x7 title makes cannon-less Defenders have just outstanding efficiency on top of the white K-turn. I think the /D ships are almost as good, but weighted toward offense, and have the control element.
I'm really interested in how this sort of thing is going to affect Regen and high single-attack defense.
Unleash the Plasma Torpedoes!!!!!
I didn't see this posted. Tim D went on to win the elimination rounds and the goods.
I was the guy that went 5-0 and got Lockdown-ed first round of elimination. That list is good.
Air Traffic Store Championship 2-6-2016 33 players
1. Tim S 98pts
IG88-B (VI, Glitterstim, Mangler Cannon, FCS, Ion Bombs, AT, IG-2000) 49pt IG88-C (VI, Glitterstim, Mangler Cannon, FCS, Ion Bombs, AT, IG-2000) 49pt
2. Joe K 99pt
Miranda Doni (TLT, Tactician) 37pt
Warden Squadron Pilot (TLT, Tactician) 31pt Warden Squadron Pilot (TLT, Tactician) 31pt
3. Zach G 100pt
Poe Dameron (VI, R5-P9, Autothrusters) 37pts Red Ace (R2-D2, Comm Relay, AT) 38pt
Tarn Mison (R7 Astro, Integrated) 25pt
4. Carson W 100pt
IG88-B (Crackshot, Glitterstim, HLC, FCS, AT, IG-2000) 50pt IG88-D (Crackshot, Glitterstim, HLC, FCS, AT, IG-2000) 50pt
5. Phil W 100pts
Syndicate Thug (TLT, R4 Agromech) 26pt Syndicate Thug (TLT, R4 Agromech) 26pt Syndicate Thug (TLT, R4 Agromech) 26pt Cartel Marauder (Feedback Array) 22pt
6. Tim D 100pts
Poe Dameron (Veteran Instincts, R2-D2, Integrated Astromech) 36pts Gray Squadron Pilot (Twin Laser Turret, R3-A2, BTL Y-Wing Title) 28pts Bandit Squadron Z-95 12pts
Bandit Squadron Z-95 12pts
Bandit Squadron Z-95 12pts
7. Cody F 97pts
Soontir (PTL, Autothrusters, Stealth Device, Royal Guard) Omega Leader (Comm Relay, Juke) 26pt
Academy Pilot 12pt
Academy Pilot 12pt
Academy Pilot 12pt
8. Kent C 99pt
Whisper (VI, Fire-Control System, Agent Kallus, Advanced Cloaking Device) 41pt Omega Leader (Comm Relay, Juke) 26pt
Captain Yorr (Palpatine) 32pt
Edited by w1ndst0rmEdited by catachanninjaThis is beginning to be worrisome... Now players decide to show that Defenders can make top tables, after FFG announced a fix which is going to make them that much more powerful?Woo! 2 Defenders!
Mostly kidding, but man, I am downright terrified for the Defender meta once Imperial Vets drops.
I'm really interested in how this sort of thing is going to affect Regen and high single-attack defense.
We've been play-testing and so far Corran is unplayable without Biggs against concussion swarm. I mean genuinely unplayable. Waste of your time. And that's with an experienced Corran player against someone who has never even flown Z's before.
Edited by TasteTheRainbowWow. I've got a feeling it's going to be a whole new world in 5 months or so.
Wow. I've got a feeling it's going to be a whole new world in 5 months or so.
It'll be a new fantastic point of--BOOM
Wow. I've got a feeling it's going to be a whole new world in 5 months or so.
Firesprays with LRS, Weapons Engineer, Extra Munitions, and Homing Missiles.
Guidance chip Ion Pulse Z's that pretty much always hit.
*heavy breathing*
Edited by ParaGoomba SlayerYou know, 3 hits doesn't "pretty much always hit" an awful lot of stuff.
Hmmm.. Expert Handling Valen Rudor. Almost never takes more than one missile per turn, which should slow down most burst lists. Also messes with Vader's action economy, stripping the ATC lock as soon as he's shot.
Wow. I've got a feeling it's going to be a whole new world in 5 months or so.
A Whole New World (of Boom)
I'm not even going to attempt to read that, but it definitely deserves a "like" just for the time you put into it, haha.
I won our first Store Championship 2016 in Quebec City (2-3 more following in the next months), 19 players attending (highest turnout so far)
List Juggler details here:
http://lists.starwarsclubhouse.com/get_tourney_details?tourney_id=1128
I came in 2nd in the 4 rounds (60 mins) of swiss and the store squeaked time for a cut to top 2 only (very limited mall hours, but still, we made do with compromises)
I ran, fully expecting 4x TLT (which I faced) and BBBBZ (which I faced...in the finals)
Rear Admiral Chiraneau + Predator + Engine Upgrade + Emperor Palpatine + Mara Jade
Soontir Fel + Push the Limit + Autothrusters + Stealth Device + Royal Guard TIE
This is beginning to be worrisome... Now players decide to show that Defenders can make top tables, after FFG announced a fix which is going to make them that much more powerful?Woo! 2 Defenders!
Mostly kidding, but man, I am downright terrified for the Defender meta once Imperial Vets drops.
When Scum & Villainy asked me that question, I was not kidding when I said that yes, I think they're going to be borderline broken. MajorJuggler's calculations suggest that the x7 title makes cannon-less Defenders have just outstanding efficiency on top of the white K-turn. I think the /D ships are almost as good, but weighted toward offense, and have the control element.
Hopefully the introduction of burst into the meta will mess with MJ's calculations, making per-round bonuses less useful because they only matter for 1-2 rounds per ship.
Slightly off-topic, but in this case, you don't even need complicated fixed damage mitigation per turn calculations to conclude that x7 Defenders will be very cost efficient. You can just use an assumption of 1, 2, or optimistically 3 free evades over the course of it's life, and plug that into the legacy (MathWing v2.0) jousting formulas. According to my public 2.0 numbers, the Defender is worth 23 points in raw dice. It's got 6 hit points, so if it gets to use two free evades before it dies, then the raw jousting value is roughly 23*(8/6) 0.5 = 26.5. That's still shy of the 28 points that it costs, but it is still pretty good. 26.5/28 = 94.6% efficiency.
That's essentially the baseline minimum floor for how well the ship can perform, and that's before we talk about how useful the white K-turn is, and how relatively immune to stress it is. While Vessery is an absolute offensive monster with TIE-D + Ruthlessness + tractor beam, Vessery + x7/Juke is also going to wreck face, and do it without having a giant "GLASS CANNON, KICK ME!" sign written all over him.
If the meta becomes hyper high DPS due to missiles / torpedoes, then that should skew the x7 numbers slightly from "OMG overpowered!!" to "still a solid ship that can survive the alpha strike".
Plasmas are going to be a *****...
oh ****. Plasmas will be good vs Defenders.
oh ****. Plasmas will be good vs Defenders.
They'll be okay, but I think worse than regular Protons unless you get both re-rolls and something else. They have to hit to work, and without a lot of modification, they'll have a harder time hitting.
oh ****. Plasmas will be good vs Defenders.
They'll be okay, but I think worse than regular Protons unless you get both re-rolls and something else. They have to hit to work, and without a lot of modification, they'll have a harder time hitting.
That's a good point but I feel like Plasmas will be the go-to option for pilots that synergise with ordnance. Someone like Redline taking Guidance Chips can easily score 3-4 Hits with a Plasma Torp shot, and where he might get the same results with a Proton Torp, I feel like the Plasma has better return from only landing one or two hits past dice and tokens on an x7 Defender. The Proton is definitely better after shields but given proximity and FCS on Redline, you'd probably swap to Cluster Missiles anyway.
Pretty specific but that's how I feel about it. Never mind the potential for extra burst damage against Falcons, Shuttles, and YVs with the Plasmas. Dash too if you can pin him down.