=Week 5= Whats the Objective?

Only one chart for you guys again this week, I know these things definitely have not been coming out weekly. So the number is more of a way for me to keep tract of them. None the less enjoy.

If you missed prior posts check them out below
=Week 1= The Beginning and a Look at Squadrons
=Week 2= The Perfect Bid
=Week 3= The Popularity Contest

=We ek 4= Growth of a Warlord

Question #1
What has been the most popular Objectives?

On an absolute basis its Superior Positions, Advanced Gunnery, and Hyperspace Assault. For rebels its the same and for imperials the only difference is for defense they seem to favor contested outpost by a very large margin.

Interesting of note the least favorite across the board is Opening Salvo.

Does this match up with what you guys are seeing in your local metaspheres?

Until next time... happy gaming.

Side note... CNinja has the pleasure of destroying my lone MC80 tonight at 9:00pm CDT on vassal.

Oh yeah, Opening Salvo is a Skew list that is almost never picked, because its so absolutely flip-floppy in its scoring, you either end up playing it and lose as much as you win, or you never get to play it because your opponent goes "nuh-uh".

Personally, I think it might have its place in the Interdictor/doctor lists... Something that's capable of dealing out some middling damage, but more importantly, securing itself from the whole "half points for damage cards" basis...

Generally, Opening Salvo is taken in your list when you're looking at having a Rebel MSU on your side... Because getting hit means death, anyway... And you're further-multiplying your firepower...

I just wish there was a way to see which objectives get played the most.

Example is even though gunnery teams is popular to include I don't think I've ever seen it actually picked. I would never pick it against an experienced player and I stopped including it because it never got picked as my opponent would essentially be throwing the game if he picked it against my big fish list. I always dreamed someone would pick it... Defiance throwing 12 red, 4 blue, and 2 black at medium range at an ISD... glorious.

Bottom line, I hope the new objectives coming out add a lot more variety to the game.

I'm sure they will... Adding the Interdictor, and threatening to add more has already tossed list choices out the window...

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I mean, I got to play Precision Strike, as 2nd Player, twice in the same day, for the first time in almost 8 months....