Thoughts on a squad. Love the new Protectorite. But I'm debating what is really a better option. Base squad goes like this:

Fenn Rau w/Fearlessness, Title, AT - 32pts

Old Terroc w/VI, Title, AT - 30pts

Party bus would be the following:

Latts Razzi w/Dengar, 4-Lom, Zuckuss - 38pts

Manaroo setup as follows:

Manaroo w/Unhinged, PTL, Outlaw Tech, Glitterstim - 35pts.

Latts with her agility reducing ability is pretty special in this group, but significantly affects the other ships as they are typically going to be dependent on rerolls to get better hit ratios, so target locks instead of focusing, lowering their overall defensive capability as well.

Manaroo on the other hand all but garuntees initiative so that you can move last to react to aces like Soontir so Old Terroc can get in and strip his tokens, leaving him vulnerable, and can move the focus he may have to another ship getting ready to fire a strong salvo, increasing the defensive and offensive capability of the ship he is supporting, but not offering the reduction in defense that Latts does.

I actually like both setups. Possible to just remove AT's on the protectorates as they aren't really designed for arc dodging with these titles and elite slots.

Thoughts?

I ran a similar setup to yours last weekend at a local event

Fenn w/ PTL, Title, Stealth Device

N'Dru w/ Lone Wolf, Cluster, Guidence Chips, Glitterstim

Manaroo w/ PTL, Seismic Torps, BMST, Unhinged, Rec Spec

I learned the following:

1. Dual Focus from Manaroo along with the PTL ability from Fenn was necessary.

2. While Stealth Device was great, it worked as long as I rolled evades/focus's.

3. N'Dru is a good one trick pony, great at dealing damage to large base ships. He has been a staple of mine for some time now. He is usually the first to die.

4. You really need the 2 focus from Manaroo so one isn't lost from other ships, notably Wes Janson.

All in all, I love the Manaroo Fenn combo. PTL to get into range 1 and have Manaroo pass the focus is great. PTL on her also allows her to use Seismic Torps/BMST and still focus.

I think the issue with the Latts build is that you're going to have a difficult time getting target locks if you're attempting to leverage Zuckuss in any significant way.

I think the issue with the Latts build is that you're going to have a difficult time getting target locks if you're attempting to leverage Zuckuss in any significant way.

I agree with this, if you have Zuckuss on a ship your intent is to collect stress to do damage. The downside to this is you get 0 actions,so don't choose a pilot whose relies on said actions. You could get K4 on there I guess. I don't think Latts is suited to the Party Bus build though.

I think the issue with the Latts build is that you're going to have a difficult time getting target locks if you're attempting to leverage Zuckuss in any significant way.

I agree with this, if you have Zuckuss on a ship your intent is to collect stress to do damage. The downside to this is you get 0 actions,so don't choose a pilot whose relies on said actions. You could get K4 on there I guess. I don't think Latts is suited to the Party Bus build though.

Good point on zuckuss. Could put k4 instead of dengar and that would solve that. But very good point.

Go Fangeroo! Or drop Old Terry and run a cheap Manaroo, Fen, Bus - that seems to be a nasty setup.