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Posted at 2016-11-04 13:12:50+00:00

Some info on lists for day 1.

41 player, 3 took national bye.

20 rebell, 21 imperial.

8 motti, 6 riekan, 6 screed, 4 dodonna, 3 cracke, all other 1-2

Average ship activations: 3.97, average sqadrons: 7.0.

4 interdictors, 13 isd, 4 MC80, 3 MC80L (liberty).

I will do the coznt tomorrow as well.

Good stuff, thanks for compiling!

Seconded. Good summary.

Posted at 2016-11-04 13:15:58+00:00

I will do the same today for second day. I will even try to give full lists for the top tables on round 3+4.

Posted at 2016-11-04 14:28:26+00:00

I will do the same today for second day. I will even try to give full lists for the top tables on round 3+4.

I'm interested in seeing what the lists are, thanks!

Posted at 2016-11-04 15:57:39+00:00

One of the main themes of Worlds meta we catching in major lists mentioned on the forms is the pushing past 8 deployments many said was standard. Both JJ and the German regional champion are the current lists pushing deployment to the limit. JJ's has 12 while German regional champ has 15.

With floatillas and deployment power as main themes, I decided to compare cost and power of Floats and squads against corvettes. The results, Both sides have ample access to get 1 float and 2 squads making for 1 activation and 2 deployments within the cost of a 44pt. corvette. Rebels surprisingly could get away with it using X-wings.

Posted at 2016-11-04 18:05:29+00:00

Info for day 2:

35 player, 5 bye in round 1 (4 from national champ, 1 from uneven number)

15 rebel, 20 imperial.

Commanders:

Motti 8

rieekan 8

Screed 7

Dodonna 4

Vader 2

ozzel 2

Ackbar 2

Konstantine 1

Mardine 1

all other 0

There are:

10 ISD

4 interdictor

4 MC80

4 MC80L

29 gozanti

32 rebell transport

Average squadcount per list: 6.57

Average ship activations: 4.2

average flotilla count: 1.74

Posted at 2016-11-04 18:20:23+00:00

And here are the other ship (just because i had time)

Gladiator 19

VSD 8

CR90 4

MC30 3

Raider 10

Nebulon B 8 (all yavaris)

Posted at 2016-11-04 19:16:35+00:00

That's a lot more nebs then yesterday. We only had 2-3 (all Yavaris I beleive).

Posted at 2016-11-04 19:19:30+00:00

I'm a little sad on the inside that there isn't non Yavaris B's.

And a little happy so many VSD's.

Posted at 2016-11-04 19:41:07+00:00

I find it interesting the top commanders are about staying alive/on the board and the next ones deal with crit effects.

Posted at 2016-11-04 23:26:30+00:00

WTF. ACKBAR MC30's

WHERE ARE THEY?

Posted at 2016-11-04 23:36:09+00:00

WTF. ~~ACKBAR~~ MC30's

WHERE ARE THEY?

Posted at 2016-11-04 23:42:35+00:00

If we get to were flotillas is the only viable build, I'm gonna be pissed....

Posted at 2016-11-04 23:43:45+00:00

Ard get your arse to ffg

NOW

Posted at 2016-11-04 23:48:39+00:00

Anybody else remember this hilarious article from BOLS: http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2016/09/sw-armada-the-best-rebel-admiral.html

Because I do. WHERE'S YOUR BLESSED ACKBAR NOW?!

Posted at 2016-11-04 23:55:58+00:00

Did Hero actually get paid for that

Posted at 2016-11-05 00:19:59+00:00

Ard get your arse to ffg

NOW

BUT GUYS! I BROUGHT SHRIMPS!

Posted at 2016-11-05 01:06:11+00:00

Did Hero actually get paid for that

Wasn't Hero actually.

Posted at 2016-11-05 01:07:51+00:00

Ard get your arse to ffg

NOW

BUT GUYS! I BROUGHT SHRIMPS!

Midwestern shrimp?

Is that like Imitation Crab?

Posted at 2016-11-05 01:09:35+00:00

Did Hero actually get paid for that

Wasn't Hero actually.

I had to do a double take because it read a lot like HERO and then lo and behold you are correct. I was surprised.

Posted at 2016-11-05 01:10:59+00:00

Ard get your arse to ffg

NOW

BUT GUYS! I BROUGHT SHRIMPS!

Midwestern shrimp?

Is that like Imitation Crab?

Indiana is really proud of its shrimp cocktails.

Nobody around the place seems to know why. Shrimp don't live in Lake Michigan. You can get better fresher shrimp cocktails on the coasts but DAGGUMIT INDIANA IS DERN PROUD OF ITS SHRIMP COCKTAILS, BOYO.

Posted at 2016-11-05 01:18:45+00:00

If we get to were flotillas is the only viable build, I'm gonna be pissed....

Nah. The high number of flotillas is owed more to the fact they're so cheap to take to supplement your heavy hitters. Everybody at the top has a heavy hitter or two and then just uses the flotillas as activations and/or carriers. Furthermore, two of the top lists (JJs, and I'm guessing soon to be Nathan) have H9s for a reason. As much as I hate Ackbar, he has room for a comeback in this meta. AFIIs with Gunnery Teams and H6s could shred flotillas.

Edited November 5, 2016 by Truthiness

Posted at 2016-11-05 02:31:24+00:00

If we get to were flotillas is the only viable build, I'm gonna be pissed....

Nah. The high number of flotillas is owed more to the fact they're so cheap to take to supplement your heavy hitters. Everybody at the top has a heavy hitter or two and then just uses the flotillas as activations and/or carriers. Furthermore, two of the top lists (JJs, and I'm guessing soon to be Nathan) have H6s for a reason. As much as I hate Ackbar, he has room for a comeback in this meta. AFIIs with Gunnery Teams and H6s could shred flotillas.

H9's? H6's are pretty good, but don't exactly hard counter flotillas...

Posted at 2016-11-05 02:34:30+00:00

If we get to were flotillas is the only viable build, I'm gonna be pissed....

Nah. The high number of flotillas is owed more to the fact they're so cheap to take to supplement your heavy hitters. Everybody at the top has a heavy hitter or two and then just uses the flotillas as activations and/or carriers. Furthermore, two of the top lists (JJs, and I'm guessing soon to be Nathan) have H6s for a reason. As much as I hate Ackbar, he has room for a comeback in this meta. AFIIs with Gunnery Teams and H6s could shred flotillas.

H9's? H6's are pretty good, but don't exactly hard counter flotillas...

I assume he meant H9s.

Although that Rieekan Ace Holes list has two H6 Scurggs in there, too! I'll tell anyone who wants to listen those things are legit in the right fleet but they're not terribly popular on the forums anyways...

Posted at 2016-11-05 02:38:41+00:00

It is hard to say how seriously we should take forum popularity. In my experience, there are a number of upgrades, ship types, and commanders that aren't exactly the most talked about, but some of the very best players have put them to good use. Almost all players suffer from perception bias, but in my experience, you get a whole lot less of it out of the top players. They are keenly putting their minds to use on the problem of how to the less used commanders/upgrades/ship types work.

Posted at 2016-11-05 05:18:07+00:00

Info for day 2:

35 player, 5 bye in round 1 (4 from national champ, 1 from uneven number)

15 rebel, 20 imperial.

Commanders:

Motti 8

rieekan 8

Screed 7

Dodonna 4

Vader 2

ozzel 2

Ackbar 2

Konstantine 1

Mardine 1

all other 0

There are:

10 ISD

4 interdictor

4 MC80

4 MC80L

29 gozanti

32 rebell transport

Average squadcount per list: 6.57

Average ship activations: 4.2

average flotilla count: 1.74

Ha HA. I was the only one running Madine today. Excellent. And I started off playing the only person running Konstantine....

Had a great game with CaribbeanNinja and the Canadian National Champ though too!

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