On 8/17/2017 at 6:14 PM, Ardaedhel said:

YUSSS. Double ISD: all the cool kids are doing it!

Also, I love the paint on those triangles.

Thanks!

What's with the 3 ship ISD Qusar Gozanti builds??

Two choices of heavy alpha strike?

2 minutes ago, Blail Blerg said:

What's with the 3 ship ISD Qusar Gozanti builds??

Two choices of heavy alpha strike?

It's heavy squadron alpha strike + an ISD.

The QF is the Flt Controller alpha strike platform, freeing up the ISD's weapon slot for BT/GT/OE. With a QF, an ISD, and a heavy squadron wing, you don't have a lot of points left, but a Gozanti fits nicely in there for a third activation, flak support, and Comms Net/Jamming Field/BCC support.

At least, that's my reasoning in my own iteration of that archetype.

Every time I see QF I read it as Quds Force first and it takes a second for Quasar to pop in. The travails of being a CT analyst at one point.

1 hour ago, Ardaedhel said:

It's heavy squadron alpha strike + an ISD.

The QF is the Flt Controller alpha strike platform, freeing up the ISD's weapon slot for BT/GT/OE. With a QF, an ISD, and a heavy squadron wing, you don't have a lot of points left, but a Gozanti fits nicely in there for a third activation, flak support, and Comms Net/Jamming Field/BCC support.

At least, that's my reasoning in my own iteration of that archetype.

I'm assuming the squadrons are a heavy-imp-ace mix meant for bombing also? So now without Rieekan keeping everything alive, you can delete opposing activations, thus making your 3 ships only not as big of a deal? Is this correct?
More about how it works strategically/competitively.

4 minutes ago, Blail Blerg said:

I'm assuming the squadrons are a heavy-imp-ace mix meant for bombing also? So now without Rieekan keeping everything alive, you can delete opposing activations, thus making your 3 ships only not as big of a deal? Is this correct?
More about how it works strategically/competitively.

You can watch every time I've played it at the link here .

Blail- The times I've run it they want to use the Quasar to wipe out the opponents squads while the ISD murderizes things. But then 3 activations is becoming more normal, in part because of this build.

coolill check it out.