Now some of you may have thought my other thread was just a bit of fun over the christmas limbo to keep Podracer inhibriated, however there was more to it than that. As we all know it has been a while since new releases in this game, and so there are no outside forces prompting meta changes. That could be something to complain about, or instead an opportunity to embrace. I suggest that we take this moment to experiment and learn more depth about the game.
One of the big comments often seen is that there is no new fleets to test, the competitive lists are found. This is something I believe to be a myth. Fleet building could be considered to be a mountain series, with each peak representing a strong list. Some of these peaks we have found; Rieekan Aces, Thrawn Two Ship, Ackbar Fish Farm, Raddus Bomb etc. Yet its questionable if we have even found the tallest mountain range let alone the highest peak.
If we take a look back at the history of the game there are certain lists which appeared to come from nowhere and challenged our understanding of the game. Clontroopers Clonisher was created to absolutely leverage the activation game with pure burst power all across the list, and it was near unstoppable for a little while as we all took time to understand its mechanics fully. JJ's Ywing list did something unexpected by utilising pure generics to give mass bombing that aces simply cant match. Even the original Worlds winner brought Garm Awings and with it a massive spanner in the existing GGV meta.
Some lists have come and go as well, a heartbeat in the meta, and no more. Hopefully, you can remember Cracken TRC90s with their YT2400 rogue swarm, triple Vics bombers, Ackbar gunlines or Cr90B swarms. These behemoths of days gone by are no less relevant to the meta of today than they ever have been.
I myself found a lot of joy in bringing Phantoms from the depths of obscurity into the light, taking them to the upper reaches of Euros, and thus build the foundation for their Polish Nationals win and greater respect as a squadron unit.
So lets look ahead to 2019 and try something new, experiment with the unknown, and change the meta ourselves.
Some specific suggestions for those who played along:
@PodRacer win a competitive game of Armada with Gunnery Teams.
@ExplosiveTooka take Dodonna for a spin.
@Admiral Calkins give Demolisher a new look.
@Ling27 Try new objective combos every championship.
@Truthiness dust of that Quasar.
@mcworrell put together an Ozzel ACM fleet, or heaven forbid rapid reload!
@moodswing5537 mess about with Cluster Bombs (for help talk to Rasp).
@SkyCake todays that day, pull out your Mothma.
@thepopemobile100 maybe its your destiny to bring the TRC90 swarms back to life.
@Grumbleduke time to put those assault frigate lists on the table.
@Jukey, @Thrindal, @ovinomanc3r, @RyonOlson, @Barney and @Audio Weasel lets get Darth Vader riding his Devestator again. (Vader meta incoming!)
@BiggsIRL show us a new take on Riekan Aces! There are other squads worthy of the triple tap beyond Ten Numb, was always Luke for me.
@cynanbloodbane hammer time!
@ManInTheBox Make Blockade Run Great Again.
@DblVsdGuy use engine techs as a weapon, damage straight to the hull.
@Bertie Wooster lets make Motti Arquittens a thing.
@Green Knight dust of those NK-7 cards.
@somerandomn00b Sloane ordnance crits sounds like the start of a list to me.
@LostFleet give those Neb B supports a new lease of life, theyre a great little flanker.
@MerryVulture see the game from a different angle with the help of inhebriation.
@Church14 try out those Lancers! Rogue is love, Rogue is life.
@Dobbs Mottley, @Altahara and @richarDISNEY maybe give rebels a try to better understand the other side.
@Ardaedhel bring those black dice Arquittens to bear.
@Muelmuel open up that Interdictor, gets those double arcs going.
@Wax Maniacal Isaard is actually useful if you are considering jumping the enemy turn 1 FYI.
@Darth Sanguis swallow your pride and show us how Rieekan should really be leveraged.
@geek19 a tie is admirable, but I am sure we all want to see you step it up a gear.
@Fallenwolf15 find the great many joys of a Pelta.
@GammonLord take Leia for an expensive, but well worth it date.
@MandalorianMoose run away in a tournament without it wasting everyones time.
@OgRib lets see what you can do with combat gr75s.
@Belisarius09 lets see that Screed MSU Decimator list.
@AegisGrimm every ship has a good looking side, try out Home One and find its inner beauty.
@Crewgar its time to use those Gladiators.
