[Blog] Jumping to Hyperspace in Wellington - TIE Tournament Report

By unfassbarnathan, in X-Wing

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1 hour ago, unfassbarnathan said:

I wrote a tournament report about my experience the recent Hyperspace Trial in Wellington New Zealand, check it out!

https://nathanxwing.home.blog/2019/08/20/jumping-to-hyperspace-in-wellington-tie-tournament-report/

Nice one, but of course getting so many upsilons is rough!

Were there games/moments where you wanted swarm tactics? I'm more afraid of crackshots, but afaik it's seen as the worse build

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57 minutes ago, GreenDragoon said:

Nice one, but of course getting so many upsilons is rough!

Were there games/moments where you wanted swarm tactics? I'm more afraid of crackshots, but afaik it's seen as the worse build

Never really found myself wanting Swarm Tactics or thinking it would make a big difference.

The 'standard' build of Howl w/ST, Iden w/ST, Gideon, Del/Seyn, Wampa, AP shoots 2+2+3+2+3+2=14 dice at i4/5 assuming Wampa not targeted and Gideon gets turned on. My Crack swarm does 11/12 dice at i4/5 and 2 more at i1, and with generally a couple Crack Shots lined up the damage potential is higher.

I imagine there are scenarios where getting an extra damage or 2 from the AP at i4 could be crucial for initiative killing something, I haven't found that to be gamechanging, and the Crack Shots have the same effect of pushing an extra damage or 2 through.

I certainly like the Crack Shots and don't find lining up the bullseyes to be an impossible task as many people suggest, and its a bit more interesting to fly having a stronger alpha strike when you get it right