Here's my (probably way too long) write up from the Oceanic Team Champs!
#finalsalvochampion
https://nathanxwing.home.blog/2019/09/14/ties-to-the-oceanic-team-champs/
[Blog] TIES to the Oceanic Team Champs!
Wow, awesome performance!
Very well played.
How do think your Sinker Swarm would have fared instead of the Tie Swarm in those matches?
It is always nice to see a TIE swarm doing well. I am happy that the one Jedi list did reasonably well as well.
17 hours ago, Gilarius said:Very well played.
How do think your Sinker Swarm would have fared instead of the Tie Swarm in those matches?
Probably fairly similarly. TIE swarm hits harder, but also crumbles faster if you mess it up.
Rebel beef, still a good matchup, can't alpha something with the lower initiative, but still will joust harder.
XY's Separatist swarm, TIE/Sinker swarm still favoured. The list's tricks are built to deal with lower ship count lists.
5 RZ2 A-Wings, harder for the Sinker swarm, moves slower, but a lot more health for the A-Wings to very slowly deal with.
Kylo/QD/Tavson - easier for Sinker swarm, Tavson's big gun matters less and mid-late game Kylo cannot pick off ships in one round
3 CLT Jedi+Wolffe - same sort of marchup, joust hard, spread arcs and catch things
Sinker variation - 'standard' (my) Sinker swarm would out joust easily, more efficient
Rey, Cova, Talli - similar, Rey can hit really hard and the movement tricks are good
Guri/Fenn - with Sinker one can spread the arcs more and make it easier to catch things, but more vulnerable to something getting picked off, moreso with no Iden safety net, and then falling behind. Slower and harder to catch things
5 SFs- should be in Sinker's favour, have the health to weather the barrage of 2 hit attacks while dealing out more damage in return
Lando/Wedge/Jake - with a good engage its in Sinker's favour, but slow and easier to run away from and get behind.
In general, I hadn't practiced patience waiting for a good engage with Sinker swarm, not quite so easy to k-turn up and down a board edge. TIE swarm is more patient needing to engage in the formation, whereas Sinker can spread out a little and is less afraid of flying into the obstacles a little. 5 health on a Torrent is mucher safer to fly through an asteroid or debris than 3 health on a TIE fighter.
Matchups do seem largely similar, but I've practiced and played both lists and back myself against most/all things.
Hope that makes some sense lol
16 hours ago, Tempeljaeger said:It is always nice to see a TIE swarm doing well. I am happy that the one Jedi list did reasonably well as well.
Not just one, 5 of the top 7 ranked players were flying republic!
After reading the write-up I want to fly the 6 TIE swarm more often. I've run it before, but I think I want to come as close as I can to mastering it.