So, going forward I suppose I have a few options in my
travel kit…
The Firesprays are amusing, but I suspect strongly that at
the very least there will be some “adjustments” made on Boba Fett’s ship as he
is actually a bit too good at the moment.
Krassis? Eh. Amusing, but at the end of the day an I3
Firespray, so nothing that should cause TOO much concern. Well, for most people. The low I swarm type build actually does fear
this ship quite a bit. Aces? Well, iff I get lucky on the Snap Shot that
could be an issue for them, but in general it is nothing to be overly concerned
about. So, this is an absolutely solid
build and likely the one I would fly were I to be entering a serious
competition today.
The Jedi are another I enjoy… Obi-Wan loaded out with the Droid to adjust
his dial, Sense and CLT is almost certainly going up, up, up in Jan… Simply WAY too good for the points now. Yes, it is an I5 that relies on the 3 Agility
to survive in the very fragile frame. 3
Force means I will likely have at least SOME modification for my Defense and it
is probably the best dial in the game with the Fine Tuned Controls ability to
double reposition without Stress. Anakin
is there because he is an I6. His Pilot
Ability is so very situational that I seldom actually use it honestly. But at I6 with the double reposition I can
line up the CLT shot or just not get shot with frightening regularity. Goes back to my days when I was a more
serious Martial Arts student (mostly Aikido), turns out that it hurts a LOT
less when you do not get hit as often…
So, I got better at the blocks, evasions and break falls… REALLY good at the falls because being a
bigger guy I was asked to help demonstrate things and work with the folks going
for their Blacks a lot that they might perfect their techniques against a
competent and larger opponent. That
helped me a LOT turns out as time went on.
And a good philosophy in general, work with and compete against the
best. Learn from every exchange and you
WILL get better a lot quicker for it.
Now with the Republic list, I have to come up with a third Ship… I’ve tried the Y-Wing a bit, Broadsides is
good, but does not fit with my more aggressive style with which I fly the
Aethersprites… Same for the ARCs
frankly. Solid ships and quite good, but
just not really my play style. Ric in
the N-1 fits well enough, and if I have Anakin loaded out with the CLT I can
load the N-1 out with things that include Juke and FCS to make it a solid
Offensive threat. Takes some time to set
up, and he is ALWAYS my flanker. Force
the opponent to choose between chasing the N-1 or the Aethersprites. Either
can just cut and run better than most ships in the game, and in the meantime
the other one just hammers their flank… “Klingon
Saber Dance” with the long ranged engagement, I have decent odds to do a little
Damage while avoiding taking any (ideally, “much” is far more accurate of
course) Damage in the exchange. Down
side of this one being that games often run to time and the sheer number of
repositions and the like are just brain melting for a long event… Solid though and a blast to fly…
Other than that? I’ve
been running Toreni Kulda with Snap Shot on the Kimogila and Guri, usually
paired with Fett… Solid, and decent I
suppose. Just have REALLY bad matchups
against actual Ace lists. They DO kill
most Swarm builds, so the Rock/Paper/Scissors effect is there. Just have to dodge those matchups I suppose
to do well in an event? J Sounds like a winning strategy… My Dash + 1 builds are all “meh” as
well. Best one I have found is
ironically the Dash/Roark combo… The
Hawk giving Dash the I7 shots is of course a gimmick, but it is throwing a LOT
of Dice, so… But of course, 2 mid-range
I ships that are just not all that hard to hunt down in the long run…
Frankly, seeing a lot of malaise in the scene now… Seems like a long pause between content being
added, and with the major Events now past most are just waiting on the points
adjustment (presumably) coming in January…
Other than that? I
have my Clones assembled for the Legion event coming Saturday at Titan… Will NOT be fully painted, but they will be
on the table. Neat? Seem solid and more my speed as far as
troopers go, I was really never comfortable with the “IG” like Rebel builds
with the waves of unarmored “meh” troopers on the table. The Republic is just in a bad position having
only the Basic Clone Troopers and a single Vehicle to accompany Obi-Wan as
their only Commander. Good base, but
more options will make it FAR more interesting I suspect.
