Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27029853-20170703223814/@comment-27029853-20171102195359

Wazat and I had a couple more games back on Sunday. We both challenged each other to use some non-meta pilots.

This was somewhat trickier, as we both tried to find pilots where we both thought the ability was good and the ship wasn't bad.

I gave Dan: Commander Alozen, Genesis Red, and Thane Kyrell.

Wazat decided to give me a veto by selecting two different pilots.

He gave me Airen Cracken and Arvel Crynyd, Turr Phennir and Captain Kagi, and IG-88A and Kad Solus.

I chose my Kad Solus list and he chose his Thane Kyrell list for our first match.

I decided to try a kinda janky list that would play around with stress removal: Kad Solus with Stay On Target, Concord Dawn Protector, and Autothrusters

Manaroo with Wingman, Recon Specialist, and Rigged Cargo Chute

And Dalan Oberos with Advanced Sensors, Virago, StarViper Mk. II, Intensity, Autothrusters, and Glitterstim

Unfortunately, I think the matchup was poor as Wazat brought a list to pile on more stress than I could effectively remove: Thane Kyrell with R5-D8, Seismic Torpedo, Chopper, Alliance Overhaul, and Vectored Thrusters

Norra Wexley with R2-D2, C-3PO, Vectored Thrusters, Alliance Overhaul, and Push The Limit

And a Gold Squadron Pilot with R3-A2, BTL-A4, and Twin Laser Turret



We engaged at range 3, he had several shots on Dalan and I only had the shot at the stresshog, Dalan was behind debris so everyone got an obstruction bonus, but little damage was done.

Wazat then used his Seismic Torpedo to destroy Dalan's cover although only Manaroo took damage. We then scrummed in the center which went poorly for me due to a lack of actions and my fire being dispersed.



Through the next round of shooting Manaroo went down, and Manaroo was kinda the lynchpin of the list, which the rest of the lynchpin did poorly without. It was kinda basic fighter stuff at that point, although I dispersed my damage too much.

Towards the very end I made a mistake where I advanced Sensored with Dalan hoping my hard 1 would then bump Thane, but instead wound up flying right past him into range 1. Wazat then finished both my fighters that turn.

For the second match, I flew: Airen Cracken with Veteran Instincts and Harpoon Missiles

Thane Kyrell with R2-D6, Expose, Jyn Erso, and Alliance Overhaul

Gold Squadron Pilot with R3-A2, Twin Laser Turret, and BTL-A4

And Captain Rex in Sabine's Masterpiece with Black Market Slicer Tools and an Inspiring Recruit.

Wazat flew his Genesis Red list:

Genesis Red in a Heavy Scyk Interceptor with Expertise and a Heavy Laser Cannon

Kavil with Expertise, R4 Agromech, Plasma Torpedoes, Guidance Chips, and an Ion Cannon Turret.

And Old Teroch with Concord Dawn Protector, Autothrusters, and Fearlessness

We jousted each other but with Kavil taking a less direct route to take advantage of his ability.

Old Teroch went down quickly, being caught at range 2 of several (if  not all) of my ships, we later agreed he should have boosted for the Concord Dawn title rather than having target locked.

I wasn't very diligent documenting the match after that initial engagement, but I was able to pool most of my firepower at Genesis Red who went down quickly, and Wazat took down my stresshog, although my ships were able to finish Kavil off.

I think actual actions are going to become more important in the meta again, so I think stress is coming back, and both matches, even though they weren't exactly meta showcased how devastating stress can be.