Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27029853-20170703223814/@comment-454133-20180302073117

Wednesday I played the Large Base Tournament (list above, but using Advanced SLAM instead of cybernetics). I got a very lackluster placing (6th), but got $5 in store credit which is what I spent to play. The umm... details are a little foggy because I waited too long to post this, and I'm happy to forget such a poor showing (lots of mistakes on my part and unfamiliarity with my fleet), and I've been at the Salt Con Board Game Convention all day happily forgetting. :)

I made a simple mistake early in my first round: I forgot to use advanced sensors to focus before a bump, then rolled all focuses and should have killed Asajj right then and there, wildly imbalancing the game in my favor. Instead she stuck around and inflicted a lot of damage. I lost 51-100.

Asajj Ventress + Lone Wolf + Latts Razzi + Glitterstim + Glitterstim + Shadow Caster + Counter-Measures

Mandalorian Mercenary + Fearlessness + Glitterstim + Heavy Laser Cannon + Dengar

Second round I did really well and won 100-24.

Rear Admiral Chiraneau + Rebel Captive + Gunner + Inspiring Recruit + Engine Upgrade + Veteran Instincts

Bounty Hunter + Mangler Cannon + Andrasta + Bomblet Generator

I think I killed the firespray first by opportunity, then hunted down RAC (whose Expertise was a bit of a pain). My firepower was quite useful, though RAC did extract half points.

Third round I made another mistake and lost 50-100. Enemy team was:

Moralo Eval + Heavy Laser Cannon + IG-88D + 4-Lom + Bossk + Inertial Dampeners + Engine Upgrade

IG-88B + Crack Shot + Heavy Laser Cannon + Tractor Beam + IG-2000 + Fire-Control System + Rigged Cargo Chute + Autothrusters

I don't remember what my mistake was but it really bothered me afterwords, so I'm glad I've forgotten. ;)  Ah nevermind, I've just remembered... I had his Aggressor stuck behind mine bumping, while my firespray turned around.  I thought he'd try to launch past me to deal the final damage to the firespray so I launched forward to frustrate him, but instead he slow-rolled.  It was such a stupid move on my part; if I'd slow-rolled he'd be stuck bumping me whlie Kath got into position, or if he launched past me I'd have a great shot from my Aggressor.  Just dumb of me.

I think my fleet is solid, the player just sucked. I need to be more familiar with the fleet, as I was fumbling around with my maneuvers on a couple of occasions and not planning ahead, and I forgot upgrades at critical times. In particular I lost due to two specific very poor choices. I also triple-stressed my Aggressor heavily early in the 3rd match by k-turning through debris, and that really hurt me all game.

I like the HLC aggressor, and I think IG-88C is a really useful ally to Kath, who finds herself boosting a lot to try to deal with her poor maneuvers and clumsy arc placement. Boost helps her out a lot, and as anticipated, the extra evade really helped her survivability. Expertise also made it so spending her action on boosts was not giving up on solid attack power.

A couple of times I started my match by immediately k-turning, and moving away from the foe, making them give chase. Kath likes this, it's perfect for her, and the boost allowed her to keep mooning her foes with her powerful rear arc.

I do think IG-88B is a very solid choice too. Basically the enemy had to hope for chip damage or he'll just attack again, and this helps his damage output quite a bit.

I love the Aggressor's survivability. It's so hard to dig through the evade token and 3 agility, and then it hits back hard. That said, I feel like PTL caused me some problems since stress became a major issue for navigation, particularly in that third round. He may prefer Predator or Expertise, so he can take other actions like boost or lock and still have solid attack without stressing himself.

I never once slammed. Should have, but the opportunities were few and far between enough that I neglected to do it when it was a better choice. My bad.

I like the fleet and I hope to fly it again. I think I could do well with it if I put some time into it and stopped forgetting upgrades and making dumb choices. ;)  And that comes with practice.