Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27029853-20170703223814/@comment-32504879-20180321173740

Hi there,

Last sunday I attended a tournament, which was a first for me even though I’ve been playing for a year and a half now. My only other experience was an epic one last summer, but it was casual.

Rather wary of the current meta and all the dreadful things that I could face off, I decided to bring a « serious » list (not putting load of points on a single Sol Sixxa for example) with not too many upgrades and most of my points in pilots. I was also limited in my squadbuilding by the actual need for cards (which we usually don’t bother about, playing mostly casually with friends) and only having Scum expansion packs.



I ended up with :

 Sol Sixxa (39)

 ·           Adaptability (+1)

 ·           Twin Laser Turret

 ·           Cad Bane

 ·           Bomblet Generator



Dalan Oberos (34)

 ·           Veteran Instinct

 ·           Advanced Sensors

 ·           Virago

 ·           StarViper Mk 2

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Thweek (27)

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I’d have rather taken Trick Shot for Sol Sixxa but without any of my friends having Heroes of the Resistance… And I managed to borrow the TLT and Advanced Sensors from a buddy.

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">My first game was against Ezra Bridger (which I mimicked with Thweek) with Lando, IE and a TLT, a PS 4 Ywing with the Agility boosting astromech (meh, which he used all turn !), Stealth Device and a second TLT and a PS 4 Kwing with Ion Cannon Turret, Bomblet Generator and a Stealth Device. I guessed he was pushed to some choices by a lack of other cards and/or poor experience (like putting SD on 1 Agility ships…)

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">He packed in a corner and I went up front with Sol and center with both SV, rushing a bit while he turtled. He tried to turret my SVs but thanks to Autothrusters this ended poorly for him while I soon chipped his paint and his precious SDs. Ezra spent almost all his time with 3 Evades (Action + lucky Lando) so I didn’t bother with him. On a good turn I droped a nice bomb right in the middle of his pack (aand also Dalan I had traped myself into) for a whooping 8 damages dealt over four ships ! The StarVipers efficiency proved once again and my own TLT took a fair amount of his health and beside Dalan’s untimely blowing apart, I blew his K and Ezra fairly easily. I finished the Ywing just in time thanks to the Scurrg’s maneuverability.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> With a slightly better list he could have done better, also keeping up with the turrets was not really clever considering I was Autothrusters heavy…

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Win 100 to 34

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Second game was against my buddy (unlucky match-making) who flew Chewie HoR (mimicked by Thweek) with Expertise, the Evade title, Nien Numb, Courrier Droid, Tracer Missile and Countermeasures and three PS 2 Z-95, two with Harpoon Missiles (my own…) one with Concussion and all Guidance Chips. Since he had already played a similar list alongside with me in epic, and helping him with the building, I was quiet aware of the danger coming. He deployed dead center with the Z and Chewie close, I came front with Sol again and both SV on the right side. Second turn he threw Chewi to block Sol just in range of his Z (I had planned to go full throttle and keep at range 1/BR out of arc), and nuked me to one hp. Poor choice n°1. New turn and I get into knife fight with the SV and manage to almost escape Sol, until I blow a Z, which procs Chewie, who finishes him. Poor choice n°2. And I forget to take the retaliation shot with Thweek. Poor choixe n°3, silly me ! I murder both Z rather quickly and also manage to chip Chewie slowly while he kills Dalan. We are stopped by the timer with both ships (Thweek and the wookie) a few shots from finishing each other. Once again, Autothrusters saved me.

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Win 74 to 73

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">My third opponent has brought some sweet delight : Quickdraw with title, Veteran Instinct, Fire Control System and Lightweight Frame alongside Rear Admiral Chiraneau with Operation Specialist, Gunner, Hotshot Copilot and Engine Upgrade. I shadow Quickdraw’s PS 11 with Thweek and he lets me the initiative. I deploy center and he takes a corner. After a slow approach from both of us and a range 3 warming shots, I rush with Thweek to take on Quickdraw, only taking off two shields while he has both my SVs one in each arc (forgot to avoid offering shots, but he shoots backwards first to retaliate – he had FCS’s Thweek) and I luckily only loose a few shields and hull points. Next turn a few SV’s crazy moves (bank BR) and I’m in perfect position for the kill on the TIE/SF. She can’t take any shot and gets a three hits and a crit with full blank and eyes without focus. Boom she goes ! I chased RAC for some time who manages to avenge his mate before cruising offboard (he was on my side, so my opponent likely missed his depth guess, also he had red turns, which pushed him to turn slowly) with 2-3 hull remaining.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Taking down Quickdraw was definitely the winning move of the game, as he firmly though I’d go for RAC first (who was more of a support ship awkwardly IMO).

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Win 100 to 27

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Since we were doing Swiss Rounds, I knew the last game was about to be tough and… I ended up with a seasonned player fielding Nym with Veteran Instinct, Harpoons, Extra Munitions, Bomblet, Havoc, Genius, Trajectory Simulator, Chips and a TLT (that’s fat) sided by Emon Azzameen with Cluster Bombs, Proximity Mine, Harpoons, Burnout SLAM, Cad Bane, Slave 1 and Extra ammo too. Without anything valuable to mimick, Thweek shadowed PS 10 Nym.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I put Sol in the middle with both SV on the side again, he put Emon on the center and opened by going away and started to drop bombs after bombs to build a wall ! I came slowly and manage to get a few damages on the still carpetting Emon before doing my worst move of the day :putting all my ships in a hankershief right in front of Nym (totally forgot this damn Trajectory Simulator), man that was a hard blow… I hardly kept up with Emon but could catch him and finish him while he was turning away with Nym. My Squadron was spilt and the SVs were the closest, not for their best unfortunately. He Harpooned Tweek to death (forgot he had TL’d me a few turns before) and bombed down Dalan soon after while Harpooning Sol (which he proced thanks to TLT… I’m looking at you FFG for this stupid possibility !) At that point, we were leaving each other’s range 3 area with Nym having 2 hull left and Sol 3 hull left. Time was running out but I could close on him and with a few lucky evades on my side followed by hot TLT shot vs crappy green dices (an he was litterally sitting on a Proximity Mine for the nice free evade) Nym blew !

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">His strategy was solid, building walls all around to mess with my moves and get bonus defense, but StarVipers are truly nimble ships and I didn’t touch any Cluster nor Prox from the whole game. I suppose other lists had a much harder time against this.

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Win 100 to 61

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I finished second on twenty players, the first having played Miranda, Lohwrick anf Fenn (hopefully I didn’t face him). I was really pleased to see lots of original lists, being prepared to face off tons of Harpoons gunboats and Kimogilas (well, harpoons there were a lot still). Even two Punishers went there, including one alongside an Upsilon :D

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">For me the Star (pun intended) was Thweek, his ability is really solid and gives him a nice adaptability to the opponent’s list. I though he’d be the side and Dalan the killer, but in the end it   was rather the contrary. Sol was a good support and took a lot of punishment, which helped the SVs to survive – well, not Dalan so much, I should really stop bombing him myself – while dealing good damages with the TLT. If only I had Trick Shot for consistency ! Autothrusters saved me from all those TLT and PTW I met, just gotta keep away from danger. A really good day indeed !