Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-454133-20171102205841/@comment-454133-20171104040652

Yea, I'm just not sure how the meta will shake out by January. If the new ships drop in, say, December then that could be exciting. It would introduce new threats, but I'd also expect to benefit some from people excitedly flying new ships they're less familiar with. It would also help to break up the monotony of fighting the same top-meta fleets. I tend to welcome meta shakeups even if they shift the game out from under my feet, because it keeps the game interesting.

That's interesting, I wouldn't expect myself to be well known (at least not for good reasons, haha). It's quite possible they're talking about another player though; we have a thread on ffg dedicated to discussing triple tuck fleets, which is where I learned about this variation that I practiced and eventually did so well with. There's several people actively posting about the variations they're trying (I've been the least active because I haven't been flying triple tucks), so it could be one of them or someone else. Unless they mentioned the Intermountain Cup specifically, in which case I accept adoration from my fans in the form of monetary donations and worship.... ;)

I think some local people have been flying the triple tucks too (apparently on Saturdays and on Vassal, because I haven't seen them at all when I go), but with varied results. Some people are saying they work really well. I got a bit of an ego boost when someone told me it's actually really easy to take down the fleet when it's not flown well, and it's hard for people to learn it. That's helped to take the sting out of some of the saltier locals who think I played a faceroll fleet and didn't earn my victory through practice and skill. ;)

I do think the fleet is deceptively powerful, at least once you learn it well enough. I just don't think it's U-Boats, Paratanni, or Dengaroo powerful, or it would be played worldwide already.