Let's see how those cards work with the ships.
Ground Command - Star Wars: Legion
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Wave 2 - Ion Cannon Upgrades
Down to the last 2 upgrades to talk about - Ion Cannons are going to be the topic today. We've gotten three new Ion Cannon capable ships - the Imperial Star Destroy, the MC80, and the Raider II-Class - to go with the previous two (CR90B and VSDII) with two new upgrade cards available between them.
Labels:
Armada,
Ion Cannon Upgrades,
List Building,
Wave 2
Monday, December 28, 2015
Building a Fleet - Squadron Composition in Wave 2
In our previous Squadron Composition article, we discussed how to build our lists with squadrons in Wave 1. Well, Wave 2 brings us new toys, and new strategies necessary to work with and counter against those new squadrons. Let's jump right in.
Labels:
Armada,
List Building,
Squadrons,
Wave 2
Friday, December 25, 2015
Holiday Tournament Winner - an Interview with Truthiness
I was lucky enough to get the chance to chat with Truthiness (check out his blog for AARs of his tournament games!), the winner of the FFG Forums Holiday Vassal Tournament - the first major tournament to include Wave 2 ships. I've asked him a few questions (Bolded) and here are his answers. Hopefully we can all learn something from his success:
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Ordinance - Wave 2
Onward with Wave 2 upgrades, and it's time to talk about ordinance. We have two new ships that can take ordinance and they are both small base ships. The MC30c and the Raider1 also give us two new ordinance upgrade cards to go along with them. They join the VSD1 and GSD as the ordinance platforms in the game.
Let's take a look at the upgrades in question, and see how they can fit onto our lists going forward.
Let's take a look at the upgrades in question, and see how they can fit onto our lists going forward.
Labels:
Armada,
List Building,
Ordinance Upgrades,
Strategy,
Wave 2
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
FAQ and Tournament Update - Wave 2, Imperial Bogaloo
Wave 2 has been out a while now and cards are getting FAQ'd away. Let's take a look at the highlighted changes, and what that can mean for our games going forward. Also, we'll delve into the Tournament changes, including the major overhaul to tournament points.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Building a Fleet - Point Values of Ships
Sorry for the delay everyone. But last week was "Biggs Works a Ton of Hours" Week, and this week is "Biggs Picked up Xenoblade Chronicles X" Week, so articles got delayed. Guess I shouldn't have pushed out all those articles last week and saved them in reserve, 'eh? Anyways, on Monday we talked about Archetypes in Armada - how different ships played in different ways. Today we are going to look at point costs for ships, namely point costs relative to 400 points by percentage. We are also going to look at how many of each ship - naked - can fit onto a list.
This article was also pretty difficult to organize - there is a lot more happening with the math here than I have the space to conceptualize.
This article was also pretty difficult to organize - there is a lot more happening with the math here than I have the space to conceptualize.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Building A Fleet - Archetypes in Armada
A long, long time ago, at least by the standards of this game, we talked about how to build a fleet. This was back in July, when Wave 1 was still relatively new and US Nationals still hadn't introduced the GenCon Special to the world. Non-Squadron lists weren't even considered as a viable option, aside from a brief talk about CR90 Swarms.
Well, Wave 2 and 400 point lists are the new thing that is happening now, and we have a Vassal tournament to shake out what our very forum's international meta is. Soon, store championships will be starting, and my personal FLGS is hosting its first Winter Kit tournament on Sunday. Frankly, this is a very exciting time to figure out the new list building, while everything is still shaking itself out.
So, what are we going to see now that Wave 2 is out and about? This is definitely going to be a multi-part article, so buckle in for a long ride. First, we are going to talk about Archetypes.
Well, Wave 2 and 400 point lists are the new thing that is happening now, and we have a Vassal tournament to shake out what our very forum's international meta is. Soon, store championships will be starting, and my personal FLGS is hosting its first Winter Kit tournament on Sunday. Frankly, this is a very exciting time to figure out the new list building, while everything is still shaking itself out.
So, what are we going to see now that Wave 2 is out and about? This is definitely going to be a multi-part article, so buckle in for a long ride. First, we are going to talk about Archetypes.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Commander's Guide - YV-666
Here's an odd one. What is the point of an anti-fighter squadron that is hilariously slow and Heavy? This is a question asked by the YV-666. Let's see if we can find the answers, together.
Labels:
Bossk,
Commander's Guide,
Imperials,
List Building,
Squadrons,
Strategy,
Wave 2,
YV-666
Thursday, December 10, 2015
After Action Report - Wave 2 Tournament - Round 1 vs Zanos
With Wave 2 out on Vassal, the best way to do things was to hold a new tournament. Somehow, not learning my lesson, I found myself organizing the thing. First round of the new Wave 2 Tournament had me matching up against a strong 3 ship Imperial fleet. I've never played Zanos before, nor do I remember seeing him play, so he should be a new experience to play.
Labels:
A-Wing,
Aggressor,
CR90 Corvette,
Gladiator I-class Star Destroyer,
Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer,
MC30 Frigate,
Nebulon B Frigate,
Tactics,
Vassal,
Wave 2,
YT-2400
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Commander's Guide - Scurrg H-6
Coming down to the end of the squadrons, finally. Time to talk about the final rebel squadron added in Wave 2, the Scurrg H-6, which has been lovingly nicknamed the "Silly Bomber" on the FFG forums.
Well, let's dive in.
Well, let's dive in.
Labels:
Commander's Guide,
List Building,
Nym,
Rebels,
Scurrg H-6,
Squadrons,
Strategy,
Wave 2
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Commander's Guide - Jumpmaster 5000
Continuing our discussion of Intel squadrons, it's the Jumpmaster 5000. Not much to say, let's just jump right into it.
Labels:
Commander's Guide,
Dengar,
Imperials,
Jumpmaster 5000,
List Building,
Squadrons,
Strategy,
Wave 2
Monday, December 7, 2015
Commander's Guide - HWK-290
Having discussed the Big Names of the Rogues and Villains, and talking about the Rogue Generics, it's time to talk about the next set of fighters, with a new ability - Intel. That's right, the next two articles for the Commander's Guide are going to be about the Rebel's HWK-290 and the Imperial's Jumpmaster 5000.
Today, we're talking about the Rebel's squadron.
Today, we're talking about the Rebel's squadron.
Labels:
Commander's Guide,
HWK-290,
Jan Ors,
List Building,
Rebels,
Squadrons,
Strategy,
Wave 2
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Commander's Guide - Aggressor
Last time we talked about a 16 point rebel squadron with Rogue that has a role of hunting down enemy squadrons. Well, much like with Wave 1, Wave 2 squadrons typically have an alternative squadron on the other faction. So let's talk about the YT-2400's direct Imperial analogue, the Aggressor, and the named pilot for the squadron, IG-88.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Commander's Guide - YT-2400
Last time we talked about Squadrons for Rebels in Wave 2, we talked about the YT-1300 and Han Solo. This time, we're going to talk about the "Han Solo Wannabe Hack" Dash Rendar and the YT-2400, the Rebel's first Rogue generic squadron. Well, let's get to it.
Labels:
Armada,
Commander's Guide,
Dash Rendar,
List Building,
Rebels,
Squadrons,
Strategy,
Wave 2,
YT-2400
Friday, December 4, 2015
Defensive Retrofits - Wave 2
Defensive Retrofits for Wave 2 gives us two new options to chose from, as well as three new ships that can take the upgrade. The MC80 and MC30c join the Rebels in retrofits, and the ISD2 becomes the first Imperial ship to add a defensive slot. The upgrades themselves differ from before - while the previous retrofits were about enhancing defense tokens and their use, the new retrofits are a whole different breed.
Labels:
Armada,
Assault Frigate Mark II,
CR90 Corvette,
Defensive Retrofit Upgrades,
Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer,
MC30 Frigate,
MC80 Mon Cal Cruiser
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Offensive Retrofits - Wave 2
Wave 2 actually gave us three new Offensive Retrofits, more than doubling the initial numbers. Continuing with the theme of the Offensive Retrofits of before, we got one that dealt with activating squadrons, one that dealt with getting rid of enemy squadrons, but we got one more that didn't deal with squadrons at all. In addition, we got three new ships that could take an offensive retrofit - the MC80 (Command variant), the ISD, and the Raider - to go with the previous two.
Let's go over them, shall we?
Let's go over them, shall we?
Labels:
Armada,
Assault Frigate Mark II,
Imperial Class Star Destroyer,
List Building,
MC80 Command Cruiser,
Offensive Retrofit Upgrades,
Raider Class Corvette,
Victory Class Star Destroyer,
Wave 2
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
All Tournament Lists for FFG Forums Wave 2 Tournament
Here are all the lists for the tournament, sorted by faction and number of ships used:
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