New to OCF, and I need a little inspiration. What's your favorite Direct Action list to run? Any ideas are appreciated!
Definitely the xeodron link with Samaritan. Pick the weak flank and eat it up. Jump and blitxen the odd ball targets (Achilles at range facing the wrong way). With fstalifa they are even better. 10 orders as well. I like to back them up with a ml/psr unidron link, doc worm and plasma q drone. Death all over the place
I'm also a fan of various lists based around the Samaritan/Xeodron Haris. I don't always win, but I always have a good time.
I've gotten a lot of mileage out of this one. I know it breaks the common wisdom of not running too many Umbras, but I like it in missions like Supremacy where you've already got a lot of points in the zone without having to spend orders at the start. It's also great in Transmission Matrix. Careful with that Edge ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 10 UNIDRON K1 Combi Rifle + 1 TinBot A (Deflector L1) / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 17) UNIDRON Plasma Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (1.5 | 24) UNIDRON (Forward Observer) Plasma Carbine / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 15) UNIDRON Missile Launcher, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (1.5 | 20) KERR-NAU (UPGRADE: White Noise) Plasma Rifle + Pitcher, D-Charges / Breaker Pistol, Knife. (0 | 27) UMBRA LEGATE Lieutenant Spitfire, Flash Pulse / Pistol, DA CCW. (1.5 | 41) UMBRA LEGATE Hacker (Hacking Device Plus) Boarding Shotgun, Flash Pulse / Pistol, DA CCW. (0.5 | 43) UMBRA LEGATE K1 Combi Rifle, Flash Pulse / Pistol, DA CCW. (0 | 40) E-DRONE Combi Rifle / Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 28) MALIGNOS (Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 36) 6 SWC | 291 Points Open in Infinity Army
I'm fond of my Sphinx, so... Specialists + Sphinx ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 10 NEXUS Lieutenant Hacker (EI Hacking Device) Combi Rifle, Nullifier / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 24) Bit Hacker (UPGRADE: Expel) Submachine Gun + Pitcher, Deployable Repeater + KISS! / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 19) KISS! Adhesive Launcher / Electric Pulse. (- | 4) NOCTIFER Missile Launcher / Assault Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 32) SPHINX Spitfire, 2 Heavy Flamethrowers / EXP CCW. (2 | 106) SCINDRON Flash Pulse / Knife. (0 | 0) IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9) IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9) MED-TECH OBSIDON MEDCHANOID Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23) MALIGNOS (Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 36) MALIGNOS (Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 36) ÍMETRON . (0 | 4) 4.5 SWC | 298 Points Open in Infinity Army
I did this for a direct action tournament. It was fun and Thematic. bits rescue squad ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 10 SURYAT Lieutenant HMG + TinBot A (Deflector L1) / Pistol, CCW. (2 | 45) RODOK Missile Launcher, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 28) RODOK HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 27) RODOK Paramedic (MediKit) Boarding Shotgun, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 21) RODOK Paramedic (MediKit) Boarding Shotgun, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 21) SURYAT Vulkan Shotgun / Pistol, CCW. (0 | 37) E-DRONE Combi Rifle / Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 28) MED-TECH OBSIDON MEDCHANOID Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23) SLAVE DRONE Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) SLAVE DRONE Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) UMBRA SAMARITAN Breaker Combi Rifle, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Vorpal CC Weapon. (0 | 40) Bit Hacker (UPGRADE: Expel) Submachine Gun + Pitcher, Deployable Repeater + KISS! / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 19) KISS! Adhesive Launcher / Electric Pulse. (- | 4) 6 SWC | 295 Points Open in Infinity Army
These are my two current tournament lists that have been doing v well for me: OCF - 02.03-A ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 10 NEXUS Lieutenant (Specialist Operative) Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 16) UNIDRON (Forward Observer) Plasma Carbine / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 15) UNIDRON (Forward Observer) Plasma Carbine / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 15) UNIDRON Missile Launcher, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (1.5 | 20) UNIDRON Plasma Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (1.5 | 24) Bit Hacker (UPGRADE: Expel) Submachine Gun + Pitcher, Deployable Repeater + KISS! / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 19) KISS! Adhesive Launcher / Electric Pulse. (- | 4) XEODRON Red Fury, Blitzen / Heavy Pistol. (1 | 59) STALDRON Flash Pulse / Knife. (0 | 0) FRAACTA Boarding Shotgun, Nanopulser / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 28) Q-DRONE Plasma Rifle / Electric Pulse. (1 | 25) IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9) GROUP 2 4 E-DRONE Combi Rifle / Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 28) IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9) MED-TECH OBSIDON MEDCHANOID Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23) SLAVE DRONE Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) SLAVE DRONE Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) ÍMETRON . (0 | 4) 6 SWC | 300 Points Open in Infinity Army OCF - 02.03-B ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 10 NEXUS Lieutenant (Specialist Operative) Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 16) KERR-NAU (UPGRADE: White Noise) Plasma Rifle + Pitcher, D-Charges / Breaker Pistol, Knife. (0 | 27) UNIDRON (Forward Observer) Plasma Carbine / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 15) UNIDRON (Forward Observer) Plasma Carbine / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 15) UNIDRON K1 Combi Rifle + 1 TinBot A (Deflector L1) / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 17) UNIDRON Plasma Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (1.5 | 24) OVERDRON 2 Heavy Rocket Launchers / . (2 | 57) STALDRON Flash Pulse / Knife. (0 | 0) M-DRONE Combi Rifle, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 17) IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9) IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9) GROUP 2 4 NOCTIFER Missile Launcher / Assault Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 32) E-DRONE Combi Rifle / Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 28) MED-TECH OBSIDON MEDCHANOID Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23) SLAVE DRONE Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) SLAVE DRONE Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) ÍMETRON . (0 | 4) 6 SWC | 299 Points Open in Infinity Army
I use both hackers in other lists, just not these two. We have an overwhelming amount of viral and shock in our area so I'm veering away from them currently.
I'm talking half of peoples lists are currently shock/viral/both. It's insane the amount we're seeing. People have cottoned on how ridiculous SMGs are. That and T2 from our Ariadna swarm, multi-wound is the name of the day right now, so my Umbra's wth just NWI get slotted fast. I can only really rely on the Sammy if I can get him to snowball. At that point, Bit/Kerr & E-Drone cover my hacking needs.
@Flipswitch I agree with your assessment but unfortunately I think Onyx is usually pigeonholed into using Umbra in some capacity.
Honestly, I really like the Umbra but I haven't felt I've lost out anywhere except murdering a dude brutally in close combat, they're really good for that but that's kinda it. Which is kinda sad, because I love me some Umbra.
They project an awful lot of threat even if they don't always live up to that threat. Alternatively, sometimes people ignore them and they get to run rampant. Either way, they make an impact.
Xeodrons party or alone hunters, Rodoks full core, Suryats duo, Overdron HRL or HRMC, Sphinx or Noctifer Spitfire, and Q-drone with assited fire. And Fraacta with any weapon, but Spitfire profile are the best option to carry and beat enemie's orders before her death. Maybe, the best option are Unidron link with 2 hackers up with assisted fire on plasma sniper rifle/spitfire or ML, but, they are a REM party with low mobility on 4-4 not in 6-4 like Q-dron, and dosen't using prone state, that's a big problem to play with an agressive link, so, Rodoks works better fine on close range. But you gain the link bonus + adding Nexus/Ker-Nau or umbras with them. Nice example list for direct combat, but i disagree on LT options on OCF on Suryats profiles, i prefer runing with double nexus or Noctifer LT option for that. Actually im going with this on direct operations on 2 options list, playing as OCF. Maybe i can add Kerr-Nau for that white nosie to help rodoks team and/or Sphinx list, out of the menace of enemy visors, that profiles are so hard to engange on dice rolls and grants nice results when you can dominate the middle of the table with them, if you playing with an aggresive link or alone profiles like Sphinx or Q-drone. Spoiler: 1. OCF - Swiss knife ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 8 RODOK HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 27) RODOK Combi Rifle, 2 Light Shotguns / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 26) RODOK Boarding Shotgun, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 19) RODOK Boarding Shotgun, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 19) RODOK Boarding Shotgun, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 19) Q-DRONE HMG / Electric Pulse. (1 | 26) Bit Hacker (UPGRADE: Expel) Submachine Gun + Pitcher, Deployable Repeater + KISS! / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 19) KISS! Adhesive Launcher / Electric Pulse. (- | 4) IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9) GROUP 2 8 FRAACTA Spitfire, Nanopulser / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 35) IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9) E-DRONE Combi Rifle / Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 28) NOCTIFER Lieutenant Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 24) MED-TECH OBSIDON MEDCHANOID Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23) ÍMETRON . (0 | 4) ÍMETRON . (0 | 4) R-DRONE Flash Pulse, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) 6 SWC | 299 Points Open in Infinity Army Spoiler: 2. OCF - All in ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 10 SPHINX Spitfire, 2 Heavy Flamethrowers / EXP CCW. (2 | 106) SCINDRON Flash Pulse / Knife. (0 | 0) NOCTIFER Lieutenant Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 24) RODOK HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 27) RODOK Combi Rifle, 2 Light Shotguns / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 26) RODOK Boarding Shotgun, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 19) RODOK Boarding Shotgun, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 19) RODOK Paramedic (MediKit) Boarding Shotgun, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 21) Bit Hacker (UPGRADE: Expel) Submachine Gun + Pitcher, Deployable Repeater + KISS! / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 19) KISS! Adhesive Launcher / Electric Pulse. (- | 4) MED-TECH OBSIDON MEDCHANOID Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23) SLAVE DRONE Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) SLAVE DRONE Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9) 5 SWC | 299 Points Open in Infinity Army
I like the Suryat LT. because most people think the samaritan is the LT. and he is durable. also Suryats make for decent Data tracker in killy missions