We just started a small league, a related match every 2 weeks, and i want to record the games in a small "log" kind of thread, just mission, lists and some comments about how it went and lessons learned. This game was Monday, so i started a little late with the write-up. Game 1 Mission: Acquisition, lost initiative, went second, win 7-0. Opponent JSA: 2 KHD Ninjas, 2 Ryuken-9 HRL, Keisotsu (HMG+medikit, etc..) + MSV2 Kampetai link, Dayokai + Domaru Haris, Yuriko Oda as DT. My list: PanOceania ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 8 1 JOAN OF ARC Lieutenant MULTI Rifle, Nanopulser / Pistol, AP CCW. (+1 | 49) TECH-BEE (Remote Assistant Level 1, Specialist Operative) Flash Pulse / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) REGULAR (Minelayer, Sensor) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 14) REGULAR (Minelayer, Sensor) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 14) HEXA Hacker (Killer Hacking Device) Combi Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 27) NISSE HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 34) NISSE HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 34) CROC MAN (Minelayer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 31) CROC MAN (Minelayer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 31) GROUP 2 3 2 ZULU-COBRA Hacker (Killer Hacking Device) Breaker Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 28) WARCOR (Aerocam) Flash Pulse / Stun Pistol, Knife. (0 | 3) FUGAZI DRONBOT Flash Pulse, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) FUGAZI DRONBOT Flash Pulse, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) HELOT MILITIAMAN Red Fury / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 14) 6 SWC | 300 Points Open in Infinity Army Crocman: it was worth deploying the minelayer instead of the FO, the mines make him spend lots of orders cleaning them so to be able to make the ninjas come out of TO, prevented him to accomplish objectives and left the link in a non optimal position. Regular: even with the extra 10cm deploy the mines weren't threatening, great DZ defense but not that useful for objective ARO, too slow to be useful for sensor. Helot: muddled with the mines, originally covering a console, great value on shooting non link leaders so to waste orders dodging and killing link bonus, lack of template was a wasted opportunity in this case. Dont know if it can survive first turn as camo until the ninjas come out to leverage the B4. ZC: much easier to kill that Crocman. Tech Bee: not to deploy over building, leave at ground floor for secondary specialist. Fugazi: great second+ turn disposable in group 2 with only their 2 orders. Lesson: you can win against 8 crits, just get creative.
Game 2 Mission: Capture and Protect, win initiative, went first, win 10-0 Opponent Onyx: imetron, Ikadron, R-drone, Nexus Lt., Malignos monofilament mines, Maakrep MSR, Rodok+KerrNau+Legate HD+, Sphinx. PanOceania ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 7 2 1 JOAN OF ARC Lieutenant MULTI Rifle, Nanopulser / Pistol, DA CCW. (+1 | 50) TECH-BEE (Remote Assistant Level 1, Specialist Operative) Flash Pulse / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) NISSE HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 34) NISSE HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 34) CROC MAN Hacker (Assault Hacking Device) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 36) CROC MAN (Minelayer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 31) WARCOR (Aerocam) Flash Pulse / Stun Pistol, Knife. (0 | 3) KNIGHT OF MONTESA Boarding Shotgun, Chain-colt / Pistol, DA CC Weapon. (0 | 37) AUXILIA (Forward Observer) Combi Rifle + AUXBOT_1 / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 15) AUXBOT_1 Heavy Flamethrower / Electric Pulse. (- | 4) GROUP 2 4 1 PEACEMAKER Heavy Shotgun + AUXBOT_3 / Electric Pulse. (0 | 21) AUXBOT_3 Heavy Flamethrower / Electric Pulse. (- | 4) MULEBOT (Minesweeper, Repeater) Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) HELOT MILITIAMAN Submachine Gun, Light Rocket Launcher / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 9) FUGAZI DRONBOT Flash Pulse, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) FUGAZI DRONBOT Flash Pulse, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) 4.5 SWC | 299 Points Open in Infinity Army Nisses: deployment was bad, too much tall scenery, never got to shoot a bullet in fury except to a mine, both die to the spinx, sad they dont pooled their points the last couple of games. Crocman minelayer: took down the Makeep during the first turn and forced the Malignos to come out, sadly said malignos keep dropping mines that where in the zone of the Pacemaker, so in the end he sacrificed himself so to not spend 2/3 orders bringing a Fugazi, good thing too because the Pacemaker did the lords work that turn. Crocman AHD: did the classified objective, dropped a really good mine and then just ARO again the Spinx, traded an isolation for a double burning. Helot: deploy in camo, was there to look after the beacon and that he did, the malignos was not a fan. Auxila: was send to kamikaze the auxbot against the Spinx second turn because it ended isolated in a very good aro spot, didn't manage the kill but at least downgraded to mimetic. Pacemaker, starter MVP: After rushing the DZ and loosing the Auxbot it made the Spinx, managed to put a wound and made him spend orders to take out before using the Tag (because of repeater). Montesa knight, finisher MVP: Second turn he CC the Malignos, finished the Tag, and run with the beacon. Third turn he killed the Haris that was coming to get my beacon. This dude has so much speed that is great for this kind of missions. Lesson: Automedikit is no joke, had to take down that f**king Malignos 3 times and the Makreep also came back in the first coordinated revive.
Game 3 Mission: Frostbite, win initiative, went first, loose 4-1 Opponent Tohaa, 4 mates: (more or less) GaoTaroso HMG, GaoRael Sniper with Kaeltar and Kamael paramedik, Sukeul with 2 Makaul, Rasail Viral combi Lt DT, Sakiael virel with Kaeltar and Makaul, 3 Makaul. PanOceania ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 8 1 1 JOAN OF ARC Lieutenant MULTI Rifle, Nanopulser / Pistol, AP CCW. (+1 | 49) NISSE HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 34) NISSE HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 34) WARCOR (Aerocam) Flash Pulse / Stun Pistol, Knife. (0 | 3) ZULU-COBRA Spitfire / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 28) HEXA Spitfire / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (1.5 | 30) AUXILIA Combi Rifle + AUXBOT_1 / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 14) AUXBOT_1 Heavy Flamethrower / Electric Pulse. (- | 4) AUXILIA Combi Rifle + AUXBOT_1 / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 14) AUXBOT_1 Heavy Flamethrower / Electric Pulse. (- | 4) KNIGHT OF MONTESA Boarding Shotgun, Chain-colt / Pistol, DA CC Weapon. (0 | 37) GROUP 2 2 2 1 TECH-BEE (Remote Assistant Level 1, Specialist Operative) Flash Pulse / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) HELOT MILITIAMAN Red Fury / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 14) KRAKOT RENEGADE 2 Chain Rifles, Grenades / Pistol, DA CC Weapon. (0 | 14) AÏDA SWANSON 2 Submachine Gun, Viral Mines / Viral Pistol, Shock CC Weapon, Knife. (0 | 24) 7 SWC | 300 Points Open in Infinity Army I know that a lot of orders will be spent on nothing even if i succeed the rolls, so i tried to get as many B4 killers as i could to win every shootout with some swamping to stop an alpha. Nisses: Started wining twice against the GaoRael sniper.... then they both went down, dont you all love the pokemon?. Auxila: Stayed on the DZ and send the Auxbot as counterpunchers on the middle, did a great job just doing that. Hexa: Possibly the MVP, first time using this dude, mantained the GaoTaroso from landing because of the really short strip, made the enemmy spend loads of orders trying to control him, surprice killed the GaoRael Sniper (who apparently because of the Symbioarmor makes a medikit work like a doctor). Zulu Cobra: The second place MVP, he pumped shots like crazy on the Rasail and left him in one wound (BS), but managed to control a flank on his own and in the last turn stayed on SF killing the Sakiael and making the opponent waste orders like crazy. Helot: dont know how to classify his performance, he stopped the second group Makaul triad and forced to spend orders on the Sukeul to take him out and move the Rasail, that left them out of position to use the Auxbot later, a cheaper version would have done the same probably. Aida: First turn viral mines, in a previous idea of the list i was using a Bolt dropbears, but the Rasail can tank normal mines like candy, it helped eating the Chaksa and the Rasail Pokemon, also being a target, it was her or the ZC and she was easier so the ZC coud work later. Krakot: i put him for cheap counter punch in the middle, but as i said before, the GaoRael is easy and cheap to revive, so he stayed on total cover all game, didn't do nothing all game long. Montesa: Same as Krakot, but he went forward last turn using regular orders so not to eat Taroso HMG SF in the face, killed the Sekeul and 2 Makaul so Joan didnt got hit last turn from the right flank, all under sniper fire. Joan: didnt move until last turn, smoked the Taroso, move a couple of times, move-dodge the sniper twice and activated the console, got a wound. She is Joan and shoots on 18´s, nothing more is need saying. Lesson: I dont get how the Symbioarmor pricing is accurate or how the Symbiomate passed Beta-testing, its not a balanced army compared to the rest. The armor needs to get more expensive (the fire vulnerability is mechanically a lie, not only because most have only one symbio wound but also because the mate can eat it), Mate are straight BS (eat one burst, eat one enemy success, the way it works now looks like CB not interested in keeping a balanced game) and the Rasail is the embodiment of everything that is wrong combined. Angry rant off.
