How does 2nd ed effect the Centauri gameplay.

[big-gazza]

Hi,
Centauri were my first fleet for ACTA and out of the 2 fleets I have it has gone thru the most changes during 2nd ed.

Just wondering how people have been getting on with them?

Do you miss all the beam weapons?

Gazza

 

[H]

they haven't really lost them! they just lost some range, and became precise instead of DD

 

[Da Boss]

hmm well there are losts of good skirmish ships for a start

Maximus - obviously - defensive with reasonable guns
Demos - so very nasty :twisted: vast firepower, CBD when fired torps!
Vorchan - nearly as good - still very nasty - vast firepower
Corvan - scout with 2 ADBeam, nuff said

The Carrier is now raid and good - must have
the other raid are Ok but I haven't usesd much as prefer either the battle or skirmish ships.

Battle - 4 cool choices - Primus - more rebust esp with a Maximus on interceptor duty
Liati - think giant White star with huge firepower (inlc turret) and antifighter :twisted: oh and Rutarian fighters - one of the best in game - ship and fighter.
Dargan - Stealth cruiser - interesting choice - especially if take Corvans only - all stealth fleet for Centauri! Has the lovely Rutarians too
Secondus - lots of guns and troops

War
Octurion - lots of Double damage guns

Beams - still quite a few - but apart from Liati normal damage but precise and all 18" range - apart from odly the Sulust which has 24"oh and the corvan - 12" range

They are still a fantastic fleet and suit the "charge" style alot more than sit back and beam! (let the Minbari / Vorlons do that) A good thing IMHO as thats what i used to do anyway.

fighters - Raizk is a pure interceptor (but can't intercept weapons fire), Sentri no longer has weak guns and the Rutarian is just :twisted:

The Galaxy is yours for the taking

 

[[Omicron]Urobach]

good to hear...the centauri was my first fleet, too. and one of my favorite. but i need the books to take the step into the 2ed "Future" :roll: :lol:

 

[big-gazza]

Hi,
thanks boss. Looking forward to giving them a go.

Does the carrier still have the same amount of fighters?

Gazza

 

[Da Boss]

8 sentris / Raziks - I usually go for 6/2 combo Helps having Fleet Carrier to give your Raziks +4 Dogfight

 

[katadder]

you missed that the morgrath has a DD beam. plasma stream finally has a use.

 

[Da Boss]

Ah well nobody's perfect

 

[Calistan]

Liati - think giant White star with huge firepower (inlc turret) and antifighter :twisted: oh and Rutarian fighters - one of the best in game - ship and fighter.

Are most of the weapons on the ship on the forward arc or are all the weapons turreted.

 

[katadder]

mostly foreward arc, just one turret. low damage though on it. i had one blown away by a single crit from a troligans weapons (admittedly it was 6,6).

 

[Da Boss]

6,6 crits tend to ruin anyones day! Should have dodged that one :wink:

 

[katadder]

well except the average roll on 4d6 double wont kill most battle ships. it does for a Liati though.

 

[Da Boss]

Yeah the Liati is vulnerbale to massed fire - only so much you can dodge - of course if they are shooting at the Liati (hopefully helped by the Maximus ) you can move the Demos squadron in for a devastating pass!