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Nightmares about Minbari
Mongoose
I'd thought the cruiser was the backbone of the Drakh fleet from my look at the stats (at the higher priorities), why isn't it being used? Any ideas, have I missed something?
the cruiser is fine, unless it goes up against something like a sharlin, then it becomes a prime target, and explodes most hideously in one volley from said sharlin. the following turn it's fellow cruiser went pop as well.
but anyway, no answer to my question? I noticed the drakh fleet box post got deleted, is that good news? or bad news? I had to use a VCD as my mo-ship on saturday, oh the shame!
but anyway, no answer to my question? I noticed the drakh fleet box post got deleted, is that good news? or bad news? I had to use a VCD as my mo-ship on saturday, oh the shame!
CZuschlag
Mongoose
Nightmares: I dunno why I don't use my Cruiser so much. I guess it's because I don't like to take Drakh at high priorities, and my personal perference is maneouver with overloads of Raiders.
Yes, at War priorities, it's easily the way to go. But it really doesn't match up well as a Hull-5 battle-level ship. Sure, it has GEG 3, but against the (often) beam-heavy high-priority stuff out there, it tends to get caught. IT's a wired amalgam, really -- it can fly, almost alone, into the midst of an enemy fleet and survive just fine -- all the point defense stuff bounces off the powerful GEG system. However, in so doing, it accumulates hordes of critical effects -- the GEG does nothing to stop those, and the Hull 5 increases the chances of a hit in the first place. But again, it wants into the midst -- the ability to routines engage both Tinashi-quality beam systems at the same time is devastating. And, there on the other hand (one more time!) it has to run through the wall of fire to get there.
And here the rub -- in many instances, you'll do almost as well with Light Cruisers. That's the choice, isn't it? They're both Hull 5; is is twice the size the other, the other has two for one. And getting to use that rear beam is almost too much of a pain.
This has relegated the Cruiser to something that I insert via a jump point. At that role, it's absolutely brutal. It usually wants friends, either a pair of Light Cruisers -- I want other jump engines -- or another CA. Given that I also want to sink it out with raiders and support, that places it at a minimum bid of 6 Battle. After that point, I start accumulating CAs. But not really before.
Alternate option: worth mentioning -- against 6 Skirmish or so, if you want to try putting your eggs in one basket, this ship is a beast to kill. As always with Drakh, if the size of the battle is small, go totally overwhelming (hordes of Raiders), or go impenetrable (biggest combat GEG ship you can find). Don't do neither.
Yes, at War priorities, it's easily the way to go. But it really doesn't match up well as a Hull-5 battle-level ship. Sure, it has GEG 3, but against the (often) beam-heavy high-priority stuff out there, it tends to get caught. IT's a wired amalgam, really -- it can fly, almost alone, into the midst of an enemy fleet and survive just fine -- all the point defense stuff bounces off the powerful GEG system. However, in so doing, it accumulates hordes of critical effects -- the GEG does nothing to stop those, and the Hull 5 increases the chances of a hit in the first place. But again, it wants into the midst -- the ability to routines engage both Tinashi-quality beam systems at the same time is devastating. And, there on the other hand (one more time!) it has to run through the wall of fire to get there.
And here the rub -- in many instances, you'll do almost as well with Light Cruisers. That's the choice, isn't it? They're both Hull 5; is is twice the size the other, the other has two for one. And getting to use that rear beam is almost too much of a pain.
This has relegated the Cruiser to something that I insert via a jump point. At that role, it's absolutely brutal. It usually wants friends, either a pair of Light Cruisers -- I want other jump engines -- or another CA. Given that I also want to sink it out with raiders and support, that places it at a minimum bid of 6 Battle. After that point, I start accumulating CAs. But not really before.
Alternate option: worth mentioning -- against 6 Skirmish or so, if you want to try putting your eggs in one basket, this ship is a beast to kill. As always with Drakh, if the size of the battle is small, go totally overwhelming (hordes of Raiders), or go impenetrable (biggest combat GEG ship you can find). Don't do neither.
CZuschlag
Mongoose
Maybe, but you can do the same very elegantly with hordes of Light Raiders -- you'll initiative sink him out (Skirmish ships vs. Raid), fly behind him (Ha! See how you like it, Mr. White Star! Muahahaha!), either whip around, or obliterate his Vree Scout support (of course he has these!) and remove the offending ships in a partiuclarly demoralizing manner.
With the CA, we're giving him a chance -- he can try to be in the side. The above just gives the ISA some Turtle Wax -- a consolation prize.
With the CA, we're giving him a chance -- he can try to be in the side. The above just gives the ISA some Turtle Wax -- a consolation prize.
CZuschlag
Mongoose
Even the Bat Squad has a time of it -- all of the beams are in groups of two (or for the Ka'Toc, less!). Even for the beams, that's a long, slow trudge through the GEG 3 multiple times. At 6 Skirmish, you're probably supported by 2 Light Raiders or a CL, so two or three (you probably won initiative) of the Bats probably won't get to boresight the CA at all. Kill 2 --- and the rest is probably gravy; it's not like the Ka'T**s point defense guns scare the CA in the slightest. Or the Frazi.
CZuschlag
Mongoose
No problem, hiffano.
Exceptional cases, do occur; that's why the crit table is there. Not doubting in the slightest. As I mentioned, Drakh habitually acquire more criticals than any other race -- they're designed to. They also dish out as many as (almost) any other race; an exception is probably the Vorlons. I only speak of theory; I can't control the dice or the final result of the game, but I can only control my probability of winning. If I have a method of getting to a probable += or +- [chess notation] situation, I'll stop my analysis there. That's why I meant in the above stuff.
Also, a mea culpa -- did I just participate in a thread hijack? I think I did! We can (should?) talk Drakh Cruiser theory in another thread, and leave this to its subject -- new moulds!
It seems likely the the next wave of stuff will be Brakiri not Drakh, and some of it brand spankin' new -- let's see if this is from the new process that gave us the nicer new Z'Takk.
Exceptional cases, do occur; that's why the crit table is there. Not doubting in the slightest. As I mentioned, Drakh habitually acquire more criticals than any other race -- they're designed to. They also dish out as many as (almost) any other race; an exception is probably the Vorlons. I only speak of theory; I can't control the dice or the final result of the game, but I can only control my probability of winning. If I have a method of getting to a probable += or +- [chess notation] situation, I'll stop my analysis there. That's why I meant in the above stuff.
Also, a mea culpa -- did I just participate in a thread hijack? I think I did! We can (should?) talk Drakh Cruiser theory in another thread, and leave this to its subject -- new moulds!
It seems likely the the next wave of stuff will be Brakiri not Drakh, and some of it brand spankin' new -- let's see if this is from the new process that gave us the nicer new Z'Takk.
Wulf Corbett
Mongoose
Pikatos (Mongoose spelling) may not be AoG, as we have seen pics of a new master. Looks very much the same.hiffano said:
Wulf
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