I'm still experiencing some health issues that both limit my time in front of the PC - and have prevented me from actually playing any Armada since October.
I'm not done with Armada - or the blog - but it's kind of hard to keep up the content stream when I'm, except for some Discord activity, completely detached from actual play...
Things are looking a bit better, though, to the point where I COULD start playing again. Once I actually do, I suspect the urge to resume posting will return.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the Euro Masters in Poland this weekend.
It's health-related, so not much can be done about it. No work, no travel. Doctor's orders. Which is also why blog posts have slowed down somewhat of late (also because I've less stuff to cover ATM, so there is that too). But don't worry, I'll be back.
It's extra annoying because I was going to reuse my Stirling list—the one with the Liberty—and I was looking forward to seeing how well it would match up against all the competitive lists out there. I think it could have done OK if I had played it well. But probably not super well: even with good play and luck, there are just way too many matchups where you can't really score well enough to get those big wins. You can avoid losing/win small, but those 9s and 10s are going to be rare.
Also, everything is prepaid—from the plane to the hotel to the event—so that's a bit of a waste 👀 But OK, if we apply a bit of girl/gamer math, it's not so bad. I was not going to spend that money on anything particularly useful anyway, and it was all prepaid months ago, so it doesn't cost anything (now) 😅
Anyway. There will be more opportunities for tournaments in the future. In the online space, the Vassal World Cup is coming up, and I'll definitely join that. Locally, it looks like we're finally getting a campaign going: Rebels vs. Imps, starting at 400 points with a Corellian Conflict-inspired set of rules.
So stay tuned!
This blog is no longer active. Haven't been for a while.
Armada is pretty much dead at this point. It's still played, even Organized Play, and it's still getting some kind of support from AMG, but it's not a living, thriving game anymore. More like a zombie horse that keeps getting kicked.
Nothing new, really, just a variation by degree. I mean, after wave 7, how long did we wait for the SSD? Very long. And then we got the lamentable wave 8. And finally, after even more waiting, we got two new factions, which was great... except they are only half complete factions!
But AMG's support for the game has been WORSE than FFG's. FFG actually made new expansions. AMG doesn't. They've given us some half-baked "events" and a couple new print-out cards. And I don't see this changing any time soon, if ever. So the game is until proven otherwise, dead.
I'll keep playing the game locally, sector fleet battles, campaigns, and the occasional 400-pointer, but I don't see any point in running this blog anymore.
I'd love to be proven wrong btw...
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2021/1/25/republic-reinforcements/
https://store.us.asmodee.com/catalogue/sw-armada-venator-class-star-destroyer_3369/
https://store.us.asmodee.com/catalogue/sw-armada-pelta-class-frigate_3368/
Two new ships. The large-base Venator and the small-base Pelta. Both are good-looking models but let us be honest: we're here for the Venator. That's a ship that is going to sell really well. Expect it to be out of stock a lot 😛 It's worth mentioning that the Pelta is a new sculpt. Looks like the "wings" are closed.
