Happy Holidays!

To all of you, from all of us, have a great *insert preferred holiday here* and we wish you both victory and the utter desolation of your enemies in the new year!

Mobile Oppression Denied: Dealing With Tough Ships

Hi all! SeerK here to talk about defeating ships that just wont die.  Everybody has an opponent who is the bane of there fleet.  They have that one ship or squadron of ships that seems just invincible.  Today we are going to look at methods of destroying vessels in the non traditional way, that is trying to obliterate it with your ships main weaponry.  Direct fire is not always the best way to make a ship a non combatant.  I have had issues with some of the tougher vessels in the game.  Tarakian Battleships, Terran Shield Cruisers, Terran Tyrant Battleships, the list goes on.  So lets look at some methods of attack versus some of the common issues players run into. The real key is to know thine enemy.  Your method of attack should exploit a weakness that your opponent may not know exists.

Every ship has a weakness.  Your opponent may or may not know it has it.  You have to know the weakness of the ship.  Look at the MAR's the ship relies on.  Look at its Crew points and Point Defense stats. What are the optimal of maximum ranges on the main weapons?  Many players will rely on one particular aspect of a ship.  Terrans rely on their shields.  Relthoza rely on the Cloaking Shields. You have to exploit this reliance to your own advantage.

Adepticon Update! We Have Rules AND A new Starter?!?!

SeerK here with a quick weekend update.  We now have the rules document posted for Adepticon.  The link is on the right of the blog just below the Adepticon logo.  We also have it posted to the event page on Facebook.  It should also be appearing on the Adepticon rules page which I think is going to be updated after the new year.  If there are any questions or concerns please shoot us an email.

In other news it looks as if we are getting a new starter set for Firestorm Armada.  "The Return Of The Overseers" is the new box title.  We have the Directorate squaring off against the Aquans much like the Proteus Prime Planetfall starter.  This makes a lot of sense considering the bit of fluff in the Proteus Prime booklet.  To sum it up, a Terquai research ships finds a planet hidden in the middle of an area noted for being completely empty.  They find evidence of a very ancient civilization and inadvertently trigger a planet shaking relic that really plays havoc with the teams and the Directorate Invasion force.  Upon getting news of this on Csera the big squid in charge has a flash back of death destruction and deep rooted fear.  Me thinks we have a old race returning and it sounds like its not a good thing.

The Way Of The Clans: The Ba'Kash

SeerK here once again. I was able to get out over to the west side of the state for a Firestorm Armada tournament. Battle Front Games in Kentwood, which is by Grand Rapids, played host to an 800 point patrol fleet tournament. Thanks go out to Mike Williams for running a fun event. I was initially going to run my Rense Navy fleet, but I was talked out of it by Spellduckwrong and Dreadbeard. I am still trying to really get some competitive wins with my Rense. The last tournament I played in I ran them and took third. Not to bad, but I am still learning the system even after a year. Once you learn a system you start to see the subtleties and tactics and tricks reveal themselves. I get in a lot of games to learn new tactics and the interactions of rules and those tactics with each other. I am trying to refine my game by playing different fleets. I recently acquired some Relthoza to help me refine my game. Relth have a sharp learning curve and they are a very good fleet when used properly. They will also help me play my Rense better. My actual style of play, especially when doing it competitively, is usually at great odds with my army or fleet selection. I like armies and fleets that are visually appealing and have a very common theme of being fast and being played with refined tactics. That is they are a scalpel when at heart my play style is more big freaking hammer.

Update From The Front! Adepticon and More!

SeerK Here.  We ll its been quite a whirlwind of activity here.  Thanksgiving and Adepticon registration all in one week.  When the smoke cleared from Monday nights Adepticon pre registration we were happy to see that the Schaumberg Prime Offensive sold out in under 4 hours.  That is pretty impressive and we really appreciate all the support.  Players can look forward to a fun and professional event.

On the Subject of the tournament, we encourage people interested in playing to still sign up and get on the wait list.  We are currently working with the Adepticon staff to get more room.  If and when we get more space, being on the wait list gets you in.  It also gets you in if anybody cant make it or cancels their registration.  So cue up and be prepared to throw down.  Event rules will be posted very soon, both on the Adepticon website and here at the blog.  We also have an Event page up over on facebook.  The link to it and our Facebook page is in the side bar on the right hand side of this page.

The Road To Adepticon: RSN Scout Mission to The New Digs!

Greetings and happy belated Thanksgiving to all!  SeerK here with a special report.  I was fortunate enough to be in Chicago for the holiday. Before dinner and before the Lions crushed the Bears, I made a short trip out to the Renaissance Marriott Schaumburg Convention center, Adepticon's new location. I know as gamers we fear change, so I thought I would take some of the fear and mystery out of this major change to Adepticon.  The Schaumburg Prime Offensive, our Firestorm Armada Tournament at Adepticon, sold out in 3 hours! We were floored and are working with Adepticon for more space so as many as you guys that want to play can.  Thanks for the support community! We are looking forward to delivering a great and fun event!  To start I am going to give you the lowdown on the new location.

Soooooonnnn....

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