Maniacal_cackle Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 We did it, team! We got 3 of us into the top 16, which makes ressers tied for the most represented faction in the finals for the Vassal World Series! We've got NotSoEmpty, Pergli/PersonalGlitch, and myself! First we've been split into 4 pods each for the semi-finals. Then the top two of each pod go on to single-elimination top 8! Going to be real intense! So the rounds for the pods... Round 1: Map - Bidonville Corner - Break the Line Breakthrough, Outflank, spread them out, Vendetta, Catch and release Round 2: Map - Dumping Grounds Standard - Turf War Assassinate, Death Beds, Hidden Martyrs Detonate charges, Let them Bleed Round 3: Map - Forest Ruins Wedge - Corrupted Leylines Bait and Switch, Detonate charges, Breakthrough, Hidden Martyrs Outflank I assume these were randomly generated, because claim jump doesn't appear in any of them which will be a refreshing change of pace! What is everyone thinking? Thinking we can pull it off? NotSoEmpty and PersonalGlitch are in Group A with Kharnage (Neverborn) and Olih (Ten Thunders). I'm in Group D with Plaag (Arcanists), Axelst (Outcasts), and Jokerboy (Arcanists). I'm curious what Arcanists are like after the nerf! I feel much stronger against them now than I did last season, so should be interesting to see! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 I'm against Axelst for round 1 (Outcasts), and then Arcanists the next two rounds. He is still picking his master for round 1, and I can imagine there's 3-4 viable picks. So we'll have to see! Luckily I don't need to be secret with my master pick - everyone knows I'm playing Molly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleW Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 ...unless you are playing Seamus 🙃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, doubleW said: ...unless you are playing Seamus 🙃 Gotta keep up the Molly facade so I can pull another switcheroo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannydb Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Waiting for cackle to solo Jack daw though entire event 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, dannydb said: Waiting for cackle to solo Jack daw though entire event This is all a fake out. I've actually registered Bayou and am going Wong. Edit: wait, no, Wong is taken. I'll swap to Brewmaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheist Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Whatever you do, just kick some Arcanist ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 I'm against Tara round 1! At least it is a matchup I know, so I've gone through about 5-10 different models that I want in this matchup and have to narrow it down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannydb Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 is one of them anna? she's a nice counter to tara's leap and any summons/unburys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 7 hours ago, dannydb said: is one of them anna? she's a nice counter to tara's leap and any summons/unburys Haha, yeah, if claim jump was in the pool I think I'd autotake her. On corner deployment with a very spread scheme pool, less sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Lost 2-3! We had crazy back and forth denial all game, but he managed to pull ahead in turn 5 with just a bit more efficiency and better activation order. Video coming soon, but the lists were: Molly w/ whisper & necrotic machine Dead Rider Manos Archie Philip (vendetta vs talos) Crooligan Crooligan (catch and release) And him: Tara with wanted criminal & Karina Aionus Talos Nothing Beast Scion (vendetta on philip) Void Hunter (Catch and release) In retrospect it was stupid to not vendetta on the Nothing Beast, as it almost always dies. But I also thought maybe he would manage to bury it for the whole game and keep it safe, so wanted a model that couldn't be buried, so took Talos. It was unfortunate that Philip was his vendetta target, because it meant that he was going really hard on killing Philip. If Philip hadn't been my vendetta model, I could have played wayyyy safer and kept it back. Wasn't extremely tense activation control battle every single turn, and was a real showcase of what activation control masters can do. Was a great battle! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assdex Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Moment when u both denied catch was epic. And i think spread will be easy for u. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEV Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Can you elaborate on your Scheme choice. In my eyes : Crooligans are the best at C&R, so it can be a little telegraphed but I understand why you played to your strengths. I'm unsure about vendetta though, especially with Phill! Why? Archie ot Manos seems way better to score Vendetta. I'm looking forward the video. Denials game are fun to watch imo. Axelst is a great technical player, so you really need to outwitt him because you won't have those juicy blunder you can capitalize on to than run away with the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Assdex said: Moment when u both denied catch was epic. And i think spread will be easy for u. Yeah, spread is good but I didn't even have the interacts for the strategy, so getting another 3 for a scheme seemed rough. 54 minutes ago, SEV said: Can you elaborate on your Scheme choice. In my eyes : Crooligans are the best at C&R, so it can be a little telegraphed but I understand why you played to your strengths. I'm unsure about vendetta though, especially with Phill! Why? Archie ot Manos seems way better to score Vendetta. I'm looking forward the video. Denials game are fun to watch imo. Axelst is a great technical player, so you really need to outwitt him because you won't have those juicy blunder you can capitalize on to than run away with the game. Archie and manos had jobs to do, so my plan was to reap Talos and then get Philip to hit Talos once. Sort of... Failed spectacularly to stick to the plan as you'll see 😜 Turns out Archie and Manos lived the whole game and probably could have done vendetta xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Videos! PersonalGlitch/Pergli's Von Schtook vs. NotSoEmpty's Seamus: My Molly vs Axel's Tara: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assdex Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 10 hours ago, Maniacal_cackle said: Yeah, spread is good but I didn't even have the interacts for the strategy, so getting another 3 for a scheme seemed rough. Archie and manos had jobs to do, so my plan was to reap Talos and then get Philip to hit Talos once. Sort of... Failed spectacularly to stick to the plan as you'll see 😜 Turns out Archie and Manos lived the whole game and probably could have done vendetta xD Philip so easy to kill , not sure but i think better manos vs beast duel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Assdex said: Philip so easy to kill , not sure but i think better manos vs beast duel. Philip is a lot harder to kill if positioning is done correctly. Manos has to be in the action to be relevant, but Philip can provide a lot of support on the side. I positioned very poorly though xD Especially the break the line markers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assdex Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Maniacal_cackle said: Philip is a lot harder to kill if positioning is done correctly. Manos has to be in the action to be relevant, but Philip can provide a lot of support on the side. I positioned very poorly though xD Especially the break the line markers. 8 wd def 4 manipulation. Not a lot of safe i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Assdex said: 8 wd def 4 manipulation. Not a lot of safe i think The best defense is just not being hit - aka, being so far from the action they can't attack you. Philip is better at that, but I needed to abuse reap better to really deliver the full vendetta which I unfortunately failed to setup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Round 2 is against Jokerboy's Hoffman! Round 2: Map - Dumping Grounds Standard - Turf War Assassinate, Death Beds, Hidden Martyrs Detonate charges, Let them Bleed I've declared Molly, and am quite unsure how to build my crew against Hoffman... But I'm sure it'll come to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assdex Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 45 minutes ago, Maniacal_cackle said: Round 2 is against Jokerboy's Hoffman! Round 2: Map - Dumping Grounds Standard - Turf War Assassinate, Death Beds, Hidden Martyrs Detonate charges, Let them Bleed I've declared Molly, and am quite unsure how to build my crew against Hoffman... But I'm sure it'll come to me! I think u need ignore armour for this and mb emmisary or smth for antiheal. Mb Anna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Assdex said: I think u need ignore armour for this and mb emmisary or smth for antiheal. Mb Anna Yeah, all good options. Molly can ignore armor, of course. Archie can't do big focused hits which is a problem 😕 Anna and Emissary for anti-heals are both good options I'm considering for sure! Sloth is another contender since he can heal AND prevent heals. EDIT: Student of steel is another model I'm considering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assdex Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 50 minutes ago, Maniacal_cackle said: Yeah, all good options. Molly can ignore armor, of course. Archie can't do big focused hits which is a problem 😕 Anna and Emissary for anti-heals are both good options I'm considering for sure! Sloth is another contender since he can heal AND prevent heals. EDIT: Student of steel is another model I'm considering. Not sure about student cuz peacekeeper or goward can easy kill them. I think u need something to fast take dawn small support models. But not a lot of good shooting in ressers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Assdex said: Not sure about student cuz peacekeeper or goward can easy kill them. I think u need something to fast take dawn small support models. But not a lot of good shooting in ressers Yeah, the armor 2 support models are a massive pain for ressers xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 The lists! Mine: Molly w/ Whisper & Necrotic Machine Anna Lovelace Sloth Dead Rider Crooligan Manos 5 stones I've not got too much experience against hoffman (other than the last time he slaughtered my Kirai), but this list tackled most of the things I was concerned about in this matchup for this pool. It's extremely unusual for me not to hire Archie, but he didn't feel great in this matchup... His: Hoffman & Attendant Steam arachnid swarm + Soulstone cache Hunter + Diesel Engine Hunter + Diesel Engine Mobile Toolkit Mechanical Rider 6 stones Never seen a list like this before. The Diesel Engines are interesting against ressers, but then I do have a ton of ranged attacks so maybe it works out reasonably well for him xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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