Selecting Your Crew - How do you do it?

[Rathnard]

After the Scheme poll I was inspired to do another one. This time it's about how you select your crew before each game?

Personally (and perhaps unsurprisingly) I almost always use Zoraida . But my crew varies drastically from game to game, depending on the strategy/faction I'm facing, my opponents experience and what crazy minion selection I feel like today.

At some point however, I'm going to start varying my Master selection again. Once he's assembled I want to start using Marcus against newer players, and I'll eventually want to bring out Leveticus again. Same with Lord Chompy Bits.

So what about you guys?

[nerdelemental]

major adhd....

[Q'iq'el]

Really torn between 1 and 2 here.

I play with few masters and tend to go playing one for weeks before I switch.

I also have some favorite models (like Bête Noire or Young Nephilim) I'd take in every single list I make.

But there are always 15~20 points available for adjustments and this part of the list tends to change very wildly from game to game.

[the imp]

I only have Rasputina and So'mer Teeth, and only my Cult of December is fully painted so I have only used So'mer once. For the most part, I've stuck with ice constructs, but I like the December acolyte a lot for slowing down my opponents. So far, I have only been in one scrap where my choice of crew really made a difference; Rasputina vs Kirai. I went all constructs to avoid her spawning seishin off my casualties.

[Phoenix]

I tend to list off various masters and let my opponent pick who they want to run against. ADHD...yup

[chaosobscuros]

Long before the strategy/opponent, I will pick out a Master, and whatever crew I feel will be entertaining to play with (and against). The only time that I really look at my opponent is when they are an inexperienced player. I will make some adjustments if my list seems like it will either steamroll over them, or just wouldn't be a fun mix (like taking a construct only list against Kirai).

[Silas Cordell]

I typically use the same master and crew, but that's at least partly due to my still-limited model selection.

Also, because Sonnia can do anything.

[oozeboss]

None of the above.

Other than focusing on one faction (cos I love the fluff) & a tendency to put strings of games together with a single master, I tend to play on a whim.

I don't really care too much about what I'm playing against so much, as focusing on winning games of toy soldiers with the constant interference of the gods of fortune is indicitive of a need to get a life (imo). I'd rather my crew played fast, died young & had a good looking corpse.

[Mentat_Canis]

I have played almost exclusively with one master till now because I have had only one but I see myself continuing to play the one, but I do change pieces of my crew around.

[nilus]

I tend to have the ADHD thing going for open play. In a tourney though I tend to use the master best suited for the Strategy I want to achieve.

[quotemyname]

I've been ADHD up until now, playing whatever I feel like. But recently, I completed my collection of the entirety of the Neverborn (except sorrows).

I really am trying to set-up a "home base" there. I've lost way too many games to not knowing the intricacies of whatever crew I "felt like running" that day. For instance, forgetting Harmless on a Mannequin cause the entirety of Colette's crew to get blown up in a single spell from Criid. (if only the red joker hadn't come up on exactly that straight damage flip...).

That all said, I'm still a "play to win" guy. I now walk up to the table and say "Neverborn" Once the strategy flips, I decide if any of my masters are particularly strong at that strategy. If yes, they're my pick. If no, I play one I'm more confident or have more experience with (Lilith/Zoraida). If it so happens that neither of these apply, only then do I run whatever I feel like.

tl;dr: "C".

[Ratty]

(like taking a construct only list against Kirai).

I've fought mostly construct crews before, it's not that bad a fight, if you play cleaver. You still get Seishin off your own crew so you replace casulties, you just can't go as all out as you can against some crews.

[Bellygrub]

I'm an ADHD guy here. I very rarely use the same master twice in a row and if I do it definately isn't the same crew.

I've gotten to the point where I'll flip a card from the deck to randomly pick my faction (rams are Gremlins since I have no guild crews ).

I just love trying out different things.

[dgraz]

Really torn between 1 and 2 here.

I play with few masters and tend to go playing one for weeks before I switch.

I also have some favorite models (like Bête Noire or Young Nephilim) I'd take in every single list I make.

But there are always 15~20 points available for adjustments and this part of the list tends to change very wildly from game to game.

This.

[The Green Git]

I'll pick the master based on the Strategy flip. I've got a few builds down per master and take pretty much the same core and only then will I consider what it is the opponent is fielding. Variations are minor for the most part.

[Sliver Chocobo]

I pretty much use lilith every time an refine the crew i used last time, combind with who knowaldge of who i'm playing

[jasonbeauchene]

I only have about 4 games under my belt, so I don't know if I have a trend yet or not.

I believe once I get more familiar with the game I will alter my masters based on the Strategy. Right now I pretty much know I am taking an Acolyte, and the Ice Golem with Rasputina, the remainder of the points is up in the air. I have used the cats, the gamin, a convict gunslinger. I think I will stick with the Arcanists pretty closely.

[Genetic]

I use to use the same old Leveticus crew all the time, my opponents always seem to whine and complain about it.. And i believe when they whine and cry your on the right path.

[Iamwyrd]

I'm not adhd but when it comes to playing the game I tend to jump around the masters depending on the strategy.

But as of now I've been wanting to try zoridia and collodi. Zoridia will be pumping out wicked dolls and a doppelganger will as well, then collodi will movement shenanigans and have all the wicked dolls teleport to him.

[Shinigami]

ive only used Lady J so far (tough i do own lilith, pandy and the dreamer) cause her crew is (mostly) painted,

hmm i should really get back to painting more Mali... iam lazy i guess :'(

[gunpowder saint]

I have pretty hard core ADHD

I played as C. Hoffman, and hired two preformers because I wanted to ignore the Preformer's Clothing special rule and link them to C. Hoffman. An 18 point investment but suprisingly effective. If they were 6 points for C. Hoffman I'd get worried...

but anyway I do things because I can, not because they're powerful. Like, assimilate the "Tunneling" ability from the Soulstone Miners and then have C. Hoffman tunnel. Not useful but So Much Fun!

[osoi]

I'm a little ADHD loving Seamus, McMourning and now Leveticus, they are all fun to play and that is the most important thing for me.

I am painting up some crews from other factions too just for variety and to give new players a bit of choice too (Lady J, Ramos and Dreamer)

[Doctor Amos]

I have far too few masters to be running around changing them on a whim. I do, however, have an ever-growing stable of 'borne who beg to be used. It get changed around around. Even in-game.

[hippieshopper]

I usually have similar models to take with either of my Masters.

Seeing as I have Nico and McM.

With Nico, it really depends on who I face. If I am going against no CCs, I take a lot of fodder, like Necropunks, and dogs...and I always use Vultures.

If the strategy is something that requires taking...ie treasure hunt...I usually will take Necropunks anyways.

With McM, it is almost always one Frankie, Sebs, and 3 Punk Zombies, everything else...puppies. If I use a totem, it's the Grave Spirit.

[DangerousBeans]

I'll usually pick my Master depending on who I'm playing (experience has taught me about certain bad match ups) but after that it really depends on the strategy/schemes I pick. This is true for my Ressers anyway. However if I decide to go with Levi or Tina I'll usually pick pretty much the same crew regardless.