Post by webhead817 on Dec 30, 2005 15:59:06 GMT -5
web of webhead, Episode III: Top 05 of ‘05
Welcome back to web of webhead. Our first two installments covered two of the factions in Star Wars Attacktix (SWAX), the Droid Army and the Wookiees. This time around I’m going to give you my picks for the top five figures of 2005, encompassing Series 1, Series 2, the Megas, the Battle Pack and Battle Case. Keep in mind these are MY opinions, and I hope this encourages discussion. Let’s get it on!
Honorable Mention:
Clone Sergeant (SW/35)
The Clone Sergeant is the figure exclusive to the Battle Case, and hence, is something of a chase figure due to the fact that the Battle Case is both hard to find in some places, and sort of expensive to collect in multiples. The Clone Sergeant makes the list because he has the fastest speed of any Launcher in the game, by a good amount. You can say that the Republic Gunship in theory moves faster and shoots, but that’s an apples to oranges comparison. No other figure on a round base that shoots comes close to his speed. His special is remarkably flexible as well, as it works with Clone Troopers by name, not by class, giving you a lot of flexibility when team building. However, in the end you have a 20 point figure on a small base with a small missile, which keeps him out of the top five proper.
Number Five:
Destroyer Droid (SW/19)2)
The Droideka is an imposing figure on the battlefield, the only regular sized figure to offer two launcher attacks for one. A Destroyer Droid lets you “cheat” the game limitations by getting in at least one extra attack each turn as long as he is in play. Speaking of staying in play, it has a better than one in three chance of returning right back to your starting area upon defeat as long as one of his droid buddies is around, which is probably better than the Recover power from a Launcher’s point of view. The fact that the Destroyer Droid has only small missiles keeps him from being higher on the list.
Number Four:
Mace Windu (SW/19)
The Series 1 Striker Mace was the one figure singled out by the games designer as perhaps being made too good. A 30 point figure on a large base, with a decent chance at Recovering, Mace is a very solid attacker that is hard to take out. The only thing keeping Mace this far down the list is his slow speed, with more and more 12 speed strikers out there, a 10 speed striker just seems a little passé.
Number Three:
Ki-Adi Mundi (SW/G2)2)
The new Gold Based Ki-Adi is getting a lot of hype right now, and rightfully so. A fast, cheap Jedi striker on a medium base, Ki-Adi is aggressively costed for his base stats. However, when you add in one of the best, if not the best Special Powers in the game, you get an outstanding figure. The threat of a possible TRIPLE Jedi Attackback makes Ki-Adi the number one target in most games he appears in, allowing you to develop the rest of your figures accordingly.
Number Two:
General Grievous (SW/28) & (SW/T3)
Grievous is a powerful precision shooter, with the best missile in the game. More to the point, Grievous is the BEST shooter in the game in my opinion. He has a good cost, a powerful attack, and one of the better specials in the game coupled with nearly 50/50 odds, there isn’t much more to say about Grievous except that if you can get the Tournament version, you get all of this for 10 less points. A steal.
Number One:
Darth Vader (SW/16)
This is the one pick that I’m sure most people will agree with. “Armored” Vader is quite simply a force to be reckoned with. One of two fastest figures in the game at 14 speed, Vader is probably “broken” when it comes to any Capture the Flag scenario. Add to that his weight and base size, making him harder to topple, and cap it off with a special that lets him Recover almost 2/3’s of the time, and you have the best, most aggressive striker in the game combined with being about the hardest to kill. Not much more left to say about that.
More Best Of:
Best Mega: AT-RT (SW/37), at 4 attacks per turn, this lone fig doubles your normal number of shots, allowing you to get five attacks in a turn if you wish. Oh, and his special could let him bring in his little brother, the Destroyer Droid in a pinch.
Best Wookiee: Tarfful (SW/29), the king of all Wookiees, the Vader of Wookiees, whatever you call him, he’s a beast.
Best Separatist: Cone Commander (SW/34), this starter figure is a well rounded shooter, with an extremely high chance of giving one of your Troopers *cough* Destroyer Droid *cough* a free shot.
Best Empire: Scout Trooper (SW/4)2), soon to be upstaged to be sure, but a decent “filler” character that benefits your Troopers, and has an above average special power ratio for 10 pointers.
Best Rebel: Luke Skywalker (SW/29)2) is one of the best figs in the game, no really. Probably my “number seven” pick, he has great speed, a great mid sized base for a low cost, and a good chance of having his very versatile special “go off”.
Best Bounty Hunter: Bossk (SW/13)2) has probably the number one best special in the game. Unfortunately, it won’t come up very often, leaving a fairly basic (though left handed) shooter.
Best 10 Pointer: Grievous Bodyguard (SW/6)2), with speed enough to keep pace with all but the fastest strikers, and a good special that fires off fairly frequently for the cost, an all around good figure for the points.
Best non-booster product: Wal-Mart exclusive Battle Pack, a great bargain with a Series 2 booster (about 7 – 8 bucks), a Republic Gunship (about 10 bucks) and three nice Gold Based figs, all for around 20 dollars. A great set for someone first getting into the game.
Best starter: Series 1 (Vader versus Kenobi). This of all the starters I like best because it gets right down to the crux of Episode III and gives you the major players, a great introduction to the game.
That’s it for this year. As good as this year was, I have a feeling the Sophomore year of Attacktix will really tell the tale, with Series 3 on the horizon and Transformers Attacktix on it’s way, it should be a good one. See you next time!
Read web of webhead, Episode I - II at Attacktix Tactics - starwarsattacktix.blogspot.com/
Welcome back to web of webhead. Our first two installments covered two of the factions in Star Wars Attacktix (SWAX), the Droid Army and the Wookiees. This time around I’m going to give you my picks for the top five figures of 2005, encompassing Series 1, Series 2, the Megas, the Battle Pack and Battle Case. Keep in mind these are MY opinions, and I hope this encourages discussion. Let’s get it on!
Honorable Mention:
Clone Sergeant (SW/35)
The Clone Sergeant is the figure exclusive to the Battle Case, and hence, is something of a chase figure due to the fact that the Battle Case is both hard to find in some places, and sort of expensive to collect in multiples. The Clone Sergeant makes the list because he has the fastest speed of any Launcher in the game, by a good amount. You can say that the Republic Gunship in theory moves faster and shoots, but that’s an apples to oranges comparison. No other figure on a round base that shoots comes close to his speed. His special is remarkably flexible as well, as it works with Clone Troopers by name, not by class, giving you a lot of flexibility when team building. However, in the end you have a 20 point figure on a small base with a small missile, which keeps him out of the top five proper.
Number Five:
Destroyer Droid (SW/19)2)
The Droideka is an imposing figure on the battlefield, the only regular sized figure to offer two launcher attacks for one. A Destroyer Droid lets you “cheat” the game limitations by getting in at least one extra attack each turn as long as he is in play. Speaking of staying in play, it has a better than one in three chance of returning right back to your starting area upon defeat as long as one of his droid buddies is around, which is probably better than the Recover power from a Launcher’s point of view. The fact that the Destroyer Droid has only small missiles keeps him from being higher on the list.
Number Four:
Mace Windu (SW/19)
The Series 1 Striker Mace was the one figure singled out by the games designer as perhaps being made too good. A 30 point figure on a large base, with a decent chance at Recovering, Mace is a very solid attacker that is hard to take out. The only thing keeping Mace this far down the list is his slow speed, with more and more 12 speed strikers out there, a 10 speed striker just seems a little passé.
Number Three:
Ki-Adi Mundi (SW/G2)2)
The new Gold Based Ki-Adi is getting a lot of hype right now, and rightfully so. A fast, cheap Jedi striker on a medium base, Ki-Adi is aggressively costed for his base stats. However, when you add in one of the best, if not the best Special Powers in the game, you get an outstanding figure. The threat of a possible TRIPLE Jedi Attackback makes Ki-Adi the number one target in most games he appears in, allowing you to develop the rest of your figures accordingly.
Number Two:
General Grievous (SW/28) & (SW/T3)
Grievous is a powerful precision shooter, with the best missile in the game. More to the point, Grievous is the BEST shooter in the game in my opinion. He has a good cost, a powerful attack, and one of the better specials in the game coupled with nearly 50/50 odds, there isn’t much more to say about Grievous except that if you can get the Tournament version, you get all of this for 10 less points. A steal.
Number One:
Darth Vader (SW/16)
This is the one pick that I’m sure most people will agree with. “Armored” Vader is quite simply a force to be reckoned with. One of two fastest figures in the game at 14 speed, Vader is probably “broken” when it comes to any Capture the Flag scenario. Add to that his weight and base size, making him harder to topple, and cap it off with a special that lets him Recover almost 2/3’s of the time, and you have the best, most aggressive striker in the game combined with being about the hardest to kill. Not much more left to say about that.
More Best Of:
Best Mega: AT-RT (SW/37), at 4 attacks per turn, this lone fig doubles your normal number of shots, allowing you to get five attacks in a turn if you wish. Oh, and his special could let him bring in his little brother, the Destroyer Droid in a pinch.
Best Wookiee: Tarfful (SW/29), the king of all Wookiees, the Vader of Wookiees, whatever you call him, he’s a beast.
Best Separatist: Cone Commander (SW/34), this starter figure is a well rounded shooter, with an extremely high chance of giving one of your Troopers *cough* Destroyer Droid *cough* a free shot.
Best Empire: Scout Trooper (SW/4)2), soon to be upstaged to be sure, but a decent “filler” character that benefits your Troopers, and has an above average special power ratio for 10 pointers.
Best Rebel: Luke Skywalker (SW/29)2) is one of the best figs in the game, no really. Probably my “number seven” pick, he has great speed, a great mid sized base for a low cost, and a good chance of having his very versatile special “go off”.
Best Bounty Hunter: Bossk (SW/13)2) has probably the number one best special in the game. Unfortunately, it won’t come up very often, leaving a fairly basic (though left handed) shooter.
Best 10 Pointer: Grievous Bodyguard (SW/6)2), with speed enough to keep pace with all but the fastest strikers, and a good special that fires off fairly frequently for the cost, an all around good figure for the points.
Best non-booster product: Wal-Mart exclusive Battle Pack, a great bargain with a Series 2 booster (about 7 – 8 bucks), a Republic Gunship (about 10 bucks) and three nice Gold Based figs, all for around 20 dollars. A great set for someone first getting into the game.
Best starter: Series 1 (Vader versus Kenobi). This of all the starters I like best because it gets right down to the crux of Episode III and gives you the major players, a great introduction to the game.
That’s it for this year. As good as this year was, I have a feeling the Sophomore year of Attacktix will really tell the tale, with Series 3 on the horizon and Transformers Attacktix on it’s way, it should be a good one. See you next time!
Read web of webhead, Episode I - II at Attacktix Tactics - starwarsattacktix.blogspot.com/