Re: Sa'Vasku help?

G'day Morgan,

 >And I'm just curious how people
 >managed to do so well, that it justified the 20% penalty.

Assuming you're using FB2, I wouldn't use a 20% penalty I'd change their

range bands to 9" not 12". I'd also put the spicules into the defense
pool 
and pods into the R pool. Then you shouldn't have to worry about
changing 
any points costs.

 >I originally thought that Stinger
 >nodes could fire multiple dice,
 >but the rules seem to actually
 >dispute that.

They can fire multiple dice alright. The costs stated are points per
dice 
at the range. If you want to channel more dice through that stinger then

you just pay the extra power points cost. Its one of their most flexible

features, less restriction of arcs and they don't necessary lose the 
ability to fire when they lose a stinger (just redirect through another
node).

 >As we play on a 72x72 MU table (our forays into using cm as the
 >MU failed), is there anything anyone can suggest to make me want
 >to put Sa'Vasku back on the table? Either Sa'Vasku players who
 >know what to do to win, or other players who know what not to do
 >to lose (seeing that perspective might help too).

Drop the handicap, try the suggested changes, allow multiple dice per 
stinger, in and of itself that should make SV competitive. Beyond that 
either go in fast and hard or flit around the edges, trying to go in 
between usually means you get squished. Also either keep the use of
drones 
to what you need rather than what looks cool or keep the motherships out
of 
action (treat them like the fragile carriers they are). Without knowing
if 
you play vector or cinematic I'd also say that it may take a few games
to 
get used to their movement (when you should, when you shouldn't etc).

I've found them to be a lot of fun, though a bit more challenging than 
standard races - if you make a poor decision you often pay for it fairly
hard.

Have fun and good luck

Beth

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