Armada finally got an announcement. Basically a year after teasing
something big coming, we finally got the first look on Wednesday night's
In Flight Report. On Friday we got the article giving us the first few
details we have about the ship. Not much is spoiled, besides the
lowest costed standard play version.
With
what we have so far, I am just not on the hype train yet. The ship is
powerful, boasting an elite suite of upgrades, hull and basic values.
The power to gin a token for each command and a pair of fleet commands
gives it wide versatility. And with a conservative build out you could
pair it with an ISD to protect its weak flanks. The issue this ship
presents is the difficulty in flying it and the gameplay that forces.
The side arcs are wide, but you're going to have to keep ships in front
to score any kills. Double arcing is going to be almost impossible with
the need to nav to just get a click. Much like the Victory, if it gets
pointed the wrong way its over. This is going to force approaching
fleets to go much slower, to try and force that wrong movement.
Also
tamping down expectations is the thought this is the only release
coming for possibly a year. A $200 model as the only release for a year
is just not exciting. As more info comes out I'll probably get more
excited. But right now its just a miss.
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