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The unbalance between how I want to play and what characters I like

 

Eagerly awaiting Adam Warlock and all the other new releases I'm currently feeling a bit "list homeless" (credit to Mike DeLuca for that term). In our German TTS League I'm playing Professor Xavier X-Men with a weird list that's mostly built for fun and doesn't aim to win the event (but going 3:2 in the 5 rounds would be nice). I play it because I think Xavier has one of the most fun leadership in the game. But I don't enjoy playing him himself and some of the core characters in that list all that much. On the other hand I do like the way it plays, which is a secure first scenario kind of game plan, but packs enough of a punch to fight it out if necessary. 

To bring this to a point: I'm in the mood for a Type 1 kind of team. That's easy isn't it? Web Warriors, Kingpin Criminals and Hellfire Club are right there. Yeah they are and (at least the former two) they are really good at that game plan and should be the picks. But I somehow just don't like them. It's probably a bit me being the stupid Hipster that I am thinking these are figured out already and that doesn't interest me. Don't get me wrong, I like winning and having longer loosing streaks can weigh on me quite a bit but overall I value playing MY THING just higher than pure win percentage. 

So what I ended up with building a Sam Avengers roster that kind of just does a poor Web Warriors impressions I'm afraid: 

Characters (10)

* Captain America (Sam Wilson) (3)

Black Widow (2)

Iron Man (3)

Luke Cage (3)

King T‘Challa (5)

Squirrel Girl (4)

Ms. Marvel (3)

Ghost-Spider (3)

Prowler (4)

Crystal (3)


Team Tactics (10)

Avengers Assemble

Fall Back (R)

Helios Laser Bombardment

Heroes for Hire

Indomitable (R)

Second Wind

They Say Keep Your Enemies Close...

Vertical Assistance

Wisdom of the Ancestors

Hitech Heist


Secure Crisis

Infinity Formula Goes Missing! (B, 17)

Riots Spark Over Extremis 3.0 (D, 17)

Super-Powered Scoundrels Form Sinister Syndicate (F, 20)

Guardians Save Shi‘ar Empress in Style (M, 17)

Cosmic Invasion! Black Order Descends on Earth (D, 16)


Extract Crisis

Scientific Samples Found in Discovered Universe (D, 17)

Unexpected Guests Crash Royal Wedding (N, 17)

Mutant Extremists Target U.S. Senators! (L, 19)

Skrulls Infiltrate World Leadership (J, 20)

Struggle For The Cube Continues (F, 17)


The idea here is that almost everyone can move enemy models and mostly from pretty far away while being super mobile. 

I'm not completely happy or sold on the roster but will play it for 4 games (as that will finish my 10 games of Avengers badge) and see if it fixes my urge to play a scenario team. 

I guess Spider-Foes would be the next logical step as a team full of characters that I like and that are pretty good at the game plan. But Foes are already super popular in my meta and that will only increase with the Starter Set. 

And the other choice would be Hellfire Club. But knowing Mr. Sinister and Omega Red will be buffed soon kills my interest in playing them right now. (Though I am definitely forward to those buffs and will probably play them after!)

Have you ever felt this way? Aiming for a play style but struggling to find the right fit? 

Tell me about it on the SGP Discord. 

Cheers from Germany 🍻 

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