Security Remotes: First Turn Solution?

[SgtHulka]

Watching the BOW batrep today, and seeing how lucky the CSU got on Killian's first turn, it reminded me of a recent game of Fleeting Alliance I played with Security Remotes. Even though in that game the remotes weren't terribly dangerous, they did force both sides to burn quite a few orders on turn 1 just to deal with the remotes.

So it occurred to me that remotes might be a good "solve" to the current perceived first-turn dominance. I know the advice is to create non-balanced tables, but frankly that can be difficult. Instead, placing three (or so) security remotes right down the center line of the table will force the first player to burn (at least) 3 orders to deal with them. I think I'll try this in future games when I think the table's too "even".

[Section9]

That's actually an interesting idea to deal with balanced tables. It'd allow simpler tournament setups.

[IJW Wartrader]

From experience I would recommend staying away from anything like that in a tournament game. A string of lucky dice by the NPCs can lead to players feeling they've been beaten by the scenario rather than the opponent.

[Micky]

I recently had great success in a tournament where I had a Reaktion Zond and Sin Eater covering my opponent's moves from deployment onwards. Keep a zondbot next to each of them for easy repair and its even better.

[Errhile]

Uh... wait for the N3 and see how it works from there?

For example, a Combat Camo attack is a pretty common tactic when dealing with TR Remotes and Sin Eaters here. In N3, it will be still viable, but you'd better jump a TR REM or Sin Eater with a shotgun on a minimal distance... and pray they don't Crit you back.

[Mistake Not]

Somewhen on Paradiso..
Opponent's first turn: Swiss Guard shoots a turret from camo, misses with the Missile Launcher, turret caps his ass.
My first turn: Moira with HMG gets outshot by her turret and dies.

Turrets are the true monsters.

[IJW Wartrader]

Exactly my point.

At one tournament I ran a modified version of Prisoner P9 with both players 'defending' and the lockup guarded by two Druze. One of the Ariadna players lost 3/4 of his force to the two Druze, they killed more than his ALEPH opponent did!

[Hero of Man]

Exactly my point.

At one tournament I ran a modified version of Prisoner P9 with both players 'defending' and the lockup guarded by two Druze. One of the Ariadna players lost 3/4 of his force to the two Druze, they killed more than his ALEPH opponent did!

"We are bad people, but we can be worse."

[Lampyridae]

Give the Security Remotes limited ammunition. One or two bursts, then they're out. Limits the PR fallout when someone hacks into them just when a primary school field trip wanders through the building. Or the loss of project manpower when everybody's streaming out of the building for a coffee break.