billiv15 wrote:
thereisnotry wrote:
This is also the reason why I think that the Epic 500pt format is best when limited to 3 CEs per squad...if you want to spend one of those valuable CEs on tempo control then the rest of your squad will be weaker for it.
Agree 100%. Consequently, those that have played the 500pts without a commander limit, have without realizing it I think, given Bastila even more power by not limiting to 3 CEs. Bastila is probably still a near no-brainer for OR players for events like this, but I don't think the OR becomes the go-to the way some think it is when there aren't as many CEs to worry about. Further, removing 3 isn't as much of a deterrent either, because now your 500pt squad tends to be stacked with tougher individual figures who are less CE dependent anyway.
In the end, I believe the best 500pt Epic Format rules will be the one Dennis wrote years ago with two small adjustments.
16 figures maximum
3 Commanders
At least 1 Epic character
Tempo control of any kind is ignored - no need to ban the figures, just ignore the abilities that break it.
Yep, I was going to mention it in my tourney report, but I'll mention it here too: I personally think that Bastilla should be banned (or at least
neutered) from the 500pt Epic SWM format. Being able to shut down an entire squad's CEs for most of the game...that's just too restrictive. At FrostyCon, I think that 50% or more of the squads on Saturday were OR...and 3 of the Top 4 squads were OR. Epic Hoth is already plenty good enough...he doesn't need Bastilla to make the OR a top contender in that format.
Until something is done about Bastilla in 500pts, OR is the only faction I'll take to a competitive 500pt tournament (and no, Pallaeon and GAThrawn isn't enough). It's just not fun being crippled for the entire game otherwise.