Re: Dhalsim - Playtesting Phase
C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM
NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Dhalsim
Army Test
Map: Modified Moon Base Alpha (no castle top, hill in center with road)
Units: Dhalsim (110), Robot (210), Meteorite (210), Star-Lord (250), Malekith (220) (1000) VS Scarlet Spider (Kaine Parker, 245), Hit-Girl (135), Batgirl (Cassandra Cain, 130), Oracle (110), Robin (Damian Wayne, 80), Nite Owl (130), Huntress (170) (1000)
Unit Summary:
Damage w/normal: none.
Levitation: 0 extra attack dice, 2 extra defense dice.
Yoga Fire: 2 skulls out of 7 dice; total damage: 6 wounds to Scarlet Spider, 1 wound to Huntress, 3 to Robin, 3 to Oracle.
Yoga Teleport: 1 out of 2 rolls.
Spoiler Alert!
Even with poor burn rolls, Dhalsim did a ton of damage this game. This was mostly because he was getting a lot of activations, and the other team had to focus on taking down units like Meteorite and Malekith. Still, that SA is nasty.
The fight got going in the second round with Scarlet Spider and Batgirl leading the charge for the Vigilantes, while the other Sidekicks hung back outside of Meteorite's aura. SS only dealt a couple wounds each to Malekith and Meteorite before he went down to Yoga Fire (a lucky 3/3 to 0/3 hit really helped Dhalsim). Batgirl also was knocked out early thanks to a whiffed defense roll against a 4-skull attack from Robot.
Huntress couldn't get to Meteorite, but she and Robin took down Malekith. She also dealt Dhalsim a couple wounds. Hit-Girl hoped to catch Army One reeling and made a charge with an Initiative switch, taking out Meteorite and dealing a wound to Robot. She couldn't last though, and neither did Robin. Nite-Owl had a great run though, with a lucky hit dealing 4 wounds to Robot, but he fell to some shots from Star-Lord. Oracle also had a good go, and she managed 4 wounds on Star-Lord, but eventually went down.
Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): R6T4: Star-Lord with 4/5 wounds, Dhalsim with 2/4.
Army Test
Map: Modified Moon Base
Units: Dhalsim (110), Robot (210), Super-Skrull (Rl’nnd, 280) (600) VS Luke Cage (190), Iron Fist (260), Moon Knight (150) (600)
Unit Summary:
Damage w/normal: none.
Levitation: 0 extra attack dice, 1 extra defense dice.
Yoga Fire: 7 skulls out of 8 dice; total damage: 3 wounds to Luke Cage, 5 to Iron Fist, 3 to Moon Knight.
Yoga Teleport: 1 out of 1 rolls.
Army Test
Map: Modified Moon Base
Units: Dhalsim (110), Robot (210), Super-Skrull (Rl’nnd, 280) (600) VS Luke Cage (190), Iron Fist (260), Moon Knight (150) (600)
Unit Summary:
Damage w/normal: none.
Levitation: 0 extra attack dice, 2 extra defense dice.
Yoga Fire: 1 skulls out of 1 dice; total damage: 4 wounds to Cage,
Yoga Teleport: 2 out of 3 rolls.
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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: I retrospect, I realize that these matchups were pretty much perfect for Dhalsim (no Flying, largely melee, no really high defenses). No surprise, then, that he performed ridiculously well. Inside those kinds of matchups, he can dish out a ton of damage, and Levitation+Yoga Teleport gives him great board control. It’s easy for him to take spots that would normally be lower and put his at a disadvantage, but retains height, forcing the opponent to take LEAs or move into poor spots.
Even outside of those matchups though, his SA is very good. -2 Defense is nothing to sneeze at, and makes a 3 Attack SA viable, especially with the chance for extra wounds. He got some lucky hits in these games, but he also consistently dealt out damage. Put him in an army with units that keep him alive, and he can go nuts. While his stats are lower, Dhalsim’s SA compares well with Human Torch:Jim Hammond, who sits at a very draftable 150 points. I think that the SA should either go back to 2 Attack, or drop to -1 Defense. If neither of those changes are made, I think that his cost need a bigger bump.
GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: Like the other Street Fighters I’ve tested, I don’t know anything about the theme, but he’s pretty interesting mechanically. Levitation and Yoga Teleport are somewhat matchup-dependent, but they make for interesting play.
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