The Book of Beast Boy (Dolphin)

[Scapemage]

Originally Posted by ALEXAN2507

Are there any preferences as to which map should be used for this one, given the water based nature of his powers? And would you recommend running Beast Boy (Metahuman) with other forms too or just with this form for the playtest

Making any waves with this one, Alexan?

[ALEXAN2507]

Originally Posted by Scapemage

Making any waves with this one, Alexan?

Game planned in about half an hour once I've done my laundry

[Qualizium]

Originally Posted by ALEXAN2507

Game planned in about half an hour once I've done my laundry

Which map did you settle on?

[ALEXAN2507]

Originally Posted by Qualizium

Which map did you settle on?

Madripoor Marina- it's why I built it in TTS

[MrNobody]

Originally Posted by ALEXAN2507

Madripoor Marina- it's why I built it in TTS

Isn’t MM casual, not competitive?
I was under the understanding only competitive maps were allowed.

[Qualizium]

Originally Posted by MrNobody

Isn’t MM casual, not competitive?
I was under the understanding only competitive maps were allowed.

Yeah, this is why I asked.

[ALEXAN2507]

Originally Posted by Qualizium

Yeah, this is why I asked.

Ah
Crap

[Scapemage]

I'll endorse the Marina for this test. This unit is very niche and the Marina is a map well-suited to it. We usually only allow competitive maps for Ally testing, but this is a special circumstance and I'd like to see this played out on a map that really suits the dolphin.

[Yodaking]

I concur with Scape here, the unit in question warrants a special exception be made.

[Qualizium]

Awesome. I hope it's clear I wasn't trying to raise a stink, I'd just hate for Alexan to put in the work on a test and risk it not counting.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Qualizium

Awesome. I hope it's clear I wasn't trying to raise a stink, I'd just hate for Alexan to put in the work on a test and risk it not counting.

All good. It's good to not assume we notice everything. You were correct in your assessment.

[Ronin]

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Beast Boy (Dolphin) @30 points

Army Test
Map: Crash Landing
Units: Beast Boy (Dolphin), Beast Boy (Meta), Beast Boy (Rex), Beast Boy (Pterosaur), Raven, Nightwing, Superboy, Krypto (900) vs Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Atlas, Songbird (900)

Spoiler Alert!

Dolphin Boy was handy for providing a little mobility here - being able to reposition the Titans out-of-turn is really nice. The guarantee of a disengage also gives you a lot more freedom to attack with Superboy - you can get him engaged, leaning on the fact that Echolocation will free him back up for his defensive power.

This match was pretty close, and looked like it was favoring the Fighters, but Luke Cage went down early, taking a couple OMs with him, while Raven was still unwounded. The other Fighters struggled getting past Raven and Nightwing's defensive powers, giving them time to win the match.

Unit Summary:

• Damage Done (Normal Attack): not used
• Marine Life: movement and defense boosts used, attack boost not used
• Swimming Partner: not used
• Echolocation: used 1 time to disengage Superboy, 1 time to reposition Krypto
• Damage Taken: destroyed (reverted to Meta-Gar) in 1 attack from Iron Fist

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Raven with 2 wounds

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Army Test
Map: Crash Landing
Units: Beast Boy (Dolphin), Beast Boy (Meta), Beast Boy (Rex), Beast Boy (Pterosaur), Raven, Nightwing, Superboy, Krypto (900) vs Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man (Peter), Red Tornado (900)

Spoiler Alert!

Spider-Man and Red Tornado's figure movement powers (plus Spider-Man's ability to dock Nightwing's defense) absolutely wrecked shop here. Combined with a bunch of really huge attack rolls from Red Tornado and Ms. Marvel, the Titans got stomped in a way I don't think I've ever seen before.

Dolphin Boy only had one opportunity to do his echolocation thing, and Red Tornado denied it by chucking him onto a land space.

Unit Summary:

• Damage Done (Normal Attack): not used
• Marine Life: movement boost used
• Swimming Partner: not used
• Echolocation: not used
• Damage Taken: destroyed (reverted to Meta-Gar) in 1 attack from Ms. Marvel

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Ms. Marvel with 2 wounds, Red Tornado with 2 wounds, Spider-Man unwounded

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: Dolphin Boy feels okay. Good helper figure for the defensive Titans figures, without being a huge deal. Swimming Partner didn't come into play, but that's kinda the nature of the map.

The change to Beast Boy's transformations played nicely here, letting him integrate with Nightwing.