so where the hydra dials

Well yeah, but Metron isnt a stinking mutie, is he?

Wait.......

Which is why we may see some people trying to use the upcoming Cobra soon. His special power is going to be great for at least slowing him down.

Looks like Nightcrawler doesn't have to roll to breakaway from him so he does nothing to the elf.

Well the phasing(from the ATA) poison isn't going to be nothing...............but I see what you are saying.

wait round 3 you ran until time ran out???!!!!

Agreed.

With Phasing I'd think you could arrive and leave with impunity. Your opponent had 0 move and attack pieces (due to Zoom). Trying to move them through the bottleneck would be long and arduous. Only Bencrawler could travel around - of course carrying someone - which would just open them up for Pulse-Wave.

A different map would have allowed some positioning on their part - moving people into different areas, no? You said you would fly Metron in, Zoom would attack, and then Metron would phase away. In the prison the team would have to go all the way around to get to the center hallway to get at you. Blowing up walls would take 5+ turns.

To me that seems poor map choice hurt that team making the battle even more uphill than it was from the start.

I think without all the walls and the bottleneck the Outwit could have been freed up to position better. I don't see how a tactical retreat is aided by walls when you face a Phasing figure.

Once you started running it would be impossible to catch - especially on the Prison Map where you have to move 15 spaces to go around a corner.

Right. Map choice had an effect. If he chose the Prison, for example, his team would have likely not made it a close game at all (assuming all rolls were the same). He chose a map that gave him a better chance of winning.

I'm not saying the map will win or lose a game for anyone. What I am saying is the Prison was a poor map choice for a killbox team that had a neutered Bencrawler.

Considering how many Kid Zooms and Bullseyes + Thunderbolts, its pretty clear to me Bencrawler made his presence in HeroClix felt. Those are best counter-builds for him. Its especially impressive since the Shield Disruptor SO was taken away.

Next Con it will be interesting to see what shows up. Metron is a definite but who will be his sidekick?

Perfectly valid strategy.

not for me...but everyone is different. win or lose..i refuse to run in clix or real life. people at my venue can back me up on that. and do not consider that a valid strategy

Yep. In a timed event, if you are up on points at the end, there's no reason to stay and let them try to kill you or one of your pieces. To do that would be poor strategy on your part and could easily result in a loss.

rather take the loss than run lol

Then, you, sir, are to be commended. And I will gladly take that trophy from you and all the prizing. That being said, I also do not like to run. I may do it some time (depending on the prize, etc...haven't yet, though), but I will NEVER stall.

edit: It will continue to be a valid strategy as long as you are only required to have more points than your opponent. And in a timed event, that is about all you can require.

running is stalling. and take the trophy. look i just wanna have fun. if i happen to win while doing so ..great. if i lose..i dont care. get to meet new people and play the game i love. good enough for me.

Stalling is taking an excessively long time to make a move or take your actions. Running (i.e. staying out of your opponent's range.) is still a strategy. At least I am doing something, not just holing up behind barriers. For years, this game was dominated by a SIF strategy that relied SOLELY on stalling and hiding. I doubt I would have enjoyed that, but for the top prizes, I might have played it. At some events, some people leave fun at the door, or only have fun if they are winning.