Oh honey, you haven't seen any drama yet!

*snaps fingers and sashays off to the beauty salon*

I'm gonna go get my nails did.

yeah the AEs would have been fun, but ultimately this was a guy who took a trip, rented a room, etc. so when it came down to playing AEs and having all the trip be just for getting annihilated...well I don't think anyone can give him grief for wanting to make a game of it rather than eating the beatstick over and over.

fify

Antonio (I played against him in the round of 16 - GenCon 07).

Bear in mind here that on the 07 team the real center piece was Stardust. Also you had extra PC with Johnny Quick (CSA).

But HSS Johnny Quick and (good use of BFCs) did allow him to dictate the pace and positioning of the game for Stardust to capitalize.

Totally agree, he agonized over the decision, and in the end made a valid choice, the teams played would have destroyed an all AE team. Mike did a great job and he deserves the best for a great attitude and many well played games...

I still beat you in the first round of Cap though...GO Hydra Officer...
Now I don't have to torrment you over Howard the Duck anymore..:speechles

LOL

This. I'd rather fight than run, too, but I'm gonna make the opponent work for those points unless I can snag some points of my own by standing my ground.

The last TWO?

Kid Zoom
Shazadam
R Shazam
EDIT: OR Johnny Quick
Icons Supes (?)
KC Flash
CT Nightcrawler

I believe all these have won championships.

"Oh no you di-n't!"

The list can be found here....
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...light=Champion


And for the most part it has been HSS, Transporters, Ult Thor, or in two small exceptions a Rob Barazzoul special spy team (which I think was because it was a FLOOR event and Rob is just that good)...

WWLA 2005 – V Black Adam
WWE 2005 – U Thor (Ultimates)
WWC 2005 – Lockjaw x4
WWT 2005 – V Superman (Icons)
WWLA 2006 – V Black Adam
WWE 2006 – LE Jean Marie Beaubier
WWC 2006 – Vet Ghost rider / E Black Knight
WWT 2006 – U Flash (Legacy)
WWLA 2007 – Vet Hawkeye + Lockjaw x2
WWE 2007 – LAMP + LE Jean Marie
WWC 2007 - Man of Steel
2007 Gen Con WORLD CHAMPION - U Johnny Quick + Stardust
WWLA 2008 - GREEN FLAMEx3 + Winter Soldier (Rob Barazzoul Spy Team)
WWE (PHILLY) 2008 - R Shazam
WWChicago 2008 - Rob Barazzoul Spy Team
GenCon World Championship 2008 - Shazam (origin) + Warbound
2010 Gen Con Heroclix World Champion - Shazam/Black Adam
2011 Nationals (Origins) - Kid Zoom + Metron


Yeah I would say at the elite level HSS is the best bargain under priced buy in the game. And its my personal belief that the unbalance occured when they dropped NAAT. Action After Taxi was a key component to the original pricing formula. The removal of such a core mechanic did exactly what was predicted a long time ago....that is elevate HSS and relegate non-move and attack pieces to the "koku" basement.

I didn't say you couldn't say it, I said you couldn't say it and be fair.

I your opponent starts using a tactic, it's totally fair for you to use that exact same tactic against him, and beat him with it. It's actually more than fair...it's poetic justice.

A valid tactic that I use and try to teach new players if a Firing Retreat. Instead of running forward with HSS and Running Shot, move further back. Regroup and bring them to you. Hard for some to understand.

id rather go straight on and demolish them...wont bow down and run like my opponet...even if it costs me the game

Chuck Norris wouldn't run. But then, Chuck Norris wouldn't lose either.

I don't think anybody would have cared what team he used if he hadn't made such a big deal about using the AE's. I personally never thought he would use them to begin with, but why advertise it and ask for input if deep down you know you will never do it.

agreed..if i make sunday at gencon i will use a team with no meta pieces as agreed with jarimy123. and i will stick to that

I actually did this to a dude a few years ago at Origins in some Planet Hulk event. In the semis, he got a point lead against some little kid, then retreated until the time ran out.
In the finals, I took my team all the way to his starting area where he was still hanging out halfway through the game. I knocked out a couple of his higher point figures, then did a full on retreat back to my side of the map, picking off some other weaker figure along the way before time was called.
I hated doing it, but at the same time, it felt pretty damn good.

You've already lost that agreement because that's such a meta thing to do.