Hey! I'm planning to play this faction in an upcoming game. I didn't see that they get 2 of their starting tech choices, so that definitely opened up the idea of using PDS 2. My friendgroup recently got Discordant Stars. Played on Xmas day! In that game I played the Tnelis Syndicate (and won!) My friends played the Free Systems Compact (Very strong early game, amazing) and the Cheiran Hordes (don't know what they get to do really, the one playing them was super drunk!) Anyway, my gameplan was originally to go the blue-tech route. Get Gravity Drive & Carrier 2. Realistically once you have your commander unlocked, you can start using your space docks more like portals. Because ships built in your HS can emerge from any system with a space dock in it. Not to mention, the defensive coupling of these AFB space docks + PDS2 clustering around your home system can probably effectively counter any attempt to winslay you so long as you have some kind of a fleet. The secret power of the faction is truly that their space docks can be mounted on planets with good influence values. It makes going for Mecatol Rex far more valuable for you as a Confederation player, bc you can use Mecatol like a 6/1 planet for production. Plus your spacedock IS a defensive structure worth having on Mecatol Rex, and having one there means you can move your fleet freely between your various space docks. Honestly I'm not sure I'd even really care about the space dock element of your hero ability unless someone meltdown'd one on your home planet or something. In that case, you could use it to strategically build up in preparation for a winslay. Honestly the faction seems like a lot of fun. Although I was originally planning to go pure blue this time around, I may actually opt to go for the red/yellow starting techs and get PDS 2 off the bat, so I can reinforce my early game slice with the powerful combo of the space docks + the PDS. The real struggle is getting to Mecatol r1 and accruing the TG to afford it.
Thanks! Let me know how it goes if you ever get the chance to play them. I’m gonna be partaking in some Discordant Stars games irl next year, and these guys are high on my priority of factions to try. Very lowkey overpowered
@@SuperPGaming I feel like they aren't as overpowered as they first look. Your space docks are pretty fragile if you don't have some ships parked around them to protect them. Sure, no single carrier and six fighters can take them down, but a single cruiser or dreadnaught can. If play too aggressively, placing lots of spacedocks down and moving your flagship into enemy systems to use their spacedocks against them, then you run the risk of overextending and leaving yourself totally open. Plus, aside from their bonus space dock in the reserve and the unique spacedock themselves, they don't have a lot of other stuff going on for them. There's also Reactor Meltdown, a card that can ruin a crucial play by a Confederation player very easily. Their red tech is interesting but I doubt it'd be worth going for unless you are planning to play a very forward-settling aggressive strat... but the more you do that, the more at risk of counterplay you are. It's an interesting faction but I think it's most powerful when it's just sitting on Mecatol & protecting it's homeslice.
Hey! I'm planning to play this faction in an upcoming game. I didn't see that they get 2 of their starting tech choices, so that definitely opened up the idea of using PDS 2.
My friendgroup recently got Discordant Stars. Played on Xmas day! In that game I played the Tnelis Syndicate (and won!) My friends played the Free Systems Compact (Very strong early game, amazing) and the Cheiran Hordes (don't know what they get to do really, the one playing them was super drunk!)
Anyway, my gameplan was originally to go the blue-tech route. Get Gravity Drive & Carrier 2. Realistically once you have your commander unlocked, you can start using your space docks more like portals. Because ships built in your HS can emerge from any system with a space dock in it.
Not to mention, the defensive coupling of these AFB space docks + PDS2 clustering around your home system can probably effectively counter any attempt to winslay you so long as you have some kind of a fleet.
The secret power of the faction is truly that their space docks can be mounted on planets with good influence values. It makes going for Mecatol Rex far more valuable for you as a Confederation player, bc you can use Mecatol like a 6/1 planet for production. Plus your spacedock IS a defensive structure worth having on Mecatol Rex, and having one there means you can move your fleet freely between your various space docks.
Honestly I'm not sure I'd even really care about the space dock element of your hero ability unless someone meltdown'd one on your home planet or something. In that case, you could use it to strategically build up in preparation for a winslay.
Honestly the faction seems like a lot of fun. Although I was originally planning to go pure blue this time around, I may actually opt to go for the red/yellow starting techs and get PDS 2 off the bat, so I can reinforce my early game slice with the powerful combo of the space docks + the PDS. The real struggle is getting to Mecatol r1 and accruing the TG to afford it.
Thanks for the ideas. I love PDS 2. I had a lot of fun going straight into PDS 2 round one with Argent, so I might do that if I roll Celdauri
Great breakdown. thank you
Thanks! Let me know how it goes if you ever get the chance to play them.
I’m gonna be partaking in some Discordant Stars games irl next year, and these guys are high on my priority of factions to try.
Very lowkey overpowered
@@SuperPGaming I feel like they aren't as overpowered as they first look. Your space docks are pretty fragile if you don't have some ships parked around them to protect them. Sure, no single carrier and six fighters can take them down, but a single cruiser or dreadnaught can. If play too aggressively, placing lots of spacedocks down and moving your flagship into enemy systems to use their spacedocks against them, then you run the risk of overextending and leaving yourself totally open.
Plus, aside from their bonus space dock in the reserve and the unique spacedock themselves, they don't have a lot of other stuff going on for them. There's also Reactor Meltdown, a card that can ruin a crucial play by a Confederation player very easily.
Their red tech is interesting but I doubt it'd be worth going for unless you are planning to play a very forward-settling aggressive strat... but the more you do that, the more at risk of counterplay you are.
It's an interesting faction but I think it's most powerful when it's just sitting on Mecatol & protecting it's homeslice.
Good points. I’m probably going to play them this year so I’ll make a video going over how they actually played