K: Hi there every one and welcome to the Pilot’s Corner.
Today’s guest is none other than Scott Abbott. Scott, how we doing today?
S: Uh, pretty good…. I thought… this was a Tactical meeting…
K: No no. I had this on your calendar for two months. Sit
down, answer some questions and you’re free to go.
S: Okay, wait. What?
K: No worries Scott! Anywhoo, so tell us. How did you start
to get into Mecha Galaxy, what was the draw?
S: The mechs drew me into Mecha Galaxy. I was a long time fan of the Battletech and
Mechwarrior games.
K: table top or PC?
S: Mostly PC, I think I only had the pleasure of playing table
top once or twice
S: I started off in the Dark Angels training squad, the
"Ravenwing." I can remember
Jan Kump being the clan leader. That was
when I quickly learned that I didn't want to languish in a bronze clan for very
long.
S: I moved to Blood
Oath after two wars and got a silver or two against a very tough Death's
Stalkers squad that had Andrew Bell, Chad Larson and some other very notable
names that I eventually brought with me to the Dragons.
S: I can't find any more stalkers even though there were a
couple worth mentioning.
K: So the Dragons. What was the medal count this time?
S: Five Golds for the main clans, silver for Ruby, Crystal
was silver (as planned) Nova and Training got gold, while Training II got
silver. So altogether, seven golds and three silvers.
K: That really is outstanding. These types of wins are
possible with something you are fairly well known for, and that's being able to
set up an accurate spreadsheet. What's your background with running stats like
that?
S: Back when I first joined the AFF we had two strong clans,
Reavers and Disciples. The Reavers had
an average in the lower fourties while the Disciples had an average in the low fifties.
S: We figured they would be in separate divisions. We figured wrong. Ultimately, they met in the third round and the
higher average clan won. Hence, I coined
the term "Reavered".
S: I kept tabs on
divisional level points from there on to ensure we didn't have multiple clans
in the same division.
S: I don't think we
have had two clans in the same division unless intentional or when Nick changes
it up and makes it Eight clans in D3.
S: Even then, I try to ensure that same clan family clans are 8 clans apart
to keep them in different divisions.
K: It's definitely a formula you've perfected over time.
K: Ever since I've known you, you have preached the basics
of conserving. Conserving resources. Waiting for sales. Not gaining xp, etc.
What would be some other, possibly "out of the box" ideas that you
adhere to when building a solid clan or formation?
S: James Waddington, when he was doing clan setups for
Exiles back in the day, was the reason I had to start being more creative with
clan setups.
S: He built Exiles Immortals specifically to beat a very
strong Accolytes team back then, and they smoked us from the word go two wars
in a row.
S: He developed a
level dropping clan that allowed for strong middle specialists and three to
four heavy hitters that would sweep, or nearly sweep. It was very effective and made me rethink a
lot of the clan making that we have today.
S: As far as formation tech,
I don't think I have a firm grasp on what works and doesn't work, I take advice from the pros like everybody
else, heh heh heh.
K: And finally, what are your goals moving forward?
S: I would like to see Dragons working with some higher
leveled clans or folks to crack divisions above D6. I would to go up against BSLR again, but they
have a 10 level advantage over our top guys.
K: Well, we’re getting short on time, is there anything else
you’d like to add?
S: Shout out to all the devs for making this a great gaming
community. Hope it continues!
K: Nice! Well thank you much for taking the time to talk to
us today Scott!
S: My pleasure Ken. Hey wait, was this thing locked?
K: Shh.
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