Hehe, yes we specifically tested it against such things. Suffice it to say, Rex/Cad/Dash do not want to shoot at Dooku with Lando DS adjacent to him. Even shooting at Lando isn't a sure thing, with Draw Fire and evade in worst case scenarios. It's actually quite a counter to one of the things people complain most about the game. High damage less attacks are much better than the GMA double twinners against him.

Also, while people continue to complain about this piece, i've been finding all sort of cool combos for him. It should really be pointed out that between him and the new Tactical Droid, the Separatists finally have some decent initiative control.

How does reserves work with Tactician? Is Tactician optional?

I think the negative reaction is the shell-shock that he isn't a Combat Commander that was being hoped for.

Aurra JH or CS Aurra (with Whorm) sitting next to Dooku should nerf Mara Jedi pretty nicely.

I know I railed against him in private when I first saw him. But a few simple questions that were asked made me see him as a pretty cool, not great, but cool character.

Sadly, all bets are off when facing an OR squad. One pop of little miss Sunshine's force power and you have to just trust your assassin droids and such do their work.

So, like everyone else, this Dooku is totally unexpected, and while I would still like to see more CEs for living Seps ...i'm kinda liking him. I can see that he will be pretty difficult to play, but as has been pointed out there are some interesting combos available. Make suree you have Lobot with him and have Lando in your reinforcements box

Ok made a post on this a SWGamers, but will be explain more here.
He is no worse than Wat Tamor UF, but in large games you have two Sep characters with Immediate Separatist/droid Reserves, bring in 40 (two lots of 20) points of reserves, out side of DCI rules were you do not win on points this is a big issue. Same gos for Pawn of the Dark Side, having a single character with it is OK but two not so.
Other character that are problematic in casual games are the new Mace, Vader,Imps do not at this point need Immediate Reserves maybe 5 or 6 sets from now but certainly not at the present time. Maul because of force cloak, stealth would have been ok and before anyone gos on about hes limited force points he can gain them from others depending on your squad. there were other as well when we test them the other night. (not tested Dooku yes but have played double reverse in the past using RPG character)

No thought at all has gone into this set on how it plays outside of 200 point squads. when not using things like Gambit.

I am not going to go the sets done now, not expecting you to agree either with my view. I have updated post 1 with Dookus stats and will continue to update, however our group will not be using this set. Note not my decision but did agree with it.

Not going to talk more about this as do not want to spoil the thread for others. Well that and the characters are not going to change now any way.

EDIT should also say because forgot to earlier that for some minis it down to cost more than stats. and just stats for others , looking a Mace here.

You said you are not going to discuss your view any further but I would like to express mine.

My brother and I do not play DCI. We play until one of us surrenders or no longer has pieces left, occasionally we will play gambit. However, to us, forcing each other to meet in the middle of a map that may or may not have any defenses is detrimental to our enjoyment. We even play with the original SSM on Gowk and I can tell you, you start thinking about whether you want a good 20ish point shooter, Lando, DS, or some auto-damage like a Disciple of Ragnos.

Now I say that to say this; We play mass battles all the time, 500, 1,000 point matches. In fact we rarely play 200 point matches because it is so limiting. Our favorite point value is 250 or 300 because it feels like there is more than just two really good characters and support. To us the SA of reserves is one of the aspects that make us enjoy the larger games. The idea that I may have the upper hand now but if he rolls an 11 he will be bringing in 70 points of Fringe is always something we have to plan for. I don't necessarily like this Dooku but I don't dislike him either. I am pretty sure that my brother and I are in the minority when it comes to most of the issues raised on Bloomilk but I have to respectfully disagree with your assessment of the thought that Immediate Reserves, like this Dooku's, is game breaking for larger than 200 point DCI games and shows a lack of thought for mass battles.

My final comment is the following:
What is more Star Wars like than fighting a hard battle, when all of a sudden two columns of battle droids start marching towards you and you realize that you are going to have to try something crazy; crazy like attacking the Death Star, engaging General Grievous and an army of droids alone, or chasing down scout troopers and leaping from speeder bikes?

This is a game and you are not going to win every time but you can have fun every time. I still play stupid theme squads that I know are going to lose just because it is fun. I am not condemning you for your group deciding not to use this set, that is your choice and I respect that. However, I just want to express my opinion on the issue and my opinion is that this set can be used for more than just 200 point DCI.
Sincerely and Respectfully,
jlbm347

I haven't played much above 200-pt games, but it seems like anything beyond 300 (maybe 400 with some restrictions) would just get ridiculous in terms of CEs. Needs some special mass battles rules.

Yeah, I don't see the problem, either.

I've been particularly impressed with the pieces that have come out. I initially thought the new Mace was clearly broken, but I ran a simulation that showed his damage output is, on average, about the same as Lord Vader's. It's just that Lord Vader's is more consistent. With crits, it's possible Mace could take out anything. His standard damage is lower, though, which balances the average.

I like this Dooku. Seems odd to see him without Lightning or a lightsaber, but I like that it represents the political side of him. His manipulative side using the force is not something people would see, so it still fits with the politician.

Other than Brianna bringing the infuriating Lightsaber rule to the forefront again, I've been really happy.