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I want to play the battle of endor in tiny plastic spaceship form
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Aug 10, 2014 03:36
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zVxTeflon posted:I want to play the battle of endor in tiny plastic spaceship form We all do.
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Aug 10, 2014 04:00
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Sweet Jesus, that's a Victory. Not the II, the original.
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Aug 10, 2014 05:09
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Finally, a reason to bring my 4' Lego Super Star Destroyer to the gaming table.
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Aug 10, 2014 05:14
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Diosamblet posted:Finally, a reason to bring my 4' Lego Super Star Destroyer to the gaming table. You need a reason?!
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Aug 10, 2014 05:26
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7thBatallion posted:Sweet Jesus, that's a Victory. Not the II, the original. Buy the victory II or an imperial star destroyer for only 59.99 today I'll buy it. gently caress I am a whore for capital ships
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Aug 10, 2014 05:55
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Got absolutely ruined in my first game in months today - played 100 points, I had Corran Horn, Ten Numb w/ Fire Control System, and Kyle Katarn w/ Blaster Turret, Recon Specialist and Moldy Crow. My Imp opponent (and girlfriend) ran rings around me with Carnor Jax, Soontir Fel, Gamma Squadron Bomber and Dark Curse, with a bunch of great upgrades. She focused down my Moldy Crow before it could really hand out the Focus Action goodies, and the B- and E-Wings weren't upgraded enough to be all that effective. ... I have no idea how to build a good 100 point list without relying on Chewie-Falcon + Wedge or Biggs. 
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Aug 10, 2014 06:48
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First, don't sink like a third of your points into a HWK
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Aug 10, 2014 06:52
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Swagger Dagger posted:First, don't sink like a third of your points into a HWK 2 focus actions every turn! That don't go away! And can be handed out like candy! ... It sounded so promising.
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Aug 10, 2014 06:56
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The HWK is the biggest newbie trap. It's like those 8/8 for 8 green stompy creatures in MTG.
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Aug 10, 2014 07:10
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Ville Valo posted:I have no idea how to build a good 100 point list without relying on Chewie-Falcon + Wedge or Biggs. This is probably why we see so many of this type of list. Some players are pretty used to relying on a super-combo ship or something to win.
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Aug 10, 2014 07:25
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Sgt. Anime Pederast posted:Buy the victory II or an imperial star destroyer for only 59.99 today I just want my Victory, an Immobilizer 418, Nebulon B2, maybe an Escort Carrier or Lancer Class, and what the hell, some of the freighters from Tie Fighter. Then I'll be happy
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Aug 10, 2014 10:08
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You need an interdictor cruiser or else the rebel scum will escape! It would also be horrible and wonderful if they sold three or more different looking calamari cruisers all with identical stats. Also your own katana fleet of dreadnoughts. Jarvisi fucked around with this message at 10:45 on Aug 10, 2014 |
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Aug 10, 2014 10:36
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Sgt. Anime Pederast posted:You need an interdictor cruiser or else the rebel scum will escape! The Immobilizer 418 is equipped with four gravity well projectors. It's a cruiser, about 900 meters long. It's not as big as the Imperial II conversion, nor as well armed or armored, but it's relatively cheap and with support does the job just as well. Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Aug 10, 2014 |
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Aug 10, 2014 10:52
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Ville Valo posted:2 focus actions every turn! That don't go away! And can be handed out like candy! ... It sounded so promising. First rule of the HWK is you have to plan to lose it. The Moldy Crow title in particular is outrageously expensive and should never be taken under any circumstance. Kyle Katarn has a pretty bad pilot skill because a HWK preferably wants to generate and use 2 focus every turn by itself. Your list splurged a ton of points on high-end pilots, you could've easily shaved points off the B and the HWK to include a 4th ship or atleast properly kit out your B and E.
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Aug 10, 2014 14:00
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Does the Tantive IV come with any must-have cards to make it a worthwhile purchase?
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Aug 10, 2014 14:54
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Lungboy posted:Does the Tantive IV come with any must-have cards to make it a worthwhile purchase? C-3PO is, depending on who you ask, either essential to flying a falcon or just pretty good. The big plastic spaceship is kinda cool too.
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Aug 10, 2014 14:58
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Only the C3PO. have fun trying to buy it separately. I think the only time I saw it listed anywhere was for $30.
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Aug 10, 2014 14:59
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I haven't gotten into X-Wing but I have a buddy who is pretty much exactly the target audience for Armada. So I'm sure I'll drop some bones on it. His only complaint "I need Mon Cal ships"
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Aug 10, 2014 15:13
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Lungboy posted:Does the Tantive IV come with any must-have cards to make it a worthwhile purchase? We talked about this a page ago and I cracked and bought one. I have a cool new desk decoration and C3PO
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Aug 10, 2014 15:56
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Arrgytehpirate posted:We talked about this a page ago and I cracked and bought one. I have a cool new desk decoration and C3PO I decided to go for a cheap Lambda and Phantom I found instead, as I don't currently have a Falcon due to the stock shortage in the UK.
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Aug 10, 2014 16:04
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signalnoise posted:I haven't gotten into X-Wing but I have a buddy who is pretty much exactly the target audience for Armada. So I'm sure I'll drop some bones on it. His only complaint "I need Mon Cal ships" Good, our first catch of the day!
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Aug 10, 2014 18:02
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Lungboy posted:Does the Tantive IV come with any must-have cards to make it a worthwhile purchase? Are you playing in tournaments? If not just proxy the upgrade cards.
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Aug 10, 2014 18:25
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7thBatallion posted:Good, our first catch of the day! Whenever i watch Empire Strikes Back now and Han says "I know some manuevers" i just tell myself "uh..not really about the only thing you can do is go straight foward and maybe take an evasion" Although he does have C-3PO and the Empire was getting some pretty lovely rolls because they coulden't hit him.
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Aug 10, 2014 21:09
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HOOLY BOOLY posted:Whenever i watch Empire Strikes Back now and Han says "I know some manuevers" i just tell myself "uh..not really about the only thing you can do is go straight foward and maybe take an evasion" I have to figure that Split-S he pulls out from between colliding Star Destroyers counts as a K-turn.
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Aug 10, 2014 21:37
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Wow, that snaking movement tracker combined with the elevated ships looks fantastic. Did they ever come out with something like that in normal XW?
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Aug 11, 2014 14:43
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If anyone manages to snag the Y-Wing card box, I will trade some promo stuff for it. I fuckin' love Y-Wings.
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Aug 11, 2014 15:28
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Man, I'm so stoked for GenCon now. I'm running six SWRPG demos for FFG over the course of the con, and I was already planning on playing a shitload of X-wing. Now with Armada it looks like I'll be up to my rear end in tiny plastic spaceships the whole time.
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Aug 11, 2014 16:09
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:Man, I'm so stoked for GenCon now. I'm running six SWRPG demos for FFG over the course of the con, and I was already planning on playing a shitload of X-wing. Now with Armada it looks like I'll be up to my rear end in tiny plastic spaceships the whole time. With Armada coming out early 2015 I don't imagine they'll have product at GenCon. Maybe display pieces like they had of the Rebel Transport and Corvette last year, but that's likely it at best. I'm excited even just for that, though. 
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Aug 11, 2014 16:13
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Merauder posted:With Armada coming out early 2015 I don't imagine they'll have product at GenCon. Maybe display pieces like they had of the Rebel Transport and Corvette last year, but that's likely it at best. I'm pretty sure there's gonna be some demos.
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Aug 11, 2014 16:16
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If that ends up being the case I may never leave the FFG booth this weekend. 
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Aug 11, 2014 16:18
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Merauder posted:If that ends up being the case I may never leave the FFG booth this weekend. Heh, I'll see you there then.
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Aug 11, 2014 16:22
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http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=4980      Can't wait for this ship. alg fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Aug 11, 2014 |
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Aug 11, 2014 16:59
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Argh, I'm on the window-ledge about to plunge into this game. Is a second core set worth it? It seems like extra templates and tokens aren't so important, and extra dice can be had for pretty cheap. Getting three ships at a small discount is good, but they will have all duplicate cards. Am I better off just buying an expansion or two, to get more variety? Do the stand-alone X-Wing and TIE expansions come with cards that are unique from the core set?
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Aug 11, 2014 18:45
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It's worth getting a second set so you have 2 X-Wings and 4 TIE Fighters overall, plus a second set of everything for the other player is good so you don't have to keep sharing. The X-Wing and TIE Fighter expansions do come with different cards and i'd highly reccommend you get both since you get some pretty great pilots out of both sets.
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Aug 11, 2014 18:55
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Having duplicate cards is not a bad thing, and if you ever feel like it is just give the extras you'll never use to your buddy or something. Or keep them, because steamy Rebel on Rebel action can be just the thing to get your blood pumping late at night.
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Aug 11, 2014 19:00
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I bought two core sets first, but since I don't play Tie swarm (yet) I only really use the extra dice. I was going to say that the X-Wing and Tie expansions are must-buys, but I don't know if that's true right off the bat. They are awesome because you get Wedge and Howlrunner, but it might be more fun to buy different ships for variety. These are the full card lists from every expansion: http://www.afewmaneuvers.com/topic/573-full-card-list-by-expansion/ I also like to mess around with this squad builder: http://xwing-builder.co.uk/build It shows you which expansions the various pilots and upgrades come from.
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Aug 11, 2014 19:32
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Wow, Experimental Interface. Makes Squad Leader guys, or PtL Tycho great. Makes a bunch of astromechs better. Corran with Marksmanship loves it, hell anyone with Gunner and Marksmanship really. That is gonna see some play.
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Aug 11, 2014 20:31
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I love the new options but god drat is that YT-2400 pretty. Wish they had it at GenCon.
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Aug 11, 2014 20:35
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The Gate posted:Wow, Experimental Interface. Makes Squad Leader guys, or PtL Tycho great. Makes a bunch of astromechs better. Corran with Marksmanship loves it, hell anyone with Gunner and Marksmanship really. That is gonna see some play. Less use it of Tycho, because in order to mount something that gives you an "Action:" action, you won't be able to use PTL. That said, either Daredevil (hard 1 boost? gently caress yes), or Expert Handling (barrel rolling A-wings) will synergize with it nicely.
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Aug 11, 2014 20:42
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