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Definitely plan on proxying things to start out, just in my previous experience with mini games I benefit a lot from knowing some archetypes going into it just so I can start wrapping my head around what I want to try out  Luckily there's a pretty good group around me so I can probably try anything I wanted to
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Tekopo posted:Yeah, but then you get a VI'ed up Vader and you really don't need to worry about it that much. I think for the non-named pilots Accuracy Corrector is fine but for either Vader or Stele you want the ATC. For them, sure, but not the generics. Vader especially will be killer of course, I'm really not sold on Stele over other ships though.
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The problem with stele is e same problem with any relatively poor PS target-locks: whatever you target lock might be out of your sights if they move after you. Also that you don't get consistent damage/repositioning unless you have PtL. On the other hand once he actually get to use his ability, it's really nice.
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The Hound's Tooth looks really interesting. Anyone catch how many points it's going to cost to field a freighter and then a Z-95?
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Apr 25, 2015 21:40
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SquadronROE posted:The Hound's Tooth looks really interesting. Anyone catch how many points it's going to cost to field a freighter and then a Z-95? I don't know how much the Hound's Tooth itself costs but the title that let's you bail out into a Headhunter looks to be 6 points.
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Saw this on my fb feed: http://www.twitch.tv/m240guy if any of you want to tune in to watch people play x-wing. It should be filled with good caliber players. Bunch of guys at nova decided to make their own star wars tournament weekend and they might do it again next year. apparently paul is also commenting.
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Apr 25, 2015 22:03
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SquadronROE posted:The Hound's Tooth looks really interesting. Anyone catch how many points it's going to cost to field a freighter and then a Z-95? Bossk is 35 points, and almost certainly the most expensive pilot, so 35 or less. I don't plan on running it myself, but 1 or 2 YV-666s with 3 Tacticians each could definitely be a thing.
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Looking forward to Tarkin on a shuttle + Rexler Brath causing problems.
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Madurai posted:Looking forward to Tarkin on a shuttle + Rexler Brath causing problems. The preview shows him as Huge Ship only. Guess he's only willing to slum it so far.
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StuG Jeebus posted:The preview shows him as Huge Ship only. Guess he's only willing to slum it so far. Is there another Imperial option that gives out focus tokens?
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Madurai posted:Is there another Imperial option that gives out focus tokens? Fleet Officer hands out focus to up to 2 other ships at the cost of a stress, 3 point crew. Range 1-2 though, so you have to be semi-close for it to work.
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Madurai posted:Is there another Imperial option that gives out focus tokens? Not that I can think of off the top of my head, but I rarely run anything Imperial besides Interceptors and Defenders. Really, Rebs seem to do inter-ship combos better if that's what you're looking for. As for Rex, I've kinda given up on him. He seems really great on paper, but never quite achieves on the table. e: beaten like Greedo. Fleet Officer it is. smug jeebus fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Apr 26, 2015 |
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I guess Squad Leader would help, but still wouldn't give two focus tokens, which is what he really needs.
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I tried out this list today: Howlrunner (18) + Swarm Tactics (2) 3x Obsidian Squadron Pilot (13) 2x Alpha Squadron Pilot (18) + Autothrusters (2) Total: 99 points I played a match against a Deci + Whisper list and utterly destroyed Whisper with the two Alphas before they were killed by Chirpy's turret. Howlrunner was also claimed by the turret before the three remaining TIEs chased it around the board plinking at it until it died. I get the feeling that I wouldn't have lasted as long were the Whisper flown better. Any thoughts on improving this list?
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I find Obsidians to be garbage personally. A bump to PS3 is not worth anything imo. My 2 favorite swarms lists have been Howl Backstabber Alpha x3 Academy and Hown - swarm Black Sqd - swarm x2 Alpha x2 Academy The first one shits all over large base ships like no other and the second list has a lot of flexibility to swarm up to whatever you need (3 PS8s or 2 8s and 2 4s) while still having pretty decent blocking ability.
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zVxTeflon posted:I find Obsidians to be garbage personally. A bump to PS3 is not worth anything imo. My 2 favorite swarms lists have been Thanks for the feedback. The second list looks like the better of the two for me, since I only have two Interceptors. I was using Obsidian pilots for the 3PS to shoot first when flying against the terrifying BBBBZ list, since that's all 2PS.
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Can you daisychain Swarm Tactics? E.g: Howlrunner (PS 8) upgrades-> Black Sqd (PS 4 to 8) then upgrades-> Academy (PS 1 to 8)
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Endman posted:Can you daisychain Swarm Tactics? Yes, the FAQ explicitly states that you can.
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Let's go on a flight to fantasy game land! How would you design a card like Swarm Tactics with a viral clause in a way that would be interesting? Something that started with text like:quote:At the start of the Combat phase, choose 1 friendly ship at Range 1. I don't know if PS is actually a good mechanic to pair with this kind of effect. Maybe you could use something similar to fix ordnance...
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General Battuta posted:Let's go on a flight to fantasy game land! How would you design a card like Swarm Tactics with a viral clause in a way that would be interesting? Something that started with text like: If I were to do something like this, instead of an upgrade applied to an individual ship I would make it an upgrade that applied to your whole list. Call it a Squadron Title or something along those lines.
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Soontir Fel (27) +Royal Guard TIE (0) +Push the Limit (3) +Autothrusters (2) +Stealth Device (3) Howlrunner (18) +Swarm Tactics (2) Black Squadron Pilot (14) +Swarm Tactics (2) Black Squadron Pilot (14) +Swarm Tactics (2) Academy Pilot (12) Total: 99 points The next iteration of my list. Substituted the two Alphas + Autothrusters for Soontir because when I played one of my Alphas got nuked early anyway, so I figure a better pilot with a bit more survivability and an EPT might be better value for points considering he comes out being 5 points cheaper than the two Alphas. Howlrunner + Blacks + Academy use daisy-chained Swarm Tactics to make sure I've got decent blocking from the Academy + high PS shooting from all four at PS 8 in combat combined with Howlrunner's dice reroll for everyone in range 1.
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Has anyone played with Vassal before? I see there's a bunch of files but don't know where to start. I haven't used open source stuff in a while.
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Chill la Chill posted:Has anyone played with Vassal before? I see there's a bunch of files but don't know where to start. I haven't used open source stuff in a while. I haven't used Vassal in some time- at least a few versions of the X-Wing module previous, as I think they're on 5.2 or 5.3 now. There was a good intro guide page somewhere that should still be relevant. Overall, it's good, but the setup time is a bit long and generally it can be a finicky. I wouldn't want to try using it with a trackpad instead of a mouse. I think muon from Team Covenant has changed it at this point so all you need to get is the main module and then maybe map packs, instead of before where you had to get files for each expansion ship.
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I'll just leave this here Sigma Squadron Pilot Fleet Officer Sigma Squadron Pilot Fleet Officer Rexler Brath heavy laser cannon 100
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Irom posted:I'll just leave this here
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Apr 28, 2015 01:52
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TheGate has PTSD from Rexler.
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I've got my first local tournament on Friday. Gonna get me some alt-art cards 
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Irom posted:I'll just leave this here I don't care if it can possibly win, I just wanna fly it.
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Madurai posted:I don't care if it can possibly win, I just wanna fly it. This is why X-Wing players are more fun than other tabletop system players.
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I'm into the sound effects.
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I bought a HWK today just because I really liked Dark Forces as a kid. Is this thing actually good for stuff that isn't being a Focus battery?
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It's better (or at least, has more varied use cases) if you fly it with the Scum pilots.
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Chill la Chill posted:I'm into the sound effects. drat straight
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Since I'm returning from the proverbial stone age of X-Wing Minis (Wave 3), is there any list of 3-4 X-wings that I can run that are fun enough to actually play against modern builds?
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alg posted:TheGate has PTSD from Rexler. I want the guy to work. So, so badly. If the Defender had Boost (it was faster than the Interceptor, but has no boost?) or had fewer red turns (it was also super maneuverable, but has few greens and more red than any other Imp fighter?) or was several points less, it would be awesome. Instead, it's mediocre, but surprisingly durable. It's just not able to dogfight like an Interceptor, and at this point I see no reason to run a naked Rexler for 2 points more than a fully equipped Soontir. It has no system slot despite being the most advanced small craft in the Imperial Navy by miles, and it has terrible action economy because of that and the lack of green options. Oh, and no Evade action either because reasons. grassy gnoll posted:I bought a HWK today just because I really liked Dark Forces as a kid. Focus battery builds are generally an expensive trap in my experience. Roark and his Scum counterpart are great with just an ion turret and maybe a crew.
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Madurai posted:I don't care if it can possibly win, I just wanna fly it. Flew it on vassal tonight, the first exchange of fire was disgusting. DISGUSTING.
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I'm very, very excited to see what the the Ion Engine upgrade in the TIE Punisher is, as hopefully it'll serve as a Defender fix. Based on one offhand comment Alex Davy made, I'm thinking it will.
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Irom posted:Flew it on vassal tonight, the first exchange of fire was disgusting. Tell me how vassal works please. I click on buttons and place the templates and stuff on the field? It's v tedious to move the ships from the start and end of templates.
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Chill la Chill posted:Tell me how vassal works please. I click on buttons and place the templates and stuff on the field? It's v tedious to move the ships from the start and end of templates. If you right click the ship you should have a little menu labeled something about "Execute Maneuver" that will do that for you. Templates are for if you bump.
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Strobe posted:If you right click the ship you should have a little menu labeled something about "Execute Maneuver" that will do that for you. Templates are for if you bump. Thank you. I'm guessing this is the same procedure for changing the ship bases? I chose different pilots but they all say 0000.But then I choose Han and that one's correct. I'll play around with it a little more.
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