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bunnyofdoom posted:mst3k mantra. Why do the xwings have wings at all, let alone 4? Why are the aerodynamic when no other Rebel fighter really is. Well the ep 7 trailer has xwings flying in the atmosphere.
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X-Wings have wings because otherwise you couldn't call them X-Wings, duh.
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Aug 27, 2015 19:31
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Oh my gently caress, yes. Finally someone is auctioning off a Jek loving Porkins card w/ base token on eBay for a reasonable starting bid. Do not loving ruin this for me, internet.
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Aug 27, 2015 20:08
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Kai Tave posted:X-Wings have wings because otherwise you couldn't call them X-Wings, duh. The A-Wing has no wings. Though it could be argued the fuselage is a lifting body design.
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Aug 27, 2015 20:10
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It is a wing.  get it a wing
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Aug 27, 2015 21:00
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The TIE Lone Scout was excellent in the WEG Star Wars RPG (mainly because you could get it for free with some archetypes). 
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Aug 27, 2015 21:30
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If we're talking about EU TIE's I've always been fond of the TIE/D droid fighter. It predated the prequel droid fighter by a few years when it was introduced in Dark Empire. FFG shouldn't touch it though because having a TIE that would be cheaper than an Academy would be stupid and swarms are bad enough.
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Aug 27, 2015 21:36
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Are we all honestly going ignore the glory that is the TIE Star Cruiser?
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Biaga posted:Are we all honestly going ignore the glory that is the TIE Star Cruiser?
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Aug 27, 2015 22:10
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g0del posted:Looks like someone stuck tie panels onto a winnebago. I know, it's glorious.
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Aug 27, 2015 22:19
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g0del posted:Looks like someone stuck tie panels onto a winnebago. I thought you were joking and then I looked it up. Someone let me know when we hit rock bottom of the EU because I keep thinking we're there.
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Aug 27, 2015 23:14
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Ohthehugemanatee posted:I thought you were joking and then I looked it up. My favorite takeaway from the GBS thread was Han Solo fights the Space Otter Queen http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Selonian
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Aug 27, 2015 23:20
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I did not realize how big the punisher and k wings were. Like significantly bigger than the other fighter bombers. Edit: Ohthehugemanatee posted:I thought you were joking and then I looked it up. What about space weasels making Luke helpless? Or the equally ridiculous star destroyer arms race. Wasnt a HSSD like 20 miles long or something? waah fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Aug 27, 2015 |
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Aug 27, 2015 23:48
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waah posted:Or the equally ridiculous star destroyer arms race. Wasnt a HSSD like 20 miles long or something? The Spaceballs gag played straight, I see.
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Aug 27, 2015 23:59
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Played a game with the two named Punishers tonight. Redline's ability is pretty awesome and made Proton Torpedoes actually pretty baller. Deathrain is pretty sweet too. Sadly I was playing against 3 ships with TLT which just ate the Punishers up too quickly, but they actually did quite well. Came down to a fight between Dark Curse and Esege (PS 6 K-Wing) at the end, before Curse blanked a defense roll and finally lost his last HP. TLT's are going to poo poo on 2 ship lists pretty fierce I think, which is great.
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Aug 28, 2015 00:33
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canyoneer posted:My favorite takeaway from the GBS thread was Han Solo fights the Space Otter Queen Anyone who doesn't think the EU getting the Death Star laser treatment was a good thing really did t see it outside of a couple video games
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Aug 28, 2015 01:00
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I'm going to wait til the new Core Set is released before I buy another (the current rumors are, new pilots but still an X-Wing and 2 TIEs, right?) but I was thinking of grabbing a few expansions tomorrow before I play again. Currently my buddy that I play with has no ships of his own so we're sharing, what would be the best bang for my buck? Should I get some S&V so we have another faction to choose, or just buy some more Rebels/Empire, and which ones are easier to learn for beginners?
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Admiral Joeslop posted:I'm going to wait til the new Core Set is released before I buy another (the current rumors are, new pilots but still an X-Wing and 2 TIEs, right?) The full rules have been leaked, it's an x wing and two ties but they're different versions not just new pilots. http://imgur.com/a/TNJiY#10 http://imgur.com/a/Qzdzt
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Aug 28, 2015 01:41
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The Gate posted:Played a game with the two named Punishers tonight. Redline's ability is pretty awesome and made Proton Torpedoes actually pretty baller. Deathrain is pretty sweet too. Sadly I was playing against 3 ships with TLT which just ate the Punishers up too quickly, but they actually did quite well. Came down to a fight between Dark Curse and Esege (PS 6 K-Wing) at the end, before Curse blanked a defense roll and finally lost his last HP. TLT's are going to poo poo on 2 ship lists pretty fierce I think, which is great. TLT trip report:    Horton is finally worth flying 
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alg posted:Horton is finally worth flying This is true, his ability is friggin' sweet with the TLT.
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I have been firing Proton Torpedoes with Horton for literally years now. Anything that can fire torpedoes well is always worth taking.
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The Gate posted:This is true, his ability is friggin' sweet with the TLT. Horton + TLT + EPT droid + Marksmanship + Title.  Also, generic y stress bot with title and TLT to triple stress.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:46
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Anyone who doesn't think the EU getting the Death Star laser treatment was a good thing really did t see it outside of a couple video games Clearly only all six, soon seven movies should be canon. Because none of them are terrible...
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Aug 28, 2015 02:54
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hoiyes posted:Horton + TLT + EPT droid + Marksmanship + Title. Pretty sure stressbot got FAQ'd to only work once with TLT, for a total of two stress with the title.
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Aug 28, 2015 03:00
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Alright, I've been playing with this squad on the bench mark tool and just wanted a little constructive criticism before I put it on the table for real. Darth Vader [TIE/x1, Predator, Twin Ion Engine Mk. II, Accuracy Corrector] (33) “Whisper” [Tactician, Veteran Instincts, Twin Ion Engine Mk. II] (36) Turr Phennir [Royal Guard TIE, Outmaneuver, Autothrusters, Twin Ion Engine Mk. II] (31) 100/100
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hoiyes posted:Horton + TLT + EPT droid + Marksmanship + Title. It is probably a good thing the scum Agromech is 2 points, because otherwise 4 Y-Wings with TLT and an Agromech would probably break the game. My first match with wave 7 is probably going to be 2 of those Y-Wings with Bossk and a mangler cannon (plus some other upgrades to pad out the points.
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waah posted:Alright, I've been playing with this squad on the bench mark tool and just wanted a little constructive criticism before I put it on the table for real. On Vader with predator, the advanced targeting computer is much better. Vader should never have a problem getting a target lock, and predator all but guarantees a hit. One hit and an added crit is going to be better than two hits. Also, Vader shouldn't be getting stressed, so giving up the engine mod to get the point for the adv target comp keeps your list legal. I haven't flown phantoms much, but don't they pretty much require advanced cloaking to not get focus fired down the instant it is in range?
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Chill la Chill posted:Yeah I always imagined them to be radiators attached to a super fast engine that made a lot of heat. They couldn't have shields cuz that would've been even hotter and movie-wise the deflectors didn't do much anyway. First Order TIEs have shields despite being built around the original TIE Fighter design. The original reason for TIEs not being shielded was because they're intended to be the cheapest possible way to get couple of lasers bolted to a huge engine and flooded at the enemy in massive waves. They don't have hyperdrives or integral life support systems either.
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It honestly depends on what's the most dangerous thing on the field. Whisper hurts, but in that list it's not doing a whole lot of wacky poo poo and I can see someone leaving it alone to deal with Vader instead. Whisper shouldn't need TIE Mk. II though. And Turr should probably have PTL, so you can chain a barrel roll into an evade or a boost to really arc dodge after you shoot. Honestly dude your list is really weird and full of things that aren't the best use of your points on those ships.
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Just played a game with Imp. Kath, Deathrain, and a Black Sq. on one side and IG-88 B & D on the other. Deathrain and his (her?) cluster mines got 4 kills. Also, why don't I see Imp Kath + Mangler + Rebel Captive more often? It seemed really strong.
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StuG Jeebus posted:Just played a game with Imp. Kath, Deathrain, and a Black Sq. on one side and IG-88 B & D on the other. Deathrain and his (her?) cluster mines got 4 kills. How? 
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waah posted:I did not realize how big the punisher and k wings were. Like significantly bigger than the other fighter bombers. Spent about 30 minutes reorganizing my Plano just to fit a K-Wing and Punisher because of their size. Dat K-Wang wingspan. Sadly it's the most fun I've had with X-Wing in months. 
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Strobe posted:How? Maybe this says something about my skill level that my mind went straight to this, but my suspicion was that he killed two of his own ships.
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Ohthehugemanatee posted:Maybe this says something about my skill level that my mind went straight to this, but my suspicion was that he killed two of his own ships. Deathrain dropped clusters on IG-88 D to kill it even though it meant blowing up the TIE, bad play later ran Kath into more cluster mines, and then Deathrain got a lucky shot on B to finish the game. If you're asking how I lost to that list, it was a combination of bad play and trying out some sub-optimal choices. (Expert Handling sounds better on paper than it is in practice.)
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alg posted:Wave 7 just got to my FLGS. Can't wait for TLT Y-wings alg posted:TLT trip report: You guys know what I love.  So quick backdrop: I'm moving down to DC for grad school, and decided to have a dumb free for all with two of my friends with each of us flying one of the factions. I'd picked up two K-Wings at GenCon, and since they come with two TLT each (And I'd just split the Most Wanted set with my Scum-flying friend to pick up the Y-Wing cards), I decided to go all-out. Four Gold Squadron Pilots, all with titles, TLTs, and R2 Astromechs, going up against Bossk, Boba, Echo, and Whisper. And holy poo poo, did they own. We each started in a corner, and of course the Scum player and I start baring down at each other. Two turns and a K-Turn later, Bossk is dead, the emergency Headhunter is dead, Boba's taken damage, and all four of my Y-Wings are intact and facing the Phantoms. By the end of the game, I still had two Y-Wings left having functionally fought a 1v2 (My opponents never fired a shot at each other, each one more focused on "those loving Y-Wings"  ) Seriously, the damage output with the TLT is just obscene, and I'm really tempted to try to register for NOVA with this list if there's still any spots left. One question did pop up during the game, though-after my Y-Wings K-Turned and started shooting at Bossk, one of them ended up killing him with its primary weapon attack-and then the emergency Headhunter was still in its firing arc. Could it have used its second attack to target the Headhunter? I was pretty sure I could, but we decided against it since A) it wasn't necessary (It got shredded by all the other Y-Wings) and B) my friends were of the opinion that it would have been "Complete bullshit". Is there anything in the FAQ about performing multiple attacks against different targets?
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There is no restriction against switching targets with additional attacks unless you're performing an attack twice, like Cluster Missiles or the Twin Laser Turret itself. A primary attack followed up by a secondary attack with the title at a different ship is absolutely allowed, just like a gunner shot at an entirely different target is absolutely allowed.
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Speaking of Y-wings and dumb, obscure "EU" characters, I've always been disappointed Lt. Telsij, aka the "There's too many of them" guy, isn't in X-wing. I mean, dude survived Endor in a Y-wing, that has to make you an automatic badass, right?
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I wonder what his pilot ability would be. "As long as you are within range 1 of another friendly ship, you may not be targeted by attacks if the attacker could target that ship instead."
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Speaking of Y-wings and dumb, obscure "EU" characters, I've always been disappointed Lt. Telsij, aka the "There's too many of them" guy, isn't in X-wing. I mean, dude survived Endor in a Y-wing, that has to make you an automatic badass, right? I've always been annoyed that Keyan Farlander is in a B-Wing myself, because it wrecks your ability to fly Death Star scenarios with all the named characters who were there in the ships they were in.
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Yeah, never understood why he was in a B-wing. Lack of B-wing pilots and the whole B-Wing expansion to X-wing where it shows he was a test pilot or something I guess?Strobe posted:"As long as you are within range 1 of another friendly ship, you may not be targeted by attacks if the attacker could target that ship instead." Murphey's Law: Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you.
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