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Hey, not sure if this is a stupid question or not, but are bomb tokens (specifically proxies and clusters) able to overlap other bomb tokens and/or asteroid tokens (or debris fields I guess)? Or will they immediately detonate if they do? Just curious as I sometimes play with my dad after bringing it over and getting him hooked on it, and now he's just bought a TIE Punisher and is very keen on making GBS threads out bombs all over the place. (like father like son, I guess - I do the same with my Ys when I use 'em)
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ConfusedUs posted:X-Wing is a game where it's really easy to spend more money. A new ship is easily within "impulse buy" range for most of its market. It's not just that the ships are in an impulse buy threshold...even the bigger ships are like $30, which isn't onerous even for someone who isn't fabulously middle-class to do on a once-a-month basis...but that once you have one you can easily get a lot of mileage out of it with different pilots, configurations of upgrades, etc. My most regular opponent loving loves flying Chewbacca in the driver's seat of the Falcon so he's got that "immune to crit effects" thing going but he could always switch it up with Han or Lando and it would run differently, mix up the crew and pilot talent, etc, and you have the makings of a list that, despite sharing some common elements, still plays differently enough that it's not just a token copy-paste, plus you can mix up the rest of your list alongside it, etc. So my FLGS owner says he wants to try and encourage some regular X-Wing play at the store, he's putting feelers out with some folks he knows further north who might be interested in coming down to his store to play X-Wing if we can arrange something weekly or twice-monthly or something like that, and he hopes that doing that will encourage more people to show up and join in ala FNM. I really loving hope this takes off because man I need to play some more Wangs.
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Sep 9, 2015 07:47
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Major Isoor posted:Hey, not sure if this is a stupid question or not, but are bomb tokens (specifically proxies and clusters) able to overlap other bomb tokens and/or asteroid tokens (or debris fields I guess)? Or will they immediately detonate if they do? The only thing that will cause a bomb to detonate by overlapping is a ship base or movement template.
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Sep 9, 2015 11:30
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Kai Tave posted:
FFG has league kits. Usually a few promos and a token set or something like that. Our store does semi regular leagues with those and they're usually successful. 3 games a week, max, and then a sixth week for makeup games if you're missing any.
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Sep 9, 2015 14:04
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Just noting that the Punishing One Title shows how utterly, utterly wrong they were in the YT-1300. The Punishing One Title is 12 points, for +1 Weapons value. For the 15 points from generic YT-1300 to Chewbacca, you get.... +4 PS +1 Weap +2 Hull +1 Shield +1 EPT Slot +1 Missile Slot And a special. Aww gee, I can't IMAGINE why it's so good guys. (I have a built in hatred of Large Base Plus Turret.) E: I've just realised one of the new TIE-F pilots Scourge is the best friend to that Adv. Homing Missile Rhymer that could ever exist. Shockeh fucked around with this message at 15:50 on Sep 9, 2015 |
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Sep 9, 2015 15:43
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Do you guys typically find that it is not effective when utilizing an all small base squad to use those elite pilots with things like lone wolf? i.e. a squad comprised of an elite Y-Wing, an elite Kiraxhz and then N'dru in a Z95 with Lone Wolf and stuff? So basically the other 2 ships would hang out and then the LW ship would hunt by itself? Does that ever work out or does it end up just making it easier to kill your stuff?
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Sep 9, 2015 16:07
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The problem with Lone Wolf is that your ships are going to want to focus fire, and when your ships are shooting at the same target they're generally flying towards each other. They're going to get close enough to turn Lone Wolf off. So, now I want to put Lone Wolf on someone with a turret...
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Sep 9, 2015 16:14
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Even with turrets, I switched to using PTL dash instead of lone wolf dash cuz of the focus fire issue. There's just no effective kiting method better than having your kiters stay in formation while doing so. (E.g. Dash and a cheap 1300 or Y/K wing buddies)
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Sep 9, 2015 16:25
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You have to run Lone Wolf Dash differently, and you don't stay in formation. Focus firing still works when you're on different sides of the target, and not focusing a single target is fine if you're avoiding the return shots. Edit: same goes for any LW ship really though. A big part of using one is actually deployment and the first two turns if movement.
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Sep 9, 2015 16:38
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Does new damage deck change the value of Determination?
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Sep 9, 2015 16:44
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Jonas Albrecht posted:Does new damage deck change the value of Determination? It has the same ~1/4 chance of allowing you to just ignore a crit, damage and all, but the real reason to take Determination was to prevent Injured Pilot from neutering your pilot ability, and that's no longer a concern.
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Sep 9, 2015 16:52
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Can someone explain the thread title? I am hoping the story is as funny as I'm imagining it
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Sep 9, 2015 18:25
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canyoneer posted:Can someone explain the thread title? I am hoping the story is as funny as I'm imagining it Story can't probably be as funny as we all imagine it. I personally assume the joke is that idea of someone paining a certain flag on top of a Millenium Falcon, but I also choose to believe that someone also put a small hotwheels General Lee onto a X-wing miniatures stand as well. I can't decide which one is funnier.
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Sep 9, 2015 18:36
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Razzled posted:Do you guys typically find that it is not effective when utilizing an all small base squad to use those elite pilots with things like lone wolf? i.e. a squad comprised of an elite Y-Wing, an elite Kiraxhz and then N'dru in a Z95 with Lone Wolf and stuff? I usually only use LW in 2 ship lists but Ive used it with N'dru quite a bit and after a few games to get the spacing down it gets pretty easy. I use Ndru with LW, clusters and hotshot blaster that way if I see the other guy trying to single out Ndru and focus him before he gets his clusters off I can 3 Hard turn away and catch him off guard and get a 4 dice hotshot blaster at him then he either has to continue to chase my Z-95 for a few turns and eat shots from the rest of my ships or disengage and give N'dru a few more turns of breathing room where I can k-turn and keep distance from the rest of my ships.
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Sep 9, 2015 18:47
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jeeves posted:Story can't probably be as funny as we all imagine it. Both are great, but the one that happened in the thread was the Millenium falcon with a confederate flag on it. Because of SA's official/unofficial policy of degenerating into unnecessary gnashing of teeth, we did the rounds on 'it's just a game' 'what the gently caress, slavery you idiot' 'yeah, ok, but dukes of hazzard' 'that show is bullshit' 'come on you guys' 'what are you, some kind of autist?' 'if I saw that I'd be like wow cool paint job' 'if I saw that, I would slap the person in their stupid mouth with my dick' 'it's not like nazis' 'yes it is too like nazis'. But someone came up with a cool funny way to say it, with that trailing off in the middle of a sentence meme, and the thread was able to go back to talking about xwing, and we got a fun new title. Personally, I think the backstory where Han loses the falcon in a bet (the same way he won it) and then some space redneck puts that flag on it, and Lando finds out later and just is like  "what the gently caress did you let that guy do to my ship" and han tries the lame "hey, he won it fair and square", and lando would be all "Get frozen in carbonite, rear end in a top hat" could be a great Robot Chicken skit or something.
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Sep 9, 2015 18:49
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canyoneer posted:Can someone explain the thread title? I am hoping the story is as funny as I'm imagining it  Page 42
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Sep 9, 2015 19:05
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Woulda figured a confederate flag motif would be more fitting on Boba Fett's Firespray
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Sep 9, 2015 19:11
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Lone Wolf and/or hit and run attacks can work, but it requires a strong understanding of both your maneuverability with respect to the table and intimate knowledge of your opponent's dials. You must be able to perform hit and run attacks that provide you with more opportunities to fire than your opponent. You must also be able to judge appropriately to get multiple wings of your attack to enter firing range of your target the same turn. This is hard. I got lucky and did this last night with some A-Wings, leaving Echo alone on the other side of the table while my while lady cleaned up Rhymer and his escort.
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Sep 9, 2015 19:17
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canyoneer posted:Woulda figured a confederate flag motif would be more fitting on Boba Fett's Firespray  Cloning a half-maori bounty hunter to use as a source of obedient canon fodder is a serious issue that the New Republic has to atone for. Clones never really got the option to make a free choice to serve as stormtroopers. Some even worked hard to bring peace and order to the galactic empire. Can there be any other explanation for poor marksmanship during key moments when pursuing Rebel personnel than passive resistance? #NotAllClones (I don't really know what that hashtag means)
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Sep 9, 2015 20:11
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#clonelivesmatter
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Sep 9, 2015 22:01
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Hey, that's more a thing the Empire did than the New Republic... though yeah, the Clone Wars are kind of horrific and awful and a great setting for strategy games why does no one use it?
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Sep 9, 2015 23:59
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The Gate posted:FFG has league kits. Usually a few promos and a token set or something like that. Our store does semi regular leagues with those and they're usually successful. 3 games a week, max, and then a sixth week for makeup games if you're missing any. The problem is he's been burned before on stuff like this. He got some Dice Masters league stuff and had a bunch of people checking interest and then when he actually set up days for people to come in and play suddenly everyone was too busy/lost interest and he had like two folks show up. He wants to build a player base but he wants to know he has the players before he starts doing league/tournament stuff.
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Sep 10, 2015 00:08
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I hope no one minds me asking, but if anyone's looking to sell some x-wing stuff me and some friends are likely pretty interested.
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Kai Tave posted:The problem is he's been burned before on stuff like this. He got some Dice Masters league stuff and had a bunch of people checking interest and then when he actually set up days for people to come in and play suddenly everyone was too busy/lost interest and he had like two folks show up. He wants to build a player base but he wants to know he has the players before he starts doing league/tournament stuff. If no one shows up he can *cough* "give it to someone else" and *cough* post it on ebay, recouping all costs. and then some.
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Carteret posted:If no one shows up he can *cough* "give it to someone else" and *cough* post it on ebay, recouping all costs. and then some. I think he eventually did make a deal with the two Dice Masters players who regularly show to split up the league swag for a nominal fee to recoup some costs. I guess that's a possibility. Anyway I told him I'd help with whatever I could...demoing games, loaning squads, generally being there as my lovely work schedule permits, etc. We'll see what happens.
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Chemmy posted:I hope no one minds me asking, but if anyone's looking to sell some x-wing stuff me and some friends are likely pretty interested. Actually on the verge of dropping 2 A-wings, 2 Rebel Aces, and a YT-2400 on E-bay. Used, but only a few times and everything is in good condition. Looking for $50 paypal and I'll cover shipping (if you're in the US). You get first dibs but I figured I'd reply in thread if you pass.
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StuG Jeebus posted:Actually on the verge of dropping 2 A-wings, 2 Rebel Aces, and a YT-2400 on E-bay. Used, but only a few times and everything is in good condition. Looking for $50 paypal and I'll cover shipping (if you're in the US). You get first dibs but I figured I'd reply in thread if you pass. If he doesn't want the YT-2400, I'd be interested (though I'm in Australia so shipping might be insane). kingcom fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Sep 10, 2015 |
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Sep 10, 2015 06:53
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StuG Jeebus posted:Actually on the verge of dropping 2 A-wings, 2 Rebel Aces, and a YT-2400 on E-bay. Used, but only a few times and everything is in good condition. Looking for $50 paypal and I'll cover shipping (if you're in the US). You get first dibs but I figured I'd reply in thread if you pass. My buddy just bought the 2400 and I just bought rebel aces. I guess to be specific I'm looking for an original core set, an Xwing expansion, a TIE expansion and maybe a Falcon.
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Is it worth upgrading Z-95's or are they too brittle to really be worth it? Also is it worth taking almost naked Firespray's? Guri (41) StarViper (30), Push the Limit (3), Proton Torpedoes (4), Virago (1), Accuracy Corrector (3) Kaa’to Leeachos (21) Z-95 Headhunter (15), Wingman (2), Engine Upgrade (4) Mandalorian Mercenary (38) Firespray-31 (35), Outlaw Tech (2), Veteran Instincts (1) I want to try thing with the Z-95 supporting the StarViper and Firespray with Wingman and sometimes getting a free focus off Guri. I'm right in thinking that Guri can Focus as an Action, gain a Focus Token in the Combat phase then Kaa'to can take one from him.
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Sep 10, 2015 10:09
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Keiya posted:Hey, that's more a thing the Empire did than the New Republic... though yeah, the Clone Wars are kind of horrific and awful and a great setting for strategy games why does no one use it?  http://www.gog.com/game/star_wars_galactic_battlegrounds_saga
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Sep 10, 2015 10:33
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Wasn't this game basically a straight reskin of Age of Empires 2? Because that sounds awesome.
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Sep 10, 2015 11:15
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Aramoro posted:Is it worth upgrading Z-95's or are they too brittle to really be worth it? Also is it worth taking almost naked Firespray's? Z-95s aren't usually worth upgrading, no, because their dial is too meh. Generic, naked firesprays are rarely worth it. Guri does get another focus for her ability if she has one, yeah, though I think it's usually better to keep the focus for defense if you have one on offense as well- green dice are a lot better with focus.
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Sep 10, 2015 11:18
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Geisladisk posted:Wasn't this game basically a straight reskin of Age of Empires 2? Because that sounds awesome. That's what the reviews on the site say, and the top comment has the link for the widescreen patch.
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StuG Jeebus posted:Actually on the verge of dropping 2 A-wings, 2 Rebel Aces, and a YT-2400 on E-bay. Used, but only a few times and everything is in good condition. Looking for $50 paypal and I'll cover shipping (if you're in the US). You get first dibs but I figured I'd reply in thread if you pass. Can I get second dibs until I can talk to a friend who may want most of what you are off loading? I expect to see him today. I'm in the U.S. For shipping, btw.
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Sep 10, 2015 12:50
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Geisladisk posted:Wasn't this game basically a straight reskin of Age of Empires 2? Because that sounds awesome. Yes. And yes it is awesome.
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StuG Jeebus posted:Actually on the verge of dropping 2 A-wings, 2 Rebel Aces, and a YT-2400 on E-bay. Used, but only a few times and everything is in good condition. Looking for $50 paypal and I'll cover shipping (if you're in the US). You get first dibs but I figured I'd reply in thread if you pass. Consider the whole lot sold. Taking this to PMs.
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Endman posted:Yes. And yes it is awesome. "Take great game, slap a Star Wars theme on it" seems to be a winning formula. See also: Battlefront series.
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Sep 10, 2015 15:24
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Aramoro posted:Is it worth upgrading Z-95's or are they too brittle to really be worth it? Also is it worth taking almost naked Firespray's? Do Kath Scarlet/Push the Limit/K4 Security Droid/Engine Upgrade and 2 Ys or 4 Zs or whatever else costs 52 points.
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BattleMaster posted:Do Kath Scarlet/Push the Limit/K4 Security Droid/Engine Upgrade and 2 Ys or 4 Zs or whatever else costs 52 points. I don't want every list to be Kath Scarlet as that's pretty dull, more trying alternatives to that.
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Here's the next list I'm flying, mostly because of the name. Poe-boy sand-Wedge (98/100) =========================== T/70 X-wing: Poe Dameron (31 + 4) + Veteran Instincts (1) + R5-P9 (3) X-wing: Wedge Antilles (29 + 9) + Push the Limit (3) + BB-8 (2) + Engine Upgrade (4) HWK-290: Rebel Operative (16 + 9) + Twin Laser Turret (6) + Recon Specialist (3)
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