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Irom posted:I can't tell if you're being ironic or not I'm dead serious.
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jivjov posted:I'm dead serious. Grow up, fag. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Sep 24, 2015 22:32
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Scruffy headed nerf herders, all of you. 
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Sep 24, 2015 22:43
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What a bunch of sand people up in here am i right
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Sep 24, 2015 22:58
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Wow I thought we are above juvenile pejoratives. :|
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Sep 24, 2015 22:59
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Chill la Chill posted:Wow I thought we are above juvenile pejoratives. :| It's sad when you have to say "Don't feed the trolls" about fellow goons. At this point, I'm just going to ignore it.
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Sep 24, 2015 23:06
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I have faith that we can be the 1 starwars thread on somethingawful that isnt dogshit.
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Sep 24, 2015 23:07
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The EU thread is sometimes ok to post in but yeah I say all my SW related activities here.
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Sep 24, 2015 23:09
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Your faith in this forum is your weakness!
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Sep 24, 2015 23:10
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zVxTeflon posted:I have faith that we can be the 1 starwars thread on somethingawful that isnt dogshit. The other FFG Star Wars thread is also decent (if a bit split between Armada and Imperial Assault).
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Chill bros Dudes ribbing each other shouldn't require an inquiry from a gad danged human rights council Irom fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Sep 24, 2015 |
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Sep 24, 2015 23:27
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Chill la Chill posted:The EU thread is sometimes ok to post in but yeah I say all my SW related activities here. You should link that thread.
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Sep 24, 2015 23:30
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alg posted:You should link that thread. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3683428&perpage=40
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enigmahfc posted:Do the huge ships really have that large of a sales foot print past their initial release anyway? It feels like there is a big moment of sales, then practically nothing after that, which is why I said one year. I know plenty of people who bought the huge ships, knowing full well they would seldom/never be played just because they wanted the cool looking models. That, and I feel there is enough people in the hobby who just jump on everything the second it releases anyway because they are completists. I could sort of compare it to how individual issues of comics come out on a weekly basis, but collections and trades of those issues come out later. Those trades do not kill the sales of individual issues. Not the best comparison, but still. It might be more reasonable to ask them to repack stuff into more broadly-appealing packages eventually? For instance, a new T-65 pack which includes Luke, R2-D2, and C-3PO with an X-Wing with some Dagobah pond scum painted on it would be a reasonable package to keep those cards available. TheCosmicMuffet posted:Well the idea behind those tables was that they'd be full size (>3'x3') and detect the presence of the ships (something they were known to be able to do--there were already demo games where you put a shape or a card down on the table and it would respond with different effects or tools). So it would be like a tabletop game of Xwing, except the table top and attacks could be animated, and the measurements would always be 'perfect' because after the starting position, you'd just place the ship whereever it had to go as measured perfectly by the computer. Oh man, like the original Microsoft Surface? Yeah, that'd kick rear end, but it'd be crazy expensive. Keiya fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Sep 25, 2015 |
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alg posted:You should link that thread. Its in the OP
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I ran two Bs and a Y tonight. I've also decided that I love fast maneuverable ships like the YTs and will probably run them more. Incidentally one of the league guys had a NIB Falcon that he sold me for $20.
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Knock off the edgelord stuff and go back to talking about Picard or whatever, geez 
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I ran N'Dru with Lone Wolf, Glitterstim and Cluster Missiles and it was DISGUSTING (Much like this thread's use of childish pejoratives). The lowest amount of damage he did through three games was 6. He one-shot Poe Dameron twice. Endman fucked around with this message at 06:44 on Sep 25, 2015 |
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Ran a list today that was Echo (TIE Phantom + Recon Specialist + Fire Control System + Advaced Cloaking Device) Deathrain (TIE Punisher + Ion Bomb + Proxy Mine + Plasma Torpedos + Extra Munitions) 2x Academy Pilots (TIE Fighters x2) I managed to drop an Ion Bomb today with Deathrain that hit seven ships on the second turn. That included both of my TIEs and Deathrain himself, but it was okay. The enemy had just K-turned his four-ship formation, but I blocked it with a pair of TIE fighters. They jumbled up and didn't face the right way. Deathrain tossed the bomb in front of himself before moving. He didn't make it out of the blast radius, and I lost one of the TIEs due to concentrated fire, but that was okay. My other TIE and Deathrain were behind them. My opponent never really recovered from it. He tried to fake me out by running white maneuvers instead of clearing his stress, but I didn't fall for it. He didn't break formation, and I correctly read his moves for the rest of the game. He didn't get a single shot at me for two more rounds. He finally cleared his stress and tried to K-turn, but I read that too and did the same, putting my TIE and Deathrain behind him again. Echo was always off to the side, and I got shots most rounds. Rolled for poo poo with Echo, but that last Academy Pilot was MVP. Consistently landed in range 1 behind the enemy, and consistently landed at hit or two every turn. It was beautiful.
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4 legs (AT-AT) good. 2 legs (AT-ST) bad.
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Jesus why do the Nova Squadron guys have to drone on and on about the most inane poo poo? And why do they invite a statistician on to tell us that an X-wing is 1.7 attack but only 1.2 defense when you factor in their attack dice, defense dice, shield and hull, thus making them a glass cannon; meanwhile the TIE Advanced from Wave 1 is only 78% efficient compared to a TIE Fighter paired with Howlrunner making it 115% efficient. Statisticians that think normal people care about raw data are the worst.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Jesus why do the Nova Squadron guys have to drone on and on about the most inane poo poo? And why do they invite a statistician on to tell us that an X-wing is 1.7 attack but only 1.2 defense when you factor in their attack dice, defense dice, shield and hull, thus making them a glass cannon; meanwhile the TIE Advanced from Wave 1 is only 78% efficient compared to a TIE Fighter paired with Howlrunner making it 115% efficient. I kinda like that approach- what would you rather hear about? pewpew sounds? Trying to describe moves in the game with no video? The basic gist of the mathwing approach is that the 8 ship swarm is the most efficient playable(e.g. not 4x shuttle) jousting list and the 8 tie swarm is the benchmark they use(100% efficiency). It's obviously not the be all and end all- the PWT ships are, for example, poor jousters overall, but they certainly are a big part of the meta.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Jesus why do the Nova Squadron guys have to drone on and on about the most inane poo poo? And why do they invite a statistician on to tell us that an X-wing is 1.7 attack but only 1.2 defense when you factor in their attack dice, defense dice, shield and hull, thus making them a glass cannon; meanwhile the TIE Advanced from Wave 1 is only 78% efficient compared to a TIE Fighter paired with Howlrunner making it 115% efficient. I warned you!
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Panzeh posted:I kinda like that approach- what would you rather hear about? pewpew sounds? Trying to describe moves in the game with no video? Then just *say that*! I don't need to know what decimal point value you assigned to a ship in the course of your studies, just tell me what you found to be best.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Then just *say that*! I don't need to know what decimal point value you assigned to a ship in the course of your studies, just tell me what you found to be best. I will say if you haven't read the whole mathwing thing it's really hard to follow the numbers(78% of what?) was my thought the first time I heard those numbers. You can pretty much say "this ship is a good jouster and has a dial heavily geared toward low speeds" like the B wing and "this ship is good at nothing in particular except having pretty good aces" like the T-65 X wing.
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============= Wedge Cracker ============= 100 points Prototype Pilot [Chardaan Refit, Stealth Device] (18) x 2 Wedge Antilles [R2-D2, Expose, Engine Upgrade] (41) Airen Cracken [Ion Pulse Missiles, Veteran Instincts] (23) Someone tell me how awful this list is.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:============= Pretty bad. You got anything other than expose to put on Wedge? Expose's math, particularly on ships with 3 dice already is really weak, especially on a guy who has one action.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:============= Yeah, what he said about expose. Also, maybe the awings get autothrusters over stealth? Thoughts?
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bunnyofdoom posted:Yeah, what he said about expose. Also, maybe the awings get autothrusters over stealth? Thoughts? Autothrusters are probably better on those guys, yeah. I'd almost think about doing a list that's super-Wedge and four naked prototype pilots. Even low PS A-wings can get into some really annoying places.
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Expose is a bad card. Even with R2-D2, you'll get focused down in single turns if you're an X-wing with 1 agility. Other than that, Cracken with VI and Ion Pulse really forces your opponent to spend any tokens they might have on defense. I'm a huge fan of Opportunist, and this list seems like Cracken might be good at clearing tokens for that. The Proto with Stealth Device isn't my cup of tea; I'd rather have an Autothruster and a point somewhere else, but that's personal preference at that point. Unrelated: Luke Skywalker (28) [32] R2-D2 (4) Poe Dameron (31) [34] R5-P9 (3) Horton Salm (25) [33] Twin Laser Turret (6) R2-D6 (1) Wired (1) Total: 99 I'm disappointed that I can't find one spare point for Autothrusters on Poe, but the idea of Horton starting the game with a 4 forward and then getting a target lock for literally every shot the rest of the game amuses me.
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Here's how I'd work a list like that: Wedge Antilles (38) X-Wing (29), BB-8 (2), Push the Limit (3), Engine Upgrade (4) Prototype Pilot (15) x 4 A-Wing (17), Chardaan Refit (-2) Wedge's main defense is going to have to be his unpredictability(which is why I don't like the opportunist-R2d2 builds or rather I do like seeing them because Wedge is an easy mark) and BB-8 with PtL gives you that. The As are going to be there to block and sometimes you'll have a jousting advantage and can put a decimator in the dirt. They will demand attention if you fly them right.
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Panzeh posted:Pretty bad. You got anything other than expose to put on Wedge? Expose's math, particularly on ships with 3 dice already is really weak, especially on a guy who has one action. bunnyofdoom posted:Yeah, what he said about expose. Also, maybe the awings get autothrusters over stealth? Thoughts? I actually did have Autothrusters on the A-wings but then I realized I don't actually have the cards and proxiers are filthy people (I proxied Warhammer for years). What ETP do you recommend instead?
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Admiral Joeslop posted:I actually did have Autothrusters on the A-wings but then I realized I don't actually have the cards and proxiers are filthy people (I proxied Warhammer for years). What ETP do you recommend instead? Strobe will tell you opportunist- I like Push the Limit or Predator, both ways to give you more action, which will be important with engine upgrade. Lone Wolf would also be an interesting choice here, one of the few defensive buffs that isn't way overpriced or weak.
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Panzeh posted:Strobe will tell you opportunist- Opportunist needs a list built around it to work. If you're going for a fits-anywhere EPT, Predator kicks rear end on Wedge. If you already have Engine Upgrade, PTL is probably more raw utility, but Predator gives you rerolls whether you've done a boost, stressed yourself, or what, and it works fantastic against low PS ships.
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============= Wedge Cracker ============= 100 points Prototype Pilot [Chardaan Refit, Autothrusters] (17) x 2 Wedge Antilles [R2-D2, Flechette Torpedoes, Push the Limit, Engine Upgrade] (42) Airen Cracken [Ion Pulse Missiles, Veteran Instincts, Munitions Failsafe] (24) Munitions Failsafe because I had a point leftover. Or I could get rid of that and choose a different torpedo for Wedge, or something else entirely. EDIT: Autothrusters are $6.75 on eBay, gently caress everything. I'm not ready to start S&V yet! Admiral Joeslop fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Sep 26, 2015 |
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Admiral Joeslop posted:. Which is why I am gonna end up buying a Starviper. Might as well get a ship and some other cars and 2 Autothrusters for $16 instead. Now the raider, that's a bit more of a stretch.
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waah posted:Which is why I am gonna end up buying a Starviper. Might as well get a ship and some other cars and 2 Autothrusters for $16 instead. Some places have them for $60~ new. Whether they are reputable or not is unknown. I need a Wes Janson so I'm sure I'll get the Tantive or whichever one has the X-wing pilots
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Then just *say that*! I don't need to know what decimal point value you assigned to a ship in the course of your studies, just tell me what you found to be best. They could do that but then they gotta back it up with empirical evidence and poo poo so you'll believe them. That way they don't sound like they're just talking out of their exhaust ports. But yeah, I hate listening to mathwing too. Panzeh posted:I kinda like that approach- what would you rather hear about? pewpew sounds? Yes.
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