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grassy gnoll posted:Making an A-wing dicking-around list. Miranda is really hard to kill without a turret of your own to keep on her. Otherwise she's sort of like Corran or any really evasive ace in that you really need to take multiple shots per turn on her or she just sort of skates through and starts regenerating shields. For Jake though, you should absolutely have PtL as one of your EPT's, especially with Prockets.
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There was some discussion of carrying solutions a couple weeks back, including some really cheap hardware store supply things, is that still pretty much the go-to, or has anyone else come across something they really like using?
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Oct 5, 2015 20:32
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I keep all my plastic toy spaceships in the double-sided Plano mentioned in the OP. When I play somewhere I carry my squad, tokens, bases, pegs, everything in a core-set box and put a rubber band around it to keep it from opening in my backpack or whatever. I keep the plastic inserts that it came with so poo poo stays organized. I really like reusing and recycling crap when I can.
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Oct 5, 2015 20:36
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The Gate posted:Miranda is really hard to kill without a turret of your own to keep on her. Otherwise she's sort of like Corran or any really evasive ace in that you really need to take multiple shots per turn on her or she just sort of skates through and starts regenerating shields. For Jake though, you should absolutely have PtL as one of your EPT's, especially with Prockets. Yeah, I usually run Jake as PTL only. I figured it was worth a shot to see if another A-wing at PS9 would be enough to overcome two red dice.
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Oct 5, 2015 20:46
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Cobbsprite is a cool guy that sent me a lot of cards that I didn't already have (and more of some that I did have but needed more of!). What are some good K-wing builds besides/including Miranda and TLT?
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Cobbsprite is a cool guy that sent me a lot of cards that I didn't already have (and more of some that I did have but needed more of!). Lies and slander. Cobbsprite is an arrogant prick and he is a total tool.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Cobbsprite is a cool guy that sent me a lot of cards that I didn't already have (and more of some that I did have but needed more of!). Take a low PS K-Wing, give it Advanced SLAM, a bunch of Conner Nets and Proximity Mines, fly in peoples' faces and drop mines on'em.
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So I got into this game like a month ago and fell hard for it. It's my first tabletop game of any kind and I've already got multiples of everything except for a few scum ships I don't really understand how to fly yet. I'm used to hobbies that cost like 10 times this much so I've resorted to magnetizing every ship, buying fancy 3D asteroids and painted ships on commission haha The game itself was secondary to me originally but I've really been enjoying it too, although I mostly just play with my friends locally. Still getting a handle on things - lately I've been having trouble taking out TIE Swarms with anything that isn't heavy on turrets. Getting blocked a ton is my biggest thing, often I can guess where it will happen but can't figure a way out of it. I guess planning more than one move ahead would be helpful! Here's a pic of how 3D asteroid and magnets can make for some cool game moments.  Bonus: Blue Ace is pretty slick, he was able to 2-turn and then 1-turn boost to end up on the opposite side of that asteroid facing the other way the next turn. Just wish he had an EPT slot. (Double Bonus, Jake getting murdered in the background after failing a K-Turn spectacularly)
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Oct 6, 2015 05:25
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Are you playing on rubber shelf liner? Seems like a clever way to keep one from poking or bumping stuff. I really like Blue Ace as well. Great pilot to use to introduce new people to the game, so they don't get stuck pointing the wrong direction when they whiff and mis-measure a turn.
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Oct 6, 2015 06:27
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It's actually a yoga mat I got on amazon. It was a little large so I cut it down to size, now its 3'x4' for epic games - which I've still never played. Nobody seems to want to commit the amount of time required yet lol
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Oct 6, 2015 07:06
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When the next wave is out I want four XX-23 S-Thread Tracers to use up the last four points on my Kath plus 4x Z list but I don't play Imperial and you only get one per ship anyway. I guess I'll be hitting eBay
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Got a casual game in yesterday against a friend. My list: Poe Dameron - Outmanuever Keyan Farlander - B-Wing/e2, Kyle Katarn, Push the Limit 2x Prototype Pilots - Chardaan refit. His list was a Headhunter, a 3-skill pilot in the outrider and another Keyan, though he had Prockets instead of the e2. He had to leave and I ended up winning on points, having taken out the Headhunter and Outrider, but I'm not sure if that would've continued as his B-Wing was mostly untouched, while Poe had 1 hull left and my B-Wing had not shields. I was able to get Poe and the A-Wings up to the Z-95 on turn 1, which seems powerful, but then the A-Wings whiffed, is there a good way to improve this tactic? I like playing aggressively and being able to shoot on turn 1 seems good and fun.
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I haven't been following the thread closely and I'm dumb so apologies if this has been asked one million times already, but are the separate force awakens tie/x-wang blisters going to have new pilot cards and equipment that aren't in the Force Awakens Core?
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Oct 6, 2015 15:34
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fozzy fosbourne posted:I haven't been following the thread closely and I'm dumb so apologies if this has been asked one million times already, but are the separate force awakens tie/x-wang blisters going to have new pilot cards and equipment that aren't in the Force Awakens Core?
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Oct 6, 2015 15:35
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Tekopo posted:Yep, they are. Welp, I guess I'm gonna have 7 X-Wings, haha. Maybe I can put a wash on some of them and use them as faux scum ships or something. Thanks
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Oct 6, 2015 15:39
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Run XXX on two tables simultaneously. You've got two Jansons, right?
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BattleMaster posted:When the next wave is out I want four XX-23 S-Thread Tracers to use up the last four points on my Kath plus 4x Z list but I don't play Imperial and you only get one per ship anyway. I guess I'll be hitting eBay I love those thread tracers so much. There's a lot of possible synergy with all sorts of things, in addition to just giving everyone a target lock on a single target.
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ConfusedUs posted:I love those thread tracers so much. There's a lot of possible synergy with all sorts of things, in addition to just giving everyone a target lock on a single target. Those things will be great for granting a swarm of cheap ships target locks on a high value target. I wonder how many copies of the card will be included?
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Oct 6, 2015 17:26
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canyoneer posted:Those things will be great for granting a swarm of cheap ships target locks on a high value target. I really think I want to run a tie swarm behind an Advanced or Punisher equipped with the thread tracers.
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Oct 6, 2015 17:28
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Ugh; I'm still waffling on that Wave 7 Massdrop. I so rarely get to play X-Wing these days that part of me just wants to completely avoid new ships...but on the other hand...tiny plastic spaceships! I need them!
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Oct 6, 2015 17:29
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The 3D printer has been down for about a month. Considering how busy engineering students get, I probably won't ever have my plastic spaceship cases. 
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jivjov posted:Ugh; I'm still waffling on that Wave 7 Massdrop. I so rarely get to play X-Wing these days that part of me just wants to completely avoid new ships...but on the other hand...tiny plastic spaceships! I need them! I am too. Even with shipping being relatively high to Australia, I still save the cost of the punisher overall. The only problem is I already have a punisher and can't really see what another one gives me. Even two cutlass squadron pilots built as bombers end up running around 30 points each which is most of your list.
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Oct 6, 2015 21:47
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ZenMastaT posted:and painted ships on commission haha post the y-wing
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Speaking of Y-Wings, I ran 2 gold squadron pilots with an ion cannon and title alongside Dash on board the Outrider tonight. Dash is just fun to play, especially when he's bouncing off of asteroids left and right.
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yellowjournalism posted:post the y-wing It's pretty cool! It was made by the guy over at https://www.imagereplicas.com  He attached a little 3D turret, replaced the front guns with little brass tubes and added a tiny pilot in the cockpit which is pretty cute. Good detail work too, he also made the engine exhaust ports look a little more like they do in the movie.  Definitely a silly way to spend money but the results are pretty sweet!
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Last night I played two games against one of my favorite guys at the local store. He's a really good player. Has won store tourneys a few times and always places highly. First one, he tore me up bad. He had a list with IG88, some weird Hawk, and a couple of Zs. I could not put a dent into 88. I see why people love them. My 2x Bounty Hunter list with Redline kinda sucked though. Second game, though, went far better for me. I ran a punisher and he let me proxy those Thread Tracers from the wave 8 previews. I stuck two on the punisher with accuracy corrector and autothrusters, and ran a swarm of five PS3 ties with it. He had Miranda with TLT, Poe with all the BB8/PTL shenanigans, and an awing. I cornered Miranda early with some fancy pivoting, and lit her up with the Tracers. Five ties with TL took her down in one turn. After that the game turned into a slug fest. Poe was almost impossible to pin down. I eventually trapped him in a corner. Lost the punisher, but managed to take out Poe. Had three ties left, got the awing for the win. Star of the game was a tie on a short peg. Called him Shortbus all game. He took fire from Poe and the awing for four rounds straight without a scratch, and randomly a few other times. Ended up blocking Poe with him for the other two get the final shots.
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ZenMastaT posted:It's pretty cool! It was made by the guy over at https://www.imagereplicas.com I'm finding it hard to believe that's 1/270. Sheesh.
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As someone who just picked up a stock Y-Wing for the first time, dang FFG's version is underwhelming and the above is totally what I was hoping for.
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Oct 9, 2015 18:20
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They would cost a lot more to look that good. I'm more than happy to have the game be cheap and affordable with decent detail, rather than being expensive and pretty, with no one to play.
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Oct 9, 2015 18:27
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ZenMastaT posted:It's pretty cool! It was made by the guy over at https://www.imagereplicas.com How much did that run you out of curiosity?
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The Gate posted:They would cost a lot more to look that good. I'm more than happy to have the game be cheap and affordable with decent detail, rather than being expensive and pretty, with no one to play. Yeah but for some reason the stock Y-Wing looks unbelievably underwhelming. Maybe it is because the Y-Wing model is overly detailed to begin with so any smaller version will look underwhelming unless it is also ridiculously over detailed as well.
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Probably partly that. The original X-Wing is pretty bland as well. I think it's just that they weren't at 100% for that first wave as they figured out the design process most likely.
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It was about $80 so yeah, you could have that or deploy 8x regular Y-Wings instead! Like I said, it's a silly way to spend money but that's cheaper than some days at the range I've had and you don't get to take anything home from those except memories. Here's a TIE Phantom he recently did as well, also with tiny pilot although it's hard to see since the cockpit is semi-opaque.   The guy at imagereplicas is probably the best guy I've seen but his stuff definitely doesn't come cheap. In non-model news, I tried out that list with Guri/Decoy & Boba Fett with Bodyguard & Serissu against a friend the other day. I ended up winning but mostly because of really hot dice. I'd never flown a Starviper or an M3A before - it seems like the main thing with that list is flying in close formation while still trying to close to range 1 of the enemy? Or do you just do that when it's opportune but otherwise tend to split up?
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I've seen a few of that guys ships selling on eBay. I'm kind of blown away at how he manages to make actual cockpits with translucent windows on those tiny starfighters.
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That phantom is sexy as hell. I love it! Also, let's say someone wanted to fly two Firesprays in the same list. Imperial or Scum, doesn't matter. How would I kit them out? Who would fly, with what? Would we fill it out with a TIE or a Z95?
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I'd probably fly Scum, with the following for gently caress-everything-I-have-mines action. Emon Azzameen (36) [50] Andrasta (0) Ion Cannon (3) [What better way to force your opponent to hit your mines?] Intelligence Agent (1) [likewise] Seismic Charges (2) Cluster Mines (4) Connor Net (4) Boba Fett (39) [50] "Mangler" Cannon (4) Engine Upgrade (4) Predator (3)
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ConfusedUs posted:That phantom is sexy as hell. I love it! You could do Imperial with 2x BH and one elite-ish pilot as well. 34 points would let you bring Carnor with AT/Stealth/PtL. Probably better off going Boba/Kath in Scum. Or Emon like Strobe suggests. I think for Boba though I'd skip the cannon and give him a crew like Recon Specialist and maybe Inertial Dampers or find a way to fit Glitterstim. You can also take the Slave 1 title on Emon, which saves points but limits you to 2 of the same bomb, depends on taste there and whether you have something else worth spending points on.
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The cannon on Boba was just for the crits, and because HLC was too expensive. If you drop the cannon, I'd go with swapping the Intelligence Agent to Boba, adding Glitterstim to him, and then giving Emon a Bombardier, so you can get the glorious options of using 1, 2, or 3 forward, and both hard 3 templates.
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ConfusedUs posted:That phantom is sexy as hell. I love it! ============== Boba And Waifu ============== 100 points Pilots ------ Boba Fett (55) Firespray-31 (39), Veteran Instincts (1), Heavy Laser Cannon (7), Recon Specialist (3), Inertial Dampeners (1), Engine Upgrade (4) Mandalorian Mercenary (45) Firespray-31 (35), Recon Specialist (3), Inertial Dampeners (1), Bodyguard (2), Engine Upgrade (4) It's a dumb gimmick but it'd be kinda hilarious if it worked.
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I like that too, IA is really underrated. Boba with PtL is also nice for the boost/focus or focus/evade combo against lower PS ships. You won't end up Pushing as much against PS 9 opponents, but it still comes in handy for those turns your making a hard turn and have nothing in arc. Focus/Evade and turtle up in your large based ship.
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