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Tonight I had a 1 hull Dash kill a full health Poe who regenned about 5-6 shields throughout the fight. ahhhhhh stop making me want to take Dash to store champs game...stop it banned from Starbucks fucked around with this message at 12:31 on Feb 4, 2016 |
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Ringo Star Get posted:TFA Core Set, OT Core Set, Xwing, YWing, BWing expansion, TIE Phantom and Defender expansion, Imperial Aces. I'm not great at this but my black imperial heart says Whisper or Echo and a mini swarm sort.
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Feb 4, 2016 14:13
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Been Playing wings for a few months and lurking the thread for a while but just wanted to stop by and thank whoever invented "WOP WOP WOP" or as I like to call it "PALPY-WOP aka Hey what's up hello." Whisper+OL+Palp is super fun to fly especially against my usual opponents who run all sorts of odd ywing+bwing nonsense. I honestly thought making the Omi into Yorr was a waste until I managed to pull a decloack boost --> 3k --> barrel roll(that is legal right since stress transfers to yorr?) I have never gotten the chance to play @ any sort of official place so my knowledge comes from thread+reading+youtube but I wanted to see if there was anyone who could show me Vassal(EST) or was in the NY Long Island area who would want to fly some wings? I fly mainly Imperials like TRI-ACE builds or palp escort lists.
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Feb 4, 2016 15:09
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Been watching Star Wars Rebels on and off the last week and after finishing season 1 I'm pretty hyped for the next wave! Need to see season 2 which I've heard is even better. I'm pretty impressed at season 1 anyway, it's got a very nice OT Star Wars feel to it.
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Feb 4, 2016 15:16
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Herux posted:Been Playing wings for a few months and lurking the thread for a while but just wanted to stop by and thank whoever invented "WOP WOP WOP" or as I like to call it "PALPY-WOP aka Hey what's up hello." Whisper+OL+Palp is super fun to fly especially against my usual opponents who run all sorts of odd ywing+bwing nonsense. I honestly thought making the Omi into Yorr was a waste until I managed to pull a decloack boost --> 3k --> barrel roll(that is legal right since stress transfers to yorr?) I have never gotten the chance to play @ any sort of official place so my knowledge comes from thread+reading+youtube but I wanted to see if there was anyone who could show me Vassal(EST) or was in the NY Long Island area who would want to fly some wings? I fly mainly Imperials like TRI-ACE builds or palp escort lists. gently caress. I moved away just recently, and would've been down to shoot some wangs. Whereabouts are you? I might be making a trip back sometime soon.
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Feb 4, 2016 15:42
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Herux posted:Been Playing wings for a few months and lurking the thread for a while but just wanted to stop by and thank whoever invented "WOP WOP WOP" or as I like to call it "PALPY-WOP aka Hey what's up hello." Whisper+OL+Palp is super fun to fly especially against my usual opponents who run all sorts of odd ywing+bwing nonsense. I honestly thought making the Omi into Yorr was a waste until I managed to pull a decloack boost --> 3k --> barrel roll(that is legal right since stress transfers to yorr?) I have never gotten the chance to play @ any sort of official place so my knowledge comes from thread+reading+youtube but I wanted to see if there was anyone who could show me Vassal(EST) or was in the NY Long Island area who would want to fly some wings? I fly mainly Imperials like TRI-ACE builds or palp escort lists. Yorr works by immediately taking the stress at the moment it is assigned; the stress token never even goes to Whisper, so you are free to take actions (and, more importantly, get your re-cloak for shooting). In my mind, Yorr is absolutely worth the investment of points, even if you have to lose the Stealth Device on Omega Leader to get there. Being able to freely SLoop and KTurn with your aces while the space cow takes up space and provides supplementary fire is incredibly dangerous, and your opponent needs to respect the option for you to pull off some truly nasty poo poo; moreover, it encourages aggressive shuttle flying, which is good, because the guns are good. In store league for Feb/Mar, my WOP list has taken a combined 7 damage, and 100-0'd both games, for a 2-0 start. It's legit. Tekopo posted:Been watching Star Wars Rebels on and off the last week and after finishing season 1 I'm pretty hyped for the next wave! Need to see season 2 which I've heard is even better. I'm pretty impressed at season 1 anyway, it's got a very nice OT Star Wars feel to it. Rebels is good and gets better. The start isn't as bad as I thought it would be, and the show very quickly dispenses with its toddler-show trappings and becomes pretty fun. It's definitely still a show aimed at younger minds, and new, upcoming fans of the franchise, but there's call backs and nostalgia trips, too. Hera started out as my favorite, but she's slipped behind Chopper and Kanan now. Most of the crew of the Ghost is pretty great.
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Feb 4, 2016 16:11
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Yeah, Chopper is great. Loved the bit where he just out and out pushes another astromech out of the ghost and all of the other members of the Ghost look shocked.
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Feb 4, 2016 16:13
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I ran a Yorr list myself for store championships. Academy Pilot Yorr + Darth Vader Omega Leader Soontir OL and Soontir had their standard loadout. Going into store championships I was like 20 and 3 with the list, and the ones I'd lost were all super close. Then I did really lovely at the store championships itself. 
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Feb 4, 2016 16:17
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ConfusedUs posted:I ran a Yorr list myself for store championships. I think part of the problem is that four-ship Empire lists just strike me as inherently weak; ideally you want to go 5+ or 3, based on my listbuilding experience, or you run the risk of creating weird gaps in what your list can fly against. Whisper with Palp dicehax is a genuinely terrifying board presence, but Omega Leader is the kind of ship you genuinely cannot leave on the board last, so people are stuck with a "what the gently caress do I even shoot at first" problem that you can exacerbate with your starting setup. I'm curious as to how you dealt with high-PS opponents, because that's what worries me the most right now with WOP (that, and Brobots), and on paper, if I was going to run four ships I'd probably run something like what you've got here.
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Feb 4, 2016 16:29
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guts and bolts posted:I think part of the problem is that four-ship Empire lists just strike me as inherently weak; ideally you want to go 5+ or 3, based on my listbuilding experience, or you run the risk of creating weird gaps in what your list can fly against. Whisper with Palp dicehax is a genuinely terrifying board presence, but Omega Leader is the kind of ship you genuinely cannot leave on the board last, so people are stuck with a "what the gently caress do I even shoot at first" problem that you can exacerbate with your starting setup. High PS opponents didn't really bother me. That's what the Doomshuttle was for. It was usually pretty easy to tell where they were going (ie not in front of the doomshuttle) so the rest of the list would just pounce on them. Or if they DID joust the shuttle, even better. I've nuked every common PS9-11 ace with that list at least once. The biggest problem with my list was low burst damage once the shuttle was gone, especially against other high-agility opponents. O'Leader does his work over time. Soontir without a targeting computer does moderate damage. lol@academy pilot. I basically either won in the first few rounds, or the match lasted forever. I've switched to a variant that seems much more offensive but far less defensive. I want to see how it plays out. OGP shuttle with Palp Wampa O'Leader (Juke, CommRelay) Vader (VI, title, ATC) Played it three times last night. Lost once, but by the skin of my teeth, against a 3x Y-Wing & HWK turret list. A couple of dice rolls the other way would have got me the win. Edit: One of my pre-tournament losses was to a 3-ship all PS10 list though. Poe, Corran, Airen Cracken. But other than VI Vader not really sure what I would do different to counter that anyway. 
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Feb 4, 2016 17:06
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Dimo ArKacho posted:gently caress. I moved away just recently, and would've been down to shoot some wangs. Whereabouts are you? I might be making a trip back sometime soon. Smithtown area, Suffolk County L.I. If you know a decent shop that plays wangs I would also be interested in maybe giving that a shot as well.
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Feb 4, 2016 17:09
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-4 Binayre Pirates with Hull Upgrade and Feedback Array -Talonbane Cobra with VI and Glitterstim -OR- -Kavil with VI, Unhinged Astromech, and TLT I can't decide for league tonight.
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Feb 4, 2016 17:37
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I've had fun with Talonbane and lightning reflexes. One-time use to make a 1-hard turn into a short T-roll, then he takes his space-meth? Yes please
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Feb 4, 2016 17:53
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So, a few weeks back I played against a guy who had a Decimator list with kenkirk+Isard+RebelCaptive+Gunner+VI and swore up and down it was the best Decimator list. So, last night I took it up against a Rebel Aces list (Regen Poe + Regen RedAce + Stresshog) and holy balls it was annoying. I dispatched the stresshog early, so it was my Kenkirk+Whisper against Poe and RedAce. The person I was playing kinda floated Poe around the asteroids in the middle a bit so I focused on RedAce (who was green maneuvering almost the whole game to regen shields off Artoo) and Kenkirk just could. not. close. the deal. It was a battle of attrition and my poor job of flying Whisper combined with Kenkirk's lack of offensive punch couldn't get through RedAce's shields before Poe showed up and plinked away at the Deci. Also, Rebel Captive is overrated, I think, at least against rebel aces. Regen aces don't give a care about a little stress against Decimator. Next round, I'm going to do the more standard RAC with Vader+Gunner and see if I like it any better. Whisper was fun, and was the first time I'd really used it at all. I need some practice with it, but it felt agile and effective, even with the decloak nerf. I just have to practice avoiding obstacles.
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Feb 4, 2016 17:54
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Started getting into this game around Christmas, going to a tournament this weekend so I will probably be crushed. Here is what I am thinking of using: https://geordanr.github.io/xwing/?f=Galactic%20Empire&d=v4!s!28:18:-1:15:;62:18:-1:15:;68:110,53:-1:-1:&sn=Interceptor%2FDefender
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Feb 4, 2016 18:01
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Do you have access to Stealth Devices? Mangler on a TIE Defender and any ordnance is wasted, to be honest, you are doing pretty good damage anyway on 3 dice.
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Feb 4, 2016 18:04
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Yes I do, I figured the mangler cannon would be good on this ship to get some crits.
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Feb 4, 2016 18:05
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Mangler is pretty good but only in specific situations, IMO. Ten Numb (B-Wing pilot that has unavoidable crits) loves it, some IG-88 builds make use of it, Dash can use it if you hate donut holes and the Scyk can use it (lol). If you have 3 dice already there isn't as much value.
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Feb 4, 2016 18:08
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Another build I was thinking of: https://geordanr.github.io/xwing/?f=Galactic%20Empire&d=v4!s!28:18:-1:15:;23::-1:15:;179:18,-1:-1:1:;180:-1:-1:1:&sn=Star%20Wolves
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Feb 4, 2016 18:17
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lazerus06 posted:Another build I was thinking of: I'm not good at this, but I'm pretty sure Soontir will make a better use of that Stealth Device than a TIE/fo. It's also more fragile. Do you have imperial Aces to use the Interceptor Royal Guard Title?
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Feb 4, 2016 18:21
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KongGeorgeVII posted:So I wanted some acrylic templates and tokens but buying official ffg ones on ebay is ridiculously expensive. I also couldn't find any third party options that I liked so I designed a fairly minimalist set of tokens and got them laser cut myself. I'm pretty happy with the end result and I think it was probably cheaper than buying everything from someone else. Can you share your templates? We will (eventually) be getting our laser cutter commissioned at my hackspace and I'd love to make some plywood tokens.
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Feb 4, 2016 18:26
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Fat Samurai posted:I'm not good at this, but I'm pretty sure Soontir will make a better use of that Stealth Device than a TIE/fo. It's also more fragile. Do you have imperial Aces to use the Interceptor Royal Guard Title? Yes I do have Imp Aces, good call on making Soontir a little less fragile. My plan was go get Omega Ace and Epsilon attacking from the front(getting Omega Ace up close to get the 3 crits) and Soontir and Alpha getting behind.
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Feb 4, 2016 18:27
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Tekopo posted:Mangler is pretty good but only in specific situations, IMO. Ten Numb (B-Wing pilot that has unavoidable crits) loves it, some IG-88 builds make use of it, Dash can use it if you hate donut holes and the Scyk can use it (lol). If you have 3 dice already there isn't as much value. Another one is with Bossk. Turn 1 hit->crit, then turn that crit->2 hits per his pilot ability.
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Feb 4, 2016 19:10
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thespaceinvader posted:Can you share your templates? We will (eventually) be getting our laser cutter commissioned at my hackspace and I'd love to make some plywood tokens. +1 to this request. I have a local guys doing acrylic and ply/MDF and would love a set of these.
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Feb 4, 2016 19:14
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Admiral Joeslop posted:-4 Binayre Pirates with Hull Upgrade and Feedback Array Let me ask this way; which list is better against swarms and which against aces? I would guess maybe Kavil for aces?
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Feb 4, 2016 19:24
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I'm still not sold on TLT on Kavil. To me it kind of feels like a waste of his pilot talent.
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Feb 4, 2016 20:12
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Floppychop posted:I'm still not sold on TLT on Kavil. To me it kind of feels like a waste of his pilot talent. Blaster turret doesn't look very appealing, so maybe Autoblaster and Engine Upgrade to try and make sure I'm in range 1?
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Feb 4, 2016 20:33
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Floppychop posted:I'm still not sold on TLT on Kavil. To me it kind of feels like a waste of his pilot talent. The Y wing is ill suited to expensive aces.
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Feb 4, 2016 20:46
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Blaster turret doesn't look very appealing, so maybe Autoblaster and Engine Upgrade to try and make sure I'm in range 1? I've tried Autoblaster/EU/PTL/Unhinged on Kavil a couple of times and I had a very hard time ever being in range 1. The one time it happened I zipped an Interceptor in one shot which was glorious but it's very hard to even line up a shot against someone who knows what's coming.
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Feb 4, 2016 21:01
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Blaster turret doesn't look very appealing, so maybe Autoblaster and Engine Upgrade to try and make sure I'm in range 1? Kavil with Blaster Turret and R4 Agromech isn't terrible. Spending the focus gives you a target lock to use to modify the dice. I think Kavil is going to shine with the upcoming Dorsal Turret. That being said I think currently dropping Kavil to a Syndicate Thug and spending the extra 7 points elsewhere may be better.
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Feb 4, 2016 21:05
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I once boosted Carnor Jax to range 1 of an autoblaster Y-wing thinking it was a Blaster Turret because who the hell runs autoblasters. Jax survived; autoblasters are really bad.
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Feb 4, 2016 21:32
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Icon Of Sin posted:Another one is with Bossk. Turn 1 hit->crit, then turn that crit->2 hits per his pilot ability. And then use Greedo to turn one of the hits back into a crit  (bit dangerous, but what's life without risk?)
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Feb 4, 2016 21:38
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Poopy Palpy posted:I once boosted Carnor Jax to range 1 of an autoblaster Y-wing thinking it was a Blaster Turret because who the hell runs autoblasters. Jax survived; autoblasters are really bad. VI Autoblaster Kavil is the only case where autoblasters are not garbage, and even then you're a pretty limited gimmick
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Feb 4, 2016 21:45
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Ze Pollack posted:VI Autoblaster Kavil is the only case where autoblasters are not garbage, and even then you're a pretty limited gimmick Autoblaster Ghost with Accuracy Corrector and docked Phantom. Come within range 1, take 4 guaranteed damage. Unless you are Omega Leader 
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Feb 4, 2016 21:56
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thespaceinvader posted:Unless you are Omega Leader Omega Leader is my favorite new thing for Imperials. I just grin every time I think of the "...I can't do what?!" responses. "I'll just spend my focus, my evade, and re-roll the blank with Serissu!" "No you won't. Omega Leader." "gently caress!"
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Feb 4, 2016 22:01
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With my 4 Feedback/Hull Upgrade Z-95s, I'm going to take Dace with Wired, Ion Turret and K4. Gimmicks are fun 
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Feb 4, 2016 22:09
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ConfusedUs posted:Omega Leader is my favorite new thing for Imperials. I just grin every time I think of the "...I can't do what?!" responses. I know. I did however cringe last night playing him against HLC Brobots >.< Probably the worst matchup for him except HLC Outrider. Which I of course faced loving twice last weekend at the tournament.
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Feb 4, 2016 23:08
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thespaceinvader posted:I know. I know, but that's okay. Omega Leader is so badass that his only weakness is literally the biggest gun in the game.
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Feb 4, 2016 23:13
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ConfusedUs posted:I know, but that's okay. Omega Leader is so badass that his only weakness is literally the biggest gun in the game. I know Wes Jansen is good, but I don't know if I'd call him the biggest gun in the game.
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Strobe posted:I know Wes Jansen is good, but I don't know if I'd call him the biggest gun in the game. Drawing Wes's fire is a benefit, bro. Lets bigger guns get their burst damage.
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