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bunnyofdoom posted:Another homebrew  Finally, a better version of Long Range Scanners.
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Brunas posted:Yep, I'll be there. Are you also local here? Come to at me if you come, I'm Chris. Nah, not local. Coming up from Wilmington. There's all of 3 other people here that play consistently, and I may be bringing one of them with me 
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Feb 1, 2017 21:46
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I don't get why tournaments don't just create or use the mission scenarios for gameplay. Have all matches randomly chose a scenario and see who can actually juggle the ability to fly and manage objectives. Yeah I'm not a fan of straight up 100v100 who wants to fight.
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Feb 1, 2017 22:11
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I'd guess that FFG doesn't balance the scenarios. Is that how IA works? I see people playing it competitively all the time, but I don't understand how that even works.
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Feb 1, 2017 22:13
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Yeah, IA has objectives. You can totally just Kill All Their Mans and win, but you can also win by claiming objectives. You don't have to have the most destructive squad; you can be fast and sneaky instead. It adds a lot to the metagame. That said, the objectives in the X-Wing missions aren't competitive-level balanced, but I'd love to see a mission-based alternate format. Someday.
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Feb 1, 2017 22:17
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They would have to design the game with scenarios in mind ala Armada.
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Feb 1, 2017 22:17
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 Wednesday frog gave me wave 10 presents today.
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Feb 1, 2017 23:27
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Icon Of Sin posted:Nah, not local. Coming up from Wilmington. There's all of 3 other people here that play consistently, and I may be bringing one of them with me Oh cool. Wilmington's my home town, I was there over Christmas and was going to go to Cape Fear Games on their night, but it didn't work out. Do they do tournaments ever?
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Feb 1, 2017 23:55
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So after 2 years of casual play I've finally found a small store tournament I can go to. Now I need to get better at this game. Thinking of a brace of defenders, probably Countess Ryad with x7 title, Push the Limit and Twin Ion Engine Mk 2 as one and and X7/Mark 2 defender but not sure what to take for the rest of the points. Omega Leader is always a solid choice but seems a bit fragile. Might take “Omega Leader” + Comm Relay + Juke + Stealth Device (29) Countess Ryad + Push the Limit + TIE/x7 + Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (36) Colonel Vessery + Crack Shot + TIE/x7 + Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (35) Alternatively I may take the Upsilon, it looks nasty and potentially not a lot of the opposition will be used to it. My initial thought was Countess Ryad + Push the Limit + TIE/x7 (35) Delta Squadron Pilot + TIE/x7 (28) Starkiller Base Pilot + General Hux + Kylo Ren's Shuttle (37) But on reflection I'm not sure I can keep the Defenders close enough to benefit from Hux, perhaps this might be better Countess Ryad + Push the Limit + TIE/x7 (35) Delta Squadron Pilot + TIE/x7 (28) Major Stridan + Operations Specialist + Kylo Ren's Shuttle (37) I like this better, I think. I prefer Twin Ion Engine Mk 2 on my Defenders, I could drop the Upsilon title and free the points but a little stress management out to range 3 might be helpful against Midlink lists. Any comments and advice welcome.
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Feb 2, 2017 00:26
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ConfusedUs posted:I'm looking forward to lots of stupid shenanigans with Sabine's TIE and the Quadjumper. I love janky lists. Bossk + Fenn + X is always a good time.
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Feb 2, 2017 00:27
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EdBlackadder posted:So after 2 years of casual play I've finally found a small store tournament I can go to. Now I need to get better at this game. Ryad, Vessery and O Leader are a kick in the pants. O Leader's ability synergizes really well with Vessery, because O Leader wants to grab a target lock and keep it forever. Thing is, a fully loaded O Leader is 29 points, which is a Palpshuttle. I think chances are you're going to get better value from Palpatine. Vessery doesn't really need TIE Mk. II unless he's getting stress externally, but that's a meta call for you to see whether you think the 1 point bid for Vess/Ryad initiative bid is worth it.
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Feb 2, 2017 00:38
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canyoneer posted:Ryad, Vessery and O Leader are a kick in the pants. O Leader's ability synergizes really well with Vessery, because O Leader wants to grab a target lock and keep it forever. Thing is, a fully loaded O Leader is 29 points, which is a Palpshuttle. I think chances are you're going to get better value from Palpatine. Yeah probably should mention I don't have Palpatine so that option is not available.
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Feb 2, 2017 00:39
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What have I done? Countess Ryad TIE Defender Ion Cannon (3) Adaptability (0) TIE/D (0) Stealth Device (3) 60 points Captain Oicunn VT-49 Decimator Intimidation (2) Mara Jade (3) Saboteur (2) Gunner (5) Dauntless (2) Engine Upgrade (4)
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Feb 2, 2017 00:42
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Gildiss posted:What have I done? I think you poo poo your pants bro
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Feb 2, 2017 00:48
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ConfusedUs posted:I think you poo poo your pants bro Phew. Ok it should be fun to use against my co-workers then.
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Feb 2, 2017 00:55
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So if anyone here's interested in the US nationals event, the nova open registration is now open. It's $75 minimum for the weekend convention pass and the tournament entry fee. I completely understand some of your objections to the old boys' club mentality in the facebook page.
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Feb 2, 2017 01:09
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It's just too far for me.
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Feb 2, 2017 01:13
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ConfusedUs posted:It's just too far for me. Yeah that's why I could never go to the Gencon one. My friend lives in an apartment across the street so we'll probably party at his place. e: https://novaopenstore.com/novacart oh woops didn't post the link in the first post
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Feb 2, 2017 01:30
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Can't wait for the funny number.
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Feb 2, 2017 01:49
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Just picked all my wave 10 stuff and a bigger box. Still don't know how I'm going to store the upsilon. It's a nice looking ship though.
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Feb 2, 2017 02:40
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Brunas posted:Oh cool. Wilmington's my home town, I was there over Christmas and was going to go to Cape Fear Games on their night, but it didn't work out. Do they do tournaments ever? We did one once (like a year ago, I think), but the guy that was running it dropped out of the game after his stuff got stolen. He went back to 40k  If this one goes well I'll try and make it up to Raleigh more often. There's a flooded quarry near there where I help teach scuba classes starting in April, so I'll be up there a little more often no matter what.
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Feb 2, 2017 03:54
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Icon Of Sin posted:We did one once (like a year ago, I think), but the guy that was running it dropped out of the game after his stuff got stolen. He went back to 40k Ouch, that sucks. Sounds good though, see you then!
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Feb 2, 2017 05:15
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Going to play with this tonight just for the fun of it. Kylo Ren — Upsilon-class Shuttle 34 Expose 4 Fire-Control System 2 Gunner 5 Ship Total: 45 Countess Ryad — TIE Defender 34 A Score to Settle 0 Twin Ion Engine Mk. II 1 TIE/x7 -2 Ship Total: 33 "Omega Leader" — TIE/fo Fighter 21 Adaptability 0 Twin Ion Engine Mk. II 1 Ship Total: 22
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Feb 2, 2017 06:25
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Raged posted:Going to play with this tonight just for the fun of it. fyi Expose is really bad. With 4 red dice, you're better off spending the action for focus, as you will have a much better expected damage with 4 focused red dice than 5 naked red dice. Raw numbers: Even with Gunner, against 2 agility w/focus, 4 attack w/focus has expected damage of 1.99 5 attack w/o focus has expected damage of 1.71 Finster Dexter fucked around with this message at 06:53 on Feb 2, 2017 |
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Feb 2, 2017 06:47
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Use Expertise instead. With FCS as well you can safely spend your action on co-ordinate.
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The upsilon wingspan is crazy. I'm definitely going to be flying it with the wings down as much as possible. e: This is my janky upsilon list. TIE Advanced: · Darth Vader (29) Veteran Instincts (1) Engine Upgrade (4) TIE/x1 (0) Advanced Targeting Computer (1) Upsilon-class Shuttle: · Kylo Ren (34) Push The Limit (3) Fire Control System (2) Engine Upgrade (4) · General Hux (5) Inspiring Recruit (1) · Kylo Ren's Shuttle (2) Pattern Analyzer (2) TIE Fighter: Academy Pilot (12) -- TOTAL ------- 100p. -- If their ace shoots kylo then my Vader will hunt them down at PS11 and throw blinded pilot crits at them or ps0 etc. If they shoot Vader I can use Hux + PTL + Coordinate to give him effectively 4 actions a turn. The academy is a blocker and I'll throw Hux's condition on him to make him a damage threat too. The upsilon can do some pretty crazy stuff. 1 hard, use the pattern analyser to boost + another action and then be able to clear the double stress next turn. If you do a green maneuver you can use hux and PTL without receiving stress. You can 0 stop and use hux or take two actions with PTL and clear both with a green next turn. It is a 53 point shuttle though! I also like the ability to use the shuttles coordinate action on Vader for barrel rolls to avoid blocks. KongGeorgeVII fucked around with this message at 07:23 on Feb 2, 2017 |
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Picked up Sabine's Tie yesterday. Thinking of using this: Ahsoka Tano (26) -Capture Tie - 1 -Sabine's Masterpiece - 1 -VI - 1 -Sabine Wren - 2 -Cluster Mines -4 Horton Salm (34) -Vectored Thrusters -2 -TLT - 6 -R2 Astromech - 1 Norra Wexley (40) -Vectored Thrusters -2 -Alliance Overhaul - 0 -Expertise - 4 -Nien Nunb - 1 -R2D2 - 4
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I know nothing about Coordinate. If I use Kylo's Coordinate to give Vader a free action and he barrel rolls, can he barrel roll again on his own activation?
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Feb 2, 2017 15:31
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Finster Dexter posted:I know nothing about Coordinate. If I use Kylo's Coordinate to give Vader a free action and he barrel rolls, can he barrel roll again on his own activation? Nope, no ship can perform two of the same kind of action in a turn.
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Feb 2, 2017 15:37
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Finster Dexter posted:I know nothing about Coordinate. If I use Kylo's Coordinate to give Vader a free action and he barrel rolls, can he barrel roll again on his own activation? No. You cannot take the same action twice.
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Feb 2, 2017 15:38
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Finster Dexter posted:I know nothing about Coordinate. If I use Kylo's Coordinate to give Vader a free action and he barrel rolls, can he barrel roll again on his own activation? No. You can't do the same action twice in a round, no matter the source. e: 
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Feb 2, 2017 15:38
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Does "I'll Show You The Dark Side" make Determination worthwhile? Probably not lol
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Improbable Lobster posted:Does "I'll Show You The Dark Side" make Determination worthwhile? Probably not lol Seems situational unless Kylo becomes the new Palp, which I don't think will happen. Hard to give up an EPT slot just for Kylo mitigation, imo.
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Feb 2, 2017 15:45
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Improbable Lobster posted:Does "I'll Show You The Dark Side" make Determination worthwhile? Probably not lol If Kylo is making you use that EPT, he's won already.
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Feb 2, 2017 15:50
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The problem with giving Vader more actions is that it doesn't actually make him any more durable. He'll get focus+evade without any help from another ship, and he'll never get to equip Autothrusters or another defensive upgrade. At the end of the day he's still only got five EHP and three greens, which will not stand up to concentrated attacks.
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Feb 2, 2017 15:50
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Strobe posted:At the end of the day he's still only got five EHP and three greens, which will not stand up to concentrated attacks. He's a pseudo-defender, though, especially if he can get another action via coordinate. Three greens + focus + evade + crazy arc dodging ability. He's got one less HP but is much better at avoiding fire.
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Feb 2, 2017 15:52
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Improbable Lobster posted:Does "I'll Show You The Dark Side" make Determination worthwhile? Probably not lol
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Daily homebrew stupid Anyways, I got imp vets last night. So, I busted out my reg defender....and can't find any of the bases or dial for it. poo poo. So, just a single defender for me for a while. Ryad with ptl, EU and title?
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Feb 2, 2017 16:55
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I actually don't HATE this. Vipers are such low PS you'd almost have to have an intel agent on the field to make it useful. quote:Anyways, I got imp vets last night. So, I busted out my reg defender....and can't find any of the bases or dial for it. poo poo. So, just a single defender for me for a while. Ryad with ptl, EU and title? That Ryad is probably the best standalone Defender. Vessery with Juke is also really good IF you have someone to paint locks for him.
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ConfusedUs posted:I actually don't HATE this. Vipers are such low PS you'd almost have to have an intel agent on the field to make it useful. Think about it this way. Guri with PTL. Three barrel rolls? Three boosts? I wish. Again, can't seem to find my bases from the original def, so I'm stuck to glaives, Mareek, and Ryad.
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