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Objectives just suck in games like this. I've said it before but Armada suffers a lot from having objectives that are both bad and mandatory. If you really want objectives some of the podcast people made a bunch of them recently for some reason that are barely above star trek attack wing levels of blah.
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Okay guys I went 0-3 today with this. https://geordanr.github.io/xwing/?f=Galactic%20Empire&d=v4!s!208:27,36,243,187:42:31:;286:18,43,204:60:15:&sn=KyloQuickDraw&obs= Yes, that's a 13-point bid lol However, despite going 0-3, I feel this wasn't a bad list. It might even be...good. Every single loss was on me. I lost Kylo to a rock, TWICE, taking me from certain victory to certain defeat, and the other time I forgot I was stressed and dialed a move that required advanced sensors repositioning. All three times I was literally one turn away from getting Kylo out of dodge, to a point he could just run forever. That's important because the list really relies on going to time using Kylo as a points fortress. The primary strategy is to kill 41 points of the enemy or more, so that even if (when?) Quickdraw (40 points) dies, Kylo can just take the game to time. This is why I'm not using an Academy pilot or something to get up to the upper 90s. The toughest meta list to face would be triple wookiees, I think, just because you'd have to kill two of them, with one of them likely after QD is dead. I'm not sure I can play this competitively because I hate points fortressing.
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ConfusedUs posted:Okay guys I went 0-3 today with this. Guy I know is running this regularly now IMPERIAL (88) Kylo Ren TIE Silencer (47) Push the Limit + Advanced Sensors + Advanced Optics + Autothrusters + First Order Vanguard Test Pilot "Blackout" TIE Silencer (41) Push the Limit + Advanced Sensors + Advanced Optics + Autothrusters Went 0-4 in last weekends tournament then went 2-1 this week. All the matches went to time. Started to run this a bit and with wookies being so prevalent. Oldie list I'm sure, but it's cool and good. Delta Squadron Pilot (30) Ion Cannon (3) Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1) TIE/D (0) Delta Squadron Pilot (30) Ion Cannon (3) Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1) TIE/D (0) Delta Squadron Pilot (30) Tractor Beam (1) Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1) TIE/D (0) Total: 100 View in Yet Another Squad Builder Want to give this a shot too. I'm craving some hot Fenn action Fenn Rau (28) Push the Limit (3) Autothrusters (2) Concord Dawn Protector (1) Thweek (28) Fire-Control System (2) Autothrusters (2) StarViper Mk. II (-3) Virago (1) Dalan Oberos (Kimogila) (25) Expertise (4) Plasma Torpedoes (3) Unhinged Astromech (1) Guidance Chips (0) Enforcer (1) Total: 98 View in Yet Another Squad Builder Raged fucked around with this message at 03:43 on Dec 17, 2017 |
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Dec 17, 2017 03:35
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Ion really fucks up wookiees, especially if you get stress in there too somehow.
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Dec 17, 2017 04:56
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ConfusedUs posted:Ion really fucks up wookiees, especially if you get stress in there too somehow. Saw someone with the same 3 Tie/D but with Ion, Tractor and flechette. I just would rather have the better chance of getting the ion off
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Dec 17, 2017 05:48
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TLT-style weapons in general screw with wookiees and people being protected by Lowhhrick. But then, they're equally unfun (TLTs in particular), so...
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Dec 17, 2017 16:11
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TLJ spoiler alert: Errata Chewie to PS 8
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Dec 17, 2017 19:27
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I feel like thats def a thing with all of the movies, nobody is ever like a mediocre pilot lol
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Dec 17, 2017 21:25
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Plenty of Rebel pilots just scream and blow up
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Dec 17, 2017 21:44
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flightless greeb posted:I feel like thats def a thing with all of the movies, nobody is ever like a mediocre pilot lol Mauler Mithel, elite pilot of the Empire personally chosen for Darth Vader's Black Squadron, just files into his squad leader.
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Dec 17, 2017 22:02
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alg posted:Plenty of Rebel pilots just scream and blow up The TIE pilots usually just get impersonal, external passing shots of them exploding. Like in TFA on Takodana when Poe ices a dozen TIEs in 10 seconds
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Dec 17, 2017 22:36
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Poopy Palpy posted:Mauler Mithel, elite pilot of the Empire personally chosen for Darth Vader's Black Squadron, just files into his squad leader. at least he says "look out" before doing so. thats ace material
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Dec 18, 2017 00:18
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alg posted:Plenty of Rebel pilots just scream and blow up Yeah like 70% of Rebel/Resistance pilot screentime is yelling "they're all over me" then dying.
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Dec 18, 2017 01:48
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Nien Numb status after TLJ: still alive, but Ello Asty got all the 'alien who doesn't speak English' lines
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Dec 18, 2017 02:15
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I will always be happy there’s a rebel pilot named after a Beastie Boys album.
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Dec 18, 2017 02:48
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Elo asty dies in TFA
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banned from Starbucks posted:Elo asty dies in TFA It's his brother Auls Outique in TLJ
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Dec 18, 2017 03:42
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I stand corrected. I think it's C'ai Threnalli? Which is some bullshit that he got more lines than Nien.
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Dec 18, 2017 04:05
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Apparently, the top 4 at the NC regional were all Imperials. Was anyone in this thread there? Is the Empire striking back?
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Dec 18, 2017 04:27
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3 gunboats with LRS and Harpoons and a VI Quickdraw, oof. Imperials win with a scum faction list
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Talas posted:Apparently, the top 4 at the NC regional were all Imperials. Was anyone in this thread there? Is the Empire striking back? Gunboats are a thing, for sure.
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Dec 18, 2017 05:36
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Anyone got any fun builds for the resistance bomber? Kinda thinking of grabbing one
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Dec 18, 2017 05:38
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Improbable Lobster posted:Anyone got any fun builds for the resistance bomber? Kinda thinking of grabbing one Crimson Leader with Trajectory Simulators, Proton Bombs and OSilos is reaaaaly scary to anything with 3 hull or less.
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One of my pals is getting rid of his X-Wing stuff, because he has played 3 times in the last year (gencon'16, gencon'17, and a local tournament a couple months ago) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-X-wing-miniatures-game-lot-HUGE-collection/282768229874 He was one of the 5 players to play at the first Game Night kit here locally when the game launched, and runs 2/3rds of our tournaments here. If that goes for anything near the $1,125 it's at right now, whoever is buying it is getting a sick deal at less than 1/3rd of retail. I'm really sad to see him leave the game.
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Dec 18, 2017 06:22
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Can't wait for that episode 9 falcon with yet another radar dish. Triangle maybe?
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Talas posted:Apparently, the top 4 at the NC regional were all Imperials. Was anyone in this thread there? Is the Empire striking back? Yep there were tons of gunboats. One of the top 4 was Palp Aces. Edit: who could've known FFG would screw up again with Harpoons alg fucked around with this message at 13:33 on Dec 18, 2017 |
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Dec 18, 2017 13:16
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alg posted:
I see your unfamiliar with FFG
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Dec 18, 2017 14:00
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Looking forward to getting back to my tabletop friends when I return to the US after a year abroad. Thinking of picking up the Nym Bomber, and Phantom II I missed the last year's worth of releases so what sets/lists are people playing with now?
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Dec 18, 2017 15:00
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Gunboats. Gunboats as far as the eye can see
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enigmahfc posted:I see your unfamiliar with FFG Ordnance, by the nature of its design, will never be balanced in a good way.
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Panzeh posted:Ordnance, by the nature of its design, will never be balanced in a good way. It really needs different dice or something.
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I think I might have to put together some kind of 2 gunboat alpha strike list to play around with. Any pointers? Does it need a 3rd ship like Quickdraw or something?
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Dec 18, 2017 19:47
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All ordnance carrying ships should have to roll an attack die when they take a face up damage card. On a crit they have to roll as if they were just hit/attacked by whatever bomb/torp/missile they were carrying.
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Just make guidance chips & lrs unique.
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Dec 18, 2017 20:37
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canyoneer posted:It really needs different dice or something. Or at least some souped up countermeasures mod that reduces ordnance red dice or adds green dice vs ordnance for a turn. Wookiee are still worse.
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Improbable Lobster posted:It's his brother Auls Outique in TLJ You do see another member of race in TLJ, he's named Slowen-Lo.
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"Crimson Leader" (29) Trajectory Simulator (1) Ordnance Silos (2) Thermal Detonators (3) Crossfire Formation (2) Nien Nunb (29) Push the Limit (3) R3-A2 (2) Pattern Analyzer (2) Integrated Astromech (0) Black One (1) Jess Pava (25) R4-D6 (1) Integrated Astromech (0) Total: 100 View in Yet Another Squad Builder I feel like Crossfire Formation is intended to go with Advanced Optics. Might be worthwhile to drop it to buff up Jess a little.
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hoiyes posted:Just make guidance chips & lrs unique. Swings the pendulum to 'largely worthless'
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Working as intended. Edit: also Flight Assist astro is S tier for Jess Pava
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Snap shot on that Nien is good times. Then give FAA and primed thrusters to Jess
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