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It's for the new Epic game mode and is the biggest model FFG has ever made
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bunnyofdoom posted:So, uh, Armada Folks, y'all are getting a super star destroyer I need some kind of info on this.
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Aug 2, 2018 02:59
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Cobbsprite posted:I need some kind of info on this. https://twitter.com/FFGames/status/1024798260148486146
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Aug 2, 2018 03:02
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That thing is a monster. 22 hull, 2 each of its defense tokens, and what looks like it could be spots for 3 officers. That means either it has a defense retrofit, or minister Tua gets stapled to the thing. With it being legal to use in a 400 point match, I really hope that FFG erred on the high side for its point cost. Taking out a single ISD in a two ISD list can be hard enough, and this looks to have twice the health of an ISD.
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gently caress ... I don't even play Armada anymore, I just like looking at the pretty ship models ... but I know I'm getting it. Even at the $200 price point, I'm going to end up getting it.
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Give the people what they want... I guess? What next, the death star?
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Once they make the Death Star, my dream of a to-scale game of Rebellion can finally happen
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Interdictor is at 1:7100 scale in Armada. Death Star at that scale would be 21 meters in diameter
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Cobbsprite posted:gently caress ... I don't even play Armada anymore, I just like looking at the pretty ship models ... but I know I'm getting it. Even at the $200 price point, I'm going to end up getting it. I might do the same. In a few years when it's on sale.
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I've seen children smaller than that thing.
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Bah. All it'll takes to destroy it is a A Wing squadron at range <1.
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Here are some pictures from GenCon on Facebook. https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156612317356972&id=768226971&set=gm.1976211529098075 It has 6 shields up front, 3 shields on each side arc, and 2 shields at rear for a total of 20 shields. This particular version has the following attack dice: Front: 5 red, 4 blue Forward Side: 3 red, 2 blue, 1 black Rear Side: 2 red, 2 blue, 1 black Rear: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 black Anti-Squadron: 1 blue, 1 black That is going to be a bastard to take out. It might actually make Advanced Projectors a reasonable upgrade card, so you can throw the damage all over the place with a redirect. And a double arc providing 15 dice at medium range is going to be painful.
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So they'll make an out of scale SSD for an epic game, but they won't make prequel ships or use them to give us a scum & villainy third faction. I want Venators, Acclamators, and CIS ships dagnabit 
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Aug 3, 2018 13:48
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NTRabbit posted:So they'll make an out of scale SSD for an epic game, but they won't make prequel ships or use them to give us a scum & villainy third faction. I want Venators, Acclamators, and CIS ships dagnabit That seems a lot more possible than it did yesterday.
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Likely, even! Probably another year or two of releases to be had there.
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Scuttlebutt from GenCon is that Clone Wars ships are currently in thr works for thr next wave.
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I wonder if they have the rights to TOR era stuff, because I'd love to see Harrowers.
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Lake Jucas posted:Scuttlebutt from GenCon is that Clone Wars ships are currently in thr works for thr next wave. We already have the Victory and Arquitens classes edit: I'm mulling over putting a minimarket preorder in for the SSD just for the 20% off, but goddamn 200 bucks for palpatine is rich. I thought it was bad in x-wing!! Devlan Mud fucked around with this message at 00:36 on Aug 4, 2018 |
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Lake Jucas posted:Scuttlebutt from GenCon is that Clone Wars ships are currently in thr works for thr next wave. They'd better! All the strike craft too!
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It is a beast, look at that puny ISD next to it 
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Aug 5, 2018 09:45
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For EPICLOLZ, put a half-dozen Imperial Raider ships around it. Possibly on the base.
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Cobbsprite posted:For EPICLOLZ, put a half-dozen Imperial Raider ships around it. Possibly on the base. Player can't target what player can't see.
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drunkill posted:It is a beast, look at that puny ISD next to it The In Flight Report reveal actually failed to sell the size to me. And I thought it was ridiculous then! I look forward to seeing how foam case manufacturers tackle that.
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Ugleb posted:The In Flight Report reveal actually failed to sell the size to me. And I thought it was ridiculous then! They won't. You have to set a hyperspace beacon from your gaming location, and the SSD will jump in at lightspeed.
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I'm reasonably certain the ISD is too long to fit into full size a KR case, even diagonally
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Cobbsprite posted:They won't. You have to set a hyperspace beacon from your gaming location, and the SSD will jump in at lightspeed. Ride it like Dr Strangelove. Yee haw!
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Cobbsprite posted:They won't. You have to set a hyperspace beacon from your gaming location, and the SSD will jump in at lightspeed. I heard jumping in too close was a good way for someone to choke you, though. Be careful!
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Icon Of Sin posted:I heard jumping in too close was a good way for someone to choke you, though. Be careful! I thought surprise was wiser... Thinking practically, I can’t imagine a ship that size will be a lot of fun to fly—there are only so many options you’ll have without flying off the board. Maybe it’ll be more about prioritizing different weapons or something.
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If the SSD is even remotely viable in a list, it will likely affect the meta by just being something you have to plan for. It is like taking the double ISD list, and turning it up to 11 in terms of damage tanking. It’s big enough, that after a turn or two of moving, it will have almost the entire board in range to shoot. So hiding from it, or swinging around to the rear of it will be harder. Lists will have to make sure they have a way to deal large amounts of damage, or the ability to harvest lots of objective points. On the plus side, Arquitens and H1 MC80s will have a much easier chance of double side arcing the same ship. Rebel players will get to live the dream of the Ackbar Home One without needing Advanced Gunnery.
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Jabba's Realm for the Imperial Assault Legends of the Alliance coop app has been released https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/8/8/the-realm-of-the-crime-lord/
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I collect both sides of Armada to allow my friends to come together and play. I have two of every Wave 1 ship and looking to expand with an Imperial Star Destroyer and either the Home One, Liberty, or Profundity. Maybe the Rogues and Villains squadron pack as well. Any good summaries on the differences between the three large Rebel ships? Also, is anyone out there looking to sell their Armada collection?
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I can write something a bit more later, but I'm just popping in to let you know I saw Amazon had the Imperial Star Destroyer $20 off a few days ago. Probably a good idea to pull the trigger now on it.
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https://cannotgetyourshipout.blogspot.com has some good write-ups on all the different ships. The articles on tactics are quite good. They can get you on the right track as well. Are you in Europe or the us? I might part with some ships.
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Lake Jucas posted:I can write something a bit more later, but I'm just popping in to let you know I saw Amazon had the Imperial Star Destroyer $20 off a few days ago. Probably a good idea to pull the trigger now on it. Yes, thank you! I was able to pick up the Imperial Star Destroyer. Looks like Miniature Market also has reasonable discounts on stuff. Any other retailers I should look out for while expanding my collection? Wowshawk posted:Are you in Europe or the us? I might part with some ships. US! Hackjack fucked around with this message at 08:02 on Aug 13, 2018 |
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Europe. drat. I think shipping'll rule that out 
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Book Depository occasionally has good deals on Armada stuff.
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Has anyone played any of the Armada campaign game, the Corellian sector one?
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Madurai posted:Has anyone played any of the Armada campaign game, the Corellian sector one? I played a slightly house ruled version to accommodate teams of 4. It was interesting, but we got about 3 rounds in before everyone kinda lost interest. A couple of things led to this. 1. If you start with a questionable list, it can be really hard to fix it. You are spending a large portion of your points repairing, while your opponent is spending points expanding his fleet. 2.The special objectives are not balanced very well. I did not play either of the resource generating missions, but they were reported to be balanced against the Imperials. Also, the planetary Ion cannon defense mission is hands down the best for the defender to pick. The objective tokens don’t get removed when they “shoot”, so you can put a pretty nasty overlapping minefield between the fleets. So ultimately it is very hard to dislodge someone from a system with a base. I heard reports from the group at my FLGS, that some people joined Corelian Conflict matches at other stores in the area, but they generally fizzled out before completion. All that said, I think the campaign would work fine if played a little loose amongst a group of friends. Be a little free with the refit points, or let someone wholesale swap out a fleet that wasn’t working. Amongst a group of quasi-strangers looking to win, it can fall apart. Either way, the kit is worth buying if you play regularly and have some of the Rebel or Imperial 1 squadron packs. The aces and unique squadrons in it are all pretty good. And the new objectives help to give a bit more choice when building a fleet.
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