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I'm considering taking the plunge on this game. Leaning towards Rebels as of now. What I really want are small teams that either cover lots of ground or set up camp and snipe stuff, not tons of big groups of troopers. So it seems rebels are the most suited for this playstyle? What would I need to buy to have a competitive squad?
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uncle blog posted:I'm considering taking the plunge on this game. Leaning towards Rebels as of now. What I really want are small teams that either cover lots of ground or set up camp and snipe stuff, not tons of big groups of troopers. So it seems rebels are the most suited for this playstyle? What would I need to buy to have a competitive squad? You do need at least 3 corps level units (regular troopers, fleet troopers, or the upcoming Veterans, mix and match to taste.) After that you'll probably want Commando sniper teams which do exactly the sniping you describe, and Pathfinders, who deploy well ahead of everyone. Jyn is the obvious mix with the pathfinders, and Luke is pretty mobile as well. Then you could take the airspeeder and the rebel landspeeder technical and you'd have the start of a pretty fast/deep striking force.
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Mar 29, 2019 13:30
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Owlbear Camus posted:You do need at least 3 corps level units (regular troopers, fleet troopers, or the upcoming Veterans, mix and match to taste.)
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Mar 29, 2019 14:17
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The clone wars set is going to get me playing this game, but I think I'll wait until there are more than two units out. I had some friends get burned with the original starter that way.
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Mar 29, 2019 14:22
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uncle blog posted:Thanks, that sounds like a ton of fun. Is the airspeeder considered good these days? I remember tons of complaining about it. Also, I see the rebel have a stationary gun, is that thing viable? A few rules changes and the generic pilot that comes with the Toyota Wars landspeeder go a long way towards helping it out.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:The clone wars set is going to get me playing this game, but I think I'll wait until there are more than two units out. I had some friends get burned with the original starter that way. Burned how? Got bored from repitition or bought too many of the basic units at launch?
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Ugleb posted:Burned how? Got bored from repitition or bought too many of the basic units at launch? Both, honestly. I think they went overboard trying to do big games from the start and then for a while all they had were the starters and the wave with Snowtroopers in it and they were very disappointed.
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Mar 29, 2019 17:27
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Yeah the slow rollout made the game feel really stale that first quarter since all you could do was corpspam.
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Mar 29, 2019 18:32
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I wonder if they'll go on to do other eras later. It seems like the First Order is a natural set, but the layer rebels haven't had too many ground troops yet.
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Mar 29, 2019 20:16
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As much as I'd be very down for an Old Republic vs Sith Empire, FFG seems to be sticking to the movies.
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Mar 29, 2019 20:26
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I'm surprised the Old Republic era hasn't gotten any attention from FFG since you'd figure they would have way more room to introduce new units/vehicles/ships.
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Mar 29, 2019 20:50
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Nerds would bankrupt themselves buying both Jedi and Sith Revan kits
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I think you go through the movies/TV shows first then start mining stuff like Old Republic once you have run out of the most well known content. I think we will see First Order cropping up soon enough, personally I want to see a sculpt of Kylo Ren from the end of Force Awakens where he is punching his own wounds to get angrier. Also that should be a card for him. But do you make First Order/Resistance as their own factions, or tack them onto Empire/Rebellion?
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Mar 30, 2019 00:53
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I kind of want to see them allowed to use deeper cut sources like the comics or old EU just to give the rebels some vehicles
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Mar 30, 2019 03:05
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Give me a Scum and Villainy faction with Dash Rendar as an operative and I'll never play another war game again
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Mar 30, 2019 03:40
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I wonder how long until Super Battle Droids drop. Because I want Grievous and Droidekas but I don't want to also need a horde of B1s along with them.
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Mar 30, 2019 04:22
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On the other hand it's gonna be stupid easy to paint B1s quick, just got those bastards with tan spray paint, dot the eyes black, table ready in five minutes.
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Floppychop posted:I wonder how long until Super Battle Droids drop. Not that long, but probably a little longer than people may like. I assume before Geonosians but who knows. I'm trying to guess the order that they release Maul, Dooku and Nute Gunray. Actually they will probably do the Genosian boss guy along with a troop box at the same time. I'm thinking the droid tank is the next new model release.
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I kind of hope that veichles don't become too big a thing, and the main focus stays on ground troops. I find ground troop based combat more interesting than vehicle combat. https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/3/28/equipped-for-battle/ Nice! They should have done this for X-wing!
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Mar 30, 2019 17:06
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The list building rules keep you from going too overboard.
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Mar 30, 2019 20:31
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Got my vehicles at Adepticon. If there was any doubt the generic pilot from the landspeeder technical was supposed to be a T-47 fix, it includes two copies.
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What does it do again and how does it fixes the t-47?
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Iceclaw posted:What does it do again and how does it fixes the t-47? Gives it cover one (stacking with the inherent cover one for cover 2.) Since cover applies before attacker conversion it helps at least little with the incidental range 4 impact everywhere from DLT spam.
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Mar 31, 2019 04:54
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 NGL this dumbass little technical has grown on me since it was spoiled. (WIP gotta finish the crew)
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I like the corroded look you have going on that speeder. Just curious, are you gluing the figures on or going to use magnets or something? I'm probably going to magnetize it myself, depending on how easy it would be to do (I haven't seen the model in person yet).
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Considering magnets, but honestly, I'm finding that if you pick it up carefully you might even be able to get away with resting them on there. Here's my weathering recipe: 2 layers metallic primer. 1 layer L'Oreal "Lock it" bold control hairspray on leading edges you intend to weather. 1 layer rattlecan blue (or whatever color you want the outer paint to be.) use a toothbrush or other abbrasive ittem to scrape away your weathering pattern to reveal the metallic layers underneath, then apply inks and stuff to make the metal look oxidized.
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Pretty nicely grungy looking speeder there!
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Are there any situations where 2 dice packs is not enough?
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The AT-RT flamethrower can potentially need more than six black dice, but that's the only situation I can think of off the top of my head. Two packs is plenty.
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uncle blog posted:Are there any situations where 2 dice packs is not enough? Maybe with Fire Support on the clone troopers where you’re basically rolling for 2 full units at the same time?
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I want to use all of my space vehicles. General Veers 80 Esteemed Leader, Commanding Presence, Snowtroopers 48 Flametrooper, Imperial Comms Technician, Comms Relay, Snowtroopers 48 Flametrooper, Stormtroopers 44 Stormtrooper, AT-ST 195 Imperial Hammers Elite Armor Pilot, 88 Twin Light Blaster Cannon, TX-225 GAVw Occupier Combat Assault Tank 155 First Sergeant Arbmab, RT-97C Rifle Pintle, 74-Z Speeder Bikes 90 HQ Uplink
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Owlbear Camus posted:
Wheres that from?
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banned from Starbucks posted:Wheres that from? It's the X-34 Rebel landspeeder expansion. I finished the crew kinda quick and dirty but still like the overall effect. 
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I mean how'd you get one. I didnt even think it was out yet.
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banned from Starbucks posted:I mean how'd you get one. I didnt even think it was out yet. Adepticon.
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Any tips for making painting rebel troopers more efficient/less of a slog? About done with one squad now, 3 to go. Not to mention about 30 other figures. 
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My tips: Get comfortable with "the arm's length standard." 99% of the time you are going to be looking at them from 3-4 feet away don't bother picking out every button let alone painting eyes. Uniforms are uniform: find a color you like in rattlecan and you can avoid a lot of brushwork. For rebel troopers maybe a nice green or brown/tan earth tone. Do assembly line style basecoats on all your dudes: Everyone's weapon and gunmetal gear. Everyone's leather belt and boots. All the flesh (I like to mix up skin tones for visual interest and SJW reasons) Etc. After the basecoat, pick it up by the foot and dip it in army painter dark tone quickshade. Seriously this is the best 30 bucks I ever spent. Does all your detailing and blacklining for you just brush off exess pools after shaking then hit it with testors dullcoate when dry.
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Finally got to play with the X-34 Technical. I deployed badly and got mauled overall with flametroopers just toasting my squads, but I'm up on the speeder and want to run it again. Not much more expensive than a loaded elite infantry unit, packs a decent punch, and between cover 2 (with pilot) and armor 2 it does require a bit of a commitment to dislodge. I like the idea of deploying it with a commander or specialist to soften up/eliminate a flank, and then picking them up to reinforce the center. 3 speed moves on a large base is a lot quicker than hoofing it.  The initial exchanges don't go too badly for the Rebels.  A brace of speeder bikes overestimates how easy it will be to take on an up-gunned civilian coupe  Sadly the center and right flank are overwhelmed. Flametroopers make quick work of Rebel Infantry, leaving the wookiee shock troops overwhelmed and pinned down my multiple infantry and an AT-ST.  Director Orson Krennic surveys his near total victory from a rooftop.  Han catches a ride in a desperate attempt to stop the Imperials from claiming the objectives on the other side of the landing bay, but it's too little, too late.
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Shoretroopers. https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/4/8/quelling-rebellion/ I was hoping for Mud. Dewbacks. https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/4/8/thunder-lizards/
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