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Tekopo posted:So what are currently still the below the meta ships, after considering the fixes to Bombers/Defenders? I disagree with this slightly. Most of those are underrepresented in the meta as it stands, but I think the TIE/fo has a strong place. It has TL and shield over the TIE/ln, and the addition of SLoops to the maneuver dial makes them dramatically more maneuverable. The ability to take Comms Relay in a couple days just pumps them up even more. (Gone will be the days of taking an Evade on every ship to make them more survivable! Now I'll be able to just take Evades on the ones that got tagged, and I can Focus the others for Bonus Damage, mwa ha ha!) Or throw Juke and Stealth Device on them.
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Comm relay is pretty expensive at 3 points, though, jumping the ship up to 18 points, which is equivalent to a interceptor and basically a TIE Fighter and a half. I think for specific lists (like, for example, I'm kicking around a list with Vessery with TIE/D, Tractor beam and 4 TIE/FOs, since I need the TLs and for 1 point more it is worth it over TC TIE/Fs) I think they will do well, but swarms are still going to be dominated by TIE Fighters, leaving the FOs to be used mostly for their pilot abilities (the stress removing one is excellent) or for specific combos.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:46
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Yeah, the FO is going to find use, but I don't think you'll see Comms used too often. The FO isn't a no brainer replacement for TIEs either. It's very expensive. I flew a Soontir, Howlrunner, three Black Cracks last night and it was amazing. Making them FOs would be great, but the cost would prevent you from taking any ace like Soontir. I think a Soontir or Carnor is very important in that kind of list since TLTs will chew up TIEs fairly quickly.
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I think TIE/FOs are best used as mini-aces when you have 20ish points leftover. The new pilots all seem geared towards that. I don't think the FO generics are as useful, but the named pilots fill a gap in imperial lists when you're running higher-cost aces.
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The pilot has me pretty pyched for the T-70 on Thursday. I'm probably going to stick Outmaneuver on that guy to get some utility out of that ability plus boost.
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Dec 15, 2015 19:39
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thespaceinvader posted:Has this come up here yet? https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/195945-t-70-ps7-pilot-spoiled-ello-asty/ gently caress yes, I knew it was a matter of time until Ello got his own X-Wang pilot card. 
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canyoneer posted:Beastie Boys going intergalactic With the Yuuzhan Vong decanonized intergalactic travel is unknown in the Star Wars universe. 
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Poopy Palpy posted:With the Yuuzhan Vong decanonized intergalactic travel is unknown in the Star Wars universe. Planetary 
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I want to paint beast boy (teen titans go) on the side of it but it's so small.
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AndyElusive posted:gently caress yes, I knew it was a matter of time until Ello got his own X-Wang pilot card. X WANG Coolstuffinc has their release date for the new X Wings and Ties as tomorrow. Hopefully they get here for christmas 
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Dec 15, 2015 20:11
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Too bad ello asty can't take crew. He's ripe for a saboteur. Because he can't stand it, he knows you planned, he's gonna set it straight this watergate.
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Dec 15, 2015 20:25
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Amazon has a Daily deal on the X-Wing and Armada games - thinking of getting them to play with my kids, just trying to figure out how much to buy today to forestall addiction later.
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Dec 15, 2015 20:36
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Stupid Amazon deal bought me to buy a Rebel Transport I have no intention of using just because it has the R3-A2 and R5-P9 cards.
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illectro posted:Amazon has a Daily deal on the X-Wing and Armada games - thinking of getting them to play with my kids, just trying to figure out how much to buy today to forestall addiction later. If you buy it all now you never have to worry about buying more later. Well okay until the next wave hits. But you were gonna buy that anyway.
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Dec 15, 2015 20:58
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Grabbed a copy of Armada. I got the transport earlier and I like having it. The missions are fun.
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Dec 15, 2015 21:21
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Rebel aces is under $16 on Amazon
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Recoome posted:I'm really out of the loop That's ok, just K-Turn or Talon Roll back into it.
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Wookiepedia posted:Asty's helmet had "born to ill" written on the side of it in Aurebesh. Well hell, now I have to use this guy.
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Stoked for TFA tomorrow. Gonna get some breakfast, get with my wangin' buddies, and scope dat poo poo. Re-watching Empire for nostalgia, also, bounty hunters. Edit; thread moves fast, it does
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admanb posted:Stupid Amazon deal bought me to buy a Rebel Transport I have no intention of using just because it has the R3-A2 and R5-P9 cards. Use it as three obstacles in a game of casual wangs. And put it up on a shelf, as a conversation piece, to weed the wheat from the chaff. And it's a pretty ship, and you get an extra X-wing with cool pilots
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Wowshawk posted:Use it as three obstacles in a game of casual wangs. And put it up on a shelf, as a conversation piece, to weed the wheat from the chaff. And it's a pretty ship, and you get an extra X-wing with cool pilots The missions that come with the Epic scale ships are pretty cool and you should try them out at least once, plus the Transport also comes with the aforementioned cool X-Wing pilots including thread favorite Wes Janson.
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Kai Tave posted:plus the Transport also comes with the aforementioned cool X-Wing pilots including thread favorite FTFY
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I don't suppose we know how many copies of Integrated Astromech come in a T-70? I have the ship from the core set but if the T-70 only has one copy, I would have to buy three blisters and would never get to use my 4th wang  EDIT: I just realized you can take four wangs of either flavor 
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The previews only show one (which sucks). But that just means I'll have several extra T-70s to look awesome on my shelf. I would need that many Targeting Astromechs for other reasons, anyway, so it's no big deal for me.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:I don't suppose we know how many copies of Integrated Astromech come in a T-70? I have the ship from the core set but if the T-70 only has one copy, I would have to buy three blisters and would never get to use my 4th wang I think while Turrets are still a big deal the T-70 is better off with Autothrusters.
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Two green dice isn't really enough to use Autothrusters with, is my impression. It helps, yes, but I'd rather be able to say "gently caress off" to a Direct Hit or Blinded Pilot. EDIT: Integrated Astro also has the potential to be cheaper, especially if your list already uses astromechs.
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Really depends on the meta, but for my money TLTs wreck two dice and you'll never see a crit to get full use of the IA.
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Four rookies with IA, R5 and a Z95. Next Worlds list right there.
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hoiyes posted:Really depends on the meta, but for my money TLTs wreck two dice and you'll never see a crit to get full use of the IA. TLTs wreck two dice even with Autothrusters.Integrated Astromech gives you a bit more control over when you don't take the damage, though, and I'd rather spend the points on something else. In my normal XXX list I've already got two Astromechs included, so Integrated Astro is effectively a pair of Super Shield Upgrades for zero points. Even if I was suddenly sporting T-70s, that's pretty much how the reasoning would go.
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Also depends on the ships, and the Astromech. With either regen droid, (probably on an expensive ace) you'd be crazy not to take Autothrusters, and for red ace too, Autothrusters is a slam dunk. Generics with 1p Astromech, sure probably not worth the 2pts.
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Integrated is also a 100% "you're stupid if you don't do this" take on regular X-wings not already sporting a modification, no matter what your astromech is. Even if it's R2-D2, ditch that sucker if it's the only thing between your last hull point and the damage card coming for it.
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Strobe posted:Integrated is also a 100% "you're stupid if you don't do this" take on regular X-wings not already sporting a modification, no matter what your astromech is. Even if it's R2-D2, ditch that sucker if it's the only thing between your last hull point and the damage card coming for it. Agreed. It was a smart move by the designers, boosting an underperforming ship, while offering broader choice a ship already up to scratch.
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On Poe I've found Autothrusters is almost an auto-include. When out of arc or at range 3 he almost always gets two evades due to autothrusters and his ability. Only rolls that burn him are double blanks.
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Kai Tave posted:Well hell, now I have to use this guy. 
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Ok that's just silly.
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I'm now so much more pleased that I preordered the T-70 at my FLGS
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LingcodKilla posted:Ok that's just silly. He'll probably get his rear end exploded in Ep 7 like all good X-Wang pilots.
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LingcodKilla posted:Rebel aces is under $16 on Amazon I picked it up. Was really jonesing to pick up Most Wanted but true to it's name it's sold out every drat where.
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Hopefully this would go without saying, but I got burned over in the Battlefront thread today...so: DO NOT POST EPISODE VII SPOILERS IN THIS THREAD. AFTER FRIDAY, USE SPOILER BARS FOR A FEW DAYS. IF ANY SPOILERS ARE POSTED, THE THREAD WILL BE CLOSED TEMPORARILY AND I WILL PETITION TRAD GAMES MOD STAFF TO HAVE THE OFFENDER PROBATED OR BANNED
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IDK why people post spoilers to largely-anonymous communities. I mean, for purposes other than actually posting them to dedicated spoilers sites. I post spoilers on my twitter and facebook where my friends and family can see it. Much better trolling that way.  *heads over to battlefront thread* E: Just saw the thread. It's been FYAD's title for a while now... Chill la Chill fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Dec 16, 2015 |
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