X-Wing: Let's Fly Some Wangs

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Chemmy: Feb 4, 2001

I'd buy a chunk of it assuming you have the upgrade cards, pilots, dials, cardboard. I'm looking for:

E-Wing
HWK-290
Hound's Tooth
IG-2000 (or two)
Z-95 Headhunter

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# ? Jun 5, 2024 13:44

Deviant: Sep 26, 2003; i've forgotten all of your names.

Chemmy posted:

I'd buy a chunk of it assuming you have the upgrade cards, pilots, dials, cardboard. I'm looking for:

E-Wing

HWK-290

Hound's Tooth

IG-2000 (or two)

Z-95 Headhunter

I have to recount the ships I have, but if I have the ship, I have everything it came with retail. That said, I'm not going to go count out exactly x number of shield tokens or whatever because gently caress you.

I'll itemize later.

# ? Jan 12, 2017 20:38

Chemmy: Feb 4, 2001

Deviant posted:

I have to recount the ships I have, but if I have the ship, I have everything it came with retail. That said, I'm not going to go count out exactly x number of shield tokens or whatever because gently caress you.

I'll itemize later.

I don't care about tokens at all.

# ? Jan 12, 2017 21:44

bowmore: Oct 6, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Aramoro posted:

With what you've got you could fly something like this

Wedge Antilles (30)
X-Wing (29), Crack Shot (1)

Luke Skywalker (34)
X-Wing (28), R2-D2 (4), Lone Wolf (2)

Poe Dameron (PS8 Version) (36)
T-70 X-Wing (31), BB-8 (2), Weapons Guidance (2), Veteran Instincts (1)

It's not ideal but gives you 10/9/8 PS so you get to shoot first and Luke will be harder to kill in the end game with Lone Wolf, his ability and R2-D2.

With your Tie fighers, you should have 3 Tie's and 2 Tie F/O's I think so maybe

99 points

PILOTS

�Howlrunner� (23)
TIE Fighter (18), Swarm Tactics (2), Stealth Device (3)

Black Squadron Pilot (15)
TIE Fighter (14), Crack Shot (1)

�Epsilon Leader� (21)
TIE/fo Fighter (19), Weapons Guidance (2)

�Omega Ace� (24)
TIE/fo Fighter (20), Veteran Instincts (1), Stealth Device (3)

�Backstabber� (16)

Just stay together and you'll be firing at PS 9/8/8/6/6

Seems good, cheers!

# ? Jan 12, 2017 22:26

Acebuckeye13: Nov 2, 2010; Against All Tyrants; Ultra Carp

bowmore posted:

Seems good, cheers!

Note that half the upgrades he recommends aren't in the boxes you have, so that might be an issue.

My advice would simply be to try and bring cheap pilots with limited upgrades, both so that you can get the most out of what you already have, and so that you're not overwhelmed with trying to remember the exact effects and interactions between a half-dozen pilot abilities and upgrade cards.

So for example, the next time you try to play you can bring something like:

Red Squadron Veteran (27)
T-70 X-Wing (26), Wired (1)

Red Squadron Pilot (23) x 2

Dagger Squadron Pilot (26)
B-Wing (24), Fire-Control System (2)

Is it a good list? Not really. But it's something that you can use to learn with and build up from, until you're able to build up your collection more, get more cards, and on the whole have a solid foundation from which to grow.

# ? Jan 12, 2017 22:50

Raged: Jul 21, 2003; A revolution of beats

Last night at the FLGS FenZuckMan and all the pices fell into place.I have been playing it during the week on vassal to get some practice in and the friendly players there were more than happy to tell me what i should improve in how I played the list. When this list clicks it is just mean as hell. My opponent brought Fat Han/Jake and I baiting him into turning chasing Fenn through a gap in to roids and Manaroo made sweet, sweet bumpy love to the Falcon for 3 turns. Game should have been over sooner than it did but, I forgot to use the agromech and pass TL's.

The look on people faces when you are rolling 5 red dice on 2 ships is priceless. Stuff just melts.

The shop is having a "fight night" and is staying open till 3 am tonight so I'll get a bunch of games in with it. They guy I beat was flustered and wants to try to bring a list that will "control how I move. Guessing he is bringing something that is going to try to stress out my ships via mind link.

Raged fucked around with this message at 00:14 on Jan 13, 2017

# ? Jan 13, 2017 00:11

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Raged posted:

Last night at the FLGS FenZuckMan and all the pices fell into place.

Excellent. Sounds like you did the right thing.

I usually bait with Manaroo, myself, because then I can hid behind her. But I've been known to bait with Fenn.

Never with Zuckuss, though. He's just a bit too fragile unless you can guarantee any two (or more) of

Range 3
Obstructed
Have an evade token

Raged posted:

Guessing he is bringing something that is going to try to stress out my ships via mind link.

Haha let him. Then laugh when he realizes that Fenn can still turn around with two turn + boost, Zuckuss sweeps wide and hits the flank two turns later, and Manaroo DGAF while she keeps generating all the focus in the world.

# ? Jan 13, 2017 00:24

ConfusedUs: Feb 24, 2004; Bees?
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I actually had a rough FennZuckMan night last night, for the first time. Buddy was playing Soontir + Maarek + Palp Shuttle. Two high PS ships with Palp was giving me fits.

I lost one, barely won the other after I managed to take out a full health Soontir with Manaroo, of all things.

# ? Jan 13, 2017 00:25

Raged: Jul 21, 2003; A revolution of beats

Oh, and I forgot people get real frustrated when you don't let them use their auto 2nd attacks like Luke Skywalker. Sure I can spend a focus and avoid that 1 damage and let you try to hit me harder, but why would I?

# ? Jan 13, 2017 00:30

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Raged posted:

Oh, and I forgot people get real frustrated when you don't let them use their auto 2nd attacks like Luke Skywalker. Sure I can spend a focus and avoid that 1 damage and let you try to hit me harder, but why would I?

Haha yes

I had a different buddy try out that Brobot + Bossk list that uses flowchart fuckery to generate two attacks when Bossk misses his first primary weapon attack.

If that first attack hits, that's all he gets.

First game, he took his first shot on a token'd up, obstructed Zuckuss. Got two hits (even after trying to dengar the two hits away). I rolled two focuses. I just spent the evade and ate the one damage because gently caress taking two more attacks.

# ? Jan 13, 2017 00:34

Raged: Jul 21, 2003; A revolution of beats

ConfusedUs posted:

Haha yes

I had a different buddy try out that Brobot + Bossk list that uses flowchart fuckery to generate two attacks when Bossk misses his first primary weapon attack.

If that first attack hits, that's all he gets.

First game, he took his first shot on a token'd up, obstructed Zuckuss. Got two hits (even after trying to dengar the two hits away). I rolled two focuses. I just spent the evade and ate the one damage because gently caress taking two more attacks.

Do you think they are going to FAQ the partybus? It really seems like it's completely unintended.

# ? Jan 13, 2017 00:37

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Raged posted:

Do you think they are going to FAQ the partybus? It really seems like it's completely unintended.

The particular interaction that allows the Party Bus with Gunner/IG-88D (while IG-88B is on the table) crew to shoot with both Gunner and the 88B effect is certainly an unintended side-effect of the new flowchart.

I fully expect it to be clarified that Gunner MUST go first due to the "immediately" clause, thus breaking it.

I almost think that's a shame, because this interaction is Real Good without being broken. It's also nice to see lone brobots.

The best thing about it is that it's weakest against low-agility ships because they can't dodge the first attack reliably. It's a rare offensive effect in this game that hurts high agility ships more than low agility ones.

# ? Jan 13, 2017 00:40

canyoneer: Sep 13, 2005; I only have canyoneyes for you

That's why Crack Shot on brobots is so great.
You roll 3 hits vs a Defender with an evade token, who rolled 2 evades.
That gives them Hard Choices, because if they spend the evade, they get shot at again and without mods their red/green split could end up worse.
If they don't spend the evade and elect to take 1 hit, they get hit with crack shot for 2.

# ? Jan 13, 2017 00:42

ConfusedUs: Feb 24, 2004; Bees?
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canyoneer posted:

That's why Crack Shot on brobots is so great.
You roll 3 hits vs a Defender with an evade token, who rolled 2 evades.
That gives them Hard Choices, because if they spend the evade, they get shot at again and without mods their red/green split could end up worse.
If they don't spend the evade and elect to take 1 hit, they get hit with crack shot for 2.

Yeah. Glitterstim/crackshot brobots are the best brobots for this and many other reasons.

# ? Jan 13, 2017 00:43

bowmore: Oct 6, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Acebuckeye13 posted:

Note that half the upgrades he recommends aren't in the boxes you have, so that might be an issue.

My advice would simply be to try and bring cheap pilots with limited upgrades, both so that you can get the most out of what you already have, and so that you're not overwhelmed with trying to remember the exact effects and interactions between a half-dozen pilot abilities and upgrade cards.

So for example, the next time you try to play you can bring something like:

Red Squadron Veteran (27)
T-70 X-Wing (26), Wired (1)

Red Squadron Pilot (23) x 2

Dagger Squadron Pilot (26)
B-Wing (24), Fire-Control System (2)

Is it a good list? Not really. But it's something that you can use to learn with and build up from, until you're able to build up your collection more, get more cards, and on the whole have a solid foundation from which to grow.

What should I buy next to build up? I was thinking the Falcon (because you gotta have one surely) and I have no idea on the Imperial side of things.

# ? Jan 13, 2017 02:23

ConfusedUs: Feb 24, 2004; Bees?
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