26 minutes ago, RogueLeader42 said:

I'd be bold and say TIE/LN

It's not a TIE, but a "regular" ship. It would be better to make it different.

Well, true to form the TIE Defender is now pre-Yavin. Does that make the Gunboat a single seater ARC replacement?

Just now, Salted Diamond said:

While not GUNBOAT, I have a question regarding it's close cousin.

Doing a Imp HotAC campaign, and would like peoples ideas on something

I'm using the ARC-170 dial for the gunboat (have the mels model and custom card), but what existing dial from any ship, do you thing best fits the Missile Boat?

You need to be careful with the Missile Boat dial, as it would have the SLAM maneuver (and probably Advanced SLAM as well - mmm, free Target Locks for ordnance while repositioning for your next fully-modified salvo). The StarViper might work. Or maybe the TIE Striker.

2 hours ago, FTS Gecko said:

You need to be careful with the Missile Boat dial, as it would have the SLAM maneuver (and probably Advanced SLAM as well - mmm, free Target Locks for ordnance while repositioning for your next fully-modified salvo). The StarViper might work. Or maybe the TIE Striker.

The "card" is done in HotAC style player card. The ARC-170 dial, I feel, is a good fit for the Gunboat. Just need a dial that fits the Missile Boat.

On February 25, 2017 at 0:14 PM, Xerandar said:

The V-19 looks as much like a gunboat as a Bwing does.

Uh, big folding wings, flattened central fusilage, and the third wing can be kept in 'landing configuration' when combined with a hyperdrive ring module, making the resemblance uncanny. Also the landing configuration is very reminiscent of the lambda and GUNBOAT. V-19s Rock!

Anybody think about writimg in to Rebel's Recon? Seems they get the ear of Pablo Hidalgo himself. I'm not on Twitter but it couldn't hurt to try right?

13 minutes ago, flyboymb said:

Anybody think about writimg in to Rebel's Recon? Seems they get the ear of Pablo Hidalgo himself. I'm not on Twitter but it couldn't hurt to try right?

I sent a twitt to Pablo Hidalgo asking about the stormtrooper transport (canon) and the gunboat (not canon), and what makes a ship more likely to be recanonized over some other.

He immediately blocked me.
I guess he is either sick of those questions, or I accidentally said something bad, or it was just a bad day...
Better luck to all of you.

14 minutes ago, Azrapse said:

I sent a twitt to Pablo Hidalgo asking about the stormtrooper transport (canon) and the gunboat (not canon), and what makes a ship more likely to be recanonized over some other.

He immediately blocked me.
I guess he is either sick of those questions, or I accidentally said something bad, or it was just a bad day...
Better luck to all of you.

Pablo hates when people tweet him a picture with a wall of text in it. He's a busy man. If you hadn't sent the picture, only the question, he may have replied. He's replied to a question of mine over something lore related before in less than a minute. (All the -ooine planets were likely colonized by the same ancient society, it seems)

2 hours ago, Underachiever599 said:

Pablo hates when people tweet him a picture with a wall of text in it. He's a busy man. If you hadn't sent the picture, only the question, he may have replied. He's replied to a question of mine over something lore related before in less than a minute. (All the -ooine planets were likely colonized by the same ancient society, it seems)

Or he hates the Gunboat.

Just now, Azrapse said:

IHe immediately blocked me.
I guess he is either sick of those questions, or I accidentally said something bad, or it was just a bad day...

...or maybe, just maybe your Tweet contained a spoiler for future episodes of Rebels which he didn't want trending...

GUNBOAT CONFIRMED.

So sad... next wave... no gunboat...

Not only that, but the TIE Aggressor is taking the whole "two missile slots" thing a lot of people wanted the Gunboat to have.

Even though the Aggressor doesn't have Missiles in the RPG...

I hope you are happy, DEX. You were looking forward to this ship, right?

I think the TIE/SF and this TIE/AG have been taking most of the best ideas that have been proposed for the Gunboat.
It feels unlikely now that the Empire will get a 2, 2, 3, 3 ship with 2 missiles, cannon and system (that was my preferred configuration for the Gunboat) now that they have both the TIE/SF and the TIE/AG.

Alex Davy did say when asked about the Gunboat that "well we have the TIE Punisher". Horrific abortion that that was.

Not sure if I'll be getting that new TIE. The turret concept's a bit silly given that it's rear mounted; a Tie SF would have been a better for a turret Imp. Gameplay wise I'm not sure how it would be better than a Thug TLT.

35 minutes ago, Azrapse said:

I hope you are happy, DEX. You were looking forward to this ship, right?

Definitely glad to be getting it! Not entirely satisfied with the stats. It shouldn't have shields or missiles.

The Aggressor should have just focused on it's Turret. The Missle stuff should have been saved for the Gunboat.

1 hour ago, DarthEnderX said:

Definitely glad to be getting it! Not entirely satisfied with the stats. It shouldn't have shields or missiles.

The Aggressor should have just focused on it's Turret. The Missle stuff should have been saved for the Gunboat.

The Wiki mentions that it has a lack of a shield generator but does have shields and a concussion launcher.

Based on that, it is fairly spot on.

Also, inventing a shieldless TIE when the Phantom, Defender, Punisher and Advanced were in production seems silly.

Then you have the F/O and S/F, all with shields. It makes sense for this to have at least something.

7 hours ago, Lobokai said:

So sad... next wave... no gunboat...

We must not lose faith.

Just now, Arma Quattro said:

We must not lose faith.

It was the perfect time for the Gunboat! OK, the perfect time was Wave 7, instead of the TIE Punisher...

I know Gunboats are built on hope, but I'm afraid it will be pushed 2 more years to the future, as the next waves will have the TIE First Order Advanced (Emo Ren's ride) TIE First Order Interceptor and TIE First Order Bomber...

That's bad... pretty bad...

(now the hope is on Rebels or Young Solo to introduce the Gunboat)

Welp, barring a Rebel Veterans announcement, it looks like it's going to be a pretty cheap year

3 hours ago, Viktus106 said:

The Wiki mentions that it has a lack of a shield generator but does have shields and a concussion launcher.

Based on that, it is fairly spot on.

As I said in another thread:

I have their Stay On Target book for Age of Rebellion, and TIE Aggressors didn't have shields or missiles.

Granted, they could have those things in SWGs. But so could everything else, because you could customize ships in that game.

3 hours ago, Viktus106 said:

Also, inventing a shieldless TIE when the Phantom, Defender, Punisher and Advanced were in production seems silly.

A. Why would the Aggressor have had to have been invented after the Phantom/Defender/Punisher/Advanced? FFGs release order is not the order the Empire developed them.

B. Why would it be silly? The existence of more advanced, expensive, elite ships does not eliminate the need for cheaper, more mass producible, more expendable ships.

Yeah, this feels like this was absolutely MADE for the Gunboat...

Wave 11... no Gunboat.

FFG, I find your lack of Gunboat disturbing!!!!

29 minutes ago, DarthEnderX said:

As I said in another thread:

I have their Stay On Target book for Age of Rebellion, and TIE Aggressors didn't have shields or missiles.

Granted, they could have those things in SWGs. But so could everything else, because you could customize ships in that game.

A. Why would the Aggressor have had to have been invented after the Phantom/Defender/Punisher/Advanced? FFGs release order is not the order the Empire developed them.

B. Why would it be silly? The existence of more advanced, expensive, elite ships does not eliminate the need for cheaper, more mass producible, more expendable ships.

I was just going on what the article said, in truth, I know next to nothing of the TIE Aggressor apart from one of the video games where their small frame and tight turns made them a pain in the >>> to hit. Dat tail gun yo.

The article mentioned that the development of the TIE Aggressor happened after Yavin, which was around the same time as the Defender, etc so that was what I was referring to, not the release schedule of FFG.

I get what you mean though, can't focus on quality all the time, but isn't that way the humble TIE was kept for so long, before eventually becoming the TIE F/O? That being said, interested to see what the New Order has in store for their new interceptor and bomber, which, i may be so bold to suggest, could very well be the Star Wing.

55 minutes ago, Viktus106 said:

The article mentioned that the development of the TIE Aggressor happened after Yavin

Granted, but then, so were ships like the Defender and the Interceptor. Both of which now exist WELL before Yavin thanks to Rebels.