Rebel Aces II?

By SpikeSpiegel, in X-Wing

I really would hold back on the invective, especially over such minor matters as commas. In every post in which you've used the word "worthless" you've managed to make yourself look like the bad guy.

And, I find it irrational that anyone think people who use their phone or a small screen should apologize to any of you for their line breaks, or anything else for that matter. Saying someone's post (where they do nothing but attack me) is worthless doesn't make me a bad guy, it makes me honest.

I've had to correct a few odd typos, but I know I'm not ever unintelligible.

Edited by gabe69velasquez

Light travels faster than sound...that's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

I like y-wings and fly them. Are they really that underpowered as it is? I do think they need more pilots and some adjustments, but they don't seem as bad as the TIE advanced and their cost seems about right. They're also fun to fly, especially with an R2. If I want a turreted ship I almost always take them over the HWK, a ship I really dislike.

Anyway, maybe the reason FFG didn't put the y-wing in rebel aces is because they're planning on releasing imperial huge ships first. It would make sense to release updated y-wings after that, as ships optimized to take down these capital ships. (or whatever you want to call them). I think that would be an interesting set of expansions, fluff wise -- updated y-wings and tie bombers to counter capital ships, and possibly large ships like the decimator/yt2400.

To be clear, I don't think these capital ships need counters, but it would be a nice way to spin off a series of upgrade packs for bombers and y-wings.

• So far I've been using Ion Cannons, Ion Turrets and Ion Pulse Missiles to good effect.

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What have you used against Huge ships that you find effective?

Oddly, TIE fighters. You just need to deploy enough dice against them at once.

I like y-wings and fly them. Are they really that underpowered as it is? I do think they need more pilots and some adjustments, but they don't seem as bad as the TIE advanced and their cost seems about right. They're also fun to fly, especially with an R2. If I want a turreted ship I almost always take them over the HWK, a ship I really dislike. Anyway, maybe the reason FFG didn't put the y-wing in rebel aces is because they're planning on releasing imperial huge ships first. It would make sense to release updated y-wings after that, as ships optimized to take down these capital ships. (or whatever you want to call them). I think that would be an interesting set of expansions, fluff wise -- updated y-wings and tie bombers to counter capital ships, and possibly large ships like the decimator/yt2400. To be clear, I don't think these capital ships need counters, but it would be a nice way to spin off a series of upgrade packs for bombers and y-wings.
This one of the more interesting lines of reasoning I've seen on here, capital ship countering upgrades, ... Since huge ships are not affected by stress tokens, focus tokens, or evade tokens given to them, I have to consider what kind of upgrades to counter huge ships would be workable.• So far I've been using Ion Cannons, Ion Turrets and Ion Pulse Missiles to good effect. UwXEO63.png IO8GyZR.png XNkL26p.png What have you used against Huge ships that you find effective?

LOL, wut?

I've been away from this topic and it's gone from, I'm an idiot for thinking the Y Wing is fine a turrets are okay, and now we are arguing strategy with someone who takes cues from the hidden microchip in his back molar. Wow.

Hi!

:)

My name is Joe, and I love STAR WARS X-XING EPIC .

:lol:

LOL, wut?

I've been away from this topic and it's gone from, I'm an idiot for thinking the Y Wing is fine a turrets are okay, and now we are arguing strategy with someone who takes cues from the hidden microchip in his back molar. Wow.

This has been upgraded to WOWZERS Status.

:huh:

They even got the dreaded Grammar Police and Forum Protocol Droids involved.

:ph34r:

Fly Casual.

;)

What have you used against Huge ships that you find effective?

LOL, wut?

I've been away from this topic and it's gone from, I'm an idiot for thinking the Y Wing is fine a turrets are okay, and now we are arguing strategy with someone who takes cues from the hidden microchip in his back molar. Wow.

Rebel Huge ships and Imperial Huge ships, you might have heard of them. How are they relevant in this thread? Well someone suggested the Y-wing could be more awesome against capital ships than they already are... and since this thread is about Rebel Aces, perhaps a Y-wing better at attacking Huge ship is a good topic... How is that so hard to grasp?

Besides, people are more interested in arguing grammar here than strategy,

or I wouldn't be the only one posting new ideas this far down the thread.

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• JJ Abrams - Star Wars Episode VII - Blue Squadron paint scheme.

"JJ Abrams teases the Star Wars tragics with blue X Wing fighter in new campaign for UNICEF"

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So I was doing some research on Blue Squadron and came across this video.

I wouldn't be disappointed if one of the Rebel Aces ships was a Blue X-wing.

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Tantive IV

A group of fighters named Blue Squadron served as scouts for the Princess Leia Organa's Tantive IV shortly before the vessel was attacked by Imperial forces led by Darth Vader, prior to the Battle of Yavin.

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The blue Headhunters are great looking!

The blue Headhunters are great looking!

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Now that you mention it, they have more in common than I notice at first glance.

You think it's too early for a Z-95 Headhunter Ace?

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The blue Headhunters are great looking!

Z95+-2.jpg

Now that you mention it, they have more in common than I notice at first glance.

You think it's too early for a Z-95 Headhunter Ace?

Not if it is Mara Jade

The blue Headhunters are great looking!

Z95+-2.jpg

Now that you mention it, they have more in common than I notice at first glance.

You think it's too early for a Z-95 Headhunter Ace?

Not if it is Mara Jade

Sorry, I read your answer wrong... it's not too early for Mara Jade... gotcha.

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No, you're spamming about irrelevant fan designs because you think that FFG is going to make a ship based on a random comment in a fan-made RPG supplement.

I thought it was because nobody else will talk with him. Kind of like the other forums he got banned/suspended from.

Wow, it's like Coke and Pepsi in the same restaurant!!!

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You think it's too early for a Z-95 Headhunter Ace?

Not if it is Mara Jade

I'm not a Mara Jade expert, so what's your reasoning for that statement, you only want to see her as a crew card?

Sorry, I read your answer wrong... it's not too early for Mara Jade... gotcha.

Correct I wish she was actually in the Z-95 pack rather than one of the 2 pilots already in there. I do not recall any EU book where Cracken actually flew, as far as I know he was only the head of Alliance/New Republic Intel not a pilot

I do not recall any EU book where Cracken actually flew, as far as I know he was only the head of Alliance/New Republic Intel not a pilot

Apparently according to the old Decipher CCG, he flew as Tala One .

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No, you're spamming about irrelevant fan designs because you think that FFG is going to make a ship based on a random comment in a fan-made RPG supplement.

I thought it was because nobody else will talk with him. Kind of like the other forums he got banned/suspended from.

Wow, it's like Coke and Pepsi in the same restaurant!!!

@Waagh, kind of like where you are banned everywhere on the internet

except here because they are so lax you can call anyone

stupid or a moron and get away with it.

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You think it's too early for a Z-95 Headhunter Ace?

Not if it is Mara Jade

I'm not a Mara Jade expert, so what's your reasoning for that statement, you only want to see her as a crew card?

Sorry, I read your answer wrong... it's not too early for Mara Jade... gotcha.

Correct I wish she was actually in the Z-95 pack rather than one of the 2 pilots already in there. I do not recall any EU book where Cracken actually flew, as far as I know he was only the head of Alliance/New Republic Intel not a pilot

Don't let FFGs failure stop you.

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http://www.afewmaneuvers.com/topic/45-pilot-mara-jade/

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Don't let FFGs failure stop you.

Just try to do a better job with it, that card is just broken and awful design.

The blue Headhunters are great looking!

Z95+-2.jpg

Now that you mention it, they have more in common than I notice at first glance.

You think it's too early for a Z-95 Headhunter Ace?

Not if it is Mara Jade

I'm not a Mara Jade expert, so what's your reasoning for that statement, you only want to see her as a crew card?

Sorry, I read your answer wrong... it's not too early for Mara Jade... gotcha.

I was saying that if the REB Aces has a blue X-Wing it would be just fine by me.

:D

Mara would have a Purple trimmed ship.

:lol:

The blue Headhunters are great looking!

Z95+-2.jpg

Now that you mention it, they have more in common than I notice at first glance.

You think it's too early for a Z-95 Headhunter Ace?

Not if it is Mara Jade

I'm not a Mara Jade expert, so what's your reasoning for that statement, you only want to see her as a crew card?

Sorry, I read your answer wrong... it's not too early for Mara Jade... gotcha.

I was saying that if the REB Aces has a blue X-Wing it would be just fine by me.

:D

Mara would have a Purple trimmed ship.

:lol:

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So if they had a Purple trimmed Z-95 ready for Rebel Aces that would be fine too?

It sure would.

:lol:

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You think it's too early for a Z-95 Headhunter Ace?

Not if it is Mara Jade

I'm not a Mara Jade expert, so what's your reasoning for that statement, you only want to see her as a crew card?

Sorry, I read your answer wrong... it's not too early for Mara Jade... gotcha.

Correct I wish she was actually in the Z-95 pack rather than one of the 2 pilots already in there. I do not recall any EU book where Cracken actually flew, as far as I know he was only the head of Alliance/New Republic Intel not a pilot

That would make Mara Jade a rebel pilot though.

EDIT: That Mara Jade you linked is just a bit completely broken. Very convoluted rules text too.

This is more the ballpark we'd be talking:

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I'm tempted to paint all my ships with purple trim now. That actually looks really cool.

I'm tempted to paint all my ships with purple trim now. That actually looks really cool.

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