With Hobbie's ability to lose stress on or using a Target Lock and R7-T1's ability to Target Lock if Hobbie is in the firing arc of that ship (range 1-2), would Hobbie being stressed be able to use the R7-T1's ability at all?

The more I stare at this combo, the more invalid it looks.

The only way I can see this working is Hobbie would have to get a TL from Dutch as he can't do it himself due to being stressed. Then, for his action, he would have to target lock a different target that would fulfill the requirements of R7-T1 to work.

If Hobbie is stressed, he wouldn't be able to use R7-T1, as it's an action, and you can't perform actions while stressed.

R7-T1 is handy in providing a Target Lock and Boost combo for just one action, but it's not going to work in with Hobbie's ability. The only requirement for it to work is being in an enemy's firing arc and at Range 1-2 of that enemy.

That makes sense. It seems like the only decent pairing for Hobbie at this time is R3-A2. I'm trying to get the hang of creating builds that make sense and end up confusing myself.

Pick a pilot, then go through the upgrades one at a time to see what fits. With X-Wing, Y-Wing and E-Wing pilots, I tend to start with the droids, then go to Elite skills, then Mods and upgrades. It can end up with some expensive pilots, but the system works for me.

I've found that for nearly every pilot, there's a really good Elite skill or upgrade that makes them really effective. Soontir and Push the Limit, for example are a match made in heaven. It's just a matter of finding them.

That makes sense. It seems like the only decent pairing for Hobbie at this time is R3-A2. I'm trying to get the hang of creating builds that make sense and end up confusing myself.

R2-D6 + Opportunist, is another good one for him.

The combo with Dutch zathras mentioned is worth bringing up again. Pairing him with either R3-A2 or Opportunist you can then do stuff like:

- Hobbie K-turns, gets a stress

- Dutch moves/acts after, passes Hobbie a Target Lock, Hobbie's stress goes away

- Hobbie goes to attack, triggers either R3-A2 or opportunist, gaining a stress

- then spends his lock during the attack, clearing the stress.

Tada.