Soontir Fel

Outmanuever

Royal guard title

Experimental Interface

Shield upgrade

Get into range 1 of dash or range 2 of han.

Experimental Interface only does anything if you have an upgrade with the action header. Like Squad Leader

Keep in mind, Experimental Interface has to have something with the Action 'header' to trigger...

Except no, because the Interface has nothing to work on, which means you have no way to activate Soontir's ability beyond K-turning, which means you're back to 1 action per turn, which means you've spent 37 points to give an Alpha Squadron Pilot +8 PS.

If you want to try something on Soontir using EI, check out:

Soontir Fel

Marksmanship

EI

Royal Guard Title

Targeting Computer (or Hull Upgrade)

OR

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Soontir Fel

Expose

EI

Royal Guard Title

Targeting Computer (or Hull Upgrade)

Something I seriously want to do...but Soontir seems squishy as is so you'd have to have perfect positioning to not have to boost or barrel roll and use TC AND expose....but if everything went right, rolling 5 dice in a range one scenario with TL and Focus...MMmmm.

So, how exactly are any of these "options" better than PTL?

Eh doesn't look like it will, try again me.

Squad Leader is the only viable one imo. Makes use of his pilot skill and his ability. Still rarely if ever better than ptl though . . .

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Soontir Fel

Expose

EI

Royal Guard Title

Targeting Computer (or Hull Upgrade)

Something I seriously want to do...but Soontir seems squishy as is so you'd have to have perfect positioning to not have to boost or barrel roll and use TC AND expose....but if everything went right, rolling 5 dice in a range one scenario with TL and Focus...MMmmm.

I'm so going to try this. Ive never liked green dice

Because fun

Soontir Fel (27)
Expose (4)
Experimental Interface (3)
Targeting Computer (2)
Royal Guard TIE (0)

Bounty Hunter (33)
Seismic Charges (2)
Recon Specialist (3)

Omicron Group Pilot (21)
Darth Vader (3)
Tactician (2)

Total: 100

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The only EPT other than PTL that strikes me as even remotely viable on interceptors is Daredevil, and not on Soontir. Turr gets a free action as standard, so he might make do with something like Predator or Lone Wolf, maybe.

The problem is that PTL is about the only reliability you're going to get to balance the crap-shoot of a ship that is the interceptor. Without it, you're praying to RNGsus to deliver your incredibly expensive Tie Fighter from harm.

Soonitir fell in particular because you can do so many things with the stress generated focus, from propping up a decent offense or, shoring up the horribly whimsical green-dice defense system with dodge + focus, even after a boost or roll.

Determination has worked well for me on Royal Guards Pilots (especially when they have hull upgrades)

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Soontir Fel

Expose

EI

Royal Guard Title

Targeting Computer (or Hull Upgrade)

Something I seriously want to do...but Soontir seems squishy as is so you'd have to have perfect positioning to not have to boost or barrel roll and use TC AND expose....but if everything went right, rolling 5 dice in a range one scenario with TL and Focus...MMmmm.

Expose does do some things like giving a Tie Advanced X-wing Stats or a Tie Interceptor Tie Phantom Firepower for the price of a Phantom's uncloaked agility. It can work in some cases.

Expose on an interceptor just no, they pop often enough rolling three dice without taking one away.

So, how exactly are any of these "options" better than PTL?

Frees up the EPT slot for something else, but still gives two actions + Stress.

So, how exactly are any of these "options" better than PTL?

Frees up the EPT slot for something else, but still gives two actions + Stress.

Freeing up the EPT isn't exactly something Soontir is looking for though. PTL suits him best. People seem to forget the versatility that it gives him. He gets to Boost and Barrel Roll with Focus, or Turtle along with a Boost or Barrel Roll each turn. He cannot do this with EI. With PTL he has an answer to most situations.

So, how exactly are any of these "options" better than PTL?

Frees up the EPT slot for something else, but still gives two actions + Stress.

Freeing up the EPT isn't exactly something Soontir is looking for though. PTL suits him best. People seem to forget the versatility that it gives him. He gets to Boost and Barrel Roll with Focus, or Turtle along with a Boost or Barrel Roll each turn. He cannot do this with EI. With PTL he has an answer to most situations.

And now, we have Autothrusters, though, with Royal Guard TIE, they aren't mutually exclusive.

With Exp. Interface, I think Daredevil and Marksmanship could go well, but that's about it. I was just extrapolating on the OP in regards to iPeregrine's comment.

On Fel I may go, EI, EH, Auto thrusters. That way if Barrel-Rolling he still gains stress through EI. Otherwise Squad Leader so i could take an Alpha wingmate or a Saber + DTF since Sqd.Ldr would act as a PTL for whoever is near Fel.