I've been experimenting (sorry) with the new Experimental Interface modification, and trying to see where it fits best. What are your opinions on the following?

Green Squadron Pilot (24)

A-Wing (19)

Chaardan Refit (-2)

Expose (4)

Experimental Interface (3)

With Expose, the GSP now has 3 attack and 2 agility, the same as an X-Wing. At the cost of a stress, the GSP can also take another action- of which it has plenty! So you can have an arc-dodging, 3-attack dice ship with one of the best dials in the game at the cost of 24 points, 3 more than a Rookie Pilot. Of course, the 2 hull 2 shield still makes it pretty fragile, so you'd still have to be very careful with it, but I don't know- it looks pretty good on paper.

So, what do you guys think? And, if you like this version of a GSP, how would you fit these GSPs into a squad list? Of course, you could tack on the A-Wing test pilot title and get another EPT (Predator, Lone Wolf, Push the Limit, Outmaneuver), but that'd be a lot of points on an already expensive ship. Anyway, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

In that list, PTL is better in EVERY manner over EI. PTL allows the A wing to take Expose + Focus, or Focus + Evade or Focus + Boost. EI only allows Focus + Expose. And there is an empty EPT slot anyways, so you might as well take PTL. And they have the same cost.

In that list, PTL is better in EVERY manner over EI. PTL allows the A wing to take Expose + Focus, or Focus + Evade or Focus + Boost. EI only allows Focus + Expose. And there is an empty EPT slot anyways, so you might as well take PTL. And they have the same cost.

Agreed. To take Experimental Interface over PTL on an A-Wing, you're going to need two different EPTs that grant actions, or choose one of the pilots that can only have 1 EPT (Gemmer Sojan and Arvel Crynyd).

That being said, Arvel with Daredevil and Experimental Interface... would be stressed every turn, and could theoretically double-stress himself to boost or improve damage on the bonk-round. Weird interaction, and would be better with a second way to shed stress, but useful.

So your list got me thinking in the way of Gemmer Sojan, who at range 1 of an enemy ship can add 1 agility to his roll. Take a GSP with Decoy, and you can bump Gemmer down to a 3, hopefully putting him in a position that will allow him to use expose to great benefit, and at range one, keeping him at his base 3 agility roll?

I dunno, I just threw it together to be something like:

And, if you like this version of a GSP, how would you fit these GSPs into a squad list?

EI is unique.

Tycho, EI, PTL, Daredevil, title.

Who cares about stress?

however EI does work well on a decimator. allowing you to have a 4 red dice turret with expose.