I pre orderd the StarViper and Most wanted expansion pack to kick off in building a formidable force in S&V who else is planing on using the odd looking ship.and how are you planning on loading it out and what other ships are you goingbto fly with it...I plan on using Xizor and try to fit in the three ships that are included in the Most Wanted pack to build a squad.

I think PTL+Autothruster StarVipers will be fun to fly however I am wary of only having 1 banks and the straights to clear stress (because I love hard turns so much) but I guess a 1 bank+ a boost comes close to a turn, or I just need to learn when to use PTL and when not too for the next move rather than using it almost every turn like I do with Soontir

I just preordered a Most Wanted and StarViper as well. I look forward to giving this a try:

Guri (StarViper) - 37 pts

-Virago title

-Sensor Jammer

-Dead Man's Switch

Syndicate Thug (Y-wing) - 24 pts

-Ion Cannon Turret

-BTL-A4 title

-Unhinged Astromech

Syndicate Thug (Y-wing) - 24 pts

-Ion Cannon Turret

-BTL-A4 title

-Unhinged Astromech

Binyare Pirate (Z-95) - 15 pts

-"Hot Shot" blaster

One obvious strength of the Starviper is its ability to move slowly. Unlike an Interceptor, which has to speed past its target, once the Starviper is on you it's very hard to shake it. Wonder how much of a handicap low pilot skill and a lack of greens will be though.

It will be another ship that will need to played a bit to master using it. But it does look to be a fun ship to use in a build. I think it has potential to be a ship that will be hard to take down that is if mixed with the right elements. Im interested in seeing how people will be using anything from S&V I see potential for alot of dirty tricks with this new faction ...and that is a good thing ..being that this is a faction made up of bounty hunters and pirates and underground criminals its what should be expected.

I think it will be fun, though a lack of PS will hurt a bit.

I ran it a few times on Vassal. One squad I used was Guri with Adv. Sensors, Autothrusters, PTL along with 4 Black Sun Zs with Feedback Array, and it was really good, they did well against a Whisper/Decimator squad, the FA Zs were the MVPs in that match. She was really good in the other matches I played, but I think she had FCS instead of AdvS. I wasn't as impressed with 4 naked StarVipers, so I'll probably run 2 at the most.

The thing that hurts the Starviper is no evade action, but otherwise it looks really solid.