Welcome to NOVA Squadron Radio! This week the most of the cast was off playing X-Wing, but we held down the fort and discussed the Impeiral Raider, did our own brand of Super Bowl commercials, and of course the main topic, Wave 3 part 2, the Rebels. All of that and a lot more!
NOVA Squadron Radio is:
Ed Horne – Host
Kris Soehnlin – Co-Host and NOVA Squadron founding member
Ronald Brannan – Co-Host and NOVA Squadron founding member
Chad Brown – Co-Host/Editor
Sean Dorcy – Co-host
Bob Randall – Co-host
Kris Sherriff – Co-host
Here are the show notes from Episode 17:
[0:00 – 1:15] Show Opening
[1:15 – 26:25] The Flightdeck: What we have been flying lately and local tournament talk
[26:25 – 48:08] The News:
-NOVA Open 2015 Registration: http://www.novaopen.com/
[48:08 – 51:36] Super Bowl Commercials: Cryodex and ListJuggler!
[51:36 – 1:42:40] Main Topic 1: Wave 3 Review: The Imperials!
[1:42:40 – 1:44:55] Show Closing!
Musical Credits go out to the band ‘Insane Ride’ and their songs ‘Sound of Rock and Roll’ and ‘Wrong or Right’ found on the Free Music Archive at http://freemusicarchive.org/
Thanks for listening, and talk to you again in two weeks!
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NOVA Squadron Radio – Episode 17 “Wave 3 Part 2: The Rebels!”
Did I mention the Super Bowl Commercials?
Our commercials might have been more funny than most of the real commercials for this year's Super Bowl.... all we needed were graphics and several million dollars!
For those reading this thread and wondering what we are talking about... you will just have to listen to the podcast! 
I agree, I am pretty sure ours were funnier then the real ones!
Recon Specialist is just a card? Its one of the best crews out there. Throw it on a Firespray and it becomes much more tanky. Scum Boba + Recon Specialist is going to be a monster.
I don't see why they didn't have a modification that came in Most Wanted that was HWK only giving it 1 more attack for 0 points. It would make it slightly more useful than just a support ship. I think they never intended you to run it without a turret of some kind, but in doing so I don't think they priced it well. I think it should be at least 2 points cheaper across all pilots. Or they should have made it a little more durable. Maybe 2 shields instead of 1. Its a support ship that can't support well because they like to blow up easily.
Edited by Jo JoRecon Specialist is just a card? Its one of the best crews out there. Throw it on a Firespray and it becomes much more tanky. Scum Boba + Recon Specialist is going to be a monster.
Ha, yeah, I realized after I said that (and we moved on) that I should have said "it's just a standard 3 points for an action card".
I thought that was the point we did convey but I guess we were too subtle. By 'just a card' I think we mean that it is not game breaking good or insanely useless and over costed. But we can revise that in our next show!
Thanks for the feedback!
Ed
Just an FYI on Biggs in Panic Attack, Biggs was tested, and he is good, but the loss of a ship that deals out stress or Ion is a big deal. I found that having 4 ships that either deal stress or Ion in some form was better overall then the Biggs effect.
Just an FYI on Biggs in Panic Attack, Biggs was tested, and he is good, but the loss of a ship that deals out stress or Ion is a big deal. I found that having 4 ships that either deal stress or Ion in some form was better overall then the Biggs effect.
Sounds like you need to get critical mass of stress! Roark and Biggs really dilute that. You're the boss, I haven't got much experience with Panic Attack except for being on the wrong end of a variant of it that one time. 
Just an FYI on Biggs in Panic Attack, Biggs was tested, and he is good, but the loss of a ship that deals out stress or Ion is a big deal. I found that having 4 ships that either deal stress or Ion in some form was better overall then the Biggs effect.
Sounds like you need to get critical mass of stress! Roark and Biggs really dilute that. You're the boss, I haven't got much experience with Panic Attack except for being on the wrong end of a variant of it that one time.
Funny side note sense you talked about HWKs I thought I would mention that I also tested Roak in the build. I tried several variations of this, but I found that I like the durability of the Gold over the PS 12 ability of Roak.
Just an FYI on Biggs in Panic Attack, Biggs was tested, and he is good, but the loss of a ship that deals out stress or Ion is a big deal. I found that having 4 ships that either deal stress or Ion in some form was better overall then the Biggs effect.
Sounds like you need to get critical mass of stress! Roark and Biggs really dilute that. You're the boss, I haven't got much experience with Panic Attack except for being on the wrong end of a variant of it that one time.
Funny side note sense you talked about HWKs I thought I would mention that I also tested Roak in the build. I tried several variations of this, but I found that I like the durability of the Gold over the PS 12 ability of Roak.
Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what the math points to as well and was our general conclusion about the HWK - it's just a little too squishy for its points. With Roark you gain the PS12, but then lose the stressbot. It's probably about a wash, until Roark gets taken out. Then you are just PS2. Not much margin for dealing with Phantoms either way, but if any are still around after Roark goes down that's a tough mid / end game.
I like the idea of a Goldie at 12 with an Ion turret on a Phantom... I really like that one. I am gonna have to try that.
This is the first episode I've listened to but I'll definitely be checking out more! Thanks for the effort!
Only bit that nagged at me: summarizing games by dice failures contributes nothing. Sometimes they truly do **** the bed, but focusing on that only means you're not focusing on how your game can improve.
Anyway, a very minor complaint. Keep up the good work!
I like the episode so far. You guys are just about to talk about the B-wing. So far, I don't have much to disagree with you about the HWK-290 We shall see with the B-wing. I happen to dislike it, myself. No real reason other than I like X-wings. I wonder if you will talk about Ten Numb w/ Mangler Cannon. I'm guessing you do, but you end up saying it's too expensive.
Regarding the question of taking B-lists to Store Championships;
I just went to one. After I got home I made a new list.
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Sekac > Thanks for listening man! And I do agree with you that sometimes the dice just are not in your favor and you lose because of them. However, in my experience, I have found that more often then not I could have done other things to help keep those dice rolls from being the only thing between me and a loss/win. So when I say that they are ways to mitigate those dices rolls, it include proper maneuvering so that you are not getting shot at in the first place and don't need to roll dice.
Taste> Can't go wrong with B-Wings with FCS!!!! Huge fan of the list! I also like the 4 Blue = Bandit list... a lot of hull and shields to chew through!
heychadwick> We did not touch on Ten with the Mangler Cannon, but most likely this was because of the reasons you mentioned. Ten is great, but very pricy. Thanks for listening man!
heychadwick> We did not touch on Ten with the Mangler Cannon, but most likely this was because of the reasons you mentioned. Ten is great, but very pricy. Thanks for listening man!
That's too bad, as I think he could be worth it with Mangler. Fat Han can't dodge it and Phantoms cry like doves in a Prince video.
heychadwick> We did not touch on Ten with the Mangler Cannon, but most likely this was because of the reasons you mentioned. Ten is great, but very pricy. Thanks for listening man!
That's too bad, as I think he could be worth it with Mangler. Fat Han can't dodge it and Phantoms cry like doves in a Prince video.
I'll pin that and try to work that into next show. Ten Nunb + Mangler Cannon is 35 points. Next show I think we'll be talking about another anti-Phantom option in about the same price range that is even more effective...
I like the idea of a Goldie at 12 with an Ion turret on a Phantom... I really like that one. I am gonna have to try that.
By the way - I'm wondering if this might actually be viable in wave 6 with Roark + 3 Warthogs. Only one can have a stressbot, but if any of the others can tag it, you have a good chance of ioning it for the next round.
That's exactly what I was thinking! Warhogs at 12 is just silly!
I like the idea of a Goldie at 12 with an Ion turret on a Phantom... I really like that one. I am gonna have to try that.
Here's my Roak build for you:
Roak + Ion
Blue + E2 + Tactician + Ion Cannon
Gold + R3-A2 + Ion Turret
Gold + Ion Turret
This is less of a stress build, but it has a strong mix of stress and Ion which is very nice. It also helps some against Predator which has been a problem for Panic Attack. Roak is the weak link in this build so you have to fly him really well to keep him in the game.
I like the idea of a Goldie at 12 with an Ion turret on a Phantom... I really like that one. I am gonna have to try that.
By the way - I'm wondering if this might actually be viable in wave 6 with Roark + 3 Warthogs. Only one can have a stressbot, but if any of the others can tag it, you have a good chance of ioning it for the next round.
What about Roark, 2 warthogs and 1 Dutchhog? Makes that one ps12 ion potentially more accurate.
I like my warthogs cheep and dirty...lol. But I can see Dutch being 'serviceable'.
Froggies> Not title on those Y-Wings? Really going for the turret meta with this list. I like it a lot. I'm gonna try it tonight. The guys will think I'm crazy flying a HWK after the grilling we gave it on the show.
I like my warthogs cheep and dirty...lol. But I can see Dutch being 'serviceable'.
Froggies> Not title on those Y-Wings? Really going for the turret meta with this list. I like it a lot. I'm gonna try it tonight. The guys will think I'm crazy flying a HWK after the grilling we gave it on the show.
I think the grilling on the HWK was deserved. They have good abilities, but the cost is a problem. The only reason Roak see's play is because of the PS war right now. The HWK is always the weak link, and yet I still try and make them work. I have issues. 
Then so do we all Froggies, then so do we all...