Here's my solution, but it's not an astromech:

T-65R [TORPEDO] (X-Wing only) {-1}

The ship’s upgrade bar gains the System Upgrade icon.

Fluff: the T-65R was the recon variant of the X-wing; it replaced the torpedo bay with an electronics suite (per the X-wing books).

The problem I have with this, and other "slap on a system slot" solutions, is that it basically melts the X-wing and the E-wing into almost identical design space. Let's not fix a ship by stealing another one's thunder.

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I think I just fixed the X-wing.

I don't think so. The problem with the X-wing according to math wingers is that with stats and everything they don't do enough damage for the points they cost. More upgrades means more points spent.

Sure you can do some new tricks but that will cut out of the rest of the squadron leaving some ships with sub-optimal builds ore worse cut out a ship. Also if you end up throwing more points on a ship even if they are defensive upgrades it can still get focused down pretty fast.

Title: T65 X-Wing only. 0 points
After you perform an action you may perform a free canopy roll action.

Canopy roll: Barrel roll like large based ships.

Gives a little repositioning for the X without going full TIE fighter, effectively half a free barrel roll action.

They just gave the advanced sensors through a title they won't repeat themselves doing something similar for the x-wing i don't think.

for the empire how about an astromech over ride or jammer card!! cost 2 flip this card face down after use once used all astromechs within range 2 have their abilities nullified for the next turn. Or make it cost 6 and make the effect happen anytime you are within range one of an astromech equipped ship!!!

My Take:

Title:

Upgraded Astromech Ports

X-Wing only

Subtract 2 squad points (Minimum of 0) from every non unique astromech drod.

X-wing is fixed!

Title:

Upgraded Astromech Ports

Why is it that people keep putting modification type names on titles (you're not the first one I've seen do this). Do people not know what a title is?

Title:

Upgraded Astromech Ports

Why is it that people keep putting modification type names on titles (you're not the first one I've seen do this). Do people not know what a title is?

Yes. We do. FFG uses all kinds of titles, not just names of ships. They use titles to fix issues with current ships, as we have seen. Look at Royal Guard pilot and others. How about some of the Scum titles or the others adding weapons and systems. Are they not modification to a ship? So according to you they should be modifications also. Actually every upgrade besides EPT should be a modification.

Change the title to a T65 Name. There are so many different T-65's just pick one.

FFG has done ship class restricted upgrades already, for example the upcoming TIE-only card. I don't see anything stopping them from doing an upgrade that's X-Wing only, including potentially an astromech.

Why would an Astromech be xwing only? Is he super picky and refuses to fly in anything else?

No but the Upgraded ports allow existing astromechs to run faster

Or just make it a title like t-65c X-wing.

FFG has done ship class restricted upgrades already, for example the upcoming TIE-only card. I don't see anything stopping them from doing an upgrade that's X-Wing only, including potentially an astromech.

Why would an Astromech be xwing only? Is he super picky and refuses to fly in anything else?

Too long without memory wipes? Ship-snobbery against things like Y-Wings? Balance?

Like the Moldly grow really grants better vision (not) But you get to keep your focus token with the title.

It makes no sense, but it fun and puts the ship in the game.

Here's my solution, but it's not an astromech:

T-65R [TORPEDO] (X-Wing only) {-1}

The ship’s upgrade bar gains the System Upgrade icon.

I agree that this turns the X Wing into too much of an E Wing clone. But I'd really like to see the T-65R in the game. Ideally as a new ship, with new abilities, but if it had to be a title, I have three possible suggestions.

1.

T-65R [TORPEDO] (X-Wing only) {2}

This ship receives a free target lock action at the start of the combat phase

This would simulate the superior sensors that the Recon variant has, and it would buff the X Wing pretty substantially. Not 100% on the cost though, and it doesn't really suit the fluff, since it's a pretty offensive modification. Alternatively...

2.

T-65R [TORPEDO] (X-Wing only) {-1}

Reduce your attack power by 1 (to a minimum of two). Hostile ships within range three and inside your firing arc gain no defensive bonus when attacked at Range 3.

This one emphasises a support role for the Recon-X. Paired with a squad of tricked out B Wings and slowplayed, it could be a pretty potent little support ship (though perhaps a niche one). To be more general, a slight tweak could be made...

3.

T-65R [TORPEDO] (X-Wing only) {4}

Reduce your attack power by 1 (to a minimum of two). Decrease the agility of all hostile ships within range three and inside your firing arc by 1.

This makes the Recon-X pretty much an AWACS. It buffs all the ships around it substantially, and increases the cost of the X Wing by a reasonable amount, but it would make an X Wing a very useful addition to just about any rebel build. This would also make for some crazy fun builds (5 Chaardaan A Wings supported by a Recon-X? I'd fly that in a flat second).

And these are just my initial thoughts. There are really so many ways the Recon-X would make the game fun. And it'd be cool to see the rebels get a legitimately unique and different ship the way the Empire has the Phantom.

Recon X, FFG. Think about it.

... has a short skirt and long jacket?

wait, this might be the wrong forum...

Just give it a -2 point chardaan and be done with it. The only other solution would be to tax the B-Wing.

I still like my panoply of fixes, and because I'm ridiculous I will post them in every "fix the x-wing" post I see:

1) Rogue Squadron Pilot

PS 6 generic with EPT

2) Rogue Squadron Title (2 points)

X-Wing only, you have the elite pilot talent of every other ship with this title in addition to your elite pilot talent

(Idea shamelessly stolen from IG-2000)

3) T-65B Title (0 points)

You may subtract 3 points from the cost of a modification

I want a astromech that acts as a mini-fridge/keg tap. That might be the thing to bring me over to the other side. On second thought, no. I hate light beer.

I'd say give it some sort of energy management - the ability to trade shields for attacks or vice versa. cash in a shield to get an extra attack. Trade in an attack (or two attacks)for a shield. It could be expanded to engines too! Perform a green manoeuvre and get a stress and an extra attack. In the original xwing game it seemed to take a long time to replenish shields, so that should be considered, but I think this would "fix" the xwing and make it quite a bit more flexible.

I want wall-e as an astromech. Not sure what it'd do, maybe any ship that gets destroyed while wall-e is in play has to be compacted. Could make the game very expensive though.

I want a astromech that acts as a mini-fridge/keg tap. That might be the thing to bring me over to the other side. On second thought, no. I hate light beer.

Call it R2-B33R

This would not even fix the X-Wing.

I want an astromech that makes the coffee... That would be sweet!

I'd say give it some sort of energy management - the ability to trade shields for attacks or vice versa. cash in a shield to get an extra attack. Trade in an attack (or two attacks)for a shield. It could be expanded to engines too! Perform a green manoeuvre and get a stress and an extra attack. In the original xwing game it seemed to take a long time to replenish shields, so that should be considered, but I think this would "fix" the xwing and make it quite a bit more flexible.

Dude they are not giving that to the X-Wing because you realize that they just gave this as a pilot ability to Miranda Doni, the new K-Wing pilot that got spoiled...

This would not even fix the X-Wing.

I want an astromech that makes the coffee... That would be sweet!

They have that.

It sits next to the Radar Astromech .

I know what you all want:

A sort of anti-R2D2 could be fun:

D2-R2: When this ship takes stress, add 1 to your attack die.