Anyone tried running this combination? Obviously it makes Corran less durable but given how strong stress seems to be at the moment is it worth a try?

I'd never willingly stress Corran, without having PTL + adv. sensors on him. He draws enough fire as is.

Edit: on that note, the stress-bot is fantastic on a slow-rolling Rookie or Y-Wing.

Not very feasible imo.

Coran is expensive as is, and stressing him to give a stress doesn't seem like a good option

Making him more predictable etc

Stress bot best on a ywing, or xwing, like hobbies, or Luke

I've tried this and it's worked a lot better than I thought it would. I've actually stopped using my R2D2 build since this one has been performing much better.

Corran Horn (35)
Lone Wolf (2)
Fire-Control System (2)
R3-A2 (2)

Total: 41

Lone Wolf helps mitigate a lot of damage and R3-A2 really helps you tackle tricky ships like Soontir.

The BTL-A4, Ion Cannon Turret Y-wing bearing r3-a2, god of stress, gives you similar returns (except at range 3) for ten points less than nekkid corran and without having to forfeit shots the turn after

I've tried this and it's worked a lot better than I thought it would. I've actually stopped using my R2D2 build since this one has been performing much better.

Corran Horn (35)

Lone Wolf (2)

Fire-Control System (2)

R3-A2 (2)

Total: 41

Lone Wolf helps mitigate a lot of damage and R3-A2 really helps you tackle tricky ships like Soontir.

I'd love to face that Corran. He would be a dead man.

I've tried this and it's worked a lot better than I thought it would. I've actually stopped using my R2D2 build since this one has been performing much better.

Corran Horn (35)

Lone Wolf (2)

Fire-Control System (2)

R3-A2 (2)

Total: 41

Lone Wolf helps mitigate a lot of damage and R3-A2 really helps you tackle tricky ships like Soontir.

I'd love to face that Corran. He would be a dead man.

Anecdotes are anecdotal.

R3-A2 should go on a BTL-A4/Ion Y-Wing or Hobbie. That is all.

R3-A2 should go on a BTL-A4/Ion Y-Wing or Hobbie. That is all.

Not to pick on you per se, but it's a good example. This kind of thinking is everywhere on these forums and it drives me nuts.

Someone comes to ask a question about a build, "Nope, can't be done." Someone wants to put anything other than PTL on an interceptor, "Nope, don't do it." Most people have these ideas in their heads of what works/what doesn't work and most people have no desire to experiment whatsoever.

People think about ships instead of squads - which is what the game is really about. A ship on its own doesn't matter, only what it does in the squad matters. A lot of variant builds do really, really well. Instead of saying that something doesn't work, you should try to find out how it can and in what situations it does work. Not only does it make you a better player, but it makes you a better squad builder.

The best of the best X-Wing players are always experimenting and always trying new and crazy things. Check out Hothie's thread in the Battle Reports section for some of his interesting builds. And hey, remember when Paul Heaver won worlds last year using a card that everyone said was terrible, (R2D2 Crew) but it was key in his build. Or when he brought Biggs Walks the Dogs, another thing that no one saw before.

So don't be one of those guys that says you can't do something or that something doesn't work. It probably does, you just haven't figured out how it does yet.

there are two sides to the experimentation issue

one is it's true, being locked into builds removes the potential to find new things that work. Without the urge to try new things, I wouldn't have discovered the joy of all A-wing lists

on the other hand, 37 points of 5 health and 3 naked green dice is ass no matter how original it is. that's just the unavoidable reality of the game mechanics

OK, message received, loud and clear.

I still stand by my comment. BTL-A4 Ion Y-Wing or Hobbie. MAYBE Jek Porkins if you're a masochist.

R3-A2 should go on a BTL-A4/Ion Y-Wing or Hobbie. That is all.

Not to pick on you per se, but it's a good example. This kind of thinking is everywhere on these forums and it drives me nuts.

Just to add, you don't HAVE to double stress and Lone Wolf really ups the survivability, especially in our 2-ship meta.

I'd rather grab a flechette torp to deal with Soontir.

I am curious if Lone Wolf + Sensor Jammer Corran can be good. You have some dice manip and a lot of survival skills.

Maybe I should have added a little more context to my original post. I had this in mind as the squad in question:

Corran + VI + FCS + R3-A2

Chewbacca + Predator + C-3PO + Luke + Millenium Falcon + Engine

The idea being that Corran lays a bunch of stress down and bugs out, leaving Chewie to hammer them until they can clear the stress.

It was just an idea I had floating around in my head after seeing if there was any way I could up my damage with my usual build (replace Luke with Gunner, R2-D2 for R3-A2 on Corran). Brobots have been especially giving me trouble of late. The extra stress stops them tokening up for a few rounds, and also would work on a Soontir or a Phantom with the PS bid of 10 on Corran.

Anyway, it was just an idea.

I've tried this and it's worked a lot better than I thought it would. I've actually stopped using my R2D2 build since this one has been performing much better.Corran Horn (35)Lone Wolf (2)Fire-Control System (2)R3-A2 (2)Total: 41

Lone Wolf helps mitigate a lot of damage and R3-A2 really helps you tackle tricky ships like Soontir.

I'd love to face that Corran. He would be a dead man.

Anecdotes are anecdotal.

I'm uncertain how this response even makes sense since your anecdotal endorsement of that build is every bit as anecdotal as the response of 'that would be easy to kill'.

I've tried this and it's worked a lot better than I thought it would. I've actually stopped using my R2D2 build since this one has been performing much better.Corran Horn (35)Lone Wolf (2)Fire-Control System (2)R3-A2 (2)Total: 41

Lone Wolf helps mitigate a lot of damage and R3-A2 really helps you tackle tricky ships like Soontir.

I'd love to face that Corran. He would be a dead man.

Anecdotes are anecdotal.

I'm uncertain how this response even makes sense since your anecdotal endorsement of that build is every bit as anecdotal as the response of 'that would be easy to kill'.

That's kind of the point. Which is why I didn't come back with something like, "Nuh-uh. My super-awesome laser ship would totally take your whatever ship." Probably just a too vague way of saying, "We probably shouldn't be arguing over anecdotes."

Most every post on this forum is anecdotal in some way, but I try to post along the lines of, "This is how I use this, this is why I think it works for me, etc." Sometimes I just don't have the time to write a long, detailed post. But yes, my response doesn't make sense on purpose.