K i played in the Regionals with Boba and IG-88B and finished 13th out of 47, now i took Engine on Boba but i wonder if Expert Handling could have been more useful than VI.

What other upgrades did you have on him? The stress from EH would be terrible if running recon specialist, but good for K4...although K4 is redundant for Scum Boba if you are facing more than a few ships and can get within range one... It also depends on the specific matches that you played. Have you ever tested EH vs engine? VI is passively good, but the last time I ran Boba it was with recon specialist and calculation...it was a blast.

I tried expert handling briefly, but found the extra PS was more valuable to me than a barrel roll - especially when the latter effectively constrained me to a green move the following turn.

I tried expert handling briefly, but found the extra PS was more valuable to me than a barrel roll - especially when the latter effectively constrained me to a green move the following turn.

That is the first time I've ever heard a comment along those lines, ever.

Of course, you already had Engine Upgrades, and you really only need one of the two.

What upgrades did you have on Boba? I would be happy to share my 2nd place Boba/IG build

i had VI,Engine,Dead man Switch and 2 Seismic charges.because of Andrasta. The idea was that if i continually stayed close i could drop bombs at PS 10 and if i was even near death the enemy would have the choice of not shooting or taking more damage, but the idea never came to work. The bombs did maybe 1 or 2 in 4 games (i had a bye) i creamed 2 fat turret lists including the tournament champion(Han+Fringer) but struggled against a dual IG list and a PS9 Imp arc dodger list.

now i think that PS 8 would be fine but the deadman switch would probably become an Inertial Dampners. Right now i'm leaning to this

Expert Handling+Gunner+Inertial Dampeners and my IG88-B had HLC,Adrenaline rush,Autothrusters,FCS

which leaves me 5 points

i'm leaning towards autoblasters to deal with high agility ships

my 5c:

• gunner on boba is solid
• tactician and VI are great in a meta with Corran Horn or Soontir Fel
• dropping to 99 initiative is a good option if u have VI on boba and are expecting other PS10 pilots in your meta
• Engine Upgrade is essential, it can let you arc dodge and gives you range control
• im not overly impressed with the stress expert handling gives, yes you can choose when u get stressed but from my experience stress on a firespray is not very good anytime (a reason why I don't like Push the Limit on the firespray... although some will tell you otherwise and in all honesty it really depends HOW you intend to fly boba)
• dampeners is awesome. FIND room for it, you wont regret it.
• autoblaster is interesting, it could work for you but it is situational (im guessing you know this though)
• I run Boba with VI, Engine Upgrade and Tactician (Sable Gryphon-esque but without the proton bomb )

I tried expert handling briefly, but found the extra PS was more valuable to me than a barrel roll - especially when the latter effectively constrained me to a green move the following turn.

That is the first time I've ever heard a comment along those lines, ever.

Of course, you already had Engine Upgrades, and you really only need one of the two.

Perhaps I fly him differently to others. He's also a lot easier to block doing green. And yes, I had engine upgrade plus inertial dampeners, so I had other movement options.

well i played 2 games yesterday using both EH and Engine on Boba and i found uses for both, although i do enjoy the fact that EH lets me stay at R1 when Engine flies me away.

I use Boba to kill PS 9 ships. So in my squads VI is a must. If you use him differently then EH can be an option. Best thing about Fett is you don't have to use him one way and one way only. He is very versatile.

Here is my 50pt Boba build. Most rounds I boost, PtL, then double focus. But when boosting is not viable, then you can double focus, PtL, then evade. The double focus works really well with is pilot ability, giving you help on both attack and defense.

Boba Fett (Scum) (39)
Push the Limit (3)
Recon Specialist (3)
Inertial Dampeners (1)
Engine Upgrade (4)

Total: 50

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