So the new Core Set astromech that isn't BB-8 reads:

"Before you reveal your maneuver, you may discard this card to ignore obstacles until the end of the round."

My question is, just how broadly does "ignore obstacles" apply? Obviously, it should work the same as Dash during the activation phase - you can maneuver or boost/roll onto and through obstacles with no effect. And I assume that, like the Dash crew card, it lets you attack even if you're parked on an asteroid. But when you're ignoring obstacles, do they still obstruct your attacks? Do they still obstruct attacks against you?

For reference:

Dash pilot card - "You may ignore obstacles during the Activation phase and when performing actions."

Dash crew card - "You may perform attacks while overlapping an obstacle. Your attacks cannot be obstructed."

So the new Core Set astromech that isn't BB-8 reads:

"Before you reveal your maneuver, you may discard this card to ignore obstacles until the end of the round."

My question is, just how broadly does "ignore obstacles" apply? Obviously, it should work the same as Dash during the activation phase - you can maneuver or boost/roll onto and through obstacles with no effect. And I assume that, like the Dash crew card, it lets you attack even if you're parked on an asteroid. But when you're ignoring obstacles, do they still obstruct your attacks? Do they still obstruct attacks against you?

For reference:

Dash pilot card - "You may ignore obstacles during the Activation phase and when performing actions."

Dash crew card - "You may perform attacks while overlapping an obstacle. Your attacks cannot be obstructed."

Round = The full series of phases (Planning, Activation, Attack, End).

I suppose it's both untilthe end of round. You park your ship on an Asteroid and shoot without obstruction nor rolling for damage. As nothing indicates the contrary.

So the new Core Set astromech that isn't BB-8 reads:

"Before you reveal your maneuver, you may discard this card to ignore obstacles until the end of the round."

My question is, just how broadly does "ignore obstacles" apply? Obviously, it should work the same as Dash during the activation phase - you can maneuver or boost/roll onto and through obstacles with no effect. And I assume that, like the Dash crew card, it lets you attack even if you're parked on an asteroid. But when you're ignoring obstacles, do they still obstruct your attacks? Do they still obstruct attacks against you?

For reference:

Dash pilot card - "You may ignore obstacles during the Activation phase and when performing actions."

Dash crew card - "You may perform attacks while overlapping an obstacle. Your attacks cannot be obstructed."

Round = The full series of phases (Planning, Activation, Attack, End).

Right, I know its effect is active for the whole combat phase, but I'm wondering how ignoring obstacles actually affects the attacks themselves. Does it actually prevent an attack through an obstacle from being treated as obstructed? And does that happen for outgoing attacks, incoming attacks, or both?

I'm probably just making it more complicated than it really is, but the Dash crew card is very explicit in its effects. It doesn't just say, "You may ignore obstacles when attacking."

I wonder if R5-X3 negates the obstacle defense bonus when both attacking and defending? Dash Crew is specific enough in what it does that it avoids that. If you are ignoring obstacles, can they give you a defense bonus?

Based on the wording, I'd say that you and you alone ignore the obstacle(s). Since the act of the opposing ship's LOS crossing an obstacle is what gives you a defense bonus, I'd rule that you'd still get +1 green die when defending during the round.

Do what the card says to do. Do not do what the card doesn't say to do.

Based on the wording, I'd say that you and you alone ignore the obstacle(s). Since the act of the opposing ship's LOS crossing an obstacle is what gives you a defense bonus, I'd rule that you'd still get +1 green die when defending during the round.

I can accept that. I was thinking that since it is the defender that adds the defense bonus, they couldn't add the bonus if they are ignoring the obstacle that grants the bonus. If defending against an obstructed attack is what grants the bonus then the card works like I initially thought it did and is essentially like being Dash with Dash as crew for a round.

Yep, I was over-complicating things. I got a chance to look through the new rules reference over the weekend and found this:

An attack is obstructed if the attacker measures range through an obstacle.

That makes it pretty clear that whether an attack is obstructed depends on the perspective of the attacker. So a ship that activated R5-X3 would ignore obstacles during its attack measurements, but it would still get the bonus die from return fire, since other attackers wouldn't be ignoring them.