So does he self-eject himself because he thinks you are going to hit the rock? Or does he fry his circuits calculating the best course to navigate through the obstacle?

Anyway, any use for this droid? Only thing I can think of is maybe on a TLT Y-wing. Gives you some unpredictability as you can kind of Dash your way through some stuff. Otherwise, I think if I have a point and a point and an astromech slot, its R2 all the way.

I'd almost wish he was 2 or 3 points and wasn't discarded.

I think he fries himself because he'd have to be some 6 or so points to not be utterly, disgustingly broken

this guy is both Dash pilot & crew rolled into one convenient package. A TLT y-wing would love this little guy, as obstacles are a TLT Y's best friend for breaking up enemy formations and fortifying an otherwise crap dial

Thematically, its hard to say. my first thought was that you cut it too close and smash the little guy on the rock as you pass. (like when lando busted the dish on the falcon)

I think he fries himself because he'd have to be some 6 or so points to not be utterly, disgustingly broken

this guy is both Dash pilot & crew rolled into one convenient package. A TLT y-wing would love this little guy, as obstacles are a TLT Y's best friend for breaking up enemy formations and fortifying an otherwise crap dial

Good point. He does work into the combat phase, meaning you can actually shoot on top of a rock. If you can pull it off correctly, you can park your Y-wing on the large rock and have sort of a bonus defense die field around you. Of course you'll pass through it in the next turn, but its still pretty nifty. I'll have to try him on Horton w/ TLT.

Horton with TLT is definitely my first choice for R5-X3. The idea of not only landing on an asteroid, but using it to slow down pursuit the next turn is intriguing.

Yeah the one time use thing is hard to justify over other choices.

Perhaps he blasts out of his Astromech socket in the ship and rams into the rock, nudging it out of the way of the fighter. Then he spends the rest of his days fending of mynocks on an asteroid...

it's a 1 point filler option

if, for whatever reason, you aren't filling in an astromech slot and you have a point to toss then hell, why not? That one turn of sheer obstacle immunity can win you the game.

it's not something you'll crutch on (except for TLTs, who do generally crutch on obstacles), which is probably why its only 1 point

Are bombs considered obstacles?

Are bombs considered obstacles?

No. Only Asteroids and Debris are considered obstacles.

The blue squadron ace can also use this guy to move at a rock then 1-hard boost through it

I believe that the RRG now states that you have to roll for damage for *each* asteroid/debris that you go over now, in order. That'd be a good use for the little droid... and then just pretend that the last asteroid to be dodged actually just slams into the top of the dome and smashes it...

The stress of maneuvering around those rocks and stuff is just too much for the droid, and he pops his top like ol Red (R5-D4). Must be a bad motivator.

I don't play epic, but are their any rules that treat huge ships as obstacles?

Makes it convenient for maneuvering a BTL-A4 Y-Wing in a crunch, too.

if, for whatever reason, you aren't filling in an astromech slot and you have a point to toss then hell, why not? That one turn of sheer obstacle immunity can win you the game.

On the Y-wing it's competing with R2 Astro (Y-wing desperately needs that to stress clear if it's got BTL-A4) or R5 Astro which is very potent on the Y-wing's crit magnet of a statline.

yeah, it's not a stellar choice, compared to other 1 point astromechs, but it does give added flexibility to the planning phase - especially while it's not used. The opponent has to be more aware of maneuvers that go over obstacles, OR as it works till the end of the round, allows you to fire through an obstacle that's not there - which is 3-5 eighths of an evade, if the target has focus or not for defense...