Incidentally, the black swarm with ruthless is my sole original contribution to listbuilding/theorycraft.

The idea is that if you turn all of time and space into a sea of laserfire, you'll hit something eventually.

1.) 5 ships is not a swarm.

2.) I think with the release of the TIE/FO, the list gets a bit better. 5 Omega Squadron Pilots, 5x Ruthlessness. The problem is that against 2 ship lists Ruthlessness doesn't work that well and starts to work against you.

There are a lot of directions you can go with Imperials. What type of a list do you want to play?

Soontir Fel is very popular, but completely overdone. I haven't flown an Interceptor in 6 months due to being sick of seeing them. Still, they are good ships. If you get Imperial Aces, you won't get Soontir Fel, though.

Personally, I think Howlrunner is overrated, but there are legions of supporters for her. She tends to die so fast that she doesn't make her points worthwhile (in my humble experience).

I like the Tie Defender, to be honest. I especially like Col. Vessery with all the new Tie FO's out. You can get Col Vessery and 4 Tie FO's in one list. That should be fun.

Some people love the Tie Phantom. It's a nasty ship with 4 red dice. I think once the Fat Turrets start to disappear, you will see this ship on the table more often (or is that not see?).

Personally, I think learning to fly generic Tie Fighters is an excellent idea. I've had some surprising success (and fun) with:

SPACE COWBOYS:

Omnicron Shuttle w/ Adv Sensors and Fleet Officer

Backstabber

Dark Curse

Nightbeast

2 x Academy

The strength of the list is that these normal Tie Fighters become a lot more durable with 2 free Focus a turn (not including Nightbeast's free one).

It's a great list to learn how to fly Tie Fighters and not bump. You aren't required to fly in some silly formation. The Shuttle can still fire it's 3 red dice. Not the best list to play vs. high PS arc dodgers, but with Academy Pilots to throw out and cause bumps, it's not a terrible list.

I think I agree with everything you said here, down to the punctuation.

Also, play what ships you like. Anything can be made competetive (not necessarly tournament worthy, though). I love Interceptors. I have them in most of my builds. A good thing about Soontir with PTL is that he is a forgiving pilot to learn movement on. You can practice arc dodging while having a second action if you screw up in the movement phase.

I has Imperial Aces

My journey to the Dark Side is proceeding.

Cheers

Baaa

Oh, and thanks for all of the advice and suggestions; it's much appreciated.

I has Imperial Aces

My journey to the Dark Side is proceeding.

Cheers

Baaa

Oh, and thanks for all of the advice and suggestions; it's much appreciated.

welcome we have cookies.

I has Imperial Aces

My journey to the Dark Side is proceeding.

Cheers

Baaa

Oh, and thanks for all of the advice and suggestions; it's much appreciated.

welcome we have cookies.

Chocolate chip and chili ones?

Cheers

Baaa

I has Imperial Aces

My journey to the Dark Side is proceeding.

Cheers

Baaa

Oh, and thanks for all of the advice and suggestions; it's much appreciated.

welcome we have cookies.

Chocolate chip and chili ones?

Cheers

Baaa

only if you ask nicely! or threaten with lightning... its a fine line.

only if you ask nicely! or threaten with lightning... its a fine line.

So it's like Chaos, except everyone's uniforms are clean, starched and freshly ironed?

Cheers

Baaa

only if you ask nicely! or threaten with lightning... its a fine line.

So it's like Chaos, except everyone's uniforms are clean, starched and freshly ironed?

Cheers

Baaa

and if the uniform is not up to snuff? Lightning! OR Choking!.... or... AIRLOCK! Ask Moff

Hi all,

Looking for a wee bit advice. When I first got into X-Wing I swapped out my Tie Fighters for Rebel ships (something I now regret). Over time I've bought a very modest collection of Imperials (mostly for the upgrades) and at the moment I've got -

1. 2 x Phantoms

2. 3 x Tie Bombers

3. 2 x Tie-FO (4 at the weekend)

4. 2 x Firesprays (only ever flown as Scum)

I'm now looking to expand my Imperial fleet and am looking to see what people think are the best options for me to consider.

Cheers

Baaa

Interceptors.

Advanced's.

Although to be fair neither of those are exactly cheap, as the int's need Imperial aces and the advanceds need the card from the raider.

But the Raider is awesome.

Hi all,

Looking for a wee bit advice. When I first got into X-Wing I swapped out my Tie Fighters for Rebel ships (something I now regret). Over time I've bought a very modest collection of Imperials (mostly for the upgrades) and at the moment I've got -

1. 2 x Phantoms

2. 3 x Tie Bombers

3. 2 x Tie-FO (4 at the weekend)

4. 2 x Firesprays (only ever flown as Scum)

I'm now looking to expand my Imperial fleet and am looking to see what people think are the best options for me to consider.

Cheers

Baaa

Interceptors.

Advanced's.

Although to be fair neither of those are exactly cheap, as the int's need Imperial aces and the advanceds need the card from the raider.

But the Raider is awesome.

for reals eventually you'll want to pick up a space cow. Vader crew is real good like.