https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2015/12/14/rule-the-skies/
Since the other thread has 7 pages of speculation before the good stuff.
Think those titles are a pretty good Defender fix?
Edited by pbpancho
Imperial Veterans News article
Maarek Steele in a Defender at last.
Sooo..."long range scanners", eh? Who is going to take the ST-321 title ever again?
Maarek Stele, Systems officers, two defender titles, a bomber/shuttle title. potentially long range ordnance. REALLY potentially long range ordnance. Countess and 2 bomber aces. NICE.
TIE Defender Chaardaan is real nice, but as is the TIE/D. Makes ion-defenders and stressfenders fantastic.
Look closely and you can read the rules for tractor beam tokens. Reduce agility by 1 per token. Remove tokens in the end phase.
That's potentially doom on high agi ships, and will shut down fat han instantly.... if 3 TIE/D's 2 with ions 1 with tractor can get the falcon in arc....
Ionized and no C3PO + 3 3-4 dice attacks each turn.
That'll do. especially as it's not a jump for one of the defenders to kturn in front for the bump.
Edited by DariusAPBpotentially long range ordnance. REALLY potentially long range ordnance.
Nah, no new ordnance, here. The bottom row of the fan is just a pair of cards for each of the new titles - 2x TIE/x7, 2x TIE/D, 2x TIE Shuttle.
I saw that. But I still expect it's coming. With the scum huge.
My bet regarding the Suprosa still stands.
Sooo..."long range scanners", eh? Who is going to take the ST-321 title ever again?
Well, the LRSs prevent you from getting a TL at range 1-2, and can only be equipped on ships with a missile or torpedo slot, so I don't think it overlaps with ST-321 at all.
Maarek Stele is in his Defender.
All is (better than) right in the world.
Sooo..."long range scanners", eh? Who is going to take the ST-321 title ever again?
Well, the LRSs prevent you from getting a TL at range 1-2, and can only be equipped on ships with a missile or torpedo slot, so I don't think it overlaps with ST-321 at all.
It's not like people took ST-321 outside (very often anyway) of supporting a torpedo/missile fleet. Now that the ships can get that same ability (acquiring TLs on their potential victims before anyone is shooting at anyone) for free, built in to each ship...why take the 3-point title that requires you drag a shuttle along that will otherwise contribute very little to the battle?
We need jousting numbers on the StressFenders.
Major Juggler?
TIE/D is just so cool. Vessery will get a ton of use out of it. TIE/x7 is great in general, who doesn't like doing a k-turn and having focus+evade tokens to show for it?
TIE/D is just so cool. Vessery will get a ton of use out of it. TIE/x7 is great in general, who doesn't like doing a k-turn and having focus+evade tokens to show for it?
Not a bad pick, but I'm loving Vessery with Ion/Flechette cannons - he'll be getting his free Target Lock on both attacks.
Rexler, though, will be dancing through the universe with evade tokens as far as the eye can see... and I am happy for him. 
He loses the HLC (For a 9 point discount!) in return for having survivability when burning Focus tokens offensively. Easy trade.
TIE shuttles will help too - hand out Fleet Officer to either Defender, and they're laughing.
Maarek in Trip seems to be made for Epic. Mangler and calculation once the shields on those corvettes go down. Just like in TIE Fighter!
Cluster missiles and marksmanship don't sound bad either
TIE/D is just so cool. Vessery will get a ton of use out of it. TIE/x7 is great in general, who doesn't like doing a k-turn and having focus+evade tokens to show for it?
Not a bad pick, but I'm loving Vessery with Ion/Flechette cannons - he'll be getting his free Target Lock on both attacks.
Rexler, though, will be dancing through the universe with evade tokens as far as the eye can see... and I am happy for him.
TIE shuttles will help too - hand out Fleet Officer to either Defender, and they're laughing.
Exactly. Vessery really wants TIE/D because he always has a target lock available, everyone else can go either way. Most will take TIE/x7 for the raw value it offers. I do marvel at the possibilities that Tactical Bombers paired up with ion Defenders. Control used to be the Empire's weak spot. Now they may be able to properly assert dominance. Tractor Beam seems like it will compete with the other utility cannons just because it helps your second shot get through.
Rexlar Brath
-TIE/D
-Predator
-Ion Cannon
Col. Vessery
-TIE/D
-Veteran Instincts
-Ion Cannon
Scimitar Squadron
-TIE Shuttle
-Tactician
Comes to 100 on the dot. Might trade an ion for a flechette, we don't see a lot of large ships in my area and double stress is usually better than double ion anyway.
Maarek Stele is in his Defender.
All is (better than) right in the world.
I wanted to like this but my likes died on the third Imperial Vets thread.
Jesus FFG, I'd sworn off every getting Imperials to work for me, then you do this. You monsters.
Jesus FFG, I'd sworn off every getting Imperials to work for me, then you do this. You monsters.
I just started trying to make Vessery work for me after failing several months ago. I'm so **** happy right now.