I know there have been a million and one of these fix ideas before, but this one is simple, doesn't power creep and could be quite effective.

When using missiles/torps/bombs you may keep their upgrade cards facedown. Thus your opponent doesn't know which specific missile/etc you've brought to the fight.

Given how different the uses and appropriate responses to the threat of assault missiles vs ion vs range 1 stuff vs homing vs adv homing vs pure damage, you may have the surprise factor. Even getting a flechette torp and bluffing it as an advanced proton torp for half the game would be a nice psycological advantage.

A potential problem is that it relies upon honesty at the start of the game when bidding for initiative (although there isn't much point in lying as revealing your cards is inevitable). Another problem is that your opponent can probably work out which cards you have based on your spent points on them.

A fix to the above two problems is having these not count towards your initiative bid, which by itself would be a potent fix.

Thoughts?

The idea is not new and was suggested several times here.

Nevertheless, I don´t think ordnance need a fix (anymore).

We have done this for fun games at the store, the problem is you need to keep track of whether you actually spent them or not too.

Our fix is as follows:

The idea is not new and was suggested several times here.

Nevertheless, I don´t think ordnance need a fix (anymore).

And you would be wrong since not a single ordinance made it to the top 36 in worlds and not a single ordinance made it to the top 8 in any nationals.

So basically all ordinance is completely not competitive And every piece of data we have shows this.

But hey random guy on Internet says there ok so it must be true.

The idea is not new and was suggested several times here.

Nevertheless, I don´t think ordnance need a fix (anymore).

And you would be wrong since not a single ordinance made it to the top 36 in worlds and not a single ordinance made it to the top 8 in any nationals.

So basically all ordinance is completely not competitive And every piece of data we have shows this.

But hey random guy on Internet says there ok so it must be true.

You are correct ... not a single piece of ORDINANCE made it to any X-Wing game in the history of all games ...

Sigh.

Ordinance: 1) a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority 2) an authoritative order; a decree

Ordnance: 1) mounted guns; artillery 2) a branch of the armed forces dealing with the supply and storage of weapons, ammunition and related equipment

Mistaking one for the other happens endlessly on this site, and tilts the *&^% out of me !!!

Rules-wise, facedown vs faceup is a game mechanic for discarded upgrades, with things like Brex being able to manipulate that mechanic.