Then by the same logic a Boost added by Engine Upgrade would be an action from an upgrade card and thus usable by EI and not PtL.

No, EU specifically adds the boost icon to the action bar. Had it said: action: perform a free boost action, then you'd be right. But it doesn't, so you're not. .

They probably worded it exactly like they did to put it in range of PtL.

(let's ignore the whole 'you can't equip EU and EI on the same ship unless you're into wasting points on an Interceptor." conundrum )

You are proving my point. Because it's the same with youngster. He specifically states that you can use the action from his equipped Elite upgrade card. Which is exactly the qualifying criteria for EI, just like from your action bar is for PtL

I'd also point out that Experimental Interface is also unique so only one ship (which should be Youngster) can equip it.

I'd also point out that Experimental Interface is also unique so only one ship (which should be Youngster) can equip it.

Ok, I'll ask. Why should EI be equipped to Youngster? There's no reason why it can't be any pilot.

I'd also point out that Experimental Interface is also unique so only one ship (which should be Youngster) can equip it.

Ok, I'll ask. Why should EI be equipped to Youngster? There's no reason why it can't be any pilot.

The logical reason is simply because Youngster is very likely to have an upgrade equipped that requires an Action to use thus giving EI a target.

Well, Youngster is completely pointless without an Action upgrade card. But there's still no reason why you can't put EI on another pilot, making that one more of a multi-tasker. I just read Arma's post as Youngster being the only logical pilot for EI.

It's really neither here nor there for me. Someone's going to get two actions out of it at some stage.

Well, Youngster is completely pointless without an Action upgrade card. But there's still no reason why you can't put EI on another pilot, making that one more of a multi-tasker. I just read Arma's post as Youngster being the only logical pilot for EI.

It's really neither here nor there for me. Someone's going to get two actions out of it at some stage.

I think I'll generally question adding EI to any TIE Fighter. To me the cost for benefit ratio is just too high.

Yes it is allowed because we should follow the specific wording not our interpretation of how it should apply.

Yes it is allowed because we should follow the specific wording not our interpretation of how it should apply.

You mean you think the specific wording supports your interpretation?

Actually I believe it should be a NO now. Otherwise any pilot with EI could use any other upgrade card with an action header even ones on enemy ships. But I can see an argument for this being OK. But this is clearly not meant to be the case.

It's not equipped to the ship with EI. It hasn't been necessary to state 'one of your' on that card until now, and it saved space to not do so, but it's implied by how EVERY other card in the game that's phrased the same works.

Again, by that logic, what stops Marksmanship equipped on a Falcon being an equipped upgrade card for the purposes of EI? It's an upgrade card, it's equipped. EI doesn't say 'your equipped upgrade card'.

Maybe it needs FAQing, but the interaction seems perfectly clear to me.

EI does not need to specify the who the upgrade card is equipped to. Normally there is a natural limitation to what actions a ship can legally perform. Namely the actions in its action bar, actions from upgrade cards it has equipped and actions from any face up damage cards it might have suffered. This natural limitation prevents EI from the friendly Falcon in your example from being a legal action.

Youngster changes this. His card ability allows friendly TIE fighters within Range 1-3 to perform the action on his equipped Elite upgrade card. His card ability even uses the word 'equipped Elite upgrade card', so it is hard to argue that the action is not from an equipped upgrade card. So if I am a friendly TIE Fighter within Range 1-3 of Youngster with Markspanship, and I can perform the Marksmanship action as my regular action, I can also perform it with EI, because it is an action legally available to me, and it comes from an equipped upgrade card.

If EI's "equipped" is not meant to be "equipped to you" then the golden rule "Card abilities can override the rules listed in this guide" (first page in the RRG) would kick in and let you use any equipped EPT card with action header regardles of who it was euipped to. There would be no "natural limitation" left to stop it.

So either EI let's you use any equipped action EPT, friendly or not, or EI will not let you use an action EPT on Youngster (uless ofcource Youngster is the one with EI).