NOVA Squadron Radio – Episode 40: Mega News and Force Awakens

By EvilEd209, in X-Wing

As for Major Juggler and games going to time: I'm the same as you in trying to make everything perfect. I'm a data scientist, so I know how you feel. I actually implemented the points for each hit point if you remember on episode 20.

As was stated by your other members, Your list determines the length of your game. Your list a stress based list doesn't do enough damage. Many of the players, me included take the game to time because we know that your ships cannot do enough damage to kill us. As Alex said, "It's a valid strategy" Also there is no bonus for actually killing everyone ships. if they added 1 extra tournament point for actually killing the others guys fleet entirely by destroying them, not a submission. More people would be forced to attack rather than dodge and avoid. Especially if you need that extra point to make it to the big show. This would also hurt slow players.

The 75 minutes is plenty of time, even with slow play if you actually try to kill the other player. Stress BTL's and other stress weapons that have front arc only have this weakness. Y-wings cannot get people in arc after the first pass and K-wings also have a problem with this also because of their dial. So again it comes to list. Don't play a stress based list, play a more aggressive list and your games won't come to time.

In discussions with many players a valid strategy is just get the game to time versus stress based lists, because they cannot do enough damage and you can win a modified win.

Edited by eagletsi111

Hey guys just caught up with the podcast!

A couple of notes about when Sean was reviewing the cards for the T70 Expansion:

Daredevil unfortunately does not work with Targeting Astromech, as they changed the wording on Daredevil from "red" maneuver to "white then receive stress" maneuver. Sad because that combo would be really good!

Also, on the suggestion of loadouts for Ello Asty, you guys were talking about putting PTL on Ello. It would combo well with BB8 (so you don't end with a stress), but otherwise it wouldn't synergize well with his ability since if you're stressed you cannot perform the white tallon rolls. I've been flying Ello since the T70 release, and though Poe is obviously most efficient, Ello is slowly becoming my favorite T70 pilot. Fly him with VI to move him as late as possible to fully take advantage of the white tallon rolls. It takes some practice getting those down but he becomes really tricksy once you do :)

Thanks again for the great episodes!