No B-Wing?
Was it really just my hyper-active imagination that imagined an entire battle scene full of B-Wings doing awesome stuff when in fact all it was was just one B-Wing going "fwip"?
Well G-****!
S-Foils really are super freaking awesome...
My comprehensive list of problems with "S-Foils"
S-Foils don't make you go faster. The only time they do that is in 2 mediocre to bad video games, where it's a visual way to show the mechanic of trading off firepower for speed.
In the actually good X-wing and Tie Fighter games, this isn't needed, as you are in the cockpit, and can therefore see the energy distribution.
So, considering that this x-wing tabletop game doesn't have energy distribution, episode VII shows Poe closing them to squeeze through which visually seemed like he was going faster, and this could be an interesting upgrade for the x-wing, trying to find an interesting mechanic for the game trumps any old non-canon mechanics in a video game.
well if were going to add some tradeoff between firepower and speed, an energy distribution card kicks an S-foils card in the teeth. Its not going to be represented on the model in either case.
and its hilarious seeing people use that scene in TFA to justify S-foils.
Also, do FFG look like they give a **** what is and isn't canon?
Clearly not. As we haven't seen a single prequel era only ship yet (oh yeah I went there)
No, its a good thing. There's a lot of great stuff in the EU, and a lot of crap in the prequels
No, its a good thing. There's a lot of great stuff in the EU, and a lot of crap in the prequels
shh. The prequels had great ships. Naboo Starfighter as example 1. Jedi Starfighter as example 2.
on topic, oddly neither of which have sfoils
Edited by Luke C
In the X-Wing fames, s-foils were closed for hyperspace jumps.
And btw I'd LOVE some alternate T-65/T70s which come with their s-foils closed. In fact, that's my prediction for Rebel Veterans: closed s-foil X-Wing repaint.
Well that'd be kinda weird... How would they shoot?
The same way a Z-95 does?
Maybe I never played the game the 'right' way but I don't ever recall situations playing X-Wing where I would purposefully close the s-foils during combat.