You see the Spoiler, everyone's talking about it but no one sees the combo. X new card with Y old ship and Z old upgrade, its going to take worlds by storm!

So how long do you hold on to this before blabbing to your buddies and the general population?

You see the Spoiler, everyone's talking about it but no one sees the combo. X new card with Y old ship and Z old upgrade, its going to take worlds by storm!

So how long do you hold on to this before blabbing to your buddies and the general population?

Depends. If you go to local tournaments, I would say hold your tongue until the first tournament after release and take it to that

You post on the boards ASAP so that you get to claim the fame and glory of having discovered it.

Someone else will also figure it out

If I think I spot a badass combo that no one else is talking about, I'd want to make sure it actually works like I think it should and that my dumb ass isn't just reading a card incorrectly.

If I think I spot a badass combo that no one else is talking about, I'd want to make sure it actually works like I think it should and that my dumb ass isn't just reading a card incorrectly.

You see the Spoiler, everyone's talking about it but no one sees the combo. X new card with Y old ship and Z old upgrade, its going to take worlds by storm!

So how long do you hold on to this before blabbing to your buddies and the general population?

Clearly I don't wait very long at all.

If you see something I haven't yet reported...

​If you want to test its veracity before taking it to a tournament, PM me, and I'll get back at you, and keep it a secret for you as well.

With play partner: seconds.

With forum: minutes.

With other local competition: Swiss rounds of regional or store champ.

Most people that go to large tournaments at least lurk the forums. Most things you think you might of created, someone already did, they just aren't vocal about it. Sharing knowledge isn't a bad thing in this game, and if you think having an "unexplored" combo is the way to win, you have a long ways to go.

If I see some combo, I first tell Google. And then Google says "been there, done that."

Like the time I had a really good idea for a juke/comms relay Poe with a Jan Ors crewed Kyle hawk..... Till someone won a SC with it and I was like "crap, now everyone will just think I copied him"

You post on the boards ASAP so that you get to claim the fame and glory of having discovered it.

Yep gotta put your stamp on it.

Whatever combo you discovered has already been discovered by the playtesters. You know FFG 'employ' some of the greatest X-Wing players as testers, right?

FYI, the TO will confiscate your trophy and prizes if you win a big tournament and can't prove you didn't copy someone else's list. It's in the rulebook, page 25.

The combo in question is truly a fascinating thought that we've all somehow overlooked.

Good on him when he publishes, as I'm pretty sure he's the ONLY one playtesting it

Whatever combo you discovered has already been discovered by the playtesters. You know FFG 'employ' some of the greatest X-Wing players as testers, right?

Yeah but they didn't post it online before us so tough titties

Also playtesters don't think of every combo they can't we don't all think alike.

Look at PWT they made it through playtesting without them realizing it screwed interceptors, same with fat Han.

People playtesting are human they make mistakes same as everyone.

Whatever combo you discovered has already been discovered by the playtesters. You know FFG 'employ' some of the greatest X-Wing players as testers, right?

Actually, I've heard the testers here in the twin cities are some really filthy casuals

If you couldn't play an interceptor because of PWT before AT, you were just bad, sorry, it wasn't hard.

Well most of the play testers aren't "employed" and they range from some of the top players to some of the people that just have ins.

If you couldn't play an interceptor because of PWT before AT, you were just bad, sorry, it wasn't hard.

Well most of the play testers aren't "employed" and they range from some of the top players to some of the people that just have ins.

Hear that competitive players he's saying you suck, you gonna take that?

Whatever combo you discovered has already been discovered by the playtesters. You know FFG 'employ' some of the greatest X-Wing players as testers, right?

Actually, I've heard the testers here in the twin cities are some really filthy casuals

It has to be the article writers!

I never hold my tongue. Usually if I've spotted an amazing combo that no one else can see it's because my reading comprehension has failed and I didn't read the card properly. At least this way I find out quicker.

I'm not talking any particular combo I've found, just asking a general question. (Though I do have a nasty list in mind if you like Aces)

This is one of my favorite idiosyncrasies of x wing players, everyone wants to keep thier list a secret. People go on about thier fantasy teams or battle reports or collections, those are all boring, but I want to hear the exact combination of stuff that you think will win you a tournament. I learn more about you and the game that way, and there's not enough in x wing that constitutes a counter to other builds imo to really hurt yourself by talking.

This is one of my favorite idiosyncrasies of x wing players, everyone wants to keep thier list a secret. People go on about thier fantasy teams or battle reports or collections, those are all boring, but I want to hear the exact combination of stuff that you think will win you a tournament. I learn more about you and the game that way, and there's not enough in x wing that constitutes a counter to other builds imo to really hurt yourself by talking.

As X-wing (and other such games) go, the list is only a small part of the game. Skill and strategy is everything!

The combo in question is truly a fascinating thought that we've all somehow overlooked.

Good on him when he publishes, as I'm pretty sure he's the ONLY one playtesting it

Time to go over everything with a fine-toothed comb...