That's the other bad thing about the titles.

If you take the andrasta title you can't have extra munitions. So you pay full price for all 3 bombs. Only worth it if you want 3 different types I suppose.

It's not terrible if you load it with seismics and/or ions.

I have been using this to good effect, the firespray makes a great bomber and emon just has so many options for bomb placement, it may struggle vs 3 u boats but it can cope with a lot of things well, I think yeah the imperial pilots are a bit lacking but the firespray itself is still pretty good,

Twin firesprays (100)

Kath Scarlet (48) - Firespray-31

Veteran Instincts (1), Tractor Beam (1), Proton Bombs (5), Boba Fett (1), Slave I (0), Extra Munitions (2)

Emon Azzameen (52) - Firespray-31

Tractor Beam (1), Proximity Mines (3), Bombardier (1), Dead Man's Switch (2), Andrasta (0), Conner Net (4), Proton Bombs (5)

Firesprays are in a strange place right now. They're not terrible ships like pre-fix defenders. And from time to time something like 3 firesprays wins a tournament, which you don't see with 3x defenders (pre-fix!) or 3x ewings.

Indeed, scum firesprays, taking into account the good/cheap crew options, are decent. HOWEVER, in scum they are overshadowed by the Jumpmaster menace (compare 35 point mandalorian mercenary with either topedo boat or scout + title). In Empire, the named pilots are worse, the crew options are worse and they don't synergize with aces.

ATM its a "for fun" ship, you have to work it slightly harder to win, but probably gives more satisfaction. And is pretty unique/interesting to fly.

I also think a firespray ace may combo with the 56 point Dengar - that leaves enough space for VI/EU boba or kath.

Firesprays are in a strange place right now. They're not terrible ships like pre-fix defenders. And from time to time something like 3 firesprays wins a tournament, which you don't see with 3x defenders (pre-fix!) or 3x ewings.

Indeed, scum firesprays, taking into account the good/cheap crew options, are decent. HOWEVER, in scum they are overshadowed by the Jumpmaster menace (compare 35 point mandalorian mercenary with either topedo boat or scout + title). In Empire, the named pilots are worse, the crew options are worse and they don't synergize with aces.

ATM its a "for fun" ship, you have to work it slightly harder to win, but probably gives more satisfaction. And is pretty unique/interesting to fly.

I also think a firespray ace may combo with the 56 point Dengar - that leaves enough space for VI/EU boba or kath.

A fully upgraded U Boat costs 33 points, Mando Mercs cost 35 base, giving that points are there for balance, a Mando Merc should be able to just beat a U Boat, giving average die rolls. We all know that this isnt the case, so this needs to be fixed, for at least of all balance reasons.

Firesprays are in a strange place right now. They're not terrible ships like pre-fix defenders. And from time to time something like 3 firesprays wins a tournament, which you don't see with 3x defenders (pre-fix!) or 3x ewings.

Indeed, scum firesprays, taking into account the good/cheap crew options, are decent. HOWEVER, in scum they are overshadowed by the Jumpmaster menace (compare 35 point mandalorian mercenary with either topedo boat or scout + title). In Empire, the named pilots are worse, the crew options are worse and they don't synergize with aces.

ATM its a "for fun" ship, you have to work it slightly harder to win, but probably gives more satisfaction. And is pretty unique/interesting to fly.

I also think a firespray ace may combo with the 56 point Dengar - that leaves enough space for VI/EU boba or kath.

The defender was never terrible it just had a higher skill cap to max it's potential that most people couldn't meet.

They didn't buff the defender they just made it more accessible for the less elite players.

#GITGUD

Hot Loaded Rounds

Title - Imperial Only

Requires on the upgrade bar

Whenever a ship suffers damage from your secondary weapon

or bomb upgrades, that ship suffers 1 more damage.

1 point

There are 4 Imperial ships that can take bombs. Firesprays Manglers become much more point efficient. Imperial Cluster Missiles on Bombers/Punishers could potentially do as much damage as they do on the 17 point Scum Headhunter N'Dru Suhlak. Decimators get stronger bomb drops.

But really, the Defender titles could work just as well on a Firespray, except for the lack of speed 3 green maneuvers and post-maneuver positioning.

I'd rather see something new, and I'd rather see a Scyk fix first. Firesprays are not really iconic Imperial ships, it's only Imperial because it was released in Wave 2.

Firesprays suck imo. Lack of 1 turns hurts them. Also none of the pilot abilities are that great except maybe scum kath. Fett's scum ability should have been to fire cannons out the rear.

Thanks for this insightful rebuttal. You really contribute alot...

I often do...

I hope JBR7 can whip up little graphics of Taylor Swift and all her bad girl compadres around an exploding sign that says ...

BAD

BLOOD

I hope JBR7 can whip up little graphics of Taylor Swift and all her bad girl compadres around an exploding sign that says ...

BAD

BLOOD

She's not viable for the meta.

In other words, sucks too much to be included into the glory-hall of JBR7 imagery xD

Just a thought but what if we got a new title card that allows a 2 boost instead of a 1 boost. It would give the Firespray a more movie feel.

The truth is that a lot of people haven't flown the Firespray in a loooong time and assume it's severely underpowered despite subtle improvements in upgrade options.

Glitterstim, Attanni, Tactician are all excellent value upgrades for the Firespray - most people just haven't tried them yet with all the new cooler toys

Alex Davy even mentioned during worlds how surprised he is that Scum Boba isn't more popular in that meta.

I'll admit that Imperial versions suck, but I consider the Scum pilots as an upgrade rather than an option tbh.

I hope JBR7 can whip up little graphics of Taylor Swift and all her bad girl compadres around an exploding sign that says ...

BAD

BLOOD

The truth is that a lot of people haven't flown the Firespray in a loooong time and assume it's severely underpowered despite subtle improvements in upgrade options.

Glitterstim, Attanni, Tactician are all excellent value upgrades for the Firespray - most people just haven't tried them yet with all the new cooler toys

Alex Davy even mentioned during worlds how surprised he is that Scum Boba isn't more popular in that meta.

I'll admit that Imperial versions suck, but I consider the Scum pilots as an upgrade rather than an option tbh.

YUP!

Firesprays suck imo. Lack of 1 turns hurts them. Also none of the pilot abilities are that great except maybe scum kath. Fett's scum ability should have been to fire cannons out the rear.

Thanks for this insightful rebuttal. You really contribute alot...

I often do...

No you don't. You're one of the most 1 dimensional posters on the forum. I'm taking ficklegreendice and ParaGoomba level bad but atleast those guys will actually discuss. All you do is come into topics and inflate your post count and the topics post count with you're stupid good post bad post pictures. There is a like button for a reason. Yes we it you don't like competitive x wing, yes we know that when playing at home we don't have to play by the meta or the rules and we can house rule what ever we want.

MEH... go snark the rules some more, as usual.

Here is your second:

Firesprays suck imo. Lack of 1 turns hurts them. Also none of the pilot abilities are that great except maybe scum kath. Fett's scum ability should have been to fire cannons out the rear.

Thanks for this insightful rebuttal. You really contribute alot...

I often do...

No you don't. You're one of the most 1 dimensional posters on the forum. I'm taking ficklegreendice and ParaGoomba level bad but atleast those guys will actually discuss. All you do is come into topics and inflate your post count and the topics post count with you're stupid good post bad post pictures. There is a like button for a reason. Yes we it you don't like competitive x wing, yes we know that when playing at home we don't have to play by the meta or the rules and we can house rule what ever we want.

Forum also needs a dislike button... But then we'd lose out on JBR7 awesomeness. Competitive or casual... Bad post is bad post. Firesprays don't suck. If him responding to your post that way irks you that much maybe he hit a little too close to home.

Firesprays ARE an iconic IMPERIAL ship. They are used to fight against the terrorist scum, rebel or otherwise. I would love a mechanic where the empire buys the use of Bounty Hunters with credits (squad points) to combat the terrorist threats. Now that we have a whole Scum faction at our disposal to help suppress the terrorist uprising it's even more flavorful and appropriate:

Imperial Contract, 1pt- you may include a single named pilot from the scum faction in your squad list. For the purpose of this ship only, you may take Scum only upgrades. If this ship is the last remaining friendly ship on the board and it has no shields it must flee the battle from either starting area on its next maneuver if possible; If it can not flee the battle, whenever it takes an action, assign it a focus token.

The truth is that a lot of people haven't flown the Firespray in a loooong time and assume it's severely underpowered despite subtle improvements in upgrade options.

Glitterstim, Attanni, Tactician are all excellent value upgrades for the Firespray - most people just haven't tried them yet with all the new cooler toys

Alex Davy even mentioned during worlds how surprised he is that Scum Boba isn't more popular in that meta.

I'll admit that Imperial versions suck, but I consider the Scum pilots as an upgrade rather than an option tbh.

Alex Davy was also surprised that 4 TLT were so effective...

The truth is that a lot of people haven't flown the Firespray in a loooong time and assume it's severely underpowered despite subtle improvements in upgrade options.

Glitterstim, Attanni, Tactician are all excellent value upgrades for the Firespray - most people just haven't tried them yet with all the new cooler toys

Alex Davy even mentioned during worlds how surprised he is that Scum Boba isn't more popular in that meta.

I'll admit that Imperial versions suck, but I consider the Scum pilots as an upgrade rather than an option tbh.

Alex Davy was also surprised that 4 TLT were so effective...

That's a different problem.

Firesprays suck imo. Lack of 1 turns hurts them. Also none of the pilot abilities are that great except maybe scum kath. Fett's scum ability should have been to fire cannons out the rear.

Thanks for this insightful rebuttal. You really contribute alot...

I often do...

No you don't. You're one of the most 1 dimensional posters on the forum. I'm taking ficklegreendice and ParaGoomba level bad but atleast those guys will actually discuss. All you do is come into topics and inflate your post count and the topics post count with you're stupid good post bad post pictures. There is a like button for a reason. Yes we it you don't like competitive x wing, yes we know that when playing at home we don't have to play by the meta or the rules and we can house rule what ever we want.

Forum also needs a dislike button... But then we'd lose out on JBR7 awesomeness. Competitive or casual... Bad post is bad post. Firesprays don't suck. If him responding to your post that way irks you that much maybe he hit a little too close to home.

Firesprays ARE an iconic IMPERIAL ship. They are used to fight against the terrorist scum, rebel or otherwise. I would love a mechanic where the empire buys the use of Bounty Hunters with credits (squad points) to combat the terrorist threats. Now that we have a whole Scum faction at our disposal to help suppress the terrorist uprising it's even more flavorful and appropriate:

Imperial Contract, 1pt- you may include a single named pilot from the scum faction in your squad list. For the purpose of this ship only, you may take Scum only upgrades. If this ship is the last remaining friendly ship on the board and it has no shields it must flee the battle from either starting area on its next maneuver if possible; If it can not flee the battle, whenever it takes an action, assign it a focus token.

The truth is that a lot of people haven't flown the Firespray in a loooong time and assume it's severely underpowered despite subtle improvements in upgrade options.

Glitterstim, Attanni, Tactician are all excellent value upgrades for the Firespray - most people just haven't tried them yet with all the new cooler toys

Alex Davy even mentioned during worlds how surprised he is that Scum Boba isn't more popular in that meta.

I'll admit that Imperial versions suck, but I consider the Scum pilots as an upgrade rather than an option tbh.

Alex Davy was also surprised that 4 TLT were so effective...

That's a different problem.

Yeah not hiring mj

Well, not doing data analysis or enough play testing. MJ might be able to do that. We're not sure how strict thier process currently is and I'm sure it's even less adjustment friendly now that they are in the shadow of the house of mouse.

Firesprays suck imo. Lack of 1 turns hurts them. Also none of the pilot abilities are that great except maybe scum kath. Fett's scum ability should have been to fire cannons out the rear.

Thanks for this insightful rebuttal. You really contribute alot...

I often do...

No you don't. You're one of the most 1 dimensional posters on the forum. I'm taking ficklegreendice and ParaGoomba level bad but atleast those guys will actually discuss. All you do is come into topics and inflate your post count and the topics post count with you're stupid good post bad post pictures. There is a like button for a reason. Yes we it you don't like competitive x wing, yes we know that when playing at home we don't have to play by the meta or the rules and we can house rule what ever we want.

Forum also needs a dislike button... But then we'd lose out on JBR7 awesomeness. Competitive or casual... Bad post is bad post. Firesprays don't suck. If him responding to your post that way irks you that much maybe he hit a little too close to home.

Firesprays ARE an iconic IMPERIAL ship. They are used to fight against the terrorist scum, rebel or otherwise. I would love a mechanic where the empire buys the use of Bounty Hunters with credits (squad points) to combat the terrorist threats. Now that we have a whole Scum faction at our disposal to help suppress the terrorist uprising it's even more flavorful and appropriate:

Imperial Contract, 1pt- you may include a single named pilot from the scum faction in your squad list. For the purpose of this ship only, you may take Scum only upgrades. If this ship is the last remaining friendly ship on the board and it has no shields it must flee the battle from either starting area on its next maneuver if possible; If it can not flee the battle, whenever it takes an action, assign it a focus token.

I am actually a little butt hurt that nobody was interested in my post about how to load and think bout the firesprays currently.

Imperial-wise, i just cant fit it in a list. it always feels overpriced for what im trying to do.

I dont see ANY reason to bring Imperial Boba. Hes going to go first vast majority of time, so wth is the point of a failsafe pilot skill? Kath i see uses, particularly with Autoblasters/Calculation to stressout anyone that doesnt take damage, but..ouch the price!

Came up with these two lists, both dont feel like utter failure but they still feel way way weaker than most imperial lists (not talking about palpaces either).

Kath Scarlet (38)

Calculation (1)

Autoblaster (5)

Conner Net (4)

Recon Specialist (3)

Zeta Leader (20)

Juke (2)

Omega Ace (20)

PTL (3)

Mk2 Engines (1)

Comm Relay (3)

Total: 100

or

Kath Scarlet (38)

Calculation (1)

Autoblaster (5)

Connernet (4)

Recon Specialist (3)

Captain Oicunn (42)

Intimidation (2)

Tactical Jammer (1)

Mara Jade (3)

Total: 99

Even though i usually have issues with 2ships i think the firespray decimator one has better odds. Oicunn causes people to fly erratically which makes them either predictable for the firespray or punished by Oicunn. Both can capitalize on a ship that crashes into the connernet too, while the two tie/fos more than likely wouldnt. Still not sold on either though, mainly because OF the firespray

Almost tempted to just dock off Kath and bring a random bountyhunter pilot so i can put Vader/Seismics on Oicunn. But even though the pilot skills arent that great, the basic pilot is still too expensive compared to the ones with skills to take (i have that issue with almost every ship)

I'd like to reiterate what I said in my original post that started this thread that I don't think the firespray is bad by any means.

What I DO feel is that it has fallen behind every other large ship in the game.

Shuttle - Palp shuttle says it all, but doom shuttle is great too. Other than a horrible dial is pretty cheap for what you get.

Decimator - Gone down in popularity somewhat, but all 4 pilots are usable. 360 turret, 16 hit points, and 3 crew slots are great. Adding engine and isaard makes them even harder to kill.

Falcon - fat falcons say it all. Down in use but still very potent.

Vcx - new hotness on the block. 16 hit points with a 4 dice primary is nothing to laugh at. Add a turret and systems slot to makes it even more powerful.

Aggressor - brobots are still a force, great ship for the cost with all the best upgrades available for it.

Jumpmaster - nothing more needs to be said about them that hasn't been already.

YV666 - had fallen behind. But its cheap cost combined with 3 crew slots that really take advantage of the new scum crew has given it a boost.

Outrider - maybe the only other large ship that's close to the firespray for reduced use. Dash is still a huge threat for many lists though. The barrel roll, all 3 hard turns, and a 360 turret give it the edge though.

Main thing is that they get expensive very fast for mediocre abilities in comparison with other large base ships. Decimator with 360 arc, the Aggressor and it's agility and the low cost byt deadly Jumpmaster all beat it.