PS10 is whisper-bane, but D-title isn't a problem for aces.

It's comparable to x7 effectiveness on Grav-Vessery, that sums up the list of "when is D better than x7"

x7 is simply too good. even without the discount it was better than D

PS10 is whisper-bane, but D-title isn't a problem for aces.

It's comparable to x7 effectiveness on Grav-Vessery, that sums up the list of "when is D better than x7"

x7 is simply too good. even without the discount it was better than D

I'll be honest, of all the big meta bogeymen out there right now, Aces (Palp or otherwise) are the kind of squad I least fear when flying TIE/D Defenders, and I'm flying them at PS8 or less, with no initiative bid.

PS10 is whisper-bane, but D-title isn't a problem for aces.

It's comparable to x7 effectiveness on Grav-Vessery, that sums up the list of "when is D better than x7"

x7 is simply too good. even without the discount it was better than D

I'll be honest, of all the big meta bogeymen out there right now, Aces (Palp or otherwise) are the kind of squad I least fear when flying TIE/D Defenders, and I'm flying them at PS8 or less, with no initiative bid.

Seconded. Ryad plays so far outside her pilot skill that it hardly matters. Vessery/juke either forces you to save your focus and then spend it on defense, or spend it, scratch one shield of mine off, and then get hit really hard in return. Ryad with the (often arc-dodged) follow up hammers it home. And don't forget my shuttle, in the mix. Why hold back 30 points of gun just because he's got special cargo?

Using the shuttle as a low PS blocker does a couple things: sets up nice target locks for Vessery, might bump you out of actions, gives me a really nice late phase range one shot, or causes you to dump torps into the shuttle, and now your 2 die turret can't touch my defenders, thanks.

try 3 deltas x7 + a backstabber or black squad leader or dark curse.

Played a game yesterday, tomax, ryad, glaive (both defenders were x7s) going up against chewie, poe and a naked PS2 Z95. Made a gamble turn move with ryad and lost, ended up with her right in firing for all three of his ships, combined with the usual bad green dice she went down hard. the rest of the game was much better, managed to keep tomax alive long enough to take out poe (by intentionally bumping chewie after Tomax was down to 1 hull) then used the Glaive to take out both the 95 and what was at this point a chewie with only 1 shield gone. Last round of the game saw chewie with 3 hull vs my glaive with 1 hull. Glaive took range 1 shot got 2 hits and 2 focus (spent the token to make it 4 hits) that chewie couldn't defend enough to live using his only 1 die. I never would have lived long enough to do enough damage to chewie if it wasn't for the x7 evade.

I never would have lived long enough to do enough damage to chewie if it wasn't for the x7 evade.

In your game - maybe.

In general - against that list? fallacy, imho.

As you would have dropped your targets much faster with TIE/D and you wouldn't be "forced" to fly 3+ all the time.