TIE strikers are different and people who have a meta fetish hate different things. Right now if you can't perform three actions and attack with eight dice while canceling an evade dice metaphiles will hate it. I agree two aces are largely junk but pure sabacc and the low skill pilots are good for a cheap price. But yeah you could take Wampa instead and cause way more of a distraction from your other ships for less cost.

TIE strikers are different and people who have a meta fetish hate different things. Right now if you can't perform three actions and attack with eight dice while canceling an evade dice metaphiles will hate it. I agree two aces are largely junk but pure sabacc and the low skill pilots are good for a cheap price. But yeah you could take Wampa instead and cause way more of a distraction from your other ships for less cost.

I agree two aces are largely junk but pure sabacc and the low skill pilots are good for a cheap price.

You've got a very different impression of Duchess to me. 26 points for a PS 10, almost Agility 3, hyper mobile ace seems like excellent value to me... (Assuming VI, Lightweight Frame, title.)

hyper mobile aces really don't mean jack given 3 turrets getting to the top table at worlds and undoubtedly influencing what local groups will field (but hopefully not)

which is why Countdown aka "the count" aka "one facedown...ah-ha-ha" is actually the most powerful striker pilot

because he won't get one shot

at least, locally, there's like five goddamn reys every tournament and one chiraneau. I have no idea why since the reys have been consistently less than impressive for their cost, but they're freaking everywhere

which makes the idea of duchess, imo, infinetly less attractive

I just like the model, cool looking ship and by Grapthars Hammer! It's much larger than I pictured it.

hyper mobile aces really don't mean jack given 3 turrets getting to the top table at worlds and undoubtedly influencing what local groups will field (but hopefully not)

which is why Countdown aka "the count" aka "one facedown...ah-ha-ha" is actually the most powerful striker pilot

because he won't get one shot

He isn't that good one stress and it's over. Sabacc has for attack dice until he is hit and an ept.

at least, locally, there's like five goddamn reys every tournament and one chiraneau. I have no idea why since the reys have been consistently less than impressive for their cost, but they're freaking everywhere

which makes the idea of duchess, imo, infinetly less attractive

I agree two aces are largely junk but pure sabacc and the low skill pilots are good for a cheap price.

You've got a very different impression of Duchess to me. 26 points for a PS 10, almost Agility 3, hyper mobile ace seems like excellent value to me... (Assuming VI, Lightweight Frame, title.)

Are you people perpetually blazed out of your minds?
The ship is FINE. Fly it. Learn it. Learn what it can and can't do and add it or don't to your squadron.
Play the game and have fun, the only thing that needs to be "fixed" is your Fun Gland.

I agree two aces are largely junk but pure sabacc and the low skill pilots are good for a cheap price.

You've got a very different impression of Duchess to me. 26 points for a PS 10, almost Agility 3, hyper mobile ace seems like excellent value to me... (Assuming VI, Lightweight Frame, title.)

she is junk turning off the one thing the striker has going for it isn't that great. I would rather have an extra attack die to make it worth taking. The cheap pilots are ok but like I said they are competing with wampa as by his power and annoying pilot trait tends to trick opponents into trying to kill him first, pulling them off your other ships.

Having Ailerons be optional on Duchess is actually a nice ability.

metaphiles

Metaphiles.. .so close to Mephistopheles. Eeeeeeeeeeevil.

The ship's only been out for a week. A week!

Some of us have played with it for quite some time.

I haven't even had a chance to play the Striker and there's already a "fix" thread?

Why not?

What is its intended role?

Cheap aces? we have those and they are better

Arc-dodger? we have those and they are better

Fast flanker? we have those and they are better

Durable jousters? we have those (and the Striker is the exact opposite of durable) and wait for it...

..they are better

Having said that, it is a very fun ship to fly, in casual games.

Have you considered their role as Mario Kart racers?

Duchess at PS 10 able to choose between using AA or not makes her more slippery than Fel.

The ship's only been out for a week. A week!

Some of us have played with it for quite some time.

I haven't even had a chance to play the Striker and there's already a "fix" thread?

Why not?

What is its intended role?

Cheap aces? we have those and they are better

Arc-dodger? we have those and they are better

Fast flanker? we have those and they are better

Durable jousters? we have those (and the Striker is the exact opposite of durable) and wait for it...

..they are better

Having said that, it is a very fun ship to fly, in casual games.

Have you considered their role as Mario Kart racers?

They are awesome at that! Duchess with EU won by a mile the other night.

A fix.

For a ship that's just been released.

Words fail me.

It's not even out in most of the world.

A fix.

For a ship that's just been released.

Words fail me.

It's not even out in most of the world.

Isn't it great how some parts of the world don't even have the blasted ships yet and already the internet hive mind is shouting 'DoA'? Good lord, I hate that phrase almost as much as 'NPE' for meaningless, parroted cliches.

The ships have barely been available in the US for a week, and the full preview only for a few more. That is painfully insufficient time to establish all of a ship's credentials and possibilities, even if you insist on jumping the gun and playing pre-release stuff on Vassal (another practice I can't abide, but different topic) - just look how long it took for 'Dengaroo' lists to materialise.

Quite frankly I do not appreciate my anticipation for the release being dampened in such a predictable and ill-informed manner, and I suggest that anyone who considers the Striker 'DoA' already doesn't fething buy one, and goes back to the internet bandwagon where you don't need to think, practice or learn - just be told what's 'top tier' and what isn't.

*/rage*

After reading this thread i am starting to wonder if the op is either daft or has trolled us all on this.

A fix.

For a ship that's just been released.

Words fail me.

It's not even out in most of the world.

that needs to be fixed

After reading this thread i am starting to wonder if the op is either daft or has trolled us all on this.

The irony here being if you actually READ the thread, you would realize the original posts intent. Admittedly, said post was rather vague, but it was explained.

Heavyweight Frame

Modification. Tie Striker only.

Your ship gains a cannon and a bomb slot.

2 Points

I think it would be more fun to do the mod at 0 points and have it add a bomb and crew slots. You can equip Proton Bombs and Bombardier to match the canon loadout, or do some weird stuff.

Update: corrected "cannon" to "canon".

The only thing I would say it should have is a bomb slot added just because it does seem to be a surface attack fighter in the fluff.

The only thing I would say it should have is a bomb slot added just because it does seem to be a surface attack fighter in the fluff.

I will say that a Striker that could drop bombs would be utterly menacing with its double-movement thingy. It could SERIOUSLY jet around.

Just saw the movie. Yup, "pew-pew," no bombs or nothing

Duchess at PS 10 able to choose between using AA or not makes her more slippery than Fel.

No token stack though.

Duchess at PS 10 able to choose between using AA or not makes her more slippery than Fel.

No token stack though.

Definitely fills a different role, but still a squirrelly little bugger.