If there is problem with the ruler, fix it in epic ship pack. It already happened to one imperial ship.

If you were to keep the snipe shot ability, and make it a true e-wing fix, why not make it a e-wing only system slot upgrade?

Long Range Linked Target Array

You may attack an enemy, even outside your standard range, as long as the enemy is within range one of another ship equipped with this upgrade.

Wording aside, it lets multiple e-Wings be fielded, gives the ship a unique ability, each e-wing has to have the upgrade, if you want it more limited, make it only work with ordnance. It allows the e-wing to be a sniper - perhaps protecting the generics by hanging back, with an ace going toe to toe with the enemy.

As an aside, considering the (how I feel) cobbled together, ugly, appearance of the e-wing, make an e-wing upgrade that lets you take salvaged astromech upgrades instead. Make the horribly ugly e-wing a cobbled together ramshackle affair, put together in an act of desperation for more fighters, and with limited parts and no true engineer oversight. It explains the stupid and ugly design and allows for cross faction shenanigans.

15 hours ago, ObiWonka said:

I never understand these "let's do Range 4/5 in standard play" suggestions.

14 hours ago, John Rainbow said:

Me neither. I think the best way forward would be some sort of change that fits within the recognized rules of the game.

12 hours ago, TheOz said:

Why not,do you prefer fixing ships with the same old mass token stacking or free actions or further increase in the red dice power creep

Why not something new and fresh that has positional strategy...you know, because it's a positioning game.

I'd be down for a limited use or range 4 like as an e wing and maybe Interceptor fix, I don't want it in every future wave, but in a one to two ship fix, sounds cool to me , justifies their high cost and lack of efficiencies the e wing has compared to other ships

Why does the E-Wing suck? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING SPECIAL. This is a really cool idea about how to make the E-Wing shine, or at least give it a niche, and all Hexdot is getting is a bunch of lame excuses about access to the ruler and breaking core rules.

In truth, this is why I think Wave XI kinda sucks. Nothing in it is novel. But I guess that's how the X-Wing community wants it.

Why does the E-wing suck? Because that's how it was in the stories and games. It was a fighter that had massive design problems. I'd say FFG nailed it with how they brought it into the game; expensive, doesn't entirely do what it's supposed to do, and was ignored in favour of the older X-Wings. However, we could do something, while keeping inside the game design parameters for ease of use and continuity of rules, that incorporates the concept of it supposedly having superior sensor arrays and weapon systems (once debugged) than the X-Wing did.

Title: Improved IX9 Laser Cannon (E-Wing only)
Cost: 0
Attack: (Target Lock): Add 1 additional attack die to your roll. Defender does not roll an additional defense die for being at Range 3.

AND/OR

Title: Integrated Combat Sensors (E-Wing only)
Cost: 0
When attacking, if you have a target lock on the defender you may choose to reroll up to 2 attack dice without spending your target lock, or force the defender to reroll up to 2 defense dice by spending your target lock.

And would this make Corran even more powerful? Darn right it would. But then maybe.. just maybe.. we'd see some of the others being used. A 32-point Blackmoon Squadron PS3 would potentially be viable:

Blackmoon Squadron Pilot (29)
Fire-Control System (2)
R2 Astromech (1)

Total: 32

On 3/18/2017 at 6:10 PM, Darth Meanie said:

What the hell are you talking about?? That sounds like quantum physics! ("Shooting at Range 4's not like dustin' crops, boy. . .")

It's a fricking cardboard do-dad!!!

Not quantum physics, Vector Space, quantum physics deals with measuring point particles.

But to simplify things I'm just saying Range 3 in X-wing does not equal Range 1 in Armada. Neither does Range 4 in X-wing Epic equal Range 2 in Armada.

Cool ideas. Thanks for sharing them.

5 hours ago, Slugrage said:

Why does the E-wing suck? Because that's how it was in the stories and games.

So, all the other times, where always told that its gameplay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fluff. But this one time, when the gameplay of the ship sucks, we're gonna stick with

If only Solid Works didn't cost $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. I would try and design a 3d print for a telescopic range ruler. One side is strictly Range 1-3, but the other side extends to Range 5.

3 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:

So, all the other times, where always told that its gameplay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fluff. But this one time, when the gameplay of the ship sucks, we're gonna stick with

Dude. Have a Snickers.