On April 7, 2017 at 4:28 PM, HipHoplite said:

This article is well into the bad taste territory.

The ship its promoting is currently sold out, and it's all about abusing it's unique abilities to punish other players becuase it can drop a bomb over half the map at the players choice.

Something must be done about game balance.

Don't you mean K-wing other players?

17 minutes ago, DarthEnderX said:

Not sure I understand this. Why do you need PS to use Proton Bombs?

much like higher pilot skill is needed for Target lock munition weapons, or even a better example, while arc dodgers need high pilot skill to be effective. non-action bombs (not mines)are easier to use when you have perfect information after everyone moves instead of before. It is kind of like palp pre nerf (perfect information) against palp post nerf (low pilot skill).

1 hour ago, DarthEnderX said:

Not sure I understand this. Why do you need PS to use Proton Bombs?

Unlike Seismics they are too expensive to just spam out as area denial. So you want to know if someone is in range for sure.

On 4/7/2017 at 8:08 PM, Johen Dood said:

I hope it's good, though I'm wary that because it lacks SLAM, it won't be used as a bomber. Probably will have other uses, but SLAM is the biggest factor in determining the lethality of a bomber IMO.

The fact that it seems to have an upgrade specifically for bombs might change that though

58 minutes ago, 4fox100 said:

The fact that it seems to have an upgrade specifically for bombs might change that though

I do hope so!

8 minutes ago, Johen Dood said:

I do hope so!

It's too bad it doesn't have an illicit slot. Because i could see two of them with Burnout SLAM and Adv. SLAM escorted by a JabbaBus being really fun to play.

Couldn't Burnout SLAM - large only.

That could very well be why they chose not to put it on a large base.

So, are you suggesting that a bombing Slave One could be a thing with Jabba on le partee bus? Because I could see that...

Bossk w/ A Score To Settle, Jabba the Hutt, Dengar, Glitterstim, Engine Upgrade (49)

Boba Fett w/ Veteran Instincts, Slave One, Extra Munitions, Proton Bomb, Bombadier, Burnout SLAM, Adv. Slam (51)

PS10 bomber... though you could trade in the Andrasta title and have 7 points of cheap bombs to use instead of the big Proton Bomb.

2 hours ago, UnitOmega said:

Couldn't Burnout SLAM - large only.

True. Emon+JabbaBossk might be fun in that case.

Firespray-31: · Emon Azzameen (36)
Cluster Mines (4)
Advanced SLAM (2)
Tail Gunner (2)
· Slave I (0)
Burnout SLAM (1)
Extra Munitions (2)
YV-666: · Bossk (35)
Expertise (4)
Cluster Missiles (4)
Guidance Chips (0)
Dengar (3)
Jabba (5)
Scavenger Crane (2)
-- TOTAL ------- 100/100p. --

Wow....I'm surprised at the reactions of people who are upset about this article because K-wings aren't available to buy these days. It's not the article writer's fault. Also, they will get back soon enough. No need to hate on the author.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised at how an article like this suddenly drops to nerf discussions about K-wings and Sabine so fast. *sigh*

You don't have to have a high PS to use Bombs effectively. Sure, if you really have to know where people are going to be it really helps, but often enough you can know where people are going to be and drop the seismic charges. Even if it's vs. someone who has the multi actions to get out of the way, it still messes with their plans and where they wanted to be. It's something you can still take advantage of if you plan. Also, I've done very well with Seismic Charges on PS 2 Scimitar pilots. If you drop 4 of them in formation, it can be hard for people to get out of the way. Also, not every ship has re-positioning abilities. I once had the Outrider land right on 4 mines one turn.

4 minutes ago, heychadwick said:

Wow....I'm surprised at the reactions of people who are upset about this article because K-wings aren't available to buy these days. It's not the article writer's fault. Also, they will get back soon enough. No need to hate on the author.

It's not, it's FFG's fault for commissioning and/or scheduling it at a time when supply is low. I don't think anyone's hating on the author for that reason.

On 4/7/2017 at 5:09 PM, LunarSol said:

Well, they could, but the whole point of Advanced Slam was to try and make bombs relevant , so that's sort of a self defeating answer.

If true, why not give it to ALL Bombers in the game?

I do believe that the H6 will be introducing a new System that does something for Bombers with System slots. That's the Tie Punisher and H6. I'm sure we will see an evening out of parity soon. Possibly even having the new stuff be superior to the K-wing.

It's gonna be very tough to beat ASLAM/Sabine K Wings at bombing, let alone do it without making the game horrible to play.

On April 9, 2017 at 8:24 PM, 4fox100 said:

Firespray-31: · Emon Azzameen (36)
Cluster Mines (4)
Advanced SLAM (2)
Tail Gunner (2)
· Slave I (0)
Burnout SLAM (1)
Extra Munitions (2)
YV-666: · Bossk (35)
Expertise (4)
Cluster Missiles (4)
Guidance Chips (0)
Dengar (3)
Jabba (5)
Scavenger Crane (2)
-- TOTAL ------- 100/100p. --

I have flown Emon with Crane and a couple of Quadjumpers. Works really well. Quads move ships where Emon wants to drop his bombs. When they die you get bombs back. Add in Intel agent on the quads or quad with maybe Ketsu on the other. Laugh as you are dropping bombs everywhere. Lol