What makes Nora more survivable? She has the same shield regen (one per turn), the same evade, and the same hp.

1 hour ago, BlackOne said:

What makes Nora more survivable? She has the same shield regen (one per turn), the same evade, and the same hp.

She kills enemies faster lol

I think Norra will work better for me than Poe; to be clear, this is a budget decision, not a tactical one. About half the builds I've seen use R2-D2, and the other half use BB-8. Which is better?

Also, is Push the Limit mandatory? What about VI or Expertise?

On norra, I'd go with R2, she needs help to stay around long enough. That is, unless you're flying her with something to help her last longer anyway. Don't use VI unless you have a way to get easy actions from elsewhere, but PTL vs. Expertise are both good, though I prefer expertise so you can pull whites if you need.

How about Red Ace w/R2-D2, Comm Relay and AT's. You sacrifice a bit of PS vs Poe but you get a ship that your opponent really does not want to leave until the end as if you take a damage on shields you get an evade token and then regen it with a green.

But if your opponent goes after him then it leaves Han free reign to go after them. I'm currently looking at similar with Gunner on Han and IA instead of AT's on Red Ace. I still love the classic Han and Jake build though

I like the Red Ace build, but I'm not sure he can survive against high-ps aces like Dengar and Fenn Rau. I also like the Han/Jake build, but I'm relatively inexperienced and not sure I'm up for the challenge of flying Jake successfully. Do you have any tips? Also, how do I compensate for his low attack dice?