6 minutes ago, ficklegreendice said:

But unlike the SCURRG they at least have an advantage (they're cheaper! ...also ps 5)

Yeah. I didn't remotely agree with the sky-is-falling-ing about Deadeye Scurrgs.

16 minutes ago, ficklegreendice said:

Remember when peeps were freaking out about the SCURRG being the next deadeye scout despite being objectively worse in just about every way?

Well, deadeyed cruise missile blacksun aces (with free munitions failsafe and BMSTs) are just 25 points a pop

I 'member that time. I was there that time! It was last week! (if by "peeps" you mean two, very specific forum "peeps").

Give them ID instead of BMST so the round after they pop their load they can just sit there and laugh with their fingers on the trigger as the enemy fishtails into range one.

Or Scavenger Cranes for a point - it does mean you can't fit in four, but if you want to throw in a pair as wingmen to something menacing, being able to reload their cruise missiles means you can't ignore them once the initial volley has been thrown.

6 hours ago, Magnus Grendel said:

Or Scavenger Cranes for a point - it does mean you can't fit in four, but if you want to throw in a pair as wingmen to something menacing, being able to reload their cruise missiles means you can't ignore them once the initial volley has been thrown.

I'm thinking that Scavenger Crane could have great use in these mini-alpha striker swarms, but also with that new Khiraxz pilot that wants Stealth Device and now has a way to get it back.

but yeah, with all of them on the field you should be able to get one or two of your missiles back

On 31/5/2017 at 10:20 AM, Hexdot said:

Boost the Scum K and Starviper...thumbs up. But we will see as usual only Unique Pilots.

Scum K. Awesome if you load a Hero with upgrades. Per example 3 mods plus EPT plus Ordnance... -5 pts. But if you choose to field a basic Generic... Suboptimal.

Starviper. Guri and Xizor (second place) are on the tables. And they will be. If you gain a 3 pts discount and you can equip 2 Titles but Virago is unique... No point choosing a low PS generic.

IMHO as times goes by X Wing is more a game about Named Heroes skirmishing and dodging rocks. No love towards Squadrons, Ground Targets or...

So I will buy this pack (give me 2) but I encorage you to adapt and improve your X Wing to improve your casual game experience. Aproaching a trio of AT ATs with your Rogue Squadron fixed T 65s is UOUHHHHH... Try it.

StarViper: · Prince Xizor (31)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Autothrusters (2)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
· Virago (1)
Fire Control System (2)
StarViper: Black Sun Enforcer (25)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
StarViper: Black Sun Enforcer (25)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
StarViper: Black Sun Enforcer (25)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
-- TOTAL ------- 100p. --

You want to focus down Xizor, which will fly in formation until the late game. Plus, Vipers now are maybe the best small base blockers in the game.

Maybe a little out of meta, but still an enjoyable list.

On ‎5‎/‎31‎/‎2017 at 0:02 PM, Marinealver said:

So you got the pilot food chain,

• Ace-wing
• cheap generics
• other named pilots
• not so cheap generics
• Horton, Fel's Wrath, and Graz

Which I think is a fair state of affairs to be in because. . .

On ‎5‎/‎31‎/‎2017 at 4:00 PM, Managarmr said:

If you consider Epic these generics will be pretty brutal.

. . .this.

In 100/6, you only have room for a few ships. Aces will rule with a filler or two.

Generics are for Epic.

Or,

ahem,

SQUADRON MECHANICS!!

actually, that brings up a funny point

how in the space **** are vaksais supposed to harpoon(!) a huge ship? The visual is amusing to say the least

7 hours ago, Cerve said:

StarViper: · Prince Xizor (31)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Autothrusters (2)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
· Virago (1)
Fire Control System (2)
StarViper: Black Sun Enforcer (25)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
StarViper: Black Sun Enforcer (25)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
StarViper: Black Sun Enforcer (25)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
-- TOTAL ------- 100p. --

You want to focus down Xizor, which will fly in formation until the late game. Plus, Vipers now are maybe the best small base blockers in the game.

Maybe a little out of meta, but still an enjoyable list.

I've played a squad like this, and believe me when I say that your opponents will just ignore xizor, tank the 1 decent shot he might do per round from within his predictable formation, and pick off his buddies.

Xizor's power is not something you can bank on.

33 minutes ago, thespaceinvader said:

I've played a squad like this, and believe me when I say that your opponents will just ignore xizor, tank the 1 decent shot he might do per round from within his predictable formation, and pick off his buddies.

Xizor's power is not something you can bank on.

1 decent shot. As if 3x3 red dices are bad in a meta with 1 agi. It's ok if he will ignore him. I played 4 generic Vipers a lot with some success. Upgrade one of them in the Prince will be just better.

Have to try it soon (:

I say 1 decent shot because Xizor's the only one particularly likely to get arc easily.

7 hours ago, thespaceinvader said:

I say 1 decent shot because Xizor's the only one particularly likely to get arc easily.

I was thinking this:

StarViper: · Prince Xizor (31)
· A score to settle (0)
Proton Torpedoes (4)
Guidance Chips (0)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
· Virago (1)
Fire Control System (2)
Scavenger Crane (2)
Scurrg H-6 Bomber: Karthakk Pirate (24)
Cruise Missiles (3)
Autoblaster Turret (2)
Long-Range Scanners (0)
Intelligence Agent (1)
Scurrg H-6 Bomber: Karthakk Pirate (24)
Cruise Missiles (3)
Autoblaster Turret (2)
Guidance Chips (0)
· BoShek (2)
-- TOTAL ------- 98p. --

We can all assume that Xizor doesn't need VI right now in this meta.

His ability is great if you focus him. How to focus him?

-He need a swarm. Basically, he have too much pride for sharing the scene with another big guy. You need that he will be the most expensive ship in your list, and no other good choices around him. That's why the Pirates. They are beefy, they can soak damages pretty well, and TL on PS1 is not a problem if you have LRS. So the bring some punch to the list.

-ADTP makes Xizor tempting to shooting him now. And he doesn't need Autothursters in this build; you WANT the enemy on him. These 2 helps a lot to consider to shoting him down, more than ignore him.

-Concussion rechargable. Focus into crit with it + Focus into crit with ADTP + a dice into crit for GC, offer to the prince a pretty good volley. And you don't really need a Focus token, so you can do Segnors and shooting the missile thanks to FCS. Scavenger helps to get it rechargable.

-Short range menance. Pirates have Autoblasters, and Boshek which helps you if any opponent want to fly at range 1 from your little swarm. Plus, you still have 4 red dices at R1 with any of your ship. PS: IA+Boshek is amazing.

I think it should work, seems fun to me.

19 hours ago, ficklegreendice said:

actually, that brings up a funny point

how in the space **** are vaksais supposed to harpoon(!) a huge ship? The visual is amusing to say the least

The Harpoon Missile is an unfortunate naming mistake. They should have called it the Barbed Missile or similar, since the mechanic is that a secondary explosive is being lodged into the target's hull. I think they were just going with the idea that harpoons are typically barbed and get lodged in the flesh of their victim.

I don't think a harpoon needs a line attached to it to be a harpoon. Spear fishing uses harpoons without a line... At least I think so.

The Kihraxz is still pretty meh with the title. No longer bad but still very limited. Flew quite a few varieties and I'm not sold on them at all. Which makes me sad.

The new Starviper title looks very good though. Those barrel rolls! I do wish you could get FCS on more than one though. 4 Starvipers and Sunny might just be my new favorite list.

7 hours ago, gamblertuba said:

I don't think a harpoon needs a line attached to it to be a harpoon. Spear fishing uses harpoons without a line... At least I think so.

The Kihraxz is still pretty meh with the title. No longer bad but still very limited. Flew quite a few varieties and I'm not sold on them at all. Which makes me sad.

The new Starviper title looks very good though. Those barrel rolls! I do wish you could get FCS on more than one though. 4 Starvipers and Sunny might just be my new favorite list.

It'll be great whenever the current meta calms down on the PS enough for mid-PS arc locked ships to have a chance.

Im thinking abouylt trying 4 black sun aces with cruise missiles, mindlink, and other free stuff to suit.

I like all of the pilots, new and old, for the Khiraxz and Starvipers now. There are a lot of interesting pieces to be put together and some fun lists to be built with these pieces.

Guri, Thweek, and Talonbane are the big winners for me; though I have my eye on Viktor Hel.

I'm sure I will be playing with generic pilots too! Go casual games!!