New rah, rah, article to go buy new crack.
All the usual blather that's done well; but the Scrugg will be the hammer of the wave as the Wookie Gunship is the irritation.........and way down the list is the leftovers, slightly warmed in the microwave; the Aggressor just isn't very aggressive, like the Punisher wasn't very punishing. But hey, they have great names!!!!
...the salt was added at no charge. Have a nice day ?
I really enjoy the release articles where they do the interview with the designers. I think they may have done it once before? Either way, it's a nice touch, and has me more excited to get out and pick these up.
FFG has done something.
Everyone! Get in here and complain about it.
Even the developers said the aggressor was bland! They planned it that way.
And that they wanted to do the Scurrg so of course it's the best of the set.
First behind the scenes article that made Me angered.
I find it quite funny that the article ends with the quote
"I've just made a deal that'll keep the Empire out of here forever."
Edited by MaxPower1 minute ago, clanofwolves said:All the usual blather that's done well; but the Scrugg will be the hammer of the wave as the Wookie Gunship is the irritation.........and way down the list is the leftovers, slightly warmed in the microwave; the Aggressor just isn't very aggressive, like the Punisher wasn't very punishing. But hey, they have great names!!!!
...the salt was added at no charge. Have a nice day ?
It's another worthless puff piece article from FFG.
Rebels get a second Biggs so they can Biggs while they Biggs. "Biggs limits the design space of Rebels so much, everything that the Rebels use has to be carefully designed to work with Biggs. Oh I know what we'll do! We'll just stop carefully designing things around Biggs."
Miranda gets infinite bombs.
Jumpmaster gets a bomb slot.
Scum gets a small base Jumpmaster. This way they can Deadeye U-Boat again.
FFG isn't intentionally holding Imperials back, they're just incompetent. Imperials get some broken **** too, just less of it. TLT platforms that are better than a HWK, Attack Shuttle, or Kavil with EPT's, and x7 Defenders with Intensity.
I say you take your pick of whatever cancer you enjoy and fly that. There is plenty of variety in our current meta. Miranda player has infinite bombs? Not so OP any longer when you LAUNCH DEADEYE MISSILES AND CLEAR THE SKIES FOR YOUR CONCORD DAWN PROTECTORATE STARFIGHTER. *80's toy commercial*
34 minutes ago, SaltMaster 5000 said:Rebels get a second Biggs so they can Biggs while they Biggs.
Have fun with 63pts protecting 37. Oh.
16 minutes ago, GreenDragoon said:Have fun with 63pts protecting 37. Oh.
That's something that you think would be an issue and it makes a nice 1 sentence retort, but turns out to be false.
I've seen people proxying 4 ship Rebels with this and it's rather powerful.
4 ship Rebels is already a competitive build, and giving Biggs the ability to reliably bounce 4-5 hit attacks is a significant buff to it.
Edited by SaltMaster 50001 hour ago, E Chu Ta said:FFG has done something.
Everyone! Get in here and complain about it.
Not everyone, just clanofwolves. 
On a more serious note, when even a release article is a reason for complaint for you... Why the heck are you still playing the game? Take a break for a year or something...
1 hour ago, MaxPower said:I find it quite funny that the article ends with the quote
"I've just made a deal that'll keep the Empire out of here forever."
Laughed so hard ?
Side note: They discuss Minefield Mapper and Rebel Nym's ability. How many times will people rage when the Nym player forgets to say they are utilizing his ability to keep a bomb from detonating and their opponent holds them to it? Just like Dash's ability, etc.
16 minutes ago, Elavion said:Not everyone, just clanofwolves.
On a more serious note, when even a release article is a reason for complaint for you... Why the heck are you still playing the game? Take a break for a year or something...
So, you don't like the salt at the end ?, ? or you think my synopsis and opinion of the ships in this wave is in error?
....or should we all just stop playing if we have opinions that differ? I'm confused. But it's almost Friday! Yay!!!!
Most interesting thing for me is a mission mentioned. They neglected to put the link in so here it is https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/50/f5/50f5c4b7-83f9-44c1-ac7a-5f8c67d8c938/outer-rim-raid.pdf
I like the Scurrg and will most likely get an Agressor but this wave was pretty meh. I have no urge to rush out and buy any of them right away. Oh well, hope is renewed for the wave 12 announcement.
Wave XI has opened up a lot of options for the Imperials bolstering the TIE Punisher and adding a turret ship. I liked the developers thoughts on pairing a turret with barrel roll to get range and also making Intensity a compelling option. Cruise Missiles in the wave could also be interesting on the TIE Adv Prototype. This wave is exciting me a lot.
I thought the Xwing designers were Alex Davy and Frank Brooks. Who is Max Brooks?
Edited by JJFDVORAK9 minutes ago, JJFDVORAK said:I thought the Xwing designers were Alex Davy and Frank Brooks. Who is Max Brooks?
An optimized version of Frank Brooks. Maximum Brooks. Maximum performance.
Seriously, though, why would they not release an article of this kind to publicize a release? Of course they should publicize a release, even with fluff! And I don't think it was fluff; I enjoyed reading the interview and the uncommon insight into the designers' thought processes it contained (since they don't publish design articles). And it even came with a free mission! This was a great article.
Even if you disagree with the design decisions the products it advertises represent.
Edited by TheHumanHydra"Even at the fringes of the galaxy. Even among the smallest independent mining operations. Even in the Outer Rim..."
A hint to possible future Scum ship?...
25 minutes ago, ABXY said:"Even at the fringes of the galaxy. Even among the smallest independent mining operations. Even in the Outer Rim..."
A hint to possible future Scum ship?...
Not really a hint. We've known the Empire won't have the best ties for a long time. They'll be yellow but they'll probably be 10pts since they are Scum.
Personally I think the TIE Aggressor is being underestimated, and will see the most play out of the bunch. I think Wookie Gunship will only see significant play if Biggs gets a nerf. I think the Scurrg's upgrade cards will become ubiquitous but since the chassis itself isn't broken for its points cost you will have most players look at their squad options and just choose a Jumpmaster instead.
57 minutes ago, ABXY said:"Even at the fringes of the galaxy. Even among the smallest independent mining operations. Even in the Outer Rim..."
A hint to possible future Scum ship?...
31 minutes ago, Rakky Wistol said:Not really a hint. We've known the Empire won't have the best ties for a long time. They'll be yellow but they'll probably be 10pts since they are Scum.
10 points, 3 dice attack, TIE/FO dial ?
3 hours ago, SaltMaster 5000 said:That's something that you think would be an issue and it makes a nice 1 sentence retort, but turns out to be false.
I've seen people proxying 4 ship Rebels with this and it's rather powerful.
4 ship Rebels is already a competitive build, and giving Biggs the ability to reliably bounce 4-5 hit attacks is a significant buff to it.
I have played against it proxied, and it's cute but you bump Biggs +wookie up in any way and it folds. It's a ton of points around a gimick that needs range 1 and actions.
44 minutes ago, clanofwolves said:
10 points, 3 dice attack, TIE/FO dial ?
You forgot two bomb slots, PS1 EPT and a crew slot.
3 hours ago, SaltMaster 5000 said:That's something that you think would be an issue and it makes a nice 1 sentence retort, but turns out to be false.
I've seen people proxying 4 ship Rebels with this and it's rather powerful.
4 ship Rebels is already a competitive build, and giving Biggs the ability to reliably bounce 4-5 hit attacks is a significant buff to it.
I think you've missed the joke in GreenDragoon's post, which said "Oh." at the end, because 37 points is just enough for a disgusting ace ship like an ARC-170, Horton Salm with BTL-A4 TLTs, Captain Nym, or a K-Wing with tons of missiles.