Carolina Krayts is the best X-Wing podcast

By SaltMaster 5000, in X-Wing

11 minutes ago, kris40k said:

Disney Infinity was cancelled already :(. I collected most of them, including all the Star Wars figures and play sets, as my kids love playing it. It like Disney meets simpler Minecraft.

we are not talking the same thing... but I guess they are actually called Toybox...

https://www.shopdisney.com/collections/disney-store-toybox-action-figures

4 hours ago, Kieransi said:

And I told a certain frequent poster with Marine in their username that they never listen to me anyway so why should I care about their opinion.

SO MUCH THIS

1 minute ago, Mattman7306 said:

SO MUCH THIS

I'd give you a laughing or a thanks react but regrettably I am all out of likes for the day.

2 minutes ago, Kieransi said:

I'd give you a laughing or a thanks react but regrettably I am all out of likes for the day.

I shall take up the cause then! I may not be the reactor this thread deserves, but I'm the one it needs right now.

3 minutes ago, kris40k said:

Yeah, those are different. The Sabine figure posted above is from the Disney Infinity game.

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yup, I got those too. same sculpting team i'm sure tho.

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Just now, Do I need a Username said:

I shall take up the cause then! I may not be the reactor this thread deserves, but I'm the one it needs right now.

No! Stop saying stuff that I want to like! It hurts! :D

1 minute ago, Kieransi said:

Also, y'all should answer my poll if you haven't already. I'm trying to make the forums wholesome again, one thread at a time.

https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/273709-poll-what-is-your-favorite-ship/

Right now, results indicate we need to rename this "Star Wars GUNBOAT: the Miniatures Game".

Then the people are wrong. the correct answer is Star Wars Defenders: the miniatures Game. Expect a poorly-written and ill-conceived fanfic when @Brunas publishes the videos (someday he will, or maybe he has, in which case: get Rekt future me.)

I'm still waiting for my RZ-2 A-wing...

Just now, Wiredin said:

I'm still waiting for my RZ-2 A-wing...

Sure. I'll let it happen. But its not as good as a defender.

Just now, Wiredin said:

I'm still waiting for my RZ-2 A-wing...

*sad react*

I have to imagine it's coming soon. I guess they just felt the X-Wing fix was more pressing. If it's not here by Wave XVI I'll be very surprised.

Just now, Kieransi said:

*sad react*

I have to imagine it's coming soon. I guess they just felt the X-Wing fix was more pressing. If it's not here by Wave XVI I'll be very surprised.

I swapped norra out of my list (temporarily) because Jake needed some love. he was very sad sitting in my box for the last year doing nothing....

6 minutes ago, Kieransi said:

Right now, results indicate we need to rename this "Star Wars GUNBOAT: the Miniatures Game".

3 minutes ago, Do I need a Username said:

Then the people are wrong. the correct answer is Star Wars Defenders: the miniatures Game.

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Why not both? Star Wars Gunboats and Defenders: the Miniatures Game. Or we can just call it "TIE Fighter: The Miniatures Game" because the coolest ships came from that PC game.

Just now, Alpha17 said:

Why not both? Star Wars Gunboats and Defenders: the Miniatures Game. Or we can just call it "TIE Fighter: The Miniatures Game" because the coolest ships came from that PC game.

Because Gunboats are garbage. End. Of. Story. I feel very passionately on this topic, and refuse to buy a gunboat, even though they fit my playstyle, because I hate them so much.

Ok, thanks @Kieransi2. I don't know what I'd do without you. Definitely not a backup burner account that only exists for when I run out of likes and it bugs me. Or in case I get banned. Yep. Real person. He's my son, actually, Kieransi the 2nd.

the @Kieransi canon is getting more confusing than my defender fanfic....

5 minutes ago, Do I need a Username said:

Because Gunboats are garbage. End. Of. Story. I feel very passionately on this topic, and refuse to buy a gunboat, even though they fit my playstyle, because I hate them so much.

Hmm. Without opening a can of worms, why do you think they're garbage?

12 minutes ago, Do I need a Username said:

the @Kieransi canon is getting more confusing than my defender fanfic....

See, I used to worry about which of us is Sr. and which is Jr., but the answer is obviously the Willie Nelson song.

12 minutes ago, Alpha17 said:

Hmm. Without opening a can of worms, why do you think they're garbage?

I can probably answer parts of this for him actually, because I think we've had this discussion before.

The GUNBOAT is not very common in the canon, so its obscurity is one problem with it.

It's also not a TIE, so when a new player sees it and doesn't recognize it from the EU, they usually don't know it's Imperial or even Star Wars.

And it's weirdly powerful, with the good dial, SLAM, multiple loadouts, and tons of hitpoints.

And the many quickly moving and powerful arcs of quadruple Mangler/Flechette Boats makes Kylo (or any ace for that matter) very sad, which also makes @Do I need a Username sad.

3 minutes ago, Kieransi said:

The GUNBOAT is not very common in the canon, so its obscurity is one problem with it.

To be clear, I don't think the Gunb^H^H^H^HAlpha-class Starwing is garbage, but -- to me, as someone who never played the video games -- it's just another obscure Star Wars ship that I recognize as Star Wars only because of thematic design similarities with the Lambda-class shuttle. That's not a slam -- see what I did there? -- because the StarViper is even more obscure, and it slowly infected my brain until now it's among my favorite ships in X-Wing.

Anyway, the Alpha-class Starwing is a good, pretty well-balanced ship, but I'm a little annoyed that it got full utility from SLAM -- one of the most powerful actions in the game -- while FFG was simultaneously pimp-slapping the (non-Miranda) K-wing, the ship for which SLAM was actually designed. (IMO, Slam should have been nerfed, and Advanced SLAM left alone. But that makes way too much sense.)

44 minutes ago, Alpha17 said:

Why not both? Star Wars Gunboats and Defenders: the Miniatures Game. Or we can just call it "TIE Fighter: The Miniatures Game" because the coolest ships came from that PC game.

Is this list any good?

Delta (x7)-28

Delta (x7)-28

Nu (Harpoon Missile)-22

Nu (Harpoon Missile)-22

100/100

2 hours ago, LagJanson said:

I'll give it a read? I mean... it's an official article, so really, is it worth it?

Yes. It's written by the two-time IA world champion, not FFG. Definitely worth reading.

2 hours ago, Wiredin said:

she does auto damage too doesn't she?

Yeah actually. Roll a green die and take that much damage, doesn't even cost an action. It's like Grenadier but for free.

8 minutes ago, Kaptin Krunch said:

Is this list any good?

Delta (x7)-28

Delta (x7)-28

Nu (Harpoon Missile)-22

Nu (Harpoon Missile)-22

100/100

Seems fun! I'd maybe get rid of a Nu, make 'em all the EPT generics or aces, and give 'em all Flechette Cannons and Crackshot. And HLCs on the GUNBOATS.

Also, looks like my likes are back. I'll tell junior he can take a break.

Hey Chris, I'm painting a dumpster fire Bossk, and want to offer it as a bounty reward. I can give it to Andrew Bunn this summer to give to you if you are interested.