@Crit Happens have you seen the 1.5 thread? We should try and get a bunch of people together and take ideas from there. 1.0 is so...blah now

Just now, Wiredin said:

@Crit Happens have you seen the 1.5 thread? We should try and get a bunch of people together and take ideas from there. 1.0 is so...blah now

It's actually been super fun at KC the last two weeks. We've all been flying pretty wholesome things. Even Bryson has been flying only arced ships! I'm flying nothing but TIE Phantoms, and loving life.

But no, I haven't seen that thread yet...

2 minutes ago, Crit Happens said:

Even Bryson has been flying only arced ships!

You guys need to keep me informed on this. I've never been butchered by anybody quite like the way he got me at Nats '17. Miranda Dash is totally fair... (Ok, I was flying worse, but still....)

You know, I’m not one to entertain the idea that 2.0 is a cash grab or anything like that (it’s a god send is what it is), but can we accept that there is a sort of irony that 2.0 is largely FFG undoing what they did that made a good game bad and asking us to buy in again?

8 minutes ago, Crit Happens said:

It's actually been super fun at KC the last two weeks. We've all been flying pretty wholesome things. Even Bryson has been flying only arced ships! I'm flying nothing but TIE Phantoms, and loving life.

But no, I haven't seen that thread yet...

yea I'll be back out at KC next week. the last two weeks I was out there was very limited X-wing going on. I'm still running my X/ARC/HWK list, but I got a trip E-wing list in my bag right now. Bryson playing arcs? wtf?

Just now, Wiredin said:

yea I'll be back out at KC next week. the last two weeks I was out there was very limited X-wing going on. I'm still running my X/ARC/HWK list, but I got a trip E-wing list in my bag right now. Bryson playing arcs? wtf?

Of course, he called it "imperial jank", but was flying Inquisitor, Ryad, and Backdraft. His idea of jank is cute.

5 minutes ago, LagJanson said:

You guys need to keep me informed on this. I've never been butchered by anybody quite like the way he got me at Nats '17. Miranda Dash is totally fair... (Ok, I was flying worse, but still....)

Bryson is pretty **** good, he wrecks me pretty hard but we have some amazing fun games.

1 minute ago, Crit Happens said:

Of course, he called it "imperial jank", but was flying Inquisitor, Ryad, and Backdraft. His idea of jank is cute.

I love when others try to do jank... that's my wheel house! let me show you my latest creation

Heff Tobber (24)
Collision Detector (0)
Renegade Refit (-2)
Leia Organa (4)
Sabine Wren (2)
Cluster Mines (4)
Anti-Pursuit Lasers (2)
Ion Projector (2)
Pivot Wing (0)

Wedge Antilles (29)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Renegade Refit (-2)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
Integrated Astromech (0)
Servomotor S-Foils (0)

Luke Skywalker (28)
Push the Limit (3)
Renegade Refit (-2)
R2-D2 (4)
Engine Upgrade (4)
Servomotor S-Foils (0)

Total: 100

View in Yet Another Squad Builder

Just now, Wiredin said:

I love when others try to do jank... that's my wheel house! let me show you my latest creation

Heff Tobber (24)
Collision Detector (0)
Renegade Refit (-2)
Leia Organa (4)
Sabine Wren (2)
Cluster Mines (4)
Anti-Pursuit Lasers (2)
Ion Projector (2)
Pivot Wing (0)

Wedge Antilles (29)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Renegade Refit (-2)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
Integrated Astromech (0)
Servomotor S-Foils (0)

Luke Skywalker (28)
Push the Limit (3)
Renegade Refit (-2)
R2-D2 (4)
Engine Upgrade (4)
Servomotor S-Foils (0)

Total: 100

View in Yet Another Squad Builder

That's adorable

Just now, Crit Happens said:

That's adorable

will you still think that when Leia gets me into the top table next tournament?

2 hours ago, Wiredin said:

I might be able to get loaners locally. I'm more worried about his attention span than anything.

Attention span truly is the differentiating factor.

My oldest was fine playing through a 4 games tournament at 6 (well, 5 games, since he thought the lunch break was too long and we could fit another one in). My second oldest, now also 6, can almost make it through a match before wandering off. He used to quit midgame, so this is an improvement.

One of our top players brought his 12 year old twins once and they couldn't finish a furball before going back to their tablets.

With summer and the 2e announcement, my oldest seems to have lost all interest in x-wing. He barely reacted to a game offer last weekend. I think our run truly is over

2 minutes ago, Wiredin said:

Bryson is pretty **** good, he wrecks me pretty hard but we have some amazing fun games.

Oh hey. It was fun and ultimately meaningless since we were both 5-0 at that point. I got to annoy Duncan by shouting out stupid things and I got to watch.... Whatever it was Bryson and I were doing. I'd argue it wasn't Xwing. 100-0!

Just now, LagJanson said:

Oh hey. It was fun and ultimately meaningless since we were both 5-0 at that point. I got to annoy Duncan by shouting out stupid things and I got to watch.... Whatever it was Bryson and I were doing. I'd argue it wasn't Xwing. 100-0!

we played a 2 hour game of Han/Poe vs Biggs/Poe/Lowhrick and only dealt 1 or 2 damage each way. the whole time we are laughing our butts off.

3 minutes ago, drjkel said:

Attention span truly is the differentiating factor.

My oldest was fine playing through a 4 games tournament at 6 (well, 5 games, since he thought the lunch break was too long and we could fit another one in). My second oldest, now also 6, can almost make it through a match before wandering off. He used to quit midgame, so this is an improvement.

One of our top players brought his 12 year old twins once and they couldn't finish a furball before going back to their tablets.

With summer and the 2e announcement, my oldest seems to have lost all interest in x-wing. He barely reacted to a game offer last weekend. I think our run truly is over

my son is more interested in legion than X-wing it seems. I usually paint when he goes to bed. I get him to go upstairs and put his jammies on, brush his teeth..blah blah and I start unpacking my painting stuff. then he just wants to sit and watch me paint and ask when he gets to play.

Well, I've officially peaked.

1 minute ago, Brunas said:

Well, I've officially peaked.

the new rickroll...barrelroll? soontirroll?

5 minutes ago, Brunas said:

Well, I've officially peaked.

I was literally a millisecond away from clicking off of this before it all paid off beautifully.

On another note, are 2.0 Cluster Missiles even usable in any form? They have 2 potential scenarios depending on how the wording works-

A- You can only dump 2 at a time

B- You can dump all 4 at once

If you can dump all 4 at once they may have a use (2 into one ship, 2 into another, possibly with Predator or the like), but if you can only use 2 at a time, what purpose do they serve? Oh boy, a second unmodded shot on another target? For how many points?

Thoughts?

Just now, Kaptin Krunch said:

On another note, are 2.0 Cluster Missiles even usable in any form? They have 2 potential scenarios depending on how the wording works-

A- You can only dump 2 at a time

B- You can dump all 4 at once

If you can dump all 4 at once they may have a use (2 into one ship, 2 into another, possibly with Predator or the like), but if you can only use 2 at a time, what purpose do they serve? Oh boy, a second unmodded shot on another target? For how many points?

Thoughts?

I think it matters if there is a ship with a missile slot and 2 dice, in which case the range 2 bonus die may become relevant. On a TIE advanced however, I think they are a waste of points.

Exception: If swarms become massive, the ability to fire at two ships at once will be useful, and lining up two ships in a bullseye (and getting any mods that entails) is higher. depends on the points and the meta I think.

17 minutes ago, Do I need a Username said:

the ability to fire at two ships at once will be useful

Missiles with more missiles seems good.

Just now, Boom Owl said:

Missiles with more missiles seems good.

My question is "Is it better than one big missile?"

1 minute ago, Kaptin Krunch said:

My question is "Is it better than one big missile?"

usually, no. unless you are good at rolling dice.

26 minutes ago, Do I need a Username said:

usually, no. unless you are good at rolling dice.

Agreed, but now we can just use the force on them?

Whether or not they are good the concept of being able to shoot an expensive missile that can target multiple ships sounds awesome. Would need to be blind fire though maybe so it doesnt get ridiculous.

We killed swarms once before. Hopefully they survive at least Wave 1 or at least stay relevant longer than the Gunboat did.

17 minutes ago, Boom Owl said:

Missiles with more missiles seems good.

Or maybe Redline just detaches one of his pods?

50 minutes ago, Kaptin Krunch said:

On another note, are 2.0 Cluster Missiles even usable in any form? They have 2 potential scenarios depending on how the wording works-

A- You can only dump 2 at a time

B- You can dump all 4 at once

If you can dump all 4 at once they may have a use (2 into one ship, 2 into another, possibly with Predator or the like), but if you can only use 2 at a time, what purpose do they serve? Oh boy, a second unmodded shot on another target? For how many points?

Thoughts?

Pretty sure it’s A and there will be something in the rulebook that defines what a “bonus attack” is, and limits a ship to one bonus attack per turn to prevent triple-shot Bossk shenanigans.

Otherwise the words “as a bonus attack” on the card are a meaningless waste of space, and I feel like they are getting rid of those immediately.

As to whether it’s effective... maybe? QuickDraw tells me bonus shots are good, and if you can find a way to mod it (Predator, Force, the focus you didn’t spend on the first shot because you used the lock, etc) I think it’ll be just fine.