34 minutes ago, Scott Pilgrim2 said:Even though it got nerfed, it is a massive upgrade for the zero agility ships. A VCX against a Howlswarm will take 13+ shots to kill.
Don't know if this is right but I thought reinforce changes a dice roll instead of adds one so it would only work in range 3 for a 0 agility ship.
Oops the above is wrong
Edited by Dengars Toilet Paper18 minutes ago, Boom Owl said:What type of low ship count stuff can semi-reliably beat good swarms without bombs?
As an example...
That's sort of where I'm at with lists. Can 3 i5 or better "Acey" ships reasonably take on a swarm without bombs? It *feels* like you want that extra out-of combat damage that bombs can provide to tip it in your favor.
Edit - and half price on small bases makes those pricey aces a bit more scared too.
Edited by vieditI feel a bit dirty about even thinking of putting this on the table. Pretty much extends the life of the VCX by at least 6 shots.
| Kanan Jarrus — VCX-100 | 90 |
| "Chopper" (Crew) | 2 |
| Ion Cannon Turret | 6 |
| Ship Total: 98 | |
| Biggs Darklighter — X-Wing | 48 |
| Servomotor S-Foils | 0 |
| Ship Total: 48 | |
| Lowhhrick — Auzituck Gunship | 52 |
| Ship Total: 52 | |
1 minute ago, Scott Pilgrim2 said:I feel a bit dirty about even thinking of putting this on the table. Pretty much extends the life of the VCX by at least 6 shots.
Kanan Jarrus — VCX-100 90 "Chopper" (Crew) 2 Ion Cannon Turret 6 Ship Total: 98 Biggs Darklighter — X-Wing 48 Servomotor S-Foils 0 Ship Total: 48 Lowhhrick — Auzituck Gunship 52 Ship Total: 52
Honestly, it's not spewing 4 TLT shots per turn. It might be a pain in the ***. It might be good. It's just not the same, so I'm okay with it.
1 minute ago, Dengars Toilet Paper said:Don't know if this is right but I thought reinforce changes a dice roll instead of adds one so it would only work in range 3 for a 0 agility ship.
It reduces the dmg by 1 down to a min of 1 instead of adding an evade result. It also comes into play at the final step when you compare dice results, so you can't roll an evade and reinforce to avoid two dmg. So you can't completely avoid dmg, but it adds up on high health targets and it great on 0 agility ships that aren't rolling defense dice anyways.
3 minutes ago, Dengars Toilet Paper said:Don't know if this is right but I thought reinforce changes a dice roll instead of adds one so it would only work in range 3 for a 0 agility ship.
Reinforce happens after dice cancellation. It just reduces damage by one.
5 minutes ago, Scott Pilgrim2 said:I feel a bit dirty about even thinking of putting this on the table. Pretty much extends the life of the VCX by at least 6 shots.
Kanan Jarrus — VCX-100 90 "Chopper" (Crew) 2 Ion Cannon Turret 6 Ship Total: 98 Biggs Darklighter — X-Wing 48 Servomotor S-Foils 0 Ship Total: 48 Lowhhrick — Auzituck Gunship 52 Ship Total: 52
Do it! Looks like Jank.
Edited by Boom Owl1 minute ago, Biophysical said:Honestly, it's not spewing 4 TLT shots per turn. It might be a pain in the ***. It might be good. It's just not the same, so I'm okay with it.
Well anything is better than constant TLT spam. 16 more days until it's dead!
Just now, Boom Owl said:Do it! Looks like Jank.
Question is do I drop down from Kanan to put more upgrades on. Getting Veteran Turrent Gunner on there could be brutal.
8 minutes ago, Scott Pilgrim2 said:Well anything is better than constant TLT spam. 16 more days until it's dead!
It's been dead to me since the Monday after GenCon. 
1 minute ago, gennataos said:It's been dead to me since the Monday after GenCon.
Some of us still have NOVA this weekend.
Just now, Scott Pilgrim2 said:Some of us still have NOVA this weekend.
Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout that! Have...fun? Whatever you do, don't let Miranda in the cut. It's kind of shameful. We have reapers, after all!
Just now, gennataos said:Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout that! Have...fun? Whatever you do, don't let Miranda in the cut. It's kind of shameful. We have reapers, after all!
Do I look like a European to you?
Just now, Scott Pilgrim2 said:Do I look like a European to you?
Your name does have "Pilgrim" in it.
There was at least one Nym/Miranda in the cut at GenCon. We're all to blame.
I'm not even sure how this was my screenname. I guess I made an FFG account years ago when I watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on repeat.
So I double checked the rules reference and reinforce + Biggs doesn't work for two dice attacks. Biggs happens before the Neutralize Results step and reinforce happens during. So you can't reinforce to block one and have Biggs take the other.
What is interesting is that you can have more than one reinforce token and the effects stack. So 3 hits can go down to one with two tokens.
Edited by Scott Pilgrim2"TIE BOMBERS ARE BROKEN, REEEE"
What is this secret power of the i2-i4 ship moving in a range 1 box formation?
I don't get it.
Edited by Boom OwlI put Phantoms on the table for the first time ever yesterday. I got stupid lucky, but they seem really good. They had a ton of shots, were reasonably tough, and had excellent maneuverability. The maneuverability felt kinda cheaty, honestly.
10 minutes ago, Biophysical said:I put Phantoms on the table for the first time ever yesterday. I got stupid lucky, but they seem really good. They had a ton of shots, were reasonably tough, and had excellent maneuverability. The maneuverability felt kinda cheaty, honestly.
With a limited amount of reposition and high board state initiative available the candy cane move is pretty potent. I was just doing box laps around ships.
26 minutes ago, Boom Owl said:"TIE BOMBERS ARE BROKEN, REEEE"
What is this secret power of the i2-i4 ship moving in a range 1 box formation?
I don't get it.
If your formation is pure enough your opponent has to fly into it
4 minutes ago, viedit said:With a limited amount of reposition and high board state initiative available the candy cane move is pretty potent. I was just doing box laps around ships.
You can definitely do that, but even moving first, it was just so easy to be places you knew weren't going to allow good shots unless they made a very specific move. Asteroid fields were so easy to maneuver through.
A 4 sigma juke list will be pretty bonkers to fly.
Oh the places we can be!
Just now, viedit said:A 4 sigma juke list will be pretty bonkers to fly.
Oh the places we can be!
You can't chase them all
2 minutes ago, viedit said:A 4 sigma juke list will be pretty bonkers to fly.
Oh the places we can be!
Seems like the price might be headed up.
1 minute ago, RStan said:You can't chase them all
You might not be able to even chase any of them.
32 minutes ago, Biophysical said:I put Phantoms on the table for the first time ever yesterday. I got stupid lucky, but they seem really good. They had a ton of shots, were reasonably tough, and had excellent maneuverability. The maneuverability felt kinda cheaty, honestly.
1 bank to victory