1 minute ago, Boom Owl said:1 bank to victory
With the token stack and cloaking, I kept thinking "Defenders, but sideways".
Carolina Krayts is the best X-Wing podcast
9 minutes ago, Biophysical said: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.
Advanced Sensors just adds to it. With Whisper I was able to go from in front of a few ships to behind them in one turn without doing any red moves. One of the things that is bumming me out about some of the initial events being Wave 1 is that what I want to fly for Imperials are not in Wave 1.
8 minutes ago, Biophysical said:With the token stack and cloaking, I kept thinking "Defenders, but sideways".
So much to like about 2.0 Phantoms...
- 1 Bank
- Stygum Array Comm Relay
- Crew Upgrade
- No More ACD
- Extra Hull
- 44-52 Pts
- Whisper
Probably my favorite thing about them is that it feels entirely reasonable to sometimes use them aggressively now since even Whisper can legitimately be basically 25% of your list.
Edited by Boom OwlIn what situations is the Ocho better than the Howl swarm?
1 hour ago, Biophysical said:In what situations is the Ocho better than the Howl swarm?
your local meta is entirely trajstim punishers and you're an empire player who wants to fly more than 6 ships?
1 hour ago, Biophysical said:In what situations is the Ocho better than the Howl swarm?
Paging @Benofficial
2 hours ago, catachanninja said:Paging @Benofficial
Don't believe his lies
Which Ocho is better? TIEs or Zs? I actually think this might be really great:
3 minutes ago, Kieransi said:Which Ocho is better? TIEs or Zs? I actually think this might be really great:
Jesus, that's a lot of missiles and bodies.
22 minutes ago, Kieransi said:Which Ocho is better? TIEs or Zs? I actually think this might be really great:
Since you can only get six homing Missiles, shouldn’t one be on Cracken and five Bandits, and then you can fit Blount? I realize it’s not an Ocho but a septa at that point.
16 minutes ago, Biophysical said:Jesus, that's a lot of missiles and bodies.
Yeah, I think Z's are my new favorite Rebel ship.
Suboptimal, but I flew this yesterday to match the swarm I painted:
I had a lot of fun with that. Z's are just generally great, with or without ordnance
3 minutes ago, AEIllingworth said:Since you can only get six homing Missiles, shouldn’t one be on Cracken and five Bandits, and then you can fit Blount? I realize it’s not an Ocho but a septa at that point.
You could do that. Like I said above though, I actually think Z primaries are pretty great.
Which means you can do 7 + something else too...
Just as some examples...
Or 6 Z's and then you have a TON of other options.
1 minute ago, Kieransi said:
Drea and some Z95s sounds cool to, but not rebel.
12 minutes ago, Boom Owl said:Drea and some Z95s sounds cool to, but not rebel.
Scum Z's are worse than Rebels IMO because you're paying for an Illicit slot you don't need on both and paying for an initiative you don't need on the Black Sun Soldiers.
Drea is great though. I've heard talk about Drea and three Lok Revenants, and that sounds disgusting
What does the Ocho if any stripe offer over standard Howl Swarm?
1.) An extra body. This makes up for not having Iden and then some.
2.) No formation restriction. This makes up a tiny bit for the loss of Howl.
3.) Spare points. 8 Academies or Bandits leave 16 points. Somehow that has to make up for Howl's insane efficiency increase. Missiles seem like a pretty solid option there for Zs. TIE Fighters end up in a weird spot. The best I've though of so far is 4 Black Squadrons with Ruthless and 4 Academies. There are probably better options.
What about Del Meeko? Swarm-based squad buff that fits into an ocho
1 hour ago, Kieransi said:What about Del Meeko? Swarm-based squad buff that fits into an ocho
It doesn't help until their ships are damaged, and Del is in a swarm that shoots last.
Interesting, but limited effectiveness?
I don't think anything is as Krayt as the original post in this thread.
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If we start a new thread for 2.0, how can we ever top it?
1 hour ago, IAmRhyn said:If we start a new thread for 2.0, how can we ever top it?
final 1.0 Krayt podcast should be reading the Krayt thread instead of reading the rulebook.
so for falcon/deci if we are putting the bowtie either side then which is more valuable, a missle to protect the joust or a device/cargo chute to prevent the chase?
3 minutes ago, RynoZero said:final 1.0 Krayt podcast should be reading the Krayt thread instead of reading the rulebook.
I absolutely agree with this.
That would be hilarious.
also, forum posts sound better when read out loud, like, when you read out all the "dot dot dot"s and stuff.
6 minutes ago, RynoZero said:so for falcon/deci if we are putting the bowtie either side then which is more valuable, a missle to protect the joust or a device/cargo chute to prevent the chase?
Possibly missile to protect joust, although I think a turret should never be jousting. Trick them into coming at you, then proceed to run laps.
1 minute ago, Do I need a Username said:Possibly missile to protect joust, although I think a turret should never be jousting. Trick them into coming at you, then proceed to run laps.
Yeah, missile is more there just so you can approximate a 1.0 turret when you need to
2 minutes ago, Do I need a Username said:Possibly missile to protect joust, although I think a turret should never be jousting. Trick them into coming at you, then proceed to run laps.
that's sounding like i need the bomb/chute more then, i think we agree i should be running away and kiting more often than straight jousting.
1 minute ago, RynoZero said:
that's sounding like i need the bomb/chute more then, i think we agree i should be running away and kiting more often than straight jousting.
Yes, but the ability to turn on someone behind you is simple, while someone in front can jam up a formation and prevent you from modding / moving / rotating.