1 hour ago, theBitterFig said:

While not wrong, I think there can sometimes be a benefit to a relaxed "eh, dice..." mindset. In a lot of games, there are some losses you just need to throw away. Forget about it, move on. That can be move on to the next game, but also sometimes just to the next turn. Maybe look back later, try to find improvements in decision making, but there can be a downside to obsessing about the past when you've got more X-Wing to play.

Of course, this presumes a chill rather than salty "My dice!" sentiment.

Some people, they can't handle the swings.

Let the past die, kill it if you have to.

47 minutes ago, jagsba said:

11 Rebel
14 Resistance
12 Republic
17 Empire
8 FO
3 CIS
12 Scum

From a judge

MUH plan! What is happening?!?

On 8/2/2019 at 7:12 AM, GreenDragoon said:

Playing devil's advocat: Maybe it is, unironically? As long as it's not followed by the usual green dice power creep?

Wait when did I even post this

3 hours ago, theBitterFig said:

Forget about it, move on. 

That brazilian guy with RAC against the CIS swarm on stream right now. I hope he can handle it, it is such a crushing game!

4 minutes ago, GreenDragoon said:

That brazilian guy with RAC against the CIS swarm on stream right now. I hope he can handle it, it is such a crushing game!

RAC is dead, they're down to Whisper vs 5 droids

12 minutes ago, GreenDragoon said:

That brazilian guy with RAC against the CIS swarm on stream right now. I hope he can handle it, it is such a crushing game!

This really was what turned me away from RAC/Carnor, RAC/QD and similar lists in 1.0. The wins were cool but RAC losses can feel so devastating. Hard not to feel helpless as the crits pile up.

That said, this version of RAC/Whisper is a ton of fun. I ran it a bit before the points adjustment and some lists have very little they can do to answer it. RAC bombing in and controlling the board by bumping one threat, Vadering it down, and taking up a bunch of space while shelling out VTG shots is hilarious. I think running up against 7+ double-modded shots just might be the worst possible matchup for it.

EDIT: I don't often endorse straying beyond this thread but this is where I first found this list. Most of the stuff after OP's post is just people theorycrafting worse variations on the original list but the main post is great. Post points adjustment you have to cut something (probably the Hull Upgrade, which still really hurts).

31 minutes ago, DoubleDown11 said:

RAC bombing in and controlling the board by bumping one threat, Vadering it down, and taking up a bunch of space while shelling out VTG shots.

This.

I kinda hate it

1 hour ago, Hiemfire said:

RAC is dead, they're down to Whisper vs 5 droids

4 hours ago, jagsba said:

11 Rebel
14 Resistance
12 Republic
17 Empire
8 FO
3 CIS
12 Scum

From a judge

Any Supernatural Reflexes for Republic or First Order? It's way underrated for its hefty price tag. If I could dodge a losing record with it, certainly the average tryhard could easily have a dandy chance at 6-1 with it.

1 hour ago, MasterShake2 said:

Is this the next Evolution of the Vulture Pokémon??

1 minute ago, SpiderMana said:

Is this the next Evolution of the Vulture Pokémon??

Clearly the evolution is the Hyena, keep up, man!

Matt Carey just won 156-24 or so against Richard Hsu, Inqy 2InqJendon vs XXXX with Wedge and Biggs. Beautiful to see the v1s played that well

4 hours ago, GreenDragoon said:

That brazilian guy with RAC against the CIS swarm on stream right now. I hope he can handle it, it is such a crushing game!

Sometimes you gotta throw away the matchups, too.

3 hours ago, MasterShake2 said:

Calculated.

GenCon was great. I got dial covers probably 20% skill, 50% day 1b, 30% bunch of people dropped.

I CAN MATH THAT OUT MOTHER ****ERS!

11 hours ago, DoubleDown11 said:

@Jeff Wilder You seem to have thoughts on this topic!

I have many. Non-exhaustive:

(1) Nobody is capable of flying a meaningful game in which variance is not a potential factor.

(2) A good player understands that being on the bad end of a 1-in-20, or 1-in 100, or 1-in-1000 event that decides a game does not mean that the losing player necessarily made a mistake being in that situation. In fact, speaking generally, the greater the unlikelihood of the bad variance event, the more likely it is that the player made good choices to be in the situation.

(3) By necessity, then, it follows that always saying "just look for a way you could have flown better and avoided that situation" is its own form of not having a good grasp on the game.

(4) Strong players understand that to evaluate a game, or a list, or a strategy, they need to not only understand probability, but to be able to incorporate variance event into their analysis of a game or game situation.

(5) For the most part, the only time making truthful and accurate observations about variance events or imbalances is bad is when the player doing it has always been the type of player from (3), above ... until it happens to that player.

Nerd.

38 minutes ago, gennataos said:

Nerd.

No u

1 hour ago, gennataos said:

GenCon was great. I got dial covers probably 20% skill, 50% day 1b, 30% bunch of people dropped.

I CAN MATH THAT OUT MOTHER ****ERS!

This exactly. But I will still pretend that my ranking overall is meaningful.

What first order lists were people running?

Do we have a faction breakdown for the top cut yet?

Top cut faction breakdown from GSP chat: 2 scum, 2 empire, 2 FO, 3 empire, 3 republic, 1 CIS, 1 rebel

1 Mike Doyle
(38) Cartel Marauder [Kihraxz Fighter]
Points: 38
(38) Cartel Marauder [Kihraxz Fighter]
Points: 38
(38) Cartel Marauder [Kihraxz Fighter]
Points: 38
(37) Torkil Mux [HWK-290 Light Freighter]
(18) Moldy Crow
Points: 55
(30) Captain Seevor [Modified TIE/ln Fighter]
Points: 30
Total points: 199

2 Mathew Cary
(52) Grand Inquisitor [TIE Advanced v1]
(5) Sense
(6) Concussion Missiles
(2) Fire-Control System
Points: 65
(46) Colonel Jendon [Lambda-class T-4a Shuttle]
Points: 46
(35) Inquisitor [TIE Advanced v1]
(6) Concussion Missiles
(2) Fire-Control System
Points: 43
(35) Inquisitor [TIE Advanced v1]
(6) Concussion Missiles
(2) Fire-Control System
Points: 43
Total points: 197

3 Ryan Staniszewski
(48) Lieutenant Bastian [T-70 X-wing]
(0) Integrated S-foils
Points: 48
(51) Jessika Pava [T-70 X-wing]
(0) Integrated S-foils
(3) BB Astromech
Points: 54
(54) Temmin Wexley [T-70 X-wing]
(0) Integrated S-foils
(1) Composure
Points: 55
(29) Finn [Resistance Transport Pod]
(8) Perceptive Copilot
(1) Heroic
(5) Pattern Analyzer
Points: 43
Total points: 200

4 Mark Moriatry
(45) "Quickdraw" [TIE/sf Fighter]
(2) Fanatical
(2) Fire-Control System
(10) Special Forces Gunner
(5) Pattern Analyzer
(6) Afterburners
Points: 70
(34) Omega Squadron Expert [TIE/sf Fighter]
(10) Special Forces Gunner
(2) Fanatical
Points: 46
(34) Omega Squadron Expert [TIE/sf Fighter]
(10) Special Forces Gunner
(2) Fanatical
Points: 46
(34) "Scorch" [TIE/fo Fighter]
(2) Fanatical
Points: 36
Total points: 198

5 Mark Grawburg
(43) Kavil [BTL-A4 Y-wing]
(3) Dorsal Turret
(8) Veteran Turret Gunner
Points: 54
(70) Ketsu Onyo [Lancer-class Pursuit Craft]
(12) Maul
(3) Shadow Caster
(3) Fearless
Points: 88
(56) Old Teroch [Fang Fighter]
(2) Predator
Points: 58
Total points: 200

6 Sam Rothstein
(57) "Whisper" [TIE/ph Phantom]
(7) Juke
(3) Passive Sensors
(6) Stealth Device
(9) Fifth Brother
Points: 82
(76) Rear Admiral Chiraneau [VT-49 Decimator]
(7) Hotshot Gunner
(3) Shield Upgrade
(14) Darth Vader
(4) Dauntless
(6) Proximity Mines
Points: 110
Total points: 192

7 Andrew Nuckols
(54) "Sinker" [ARC-170 Starfighter]
Points: 54
(42) Ric Olié [Naboo Royal N-1 Starfighter]
(4) R2 Astromech
Points: 46
(25) Gold Squadron Trooper [V-19 Torrent Starfighter]
Points: 25
(25) Gold Squadron Trooper [V-19 Torrent Starfighter]
Points: 25
(25) Gold Squadron Trooper [V-19 Torrent Starfighter]
Points: 25
(25) Gold Squadron Trooper [V-19 Torrent Starfighter]
Points: 25
Total points: 200

8 Ethan Van Sant
(68) Chewbacca [Scavenged YT-1300]
Points: 68
(51) Jessika Pava [T-70 X-wing]
(0) Integrated S-foils
(0) Jamming Beam
(3) BB Astromech
Points: 54
(47) Red Squadron Expert [T-70 X-wing]
(1) Heroic
(0) Integrated S-foils
(0) Jamming Beam
Points: 48
(29) Finn [Resistance Transport Pod]
(1) Heroic
Points: 30
Total points: 200

9 Carson “Dangerzone” Wray
(62) Anakin Skywalker [Delta-7 Aethersprite]
(20) Delta-7B
(6) R2 Astromech
Points: 88
(47) Obi-Wan Kenobi [Delta-7 Aethersprite]
(6) R2-A6
(4) Calibrated Laser Targeting
(5) Sense
Points: 62
(42) Ric Olié [Naboo Royal N-1 Starfighter]
(2) Predator
(4) R2 Astromech
Points: 48
Total points: 198

10 Richard Hines
(28) Baktoid Prototype [Hyena-class Droid Bomber]
(1) Landing Struts
(6) Diamond-Boron Missiles
Points: 35
(26) Techno Union Bomber [Hyena-class Droid Bomber]
(5) DRK-1 Probe Droids
(9) Plasma Torpedoes
Points: 40
(19) Trade Federation Drone [Vulture-class Droid Fighter]
(1) Grappling Struts
(5) Energy-Shell Charges
Points: 25
(19) Trade Federation Drone [Vulture-class Droid Fighter]
(1) Grappling Struts
(5) Energy-Shell Charges
Points: 25
(19) Trade Federation Drone [Vulture-class Droid Fighter]
(1) Grappling Struts
(5) Energy-Shell Charges
Points: 25
(19) Trade Federation Drone [Vulture-class Droid Fighter]
(1) Grappling Struts
(5) Energy-Shell Charges
Points: 25
(19) Trade Federation Drone [Vulture-class Droid Fighter]
(1) Grappling Struts
(5) Energy-Shell Charges
Points: 25
Total points: 200

11 Sean Huynh
(82) Han Solo [Modified YT-1300 Light Freighter]
(10) R2-D2
(9) Saw Gerrera
(26) Luke Skywalker
(7) Engine Upgrade
Points: 134
(55) Wedge Antilles [T-65 X-wing]
(4) R2 Astromech
(0) Servomotor S-foils
(5) Lone Wolf
Points: 64
Total points: 198

12 Brad Stryczek
(64) Lieutenant Tavson [Upsilon-class command shuttle]
Points: 64
(58) Starkiller Base Pilot [Upsilon-class command shuttle]
Points: 58
(76) Kylo Ren [TIE/vn Silencer]
Points: 76
Total points: 198

13 Todd Grubbs
(68) Poe Dameron [T-70 X-wing]
(1) Heroic
(2) R4 Astromech
(0) Integrated S-foils
(2) Black One
Points: 73
(43) L'ulo L'ampar [RZ-2 A-wing]
(1) Crack Shot
Points: 44
(36) Tallissan Lintra [RZ-2 A-wing]
(1) Crack Shot
Points: 37
(36) Greer Sonnel [RZ-2 A-wing]
(1) Heroic
(4) Advanced Optics
Points: 41
Total points: 195

14 Josh Benjamin
(62) Anakin Skywalker [Delta-7 Aethersprite]
(6) R2-A6
(20) Delta-7B
Points: 88
(47) Obi-Wan Kenobi [Delta-7 Aethersprite]
(4) Calibrated Laser Targeting
Points: 51
(42) Ric Olié [Naboo Royal N-1 Starfighter]
Points: 42
Total points: 181

13 hours ago, Jeff Wilder said:

I have many.

So I think everyone involved in this discussion point now has basically been saying "decisions are important but dice can have a significant impact" so... I guess the real lessons learned through this topic were the friends we made along the way?

Hey guys, is Sense any good?