How would everyone feel about a title for the Shuttle that makes it an Assault Gunboat.

Something like:

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Lambda Shuttle Only

Assault Gunboat

Remove both Crew slots and Add 2 missile and 2 torpedo slots.

What does everyone think?

No.

Absolutely not. All or nothing. I could make my own title, I want the mini, or I want to at least know it isn't happening so I can just buy a couple from Mel's.

Some variation of Captured TIE on it could be interesting. On theme with the shuttle being used by both rebels and the Empire in the movies.

"Wait, is our guy on that ship? It hasn't shot at us yet..."

Ok, it would basically be Captured TIE, but I'm okay with that.

37 minutes ago, AugustineS said:

No.

Simple question only needs such a short answer.

It would be wrong on so many levels I don't even know where to begin.

Ok. Guys. I just don't think FFG will every release it. So I figured I'd throw something out there.

Jeez!

How about just giving the Lambda a Jumpmaster dial? Tha'd be quite good nuf 'eh?

Assault gunboat should be a small base, but the Disney animators hate it, so we are not going to see it.

3 hours ago, eagletsi111 said:

How would everyone feel about a title for the Shuttle that makes it an Assault Gunboat.

Something like:

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Lambda Shuttle Only

Assault Gunboat

Remove both Crew slots and Add 2 missile and 2 torpedo slots.

What does everyone think?

No, that's a bigger offense to our Master and Savior than to not release it.

Lambda is twice the size, has no ordinance and an awful dial. Gunboat deserves better.

2 hours ago, Odanan said:

No, that's a bigger offense to our Master and Savior than to not release it.

Lambda is twice the size, has no ordinance and an awful dial. Gunboat deserves better.

4 hours ago, clanofwolves said:

How about just giving the Lambda a Jumpmaster dial? Tha'd be quite good nuf 'eh?

And SLAM!

6 minutes ago, Toimu said:

And SLAM!

Gunboat has no SLAM... (you are talking about the Missile Boat)

@Odanan I certainly want the Gunboat, I'd just like the Lambda to get a dial worthy that iconic ship; she had to fly as smooth and well as beat-up criminal freighters, that's all I'm sayin, ?

2 hours ago, clanofwolves said:

@Odanan I certainly want the Gunboat, I'd just like the Lambda to get a dial worthy that iconic ship; she had to fly as smooth and well as beat-up criminal freighters, that's all I'm sayin, ?

Giving a Assault Gunboat title to the Lambda will not give her a decent dial. By the contrary, it will ruin another ship.

What's an "Assault Gun Boat?" I have read most of the books and do not recall reading of an Imperial gunboat.

36 minutes ago, Odanan said:

Giving a Assault Gunboat title to the Lambda will not give her a decent dial. By the contrary, it will ruin another ship.

You obviously didn't read my original thread, I'm just fishing for Lambda help ?

7 hours ago, eagletsi111 said:

Ok. Guys. I just don't think FFG will every release it. So I figured I'd throw something out there.

Jeez!

While the look similar, the Gunboat is a much smaller ship. It would definitely be a small base ship in X-Wing.

31 minutes ago, pickirk01 said:

What's an "Assault Gun Boat?" I have read most of the books and do not recall reading of an Imperial gunboat.

Gunboat comes from the X-Wing video games, which is where much of the original source material for this game came from.

Not really related, but I kinda like how FFG has started pulling from their RPG for pilot inspiration. I don't play the RPG yet, but, when I do, it'll be good to see some familiar names.

16 hours ago, eagletsi111 said:

How would everyone feel about a title for the Shuttle that makes it an Assault Gunboat.

You have good intentions, but that would be like having a title for the Decimator to make it a TIE Aggressor.

Or actually worse. The two ships are just too different. Wrong scale, wrong dial, wrong actions, wrong armament, wrong pilot abilities.

The only think they have in common is their triangular shape.

The B-wing, BTL-A4 Y-wing, TIE/SF or G1-A are closer to what the Assault Gunboat should be than the lambda shuttle will ever be.

14 hours ago, Marinealver said:

Assault gunboat should be a small base, but the Disney animators hate it, so we are not going to see it.

I honestly believe the devs are too scared to release it at this point anyway, because whatever they do with it will not be "right" or "good enough" and cause a crapstorm of community backlash............

Just now, Ralgon said:

I honestly believe the devs are too scared to release it at this point anyway, because whatever they do with it will not be "right" or "good enough" and cause a crapstorm of community backlash............

I disagree. The hopes for seeing it are so low that anything would be just good enough.
It terms of power, it doesn't need to be the new Jumpmaster, either.

I believe there are signs here and there of the devs wanting to make it, but someone higher up is stopping it from happening. The flavor text in the TIE Aggressor reveal article, plus Max Brooke's comment in the Gamasutra interview saying "Every wave we propose a list of ships to do, and every wave they approve a few of them", clearly tells that there are ships being proposed by the devs and not approved.

I wouldn't be surprised that @Marinealveris right and there is just somewhere in the chain of decision that just happens to hate the poor gunboat fella.

We've managed to dodge the Avenger with Kylo's new tie, if that would shut down the fanboys too I'd say go for it.

#neveravenger

#nevergunboat

1 minute ago, Rakky Wistol said:

We've managed to dodge the Avenger with Kylo's new tie, if that would shut down the fanboys too I'd say go for it.

#neveravenger

#nevergunboat

A gunboat drove over your dog or something?

I really dislike both ships. The gunboat is just ridiculous. No animals were harmed in the making of any of my statements,

I really don't see the draw.

30 minutes ago, Rakky Wistol said:

I really dislike both ships. The gunboat is just ridiculous. No animals were harmed in the making of any of my statements,

I really don't see the draw.

Matter of tastes, totally.

But in general, complaining because a Star Wars ships looks ridiculous is kind of absurd. Most Star Wars ships look ridiculous.

1 hour ago, Rakky Wistol said:

I really dislike both ships. The gunboat is just ridiculous. No animals were harmed in the making of any of my statements,

I really don't see the draw.

It's nostaliga, if you were pc gaming in the early 90's it was part of a breakthough standard in flight sims, didn't matter if you were a Star wars fan or not.

9 hours ago, ArbitraryNerd said:

While the look similar, the Gunboat is a much smaller ship. It would definitely be a small base ship in X-Wing.

It's cute that you think FFG actually takes the ship size as a decider for base size.

I think the U-Wing, the K-Wing, the ARC-170 and the Scurrg would like to have a word with you regarding hilarious base size decisions.