4 Clusters/Connor nets on that bomber for 6 points is a little bonkers.

Kylo looks fun, but what I'm most interested in is an interceptor-style ship that can be run under ps9.

Just now, Vineheart01 said:

Not sure why the silencer title is worth 2pts.

Its Predator with a hyper-active Lone Wolf like restriction, only it looks for enemy ships in firing arc rather than R1-2 bubble. Thats pretty hard to get early/mid game. On a ship that can take FCS anyway.
The discard half of it also makes you reroll all defense dice. So you cant even use it to solidify a defense against a particular nasty attack by only rerolling the blanks.

But we're seeing more and more two-ship builds...
I agree with you. It's very underwhelming.. Doesn't do well against anything in the current meta except have a PS 9.

Are they playing with the scale on the bomber? Folks seemed to imply it was larger than the Ghost.

Kylo is going to be a PS 9 with 6 HP ... arc dodger ... with a system slot and a kind of predator title, which also allows him green rerolls, if he ever gets into real trouble

Does he ever need to take an action? Looks like he has got everything for free

Could take VI all day long to reach PS 11

Filling the elite slot doesnt even seem to be necessary

Seems odd a "bomber" of that size does not have a crew slot. I think I get the reason why, but thematically it needs one.

Just now, gamblertuba said:

Are they playing with the scale on the bomber? Folks seemed to imply it was larger than the Ghost.

Yeah, was wondering that myself. From the stills we'd seen it is very clearly larger. IE., you see a TIE/fo flying behind it in a shot, and the wings only *just* clear the top and bottom of the main (long) part of the body. It looks a good 50% smaller than it should be...

bet they didnt give it a crew because of Sabine

Sabine crew for a 3rd bomb, take 1 Cluster + 1 Conner + silos. Enjoy your EIGHT BOMBS for 10pts and bonus damage.

4 minutes ago, SpaceBall1 said:

Seems odd a "bomber" of that size does not have a crew slot. I think I get the reason why, but thematically it needs one.

The crew is bombs

"The Resistance Bomber Expansion Pack and TIE Silencer Expansion Pack are scheduled to arrive at retailers early in 2018."

Looks like they won't make it for the movie release

Edit: Also makes me question where the new A-Wing is at, new core set confirmed?

underwhelming. interesting but hardly bringing balance to the force. Nym is still king and scum has the best options with its undercosted ships. early days i know but im not rushing to order these.

4 minutes ago, Rinzler in a Tie said:

But we're seeing more and more two-ship builds...
I agree with you. It's very underwhelming.. Doesn't do well against anything in the current meta except have a PS 9.

But said 2ship lists are also fairly fat
Which FCS loves fighting because you get more yield out of it for repeated attacks. A ship at 3-5hp might give you 2 attacks before you kill it (on average), but an 8-12hp ship could take twice that potentially w/o the basically permanent double-mods FCS+PA gives you.

10 minutes ago, gamblertuba said:

The resistance bomber looks pretty underwhelming so far. The card right under Ordnance Silos looks interesting. Title? Looks like it references "Resistance" something or other.

Edit, the title must give out the Rattled condition card somehow. Which is basically Sabine in a can.

Edit 2, looks like a modification for the ship called Deflection Plating or something. Another Rebel ship that is going to be a pain to kill?

Given the thing is basically bristling with turrets, I'm kinda surprised at the '2' primary attack.

Maybe a title or upgrade that lets it attack more than once a turn with its primary weapon, at different targets?

I love seeing any new releases for X-Wing, but as a heads up, we are still missing the SWX71 sku# from this wave, I really wonder what that could be??

4 minutes ago, Vineheart01 said:

But said 2ship lists are also fairly fat
Which FCS loves fighting because you get more yield out of it for repeated attacks. A ship at 3-5hp might give you 2 attacks before you kill it (on average), but an 8-12hp ship could take twice that potentially w/o the basically permanent double-mods FCS+PA gives you.

Oh don't get me wrong - the ship is garbage and I'll be the !@#$^ that says it - DOA.
PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG SO I CAN GO BACK TO PLAYING IMPERIALS.

Edit: Self-censoring so I don't get more warning points...

So... the databank on StarWars.com says the Silencer has missiles... where is the missile icon?

14 minutes ago, gamblertuba said:

The resistance bomber looks pretty underwhelming so far. The card right under Ordnance Silos looks interesting. Title? Looks like it references "Resistance" something or other.

Edit, the title must give out the Rattled condition card somehow. Which is basically Sabine in a can.

Edit 2, looks like a modification for the ship called Deflection Plating or something. Another Rebel ship that is going to be a pain to kill?

Rattled condition card is assigned by the "Crimson Leader" pilot:

'When attacking, if the defender is inside of your firing arc, you may spend 1 <hit> or <crit> result to assign the "Rattled" Condition to the defender.'

1. Like that anyone can get autothrusters now. I play scum but I get why some would hate to buy a viper for them.

2. Ffg did not think that bomber through - it makes Nym even scarier by tossing his bombs forward if he doesn't want to drop them. Thank God they didn't give it a crew...

3. Enter "bomb wing part 2"

I like the tie. I'm concerned about the bomber and the impact it will have with Nym etc.

Disappointed that the Silencer is in a $30 pack. Still will get 3. Looks cool.

Trajectory Simulator will be kind of fun with Punishers.

2 minutes ago, duder said:

These prices are ******* retarded

We know its based on the size of the box, but holy **** that's crazy. $40 for the bomber? (ghost sized box) $30 for a small base ship? Dayum!
So much for me buying 2 of everything... may have to stick to only 1 of each of these. But I am pretty excited to fly Kylo with RAC.

7 minutes ago, ficklegreendice said:

The crew is bombs

This made me smile ear to ear, well done.

2 minutes ago, That Blasted Samophlange said:

So... the databank on StarWars.com says the Silencer has missiles... where is the missile icon?

Same place where the bomb icon is from the striker

Just now, jonnyd said:

We know its based on the size of the box, but holy **** that's crazy. $40 for the bomber? (ghost sized box) $30 for a small base ship? Dayum!
So much for me buying 2 of everything... may have to stick to only 1 of each of these. But I am pretty excited to fly Kylo with RAC.

I have my theories that these prices support - but I get the pitch-fork treatment when I say it out loud.

Resistance Bomber is such an odd seeming ship. Primary only 2 dice, no secondary weapons, and an odd bomb loadout with either two solitary bombs (Bomblets), or one bomb with super-Extra Munitions. It doesn't get crew, so many of the best support options are gone. FCS + Targeting Synchronizer would work, but that seems... expensive for how little it'd accomplish on it's own. Maybe there's other new stuff which will make it seem like it does something.

Trajectory Simulator looks fun on Deathrain, though. Toss those 5-speed bombs out there. With a 1-forward, you ought to remain out of range.

Somebody helps me. Didn't we have an expansion with a method for bombing (for a mission or something) in the pamphlet where you did drop a dial bomb as usual *and then* it would move 5 forward? Which expansion was that? Does anyone have it at hand? How it was called? Launch? If that's the case, we already know how it will be done.

The card under Ordinance Silos appears to be a title that encourages formation flying.

Cros<...>
Form<...>

B/SF-17 only...

When de...
is at least...
Resistance...
1-2 of the...
add...

I'm guessing something like "Crossbone Formation" for the name.