On 9/26/2017 at 0:33 AM, RedHotDice said:

If both Rebel and Scum Nym were PS6 (like Deathrain who cant even take an ept) we would also be in a much better place..

I could not agree with you more. Its seems that the PS race is getting way too out of hand. I know its an arbitrary thing, but having a high "pilot skill,"(i.e being a 9 like Vader, Poe, Rau, Fel, etc.) used to mean you were the best of the best. Now, a 1 pt upgrade is creating an imbalance, if you will, with lower pilots becoming 10's and 11's. I know using VI is at the expense of other EPTs, but with pilot abilities getting better and better, it doesn't hurt to use up your EPT slot on PS. I think there should be a cap on PS... maybe 9 or 10? I think that would fix a lot of the issues. I know it will hurt some list/ships too, don't get me wrong, but I think the overall benefit would out weight the rest.

Genius is really the only issue I have with the Scourge and that could be fixed if he did not work when ioned.

That tiny little nerf would allow people to put in all kinds of counters to Nym.

2 hours ago, shaunmerritt said:

I could not agree with you more. Its seems that the PS race is getting way too out of hand. I know its an arbitrary thing, but having a high "pilot skill,"(i.e being a 9 like Vader, Poe, Rau, Fel, etc.) used to mean you were the best of the best. Now, a 1 pt upgrade is creating an imbalance, if you will, with lower pilots becoming 10's and 11's. I know using VI is at the expense of other EPTs, but with pilot abilities getting better and better, it doesn't hurt to use up your EPT slot on PS. I think there should be a cap on PS... maybe 9 or 10? I think that would fix a lot of the issues. I know it will hurt some list/ships too, don't get me wrong, but I think the overall benefit would out weight the rest.

Read this idea elsewhere After some thinking, I would say that VI should be errata'd to say "Increase your pilot skill by 2 to a maximum of 9." PS9 ships can still get to 10 via Adaptability.

Although if Nym did not have an EPT, none of this would really be necessary. EPT's on the Scurrg is probably the most glaring mistake that the designers have made to date. The Jumpmaster kinda came outta nowhere and was the first real glaring OP ship. After so many attempted nerfs to the JM5K, the designers apparently learned... nothing.

5 hours ago, Ironlord said:

Kyle is a video game protagonist with a lower PS - PS6.

I think the only time I remember seeing Kyle Katarn piloting a ship involved him crashing that ship against a rock for not so much reason. So I don't think anyone was precisely expecting to see a PS 9 there.

3 minutes ago, Azrapse said:

I think the only time I remember seeing Kyle Katarn piloting a ship involved him crashing that ship against a rock for not so much reason. So I don't think anyone was precisely expecting to see a PS 9 there.

One of these days, I really need to play some of the other games in that series besides just Dark Forces.

I wonder if there's any chance of us ever getting a Remastered edition where the enemies actually look like more than a collection of pixels?

1 hour ago, JJ48 said:

One of these days, I really need to play some of the other games in that series besides just Dark Forces.

I wonder if there's any chance of us ever getting a Remastered edition where the enemies actually look like more than a collection of pixels?

Remastering the older, better Star Wars games with modern graphics, you say?

...

I just imagined flying a GUNBOAT in 4K and I think I may have had a heart attack...

2 hours ago, gamblertuba said:

Although if Nym did not have an EPT, none of this would really be necessary. EPT's on the Scurrg is probably the most glaring mistake that the designers have made to date. The Jumpmaster kinda came outta nowhere and was the first real glaring OP ship. After so many attempted nerfs to the JM5K, the designers apparently learned... nothing.

This.

One BIG mistake, the Jumpmaster is not acceptable, but in a weird way understandable if they were in a rush to give Scum a super tourney ship beyond the solid IG2000 platform (lack of a nerf to the actual ship after sooo long aside?!?). But to do it again? Simply baffling.

21 hours ago, Ironlord said:

Talonbane Cobra, while not exactly a protagonist, was from a video game - Star Wars Galaxies. And he's PS9.

Kyle is a video game protagonist with a lower PS - PS6.

Juno Eclipse is a video game supporting character - and she's PS8.

Emon Azzameen is another video game supporting character - PS6.

Maybe it doesn't matter too much.

Not protagonists, doesn't count

Except Kyle, but he loses a PS for crashing it!