1 hour ago, Woobyluv said:

Still kinda new to Xwing, what is RACLO?

Chiraneau with Kylo Ren crew.

11 hours ago, Cerve said:

Welcome back to the nimble aces era again..

I certainly hope so. We had tons of anti ace tech added to the game during their absence, so I am not 100% sure if they really are back, but I certainly gonna try. With old man rau, genius bomblets all day and aSLAM bombs gone, I think it is at least worth trying again. Let's hope for awesome.

Survey says:

1. Miranda will still be super common
2. Nym is now only for L33T pilots now
3. Intensity EPT (Poe & others)
4. Autothrusters
5. Harpoon Missiles
6. Rey is now better than Dengar
7. Corran Horn with R2-stupid-D2 (uuuuuuuggggggg)

I’m kind of surprised we’re not talking about X-7’s being high on the food chain again. I know in my area they were pretty much bailed on in favor of the S/F. Also, I see Carnor Jax getting a solid more consistent role again as his ability to survive has taken an increase albeit small. Also curious about twin gunboats with twin TLT Aggressors. All which might be able to focus in again.

17 minutes ago, Dengar5 said:

Rey is now better than Dengar

christ it's so hard to find a laughing gif that doesn't paint me as a total jackass

so I'll just say I disagree that Rey is even anywhere near Dengar's league even with all these nerfs. She gets more damage out if you ignore her, but her output is still nothing compared to "payback"

8 hours ago, Woobyluv said:

Still kinda new to Xwing, what is RACLO?

Rear Admiral Chiraneau in the VT49 Decimator with Kylo Ren crew.

18 hours ago, Chippy118 said:

I don't think she will be any more. With her losing her ability to slam and bomb as effectively by her taking experimental interface and having to stress herself to do it, it makes her less threatening and a decent alpha strike will wreak her day.

Before there was a-slam Sabine Miranda, there was torp/missile Miranda. She's fine. In fact a-slam doesn't phase that build at all (but you'll want GC or LRS anyway)

1 hour ago, Dengar5 said:

Survey says:

1. Miranda will still be super common
2. Nym is now only for L33T pilots now
3. Intensity EPT (Poe & others)
4. Autothrusters
5. Harpoon Missiles
6. Rey is now better than Dengar
7. Corran Horn with R2-stupid-D2 (uuuuuuuggggggg)

Always wanted to learn E-wing, but never had the guts to fly it. I think now is my chance.

I thought imps were the best faction before the nerf, now I think they are the best even more so.

18 hours ago, Chippy118 said:

I don't think she will be any more. With her losing her ability to slam and bomb as effectively by her taking experimental interface and having to stress herself to do it, it makes her less threatening and a decent alpha strike will wreak her day.

That Miranda is now stressed after she bombs you into oblivion won't really change the fact that she just, y'know, bombed you into oblivion . Decent alpha strikes can wreck her day even now, so that's no different. And as others have said, she's still brutally powerful packing missiles instead of bombs.

12 minutes ago, markcsoul said:

I thought imps were the best faction before the nerf, now I think they are the best even more so.

** looks at every major tournament result from every location for the past few months **

** sees no Imperial winners **

** sees next to no Imperials on final tables **

** sees few Imperials even making the cut **

** wonders what rock this good fellow here has been living under **

9 minutes ago, DR4CO said:

** looks at every major tournament result from every location for the past few months **

** sees no Imperial winners **

** sees next to no Imperials on final tables **

** sees few Imperials even making the cut **

** wonders what rock this good fellow here has been living under **

I know the facts don't back it up, it's just my personal opinion.

I think people just gravitated to the other two factions because they're easier and/or they were too scared of bombs.

Imp aces, especially triple aces are really where it's at for the empire. And they have soooo many combos they can use for those 3 aces in a list. Many of them PS 9+.

17 hours ago, Rasseman83 said:

Rear Admiral Chiraneau in the VT49 Decimator with Kylo Ren crew.

Thanks

19 hours ago, ficklegreendice said:

christ it's so hard to find a laughing gif that doesn't paint me as a total jackass

so I'll just say I disagree that Rey is even anywhere near Dengar's league even with all these nerfs. She gets more damage out if you ignore her, but her output is still nothing compared to "payback"

A well flown Rey will beat a well flown Dengar at his own game. She turns round easier, clears stress easier, hits harder, and is tougher, and they both want to be jousting. But Rey doesn't fit into Rebel lists as well, and isn't as good versus things that don't want to joust her.

18 hours ago, markcsoul said:

I thought imps were the best faction before the nerf, now I think they are the best even more so.

I agree. Depending on what you mean by 'best'. If you mean 'best' as in the sexiest, the schwiftyiest, the soul-n-funkiest, then you are correct. If you mean that pre FAQ they were the most competitive, or most likely to win a game, then no......no they were not.

45 minutes ago, thespaceinvader said:

A well flown Rey will beat a well flown Dengar at his own game. She turns round easier, clears stress easier, hits harder, and is tougher, and they both want to be jousting. But Rey doesn't fit into Rebel lists as well, and isn't as good versus things that don't want to joust her.

And than dengar revenge shots every turn and Rey dies by a 1000 sledgehammer hits.

44 minutes ago, SEApocalypse said:

And than dengar revenge shots every turn and Rey dies by a 1000 sledgehammer hits.

Basically

Honestly, dengar wins 1 on 1 by virtue of higher ps and native barrel roll. The extent to which Dengar benefits by having his arc on his attacker is world's away from what Rey gets

About her only real positive is how kanan cheats debris

Thweek will be the meta

19 minutes ago, Celestial Lizards said:

Thweek will be the meta

That's actually pretty deep if you think about it

I think that the meta will be healthier once Gunboats come out.

Gunboats will keep low agility PWTs/bombers from being a dominant force, which will allow high agility aces to thrive with their predators having a suitable predator of their own. Which will lead to more list variety overall. The gunboats themselves will not be overpoweringly dominant due to being preyed upon by aces, but at the same time they won't be so vulnerable to aces that they become hunted to extinction.

On 10/26/2017 at 9:54 PM, markcsoul said:

I know the facts don't back it up, it's just my personal opinion.

If you know you’re wrong, why is that “your opinion”?

Its like global warming...

or the last development team interview.

“Feels” don’t get you far when your house went from prime beach front to ocean bottom. But at least you’ll have the memories right?

On 10/27/2017 at 0:24 AM, Rasseman83 said:

Rear Admiral Chiraneau in the VT49 Decimator with Kylo Ren crew.

Whew, good, I thought people were pairing the Wooden Wookiee Wagon with our only Imp PWT.

15 hours ago, kris40k said:

That's actually pretty deep if you think about it

You don't have time to think on internet forums. If you 'think,' you're dead.

Gecko, what is the color of the sky?

On 10/26/2017 at 7:21 AM, FTS Gecko said:

FIVE. CARTEL. MARAUDERS.

How tall are you?

On 10/26/2017 at 7:21 AM, FTS Gecko said:

FIVE. CARTEL. MARAUDERS.

Whats your favorite Star Wars movie?

On 10/26/2017 at 7:21 AM, FTS Gecko said:

FIVE. CARTEL. MARAUDERS.

On 10/27/2017 at 3:47 PM, Ronu said:

I’m kind of surprised we’re not talking about X-7’s being high on the food chain again. I know in my area they were pretty much bailed on in favor of the S/F. Also, I see Carnor Jax getting a solid more consistent role again as his ability to survive has taken an increase albeit small. Also curious about twin gunboats with twin TLT Aggressors. All which might be able to focus in again.

I put a Defender down to try it out yesterday against Ego. I think the Defender was perfect in the Dengaroo Meta where all damage was coming from guns, but the X7 in particular just moves too fast and is too low a PS to really handle the Bomblet, especially the Sabine bomblet. While trying to keep shots going you open yourself up too much.

I definitely think I’m rusty with the Defender but I would say the overall higher PS of the SF combined with more offensive orientated builds rather than defensive has suited the last meta and will likely still suit the new one.

A lot of the meta hasn’t really changed at all TBH. Torpedo Scouts and Dengar alpha took the big hit while everything else seems pretty much the same. Biggs is barely unchanged for some lists, Miranda can still do a bombing run and Nym didn’t actually need to bomblet in your face.

There is a list at Aussie Nats that went 5-1 on day one with its only loss being to triple torpedo Scouts. It’s 2 TIE D Ion Defenders (PS1) and an Ion OGP with Palp and Collision Detector. It will be interesting to see how something like that fairs in the new meta.

I expect Assaj will make a huge comeback. Her brand of control is just too good to stay down for long.