So I'm attending a tourney this weekend and is having trouble figuring out what to play. Basically I will not do the bomb-route, nor any Fairship-derivate.
I've playtested a Rey/Miranda list that seemed powerful but could use some tweaking.
- Rey (58p)
- Expertise
- Kanan Jarrus
- Finn
- HotR-Title
- Miranda (42p)
- Tlt
- Sabine Wren
- Bomblet Generator
- Advanced Slam
Both move at PS8 which is nice. I like the Segnor-title on the YT-1300 and with Expertise and Rey you get reroll and offensive focus for free when not stressed. Miranda did Miranda-stuff but I never actually got around to use bombs. On Rey I wanted to have a third option for actions, be it evade or boost. So I thought I'd try this.
- Rey (62p)
- Expertise
- Kanan Jarrus
- Finn
- HotR-title
- Engine Upgrade
- Miranda (38p)
- Tlt
- Advanced Slam
- Intelligence Agent
I would gain better movement on Rey, in addition to seeing one dial. For the cost of hardhitting bombs if I get chased. I think it's worth it. Do you?
And then I thought, hmm, I could fit in a fun-to-play Poe instead of Miranda, but it wouldn't be as competetive.
- Poe (PS9, 38p)
- BB-8
- Intensity
- Primed Thrusters
- Integrated Astromech
or
- Poe (PS8, 38p)
- BB-8
- Intensity
- Primed Thrusters
- Autothrusters
I don't know if the local meta is full of PS10 aces, it isn't a big tournament, so dropping Poe to PS8 might free up two points. And then I could slap on the Black One-title if I droped Expertise for PtL on Rey. On the other hand if I skiped EU on rey I could fit in a 41p Poe, or a 41p Norra.
- Norra (41p)
- BB-8
- Alliance Overhaul
- PtL
- Kyle Katarn
- Engine Upgrade
or
- Norra (41p)
- R2-D2
- Alliance Overhaul
- PtL
- Kyle Katarn
- Vectored Thrusters
the first one is really unpredictable and the second build should be able to stay alive for quite some time.
But if I go to 41p there is the SuperDash to consider...
- Dash (58p)
- Engine upgrade
- PtL
- Outrider
- HLC
- Kanan Jarrus
I prefer the PtL/Kanan over Lonewolf/Rey build.
I think there is too many variables to consider, and I don't know what I like to fly the most. I did custom paint a YT-1300 so I favour that over the YT-2400 but the dial on the YT-2400 is lovely and the 2 agility is nice. Miranda is kind of boring but superstrong with her 360 arc, where as Poe melts quickly if poorly positioned but more "fun" to dogfight with. And then there is Norra whom I haven't played more then once. Two arcs are nice, and 9 health to boot, compared to Poe's 6. What would you have picked?
Sorry for a long first post...