#nymlivesmatter
Ban Nym?
13 hours ago, Shadow345 said:Nym bad for game?
Ban NYm?
Why not? It seems sentence structure and grammar have been banned..
I've run some Defenders with Ion Cannons and they absolutely shred Nym.
Also, the Empire needs a Bomb-Centric crew. Maybe a crew that allows you to ignore an enemy bomb once per turn? Or allows you to reroll bomb rolls?
6 hours ago, Rat of Vengence said:Just repeat to yourself "ONE green dice" and he doesn't seem so scary at all!
Even if you repeatedly say it, the singluar for "dice" is "die."
1 hour ago, That Blasted Samophlange said:Why not? It seems sentence structure and grammar have been banned..
And also spelling:
Ordnance
Die vs Dice
Wookiee.
*sigh*
45 minutes ago, Crabbok said:Also, the Empire needs a Bomb-Centric crew. Maybe a crew that allows you to ignore an enemy bomb once per turn? Or allows you to reroll bomb rolls?
I guess you didn't get the memo. The Empire never gets good things. Well, OK, maybe gunboat. But after that, the Empire never gets good things.
We need a Captain Phasma bomb crew that has a soft focus to crit effect for bomb focus results.
OP is missing the mark a bit. Yes, Nym shouldn’t have broken the Bomber mold (via Designer error) and have the added EPT, which should have never, ever been. Yes, Genius is stupid on Nym and most everything else it can ride on; but the Trajectory Stimulator is not something Nym needed nor should be allowed to use. This was a mistake in playtesting, obviously.
2 hours ago, clanofwolves said:OP is missing the mark a bit. Yes, Nym shouldn’t have broken the Bomber mold (via Designer error) and have the added EPT, which should have never, ever been. Yes, Genius is stupid on Nym and most everything else it can ride on; but the Trajectory Stimulator is not something Nym needed nor should be allowed to use. This was a mistake in playtesting, obviously.
Maybe. Sometimes I think the devs are trying to open up the game by using existing features that are not being used and adding new ships/crew/upgrades to make the existing stuff more attractive. Often with unintended consequences.
Before Nym, who used Genius? Or before Miranda and the Punisher how often were bombs used? Outside of casual games and HotAC not often. Look at some of the previous games at regionals or worlds, prior to Miranda, and count the number of times bombs showed up. I'll bet you can do it on one hand and still have fingers left over.
Missiles have been around for a long time. We complained they were too expensive and not effective for a one shot weapon. The devs listened and we got Munitions Failsafe, Guidance Chips and Extra Munitions along with cheaper, deadlier missiles and kept the target locks. We got what we wanted and now we don't like it. The same applies to bombs.
We can't lay all the blame on the devs and playtesters simply because we don't know what kind of time constraints they are working under. Being there are more players than playtesters we have a better chance to find OP combos.
This game is a lot like the weather in N.E. Ohio. If you don't like it, wait 30 minutes and it will change.
I’m pretty sure Webster or someone released an errata that confirmed dice is not strictly the plural of die. You can use dice to refer to a single, uhm, die and not be breaking any fundamental laws of the English language.
18 hours ago, Sekac said:Aaaaaaand he's back to troll threads again...
It's all he knows how to do. I'd happily have him banned instead.
19 hours ago, AlexW said:I actually don't have a ton of concern about Nym in a vacuum, but it's very difficult when he can be paired with a ship like Miranda. Both have come through one nerf and still remain on top of the meta...I feel like we've seen this before....
What nerf did Miranda get? You don't mean the AdvSLAM castration, do you?
I mean, who could possibly have foreseen that that idiocy would eliminate K-wing generics, but leave Miranda unscathed?
Tanky turrets melt him. I can deal with it.
2 hours ago, Dosiere said:I’m pretty sure Webster or someone released an errata that confirmed dice is not strictly the plural of die. You can use dice to refer to a single, uhm, die and not be breaking any fundamental laws of the English language.
Well, no. You can use singular "dice" if you want to, but it's definitely incorrect English, at least to the extent that there are any "fundamental laws of the English language." Dictionaries are descriptive (i.e., how people actually communicate) rather than prescriptive (i.e., making rules for how people should communicate). Dictionaries are chock-full of technically incorrect English.
I'm personally fascinated by how "dices" has become so prevalent as the plural, also.
(EDIT: Unrelated, please pour one out for my avatar. Doc Cottle passed away just a day or two ago. Quite possibly my favorite character from BSG.)
Edited by Jeff WilderSorry, that was meant to be a little sarcastic rather than a serious attempt at arguing over die vs dice. I’ve never heard anyone say “dices” though, didn’t know that was a thing. It sounds strange to me.
Bummer about Doc from BSG, also one of my favorite characters from the show.
3 hours ago, Dosiere said:I’m pretty sure Webster or someone released an errata that confirmed dice is not strictly the plural of die. You can use dice to refer to a single, uhm, die and not be breaking any fundamental laws of the English language.
I guess I'm just old.
It used to be when you used the English language incorrectly, you were told to look it up in a dictionary.
Now, when people use the English language incorrectly, it gets added to the dictionary.
(Of course, English is not everyone's first language around here, so there's that.)
Edited by Darth Meanie9 hours ago, Crabbok said:Also, the Empire needs a Bomb-Centric crew. Maybe a crew that allows you to ignore an enemy bomb once per turn? Or allows you to reroll bomb rolls?
To make it different from Sabine or Cad Bane, I'd like to see an Imperial Bomb Technician. 2 point crew, when an enemy ship rolls dice for a bomb token detonating, you may spend a focus token to change [Focus] results to [Hit] results. Adds one [Bomb] slot.
23 hours ago, Shadow345 said:Nym bad for game?
Ban NYm?
Having trouble killing a 1 agility ship? That sounds like a list building problem and not a Nym problem.
40 minutes ago, Koing907 said:To make it different from Sabine or Cad Bane, I'd like to see an Imperial Bomb Technician. 2 point crew, when an enemy ship rolls dice for a bomb token detonating, you may spend a focus token to change [Focus] results to [Hit] results. Adds one [Bomb] slot.
Ooo! Me likey!
5 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:I guess I'm just old.
^ This makes me chuckle.
On 1/9/2018 at 4:29 PM, Boba Rick said:No, please? Every time I face him I blow him up.
I used to say the same about early jumpmasters but you know what. We just need to ban the whiney laser brained nerf herders.
On 1/9/2018 at 4:19 PM, Shadow345 said:Nym bad for game?
Ban NYm?
Ban Shadow345, it would be better for X-wing.
Guys, you're missing the point! We've got to do something about all those d*mn double falcons and Fat Han's ruining the game. This newfangled stuff is just a syndrome of that.
On 1/10/2018 at 0:36 AM, hawk32 said:Overreact much? You can dodge an arc, you can't dodge ps10.
No, not an overreaction at all. To keep the game healthy, balance is needed. Right now its going down the drain and that is reflected in the top 8 lists in almost every tournament, Nyms of either faction and empire with the gunboats - with some other lists popping into the top tables here or there.
Changes need to happen. I'm not playing the next Regional, I'll be the Marshall for it but I know what lists I'll be looking at in the top 8 cut.
Also been enjoying a breath of fresh air with Imperial Assault. Glad that game caught my attention to steer away from Xwing's current meta.
Shadow bad for forum?
Ban Shadow?
On 10/01/2018 at 6:23 PM, Stoneface said:Before Nym, who used Genius?
2 hours ago, FTS Gecko said:
There's one in every crowd
On 1/9/2018 at 8:38 PM, Lonestar83 said:Why do you think nym is bad for the game? Please elaborate.
too many good options for the cost. opponents are playing with a handicap because of his extreme power creep pricing.
also ships should have drawbacks and counters, strengths and weaknesses. Nym is mostly strengths but doesnt pay for them