New FAQ

By Innese, in X-Wing

curses you beat me!

So. Interpreters?

Genius and TS is dead. Seems like they also ruled that launch doesn’t equal drop. But I can’t think of too many interactions. Deathrain?

Oddly enough, Leebo now does allow his pilot ability to be used with ISYTDS. All hail the new Leebo meta!

thank the maker

Is that the fastest FAQ ever?

I'm so glad that FFG reacted so fast. This should solve many problems and will make the game more wholesome than it has been in years!

Sabine is huge!

Sabine's ability is optional, and does not need to be
used on the first friendly bomb to detonate each round

IF ONLY THERE WAS SOME WAY WE COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING!

Does this fast FAQ trumps over the theory "Disney slows down FFG's FAQ publishment?"

5 minutes ago, viedit said:

Oddly enough, Leebo now does allow his pilot ability to be used with ISYTDS. All hail the new Leebo meta!

Other than another case of a single TO ruling it impossible, when did he stop using his ability?

Wow. Faster turn around then I was expecting.

Edited by SabineKey

As soon as the ffg regional guy put on Facebook that his tournament was going to be played this way the writing was on the wall.

But the RAW parade still wouldn't change. Buhahahaha

Thank god, though that's still a shame for those who played under the previous FAQ.

Now Genius/TS Nym is still only really good, instead of bonkers!

4 minutes ago, GreenDragoon said:

Sabine is huge!

Sabine's ability is optional, and does not need to be
used on the first friendly bomb to detonate each round

Oh wow. This plus Harpoons, Nymranda is better than before the FAQ!

Edited by Koing907
1 minute ago, Sunitsa said:

Other than another case of a single TO ruling it impossible, when did he stop using his ability?

Apparently Frank and/or Alex ruled that his ability did not work against IWSYTDS at both GenCon and US Nationals, so this is a change of ruling.

5 minutes ago, GreenDragoon said:

Sabine is huge!

Sabine's ability is optional, and does not need to be
used on the first friendly bomb to detonate each round

Was it ruled differently? Sabine never said "Once per round, the first bomb that detonates"

Where is the damned Harpoon nerf?

*sigh*.

Yeah, sure, just make them better by confirming the interaction with TLT-like effects.

Yay Leebo. Boo Sabine. Yay TS, I guess. I’ve got a few rule interactions I don’t like, will ffg just randomly say the rules as written don’t work on them too?

The important changes:

  • Harpoons can be triggered by TLT, Ioncannon etc when dice are cancelled. But not by HLC where a crit is immediately changed
  • Jan Ors + Advanced Optics works: you can take a focus action and get an evade
  • Zero is a number and works for Torani: you can remove "0" tokens to not take damage
  • Sabine is optional
  • "After an attack resolves" is after step 10
  • Vader/Maul are after both TLT attacks
  • Trajectory Simulator can't be used with special placements such as Genius or Crimson Specialist
  • Lightning reflexes can be used after a SLAM

That's most that I care about

Hurrah! I like these changes. And, I think they all seem to be worded fairly clearly, do they not?

I'm happy to do a random pick-up game now without having to worry if I'll see Trajectory Nymulator.

Edited by Incard

Someone know also does this mean TLT crit can trigger dark side?

1 minute ago, Sunitsa said:

Was it ruled differently? Sabine never said "Once per round, the first bomb that detonates"

Many agreed that Sabine is not optional. Which means you never know whether another bomb will detonate. Which means she has to be used on the first one to detonate

7 minutes ago, GreenDragoon said:

Sabine is huge!

Sabine's ability is optional, and does not need to be
used on the first friendly bomb to detonate each round

I'm under the impression that is how it has always been. At least, that is how I've always played it. Plus, that is listed in the clarification section not the errata.

This is largely changes based on wording clarification. Not errata which would be required for things like Sabine

1 minute ago, Blail Blerg said:

Someone know also does this mean TLT crit can trigger dark side?

Dark Side requires you to suffer critical damage, not specificaly have an uncancelled crit reault.

7 minutes ago, GreenDragoon said:

Sabine is huge!

Sabine's ability is optional, and does not need to be
used on the first friendly bomb to detonate each round

This makes her arguably more powerful. It should have been range restricted to range 1-2

2 minutes ago, Blail Blerg said:

Someone know also does this mean TLT crit can trigger dark side?

That's critical damage rather than a critical hit, so I assume not.