Disclaimer:

• This is not an alternate or casual format.
• Its just one of many possible ways to learn different aspects of how to play X-Wing and share some lessons learned

X-Wing Laser Rocket Knight Challenge:

Play 10 games with a list that is held to significant self imposed restrictions of your choosing either on Vassal or at your local store.

• This isn't a list of errata or a ban list for us to argue over. We have plenty of other threads for that.
• Don't ask your opponents to change anything about the lists they are using against you.
• These restrictions are for you only to try and force you into situations you can learn from.
• Think of this like your playing a Flight Simulator and are turning off a couple features in the settings menu to learn something new.
• Pick things to turn off that you typically "depend" on or have grown comfortable with.
• For me that happens to include PS11, Actionless Red Dice Mods, and Palpatine or Kylo Crew. Your list might be different.

The items below are the training assists I plan to have turned off for w/e list I choose for the next 10 games. Decide on your own Training Assist list, this is just mine.

• no regen
• no primary turrets
• no secondary turrets
• no bombs
• no ordinance
• no large base ships
• no ship above PS9
• no ship above 6 HP
• no 180 front arcs
• no palp crew
• no kylo crew
• no rebel fenn
• no re-enforce
• no advanced sensors
• no countermeasures
• no actionless red dice mod upgrades
• you get the idea

Post the list of things you have selected to turn "off" and the actual list you are going to use for the 10 games here. Later report back to the rest of community in as much detail as possible about a particular phase of the game that you improved on by the 10th game. Whatever list you start with you are stuck with. This is not intended to be a commentary on the meta. I don't care what list or upgrades you use. Just do you.

It is intended to be a way for us to potentially learn together.

Dilly Dilly?

PS: Free Bud Lights for any podcasters who accept this honorable challenge and explain the results in full bat rep detail for 2 hrs.

This sounds like a great idea, especially as I really like ways of familiarising myself with this game more.

However, I will have to come up with a totally different list from yours, as I rarely (or never) use most of those!

12 minutes ago, Infinite_Maelstrom said:

This sounds like a great idea, especially as I really like ways of familiarising myself with this game more.

However, I will have to come up with a totally different list from yours, as I rarely (or never) use most of those!

Thats the point. We are all our very own special versions of honorable laser rocket knights. No two are the same. Knowledge is power.

Challenge Accepted?

Ok, But I don't get to play often, so It may be quite a while before I get to game 10!

I'll get to making a list soon, then come up with a squad and post it here.

Just now, Infinite_Maelstrom said:

Ok, But I don't get to play often, so It may be quite a while before I get to game 10!

I'll get to making a list soon, then come up with a squad and post it here.

5 games is probably enough. Most Rocket Knights can learn valuable lessons in 1 game so feel free to subtract 9, really do whatever you wanna do just maintain the spirit of the challenge. FFG still hasnt released floor rules so we can all pretty much do whatever we want.

Selected Restrictions:

• no regen
• no primary turrets
• no secondary turrets
• no bombs
• no ordinance
• no large base ships
• no ship above PS9
• no ship above 6 HP
• no 180 front arcs
• no palp crew
• no kylo crew
• no rebel fenn
• no re-enforce
• no advanced sensors
• no countermeasures
• Looks Like “Star Wars”

The List 99PTS =

QuickDraw - Expertise, FCS, Lightweight Frame, Title.

Backdraft - Expertise, FCS, Lightweight Frame, Title.

Zeta Leader - FCS, Lightweight Frame Title.

8 hours ago, Hotziggety said:

Selected Restrictions:

• no regen
• no primary turrets
• no secondary turrets
• no bombs
• no ordinance
• no large base ships
• no ship above PS9
• no ship above 6 HP
• no 180 front arcs
• no palp crew
• no kylo crew
• no rebel fenn
• no re-enforce
• no advanced sensors
• no countermeasures
• Looks Like “Star Wars”

The List 99PTS =

QuickDraw - Expertise, FCS, Lightweight Frame, Title.

Backdraft - Expertise, FCS, Lightweight Frame, Title.

Zeta Leader - FCS, Lightweight Frame Title.

Good luck! That list looks like its going to be pretty solid and have a ton of interesting ways to overlap arcs.

This is what I have settled on, actually kinda similar. Im excited to use a list with 4 ships in it for an extended period of time.

I'm just here to say that I was totally interested because the words "Laser," "Rocket," and "Knight" were all used in the subject line.