31 minutes ago, theBitterFig said:

How many TIE SF do you have? I've loved flying Quickdraw with a pair of Accuracy Corrector Zeta Specialists. They start at 28 points, same as a Delta/x7, with a fairly similar stat line and you can upgrade them with Primed Thrusters or Sensor Cluster to maximize the effectiveness of their actions. They're just simple, effective ships.

Additionally, there's a lot of ships out there which mess up your attack dice, and having AccC to counteract that might be fun for a newer player. I mean, if I were starting out and wound up facing a Fenn/Ghost early on, I wouldn't want to be stuck shooting blanks.

Accuracy Corrector is also nice on generic SFs since you won't have as many tools to stay on your desired target as a high-PS Quickdraw, or the experience to keep FCS on the same target. Accuracy Corrector can do more damage if you're frequently switching targets. Switching is suboptimal, but what's a PS 3 going to do, particularly a new player's PS 3, when the option isn't there.

I have two TIE SFs, but only because Mrs. Rick won't give one of them up to go with her GUNBOATs. So, practically speaking, I have one.

I'd recommend A Ghost for rebel builds, TIE/sf for Imperial builds and Shadowcaster for scum builds. Each of them is tanky in its own way, so you get some table time to learn from your mistakes rather than instant losses. My number one build would be:

Lothal Rebel (48)
VCX-100 (35), Fire-Control System (2), Ion Cannon Turret (5), Hera Syndulla (1), Gunner (5)

Dash Rendar (52)
YT-2400 Freighter (36), Lone Wolf (2), Heavy Laser Cannon (7), Rey (2), Outrider (5)

Totalling 100 points.

Both Dash and the Lothal are incredibly forgivable. With mildly competent play, it's nearly impossible to lose one in a single turn, or even 2-3 turns depending on the opposing list. Both ships have good counters to meta staples, like (other) fat turrets, bombers (using ion turret) and token stacking aces (using gunner). Lone Wolf, Rey, and the ghost's arc-based nature in this build encourage continual flying improvements, and Lone Wolf in particular encourages a coherent strategy to the whole battle.

In addition, it's super fun to fly.

2 Defenders with Ion Cannons

1 Quickdraw with Veteran Instincts, Title, Leightweight frame, Fire Control System

Packs a punch, each ship is quite sturdy, has ps 11 and a lot of control vs ghosts

Lowrick - Draw Their Fire, C3PO, Tactician (34)

Nien Numb - VI, R3A2, Integrated Astromech, Primed Thrusters, Black One (34)

Wedge Antiles - Crack Shot, Flight Assist Astromech, Integrated Astromech (31)

If something lands before you - it probably gets double stressed, and then dies horribly. Lowrick keeps the other two guys alive.

7 hours ago, Astech said:

I'd recommend A Ghost for rebel builds, TIE/sf for Imperial builds and Shadowcaster for scum builds. Each of them is tanky in its own way, so you get some table time to learn from your mistakes rather than instant losses. My number one build would be:

Lothal Rebel (48)
VCX-100 (35), Fire-Control System (2), Ion Cannon Turret (5), Hera Syndulla (1), Gunner (5)

Dash Rendar (52)
YT-2400 Freighter (36), Lone Wolf (2), Heavy Laser Cannon (7), Rey (2), Outrider (5)

Totalling 100 points.

Both Dash and the Lothal are incredibly forgivable. With mildly competent play, it's nearly impossible to lose one in a single turn, or even 2-3 turns depending on the opposing list. Both ships have good counters to meta staples, like (other) fat turrets, bombers (using ion turret) and token stacking aces (using gunner). Lone Wolf, Rey, and the ghost's arc-based nature in this build encourage continual flying improvements, and Lone Wolf in particular encourages a coherent strategy to the whole battle.

In addition, it's super fun to fly.

I was thinking about YT-2400 and a Lothal, but I was thinking with him being new putting Dash on the Lothal with Hera, so he could K-Turn all day and not worry about rocks. That would mean running Leebo instead of Dash though.