9 hours ago, Magnus Grendel said:

That'd also make Heff Tober/Anti Pursuit Lasers pretty darn brutal.

It'd make him decent, I'd need to see it on the table before I call anything regarding a U-wing brutal .

I should stipulate it should have a 'Major Stridan' clause though, with it starting with 'For the purpose of your Crew Upgrade cards..'

8 hours ago, theBitterFig said:

I think the dial is kinda bad on a large base. It's a pretty similar dial to an ARC, and actually a pretty similar price point. But I think it's a lot harder to use the dial effectively. There's a lot more base to bump and crash into obstacles with, and I feel like there's less control over a large base than a small. You move so far even on a 1-speed move compared to a small base. Meanwhile, although the ARC's rear guns are slightly buffed popgun, they're still shots and time-on-target.

On the other hand, I know someone who flies a nearly-naked Bodhi Rook (so his AP-5 with M9-G8 and Weapons Engineer can easily get TLs before getting in too close), and does pretty well with it. As a basic efficiency ship, it isn't that bad.

A cheapo Bodhi/AP-5 combo could be good, though you'd need at least one decent threat to reap the benefits of their support abilities.

Maybe FCS / Nien Nunb / Leebo / Title on Bodhi to give him some action economy and a little turnaround capability? That plus the aforementioned AP-5 leaves 49 more points...

EDIT: or, sorry, you could swap Nien Nunb for Gunner to keep it buzzsaw, and have 45 more points for something.

10 hours ago, BVRCH said:

It'd make him decent, I'd need to see it on the table before I call anything regarding a U-wing brutal .

I should stipulate it should have a 'Major Stridan' clause though, with it starting with 'For the purpose of your Crew Upgrade cards..'

In that case, yes, it's merely decent. Without it, you can block someone, APL them, then use tober's free action to smack them upside the head with advanced proton torpedoes.

Here's a natty little U-Wing build:

Heff Tobber - Pivot Wing, Electronic Baffle, Sabine Wren, Bombadier, Cluster Mines, Extra Munitions, Anti Pursuit Lasers - 36
Grey Squadron Pilot - BTL-A4, Ion Cannon Turret, Flight Assist Astromech, Bomb Loadout, Cluster Mines, Extra Munitions - 32
Grey Squadron Pilot - BTL-A4, Ion Cannon Turret, Flight Assist Astromech, Bomb Loadout, Cluster Mines, Extra Munitions - 32

It's no Miranda, but it is fun...

17 minutes ago, FTS Gecko said:

Here's a natty little U-Wing build:

Heff Tobber - Pivot Wing, Electronic Baffle, Sabine Wren, Bombadier, Cluster Mines, Extra Munitions, Anti Pursuit Lasers - 36
Grey Squadron Pilot - BTL-A4, Ion Cannon Turret, Flight Assist Astromech, Bomb Loadout, Cluster Mines, Extra Munitions - 32
Grey Squadron Pilot - BTL-A4, Ion Cannon Turret, Flight Assist Astromech, Bomb Loadout, Cluster Mines, Extra Munitions - 32

It's no Miranda, but it is fun...

Thats a very expensive arc locked double tap on the y-wings.

Just now, RufusDaMan said:

Thats a very expensive arc locked double tap on the y-wings.

Yep. But it's fun.

13 hours ago, CoffeeMinion said:

A cheapo Bodhi/AP-5 combo could be good, though you'd need at least one decent threat to reap the benefits of their support abilities.

Maybe FCS / Nien Nunb / Leebo / Title on Bodhi to give him some action economy and a little turnaround capability? That plus the aforementioned AP-5 leaves 49 more points...

EDIT: or, sorry, you could swap Nien Nunb for Gunner to keep it buzzsaw, and have 45 more points for something.

The particular Bodhi in question has exactly zero upgrades which cost anything more than zero points. I kinda think that works, though. Getting Zeb on there might be good, since those U-Wings take up a bunch of space, and really can't afford to miss shots due to blocks.

The rest of the list was a PS 1 Auzituck with C-3PO and Intensity Jake. Personally, I think I'd swap Jake for a cheap ARC like Braylen (move C-3PO over to him, put Wookiee Commandos on the 'tuck). My issue with a 3-ship list like this is that Bodhi becomes kind of ignorable compared to a list like AP-5/Poe. If that's your last ship, things will look rough, and having a 4-ship list mitigates that. I've been loving Poe/Fenn/Braylen with M9-G8 and Weapons Engineer, however. Braylen is enough of a threat to pull heat, in a way Bodhi probably isn't, and Fenn increase the effectiveness of those red-dice rerolls, which doesn't happen in an AP-5/Bodhi list.

barrel rolling, triple focus U-Wing is the only way to fly! so pumped

4 hours ago, FTS Gecko said:

Here's a natty little U-Wing build:

Heff Tobber - Pivot Wing, Electronic Baffle, Sabine Wren, Bombadier, Cluster Mines, Extra Munitions, Anti Pursuit Lasers - 36
Grey Squadron Pilot - BTL-A4, Ion Cannon Turret, Flight Assist Astromech, Bomb Loadout, Cluster Mines, Extra Munitions - 32
Grey Squadron Pilot - BTL-A4, Ion Cannon Turret, Flight Assist Astromech, Bomb Loadout, Cluster Mines, Extra Munitions - 32

It's no Miranda, but it is fun...

Stall, Baffle, Flip, Bump, Bomb

I have a friend who's a U-Wing with Sabine, EM, Proton Bombs, and Minefield Mapper along side Nym. Set up a free-crit zone and hold it.

On 3/13/2018 at 9:10 AM, GreenDragoon said:

Alright, took another look at U-Wings. Why are they not a thing?

There are many crew combos that should be awesome:

• Consistent Focus + TL
  • Ezra and Hera
    • stay stressed, get rerolls from FCS and focus->crit from Ezra. Averages 2.25 hits
  • Han Solo
    • FCS, use Han whichever way he fits better
  • Rey
    • FCS, use Focus. Averages 2.8 hits
  • Kyle Katarn
    • reroll from FCS, use free focus from your green maneuver. Averages 2.8 hits
• Defensive builds (e: of course you can add sensor jammer for even more defense!)
  • Jan Ors + any focus generating crew (Rex, Kyle, OpSpecialist, Rey...)
    • get focus+evade on a large 2green ship
  • C-3PO

They can be combined in interesting ways.

• Get a stealth device, Jan Ors and Rey/Kyle/Rex/OpSpec. Now you have focus+evade+TL on a 3/3/4/4 ship for 32 points!
• Lando + Experimental Interface + Kyle Katarn. Fly green, get 2 focus + TL + a combination of 1-2 focus/evades on every turn for 34 points!

Is the dial so bad? Are half points so bad? Is a large base without repositioning so bad? Am I so bad?

You know, Hera, Ezra, FCS for 29 points doesn't actually look shabby and can simply sit there like a pillbox in space. 8 hull behind 2 green isn't that easy to kill. It might fit quite well in a 3 ship rebel list - Poe, Fenn, U-wing?

But in general I think the main problem is that you can put those crew on something else and get more out of them.

here are some fun ones

Cassian Andor (27)
Expert Handling (2)
Advanced Sensors (3)
Inspiring Recruit (1)
Kyle Katarn (3)
Experimental Interface (3)
Pivot Wing (0)

Blue Squadron Pathfinder (23)
Fire-Control System (2)
Hera Syndulla (1)
Ezra Bridger (3)
Ion Projector (2)
Pivot Wing (0)

Blue Squadron Pathfinder (23)
Fire-Control System (2)
Gunner (5)
Tactician (2)
Ion Projector (2)
Pivot Wing (0)

Blue Squadron Pathfinder (23)
Fire-Control System (2)
R2-D2 (Crew) (4)
Han Solo (2)
Ion Projector (2)
Pivot Wing (0)

Total: 137

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Cassian Andor (27)
Snap Shot (2)
Enhanced Scopes (1)
Extra Munitions (2)
Bistan (2)
Sabine Wren (2)
Cluster Mines (4)
Engine Upgrade (4)
Pivot Wing (0)

Total: 44

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18 hours ago, Magnus Grendel said:

In that case, yes, it's merely decent. Without it, you can block someone, APL them, then use tober's free action to smack them upside the head with advanced proton torpedoes.

You can do that now with Zeb crew haha. A mate of mine has a build for it! Obviously only legitimately in arc, but with my idea and Zeb crew it would work anywhere on the base with the crew stipulation anyway.