The title says it all pretty much, what does, for you, make a player, an x-wing veteran?

Is it playing for more than year, two years, winning a certain number of tournaments, playing x-wing 1.0 before 2.0 came out?

For me, it's having played more than 2 years of x-wing somewhat regularly.

For 2.0's purposes?

Owning any 1.0 stuff.

Yeah, I think @Firespray-32‘s definition (at least in the context of 2.0) is what I’d go with.

Someone who’s been through the any (or all) of the Battles of Scarrif, Yavin, Hoth, Endor, or Jakku.

If you lived through any OP crap that was pre-FAQ like Whisper-meta, original Jumpmastes & Palp Aces, Zuckus, NymRanda w/ Genius/Trajectory Projector, pre-nerf x7, Palp or Biggs, Biggs/Lowrrick, or fell vicitm to ISYTDS, Harps, Thug Life, etc. I think you qualify.

As long as you can say you felt the pain of some kind of NPE that was due to broken combos/ships/upgrade abilities you are in the club.

Ept slot

When you shake your s-foils at T-70ies!

If you lived through the Dark Times ... before the Phantom nerf.

#grognard #TatooineHermit

Real Aces hunted Whisper with Bloodstripes on their wings and a 5 point bid, I know not of these 'dark times' you speak of.

veteran
noun
"a person who has had long experience in a particular field."

...and then in this case you can replace "a particular field" with "X-wing". Good times.

53 minutes ago, CBMarkham said:

veteran
noun
"a person who has had long experience in a particular field."

...and then in this case you can replace "a particular field" with "X-wing". Good times.

Yes, thank you. How do you define long experience? As in: answer his actual question.

Just now, MrRip said:

Yes, thank you. How do you define long experience? As in: answer his actual question.

I can't just be a snarky, rude, smart *** instead? Ugh, fine.

I guess I personally would hand out "veteran" stickers based on a combination of how long someone has been playing the game, their skill level, and their amount of tournament level experience.

I'm not sure length of time owning the game is enough to measure it. If someone bought a core set + a Falcon 3 years ago, dusts the game off twice a year and has like 7 games under there belt total, plays insanely casual and doesn't really know any of the ships...I'm not sure they get Vet status, know what I mean?

Have you been through a few meta shifts?

You're a veteran.

For me; people who go to more than one Regional event without flying any meta or mete-counters whatsoever, and go 3-3 or better. I'd say that would be the skill level associated with 'veterans'.

More casually, anybody who doesn't act surprised when I pull an FAQ ruling up.

Even more casually, somebody who is competent with list building and game play, but not fantastic.

For beer and pretzels, anybody who doesn't unintentionally fly onto rocks or off the board. That is all.

One could overrule any of these by flying every ship at least once, though.

...Instincts?

50 minutes ago, Pewpewpew BOOM said:

...Instincts?

beat me to it!

You are a veteran when you hear about the 'good old times' and nostalgia stings a little.

Besides, the 'good old times' could very well have been some kind of hellish timespan: battling mischievous things like the Fat Han, the dreaded Dengaroo... and emerging victorious despite the odds.

Veteran: someone who brings a TIE swarm an knows how to fly it.

Novice: someone that tries different lists that mostly don't work but is eager to learn how to fly.

Noob: someone that plays exclusively turrets, doesn't know how to fly and is not eager to learn either.

You pre-ordered the launch core set.