Nera dantels... please exist.
Tomorrow
1. How will Defender pilots prices be scaled? Will they go up, down, or stay the same? Will any of the titles be baked in, or will there be a new effect? Or will they be stripped of both and just cheapened (since the titles were just a fix to make up for FFG failing to price the white K appropriately)
2. Does Rexler's ability survive intact? It's a potent ability, but he was nonexistent in the Bad Meta they want to get away from, so I don't see him getting the nerf bat. Also, his original ability is in line with their desire to bring critical hits into the spotlight. But given that, will they deem him to be too powerful? I DON'T WANT THEM TO TOUCH MY BEST BOI.
3. What Interceptor pilots survived the purge?
These are what I want to know, but if I can only have one, I pick option 2.
47 minutes ago, That One Guy said:1. How will Defender pilots prices be scaled? Will they go up, down, or stay the same? Will any of the titles be baked in, or will there be a new effect? Or will they be stripped of both and just cheapened (since the titles were just a fix to make up for FFG failing to price the white K appropriately)
2. Does Rexler's ability survive intact? It's a potent ability, but he was nonexistent in the Bad Meta they want to get away from, so I don't see him getting the nerf bat. Also, his original ability is in line with their desire to bring critical hits into the spotlight. But given that, will they deem him to be too powerful? I DON'T WANT THEM TO TOUCH MY BEST BOI.
3. What Interceptor pilots survived the purge?
These are what I want to know, but if I can only have one, I pick option 2.
I found it really interesting that Jek Porkins and Garven were kept in tact ability wise essentially the same. Initially I thought, “but... those abilities stink.” And then I realized that those type of abilities are the ones that were “bad” because they were actually fair. Rexlars ability is one that falls in a similar space I think, and I’d be surprised to see his ability thrown out.
Tie/Punisher
Tie/Defender
1 hour ago, Kdubb said:I found it really interesting that Jek Porkins and Garven were kept in tact ability wise essentially the same. Initially I thought, “but... those abilities stink.” And then I realized that those type of abilities are the ones that were “bad” because they were actually fair. Rexlars ability is one that falls in a similar space I think, and I’d be surprised to see his ability thrown out.
It seems broken until you realize that you maybe get to use it once per game. And only about 1 in 3 of those instances is it very strong.
5 hours ago, gamblertuba said:Starviper! Does it keep the funky-fresh barrel rolls! And dials. Dials for everything.
Yes, they confirmed on stream that Starviper still have the barrel roll.
The previews showed until now have already spoiled my biggest desire since Most Wanted was released, an EPT for Emon, so assuming he will have a similar ability than now, I would gladly take any of this:
-ARCs
-Deathrain
-Everything else for the Firesprays
-Starviper barrel roll/Echo
EDIT: Ninja'd on the SV barrell roll
4 hours ago, DXCrazytrain said:I want to know if it really will have all the upgrades the expansions for the old ships will have or if there will be some cards in the rereleased expansions that you can only get there.
It has been explicitly stated that the Conversion Kits will have upgrades and pilots for everything released for a faction (that survived the edition change) prior to wave 2 of X-Wing second Edition.
Any new expansion releases or re-released ships with new packaging that come out for second edition will have some new pilots and upgrades.
3 hours ago, Boba Rick said:Twitch chat will be hilarious.
That is a super strange way to spell "absolute dumpster fire"
I want to know what the arc-dodging ships will end up looking like but we may not really get that until we see their points cost down the road.
I don't recall if there are quick-build cards in the conversion kits but I'd like to see some of those so that we can proxy more lists, sort of.
12 minutes ago, Aaron Foss said:That is a super strange way to spell "absolute dumpster fire"
One mans burning trash is another’s treasure!
20 minutes ago, Aaron Foss said:It has been explicitly stated that the Conversion Kits will have upgrades and pilots for everything released for a faction (that survived the edition change) prior to wave 2 of X-Wing second Edition.
Any new expansion releases or re-released ships with new packaging that come out for second edition will have some new pilots and upgrades.
And those new pilots/upgrades will also be sold without minis as well for those that already have the minis.
Only thing I want to know is if the conversion kits will be available at GenCon!
Defender, Phantom, Gunboat, Bomber and the Punisher.
I'll be tuned in for anything that's not rebels.
I don't know why I have this irrational dislike for that entire faction.
15 minutes ago, Velvetelvis said:I'll be tuned in for anything that's not rebels.
I don't know why I have this irrational dislike for that entire faction.
Because they tur'rists.
E-Wing, B Wing Z95
It feels like Christmas evening. I’m a grownass adult and I’m giddy.
Even though I'm not necessarily a fan of the ship, I'm really interested to see what they did to the E-Wing as it was one of the last remaining ships in 1.0 to have gone "unfixed".
Also B-Wings!
Quadjumper -- Scum Y-wings -- G1-A -- Kimogila -- Scurrg -- StarViper
Strangely I'm guessing Y-wings to be the best munitions platform for Scum. What ships will be the best wingmates for Boba Fett? Cause we already know Boba Fett is going to be S-class.
I ONLY care about the HWK-290 content.
9 hours ago, WookieHairdresser said:Okay, we are all ready, we're all excited - if you could find one thing out tomorrow.. What would you pick?
I'm going to start the ball rolling with the ARC-170, anything and everything I learn about the new ship tomorrow will make my weekend!
point cost , that's all we need
9 hours ago, Incard said:I am interested to see how A-Wings come out in the conversion. They're in a tight spot: gotta be better abd pricier than a TIE,but cheaper than an X-Wing, and somehow find a non-missile based niche that makes them worth taking but not overpowered. Tough spot.
Agreed.
They get one shot to nail A-wings with their printed ability and action bar.
Points can float, upgrades can float......
but one shot at the core mechanics.
A-wing is probably one of the biggest challenges for a rework, followed by the B-wing and E-wing.
I'm really curious about the YT-2400 and the Outrider title.
I'm guessing it will have a 3 die PWT, but the dial is getting nerfed (especially if Dash's ability is unchanged.) I also predict Leebo crew is getting changed.
1 hour ago, Bucknife said:Agreed.
They get one shot to nail A-wings with their printed ability and action bar.
Points can float, upgrades can float......
but one shot at the core mechanics.
A-wing is probably one of the biggest challenges for a rework, followed by the B-wing and E-wing.
But... we know about A-wings mostly.
They can chain boost to anything. They have native B-roll. ANd missiles now are good, so an A-wing can get 2-3 shots with missiles. That seems pretty good. More mobile than the Fang fighter, but less options than an Interceptor.