Am I just not getting why Shriv is double the cost of vader and kills less functions?

1 hour ago, megaron said:

Am I just not getting why Shriv is double the cost of vader and kills less functions?

I think that's because of 3 reasons:

1. He is not Vader. You can use Shriv without losing one good officer, commander or squadron option.

2. The rebels have a cheaper way to use this trick. For imperials the cheapest way is with a Raider I that costs 44 points, but rebels can do it with a Hammerhead Torpedo which costs only 36 points.

3. He is a rebel scum.

... and combinations with Profundity.

But yes, cheaper delivery systems.

I think there is something to be said about the asymmetry of the game here as well. That the factions are different and even when they do overlap in a particular area, they do it in different ways or aren't equally good at it for other reasons.

In this case I think, for whatever reason, FFG wanted rebels to have access to the ability, but didn't want them to do it as well as the Imperials.

On 12/2/2019 at 2:25 PM, megaron said:

Am I just not getting why Shriv is double the cost of vader and kills less functions?

Vader has the Force as his ally.

Shriv you can stick in a HH Torp, and slot it into profundity, and have Raddus belch it out.

There is no real counter to a 1st player Raddus doing this to you...

Plus Shriv has no opportunity cost. No Vader squad, officer, or commander you can't take.

Just now, Green Knight said:

Vader has the Force as his ally.

Shriv you can stick in a HH Torp, and slot it into profundity, and have Raddus belch it out.

There is no real counter to a 1st player Raddus doing this to you...

Plus Shriv has no opportunity cost. No Vader squad, officer, or commander you can't take.

I know someone who got a real answer the other day at Vassal. It was called pig hand with an Onager

🤣

A Raddus Liberty got one-shot to death on round 1. With only two transport remaining it was game.

2 minutes ago, ovinomanc3r said:

I know someone who got a real answer the other day at Vassal. It was called pig hand with an Onager

🤣

A Raddus Liberty got one-shot to death on round 1. With only two transport remaining it was game.

Did you let Sam shoot you with his magic dice? Obstructed, with Romodi? 🤣 🤣

Edit: Don't feel bad. You're not alone. I have screenshots of other, equally magical, superlaser shots

12 minutes ago, Green Knight said:

Did you let Sam shoot you with his magic dice? Obstructed, with Romodi? 🤣 🤣

Edit: Don't feel bad. You're not alone. I have screenshots of other, equally magical, superlaser shots

Not to me thankfully. Just to someone here in Spain. He wanted to get into the World. He got it badly, lol

The picture is hilarious. Now I'm more thrilled than before on the Onager even knowing it was a lucky scenario.

Empire got all the fun stuff this year.