I got my lists last night, and after playing over 30 games against the AI of Fly Casual, finally decided on one over the other as the (slightly) better option. Let me know if you have any tips for flying this mess - I certainly could use the help!

Rough empire list. Republic list indeed looked better.

They both make the scum list I flew in a Jank Tank look like a world champion list(5 ships, some decent synergy, 12 points of absolutely wasted upgrades).

They do look rough, but that's kinda the point. Most of the random lists have looked brutal. It's all in good fun

Well gosh, that Imp list looks utterly abysmal, even considering the nonsense you'll be up against.

The Rep list would at least appear to have some potential. Anakin is genuinely decent, Dinee can be a headache and the ARC is a solid enough ship. Looks a pest to fly, hard to synchronise a good approach without sucking up too much damage. Gonna have to just live with that to a degree.

I wouldn't reinforce Jag, focus and try to offer up Oddball as a target. Aim to proc the double mods on Jag and buy flanking space for the N-1s. Oddballs I5 will at least give you shots with him.

A head on approach seems a poor option but is difficult to avoid with the medium bases. You're gonna have to work out a sneaky line with them somehow. Split the ARCs to force a choice and an overkill perhaps. The roll on Oddball helps a little with predictability, especially if you can tee up his ability with it. It is doable, but he does pay for it in the damage exchange.

You'll need early punch, you don't really have any finishers once the Torps and the ARCs are gone. Winning will likely come down to 2 full point N-1s zooming around and staying out of trouble.

Good luck though, I've seen some vastly superior nonsense come out of this 😄

When I started flying the Republic list, I actually thought that the Imperial list was actually better... then I realized just how little damage it actually dealt. It was REALLY bad, no matter what approach I tried to take. At least with the Republic, I can do some damage, especially with Proton Torps.

I think the reinforce on Jag is going to come down to potential incoming damage. If I'm only looking at 1 or 2 shots, the focus would be better to just lay on some offense. If he's staring down 5 or 6 shots, that's a potential 5 or 6 damage I can stave off. Throwing the torpedoes down somethings throat should give me a decent enough start that I might be able to pull something out... maybe.