Midwest Scrubcast: [Blog] Guri and the Problem of Advanced Sensors

By MidWestScrub, in X-Wing

1 hour ago, svelok said:

As of last season's data, if both players brought Guri, the player with the deeper bid won 3 games of 4 .

That's not a pilot that's healthy.

I'm not in a position to check up on this right now, but is this not true for every pilot? Doesn't a deeper bid in a mirror match generate the same ratio every time? Or is it really just Guri?

2 minutes ago, Kleeg005 said:

I'm not in a position to check up on this right now, but is this not true for every pilot? Doesn't a deeper bid in a mirror match generate the same ratio every time? Or is it really just Guri?

No, it's really just Guri.

Kylo is kinda close and also problematic, and there might be an aethersprite or two near that level, but the majority of pilots are nowhere close, and only a few even breach 60-40.

5 minutes ago, Kleeg005 said:

I'm not in a position to check up on this right now, but is this not true for every pilot? Doesn't a deeper bid in a mirror match generate the same ratio every time? Or is it really just Guri?

It varies. A lot of aces (Klyo, Obi) are close to some sort of 70/30 split. Boba and Fenn Rau are only around 55/45. I think Trade Fed droids went the other way, 45/55.

The rampant Guri /Advanced Sensors Meta was untouched, guess we find an open 10 story window, 6 more months of her dominance sigh why even play the game now

Oh wait we need her to range 1 all these large base turrets incoming, Save Us From Dash You Beautiful Android You

why on earth would I even leave fort hyperspace?

the walls are high and strong and they keep the premovement aces out

7 hours ago, svelok said:

they keep the premovement aces out

Except Boba. And now BB Astros. And apparently Hera.

But now that Kanan is a multi-arc Pre-movement ace (Sense, Cassian, Leia, ICT, boom) it's probably good his toys are getting locked out.

1 hour ago, ClassicalMoser said:

And now BB Astros.

BB astromechs on anything resembling an ace would probably be a mistake.

This is actually an interesting idea, and might let me actually use tech upgrades.
Since the only ship I own that has the slot is the tugboat, and none of the techs are worth it on the tugboat.

14 hours ago, Matanui3 said:

This is actually an interesting idea, and might let me actually use tech upgrades.
Since the only ship I own that has the slot is the tugboat, and none of the techs are worth it on the tugboat.

I'm torn about the idea that no techs are worth putting on tugs. A tug boat with PA can be delicious fun. 2 sloop over a rock to then tug someone onto that same rock. Game within a game stuff. But, at the same time, with the changes to tractor rules, I can't argue that putting a tug on the board is actually worth it period. Tech or no.

1 hour ago, MidWestScrub said:

I'm torn about the idea that no techs are worth putting on tugs. A tug boat with PA can be delicious fun. 2 sloop over a rock to then tug someone onto that same rock. Game within a game stuff. But, at the same time, with the changes to tractor rules, I can't argue that putting a tug on the board is actually worth it period. Tech or no.

Pattern Analyzer seems amazing on a Quadjumper. It's just way too expensive to invest in.

Edited by theBitterFig
7 minutes ago, theBitterFig said:

Pattern Analyzer seems amazing on a Quadjumper. It's just way to expensive to invest in.

It is expensive for the little tugs, that's for sure. But it the tractor change wasn't still here, totally worth it on an Unkar with cloaking device. Pretty survivable, and super annoying. Paired with a couple of aces and it can be disgusting.