1 hour ago, SavouryRain said:

It depends on what you need. If you need someone to keep up with a jedi, the V-Wing. But if you need something dependable to take some hits or provide Dedicated rerolls, the Torrent.

Obviously, in Hyperspace you can't take the generic Torrents.

What exactly does it mean to keep up with a Jedi actually?

17 minutes ago, Blail Blerg said:

What exactly does it mean to keep up with a Jedi actually?

That it has a dial with a 5 straight, 3 hard, and its 3 banks aren't red, for starters.

Anakin Skywalker (56)
Predator (2)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (49)
Predator (2)

Shadow Squadron Escort (29)
Dedicated (1)

Shadow Squadron Escort (29)
Dedicated (1)

Shadow Squadron Escort (29)
Dedicated (1)
Total: 199

View in Yet Another Squad Builder 2.0

Now you've got ships that can actually flank with the Jedi to provide them Dedicated rerolls, for instance.

My FLGS did not receive their allotment on launch day.

Again.

Had to wait an extra week for the TIE Heavy and Heralds of Hope. Maybe AMG will be able to meet their own release dates. That would be cool.

It is because of FFG Boat got the new dial upgrade......this time with purple manouvers (sigh)

https://imgur.com/gHVEKiZ

All conversion kits

Tie Heavy

Mining Guild Tie

Resistance Transport

Also the last wave of 1.0 that I got on super sale months ago and never opened until tonight.

6 hours ago, Evenflow30 said:

This is good to know. I guess I'll shoot asmodee an email then and see what's going on with my order.

Yeah, I would do that. I can confirm physical receipt of my two Etas.

6 hours ago, gamblertuba said:

My FLGS did not receive their allotment on launch day.

Again.

Had to wait an extra week for the TIE Heavy and Heralds of Hope. Maybe AMG will be able to meet their own release dates. That would be cool.

Doubt, because it’s not an FFG or AMG problem, it’s an Asmodee one, and they are pretty bad about delivering on time.

7 hours ago, SavouryRain said:

That it has a dial with a 5 straight, 3 hard, and its 3 banks aren't red, for starters.

Anakin Skywalker (56)
Predator (2)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (49)
Predator (2)

Shadow Squadron Escort (29)
Dedicated (1)

Shadow Squadron Escort (29)
Dedicated (1)

Shadow Squadron Escort (29)
Dedicated (1)
Total: 199

View in Yet Another Squad Builder 2.0

Now you've got ships that can actually flank with the Jedi to provide them Dedicated rerolls, for instance.

how useful is dedicated wingmen? worth 30 whole points?

I'm really excited to do down some named Torrents and watch as people have to actually read cards for a change. Going to be all like 'wait, what's that guy do??'.

Awwww yissss.

Come to think of it. Didn't the designers say in an interview once that the initial point costs on Torrents were because the playtester groups had somehow favored the named pilots over the generic pilots anyway? And that it asked what they thought they were worth.

My order shipped very excited.

What cannon makes the most sense on an actis?

Eta-2 Actis - •Anakin Skywalker - 64
•Anakin Skywalker - Hero of Coruscant (56)
Predator (2)
Autoblasters (3)
•R7-A7 (3)

Total: 64

View in the X-Wing Squad Builder

I think this could be nasty.

7 hours ago, ForceSensitive said:

I'm really excited to do down some named Torrents and watch as people have to actually read cards for a change. Going to be all like 'wait, what's that guy do??'.

Awwww yissss.

Come to think of it. Didn't the designers say in an interview once that the initial point costs on Torrents were because the playtester groups had somehow favored the named pilots over the generic pilots anyway? And that it asked what they thought they were worth.

Is that so? I can see Odball and maybe Kickback chosen to fire missiles/use sync console because of initiative. Tucker for raw efficiency, one extra action for very cheap over the generics, but Swoop and Axe?

Swoop is really bad, it can only use his ability himself when he dials a straight 3 or 4 maneuver (sucks), those red 3 banks.... They kill him. It is also difficult to use on other friends plus it stresses them. Axe, on the other hand, could enable some double modified attack from a friend, but to make this consistent you need to pass the focus when he attacks to a friend who already had a lock. The only possibility that makes sense to me is a bravo flight officer with passive sensors and some torpedoes but still, not that good. Axe's attack will probably miss, too.

32 minutes ago, reqent said:

My order shipped very excited.

What cannon makes the most sense on an actis?

Eta-2 Actis - •Anakin Skywalker - 64
•Anakin Skywalker - Hero of Coruscant (56)
Predator (2)
Autoblasters (3)
•R7-A7 (3)

Total: 64

View in the X-Wing Squad Builder

I think this could be nasty.

My group plays Aces High a lot and I'm looking at Anakin for 75 point games. This is what I've come up with for that format....

Eta-2 Actis - •Anakin Skywalker - 75
•Anakin Skywalker - Hero of Coruscant (56)
Marksmanship (1)
Autoblasters (3)
•R7-A7 (3)
Stealth Device (8)
Extreme Maneuvers (4)

Total: 75

View in the X-Wing Squad Builder

I'm also thinking about swapping the Stealth Device for Afterburners. If I were to play Anakin in a regular game I'd drop the Stealth Device....maybe.

3 hours ago, T70 Driver said:

My group plays Aces High a lot and I'm looking at Anakin for 75 point games. This is what I've come up with for that format....

Eta-2 Actis - •Anakin Skywalker - 75
•Anakin Skywalker - Hero of Coruscant (56)
Marksmanship (1)
Autoblasters (3)
•R7-A7 (3)
Stealth Device (8)
Extreme Maneuvers (4)

Total: 75

View in the X-Wing Squad Builder

I'm also thinking about swapping the Stealth Device for Afterburners. If I were to play Anakin in a regular game I'd drop the Stealth Device....maybe.

What about predator instead of marksmanship? Wouldn't it be better even if you had to cut for example the cannon? Or drop to afterburners as you say.

Ok I see what you are trying to do here: R7-A4, markmanship, autoblasters 😅