When I read the FFG preview of the B-Wing iI giggled like a schoolgirl. Its upgrades and whatnot are definitely expensive but check this out.
Ten Numb with Target lock getting a free focus and using Adv. Proton Tporpedoes. You are pretty much guaranteed 5 hits unless you rolled all blanks. Now that is insane. That will F up anything in this game so royally. Did anyone else giggle too?
Well, Ten's ability is that you can't cancel a crit with defense dice, so you can still cancel the hits from the APT. And yes, Buhalin has done the math that you have like a 98% chance of getting 5 hits if you fire your APT while having a focus token. This is true on Ten or any ship that can carry an APT. They are a potent weapon for sure, but there are many ways to prevent them from being used effectively as well.
Bwings are going to be the ship that is used the most from this wave, IMO, but people are still going to have to learn how to fly them.
You are right that they are going to have a steep learning curve to fly. They cant just be thrown in and expected to win.
But you didnt answer my main question. Did you giggle?
But you didnt answer my main question. Did you giggle?
Yes....yes I did.
Minimum 37 points for a cool one shot ability on a slow as **** bomber that melts to concentrated fire?
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Edited by Breaking The LawHes definitely getting a second round if the player has any idea what hes doing. He could take two by then.
I gotta be honest, I see bombers getting out maneuvered and with few evade dice getting tore apart. I think a named B-wing pilot against to TIEs is in trouble. One A-wing or Squint should be able to out fly the B-wing.
Same goes for a doup. Those TIE bombers can't take evade tokens so after the missiles are gone Darkcurse should rock those bombers in IMP on IMP crime.
This wave is all about support. I think the IMPs got the best support ship in the game with the shuttle. Those named pilots have some amazing ways to support TIEs. The Crow, not so much. Rebels already have a focus passer. The ability to get one more red dice on a big attack is huge, but not broken. The shuttle's ability to give a Squint or a Doup a targetlock??? that is over powering.
So how do you support the B-wing? That is the question.