X-Wing Battle Damage Mod

[X-Wing Battle Damage Mod]

I saw a photo of a TIE Fighter with battle damage on Boardgamegeek.com the other day. I immediately tried to find a good tutorial on how to do it and unfortunately I couldn’t really find what I was looking for, so I decided that I would just give it a shot! After I finished my first TIE I realized that this mod is an extremely easy look to achieve. I even made a little tutorial for those of you how are unsure about how challenging this mod will be. Check it out and let me know what you think!

 

http://flamingdicereviews.com/2015/08/09/stay-on-target-005-battle-damage-mod/

 

 

[Breaking the Meta]

Thanks for the replies everyone! Sorry for the miscommunication in the article concerning the acronyms. I will definitely define those more clearly in the future. 

 

Have you read any articles on advanced metagame development?  Your article doesn't really push the boundary of knowledge.  Also, there's a chronological reason as to why you see people copying builds at the moment:  XWing is currently in second stage of meta development, which is when the Tier 1 builds are beginning to become solidly defined.  We reach Tier 2 when the Tier 2 counter builds become defined, which should be within a few months or so.  We already see some counter builds, but not that many yet, because people haven't fully explored the whole meta and know every Tier 1 build exactly yet.  

 

Also, if you paid attention to very early Wave 5 builds, those were a little different:  Chiraneau, used by high level champions, for instance used Expose EI instead of VI and EU.  However, slowly of course, it became more obvious that EU was too powerful to ignore and that VI was also required as the myth that the PS war was over was solidly debunked. 

No I haven't read those articles but if you link them I would love to check them out. Like I said in the disclaimer, I don't claim to know any more than anyone, I was just writing about my personal observations. Thanks for the reply though I am actually fairly new to this game, so please forgive my lack of information on the earlier stages of the game.

Anyway, I appreciate you all taking the time to check it out and for the feedback.  

[Breaking the Meta]

Hey everyone! If you have read the 2015 Regional Standing thread that was compiled you can see that the current "strongest" builds are the same as they have every been. Here is an article I wrote on the subject on the subject. Check it out and post comments below. Let me know what you think and what we can do to Break the Meta!

http://flamingdicereviews.com/2015/07/19/stay-on-target-003-breaking-the-meta/

[How to Deal With Sliding Bases!]

Hey everyone! This is my first post so I apologize if this is a topic covered more in-depth somewhere else! I have been researching ideas for how to stop my bases from sliding around on the game mat so badly. There is nothing more frustrating that when you are going to make an important move or measurement and a ship gets bumped! This is a precision game after all! So I added little foam dots to my bases. I picked them up at a local department store. Here is a link to the article (with pictures) I just posted on the subject for all of you who are interested in trying my method. 

 

http://flamingdicereviews.com/2015/07/12/stay-on-target-002-how-to-deal-with-sliding-bases/

 

Let me know what you all think about this method! I played the bases last night in a league game at my Local Game Store and they were so much better than before. 

 

Thanks!