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  1. Posted

    I've been toying around with many crew carriers for my Snap/Juke A-wings with varying results (TIEs, ARCs, U-wing, K-wing, HWK, etc) but I think PS3 Auzituck is the winner. Tanky enough and can hit hard if you are lucky.

    A-Wing: Green Squadron Pilot (19)
         Snap Shot (2)
         Chardaan Refit (-2)
         Autothrusters (2)
         A-Wing Test Pilot (0)
         Juke (2)
    A-Wing: Green Squadron Pilot (19)
         Snap Shot (2)
         Chardaan Refit (-2)
         Autothrusters (2)
         A-Wing Test Pilot (0)
         Juke (2)
    A-Wing: Green Squadron Pilot (19)
         Snap Shot (2)
         Chardaan Refit (-2)
         Autothrusters (2)
         A-Wing Test Pilot (0)
         Juke (2)
    Auzituck Gunship: Wookiee Liberator (26)
         · A score to settle (0)
         Operations Specialist (3)
         · Jan Ors (2)
    -- TOTAL ------- 100p. --

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  4. Posted · Edited by Arthur_McGuire

    In casual games I don't mind the phones because it has never been a problem. I mostly play against adults who use phones for work related things and when the phone rings we just stop the timer for a moment. My phone is always on the table because I use it as a timer and for documentation (I take pics of the table before and after every combat phase so I can analyze the game afterwards. Naturally I ask if it's ok with the other player.).

    Tournaments are held usually during weekends so there are no work related calls to answer. Also there is no time for documentation.

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  6. Posted · Edited by Arthur_McGuire

    Happy friday!

    I'm going to have some fun rollercoaster action in local amusement park today. Also might visit FLGS for a little plastic crack treat on my way back. And then some X-wing in the evening with my stepson. This is turning out to be a great friday.

    As for the new game mechanics I'd like to see, I've been fantasizing about a Missile Turret that gives you one missile slot and grants you ability to fire your ordnance out of arc. I first had an idea of a disposable turret (Hot Shot Blaster style) but I think it might work better with missiles.

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  7. Posted

    34 minutes ago, Vitalis said:

    Heh that remainded me of a cool game we play sometimes when doing X-wing trips with my group: we launch an android squad builder change language of cards to some language we have no idea about (like french or deutsch) and try to guess what card was read :D Pretty funny considering how we hurt the language while reading those :D

    Spanish is my favorite

  8. Posted

    In Finland we laugh at the literal and complete finnish translation of the red Core Set. They only made a small print of Cores because Finland is a small market and everybody speaks english as a second language. Now that I think of it it would have been hilarious if we had TIE Torjuntahävittäjä (Interceptor) or TIE Kehittynyt (Advanced). Almost the only reason aside of joke factor to buy the finnish core is that it's couple of euros cheaper because of EU customs regulations making it cheaper to import things printed in the official language.

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  10. Posted · Edited by Arthur_McGuire

    1 hour ago, AllWingsStandyingBy said:


    Shade is overcosted by 3 points and coffee hasn't been competitive since frappes were released.

    And triple espresso macchiato needs to be nerfed.

    EDIT: Seriously, people should do caffeinated squad building more because we need fresh list ideas every day.

  11. Posted · Edited by Arthur_McGuire

    1 hour ago, BadMotivator said:

    I'm taking a double phantom list to a store championship. I will break the meta with sheer force of will.

    I just hope someone brought double Phantoms to our Store Champs because they are the one thing my list eats for breakfast...

  12. Posted · Edited by Arthur_McGuire

    5 hours ago, Thormind said:

    Problem is there is absolutely no available answer to the few powercreeps at the moment outside of playing them. They are light years away from the rest of the game material. Yes you can still win if you bring something you made but your chances are much lower. Assuming equal skill and equal luck, the player with the powercreep will always win.  Thats not fun for many players.

     

    That's why I said "counter-meta" doesn't win Worlds... I might be a bit privileged but in my local community there is some kind of honor code and the more skilled players don't just bring textbook meta lists to the table. There are meta elements but mostly just fun. This is game of skill and luck and they are both variables that affect each other.

  13. Posted · Edited by Arthur_McGuire

    On 29.6.2017 at 0:19 AM, imzeke21 said:

    Someone already won a store champ with snap juke A-wings? I'm impressed. Also, how many A-wing's does one need in their list for it to work?

     

    I made this meme for one of many "Make A-wing Great Again" threads:

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    I myself finished third in a casual tourney a couple of weeks back with 3xSnap/Juke Greens with Zeb(OpSpec) and Rex, and I'm pretty confident on taking them to upcoming store champs...

    EDIT: I've been trying out some other OpSpec carriers (Heff, Ahsoka, Braylen) but Zeb/Rex has been by far the best...

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  14. Posted

    4 minutes ago, Innese said:

    The third plays into the fact that my lists always contain a pretty large dose of jank. I fly Scyks, HWKs, and other ships that you usually never see, in all sorts of strange ways. People usually either underestimate or completely disregard certain ships because they see very little play. If you suddenly found yourself across the table from 2 Scyks & 2 HWKs, what would you do? Half the time my opponent gets over confident, over-commits with one of their ships, and I eat them alive.

    I love that "You brought WHAT?!?" and the surprise factor when I present my list, be it triple A-wings with double Rebel TIEs to 100/6, extremely risky Bro-Bot list to an escalation tournament at this day and age, or Moralo+Triple-Bots with Binayre kamikaze squadron (as in Dead Man's Switches with all the exess points) to Team Epic.

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  15. Posted

    Just now, dotswarlock said:

    It's even more fun when you can theocraft with a friend through the day with an email or 2 during downtimes.  It helps to keep the day fun!

    I do that most every day with my stepson. He lives with his father in another town but every other weekend he visits us and we put our theories to the test.

  16. Posted · Edited by Arthur_McGuire

    1 hour ago, dotswarlock said:

    - Find the trends in the meta lists, find the weak spots, build a list accordingly and learn to fly it.

     

    The latter takes more work and requires looking past the recurring components that you find in listjuggler in order to find the combination that other people did not think about.

    That's exactly what I meant with "counter-meta".

    I really like it when I can challenge myself and put my mind into the game even when not playing. I scout the local meta by attending to even the smallest tournaments and start almost every morning with nice warm cup of theorycrafting (with a side of espresso).

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  17. Posted

    In addition to "meta" and "anti-meta", there is also "counter-meta" which is my favorite. While a good "anti-meta" can in right hands turn out to be the next "meta", playing "counter-meta" is an infinite ongoing challenge. "Counter-meta" may not win you the Worlds or Continentals but can easily do well in Nats, Regionals and Store Champs.

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  20. Posted

    Lancer-class Pursuit Craft: · Ketsu Onyo (38)
         Veteran Instincts (1)
         Tactical Jammer (1)
    M3-A Interceptor: Cartel Spacer (14)
         "Heavy Scyk" Interceptor (2)
         "Mangler" Cannon (4)
    M3-A Interceptor: Cartel Spacer (14)
         "Heavy Scyk" Interceptor (2)
         "Mangler" Cannon (4)
    M3-A Interceptor: Cartel Spacer (14)
         "Heavy Scyk" Interceptor (2)
         "Mangler" Cannon (4)
    -- TOTAL ------- 100p. --

  21. Posted

    JumpMaster 5000: · Dengar (33)
         Attanni Mindlink (1)
         Plasma Torpedoes (3)
         Guidance Chips (0)
         · Boba Fett (1)
         · Punishing One (12)
         Feedback Array (2)
         Overclocked R4 (1)
    JumpMaster 5000: · Tel Trevura (30)
         Attanni Mindlink (1)
         Plasma Torpedoes (3)
         Guidance Chips (0)
         · "Gonk" (2)
         Feedback Array (2)
         · R5-P8 (3)
    -- TOTAL ------- 94p. --

    I'm on fire with this challenge! Massive bid because the expansion only has one Plasma Torp per...

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  22. Posted · Edited by Arthur_McGuire

    JumpMaster 5000: Contracted Scout (25)
         Attanni Mindlink (1)
         Plasma Torpedoes (3)
         Guidance Chips (0)
         · "Gonk" (2)
         Feedback Array (2)
    JumpMaster 5000: Contracted Scout (25)
         Attanni Mindlink (1)
         Plasma Torpedoes (3)
         Guidance Chips (0)
         · Dengar (3)
         Feedback Array (2)
    JumpMaster 5000: Contracted Scout (25)
         Attanni Mindlink (1)
         Plasma Torpedoes (3)
         Guidance Chips (0)
         · Boba Fett (1)
         Feedback Array (2)
    -- TOTAL ------- 99p. --

    EDIT: This was literally my first Triple-Scout list ever but someone had to do it...

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  24. Posted · Edited by Arthur_McGuire

    5 hours ago, Celestial Lizards said:

    I was at a gathering of all my X-Wing bros and we played a massive epic team game. 200 points each, two players per team. I used a Raider, an Upsilon (which I put on an epic peg to look even more sinister), and a Bomber, and my teammate went with an all out Fighter swarm. We played against a CR90, a GR75, an Outrider, an ARC, and a TIE. Asteroid setup was odd, we used 6 for each team, and you had to place two at the same time and within range 1 of each other. It helped that we were using two mats :P 

    Isn't that just plain Team Epic?

    EDIT: Not that there's anything wrong with Team Epic. I just literally minutes ago made one TE list for me and my stepson...

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