(Fake) FFG announces first medium based ship: Firespray.

[sploosh 29]

I want the firepray to be completely rebuilt.  Would anyone actually be upset if the firespray was "reimagined?"

So a medium based ship is created, what would it be??

1) I would assume it uses large based ship barrel roll.

2) They'd be 1.5 bases in size?

any other thoughts?

I'd want the firespray to have a mobile firing arc (Front or back only).... play like Quickdraw with options for fire control systems and primed thrusters.  Boba fett had all the legal AND illegal tech. Maybe even create a new Tech.  A card that takes 1 system AND 1 illicit (IG could use it too).

 

Edited August 2, 2017 by sploosh

[FTS Gecko 23,148]

Great!  WELL DONE sploosh, now we're NEVER going to see medium base ships!

[Kyle Ren 6,284]

If the K-Wing, ARC-170, IG-2000, U-Wing, G1-A Starfighter, and Punisher all get reimagined to fit on medium-sized bases and the Ghost becomes a huge ship compatible with tourney play (but with energy, hardpoints, regen, etc.) I'm all for it! Also, the U-Wing, G1-A, and Punisher all need to be significantly more powerful in their reimaginings. 

[xbeaker 341]

I'm fine with just small and large based ships.  Adding medium would add a lot more fiddlyness to the game.  More bases I need to carry, SO MANY cards would need to be FAQ'd because do the large only cards become large and medium, do the small only become small and medium?  Then there is the weird scale. If the Firespray become a Medium, I guess the Aggressor would have to as well right?  Even if we aren't re imagining ships adding a new size class at this point could really throw off balance.  If there were going to do it, they needed to establish it in wave 2.  

As for the Firespray, yeah, there is a lot more they could have done with that ship were it released today.  It is a victim of being one of the first ships.  But as we already have Imperial and Scum incarnations of it, I wouldn't hold my breath for a new version.  

[VanderLegion 4,939]

3 minutes ago, Kieransi said:

If the K-Wing, ARC-170, IG-2000, U-Wing, G1-A Starfighter, and Punisher all get reimagined to fit on medium-sized bases and the Ghost becomes a huge ship compatible with tourney play (but with energy, hardpoints, regen, etc.) I'm all for it! Also, the U-Wing, G1-A, and Punisher all need to be significantly more powerful in their reimaginings. 

The ghost as a standard 100-point legal ship but using energy and huge ship stuff could have been really interesting.

[Boom Owl 11,739]

I want the following changes for the Firespray:

1. Cannon can poop backwards ( Screw you dash)

2.  Illicit Upgrade for Imp Firespray

3. System Upgrade

Its a pretty strong platform, highly customizable and already a fun overcosted ship. If it had those 3 things i think itd be more widely popular.

Medium base would be neat but to complicated for them to implement at this point.

Edited August 2, 2017 by Boom Owl

[NeverBetTheFett 1,514]

Have many people tried Adrasta and with Bomblet Generator yet? Could be a nice addition to an Imp firespray. Yes, it still needs help, but hey.

[Boom Owl 11,739]

@NeverBetTheFett

Been meaning to try this. He still dies way to fast without Lone Wolf or Rec Spec though. 

Boba Fett — Firespray-31	39
Veteran Instincts	1
Heavy Laser Cannon	7
Rebel Captive	3
Ion Pulse Missiles	3
Bomblet Generator	3
Engine Upgrade	4
Andrasta	0
Ship Total: 60
"Quickdraw" — TIE/sf Fighter	29
Veteran Instincts	1
Fire-Control System	2
Cluster Missiles	4
Pattern Analyzer	2
Lightweight Frame	2
Special Ops Training	0
Ship Total: 40

Edited August 2, 2017 by Boom Owl

[varthanna 78]

I've previously seen people suggest "medium" bases be rectangles (1x2). If a ship is wide (K-wing, Firespray, Punisher) and can barrel roll, do it like a Large ship. If it is long (Arc, U-wing, IG-2000), it barrel rolls like a Small ship. I liked it. Creates a lot of interesting design space with their firing arcs, too.

[Kyle Ren 6,284]

49 minutes ago, NeverBetTheFett said:

Have many people tried Adrasta and with Bomblet Generator yet? Could be a nice addition to an Imp firespray. Yes, it still needs help, but hey.

Sadly, Andrasta is still pretty worthless. I'd rather take Imperial Kath with Slave 1, Proton Bombs, Cruise Missiles, Mangler Cannon, Deadeye, and Extra Munitions. (Or just a Bounty Hunter with Slave 1, EM, and Cluster Mines). 

The Firespray is too expensive of a ship to really benefit from cheap bombs like Bomblet, so Extra Munitions will continue to make Andrasta worthless.

Not that I care anyway, since Emon and the Andrasta are completely non-thematic in this game anyway - everytime I play X-Wing Alliance on my PC, Emon just nukes everything with dozens of missiles! 

[Stevey86 1,347]

1 hour ago, NeverBetTheFett said:

Have many people tried Adrasta and with Bomblet Generator yet? Could be a nice addition to an Imp firespray. Yes, it still needs help, but hey.

Not yet but am planning to.

Absolutely love Boba with PTL, Isard, Engine and a couple of bombs. Can't see it being worse with more bombs.