AscentStudios Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I just wish they had spoiled the dial :( Yeah - aside from saying "it has more green than a B-Wing" (is that really possible to have more Red than a B-Wing?) it was a bit of a bummer. Maybe TPTB decided showing everything was a bit much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 They haven't revealed the dial but I think we can make some pretty solid guesses on it. We know it has a white 1 bank, and a white 3 turn. It would be very odd to see a ship with a 1 bank but no 1 turn (especially a very maneuverable one), so I'm sure it'll have that. Though if the bank is white, the turn would be as well. If it has a white 3 turn, it will obviously have a 3 bank, but I doubt very much that would be green. My guess is all it's 2s are green, as well as green straight 3s and 4s. It may have a 5, but I don't think it would be green (that's A-Wing territory, yo). As for Ks, the E-Wing is described as being incredibly nimble so my money is on two of them. The only combo not yet seen is a 2 and something else, so that's what I'm going with. 2 and 4 (both obviously red) would be my guess. I don't think it'll have a maneuver as crazy as the defender, but I bet it'll have a wow factor on there and that fits the bill nicely. Here's my prediction diagram (black font is white, revealed maneuvers are underlined): 5: l 4: l U 3: < \ l / > 2: < \ l / > U 1: < \ / > The green 4 I waver on, but I'll be optimistic on it. I could see it going either way, but I really don't think it'll have a 1 straight (it'll be a crowded dial as-is). The green 4 may compensate for that but if it's white, no biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashthedean Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I seriously doubt a 2-K as that is pretty solidly B-Wing territory and would be a little too good on a ship like the E-Wing. I could see 3 and 4 like a TIE Fighter or 3 and 5 like an Interceptor though. Aside from that everything looks pretty likely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 B-Wing is the only one so far, but that doesn't necessarily mean it can't happen again. Definitely not positive on it, but it would go with the description that it is capable of levels of performance previously thought impossible. A man can dream can't he?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashthedean Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Rebels aren't allowed to dream. Get back to the spice mines alien scum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AscentStudios Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 So I ran Tarn Mison + R7 astromech in my list today, and he was everything I hoped he would be. As a low PS X-Wing pilot, most peeps ignored him unless they didn't have a shot at Chewie or the Y-Wing, so it nearly always went "they attack - I TL - they roll - I burn TL to force them to reroll all hits and focus - they roll worse - I evade what remains." Seriously, Tarn took minimal damage in each of the two games I played with him, and is solid enough with that comboI will probably pull Biggs from my standard list and put in Tarn + R7 instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yeah I'm definitely excited about that combo too and will probably be trying it out next week. He and Hobbie with ol' Stressbot (I can't keep all those garbage cans straight). I did try Jake Farrell out last night and absolutely loved him--even though I did eventually fly him onto an asteroid and he died swiftly with no actions to protect himself. I ran him with VI and PtL and he was amazing for 26 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AscentStudios Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yeah I'm definitely excited about that combo too and will probably be trying it out next week. He and Hobbie with ol' Stressbot (I can't keep all those garbage cans straight). Stressbot is fan-fricking-tastic in a Y-Wing with Ion Cannon - attack, stress them, then hope for an Ion, GG. Seriously, you're gonna see even *more* Ion-Turret Y's with this guy around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yeah but it only works in the firing arc still. It'll be brutal when it works, but avoiding a Y-wing's arc is relatively easy. And they don't get rid of stress too well. Not without saying "I'll be right over there, please don't focus fire on me." I'd rather stick a stress on 'em and suffer no consequence, rather than go with the Y. That said, Dutch and Hobbie will be best buds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AscentStudios Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Phantom is up (with a dial!): http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=4795 It's pretty much what I expected...which is to say, really hard to hem in, but still a ship you want to duel with at Range 3 while flanking the hell out of the other guy...much like a fancy Interceptor. With 5 AG at Range 3, or behind asteroids, and a pretty solid dial, I think this little guy can be pretty slippery. Especially "Echo" who is like a super Lt. Lorrir from Imperial Aces... Check the possible movement diagram just for decloaking + barrel roll...that's pretty mindblowing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisruptiveConduct Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 That diagram of manuvers hurts my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AscentStudios Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 That diagram of manuvers hurts my brain. You know what else hurts your brain? My GR-75, when I FLY STRAIGHT INTO IT. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Emerick Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Wave 4 is "On the Boat"! Also played my first game of Epic last night. 300 points is heaps of fun!!! I'd played 300 points before, but last night was the first game with Transports. Can't wait to get my CR-90! Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AscentStudios Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 DisruptiveConduct came over last night to show off his E-Wing prize from the release tournament last week, and it's pretty cool. He didn't fully abuse the Astromech + Systems upgrade combo, but it flies a lot like the love child of an X-Wing and a TIE Fighter. The dial was not as good as I expected it to be, but its aces are so ridiculously good it's no biggie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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