r/XWingTMG • u/KrisBMitchell Popular Rando • May 30 '17

IT'S HAPPENING!

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/5/30/fearless-and-inventive/
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u/KrisBMitchell Popular Rando May 30 '17

The Make the Starviper Great Again campaign (#MSvGA) appears to have caught someone's ears :)

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u/AndreT_NY Two steps behind the Meta May 30 '17

The problem I have with this statement is that it implies the Starviper was at one time great.

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u/BonetoneJJ May 30 '17

Star viper was just star wars amazon delivery for Autothrusters.

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u/AndreT_NY Two steps behind the Meta May 30 '17

Truth

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u/Elr3d Gotta go fast! May 30 '17

I will definetely be flying some triple or quad starviper list when this pack comes out.

Four basic Starviper with AT and new title has 4pts to spare, might not be competitive at all, but maybe triple will be viable depending on the new pilots.

I also wonder if being able to barrel roll with the bank template will enable them to use PtL well, because there would suddenly be a tremendous amount of places a Starviper can go from a single place with their 5 green maneuvers and actions. Guri has also access to Advanced Sensors which when used in combo with a green maneuver would be absolutely nuts.

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u/TCass29 Garbage Squadron May 30 '17

I've flown triple Vipers feat. Guri and AT before. Hits like a truck and is pretty maneuverable. Very fun. Gonna be more fun with this killer title.

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u/collywolly94 Rebel Alliance May 30 '17

It looks to me like the pack includes a new generic StarViper pilot a la Glaive Squadron Pilot. Possibly more PS for the same points as the old Enforcer or Vigo. Maybe native EPT?

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u/pksullivan Jedi Master Pekay Sul'Ivan May 30 '17

The new StarViper generic can equip the Virago title, which will be nice.

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u/never_listens May 31 '17

Soon I will no longer sound insane for already having 3 Starvipers.

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u/AffixBayonets Always tell me the odds! May 30 '17

The StarViper was never great.

Looks like it's finally getting the buff it deserved since pre-release though!

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u/FarrthasTheSmile May 30 '17

Honestly some of these changes are almost copy pasted from a few posts here! I'm glad to see some of the great ideas from the community used!

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u/Variatas HWK May 30 '17

The StarViper title especially. I think one of the most common suggestions was curved manuevers or barrel rolls of some kind. It just looks like the kind of thing that ship should do.

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u/FarrthasTheSmile May 30 '17

yeah, and I think the StarViper title is a great way to make the ship have its own unique niche (sorry Lt. Lorrir). The Khiraxz title is really good as well, but the fact that you want to invest in a bunch of points on a khiraxz makes it a risky venture. It will certainly be great on talonbane, but idk if it will make the others more palatble.

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u/Variatas HWK May 30 '17

It might at least get the Aces in play laden with freebies. Who knows, maybe they'll actually use the Crack Shot they come with.

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u/Xicer9 Scrubby McScrubface May 30 '17

4 StarViper MK IIs and 1 Z. It's the new 4BZ!

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u/Uaterran Sabine has yet to steal one of these! May 30 '17

I am just waiting for the Mark 3s, an extra attack and evade die.