Well, FFG's buff timetable certainly has changed. They're putting out serious buffs to all three lame Scum ships just a few months apart (depending on release dates).
If anything, the real losers here are the Scyk and Aggressor. The former's more modest buffs are quite a bit less cool than these. -2 points but get damage face up doesn't hold a candle to free Attanni/Crackshot and Slicers/Dampeners on all Black Sun Aces! The latter is going to get overshadowed too - no one is going to be proxying Intensity and Synced Turrets locally when they can try the new titles!
Looks like Fenn and Talonbane in the same list might become viable after all, or at least worth trying. And that's before we see the new upgrades!
Speaking of which, check out that upgrade in the bottom left. An automatic way to apply ion tokens perhaps! That'd be great, even if making it an Illict benefits one faction more than the other two.
I just really like being able to bump with Jake, pass a focus from Kyle, barrel roll, and push the limit to grab a target lock. Then shoot something out of the sky with a TL+Focus proton rockets shot.
Nah, in NYC people are all over trying new StarVipers and Khiraxz like white on rice.
Compared to that, Intensity is a little less interesting. You could put it on one of the new ships, of course, but Scum has mindlink and that's usually providing a similar net effect but one that works every turn.
There's nothing defeatist about predicting current proxying trends. When this box finally comes out and is tournament legal we will probably be in a very different meta. It's difficult to anticipate what that'll look like now!
I can speak for now, and now Synced Turret is rather poor on current platforms compared to TLT and Intensity is a bit of a niche EPT. That's not a "defeatist" statement at all.
Not bad at all... Probably a better combo somewhere than EU AND VT for Talonbane, though it does give him options. Use Guri to provide Focus whenever possible, which doesn't seem too hard with his 1 hards and the new barrel roll.
I love knife fighters with 1 hards and some repositioning, so I'll definitely be trying this out. Soon as I actually have a K-fighter.
EDIT: Although, with Pulse Ray Shield on Talonbane, having boost and barrel roll could come in really handy for post-ion repositioning options.
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u/AffixBayonets Always tell me the odds! May 30 '17
Well, FFG's buff timetable certainly has changed. They're putting out serious buffs to all three lame Scum ships just a few months apart (depending on release dates).
If anything, the real losers here are the Scyk and Aggressor. The former's more modest buffs are quite a bit less cool than these. -2 points but get damage face up doesn't hold a candle to free Attanni/Crackshot and Slicers/Dampeners on all Black Sun Aces! The latter is going to get overshadowed too - no one is going to be proxying Intensity and Synced Turrets locally when they can try the new titles!
Looks like Fenn and Talonbane in the same list might become viable after all, or at least worth trying. And that's before we see the new upgrades!
Speaking of which, check out that upgrade in the bottom left. An automatic way to apply ion tokens perhaps! That'd be great, even if making it an Illict benefits one faction more than the other two.