Late to the party, but I wonder if the Quadjumper with the space tug tractor array may not be getting a usage bump with the Kimogila release. Tractor movement to line up bullseye shots might be strong enough to justify the cost (especially if you can add some other support role stuff in the process - maybe Boshek? ) and debuffing the Kimogila's already lousy agility in the process isn't such a big deal. Of course you can always dream about using it to reposition an enemy instead - it could happen, in theory. :) Funny to hear you talking about no one using bombs, though. Amazing what the heavy bomber releases did to the game, isn't it?
long time watcher, 1st time commenting though. I don't know if i'll end up picking up this ship. I only fly scum occasionally and there's nothing here really drawing my eye. I like Bo-Shek but don't really care for any of the other characters piloting and as crew for this ship. I am excited for some of the shenanigans this adds to the meta so hopefully some of these new weird things will spill over into some ships I find more exciting. Great video man, can't wait to check out the other ones you do for wave 10.
Fun ship. I wonder how many players will set it up backwards on the edge or side edges. doesn't seem like it has a reason to other than to be cool. interesting to see BoShek. cool looking ship nice paint and colors.
Should have been a firepower 1 but thanks to the outcry over the HWK it has firepower 2. Which is ironic now that power creep has placed Firepower 2 in the same category as 1.
OK, so this is a space tug? Hence its enormous engines and fairly low speed. It has the ability to tractor other ships. On the face of it you should be able to drag other ships into mines or asteroids or at the very least restrict the movement of the ship(s) with the token. However, Tractor beam does not seem to work that way? As far as I can see it simply reduces the the agility (-1) and the token is removed during the end phase. There is the potential to force a barrel roll, although the owner* of the ship receiving the tractor token gets to choose which way it rolls? Seems a very weak ability, considering you have to put your ship in harms way (within range 1) in order to use Tractor beam? Anyone know of any videos where tractor beams have actually been used? *Assuming you are placing a tractor token on an enemy ship as the card actually says "Opposing player" I cannot imagine that you would force a barrel role on a friendly ship when the opposing player gets to chose where it lands?
Oh hang on, I may be reading that incorrectly : "The first time a small ship receives a tractor beam token each round, the opposing player chooses one of the following effects: Perform a barrel roll using the [STRAIGHT 1] maneuver template. The opposing player selects the direction of the barrel roll and the final position of the ship. Perform a boost using the [STRAIGHT 1] maneuver template." So its the OPPOSING player relative to the SHIP receiving the tractor token? Furthermore its NOT optional, so if you place a token on a friendly ship as a side effect of targeting an enemy ship with Unkar Plutt, then your opponent can choose to throw your allied ship out of position or even into harms way. OK that makes mores sense. It would require a very skillful Scum And Villainy player I think?
So many times, I have been able to throw a Interceptor or Tie Fighter onto an asteroid, making them take damage and lose actions. Tractor beam is really good.
Shenanigans! Love it. Just got this expansion and looking forward to getting those shenanigans going.
Late to the party, but I wonder if the Quadjumper with the space tug tractor array may not be getting a usage bump with the Kimogila release. Tractor movement to line up bullseye shots might be strong enough to justify the cost (especially if you can add some other support role stuff in the process - maybe Boshek? ) and debuffing the Kimogila's already lousy agility in the process isn't such a big deal. Of course you can always dream about using it to reposition an enemy instead - it could happen, in theory. :) Funny to hear you talking about no one using bombs, though. Amazing what the heavy bomber releases did to the game, isn't it?
long time watcher, 1st time commenting though. I don't know if i'll end up picking up this ship. I only fly scum occasionally and there's nothing here really drawing my eye. I like Bo-Shek but don't really care for any of the other characters piloting and as crew for this ship. I am excited for some of the shenanigans this adds to the meta so hopefully some of these new weird things will spill over into some ships I find more exciting. Great video man, can't wait to check out the other ones you do for wave 10.
Fun ship. I wonder how many players will set it up backwards on the edge or side edges. doesn't seem like it has a reason to other than to be cool. interesting to see BoShek. cool looking ship nice paint and colors.
I think we're supposed to just accept that all quad jumpers in X-wing are modified to have weapons
It's kind of weird that you don't see many bombs. In my area bomb-heavy K-wing is one of the dominant ships in Rebels - Sabine's just that good :)
Should have been a firepower 1 but thanks to the outcry over the HWK it has firepower 2. Which is ironic now that power creep has placed Firepower 2 in the same category as 1.
I find myself wondering why on earth they put hyperwave comm scanner in this expansion. doesn't seem to have a synergy with this ship at all. wierd.
Wasn't Zuvio the guy in Rey's Flashback of Kylo murdering him, with the Knights of Ren?
nope. Same TYPE of guy but different guy. Zuvio was supposed to try to arrest Rey and/or Finn in a deleted scene on Jakku.
Thanks for the clarification. I had wondered if he was meant to be the same person, or just the same species!
Cool Snowba Fett
BoShek has no faction affiliation..........is that a misprint or can side use him as crew?
Any side can use him!
interesting
Paul's article specifies he didn't want to limit him by faction, so very intentional
OK, so this is a space tug? Hence its enormous engines and fairly low speed. It has the ability to tractor other ships. On the face of it you should be able to drag other ships into mines or asteroids or at the very least restrict the movement of the ship(s) with the token. However, Tractor beam does not seem to work that way? As far as I can see it simply reduces the the agility (-1) and the token is removed during the end phase. There is the potential to force a barrel roll, although the owner* of the ship receiving the tractor token gets to choose which way it rolls? Seems a very weak ability, considering you have to put your ship in harms way (within range 1) in order to use Tractor beam?
Anyone know of any videos where tractor beams have actually been used?
*Assuming you are placing a tractor token on an enemy ship as the card actually says "Opposing player" I cannot imagine that you would force a barrel role on a friendly ship when the opposing player gets to chose where it lands?
Oh hang on, I may be reading that incorrectly :
"The first time a small ship receives a tractor beam token each round, the opposing player chooses one of the following effects:
Perform a barrel roll using the [STRAIGHT 1] maneuver template. The opposing player selects the direction of the barrel roll and the final position of the ship.
Perform a boost using the [STRAIGHT 1] maneuver template."
So its the OPPOSING player relative to the SHIP receiving the tractor token?
Furthermore its NOT optional, so if you place a token on a friendly ship as a side effect of targeting an enemy ship with Unkar Plutt, then your opponent can choose to throw your allied ship out of position or even into harms way.
OK that makes mores sense. It would require a very skillful Scum And Villainy player I think?
Tractor beam just doesn't do it for me.
So many times, I have been able to throw a Interceptor or Tie Fighter onto an asteroid, making them take damage and lose actions. Tractor beam is really good.