Talk:Talonbane Cobra/@comment-454133-20160906013251

Does anyone ever give him Opportunist, or Expose + Experimental Interface? Or is Rage ultimately better? Rage really stresses him out hard, and it will take a while for him to recover (meanwhile he's not able to focus, k-turn, etc as needed). But Opportunist is hard to use on a high-PS ship (no friends to waste enemy's tokens before his turn), and Expose + EI is stressful and potentially hazardous for the defenses. An extra die may not be helpful.

I like the idea of a repeatable, 5- or 6-die attacker who doesn't need support (e.g. Jan Ors) to make it happen. But... he has to be at range 1. Maybe Engine Upgrade or Vectored Thrusters are better. They make great use of his high PS to close the distance, arc-dodge, or get to range 3 in emergencies, and with PTL he could still focus (it would be wasteful to not focus with that many dice). And he could focus + target lock when he doesn't need extra movement.

PTL + Vectored Thrusters + Glitterstim is 35 points. 37 for Engine Upgrade, should boost be more valuable.