Board Thread:Homebrew/@comment-31818858-20170425000357/@comment-70.170.42.79-20170715002118

Just a thought to add to the great debate of the X-Wing fix...

Improved S-Foil (Attack / Closed)

X-wing or B-wing Only. Modification. Dual Card. 2 Points

(Attack) Your action bar gains the Barrel Roll icon. Action: You may perform a free SLAM action. Flip this card over.

(Closed) After you reveal a manuever, you may flip this card over. Your action bar gains SLAM icon. You may not perform primary weapon attacks or Boost actions.

This grants the X-wing added maneuverability and options on how to fly, which doesn't necessarily boost the great fix-blocker that is Biggs. Now this does compete with  Integrated Astromech  (IA)  on X-wings, which Biggs will likely still fly with over this when flying with other types of ships, but again, that's part of the point. This awards smarter, more skilled pilots, to take advantage of potentially better positioning that can be granted by SLAM. Due to the rules on wording and the precedent set by IA, the thought of "T-65 Only" upgrade is going to be difficult if not impossible. Instead of isolating the thought "can't go on T-70", we just make it slightly less valuble for the T-70, with it essentially trading Boost for SLAM.

As an added bonus, both thematically and game play wise, we have the opportunity to give the B-wing a little boost. The (Attack) side is really no added benefit, but with the closed side only affecting primary weapons, it allows the B-wing to still make use of its Cannon and/or Torpedo slots, and gain the SLAM action for 2 points. And its still able to set up for a primary attack since the card is flipped after revealing a maneuver to the attack side.

A thought, anyways.