Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27666888-20170109125804/@comment-27666888-20170128062713

Whelp, had my regionals. I took the Inspiring Recruit/Kanan Jarrus version of the above. I placed exactly in the middle - some of this was my own terrible flying, and some of this was an absolute thrashing from a well constructed list in the second round.

First round I was up against a venerable local who is well known for his love of bombs. I steered well clear of his rear guides and won that match handily. Three times in a row Dash threw out five damage (after modification) and I never had to worry about the stress.

Second round I was up against a truly kitted out Palob Godalhi, with Fenn Rau and Old Teroch at his side. All three were Mind Linked. This Palob had everything: Dengar as crew, a TLT, Shield Upgrade, Moldy Crow. I knew his focus stealing would hurt my rage so I went for him first, but by the time I actually managed to down him Jan was out and Dash had about four hull left. This player was in first place and winning his semi when I took off.

Third round I fought a motley crew of Scum. Kath with her Rear Gunner, Kavil with a Dorsal, and a Z-95 with Homing Missile and Long-Range Scanners (I know, I know, but I let it pass because, by the time I noticed, I'd already killed most of his fleet). It was a clean win, except for a double dose of Ionisation driving Jan off the board in the second-to-last round of shooting.

Fourth round was all about rebel regen. I learnt the hard way how well Norra's ability synergises with Expertise, and by the fourth round all of my guys were flying by the seat of their pants with abundant crits. I managed to kill Norra with Dash, but lost him to Norra thanks to Simultaneous Attack. Still, 41/100 is better than 0/100.

Then came the cut, and I placed 9th (second year in a row I've missed out on fancy dice by one place!) It's all good, though. Had a lot of fun. Dash with Inspiring Recruit, and Jan with Kanan, is definitely better than Chopper and Nien. Great suggestions from all. I'm wondering if it would be worth switching the HLC for a Mangler Cannon, and throwing four dice but with a guaranteed crit... Gonna have to do some test-flying on that one.

Now I have my eyes set on nationals (university dependent) where hopefully I can complement the above list with a TIE/sab.