Talk:R2-F2/@comment-31354887-20170605203923/@comment-27029853-20170608042420

One way of considering it would be to think of R2-D2 as a single expected evade because he'll be recovering that shield on top of any additional expected evades a focus token will yield you (and R2-D2 isn't an action). R2-F2 yields you an additional 5/8 evades if you have a focus token.

The issue with the E-Wing is that it has the evade action which adds an extra expected evade against a single attack. R2-F2 is most potent when combined with a focus token, so unless you manage 3 actions it's hard to justify. Corran Horn in particular wants the hit and run tactics, so running away to regen suits him.

Poe would need PTL for it to have any potential of working mathematically because his ability works on multiple attacks, which also happens to be R2-F2's saving grace. Using R2-F2 also increases the chances Poe rolls more focus results than his ability can convert, leaving you to spend the token. It'd get wonky if you add Sensor Cluster into the mix, but then you're spending 5 points.

With the ARCs, PTL for R2-F2 and then focus gives an additional expected 7/8 evades for one attack (unobstructed at range 1-2, additional green dice will mean an extra 2/8 expected evades in addition to the 7/8 expected evades) and an additional 3/8 evades for every other attack. Once again, when one considers R2-D2 by himself to be 8/8 expected evades, it's difficult to justify, and the focus token will be another 2/8 expected evades per die rolled.

And of course, Biggs always exists to help lower the number of attacks coming your way, making R2-D2 all the more powerful.