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What are you guys thinking for RiF 2 Borg Fleets? My initial thought was to mix Borg missiles and Magneto Charges on non-Borg ships, but is sounds like that may not be possible.

For the Borg fleet:

All Borg cards (Captains & Upgrades) cost -1 squadron point.
Non-Borg faction ships gain the Regeneration Action.
Non-Borg faction ships do not pay the faction penalty when assigned Borg faction cards.
Non-Borg faction ships may exchange 1 of its upgrade slots for a Borg Upgrade slot.
Borg faction ships gain an additional 1 Borg Upgrade slot.

Borg Missiles state

This Upgrade may only be purchased for a Borg ship

Nowhere does it say that your non-Borg ships are considered Borg ships. I submitted the question to the WK STAW Rules forum.

If I can load those on a non-Borg ship I plan on using this as one of my ships:

USS Enterprise (refit)
Jean Luc Picard (9)
Fleet Captain (weapons)
Boheeka
Sakonna
Cyrano Jones
Tactical Stations
Borg Missiles
Magneto Guided Charge

EDIT: Looks like that was 51 points. But that is the general idea. Use the ship's ability, Tribbles, and Tac Stations to boost a Borg Weapon

EDIT: Opps, ship's ability only works with Primary Weapon. Back to the drawing board....

For my Borg fleet I took two unnamed Spheres each with Borg Missile and a Tactical Drone for a captain. They easily crippled anything they saw.

Personally I get bored playing borg so I will probably bring a standard 90pt fleet for my "borg fleet". The benefits are nice, but just borged out right now.

Here's what I'm thinking (if my non-Borg ship can use Borg only weapons):

USS Excelsior
Jean Luc Picard (9)
Fleet Captain (Crew)
Cheat Death (Free!)

Sakonna
Scotty (ToS)
Bosus (Free!)
Goval (Free!)
Lojur

Magneto Guided Charges
Tactical Station
Aft Phase Cannon (Free!)

48

Borg Sphere
Gorn Commander
Magnus Hansen (Free!)

42

I figure this will give me incentive to finish up my LED mod for my Sphere...

I don't think you can take "borg only" up grades on an non borg ship in a borg fleet. The OP rules only say NON-BORG ships:
1) Do not pay faction penalty for borg captain and upgrades.
2) Add regenerate to actionnbar.
3) May exchange 1 upgrade for 1 borg upgrade

I just need to say these RiF OP scenarios are terrible.

I know I may not be able to. I have seen lists where people have done exactly that. I have asked for an official ruling through the WK STAW Rules Forum.

Here is my alternate Borg build:

Scout 608
Jean Luc Picard (9)
Independent Fleet Captain (Crew)
Cheat Death (free except faction penalty)

Scotty (ToS)
Lojur
Sakonna

Magneto Guided Charges
Tactical Station
Aft Particle Beam (Free; fodder for Scout 608's ability)

Dispersion Field

47

Scimitar
Salatriel
Tactical Officer

43

Well it has been ruled upon: http://www.wizkidseventsystem.com/bb/posting.php?mode=quote&f=24&p=5222

All ships in the Borg fleet are considered Borg and could use Borg specific weapons.

This one really surprised me, given how all the other rulings seem to be moving more towards balance. But hey its only one OP and borg missiles really got nerfed so it won't be too bad.

Elizabeth Shelby is now a no-brainer for the Rebel fleet

csimian wrote:
Elizabeth Shelby is now a no-brainer for the Rebel fleet

Shelby, Salatrel, and Picard will all be very useful in a rebel fleet