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Huh. I guess it saves wear on your dials, but $10 each is kind of ridiculous. Maybe it's not terrible if you usually fly the same 2-3 ships, but it's going to be expensive and/or inconvenient otherwise. And in higher-level play I can't say I'm a fan of how it lets a careful observer figure out at least the general area of the dial that you're choosing from.
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Do what, reveal your maneuver? The back of the dial is no longer a plain featureless circle, it has distinct sides. And if you watch carefully you can see what general area of the circle your opponent's finger is on when they set the indicator piece. Unless the indicator piece is fixed and you rotate the cardboard (which looks kind of award if that's the case, since there's less surface area to grab)? It's not going to tell you exactly what maneuver your opponent has set, but it can at least tell you "they're rotating to the bottom side, that means a mid-speed maneuver". And if you're trying to figure out if they're going to do a short maneuver to avoid overshooting or a long k-turn to come in behind you then that's vital information.
There is no such thing as a hobby without politics. "Leave politics at the door" is itself a political statement, an endorsement of the status quo and an attempt to silence dissenting voices.
I actually have no idea what you're seeing Peregrine, maybe my brain has gone on half term holiday already.
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Riquende wrote: I actually have no idea what you're seeing Peregrine, maybe my brain has gone on half term holiday already.
Yeah, I don't see it either.
Also, you rotate the cardboard disk just like the command dials in Armada (in fact, these are just larger and fancier Armada command dials).
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Also it's $10 for 3 dials, so it's not so bad if you fly certain ships regularly. I already have storage issues though, so as much as I like these, I doubt I'll be picking them up.
I don't play Armada, but I've been told that it is easy to change out the dials.
That being said... I doubt that I'll spend $60 to have 6 of each for each faction. I certainly won't spend the money to get 1 of each for every ship I own (that would be well over $250 right now) Much like the upgraded flight stands, they seem to be too little too late for this particular customer.
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I'll end up getting some because I have no willpower when it comes to buying gak for X-Wing.
I tend to favor Imperial three ship builds and Rebel two ship builds. I don't fly a lot of Scum, but when I do it's usually not more than three ships. One pack of each will be enough for me.
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It's cute. I'd rather they focus on releasing more ships, but ancillary purchase options are always nice too. And it's note like they are mandatory to play the game. Is dial wear an issue?
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Mathieu Raymond wrote: It's cute. I'd rather they focus on releasing more ships, but ancillary purchase options are always nice too.
You needn't worry, they have future waves already planned out far in advance.
And it's note like they are mandatory to play the game. Is dial wear an issue?
Yes, especially for the people that have been playing since release. My first TIE Advanced dial that I got in 2012 is pretty worn out. It's nowhere near what Paul Heaver's dials look like though:
d-usa wrote: "When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
AndrewGPaul wrote: Got a time reference for what you mean, in that video there?
Just look at Paul Heaver's dials, specifically the Y-wing.. You can see the edges of his Y-wing dial are completely worn down compared the Wade's new dials. Look at the top of the video about 14 minutes in.
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