Fly Better Podcast

This week Sun Yun returns for another edition of Art of X-Wing!  In this volume he focuses on Squad building, and how to best create an army that shall trump all others!  And as we all know, many battles are decided before the fight even begins.  What is "the meta", how do you identify it, and how do you use that information to your advantage?

You'll find out all that and more in this episode!  No timestamps this week.  Just ride the wave...

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With Wave 9 right around the corner FFG has thrown some more previews our way.  This week we discuss the new Hero Falcon crew and Pilots.  Is Finn overcosted?  CHEWBACCA RAGE! Will Hero Han change the game?  Then we discuss the exciting reveal of Rogue One's U-Boat and TIE Striker! Jyn Erson vs Rey? 0 K-turn? And what the heck is an aileron?  

We're here to answer all those questions and more!

• [00:00:00] - Intro, S&V Invitational, and Beef
• [00:14:00] - Actual Content Start! Falcon Preview
• [00:42:00] - U-Wing Preview!
• [01:03:00] - TIE Striker Preview!

FLY BETTER!

With Wave 9 right around the corner FFG has thrown some more previews our way.  This week we discuss the new Hero Falcon crew and Pilots.  Is Finn overcosted?  CHEWBACCA RAGE! Will Hero Han change the game?  Then we discuss the exciting reveal of Rogue One's U-Boat and TIE Striker! Jyn Erson vs Rey? 0 K-turn? And what the heck is an aileron?  

We're here to answer all those questions and more!

• [00:00:00] - Intro, S&V Invitational, and Beef
• [00:14:00] - Actual Content Start! Falcon Preview
• [00:42:00] - U-Wing Preview!
• [01:03:00] - TIE Striker Preview!

FLY BETTER!

US Nationals Winner Duncan Howard joins the Mynocks and talks about why the Howard Aces is so successful and currently the squad to beat in the meta.  In addition they discuss how Wave 9 might shake things up, Rogue One expansions, and when the best time is to bring your Shuttle to the party!

• [00:00:00] Intros
• [00:11:00] Duncan's Tournament Season...so far...
• [00:31:00] What's next for the Howard Special? And Wave 9 thoughts.
• [00:47:40] Rogue One expansion initial impressions. 
• [00:52:00] Duncan's Beginner and Advanced Tips.

Fly Better!

US Nationals Winner Duncan Howard joins the Mynocks and talks about why the Howard Aces is so successful and currently the squad to beat in the meta.  In addition they discuss how Wave 9 might shake things up, Rogue One expansions, and when the best time is to bring your Shuttle to the party!

• [00:00:00] Intros
• [00:11:00] Duncan's Tournament Season...so far...
• [00:31:00] What's next for the Howard Special? And Wave 9 thoughts.
• [00:47:40] Rogue One expansion initial impressions. 
• [00:52:00] Duncan's Beginner and Advanced Tips.

Fly Better!

It's time for regional round up Part 2! Rytackle, The Greedy Dragon, and Texx talk about the mix of different lists they've seen have success from across the world.  Through the process they find that just because a list may not look dominant on paper, doesn't mean it can't bring home the gold.  They also discuss their final takeaways from regional season.

No timestamps this week, just all regional talk!

FLY BETTER!

It's time for regional round up Part 2! Rytackle, The Greedy Dragon, and Texx talk about the mix of different lists they've seen have success from across the world.  Through the process they find that just because a list may not look dominant on paper, doesn't mean it can't bring home the gold.  They also discuss their final takeaways from regional season.

No timestamps this week, just all regional talk!

FLY BETTER!

Now that regionals are FINALLY over, the Mynock crew decide to continue their long overdue recap of the various winners from across the globe!  Dallas breaks down all the various TIE Swarms we see, Dee provides some valuable (if not a bit conceited) input, and Rytackle gets overly excited when he sees a certain pilot in the top 4 of a regional... No timestamps this week, just an hour and a half of recap!

FLY BETTER!

Now that regionals are FINALLY over, the Mynock crew decide to continue their long overdue recap of the various winners from across the globe!  Dallas breaks down all the various TIE Swarms we see, Dee provides some valuable (if not a bit conceited) input, and Rytackle gets overly excited when he sees a certain pilot in the top 4 of a regional...

No timestamps this week, just an hour and a half of recap!

FLY BETTER!

Fantasy Flight Games held back a few choice snippets about Wave 9, such as maneuver dials and certain upgrade cards. However, they launched them into the wild with limited pre-release sales at GenCon, and we now know the precise contents of each ship in this wave. We break down the previously unknown details about the ARC-170, Mandalorian Concord Dawn Protectorate Fang Fighter, and Lancer-class Pursuit Craft.

To tantalize us even further, FFG also dropped the first Wave 10 preview, announcing Sabine's TIE Fighter (a Rebel hijacked TIE), the Upsilon-class Shuttle (Kylo Ren's whip), and the Quadjumper (the tugboat Rey wanted to grand theft instead of the Falcon). We discuss the revealed content, and attempt to decipher the mystery items from the preview photo and clues in the article. (Dee's eyes melted staring at a zoom enlarged copy of the photo.)

Finally, we fangasm at the new Rogue One trailer! We intend on tightening up moving forward, but this is a longer episode to deal with all of the news just dropped on us - enjoy!

• [00:00:00] Intros!
• [00:03:41] Arc 170/ Fang Fighter Final Spoilers
• [00:16:30] Shadow Caster Pursuit Craft Preview
• [01:11:00] Wave 10 Preview!
• [02:03:00] Rogue One Trailer Discussion/Show Close

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