Anyone run the falcon in ship arena?

"Kyno;c-1442484" wrote:
Thrawn will use his ape

http://i0.wp.com/www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/ZZ132BA392.jpg?fit=375%2C250

I've got it close to 6*. Finn and Rey aren't maxed g10/g9 range. It rarely, if ever, gets to do anything of real value in the match. There are many other options that provide a MUCH greater benefit as a reinforcement and if on your starting lineup, will be gone before you ever get to activate it. Sometimes you win the coin flip and your FOTP goes first and gets the tl. Even then, it gets one attack.

That being said.....it can be handy in TW for your 3rd or 4th fleet. Or useful in LS TB.

I lost time ago against a mace fleet cuz falcon xD 2 times! Then i realiced i had to kill falcon first, just 2 hits... But if u leave falcon alone it can be dangerous xD
Seems not so good on def cuz its really squisi... But its a ship above the average, just few people with it starred enough so u can rarely see it in the fleet arena... But once ppl start getting it to 7* i think we will se it more often!

I run it in my fleet at 4* and can take 1-3 every day and hold in top 20 overnight.

I run something similar to the GIF posted above, but to make up for punching lower than a maxed out ship I put Scimitar in there.

Chimaera:
Biggs, TFP, Scimitar, Kylo shuttle, Falcon

You want a target lock first up with TFP so Biggs can be the punching bag.
Thrawn to buff with offense up.
Maul to pop stealth taunt on Biggs or TFP if Biggs is dead already.
Falcon to do thrust reversal.
Kylo to give Falcon advantage and 100%.
BOOM. Match over in 2 turns. What Falcon doesn't kill the norma Thrawn AoE finishes off normally.

Even if RNG is against me I and I can't execute the strategy above I can still win because of my maxed Thrawn kill-all and my reserves (Boba, Fives, FOTP).

"dogwelder79;c-1442537" wrote:

"Kyno;c-1442484" wrote:
Thrawn will use his ape

http://i0.wp.com/www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/ZZ132BA392.jpg?fit=375%2C250

Haha

^I made a similar joke but it wasn't obvious like that one and someone (not saying who ;)) changed the meaning.

That one was better anyway though.

"Tyrael1701;c-1442486" wrote:

"Damodamo;c-1442477" wrote:
I’m not stressed about the grind, and I place top 3/4 in ships everyday with my current line up, I’ve been grinding it for platoons, it just jumped up in power rating so thought I’d ask, the 4* I’ve seen and squished kind of put me off. But if and this is the theory, I get a target lock off first (most of the time) then it’s behind a Biggs wall so will get the buffs so will hit two or three on all of the bad guys?
Or am I thinking this wrong somewhere?

Maybe depends how new or old your shard is. Mine is all G12 Thrawn, biggs, fo tie, tie, reaper, vader. I've finally placed 1st 2 times this week, but their FO Tie will go before mine most of the time. Maybe 1 in 6 matches, defense FO Tie will one shot my FO Tie. When I ran falcon, enemy ai really focused it down fast, so I gave up on it.

This is very odd. How is the enemy FO tie one shotting your FO tie? I run FO tie and I can't one shot my opponent's FO tie...not even close.

@Lekrom1982 i find fleets with scimitar in the first lineup sooo easy, just kill scimitar in 2 hits and then the rest xD
Try to put scimitar as first reinforcement and FOTP in ur first lineup instead of him just in ur last battle and i think u will fall much less spots overnight!

"Kyno;c-1442484" wrote:

I bring it out of reinforcements when I still have Biggs alive, then get 3 attacks and crit damage up, almost always.

Yep, likewise. I protect it, and it always drops at least once ship or it damages one ship huge and spreads the love so everyone else feels it. While I rarely get more than two turns with it because the ai targets it relentlessly, it still does enough for me to keep it in my reinforcements. Sometimes, the ai targets it and allows my vader to survive a little longer and on those days, I am very happy with it.

@Sarcodino in my normal lineup I don't start with Scimitar

I normally run Biggs, TFP, FOTP, Boba, Vader to start, and reinforce with Scimitar first, then Fives, then Wedge.

But this setup with Falcon is lots of fun, and you need Scimitar for the extra offense under stealth. If my TFP goes first I can usually guarantee a TL and then Scimitar is safe until he is needed.