The Next Repaints: Support Ships?

By Drakhan Valane, in X-Wing

Rebel Support Ships: HWK-290 and Y-Wing.

It'd make sense to group these guys. Both get turrets, both tend to be more on the support side with their abilities. Not sure where they'd get more HWK pilots, but I'm not as steeped in EU knowledge as others. New turrets, crew (with a Y-Wing Crew upgrade title), etc.

Imperial Support Ships: Advanced and Bomber.

Both are missile platforms. Perfect opportunity to give the Advanced a "Chardaan Refit" of its own. New Missile cards (and maybe a reprint of the Proton Rocket?), titles, etc.

Advanced and Lambda Aces, sounds good to me. The advanced needs the love and I just want more pilots and upgrades for the shuttle.

Advanced + Lambda sounds like an expensive package. They'd need all new packaging, a $45 price point, etc. I don't think we'll ever see a large base package deal (outside of the transport sized ones).

I don't want anymore repainted ships myself.

Perhaps they'd just do a single large ship for the ace boxes, I doubt they'd be completely left out however. The Lambda needs love too.

Edit: I bet with a little moving around they could put the Shuttle and an advanced in the same sized window the large ships come in now, plenty of space there. The only difference would be cost of the box.

Edited by AngryAngel

Hmm would love to see some new turrets. Maybe one that only works at range 1 and another that can fire range 3? Maybe something for the Y-wings that takes the turret slot but allows torpedos fired in a turret arc? Definitely atleast 1 pilot that had an EPT. Wouldn't mind seeing something like a modification called "heavily modified" make it 1 or 2 points but allows any ship to have 2 modification, even identical ones like 2 shield upgrades. Also wouldn't mind a modification maybe named "twin linked" make it 3-5 points and have it give another attack dice to primary attacks. I can't see a whole lot they could do to the hwk, I mean I would love to see it as a dog fighter tearing through ties as kyle or jan but that's just not it's role especially with its dial.

In the rebel Y/HWK kit, how about a modification that swaps a turret for a cannon? Include in the kit a "blaster cannon" that operates like the blaster turret (focus to fire) but only costs 2, range 1-3, no ignoring fire arc.

It would be nice if FFG did something for the lambda. The miniature has a huge weapon in rear what would rear firing arc. The modification card Anti-Pursuit Lasers not properly implement the rear firing arc.

Or something that gives the hwk 2 more shields, 2 more primary attack dice, a k-turn, and a brand new better dial? Asking too much? :(

well iam no fan of rebels iam a man of the empire and in my signature u can see what i do collect but

i really want to see some love for the Y-wing i dont know why but i really like that fella ^^ and my mate is using always 2 y- wings with 1 hwk in his 100 points list **** hard to fight ^^

Or something that gives the hwk 2 more shields, 2 more primary attack dice, a k-turn, and a brand new better dial? Asking too much? :(

A bit. A 3-2-4-3 stat line would probably (roughly) double its cost since the TIE Defender is 30 points for 3-3-3-3. The HWK isn't a straight up dogfighter like the X-Wing. You're basically asking for an X-Wing with a Hull and Shield upgrade.

Or something that gives the hwk 2 more shields, 2 more primary attack dice, a k-turn, and a brand new better dial? Asking too much? :(

A bit. A 3-2-4-3 stat line would probably (roughly) double its cost since the TIE Defender is 30 points for 3-3-3-3. The HWK isn't a straight up dogfighter like the X-Wing. You're basically asking for an X-Wing with a Hull and Shield upgrade.

and with that he has a ps 2 x wing with 28 points cost ;P

Might as well get an E-Wing at that price. ;)

I know that's just the dark forces fan in me! Fell in love with that game at 8 years old lol i wish it was a dog fighter but I still find way to make it work!