Huh... I wonder if this means an Ion Cannon can now do upto 2 damage?

Probably not....

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=4998

I'm wetting myself from excitement.

Just when you thought the game couldn't get anymore interesting, it just did.

New movement, new Boba, I am definitely on board for this.

YOU AIN'T THE ONLY WINGER BROTHER!!!

Boba re-rolls at range 1 per enemy ship for his attack and deference, and with that Large Base he will be in good position to max his re-rolling potential more often than small ships!

IG-88 is a **** tank!

Star Vipers are freaking mini-tanks!

M3-A is a tight interceptor!

I see all kinds of new Y-Wings and Zeds and Hawks, not to mention freaking upgrades with Gredo, Jawas, and new Droids too... cause!

UN-BEEE-LEV-A-BELLL!!!

I was worried about having the M3-A in the same factions as a Headhunter. Two swarm type ships? But that Heavy Scyk title looks really cool! Headhunter was the cheapest missile carrier and now we have our cheapest cannon carrier. Can't wait to see what those new cannons are. Very excited about everything here. Especially the boost the Y-wing is getting... because I love the Y-wing.

Huh... I wonder if this means an Ion Cannon can now do upto 2 damage?

Doubt it, what would happen is you roll, cancel, get 2 hit results. If either of those make it through, defender takes 1hit1ion and all results are cancelled.

It might not be a /bad/ idea if you wanted to ion shuttles or Y-wings with their low evade values, though.

Any guesses on what looks to be the new Firespray title card?

Title: begins with "AN..."

Something with "additional"

perhaps a firespray with an additinal crew slot?

I was worried about having the M3-A in the same factions as a Headhunter. Two swarm type ships? But that Heavy Scyk title looks really cool! Headhunter was the cheapest missile carrier and now we have our cheapest cannon carrier. Can't wait to see what those new cannons are. Very excited about everything here. Especially the boost the Y-wing is getting... because I love the Y-wing.

3 canon Scyks, 4 missile Headhunters. First Scum list.

Any guesses on what looks to be the new Firespray title card?

Title: begins with "AN..."

Something with "additional"

perhaps a firespray with an additinal crew slot?

PS6 pilot is Emon Azzameen, the title card is his Firespray the Andrasta

Huh... I wonder if this means an Ion Cannon can now do upto 2 damage?

Probably not....

It doesn't work. Accuracy Corrector adds die results and ion weapons cancel die results.

Boba Fett to everybody : "Imperials didn't pay enough, but now with the mandalorians on my side. **** is about to get real."

Huh... I wonder if this means an Ion Cannon can now do upto 2 damage?

Probably not....

It means that you do not get any extra stuff due to skills and so forth.

If you rolled a hit and a crit say and then eye or blanks and so forth you would not get anything special due to what you can do with eye and blank results, but you would get the plus two hits the card provides.

So forget your special stuff and add two hits to your base roll results.

I'm stoked about the Segnar's loop maneuver. Adds so many geometrically different angles to be had in a game, be your IG88 in a squad or flying solo.

I'm stoked about the Segnar's loop maneuver. Adds so many geometrically different angles to be had in a game, be your IG88 in a squad or flying solo.

It's also on the StarViper's dial.

Okay.
Salvaged Astromech upgrade? What the hell is that going to be? Like astromechs, but a different slot so only certain ones can be used? Maybe it lets different ships use the droid? SO MANY QUESTIONS!

That new maneuver looks wicked and I love it.

Also a new upgrade with a lightning bolt symbol. What are you?!

....actually, after reading it, I see what it is. It's a credit symbol. This must be the illicit upgrades thing. I figured Illicit would have been the "exclusive to S&V faction" keyword, but it looks like they're just using "Scum only" which seems weird to me, but whatever! I'm happy with it. I hope those Y-wings get the opportunity to use it. Inertial dampeners looks like lots of fun.

The Heavy Scyk (which I want to know the pronunciation of) looks awesome. At first I though OP, but then realized it had only an EPT. Very neat little design for it.

And then there's the IG-2000. That thing is a monster. 2 cannons means lots of HLCs or this new cannon they've got unspoiled, plus that new maneuver, and the ability to link pilot abilities.

This faction is going to be amazing. I fully expect a LOT of players to be using it, not simply because it's new but also....well, just look.

I was one of those who were quietly skeptical that a third faction would even happen, and once it was confirmed, I wasn't entirely interested. But then I started thinking, man, a squad with a Firespray AND Headhunters would be pretty freaking awesome. And with that preview, I am giggling like a school girl, albeit with difficulty, with my foot in mouth n' all. This faction is looking really awesome, and I'm just hoping my gamer buddies stay as Rebel-4-lifers so we're not all clamoring to field the new toys in our casual games (no mirror matches here, folks!)

How are we suppose to have money to buy all the products that FFG is giving us now?

Giving us? If they were giving us these products we wouldn't be worried about money, lol. How about tempting us like the little plastic toy-crackheads we are...

There is going to be a lot to MathWing in here.

Will those PS1 Z95 be worth 11 points ? I need to know this...

I was worried about having the M3-A in the same factions as a Headhunter. Two swarm type ships? But that Heavy Scyk title looks really cool! Headhunter was the cheapest missile carrier and now we have our cheapest cannon carrier. Can't wait to see what those new cannons are. Very excited about everything here. Especially the boost the Y-wing is getting... because I love the Y-wing.

3 canon Scyks, 4 missile Headhunters. First Scum list.

Any guesses on what looks to be the new Firespray title card?

Title: begins with "AN..."

Something with "additional"

perhaps a firespray with an additinal crew slot?

PS6 pilot is Emon Azzameen, the title card is his Firespray the Andrasta

Looks like Emon Azzameen from the X-WING ALLIANCE Game is making the jump to FFG's game. Now I guess I have to paint one of my Firespray's as the ANDRASTA..

My to-do list is getting longer and longer...

Some random thoughts as I continue delving into this:

The rebel/imperial/scum tokens that come with IG are likely related to a mission that'll likely be coming with the ship.

Also, IG and Leebo seem to establish a precedent that droid pilots will indeed still be able to focus. Something to think about for those vying for TIE Droids.

Hmmm... so much yet so little ...

I'll have to wait and see if there is something in it for my Defenders and Bombers with the new Cannon upgrades and other stuff that might be hidden in the Most Wanted-pile

... and of course I'm excited to blow more Scum out of the sky or BETTER to team up with them to crush the Emperor for good

EDIT: also is it just me or did with the introduction of Segnor's Loop a new design space open up that could hold the TIE Avenger (only Imperial ship to be able to fly the Loop)? - or at the very least a new upgrade for the Advanced that might get the ship back into the game (by allowing it fly it)?

Just realised the Accuracy Corrector will have a HUGE impact on ship defense! If you're attacking at, say, Range 3, you roll and see what you get. If 2+ hits, great. If one or two eyeballs or blanks, well, just use the Corrector. Save your focus for defense! Or, if you did a Boost or Barrel Roll to escape an arc, you aren't necessarily sacrificing damage by not taking an offensive action. This is insane.

Also, the Corrector with an Autoblaster just means 2 damage every attack, minimum. Ten Numb is getting one of those things ASAP!

Also, the Corrector with an Autoblaster just means 2 damage every attack, minimum. Ten Numb is getting one of those things ASAP!

But 10 numb wants crits.

Yeah, you'd want to run this on a generic, I'd think... except that for 8 points I think there are a lot of more interesting and more useful things to do with a B-wing.

I love the design of IG-88, works really well with the lore around the characters for something very unique. It will be interested to see if they're all 36 or not, I think they will be and probably designed around having only two of them in tournament play in your squad.

So I guess you probably want two most wanted box sets, incase you want two Slave Is or HWKs, and that'll probably be enough. Z-95/M3-A mixed swarm could be insane.

I'm just generally very happy. The game needed a good kick, and a third faction adds that. If Fantasy Flight's license only extends to the original trilogy, it'll be interesting if they get 1-3/7-9 to see how it could all integrate with other possible factions.

Isn't auto corrector a S&V card only?

This also indicates a 'Smuggler and Spies' faction possibly as well. With YTs and other ships. Predictions?

Nope. Just a systems upgrade. So, B-wings, Shuttles, Phantoms, and E-wings will be able use them as well.

Isn't auto corrector a S&V card only?

Nope. Accuracy Corrector is a Systems Upgrade, not an Illicit Upgrade and it not labeled Scum & Villainy only.

Jim