I've been thinking about how XWing squads are created in my local group, and I see a theme where we use very few of the high(er) PS, unnamed pilots. EG: we only ever see Academies and no Obsidian Squadron pilots, and Rookies but no Red Squadron pilots.

Maybe there can be a mechanic like W40k 'formations' in XWing, where squads are rewarded for having multiple ships of the same, unnamed pilots.

It probably works best in an Epic game where players have more points to throw around.

Examples of what these 'formations' would look like is:

Red Squadron Formation:

If a Red Squadron Pilot is within Range 1-2 of at least one other Red Squadron Pilot, roll an extra attack for torpedoes.

Obsidian Squadron Formation:

If an Obsidian Squadron Pilot is within Range 1 of at least two other Obsidian Squadron Pilots, increase its agility by one.

Not a bad idea. It would make the higher PS generics less useless, for sure. I'd be interested in seeing a more expanded list of these abilities. The one problem comes down to the ones that get more expensive; E-wings and Defenders and StarVipers...these generics would take up pretty much the entire team, and their ability would need to reflect that without making them OP