Home One official preview
beat me to it 
Hmm Ackbar on a swarm of CR90's could be entertaining
Edited by F0RGEDCool stuff. Points are as expected, as is Ackbar. He's pricey, but potentially devastating. He does need to be used carefully though....if you aren't using BOTH side arcs, you'll actually lose overall dice by not having the front arc firing.
Home One is great, but I think Defiance is a star. It hurts those early activation Demolishers and the like. If the Demolisher activates first, the Defiance + Ackbar can hit it with 7 Reds, 2 Blues, and 1 of your choice...and thats without enhanced armaments.
Cluster bombs....meh. its not like people needed an anti-squadron upgrade right now. Maybe it'll be better with Rogues and Villains.
Walex Blissex is situationally amazing. I'll need to test him out, but could be superb, or dead weight.
Nice stuff overall 
Cluster bombs will let you try to splash an injured Rhymer, causing the rest of his Ball to potentially be out of range...
... Is it worth a defensive retrofit? Situationally...
Possibly. Still, i cant see myself using it very often given how good some of the other defensive tech is.
Well. I'm sold.
Not like I wasn't before, but seeing some of those new upgrade cards really turned my head too. I worry a little about Ackbar, he seems incredibly potent, even for that point cost. Maybe I'm not as good as some of the others here, but I don't find I often get to make a double arc attack on one ship, so a 'free' extra two dice for me is pretty amazing.
I love the titles a lot, like a lot a lot. Home One is amazing, but I'm also pretty enthused for Defiance. I'd actually have a hard time choosing between them...maybe I'll have to pick both.
Yeah.
Although I'll admit. I'm more still shaking at the Mass of Unspoiled Cards we STILL have from these sets!
I love the titles a lot, like a lot a lot. Home One is amazing, but I'm also pretty enthused for Defiance. I'd actually have a hard time choosing between them...maybe I'll have to pick both.
You'll want to Pick Both.
Home One won't work on itself.
Wow, I'm in love with Defiance. What a great ability.
Up to 7 squadrons per every activation (Bay + Raymus). Nice attack and solid defence. THIS is the dedicated "carrier" I needed.
Edited by SubOctavianIt's true, but I don't necessarily need it to. H9's would allow it to keep its accuracy up while Home One buffs everything around it. That said, two Mon Cal Cruisers IS awfully appealing.
Great preview, I'm really excited to face off agianst a few of these now. Despite a lot of bad mouthing on the forums, I think these will be VERY powerful ships, especilly with Ackbar, Home One, and a second MC80.
I am a little disapointed that we didn't see more information on the other new upgrade cards such as boosted coms, Slaved Turrets, SW-7 Ion cannons, etc... but still a good preview.
I worry a little about Ackbar, he seems incredibly potent, even for that point cost. Maybe I'm not as good as some of the others here, but I don't find I often get to make a double arc attack on one ship, so a 'free' extra two dice for me is pretty amazing.
I think he's very good, but the points are fair. It depends on the player....people that are really good at positioning probably wont get much out of him. Others will love him, as will ANYBODY planning to do the "slash" through the middle of the enemy. If you can get both sides firing, thats FOUR red dice he gives....per ship.
Of course, it leaves you horrifyingly vulnerable doing that, but still......
****.
Like everyone else a little sad about the lack of upgrade coverage. Would have been nice to see that boosted coms to see if it allows longer ranged activation. 6 squadrons at higher than range 1 and 7 at range one is pretty amazing.
It's interesting. Ackbar is in the range I figured. I was hoping for less than Vader but didn't really expect it. He's too good at boosting a swarm of ships so he should cost a bit.
Home Ones ability for everyone with a blue dice to avoid the Brace is huge to. Overall I like what I'm seeing. Hoping I win a second one at Massing at Sullust since I've already got one on pre-order
Up to 7 squadrons per every activation (Bay + Raymus). Nice attack and solid defence. THIS is the dedicated "carrier" I needed.
You can only put one expanded hanger on the ship, unfortuently. The FAQ cover this -- No double stacking the same card.
Fleet Building, p.6 This entry should include the following bullet point: “A ship cannot equip more than one copy of the same upgrade card.”
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that's the sound a bothan makes
Up to 7 squadrons per every activation (Bay + Raymus). Nice attack and solid defence. THIS is the dedicated "carrier" I needed.
You can only put one expanded hanger on the ship, unfortuently. The FAQ cover this -- No double stacking the same card.
Fleet Building, p.6 This entry should include the following bullet point: “A ship cannot equip more than one copy of the same upgrade card.”
Right 5+1 for expanded hanger and +1 for raymus who give you a squadron token when you reveal the command. So 7.
More realistically 6 with a higher range if the boosted coms allows for a longer ranged activation of fighters.
Edited by HulksmashSweet! I can finally include a young Martin Landau in my fleet!
pre-reading "yay!"
now to read!
also, Walex Blissex has official beaten Moralo Evol for dumbest star wars name on a printed card (in the games I play)
I hear he's amazing in bed, though
Edited by ficklegreendice
Up to 7 squadrons per every activation (Bay + Raymus). Nice attack and solid defence. THIS is the dedicated "carrier" I needed.
You can only put one expanded hanger on the ship, unfortuently. The FAQ cover this -- No double stacking the same card.
Fleet Building, p.6 This entry should include the following bullet point: “A ship cannot equip more than one copy of the same upgrade card.”
He said nothing about the Same card.
He said a Hangar Bay, and Raymus Antilles...
Thats a Squadron Command (5) + Hangar Bay (+1), Plus a Squadron Token you've gained without Spending the Dial from Antilles (+1)
= 7.
Yeah.
Although I'll admit. I'm more still shaking at the Mass of Unspoiled Cards we STILL have from these sets!
Agreed.
At the very least the could have given us all 3 titles. Where is Independence?
Akbar's Tarkin-tier for cost and does not have a crippling restriction 
it's not ship limited (as in one ship per round) nor round limited and it's not even ranged limited 
Akbar for president!
Defiance is fairly legit, joining Paragon on the list of difficult-to-play-but-holy-hell-it's-only-five-points!!!! title. It's arguably even easier to use due to the range and arc on the mon cal. Also, not once per round nor even one ship per round
Up to 7 squadrons per every activation (Bay + Raymus). Nice attack and solid defence. THIS is the dedicated "carrier" I needed.
Ok my thoughts. . . Defiance is a mandatory upgrade, Cluster Bombs are pretty useless imho. . . Though they work against Rhymerball in the back, not sure how I feel about Walex yet. . . While good he is more of a try not to lose card and not a win more card like Defiance.
The arcs on this thing are crazy good.
I am annoyed at the drip feed of information. . . Especially since they did not show us the Independence title.
Akbar.. . Akbar. . . God's. . . He will make HTTs Assault Frigates and Assault Cruiser's amazing. Both versions of the MC30 can use him. . . Who needs Enhanced Armaments anymore!
The information on the French spoiler command Cruiser was wrong so MoffZen, your Bothans should hide because it is likely that they get FFG Pinkerton'd.
I'd say he's pretty evenly matched with Tarkin, who also has no restriction. Those 2 definitely rule the roost if you can find the points.