Yeah. I was thinking of making a comprehensive thread on the subject.

My predictions for Wave 9

Imperial Veterans Boxset (Defender + Bomber)

Missile Gunboat (So Imperials get SLAM access, and also to finish all the hard work FFG have put into making munitions viable)

Scurrge H-6 Bomber (Rebel opposite number containing similar upgrades to the above, but is a large based heavy bomber)

Mandalorian Fighter from Rebels (for Scum)

[unpredictable wildcard that none of us see coming]

If were ever going to get Poe's recolor and the SF TIE-fo then it's going to be through a box-set most likely. Something like "Battle over the Starkiller" with them both in.

Kylo Ren's shuttles wings are powerful shield generators, the tips of the wings are sensor arrays. This could potentially mean it could have TWO system slots, to make it differrent.

Oh man, two Systems would be all kinds of nuts. That would make up for a LOT of deficit in the way of dial etc.

My predictions for Wave 9

Imperial Veterans Boxset (Defender + Bomber)

Missile Gunboat (So Imperials get SLAM access, and also to finish all the hard work FFG have put into making munitions viable)

Scurrge H-6 Bomber (Rebel opposite number containing similar upgrades to the above, but is a large based heavy bomber)

Mandalorian Fighter from Rebels (for Scum)

[unpredictable wildcard that none of us see coming]

If were ever going to get Poe's recolor and the SF TIE-fo then it's going to be through a box-set most likely. Something like "Battle over the Starkiller" with them both in.

Or I was thinking maybe a "VS pack" kind of thing. Tie/sf and Poe Xwing.

Just to make sure, someone has Gunboat/TIE Avenger covered as a prediction, right?

R-41 Kimo/Krayt and T-wing too.

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If were ever going to get Poe's recolor and the SF TIE-fo then it's going to be through a box-set most likely. Something like "Battle over the Starkiller" with them both in.

Or I was thinking maybe a "VS pack" kind of thing. Tie/sf and Poe Xwing.

I'm kind of expecting a post rogue one "XWing generations pack" with an XWing from Rogue One (and relevant pilots from the film) and Poe's t70 (with some named pilots). Throw in a boat load of Integrated Astromechs and a rogue one inspired scenario to round it out.

Really XWing is in an odd place right now. When it started it was drawing from a long established history which was old enough to be relatively static. Now there are new potential ships being brought out every year (thanks to the one film a year format, and one series of rebels on top) but they arnt complete if you get me. The phantom was upgraded from s1 to s2, but the version being released in only based on season 1 (for obvious reasons). The Force Awakens set was short on named pilots because the background characters probably didn't even have names when it was planned. The game is essentially getting a head of the sources it's drawing from, because it takes so long to get new ships designed, sculpted, manufactured and shipped. I'm actually finding myself hoping that they hold off on some ships (such as the mandolorian fighters from rebels) just to see if they return and we get new potential pilots and upgrades for them.. Or even a potential faction change in some cases.

Scum Aces would be definitely a great add if FFG plays it well. Extra cards to the SV and M3A so they can be actually playable. Also would love to get a chance on playing Millenium Falcon as a Scum ship, but I doubt it will happen.

And we (speaking as a S&V player) desperately need an arc dodger, possibly getting some use from PTL. Think about Talonbane Cobra as a pilot for the StarViper.

Just to make sure, someone has Gunboat/TIE Avenger covered as a prediction, right?

Better mention them again, just to be sure!

Scurrg

Gunboat

Missile boat

Mandalorian fighter

Tie Avenger

Skipray Blastboat

Tie s/f

R-41

I predict at least two of the above will show up. Likely 3-4.

Who's ready for some predicting? What do you think Wave 9 will entail?

Is there going to be a ship from out of nowhere, like the TIE/IT Interdictor? And what about that elusive Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing. Will it ever make an appearance? Or maybe something from Rebels that we haven't seen yet.

My Wave 9 Predictions:

4 ships

Announced Dec 2015

Released Mar 2016

• First Order Special Forces TIE fighter
• First Order Command Shuttle
• Unnamed Resistance Fighter (next gen B-Wing)
• Scurrg H-6 bomber (S&V)

I think that the scum's next ship will be the mandalorian fighter from rebels that we see blow through a wings like no one's business, the Kom'rk-class fighter

It would be great to see it as an E-Wing sorta ship, with 3 hull, 3 shield, 3 attack, 3 agility. Also, would love to see the TIE hunter, that would be able to give the T-70 craze a little balance for the imps. Probably would have the cannon slot, and aces like Weir would have an EPT. I would like to see Weir's ability read, "When defending at range one, treat as range three." Any who, I wanna see that but tell me what you think.

I think that the scum's next ship will be the mandalorian fighter from rebels that we see blow through a wings like no one's business, the Kom'rk-class fighter

It would be great to see it as an E-Wing sorta ship, with 3 hull, 3 shield, 3 attack, 3 agility. Also, would love to see the TIE hunter, that would be able to give the T-70 craze a little balance for the imps. Probably would have the cannon slot, and aces like Weir would have an EPT. I would like to see Weir's ability read, "When defending at range one, treat as range three." Any who, I wanna see that but tell me what you think.

It wasn't the kom'rk in rebels (that's a much larger ship from clone wars), the ship in rebels was the Fang Fighter . Also, the T70 craze (at least competitively) pretty much died with wave 8

Well I got the fang fighter right. And that pilot talent expect 2 attack die for range 1 instead of 1.

Well I got the fang fighter right. And that pilot talent expect 2 attack die for range 1 instead of 1.

Congratulations Nostrodamus.

Well I got the fang fighter right. And that pilot talent expect 2 attack die for range 1 instead of 1.

Well I got the fang fighter right. And that pilot talent expect 2 attack die for range 1 instead of 1.

Ive always wanted one of those!