And adandon their ship which they have spent the majority of their hard earned funds to get...no...they would stay and fight till they died, all the while expecting to win, then complain that my encounter was too hard and impossible to win. X wing is a combat game designed with the purpose of turning ships into space dust. It is not suited to a continuing narrative like a role playing game. Even this Aturi Cluster scenario is not a full RPG. The ships are not yours they are the Rebellions as are you the PC. It works because of that constraining dynamic. Where is the option to play a one legged wookiee that enjoys wearing opponents body parts as hats...don't think the Rebels would allow that kind of pilot.

So saying I would love to see more games like Aturi. Extended scenarios with a plot scheme behind them. They make a great interlude in a gaming groups schedule to break up or fill in when players are missing or enui sets in.