hmm.. the first thought was

"maybe we can get him to work.."

then

"just add the ept/droid+ept, or regenodroids, add that tech-thingie to keep the evade..."

so I don't know..

poe is so much easier and better to use/set up, doesn't cost really (that much) more...

and if I wanted a 2nd poe, I'd get corran the horned and -his- luke-cheating-regenodroid..

so yeah.. don't see where this guy fits in. in casual? sure, why not.. in tournament-mode..? nooope. nope.

Poe's Wrath it is.

it is possible Red Ace will get buffed via the tech slot in the future

which is true of every FO and T-70, but hey

Red Ace is OK. Not really good, but nowhere near as bad as ppl make it out to be. It has boost, can equip autothrusters or Integrated Astromech, and has access to pseudo action economy via its ability and Comm Relay (it can focus and have evade at the same time). At 38 points, Red Ace with R2D2, Comm Relay, and Autothrusters would be a fairly tough, mid-PS ship.

Would it be worth 38, when you could have Miranda (TLT, Tactician) or Poe (R5P9, Autothrusters, Lone Wolf) for the same cost? No, clearly not. But it wouldn't be dead-weight either, and if you play it carefully it will have slightly better survivability than they do. Play it when you want to do something different.

I think it might be a bit early to totally write off Red Ace. We don't know what kinds of cards are gonna be coming out soon that could synergize with his ability.

we're not getting it in wave 8

no other Tech nor Astromech cards will be released then for obvious reasons, and the contents of the two EP 7 ships are all visible

Comm relay might help this ace as well.

Don't forget a regenerating astromech. And maybe running over a space rock to gain that evade might be a workable strategy.

If you like ps 6.

Yup and for the lols if you don't have Jan Ors <crew> nearby your first maneuver will always be landing on an asteroid.

<come'on hit or crit, hit or crit, hit or crit!

She's still flying a T-70... which while not particularly efficient, is still a decent ship. High PS arc dodging isn't any good against proper planning, so she'll not have that tough a time in the right hands (like the new Phantoms).