So my gaming group is looking to get into Epic. But there doesn't seem to be many X Wing players into it. So I thought I'd ask the forum a couple of questions.

1. Is there an issue with Epic that keeps people away from it?

2. Is Epic more like Armada?

I'd like to get other players opinions about this, as it looks to me like it would be fun. I also play Armada, but the two don't look that similar to me.

I think lots of people play epic. But it takes a long time to do a game, so you aren't going to be able to play it as often. Also, there's not as much to talk about because anything goes really----stuff that's considered 'not competitive' performs much better in larger point games. I find 200 points is not enough though. Even 300 points seems 'bare minimum'. At least that's been my experience...

Epic is fun, but price and time are couple factors may not see it in some places.

All depends I guess who has what, but epic is a lot of fun.

Just so long as both sides have a epic ship in play.

What I found is if you have a epic ship and your opponent doesn't, the epic ship doesn't make up enough in squad pts.

135 squads vs a 135 epic ship by itself with no squad is a uphill battle.

When we play epic both players must field at least one epic ship.

It is a lot of fun

Last game night we played an epic match. It took an hour to set up, we played for 1.5 hours, and then had to clean up so the employee could go home. We spent a half hour cleaning up, meaning setup/teardown equaled actal playing time, which can be a real deal breaker. But we've played epic several times, and we love enough that it doesn't bother us.

I have to say, though, that it's rare to completely finish an Epic match. In Monday's game, for example, my TIe swarm was in dire straights, with only 4 of 9 remaining while my opponent's only loss was Dash Rendar. I still had a beefy Imperial Raider to take on Han Solo, 4 HLC B-wings and a Rebel Transport, but it was going to be an uphill struggle. Wish we could have finished, but that's the way it often goes.

I'd say go for it. Ever since the Raider came out there has been a.much more open discussion about Epic play. Also, with the new modifications in the Imperial Assault Carrier expansion pack, I don't think both sides need an epic ship to be a fair fight.

Edit: And it's just so rewarding to see huge corvettes and multiple fighter groups zipping around the tabletop. So cool!