hey gang,

I'm going to make this quick, because there's really no nuance here

I.

overridden by other effects

FUTURE PROOFING:

dig this up if we ever get an interaction with cannons in a future wave

II. Tractor Beams are a secondary weapon, regardless of whether or not you have the relevant upgrade slot on your ship bar

^a *cannon* secondary weapon

^

cannon secondary weapon

III. Just because you have T-beams, it doesn't mean you magically get a cannon upgrade slot on your ship bar

*cannon* upgrade icon

^ ^ ^ ^

decidedly not cannon upgrade icons

that is all. you may go back to your enjoyable proxied 4-lom shenanigans

3.1 - Just because you don't have an upgrade slot on your pilot card doesn't mean you can't be granted one (or the use of one) by another card or mission rule.

See Tie Advanced title card, and Bounty Hunter mission (from Slave 1 pack) for examples.

Except that....

Just kidding Fickle.

I don't get it..

I'm wondering what might come out that needs the Cannon slot not to be on the Mist Hunter.

I'm thinking an upgrade the removes a systems upgrade and Cannon slot in turn for 1 Evade maybe? (On small ships only, or not if they want super IGs)

Or a upgrade the removes a systems upgrade and Cannon slot in turn for a modification at -2?

Or maybe that super-laser we saw on Rebels that you can add to a Bwing but then they didn't want the Mist Hunter running around with it?

anything's possible!

3.1 - Just because you don't have an upgrade slot on your pilot card doesn't mean you can't be granted one (or the use of one) by another card or mission rule.

See Tie Advanced title card, and Bounty Hunter mission (from Slave 1 pack) for examples.

tis true

they just have to tell you you're getting them

Misty doesn't given any; just forces you to equip t-beams regardless. Misty's very stingy

A card like long range scanners (only legal if you have a missile and torpedo upgrade slot) that said you can only equip this upgrade if you have cannon upgrade slot wouldn't be equippable on the mist hunter for example.

also no potential weird refit-esque cards, or Slave 1-esque titles (in the form of mods so they don't overlap with the Misthunter)

by contrast, if we get Scum Jonus, he'd still work with Misty's T-beam

I'll bet it was to keep cannons in general away from the G1. No need for it to be exactly like a B-Wing.

I'd guess so

B-wing similarity aside, Scum has far more potent offensive crew than the B that might've made HLC kinda dumb

see 4-lom and/or zuckuss as perfect examples (fingers crossed for Boba and Dengar!)

Yeah, if Zuckuss could take an HLC. His ability text doesn't seem to mention anything about primaries...

I too am excited for Dengar. Probably gonna pick up a PO as soon as I can afford it and run it alongside the MH.

Though... Zuckuss and Bossk look fun too...

Zuckuss with HLC would've been obscene - 5 dice at range 3, and still only +1 defense die to withstand it. That's harsh, even before Glitterstim and Target Locks...

Further, the G-1A wasn't really a weapons platform in the same respect - it might have similar durability and manoeuvring capacity, but it comes from very different origins. Getting a tractor beam installed is a Special Custom Job here, after all, to go with the enhanced repulsors that grant a barrel roll. So there's no thematic reason it neeeded the same upgrade options there; it's a well-armed ship alright, but not a weapons platform.