Is anyone else really disappointed that the Skirmish missions in the most recent expansions didn't have any flavor or background to them? All the early expansions had a little blurb explaining what was going on in the mission, but the more recent ones don't, and I was really bummed out by that.

YES

you could make it up yourself though?

the imperials have turned up to try and quickly dispatch the inhabitants of this small outpost before the main assault on echo base begins, the rebels appear to be caught with their pants down because they are busy have a snowball fight and making snow angels, now is the time to press this advantage and go and ruin their day (with snowballs full of stones)

you could make it up yourself though?

This.

Plus, narrative fluff is mainly for the campaign.

you could make it up yourself though?

This.

Plus, narrative fluff is mainly for the campaign.

I've got to have some sort of backstory regardless lol. Even if both sides have Luke Skywalker, then one of them must be the evil clone...

Plus, narrative fluff is mainly for the campaign.

If that were the case then the first 15 Skirmish missions would not have had any.

you could make it up yourself though?

Yeah, but the scenarios still so clearly HAVE some sort of story behind them, we just weren't given. that's what's annoying.

I wrote some extra fluff for everything up to the RtH wave when I was making the skirmish maps, but I couldn't be bothered to continue.

Truth be told I can't bring myself to miss FFG's writing, it tends to be careless IMHO.

I totally miss the fluff. When I play with my brother our ritual is to always read the fluff blurb out lout right before playing the mission and it really helps get us into it, almost like the scrolling text at the beginning of the movies. I was very disappointed to see it was gone.

I totally miss the fluff. When I play with my brother our ritual is to always read the fluff blurb out lout right before playing the mission and it really helps get us into it, almost like the scrolling text at the beginning of the movies. I was very disappointed to see it was gone.

Exactly!

I totally miss the fluff. When I play with my brother our ritual is to always read the fluff blurb out lout right before playing the mission and it really helps get us into it, almost like the scrolling text at the beginning of the movies. I was very disappointed to see it was gone.

I recommend a house rule. For missions with no fluff, start the skirmish with a staring contest. The first person to crack passes the initiative token to the other player.