So...what IS the Imperial "thing"?

By xanderf, in X-Wing

Stern women in positions of power. So the Empire is the home of gender equality versus those sexist Rebel scum.

Also, what you are saying is that if I like the Empire, I should vote Hillary. She definitely fits the Imperial bill...

The Rebellion are led by Leia Organa and Mon Mothma. They know all about the stern women.

Leia is a princess whose title is inherited and Mon Mothma has about zero screen time. ;)

And how much screen time do Mara Jade, Howlrunner, the female Fleet Officer and the interrogation officer get?

I'm still waiting for the Emperor Hillary crew card.

Seriously, as a mostly Imperial player, I believe one of their "things" is cheap and disposable ships that come at you in numbers. Unless I am playing some sort of aces list or with a Decimator, I tend to spam a lot of the same ship. Howlrunner with TIEs, Jonus with Bombers, ace with mini-swarm, etc... Heck, you can even mini-swarm TIE Advanced now and not be a complete joke. We also tend to do a lot of formation flying to get our synergies to work right.

Stern women in positions of power. So the Empire is the home of gender equality versus those sexist Rebel scum.

Also, what you are saying is that if I like the Empire, I should vote Hillary. She definitely fits the Imperial bill...

The Rebellion are led by Leia Organa and Mon Mothma. They know all about the stern women.

Leia is a princess whose title is inherited and Mon Mothma has about zero screen time. ;)

And how much screen time do Mara Jade, Howlrunner, the female Fleet Officer and the interrogation officer get?

You, obviously, aren't visiting the same websites I am... ;)

I've actually gone through the game sorting pilot abilities into various groups.

While rebels have the most numerous turreted ships and the most supportive abilities and scum are backstabby or evil twin-ish, Imperials excel in what I call "tricks"

Tricks are pilot skills that involve movement mosly. Lots of arc dodging and damage boosts in the imperial ships.

While not an Imperial Thing (if we're defining Thing as something unique to a faction), I think you're correct in that Imperials have a lot of this stuff. It's one of the reasons I like flying them. They're great for pure flying, just maneuver and firepower.