I should have searched to see how many times that title was used first...
Anyways, with the Imperial Assault announcement today I am certain that we are mere days from a Turbo Laser sized barrage of new Armada ships!
That cool Star Destroyer with a serious case the mumps! Some super obscure Rebel capital ship! Tie Punisher/K-Wing Squadrons! Yeah, let's make all that happen.
I have 7 Republic dataries on it!
An advanced squadrons pack with things like K-wings, TIE-Defenders, the Ghost, and so on would be a really cool pack to get. Those and a few new ships would be a great wave three.
Does the Summer Kit count towards my prediction?
Edited by Folkenhellfang/K-Wing Squadrons!
no.
just no.
I want E-wings 
IMHO K-wings would be like B-wings on steroids, but even for the vanilla version, they would be very expensive point vice. like I don't know...20pts each.
Edited by Kiwi RatYou'd need Tie Defenders before we get into the FFG stuff....everything in this game has an exact opposite for the other side.
Yet the only stand alone in the fighter section is the B-wing...nothing really mirrors it.
Let's see:
Wave 1
A-Wing and TIE Interceptor
Y-Wing and TIE Bomber
X-Wing and TIE Advanced
B-Wings don't have a direct comparison, nor do TIE Fighters, IMO.
R&V
Dengar's generic ship and the HWK are pretty close.
Firespray is sort of paired with the Silly bomber, but is actually like a faster B-wing. All sort of in the same general category with rogue, speed, anti-squad and anti-ship being the variables.
Agressors and YT-2400s
YT-1300s are somewhat comparable to Bossk's generic. Slow and anti-squad focused.
Biggest imbalance here, IMO is the Rogue keyword on only 1 generic rebel ship, and only 2 named ones. Whereas imperials have 3x and 3x, and generally higher squadron values on their ships anyway.
Let's see:
Wave 1
A-Wing and TIE Interceptor
Y-Wing and TIE Bomber
X-Wing and TIE Advanced
B-Wings don't have a direct comparison, nor do TIE Fighters, IMO.
R&V
Dengar's generic ship and the HWK are pretty close.
Firespray is sort of paired with the Silly bomber, but is actually like a faster B-wing. All sort of in the same general category with rogue, speed, anti-squad and anti-ship being the variables.
Agressors and YT-2400s
YT-1300s are somewhat comparable to Bossk's generic. Slow and anti-squad focused.
Biggest imbalance here, IMO is the Rogue keyword on only 1 generic rebel ship, and only 2 named ones. Whereas imperials have 3x and 3x, and generally higher squadron values on their ships anyway.
Or just:
A-Wing and TIE Interceptor
Y-Wing and TIE Bomber
X-Wing and TIE Fighter
B-Wing and TIE Advanced - may be different roles but similar standing in their fleets: The good on paper idea, that couldnt replace the fighter it was meant to replace and kept beeing rare.
Comparing the X-wing to a Tie Fighter, is like comparing a Wampa to a Dewback.
They are both creatures (Starfighters) but then the comparison stops.
While the X-wing is the Multi role fighter, the Tie Fighter is the cheap mass produced (expendable) fighter which works best in large groups (swarm) to overwhelm its opponents by sheer weight of numbers.
Im saying no update for new armada ships till gencon at the earlist
Comparing the X-wing to a Tie Fighter, is like comparing a Wampa to a Dewback.
They are both creatures (Starfighters) but then the comparison stops.
While the X-wing is the Multi role fighter, the Tie Fighter is the cheap mass produced (expendable) fighter which works best in large groups (swarm) to overwhelm its opponents by sheer weight of numbers.
However they fulfil the same role for the faction: Main dogfighter.
I think of yt-2300 as a heavy escort for B-wings. I only have 2 packs but if I fielding B's 2 YT-2300's or 1 and Han will be with them, To me it's not their Imperial counterpart that's important, it's how they fit whit everything else I have
At this point, I would be amazed if we saw anything before April 1st. FFG/Asmodee are setting new rules for online retailers to stop the huge price cutting that online retailers do. The idea is to support local retailers who tend to be harmed by the undercutting. Those new rules do into effect April 1st. If they announce something before then, the online retailers can set prices for that wave with pre-orders and FFG has to honor them.
Edited by TruthinessThere are currently two stock fighters that don't have an equivalent. Those fighters are the B-Wing (slow rugged super-bomber) and the TIE Fighter (expendable fighter cover).
The Imperials have excellent options for countering the B-Wing (TIE Defender, Skipray Blastboat, Lambda Shuttle bomber) and the Rebels have a great counter to the TIE fighter in the Z-95 Headhunter.
But that would eliminate the key differences between the factions, and I'm not a fan of that.
At this point, I would be amazed if we saw anything before April 1st. FFG/Asmodee are setting new rules for online retailers to stop the huge price cutting that online retailers do. The idea is to support local retailers who tend to be harmed by the undercutting. Those new rules do into effect April 1st. If they announce something before then, the online retailers can set prices for that wave with pre-orders and FFG has to honor them.
FFG is going to start giving info as soon as the models are available for preorder. The models won't be available for preorder until FFG/ASM finalize their distribution rules. The only reason X-Wing got an announcement is because with most of the new ships featuring in the Rebels cartoon it was necessary that they be announced during the TV season.
I think we'll get details almost immediately after April 1st.
****, I'd come to look at online as a realistic price and hoped it would bring physical game stores down to compete
Pointless thread. At least it's not clickbait, since the title creates no desire to click on it.
At this point, I would be amazed if we saw anything before April 1st. FFG/Asmodee are setting new rules for online retailers to stop the huge price cutting that online retailers do. The idea is to support local retailers who tend to be harmed by the undercutting. Those new rules do into effect April 1st. If they announce something before then, the online retailers can set prices for that wave with pre-orders and FFG has to honor them.
Yhe online retailers can say they sell the ned ships for x. But they can only suggest to FFG what yhey buy them at. So FFG can say sorry but we sell them to you at x plus 10