9 minutes ago, draco193 said:

Yep. This was an ready announced thing that's getting a preview. May 1st will announce the next wave.

IA's next wave was announced last week, though. So it's not that they're just holding onto them.

I feel like we will get an announcement on friday if not sooner. But That is just a feeling.

#adeathstariscoming

9 minutes ago, TallGiraffe said:

I feel like we will get an announcement on friday if not sooner. But That is just a feeling.

It's more than a feeling.

31 minutes ago, svelok said:

IA's next wave was announced last week, though. So it's not that they're just holding onto them.

True. But IA also had a bit of a leak with the world's prizes and had zero news since October.

I think they're clearing the deck for some major shake ups. IA is either getting some major 2nd edition for the old core units or theyre going to stop producing small packs and focus on campaign play. Speculative but that's my big guess.

2 minutes ago, ryanabt said:

It's more than a feeling.

Thanks, I am incompetent.

22 minutes ago, draco193 said:

True. But IA also had a bit of a leak with the world's prizes and had zero news since October.

... wait, you mean you missed the IA news drop of, yknow, a new box and a bunch of packs?

2 hours ago, Drasnighta said:

... wait, you mean you missed the IA news drop of, yknow, a new box and a bunch of packs?

I saw it. Maybe my reply wasn't clear enough. IA got the drop because of the world's prizes and having 0 news since October. It also clears them for a massive announcement, like a 2ed or a pull back from skirmish to focus on campaigns over the next year.

2 minutes ago, draco193 said:

I saw it. Maybe my reply wasn't clear enough. IA got the drop because of the world's prizes and having 0 news since October. It also clears them for a massive announcement, like a 2ed or a pull back from skirmish to focus on campaigns over the next year.

XWing got one too today

24 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:

XWing got one too today

Yep. And like I had said in the post svelok quoted that was stuff they had already announced. Deck clearing. I bet the next wave gets rolled out at hyperspace report.

For Armada I'm guessing we're getting a new campaign. Maybe something tied to the death star. A few new objectives. Probably squad pack with uwings and tie reaper. Don't know what else would be in it. I

2 hours ago, draco193 said:

Yep. And like I had said in the post svelok quoted that was stuff they had already announced. Deck clearing. I bet the next wave gets rolled out at hyperspace report.

For Armada I'm guessing we're getting a new campaign. Maybe something tied to the death star. A few new objectives. Probably squad pack with uwings and tie reaper. Don't know what else would be in it. I

Plenty of squadron options for a set of 'squadrons 3' boxes. Just what is in X-Wing, in order of descending probability (IMHO), we have...

Imperial

• TIE Reaper
• TIE Striker
• XG-1 Star Wing (Assault Gunboat)
• TIE Punisher
• TIE Advanced Prototype
• TIE Aggressor

Rebel

• U-Wing
• K-Wing
• Wookie gunship
• ARC-170
• Assault Shuttle (Phantom)
• Sheathipede-class shuttle (Phantom II)

...and of course there is frequent discussion on the X-Wing forum about what may be coming next. There is, after all, a number of fighters and ships we've seen on-screen already (or will soon in the Solo movie) that are yet to even hit X-Wing.

I don’t know why that awful TIE Punisher design gets mentioned when the Scimitar Assault Bomber is such a better design for an imperial heavy bomber.

TIE Avenger, Assault Gunboat & TIE Droid should deffo be in the game.

1 hour ago, ISD Avenger said:

I don’t know why that awful TIE Punisher design gets mentioned when the Scimitar Assault Bomber is such a better design for an imperial heavy bomber.

TIE Avenger, Assault Gunboat & TIE Droid should deffo be in the game.

2 hours ago, TallGiraffe said:

Not sold on that design, it’s not horrible like the Punisher but still too much imperial xwing for me.

And 14 points for a fighter with bomber snipe & grit? Seems a bit cheap

1 hour ago, ISD Avenger said:

Not sold on that design, it’s not horrible like the Punisher but still too much imperial xwing for me.

And 14 points for a fighter with bomber snipe & grit? Seems a bit cheap

I dislike cross comparison, but compared to an E Wing, for 1 less point, it’s got 1 less blue base, one more speed, and one more hull.

Blue Bomber is also more “reliable” than Red bomber, but with the same rough average damage (red is just spikier)

Its... perhaps a point cheap... There is no reason to not Sloane with them.

One day they’ll print a good generic squadron with grit and people will realise how undervalued it has been this whole time.

2 minutes ago, TheCallum said:

One day they’ll print a good generic squadron with grit and people will realise how undervalued it has been this whole time.

Conditions that are binary(either it works or it doesn't. grit, intel...) or global(no range restriction. pre-nerf relay, admirals...) tend to go from underpowered to overpowered with even small changes to the ability or the environment the ability is in. For instance, as FFG adds more and cheaper ways to encourage fighter balls to spread out, grit becomes a better keyword. The scale will tip at some point, and grit will become meta. Don't think we are quite there yet.

My favorite extreme example: In an objective where you lose all your defense tokens at the start, the Tagge player is king...

47 minutes ago, AdmiralYor said:

Conditions that are binary(either it works or it doesn't. grit, intel...) or global(no range restriction. pre-nerf relay, admirals...) tend to go from underpowered to overpowered with even small changes to the ability or the environment the ability is in. For instance, as FFG adds more and cheaper ways to encourage fighter balls to spread out, grit becomes a better keyword. The scale will tip at some point, and grit will become meta. Don't think we are quite there yet.

My favorite extreme example: In an objective where you lose all your defense tokens at the start, the Tagge player is king...

Not sure if he is the king, but Sloane is definitely the looser.

11 minutes ago, ovinomanc3r said:

Not sure if he is the king, but Sloane is definitely the looser.

Not surprising seeing how much Sloane has been used recently.

2 hours ago, TheCallum said:

One day they’ll print a good generic squadron with grit and people will realise how undervalued it has been this whole time.

You mean Lancers

59 minutes ago, Ginkapo said:

You mean Lancers

YOU mean Scurrgs.

I won 3/3 (10-1; 10-1; 6-5) with Vader's Triple Cymoon.

At what point something should be nerfed?

5 hours ago, Drasnighta said:

I dislike cross comparison, but compared to an E Wing, for 1 less point, it’s got 1 less blue base, one more speed, and one more hull.

Blue Bomber is also more “reliable” than Red bomber, but with the same rough average damage (red is just spikier)

Its... perhaps a point cheap... There is no reason to not Sloane with them.

Wait the E-wings are speed 4. So one less hull and one less Blue ASq for grit and blue bomber?

1 hour ago, geek19 said:

YOU mean Scurrgs.

YOU mean YVs