Rogue One/Rogue Squadron themed 'Veterans' Pack?

By Tom1132, in X-Wing Off-Topic

So does anyone think we are likely to see the X-Wing or Y-Wing revisited given Rogue One will be featuring both of them? I for one have wanted a Rebel Veterans/Rogue Squadron themed expansion for ages now – with new title cards to give these old ships a boost. I know we just got Heroes of the Resistance, but I don’t like the idea of the T-65 being left behind in favour of the new stuff; except for Biggs – his ability means that he sees play.

Could a competitively priced generic PS6 ‘Rogue Squadron Pilot’ with an EPT slot (in the same vein as the Royal Interceptor and Glaive Defender) work? Maybe something similar with the Y-Wing… ‘Defender Wing Pilot’? I do find it a bit ridiculous that a generic PS3 Scum ship like the JumpMaster has an EPT slot but Horton Salm and Dutch Vander don’t :P

A repainted ‘Partisan’ X-Wing (as seen in Rogue One) or Corran Horn’s Green X-Wing could justify releasing the T-65 again and I’m sure there is an alternate scheme that could be done for the Y-Wing. Grey Squadron maybe?


I’m not entirely sure what would fix the T-65 X-Wing without making the T-70 redundant. But these are a few things that crossed my mind;

- Maybe a Title card that gives you a discount on Astromechs
- A full-on Chardaan Refit type of card that discounts the ship as a whole
- Something more thematic, like a ‘Red Leader’ or ‘Rogue Leader’ title that could buff friendly ships with shared focus/target locks?
- A Title card that implements the adaptable nature of the S-Foils? Similar to the U-Wing's Pivot Wing, maybe an agility increase/boost at the cost of firepower?



In terms of the Y-Wing.. it is pretty strong with TLT already. But again, a few thoughts;

- Maybe a title card that incentivizes *other* types of turret too?

Something along the lines of;
“You can perform attacks with an Ion Cannon Turret within range 1-3 (instead of 1-2).”

or maybe something to help out the bomber variant:
“Your upgrade bar loses the turret icon, but gains the Crew icon. You cannot equip a crew upgrade that costs more than 4 points.”



Curious to hear what everyone else thinks, as I haven’t seen this discussed much since earlier in the year. What would you all like to see if they were to revisit these old ships and do you think it is at all likely?

Seems likely. X/E is my hope. X/Y is probably more likely.

The problem with releasing a t65 xwing again is that it would be the FOURTH release of the ship.

I guess I'd prefer any further fixes to be included with some other expansion.

I'm most in favor of an closed S-Foil card so your action could allow you to switch between 2 attack/3 agility or the native 3 attack/2 agility.

If anyone has already done that using house rules, I'd like to hear what the experience was like.

Having more unique pilots for the Y would get my vote for sure.

My thought would be something akin to the X7 title, where you get a discount for removing the torpedo slot, and getting barrel roll.

O no! This topic is scarely on-topic for the off-topic section! ;)

I would *love* a Rebel Veterans/Rogue One expansion pack!

I have been ranting for some time for a Corsec Green X-Wing with Corran Horn and Whistler.

The Rogue One X-Wings seem more than OK as well :)