Alright, first off, I need to get something out of the way. I got this idea today while listening to MatPat's theory about the possible plot for Rogue One. His full video can be found here if you're interested:
For those who don't feel like watching the video, I'll summarize his theory. He asserts that the crew members of Rogue One end up defecting to the Empire and becoming the Knights of Ren. But the voracity of the theory is not what I want to discuss. What i'm interested in is the ramifications of what may happen to this game if his theory proves to be true. You may have noticed that in this game, there seems to be a trend of other factions taking Imperial mechanics. At first, Rebels had Turrets and Imperials had Bombs. And for a good while there was a line in the sand between them. But then Rebels got a way to take bombs, and when scum came around they not only got bombs but got a bunch of interesting ways to drop them. Imperials never got turrets though (though I don't really have a problem with that). Scum also swiped a few pilots from Imperials as well. And I'm sure there are a few other examples in there but it's been a while since I've played and I don't remember what they are.
However, Imperials never seem to swipe anything from anyone else. All other factions can still take turrets (I mean upgrades, not primary weapons), and there are no Imperial Regeneration abilities and likely never will be (and I think I'm fine with that too). But what if the Rogues really do defect? Might we finally see Imperials steal pilots and crew from Rebels? It's just an idea I've been mulling over in my head today.
So unless Kylo have a way to ressurect people (that would be ultra lame ) that confirms my opinion: all those theories, suck big time.