Has the question regarding this being toggle-able or not been resolved and I just can't find it? Checked for a FAQ and the most resent one I could find was the end of 2015.

https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/d4/ee/d4eef29c-0edb-4e7c-bddb-cba5f3e80eb1/armada_faq_v2.pdf

So I found the Oct 2016 release in the Jan 2017 announcement and it just clarifies the wording. Can Dras tell me how to figure out if this cleared up if it's toggle-able or not? Guessing not since it includes "must" now.

https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/83/6d/836d1ac1-6ee6-4178-9436-ef00ebaeb6b1/armada_faq_v221.pdf

So I found the Oct 2016 release in the Jan 2017 announcement and it just clarifies the wording. Can Dras tell me how to figure out if this cleared up if it's toggle-able or not? Guessing not since it includes "must" now. https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/83/6d/836d1ac1-6ee6-4178-9436-ef00ebaeb6b1/armada_faq_v221.pdf

Yup, you got it--they errata'd in the "must" to maintain internal consistency of the upgrades-being-optional rule.

For reference:

Resolving an upgrade card effect is optional unless

otherwise specified. All other card effects are mandatory

unless otherwise specified.

The "must" was added to "otherwise specify" in accordance with the RRG.

I figured. This thread was a different kind of chain of unfortunate events. By the time I went back to edit, I'd found another link and figured it out. Never a bad thing to double tap, I suppose.