For me it looks like that FFG wants to add punishment/penalties on a different level when being stressed.

It could be the start of a new trend of making more and more upgrade cards with abilities like "when you are not stressed" or "you cannot use when stressed" such as Expertise.

Because with pattern analyzers, primed thrusters and ships with additional firing arcs etc ships are nowadays not so much dependent on red maneuvers anymore.

Hopfully that trend continues

it previously wasn't an issue, because the usual penalty for being stressed is having no actions. However, the introduction of Attani Mindlink and Manaroo has given (Scum) ships a way to totally bypass the need for actions - as a result FFG now need to consider the impact of each new card on a massively stressed ship that still has loads of tokens...

11 minutes ago, Hedgehogmech said:

it previously wasn't an issue, because the usual penalty for being stressed is having no actions. However, the introduction of Attani Mindlink and Manaroo has given (Scum) ships a way to totally bypass the need for actions - as a result FFG now need to consider the impact of each new card on a massively stressed ship that still has loads of tokens...

This.

Attani Mindlink is like using the force in the movies....it is THE power of the current Meta.

I have two children. I'm always stressed.

12 minutes ago, Dr Zoidberg said:

I have two children. I'm always stressed.

Word.

2 hours ago, Dr Zoidberg said:

I have two children. I'm always stressed.

Have your wife get into Range 1 and pass you a Whisky token.

I'm in the Clear wife step. Still stressed from two girls though