3 minutes ago, Brunas said:

Sucks to be them.

Does it really though? I mean I get from a theoretical perspective they have less options than the rest of us. But given the plethora of those options at this point does it really matter? Which obviously comes down to the individual, I guess I'm just more sympathetic to someone actually experiencing it as opposed to worrying about it in abstract sense

3 minutes ago, RStan said:

So then, if they allow wave 3, they gotta allow the new hyperspace legal things added too I would assume?

I would think?

9 minutes ago, RStan said:

Can you link us to that quote you got? Would like full proof pls and ty.

Ah, sorry, couldn’t remember which thread the link had been shared in. Thought it was right above my post.

2 hours ago, AEIllingworth said:

Edit: Wade seems to be confirming it on Facebook?

who's Wade?

Am I crazy for wanting to fly a cheap Anakin? 74 is Calibrated Laser Targeting and R2 Astromech. Seems like regen on a 3-agility ship with the force and this much mobility would be pretty nice, and he'd do a decent job at protecting those points.

Heck, if I decide I don't want bid, I could fly it with 3x 104th ARCs.

45 minutes ago, Brunas said:

There is no local stock of anything from first edition

We are buried in it here. FLGS isn't even ordering some of the rereleases due to the old stock still being plentiful.

Hi FFG

I am happy. This is cool.

Thanks,

Boom Owl

1 hour ago, Makaze said:

Other people who I neither know nor associate with are possibly(?) being oppressed!

As a general statement, that is highly ignorant. Empathy is a thing.

7 hours ago, LagJanson said:

I realize there are people more than willing to help, but it's... um... socially awkward? I don't know, people are weird. I'm more than willing to help a stranger out, but don't like to ask a stranger for help myself.

I know exactly what you mean, but remember, if it ever comes up: we're not strangers!

26 minutes ago, PanchoX1 said:

who's Wade?

Wade Piche, signed the loopin’ chewie world championship cardboard standup by proxy?

(Works for FFGOP, he’s cool)

2 minutes ago, Scott Pilgrim2 said:

As a general statement, that is highly ignorant. Empathy is a thing.

Sure, empathy is a thing, so is creating mountains out of molehills. My point was that this is more a theoretical problem than a realistic one, since there are a myriad of choices available now. It would be a different story if 3/3 faction had unreleased ships but a fraction of them have a fraction of their ships unreleased. Of the 5 ships 2 have already been announced as in the pipe, 2 are bad at their current points, and 1 might make a difference. So I'm not ignorant of the plight, I just don't actually think it's that big a deal. I'd rather be a new player right now than at most points in 1.0, when there were also ship shortages (K-wings anyone?)

When Soontir is on all the top tables and people can't get a hold of interceptor models I'll change my tune

Can confirm a massive change in how Hyperspace is viewed from the Extended crowd here...

...promptly followed by the wish they could play Whisper with Fel and a third ace

4 minutes ago, Makaze said:

when there were also ship shortages

Try to find a Y-Wing online lately? Last I checked there were none in stock anywhere I looked (CoolStuff, Mini Market, Amazon and X-Wing 2.0's official page were all out. Cool Stuff and the official page have been since Oct).

1 hour ago, theBitterFig said:

Am I crazy for wanting to fly a cheap Anakin? 74 is Calibrated Laser Targeting and R2 Astromech. Seems like regen on a 3-agility ship with the force and this much mobility would be pretty nice, and he'd do a decent job at protecting those points.

Heck, if I decide I don't want bid, I could fly it with 3x 104th ARCs.

I have been wanting to do cheap Caliblazer Anakin this whole time.

And then this.

Anakin, PA droid, Afterburners, 7B, Supernatural. Roll-Sloop/K-turn-Boost-Focus-remove stress- Lock/Evade. You just flipped many charges.

All for just 121pt.

Just add Ahsoka and ~20pt bid.

So tonight changed quickly from very exciting to terribly depressing.

Specifically the loud complaints about how expanding the hyperspace choices somehow shakes up the meta too much. As if the introduction of two factions, 6 new ships, a bazilion pilots and entirely new mechanics and obstacles wouldn't matter?!

I get the concern that new players have troubles. But I do not get the complaints from veterans that the surprise inclusion of Soontir is a big deal? I mean, what exactly about Soontir is so much worse than Anakin? Is it the conditional focus unlike the 3 force?

12 minutes ago, Cuz05 said:

I have been wanting to do cheap Caliblazer Anakin this whole time.

And then this.

Anakin, PA droid, Afterburners, 7B, Supernatural. Roll-Sloop/K-turn-Boost-Focus-remove stress- Lock/Evade. You just flipped many charges.

All for just 121pt.

Just add Ahsoka and ~20pt bid.

There are probably a lot more options for a 2-ship Anakin (although I'm not necessarily convinced on 7B over CLT).

Cheap-Anakin probably needs a more filled-out faction.

57 minutes ago, LagJanson said:

Can confirm a massive change in how Hyperspace is viewed from the Extended crowd here...

...promptly followed by the wish they could play Whisper with Fel and a third ace

Hi, it’s me. I am 100% more on board with Hyperspace now. Sure there are ships I wish I could use, the v1 and Phantom tops of that, but the additions today mean my options exponentially unfolded. Now instead of literally one Scum list (Fenn Boba) I have many I can make. I have Interceptors! And I’m getting Republic.

Oh, and they finally gave the Empire a few more freaking crew. Still pitiful compared to Scum or Rebels, but it’s something.

I am quite content with Hyperspace now, and still enjoy extended.

15 minutes ago, theBitterFig said:

There are probably a lot more options for a 2-ship Anakin (although I'm not necessarily convinced on 7B over CLT).

Cheap-Anakin probably needs a more filled-out faction.

Don’t care. Anakin, Ahsoka, Obi Wan is my first list for them.

I don’t care if it’s good, I have to fly it 😀

And every time Ahsoka blanks it’ll be ‘**** it Snips!’

Yeah, Hyperspace looks way more interesting now and I was ok with it before.

The hyperspace changes pretty much killed any enthusiasm I had for the new factions. Yay, Extended Jr.

10 minutes ago, Chumbalaya said:

The hyperspace changes pretty much killed any enthusiasm I had for the new factions. Yay, Extended Jr.

But why?

The only relevant change is barrage rockets. Scum needs the help, and the other changes are moot.

1 minute ago, GreenDragoon said:

But why?

The only relevant change is barrage rockets. Scum needs the help, and the other changes are moot.

There's no rational reason to play a new faction unless there's a broken list because the older factions have twice the options, Scum's inadequacies were largely perceived rather than real, and new players get extra hosed by options unavailable to them unless they track down discontinued product.

Basically everything that made extended a trash fire of a format got ported into hyperspace.

Over reacts only

9 minutes ago, Chumbalaya said:

everything that made extended a trash fire of a format got ported into hyperspace

It’s amazing.

7 minutes ago, Chumbalaya said:

There's no rational reason to play a new faction unless there's a broken list because the older factions have twice the options,

But we know that the theoretical options are entirely and utterly irrelevant!

Compare the competitively viable lists for scum, rebels, first order and resistance!

Scum had many ships and nothing viable. First order has few ships and nothing viable. Rebels had many ships and many different combinations. Resistance had effectively two ships and a huge amount of viable options.

How then can you seriously claim that the amount of options on paper is the relevant factor that somehow makes or brakes a faction? Which, as side note, is anyway irrelevant because xwing lives at the level of squads, not factions.

12 minutes ago, Chumbalaya said:

Scum's inadequacies were largely perceived rather than real,

as are inadequacies for the new factions at this stage - we simply don't know yet

13 minutes ago, Chumbalaya said:

and new players get extra hosed by options unavailable to them unless they track down discontinued product.

Which is a good point, but a rather academic one that has only a very abstract connection to enthusiasm about new factions

14 minutes ago, Chumbalaya said:

Basically everything that made extended a trash fire of a format got ported into hyperspace.

Ok.

35 minutes ago, Chumbalaya said:

The hyperspace changes pretty much killed any enthusiasm I had for the new factions. Yay, Extended Jr.

My most immediate concern is Biohex Codes scares me. Still excited for Hyperspace though.