The best move for them is CIS vs. Clone Troopers, it's what we see most big scale ground engagements, episodes 2 and 3 give SEVERAL vehicles and units for both sides

39 minutes ago, Visovics said:

The best move for them is CIS vs. Clone Troopers, it's what we see most big scale ground engagements, episodes 2 and 3 give SEVERAL vehicles and units for both sides

Tell that to the accountants...

51 minutes ago, Visovics said:

The best move for them is CIS vs. Clone Troopers, it's what we see most big scale ground engagements, episodes 2 and 3 give SEVERAL vehicles and units for both sides

It's certainly a more bountiful source of vehicles. The Rebel Alliance is sorely lacking in ground units. Snowspeeders, those ski speeders from The Last Jedi... and that's pretty much it.

The description does say Galactic Civil War though.

The mistake people are making is assuming that just because they didn't see it in the original trilogy it must not exist. We know that the Empire still has a need for tanks in Rogue One even with AT-STs and platoons of Stormtroopers patrolling around and an Imperial Star Destroyer literally blotting out the sun. That indicates that heavy armor and weapons are a major threat on the ground for Imperial forces. Even the equivalent of skimmer technicals would be a major threat in a Star Wars land battle.

Also, Legends/EU got absolutely stupid with power levels. If 4 ISD-2s could actually slag a planet of all surface life in less than 24 hours, then the Death Star would be a meaningless threat next to a squadron of 10 Star Destroyers appearing in orbit at a fraction of the cost. So heavy armor from the Clone Wars would be a major threat in the hands of the Rebellion.

16 minutes ago, thecactusman17 said:

Also, Legends/EU got absolutely stupid with power levels. If 4 ISD-2s could actually slag a planet of all surface life in less than 24 hours, then the Death Star would be a meaningless threat next to a squadron of 10 Star Destroyers appearing in orbit at a fraction of the cost. So heavy armor from the Clone Wars would be a major threat in the hands of the Rebellion.

Well, even in Cannon ISDs have the potential to level a planet, we see in the Aftermath it exists a call to 3 ISDs on Kashyyyk to do continual Orbital Bombardment on the planet, the time frame seems a bit powerful tho (24 hours is crazy!!)

8 hours ago, Norsehound said:

So, this means rebellion will be a campaign system to wage battles with Legion and Armada, right?

Glorious....

Table top Star Wars Battlefront 2!!!

Forget the tanks.

"Our scouts have returned Sir. They report Zulus Ewoks to the South, thousands of 'em."

"Well Colour Sargent, build the mealie bags a little higher and prepare the light repeating blasters. Oh yes and if they start singing 'Yub-Yub' at us don't retaliate, just gun them down."

The description says "Infantry Battles" so it's not given, that there will be tons of vehicles.

And just because the description says "Epic" it's not given, that it will be anything like the Epic 40K scale.

Although it absolutely could be.

59 minutes ago, thecactusman17 said:

The mistake people are making is assuming that just because they didn't see it in the original trilogy it must not exist. We know that the Empire still has a need for tanks in Rogue One even with AT-STs and platoons of Stormtroopers patrolling around and an Imperial Star Destroyer literally blotting out the sun. That indicates that heavy armor and weapons are a major threat on the ground for Imperial forces. Even the equivalent of skimmer technicals would be a major threat in a Star Wars land battle.

Also, Legends/EU got absolutely stupid with power levels. If 4 ISD-2s could actually slag a planet of all surface life in less than 24 hours, then the Death Star would be a meaningless threat next to a squadron of 10 Star Destroyers appearing in orbit at a fraction of the cost. So heavy armor from the Clone Wars would be a major threat in the hands of the Rebellion.

Infantry, yeah, but why would armored vehicles indicate they fear Rebel tanks? Coallition troops in Afghanistan have tanks, IFVs and heavy artillery but that doesn't mean they expect Talibans to dig up and use MBTs.

My money is on it being a different scale to IA. It wouldn't make sense from a business perspective to let people reuse their IA models instead of buying the new ones.

33 minutes ago, eMeM said:

Infantry, yeah, but why would armored vehicles indicate they fear Rebel tanks? Coallition troops in Afghanistan have tanks, IFVs and heavy artillery but that doesn't mean they expect Talibans to dig up and use MBTs.

That's because they destroyed all the Taliban tanks in the initial assault. That's the point. We (the USA) actually went in and actively targeted all the American and Russian technology almost immediately. And it left the Taliban and AQ hiding in caves and only walking around in plainclothes in urban centers we didn't want to bomb because they were filled with everyone else.

I had a much longer post about this, but decided to delete it when I realized my analogy was going to get me another warning. At best.

Tanks kill infantry, but they are vulnerable to armor piercing weapons. On the ground among infantry, you will typically have fewer armor piercing weapons. And that's what allows tanks to have a place when air superiority hasn't been claimed in modern battlefields. And in modern battlefields, the deciding factor is claiming air superiority. In Star Wars, air superiority is a much more transient thing because so many Star Wars vehicles are fighter jets and similar air superiority systems.

1 hour ago, Teloch said:

My money is on it being a different scale to IA. It wouldn't make sense from a business perspective to let people reuse their IA models instead of buying the new ones.

Depends on what they plan for IA. If they're about to drop it because of the lawsuits with other companies, it's an easy switch from one to the other and they don't have to destroy the molds (which I understand to be expensive).

FWIW, Dust Tactics (grid-based skirmish boardgame) and Dust Warfare (classic miniatures wargame) both share(d) the same line of 28mm miniatures and battlefield accessories. It wouldn't be a stretch to repeat the play with IA/Legion. It really all depends on how many AT-ATs are expected to hit a Legion battlefield.

Too good to be real, if IA and Legion share the scale, I don't trust FFG will let you to use the miniatures from IA on Legion. Like it doesn't happen in Descent and Runewars. And it is exactly the same situation.

1 hour ago, thecactusman17 said:

Depends on what they plan for IA. If they're about to drop it because of the lawsuits with other companies, it's an easy switch from one to the other and they don't have to destroy the molds (which I understand to be expensive).

Im in agreeance. If the line is dropped it will keep the player base alot happier to recycle these back into the new game.

Scenery.. noone mentioned scenery yet? Would love some 28mm star wars scenery...

1 hour ago, thecactusman17 said:

That's because they destroyed all the Taliban tanks in the initial assault. That's the point. We (the USA) actually went in and actively targeted all the American and Russian technology almost immediately. And it left the Taliban and AQ hiding in caves and only walking around in plainclothes in urban centers we didn't want to bomb because they were filled with everyone else.

I had a much longer post about this, but decided to delete it when I realized my analogy was going to get me another warning. At best.

Tanks kill infantry, but they are vulnerable to armor piercing weapons. On the ground among infantry, you will typically have fewer armor piercing weapons. And that's what allows tanks to have a place when air superiority hasn't been claimed in modern battlefields. And in modern battlefields, the deciding factor is claiming air superiority. In Star Wars, air superiority is a much more transient thing because so many Star Wars vehicles are fighter jets and similar air superiority systems.

Countries that joined the Coalition later, when there was absolutely zero chance of anything bigger than a toyota appearing still took heavy AFVs with them.

The presence of Imperial heavy weapons doesn't mean the Rebels have anything comparable.

ALL WINGS REPORT IN...!

This may be the game I need right now... X-Wing is definitely a huge part of my "free time" but it's making me sad recently. Can't wait to see the scale! And if the minis are painted. I imagine not, which is fine - but maybe.

18 minutes ago, Darknet said:

Im in agreeance. If the line is dropped it will keep the player base alot happier to recycle these back into the new game.

That would be genius - you mean if Legions was the same scale as IA? Their sales of IA minis would certainly get a shot in the arm.

1 minute ago, Rinzler in a Tie said:

ALL WINGS REPORT IN...!

This may be the game I need right now... X-Wing is definitely a huge part of my "free time" but it's making me sad recently. Can't wait to see the scale! And if the minis are painted. I imagine not, which is fine - but maybe.

The release said unpainted. But maybe figs are unpainted, vehicles painted?

i almost hope this isnt true.

I have been struggling to get RWM going in my area, if this is a thing i can kiss that game goodbuy. Everyone here is a starwars fanatic.

Now, this is exciting news.

Ive hung on to my old WEG Star Wars Miniature Battled rule books in the hope one day I'll be able to play large scale Miniature battles in the Star Wars universe.

Now I have a new hope!

oh god..... YESSSSS

This sounds awesome! Too bad they are not painted. . .I might have to get into that hobby. Coincidently, in October of last year I created a home brew starwars ground battle game loosely based off of Mechwarrior mechanics. I named it "starwars legions." I think FFG has my house bugged. . .

i really wish it was 15mm like Flames of War that would be truly epic