The artwork for Quad Battery Turrets is taken from the Lucrehulk in The Phantom Menace.

There's a wealth of ships for two new factions in Armada if they go for Republic and Separatists.

I'd say odds are decently high, at some point, we'll see ships from that period in the game. (Well, I mean...technically, we already have. The Victory-class is canonically from the Clone Wars as a result of a recent novel, and the Arquitens was originally the 'Jedi Cruiser' from that period. Ditto the Pelta-class as a medical frigate.)

I don't see that as new factions, though - that'd be too much work for too little gain.

Rather, I'm imaging the Venator-class showing up in Imperial colors (as it was at the end of Episode III) and one of the CIS ships in Rebel colors (I'd personally love to see the Munificent-class, but we do have a Providence-class ship in Rebel colors in art over in X-Wing, already, so...??) Maybe Imperial Venator and Rebel Providence in one wave, Imperial Acclamator and Rebel Munificent in another? I dunno, something like that.

But for the time being, I think the new movies (and ongoing TV series) are going to dominate the releases.

Droids that were not deactivated in the rebels tv show showed up (despite anakin deactivating them all supposedly in ep3), I guess you could stretch a 3rd faction from that fact. I think it would work better than a scum/pirates faction.

The confederation from the EU books would be a 2nd option for a decent faction, corellians, bothans etc. Although I highly doubt this would ever materialise. I think it would require a lot of fresh designs from FFG direct for one thing.

1 hour ago, Shadow345 said:

The artwork for Quad Battery Turrets is taken from the Lucrehulk in The Phantom Menace.

It just confirms the existence of Episode I. Bummer.

The games have been slowly taking more and more from Clone Wars and Rebels, as well as the comic books. People love to hate on the prequels, but the actual hardware designs are unquestionably good.

24 minutes ago, thecactusman17 said:

The games have been slowly taking more and more from Clone Wars and Rebels, as well as the comic books. People love to hate on the prequels, but the actual hardware designs are unquestionably good.

I don't hate on all of all of the prequels... just a couple of things... like ANNOYING KID ANNIE... SPINNING IS A GOOD TRICK... JAR JAR... some other stuff.

Quite like the CW too. Not a huge fan of rebels, but it's not all horrible either.

37 minutes ago, thecactusman17 said:

The games have been slowly taking more and more from Clone Wars and Rebels, as well as the comic books. People love to hate on the prequels, but the actual hardware designs are unquestionably good.

I dont hate the prequels. I just ignore them .

This worked as well with Highlander. The one movie, that exist, is really good.

Just now, Tokra said:

I dont hate the prequels. I just ignore them .

This worked as well with Highlander. The one movie, that exist, is really good.

There are two Alien films: Alien and Aliens.

Two terminator movies: T and T2.

Etc.

26 minutes ago, Green Knight said:

I don't hate on all of all of the prequels... just a couple of things... like ANNOYING KID ANNIE... SPINNING IS A GOOD TRICK... JAR JAR... some other stuff.

Quite like the CW too. Not a huge fan of rebels, but it's not all horrible either.

I'd take EP I over EP II any day...

The secret to the prequels is to watch it in the new machete cut (IV, RO, V, II, III, VI, VII; note the lack of I) and get some fan edits that take out some of the dumb stuff. Doing this severely changed my opinion on the prequels.

1 hour ago, thecactusman17 said:

[...] People love to hate on the prequels, but the actual hardware designs are unquestionably good.

As soon as you detect that a Venator from the so called prequels looks (observed from the front) like jar jar, you cannot hold this proposition with a strait face!

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30 minutes ago, FoaS said:

The secret to the prequels is to watch it in the new machete cut (IV, RO, V, II, III, VI, VII; note the lack of I) and get some fan edits that take out some of the dumb stuff. Doing this severely changed my opinion on the prequels.

Wait... why Rogue One after A New Hope?

The pictures often have little to do with the card rules.

I noticed the other day that the Defiance title is a picture of anti-squadron fire. Weird.

55 minutes ago, Darth Sanguis said:

I'd take EP I over EP II any day...

Episode II is more integral to the Saga than I. Everything in I could have been kept as backstory. You need II to see Palpatine granted emergency powers. You need to see the creation of the Clone Army, and the start of the clone wars. You need to see the affair between Anakin and Padme, (as cringy as it is.)

episode I is the Saga's pre-game show. Episode II is the first Inning.

5 minutes ago, GrandAdmiralCrunch said:

Wait... why Rogue One after A New Hope?

I think IV works better as an establishment story. Rogue one could work great first, but I don't know how I feel about not meeting our hero until the second book.

I think doing rogue one as a flashback works to deepen the emotional effect of their sacrifice while still setting the story out on the right foot from the get go. Also, I think it establishes doing flashback "books" as an accepted practice before getting his hit with the I and II punch.

11 minutes ago, GrandAdmiralCrunch said:

Episode II is more integral to the Saga than I.

Doesn't make it the better movie.

Episode II is by-far the worst of the prequels, possibly even the worst of the canon movies. Listening to Anakin moan about his life as a super powered badass space monk was almost laughable. His relationship with Padme made no sense what so ever. What did she see in him? He whined like a little kid throughout the whole movie, possibly more than even Luke did throughout EP. IV.

Straight up, EP II Anakin was a creep.

The only redeeming parts of that movie were Mace Windu cracking open a can on Jango Fett, and maybe... MAYBE the ending saber duel, though the weakest of the prequel duels, seeing Yoda bounce around the room gave me a good laugh.


Honestly, with as bad as the writing was, the whole prequel saga was the pregame show in my book.

OT is where it's at.

4 minutes ago, Darth Sanguis said:

Doesn't make it the better movie.

Episode II is by-far the worst of the prequels, possibly even the worst of the canon movies. Listening to Anakin moan about his life as a super powered badass space monk was almost laughable. His relationship with Padme made no sense what so ever. What did she see in him? He whined like a little kid throughout the whole movie, possibly more than even Luke did throughout EP. IV.

Straight up, EP II Anakin was a creep.

The only redeeming parts of that movie were Mace Windu cracking open a can on Jango Fett, and maybe... MAYBE the ending saber duel, though the weakest of the prequel duels, seeing Yoda bounce around the room gave me a good laugh.


Honestly, with as bad as the writing was, the whole prequel saga was the pregame show in my book.

OT is where it's at.

Yes, but many will take Creepin Anakin over Widdle baby Annie's first adventure with his goofy buddy Jar Jar.

Not to mention the total misuse of Liam Neison, and badass villain Maul.

It really comes down to which you can stomach more: A bad kiddy movie with a cool duel at the end, or a bad romantic adventure with a decent 3rd act.

To me Episode I was "Home Alone...in space".
Episode II was "a John Hughes rom-com gone wrong...in space."

10 minutes ago, GrandAdmiralCrunch said:

Yes, but many will take Creepin Anakin over Widdle baby Annie's first adventure with his goofy buddy Jar Jar.

Not to mention the total misuse of Liam Neison, and badass villain Maul.

It really comes down to which you can stomach more: A bad kiddy movie with a cool duel at the end, or a bad romantic adventure with a decent 3rd act.

Episode I was a bad kiddy movie, sure, I can see that. It's true.

(Insert Darth Jar Jar tinfoil theory that would rectify EP I entirely here)

But Episode II was a horrendous romantic adventure.... which part of episode II was romantic or adventurous? Sitting through anakin's pubescent years should not have been a requirement to understand the plot of the 3 films.

I shouldn't have to sit through Ani's first erection.

Not to mention his super creepy stalker-like attempts to talk to Padme...

Can people file a restraining order against Jedi? Is that like filing a restraining order against a cop?

Nah man... II was bad, even the 3rd act wasn't good.... oh look, CG... More CG... Jedi dying.... a terribly choreographed lightsaber duel... more CG, Yoda's bouncing off walls... more CG.... wedding scene... the end...

Both Tarkin and Thrawn (books) show pre rebel Alliance insurgent groups using clone war tech to fight the empire, so I guess you could reasonably let both factions use a few things from the CW era here and there. Furthermore, the Z-95 and Y-Wing are technically cw tech too, so the Quad bat is not alone (the capital ships from the era were already mentioned). This would also give us some material for future waves till other anthology films and other media publications can provide us with more new shiny ships and fighters. ****, I'd even be down for a clone wars era Armada. The CW show was amazing fun!

A third faction should be avoided. Balancing is much easier this way and Scum in X-Wing always rubbed me the wrong way. And I don't really want to play Imperium vs Seperatists or something like that, that be too odd.

2 minutes ago, Darth Sanguis said:

Episode I was a bad kiddy movie, sure, I can see that. It's true.

(Insert Darth Jar Jar tinfoil theory that would rectify EP I entirely here)

But Episode II was a horrendous romantic adventure.... which part of episode II was romantic or adventurous? Sitting through anakin's pubescent years should not have been a requirement to understand the plot of the 3 films.

I shouldn't have to sit through Ani's first erection.

Not to mention his super creepy stalker-like attempts to talk to Padme...

Can people file a restraining order against Jedi? Is that like filing a restraining order against a cop?

Nah man... II was bad, even the 3rd act wasn't good.... oh look, CG... More CG... Jedi dying.... a terribly choreographed lightsaber duel... more CG, Yoda's bouncing off walls... more CG.... wedding scene... the end...

Wait... the last act wasn't CG? The Gunguns and droids and hover tanks and fighters and ships weren't also CG? Come on, Episode I's third act was just as much of a CGI fest as II.

(BTW - I don't mean this as a fight or arguement. I know people have strong feelings both ways. I still think it can make for and interesting conversation. And you're right, OT is where it's at.)

4 minutes ago, GrandAdmiralCrunch said:

Wait... the last act wasn't CG? The Gunguns and droids and hover tanks and fighters and ships weren't also CG? Come on, Episode I's third act was just as much of a CGI fest as II.

(BTW - I don't mean this as a fight or arguement. I know people have strong feelings both ways. I still think it can make for and interesting conversation. And you're right, OT is where it's at.)

It would be like an argument over which turd smells worse.

The slight redemption EPII gives is the Battle of Geonosis... I used to pause at the explosions when I was younger, it was a great battle in a poorly scripted film

36 minutes ago, GrandAdmiralCrunch said:

Wait... the last act wasn't CG? The Gunguns and droids and hover tanks and fighters and ships weren't also CG? Come on, Episode I's third act was just as much of a CGI fest as II.

(BTW - I don't mean this as a fight or arguement. I know people have strong feelings both ways. I still think it can make for and interesting conversation. And you're right, OT is where it's at.)

I mean sure, but at least Yoda was real.

(Definitely not a fight lol I just do not like ep II at all...)

I think the reason I like EP I more is the Darth Jar Jar fan theory. 'Cause then it's not just Ani's first adventure... it's truly Phantom Menace. EP II would've been his big reveal... in the place of Dooku (who always felt shoehorned to me) we have this equal but opposite version of Yoda...

....

Don't judge me.

7 minutes ago, Darth Sanguis said:

I mean sure, put at least Yoda was real.

(Definitely not a fight lol I just do not like ep II at all...)

I think the reason I like EP I more is the Darth Jar Jar fan theory. 'Cause then it's not just Ani's first adventure... it's truly Phantom Menace. EP II would've been his big reveal... in the place of Dooku (who always felt shoehorned to me) we have this equal but opposite version of Yoda...

....

Don't judge me.

I do think it's an interesting theory, but I doubt it will ever be canon.

Though I do think if it turned out that Snoke is a front for Darth Jar Jar, it would do wonders for the prequels. I can see Luke and Ray step into his chambers... a giant Snoke hologram filling the room... and from out of it steps a black be-robed Jar Jar speaking with a booming proper English accent, "Yes, yes, I see you have fallen for my ruse. Silly Jedi, always falling for the simplest of deceptions."