10 hours ago, TauntaunScout said:

C'mon, are ugnaughts and Bespin guards really a hot n' juicy marketing ploy? I doubt it.

They are if you're selling a Bespin box, which everyone would want because Empire is the beloved movie of the series, and you get to make the "I am your father" map tile.

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Who was pining away for them to release models of the droids that came in the Hoth box? It all seems kinda arbitrary.

Anyone that ever played Knights of the Old Republic loves them some HK-47. What an easy way to shoe-horn in that image into the game without making it weird and calling it "HK-47" specifically. Not only did they check the fan service box, but the unit itself became a mainstay for some time.

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Or really quit wasting time and release a rebel scout. On a tauntaun...

This was the real missed opportunity of the Hoth box. I'm not one of those weirdos pining away for a Speeder Bike that would have no place on a game of this scale, but a tauntaun would be less awkward to move into this kind of game, and it's an iconic image from the movies we all know. Very puzzling.

Tauntaun!

IA had it's best showing in Canada ever and although there were lots of merc lists, there were a lot of original lists that did well. I also think that HOTE will mean the end of the merc dominance. I played a fun game the other day with new Han and Chewy and they are absolutely on par if not better than IG-88 (depending on whether he gets BOG I guess. LOL). I imagine Vader will find his way into some great new lists and Emperor and Ashoka will be awesome from what I'm seeing. As far as Legion goes, great there's a new Star Wars game, but it's so different from IA, the hope is that it doesn't overshadow it too much. As long as we keep paying FFG, they'll keep selling to us.