11 hours ago, Gadgetron said:

The rebels are backed by mandalorians too. Why wouldn't the rebels get their own set with their own uniques and generics?

Maybe they are faction-neutrals?

They have imperial base colours shown... I mean it's possible the flip side is rebel coloured, but i am not accepting imperial bases in my rebel force even if the card says I can... only 2 squadron cards though, and Gar Saxon was Imperial Regent/Viceroy of Mandelore... never a rebel...

29 minutes ago, Rimsen said:

Maybe they are faction-neutrals?

Very likely, though rebels will probably get a set with the MC-75 and their own unique pilot.

Scum and Villian 2 could have dual faction fang fighters totally.

A 7hp squadron means it is almost twice as strong as a Flotilla....

8 hours ago, cynanbloodbane said:

I owe you a like. Wave 7 dropping used them all up.

Well no Armada for me tonight. I sprung for tickets to the Cleveland Orchestra's performance of Holst's "The Planets", with my two regular Armada opponents. My 16 & 14 year old sons.

I am very jealous of this. I could listen to Mars alone on repeat for weeks.

1 hour ago, Norell said:

A 7hp squadron means it is almost twice as strong as a Flotilla....

It really doesn't. The Decimator is 8hp, and about half as survivable as a flotilla. No scatter, no squadron ties them up, and - most importantly - a solitary X-wing or Interceptor can't pull half it's health in a single shot.

It's a high health squadron, sure, but it's no replacement for a ship.

I'd be shocked if the Gauntlets came with Rebel cards/bases. That would imply Rebel-only players would have to buy a Chimaera pack just to get the squadrons, and that's a sales tactic FFG have been eager to avoid over their games. Factionless cards in one pack only, sure, but literally faction specific cards in a box dedicated to the other faction? Not happening.

I could see a new S&V pack be factionless mercenaries. Not sure how well it's work (maybe blue bases for neutrality?). I doubt it'll happen, as it looks like FFG don't want to do dual faction anything in this game, but at least with squadron mercs, it makes a bit of sense.

3 hours ago, Drasnighta said:

They have imperial base colours shown... I mean it's possible the flip side is rebel coloured, but i am not accepting imperial bases in my rebel force even if the card says I can... only 2 squadron cards though, and Gar Saxon was Imperial Regent/Viceroy of Mandelore... never a rebel...

Not to mention that the plastic of the fighters themselves is dark grey, the Imperial color.

11 minutes ago, NakedDex said:

I am very jealous of this. I could listen to Mars alone on repeat for weeks.

It really doesn't. The Decimator is 8hp, and about half as survivable as a flotilla. No scatter, no squadron ties them up, and - most importantly - a solitary X-wing or Interceptor can't pull half it's health in a single shot.

It's a high health squadron, sure, but it's no replacement for a ship.

But hit harder

4 hours ago, GhostofNobodyInParticular said:

Not to mention that the plastic of the fighters themselves is dark grey, the Imperial color.

That I don't care about - everything gets painted anyway

16 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:

That I don't care about - everything gets painted anyway

Ah you guys and your fantastic painting abilities. I wish i was even a quarter as talented

Fantastic really is very relative.

25 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:

That I don't care about - everything gets painted anyway

Indeed, but my point was that it's unlikely that it is dual-faction, when the color scheme is faction-specific, especially when combined with the aforementioned points.