https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/12/4/fleet-upgrades/

Yeah i just saw. Its funny how they don't do much fanfare now like they used to. 'lest just sneak it in"....

And wave VII dropping in January! Wonderful!

reading the article and see this

" The Chimaera Expansion Pack and Profundity Expansion Pack are scheduled to arrive in the middle of the Regional Championship season"

I wouldn't hold my breath for that....

Regionals are just like a Store Champ for registration? You just kind of register via the store or show up right?

It depends on the store. The larger regionals require pre-registration to guarantee a spot. But all of those policies are put out by the store hosting the event.

Wait, wait...Wave 7 is going to happen sometime between 11/25/17 and 3/25/18, and when it hits, they are live and can be used.

Wouldn't most games just say that Wave 7 isn't valid for regionals? To drop a wave mid event and totally mess with the meta without any lead time is kind of dirty isn't it? Some players early on don't have to deal with it, others later on will.

23 minutes ago, Marzaums said:

reading the article and see this

" The Chimaera Expansion Pack and Profundity Expansion Pack are scheduled to arrive in the middle of the Regional Championship season"

I wouldn't hold my breath for that....

Indeed.

3 minutes ago, kmanweiss said:

Wait, wait...Wave 7 is going to happen sometime between 11/25/17 and 3/25/18, and when it hits, they are live and can be used.

Wouldn't most games just say that Wave 7 isn't valid for regionals? To drop a wave mid event and totally mess with the meta without any lead time is kind of dirty isn't it? Some players early on don't have to deal with it, others later on will.

Expansions are tournament legal upon their release date. Yes, it would mess with the meta, but they probably don't care about that, or see it as feature rather than flaw.

But, I'm with @Marzaums , and not holding my breath. The wave is still 'In Development'. If it went to 'On the Boat' now, I'd say there'd be a good chance that they'd arrive on time before the end of March. However, they still have to go to 'The Printer'. before they go on 'The Boat', and then it's another couple weeks while they're 'Shipping' before they're in 'The Store'. Of course, the Upcoming page might have misinformation, but in my experience the supply lines are a lot slower than our hopes and imaginations want them to be.

11 minutes ago, kmanweiss said:

Wait, wait...Wave 7 is going to happen sometime between 11/25/17 and 3/25/18, and when it hits, they are live and can be used.

Wouldn't most games just say that Wave 7 isn't valid for regionals? To drop a wave mid event and totally mess with the meta without any lead time is kind of dirty isn't it? Some players early on don't have to deal with it, others later on will.

At least they are conscious it will happen and are warning people

13 minutes ago, kmanweiss said:

Wait, wait...Wave 7 is going to happen sometime between 11/25/17 and 3/25/18, and when it hits, they are live and can be used.

Wouldn't most games just say that Wave 7 isn't valid for regionals? To drop a wave mid event and totally mess with the meta without any lead time is kind of dirty isn't it? Some players early on don't have to deal with it, others later on will.

Tourney Regs pg 5 LEGAL PRODUCTS

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For Premier events, all product is legal in North America 11 days—typically the second Monday—after the product’s official release . Official dates will be updated on the Product Legality page on our website (https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/op/legality/sw). Players outside North America should check with their organizer to determine which products are tournament legal.

So, you'll have 11 days' lead time from release. Which, for practical purposes, means 2 1/2 weeks, since release day is usually Thursday IIRC and Regionals are all on weekends.

I dunno, I'm kind of on the fence. I like seeing new stuff on the table, so I probably slightly prefer it this way, but I can definitely sympathize with the frustration of having your finely-tuned fleet zorked right before its reckoning too.

And it's not really "without any lead time." You know it's coming, same as everybody else does. It's still an even playing field. And you've got previews, so at the very least you can try proxying upgrades ahead of time if you're concerned it's going to drop before your Regionals.

1 minute ago, Ardaedhel said:

So, you'll have 11 days' lead time from release. Which, for practical purposes, means 2 1/2 weeks, since release day is usually Thursday IIRC and Regionals are all on weekends.

I dunno, I'm kind of on the fence. I like seeing new stuff on the table, so I probably slightly prefer it this way, but I can definitely sympathize with the frustration of having your finely-tuned fleet zorked right before its reckoning too.

And it's not really "without any lead time." You know it's coming, same as everybody else does. It's still an even playing field. And you've got previews, so at the very least you can try proxying upgrades ahead of time if you're concerned it's going to drop before your Regionals.

This^^^^^^

Also, ninja'd

8 minutes ago, Ardaedhel said:

Tourney Regs pg 5 LEGAL PRODUCTS

So, you'll have 11 days' lead time from release. Which, for practical purposes, means 2 1/2 weeks, since release day is usually Thursday IIRC and Regionals are all on weekends.

Aren't Regionals 'Formal Tier' events? Doesn't that mean that the new stuff is legal right upon release (so, the weekend right after the fateful Thursday).

BTW, I didn't know that you were going to be attending our Regional. If I had, I would have made it a point to introduce myself in person. I think I heard someone talking about San Antonio, military, and wife being from the PNW. Was that you?

@Mikael Hasselstein is correct Regionals are formal and as such wave VII is legal as soon as it hits the shelf

I saw the thread title and assumed it was more info on wave 7. Oh well...

3 minutes ago, ISD Avenger said:

I saw the thread title and assumed it was more info on wave 7. Oh well...

Well, it is information on Wave 7. Just not very much information on Wave 7 and probably misleading information on Wave 7.

But the thread content is still mostly about Wave 7.

19 minutes ago, Mikael Hasselstein said:

Aren't Regionals 'Formal Tier' events?

10 minutes ago, jamie nasmyth said:

@Mikael Hasselstein is correct Regionals are formal

Huh, looks like you guys are right. Could've sworn I saw they were bumped up to Premier.

21 minutes ago, Mikael Hasselstein said:

BTW, I didn't know that you were going to be attending our Regional. If I had, I would have made it a point to introduce myself in person. I think I heard someone talking about San Antonio, military, and wife being from the PNW. Was that you?

Man, I think I saw you and meant to come over and say hi, I just never got there.

And you were probably hearing @Brikhause . He's much louder and more boisterous than me, and his wife is from Tacoma. I was the guy with the crappy mohawk.

2 minutes ago, Ardaedhel said:

Huh, looks like you guys are right. Could've sworn I saw they were bumped up to Premier.

They used to be premier and bumped it down last year

1 minute ago, Ardaedhel said:

Man, I think I saw you and meant to come over and say hi, I just never got there.

And you were probably hearing @Brikhause . He's much louder and more boisterous than me, and his wife is from Tacoma. I was the guy with the crappy mohawk.

Oh, you were the one with he crappy mohawk! Well, that was hard to miss. I was the one proudly wearing the Empire's symbols, but not-so-proudly getting my rear end beat.

And to think... two years (or is it three), I used to rule this town - even beating @shmitty at his own (relaxed-tier) tournament (once).

Young officers, let this be a warning to you. If you make rank and start to advance into the Imperial bureaucracy, you will lose your military edge. So, it is better that you remain in the trenches, fighting the Rebellion, and leave the political parties and luxury of Coruscant to me.

Those gozanti alt-art cards are really nice

4 hours ago, D503 said:

Those gozanti alt-art cards are really nice

Yeah but who runs flotillae really...

7 hours ago, Mikael Hasselstein said:

... I used to rule this town ...

Young officers, let this be a warning to you. If you make rank and start to advance into the Imperial bureaucracy, you will lose your military edge. So, it is better that you remain in the trenches, fighting the Rebellion, and leave the political parties and luxury of Coruscant to me.

Ah, well, see - that's the game, ain't it?

"You either die (or retire to the coast) a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain"