Christmas brought us a bag full of crack cocaine. We have never played before - but PAX / Unplugged started down this dark rabbit hole. So, im our stocking we found the following:

2 - Starter kits (2 X-Wing, 4 TIE fighters)

2- A - Wings

1- TIE Interceptor

1 - Millennium Falcon

1 - B Wing

Tell me what I need - I got a fist full of Christmas money and a full tank of gas. SO - tell me how to play against any of you and show up like Im in it to win it. I want a well balanced selection.

Oh man, there are several other threads around this forum that you could read through for similar advise. However, if I were to tell you what to get right now, I'd say get Imperial Aces and Veterans, The Ghost, and a Sheathipede. That would leave you with an VERY plentiful selection of ships. If I were to suggest on a budget, Imperial Veterans and Heroes of the Resistance.

The thing about this game is, especially right now, everything is playable with the right upgrade. So, buy the ships you want to fly, and proxy the upgrades you need to give them a whirl.

On 12/26/2017 at 1:05 PM, TinMan886 said:

Christmas brought us a bag full of crack cocaine. We have never played before - but PAX / Unplugged started down this dark rabbit hole. So, im our stocking we found the following:

2 - Starter kits (2 X-Wing, 4 TIE fighters)

2- A - Wings

1- TIE Interceptor

1 - Millennium Falcon

1 - B Wing

Tell me what I need - I got a fist full of Christmas money and a full tank of gas. SO - tell me how to play against any of you and show up like Im in it to win it. I want a well balanced selection.

Is your interest to play in tournaments and win? Or is your interest to play your buddies and have fun? Or both?

if you are buying more stuff, the TIE FO is the best value for money expansion in my opinion because it comes with everything it needs right there: Omega Leader, Juke, Comm Relay.

I second the above recommended Ghost and Heroes of the Resistance expansions. Great value for money there too.

Imperial Veterans is a good deal too.

But threads like this really just end up with my stock response: Buy them all, because you know you want to. In fact you NEED to. You deserve it. It’s just $14.95, surely ANOTHER expansion won’t hurt.

Imperial Veterans, Phantom II, Alpha Class Star Wing, Tie/sf, Heroes of the Resistance, Guns for Hire, Scurrg.

• For Rebels:
  • Heroes of the Resistance is great value, and gives you some excellent fighters practically straight out of the box.
  • The Ghost is a fun ship on its own, but it also gives you several very useful crew options, including Sabine Wren and Kanan.
  • Phantom II for AP-5, Fenn Rau, Flight Assist Astromech, and generally lots of nice support stuff.
  • maybe Rebel Aces to make your A- and B-Wings better.
• For Empire:
  • Imperial Veterans is a GREAT set that makes Defenders scary and Bombers marginally useful.
  • The TIE/fo Fighter is a staple unit for Imperials, especially Omega Leader.
  • Alpha Class Star Wing is a new ship with lots of run-n-gun potential.
  • Kylo Ren's TIE Silencer is a bit pricey for a single ship, but it gives you lots of stuff you'll probably want down the line anyway!
• For Scum & Villainy, I'd wait... you're a little low on crossover ships right now, and you'd probably need to get several pieces to really have a good Scum team. If you do want to jump into Scum, though...
  • I find the Scurrg H-6 Bomber to be really fun to fly, and can be customized to fit your play style. It also has a Rebel pilot included!
  • Guns for Hire has some extremely useful and powerful ships, and so far, is the only way to get the highly useful Harpoon Missiles.
  • You'll probably want to get a Most Wanted set, just because it has so much for the Scum Faction inside. Of course, it'll also make you want to buy a Slave 1 and a HWK-290...