Harpoons are far and away the most popular and powerful missile, and while there may be some disagreement about whether or not they are too good, there is no argument that they aren't very good.

Would changing the Harpooned condition card to only affect large ships help bring them back into line a bit? It makes them a bit more thematic (they punch through smaller ships and cannot embed in them) and a bit less powerful. It would certainly take their boot off of the neck of swarm lists, but would it be enough to ease them back from being the only missile choice, to just a great missile choice?

To the last I grapple at thee; From H ell’s heart, I stab at thee; For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee.

Not large, but reuse the concept from Flechette Torpedoes:

“If this attack hits, after the attack resolves assign the Harpooned! condition if the defender has a hull value of 5 or higher“

5 or higher.

If not,

-You give hate to HWKs, StarVipers, G-1A, Protectorate Starfighters, TIE Aggressors, Sheathipede-Class Shuttles, U-Wings, TIE Strikers, Kirhaxz

(Those have 4 hulls but can withstand the worst of harpoons: Aggressors)

At 5+, you make harpoons continue the hate for: Scurrgs, which is a good thing. Fire vs Fire

Well of course the number is up for debate. I‘m talking about the concept and just took the 4 from Flechettes.

2 minutes ago, Mu0n729 said:

5 or higher.

If not,

-You give hate to HWKs, StarVipers, G-1A, Protectorate Starfighters, TIE Aggressors, Sheathipede-Class Shuttles, U-Wings, TIE Strikers, Kirhaxz

(Those have 4 hulls but can withstand the worst of harpoons: Aggressors)

At 5+, you make harpoons continue the hate one: Scurrgs, which is a good thing. Fire vs Fire

my poor Norra

Yeah, but you must really hate 4 hull ships since they would be vulnerable to both flechettes and harpoons, while other ships are not. 5 or higher is better. Makes a cut off instead of an overlap.

Ships with 4 hull:

Uwing, Sheathipede, Hawk; Striker, TIE Aggressor, Gunboat, Silencer; Starviper, Khiraxz, G1A, Fangfighter, Scum Aggressor.

none of these are prime targets for Harpoons in my opinion and experience, and they have in tendency higher agility, meaning you‘ll rarely waste a Harpoon on them anyway.

But I do not care at all about them being included or excluded. I do care strongly about including 5+ hull small ships:

Miranda, Nym, Wookies, Arc, Ywing. They are all prime targets for Harpoons, and should definitely be included.

Collateral damage is once more on TIE bomber and punisher (sorry) and Quadjumper and Kimogila.

Large ships are all included with the exception of Uwing and Brobots, but that‘s ok for me

Nah, you've got it the wrong way round.

It should only work against small ships....

But only large and huge ships can fire them!!