ok, so its raining and I have a bad cold. So thought what the **** ill look into this legion thing and figure out if I should buy. Rules look great. Mini's are much better than IA. Love Armada (I have everything and play regular) and X-wing. Bored with GW's bland and boring game system for 40k and AOS?.
Concerned that the games range will be too limited to be interesting for many miniature fans in the med to long term! Concerned lack of variety in games will result in limited retention of many gamers. Would you like to play my empire list - its basically the same as last time, but now with a slightly different storm trooper type? Concerned that Star Wars obsessional fan's (Sorry you know who you are - that's not canonical, i only want stuff only from the films otherwise I quite) will suffocate the games variety and FFG will be resistant to get new stuff out (A mix of new and old designs) that may keep normal miniature gamers happy and allow the game to expand and remain fresh. 2 factions may not be enough for a game that wants to be around for longer than a few years and wants to grab and retain players from other systems?
My concerns may be invalid - i'm undecided.
So what do I expect. Certainly no Prequel stuff (I'd be happy - but it ain't going to happen from FFG). The sequels? (Maybe but they are just the same stuff as Galactic Civil war stuff - The sequels are only remarkable in that they are totally un-remarkable copy of the original films with more rubbish characters and storyline - what a massive missed opportunity Disney!!)
That leaves 3 original, rogue one and Rebels tv plus any new films like solo I guess.
If FFG are conservative and canonical, here is what I think we can expect over the next 2 years (If Disney gives us nothing new in the next couple of films).
| Released / Previewed = x | ||||
| Infantry Pack | Storm troopers | x | Rebel Troopers | x |
| Infantry Pack | Snow troopers | x | Hoth Troopers | |
| Infantry Pack | Jetpack storm troopers | Jet Pack Rebel Troopers | ||
| Infantry Pack | Elite Stormtroopers (Death Troopers) | Rebel Elite unit | ||
| Infantry Pack | Officer / fleet troops | Fleet Pack | x | |
| Infantry Pack | Scout/infiltrator pack | Commandos | x | |
| Infantry Pack | Probe Droids | C2PO and RD2 | ||
| Hero | Lord Vadar | x | Luke Sky Walker | |
| Hero | Commander (Gen Veers) | Leia | ||
| Hero | Storm Trooper (Captain) | Han Solo | ||
| Hero | Imperial agent | Chewie | ||
| Hero | Admiral (Thrawn?) | lando calrissian | ||
| Vehicle / other large | tripod gun | P-Tower (saucer gun) | ||
| Vehicle / other large | AT-ST | x | AT RT | x |
| Vehicle / other large | Speeder Bikes (Scots) | x | Speeder Bikes (rebs) | |
| Vehicle / other large | Assault tank / transporter | Light hover tank (Converted land speeder with tripod gun attachment) | ||
| Vehicle / other large | Light Tie Fighter (Inquisitor?) | T-47 Air Speeder | x |
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Neutral |
| Hoth Laser Turret terrain pack |
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Endor Bunker terrain Pack
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Yep - i think 18 months to get these out, if not 2 years. FFG are not quick.
Would I be happy with this release schedule? Would it have the variety to justify how much it would be to buy it all? Im not 100% convinced for many it will be?
Other stuff which I think may come later, but FFG will not prioritize. It becomes very difficult for the Rebels without lots of hero sets.
| Vehicle / other large | X-Wing (Epic version of game) | Tie Fighter (Epic version of Game) | ||
| Vehicle / other large | Storm troopers on dewback | TaunTaun | ||
| Vehicle / other large | AT-AP | ? (Captured vehicle) | ||
| Vehicle / other large | Imperial Patrol Transport | ? (Captured vehicle) | ||
| Infantry | Sharif Storm Troopers | Wookie's | ||
| Infantry | Royal Guard | Ewoks? | ||
| Infantry | Military Droids (K2SO) | Hero's from Rogue one | ||
| Hero | Inquistor | Hero's from Rebels? | ||
| Hero | Darth Maul | Ben? | ||
| Hero | The Emperor | Yoda ? |