12 minutes ago, AllWingsStandyingBy said:

I see two issues with beasts in Legion:

(1) Beasts are localized to one particular climate on one particular planet

--> To see Taun-Tauns alongside Dewbacks on an Endor map would likely look and feel wrong.

(2) Beasts are, because of their local adaptations, an efficient way to recon/patrol (but not too engage combat)

The Rebels used Taun-Tauns as means to patrol the icy misery of Hoth, but only because the speeders and other craft weren't fully adapted to the cold. But note that when it came time to fight, the Rebels weren't on the Taun-Tauns during the battle of Hoth. A local beat-cop Stormtrooper might ride a sluggish Dewback around Mos Eisely, but when it comes down to a shootout what is that dewback (or Bantha) bringing to the table? Elephant cavalry was intimidating in the Punic Wars, but no one has used them in combat since vehicles and rifles have been a thing.



Would miniatures of beasts-of-burden look cool? Yes. Would they make sense in a combat-focused game set across many landscapes where AT-RTs and Speeder Bikes and Airspeeders and the like are available options? Not really.

Which is why they’ll most likely come in the form of support, not dishing out damage. Taubtaun riders can dish out aim tokens from scouting to other units. Dew backs can be a fairly tanky unit that can climb and ignore a lot of terrain.

FFG can make them fit thematically.

also, I’m of the for cool factor over realism, but I know not everyone is.

1 hour ago, AllWingsStandyingBy said:

The Rebels used Taun-Tauns as means to patrol the icy misery of Hoth, but only because the speeders and other craft weren't fully adapted to the cold. But note that when it came time to fight, the Rebels weren't on the Taun-Tauns during the battle of Hoth. A local beat-cop Stormtrooper might ride a sluggish Dewback around Mos Eisely, but when it comes down to a shootout what is that dewback (or Bantha) bringing to the table? Elephant cavalry was intimidating in the Punic Wars, but no one has used them in combat since vehicles and rifles have been a thing.

In IA, you can bring snowtroopers into Coruscant and Dewback Patrols can find the heroes in the middle of Bespin.

Climate restrictions don't seem to be a problem in FFG's Star Wars games.

We've already got Snowtroopers inbound, does this mean you should only use them on Hoth themed boards?

In regards to what a Dewback is bringing to the table in a gunfight, it's bringing a large beast with blaster-resistant hide into a blaster filled area whilst carrying a trooper commonly armed with either a very large weaponized cattle-prod or a flamethrower.

42 minutes ago, Indy_com said:

We've already got Snowtroopers inbound, does this mean you should only use them on Hoth themed boards?

Yes!

Thematically, you can always say the snowtroopers, dewback riders, etc., were en route to their destination but needed to reinforce an attack by your opponent's forces, which is why they aren't appropriately outfitted for whatever climate they're in.

6 hours ago, AllWingsStandyingBy said:

Yes!

If thematic restrictions were in this game it would ruin tournaments entirely.

Just consider for a second that your local game store only has an Endor themed table, so you never get to use snowtroopers.

However, when you enter a tournament and bring your stormtrooper filled list, you find the venue has a Hoth themed board so you are unable to play at all with what you brought.

Additionally, if you made a Hoth themed board, no-one could play Rebels on it as rebels have no Hoth troops currently. Rebels can currently only play on starship or desert themed boards as they only have Corps for those environments.