If they introduced Clone Wars/First order timeline armies, do you think they should all be setup so they can fight each other(so potentially First Order vs Separatist Droid army for example) or should they organise it more like how flames of War is(WW2 wargame where you have 'early, mid and late war' armies who fight other armies from that time period, so in Legion it would mean Only rebellion era armies(what we have now) can fight each other and so on?

If they did that, tournaments would be a problem. Even casual matches. I hope we stay with the ot trilogy for a while

While the prequal movies have alot of problems. The clone wars is pretty cool and have a lot of creative designs, so it would be interesting to see. I think Disney want to push the sequal trilogy however if anything.

FFG has said they're sticking with the GCW. Doubt we're getting clone wars any time soon, if at all.

I don't see why they couldn't do it both ways. I mean for OP, have some events be more FFA, and some be era specific battle. Having era specific battles would encourage people to collect multiple armies while not making it a requirement. The more open format would still allow people to participate who couldn't afford multiple armies (in both time and money).

Honestly, I love seeing different eras go head to head. It really grounds the game in my childhood imagination run wild. Which is why I love Star Wars in the first place.

And there are enough canon examples of clones/droids fighting stormtroopers/Rebels that it’s not THAT inconsistent. And there’s so much unknown about the buildup of the first order/Resistance conflict that it shouldn’t be hard to imagine different conflicts going on with various factions.

Open it up to everything. X-Wing has Darth Vader flying with Kylo, and it's not that big of a problem, so a Clone battalion fighting the Empire or Rebels works just as well. For casual or campaign play, I can see limiting the eras, but otherwise, nope.

If I can’t have a wonderful beautiful kick butt Asajj Ventress model I will be very upset.

We really have no idea, but I 100% don't care about immersion. I'm looking to play an exciting game, and as other people have pointed out in this thread, eras going head to head allows my imagination to go crazy.

I think this is a war game first and foremost, and as such, it makes sense to have multiple collectable armies with their own characteristics. New players should have choice as to the playstyle and aesthetic they want. The more armies, the better.

So, I hope that as the tournament scene develops, there are no era restrictions. Makes tournaments very difficult. For Organized Play events and seasons? Sure, era specific is cool. But for tournaments? Come and bring your best. I'll bring mine. Let's duke it out!

I'd rather have the prequels than the sequels. It's going to be hard to make The Resistance and First Order different from their Rebel and Empire equivalents, whereas clones and CIS would potentially be fairly divergent. Then again, the lack of difference in sequel units means that they fit together fairly seamlessly, keeping it to a two faction game apart from era pure enthusiasts.

There's still a lot to mine in the original trilogy though- I'd prefer some options there before bringing in new factions.

1 hour ago, VAYASAN said:

If they introduced Clone Wars/First order timeline armies, do you think they should all be setup so they can fight each other(so potentially First Order vs Separatist Droid army for example) or should they organise it more like how flames of War is(WW2 wargame where you have 'early, mid and late war' armies who fight other armies from that time period, so in Legion it would mean Only rebellion era armies(what we have now) can fight each other and so on?

No, I really don't think FFG would do that. This seems like a tournament-ready game much like X-Wing and Armada, where mirror matches and anachronisms are an accepted part of play. This game is on track to become a competitive game played in stores, catering to players who love winning and will pay for a monthly booster pack to make sure they feel they have the best chance to win. Those players are FFG's target audience. They don't care if it makes no sense for clone troopers to fight against First Order troopers, or for Vader to fight other Vader -- but those are the players that FFG is designing this game for, and the casuals will have to bend the rules or rewrite large chunks of them in order to get what they want out of the game.

4 minutes ago, DagobahDave said:

No, I really don't think FFG would do that. This seems like a tournament-ready game much like X-Wing and Armada, where mirror matches and anachronisms are an accepted part of play. This game is on track to become a competitive game played in stores, catering to players who love winning and will pay for a monthly booster pack to make sure they feel they have the best chance to win. Those players are FFG's target audience. They don't care if it makes no sense for clone troopers to fight against First Order troopers, or for Vader to fight other Vader -- but those are the players that FFG is designing this game for, and the casuals will have to bend the rules or rewrite large chunks of them in order to get what they want out of the game.

I have no problem with that, im casual and if they say yes, Senate forces can fight Rebels...I just wont do it, ill play a game of rebels vs imperials etc as im sure most casuals would do.

I wouldnt have a major problem if it was an out of time sync fight either really, im sure a scenario could be dreamed up to allow it and thats the nature of being casual.

Note, just coz im casual dosnt mean im not going to buy just about everything I can for Legion ;p.

I enjoy what-if-scenarios, so I'm all for these armies being able to fight each other. I mean, you don't even have to break canon for some scenarios, droids being reactivated at any point in history, fighting anyone in reach (kind of like goofy Necrons, but not as secret or scary), or Clones either being an old contingent not yet refitted to fit into the new doctrine, or clones that removed their chips and overcame conditioning to rebel... Making the jump to the sequel era is more difficult for Clones, but the others work.

Of course characters complicate this as always, but they don't work too well already, so at least things don't get worse. And for custom scenarios you can always just use the promotion rules.

1 hour ago, Rogue_Group1 said:

FFG has said they're sticking with the GCW. Doubt we're getting clone wars any time soon, if at all.

Citation?

I so want to see General Grievous, especially if he has multiple poses/arms to build. But I do not think this is going to happen anytime soon, although Legion is a better fit for any PT stuff than the other FFG games.

Just now, Cusm said:

I so want to see General Grievous, especially if he has multiple poses/arms to build. But I do not think this is going to happen anytime soon, although Legion is a better fit for any PT stuff than the other FFG games.

Must admit I think he would be a great model.

and who wont say 'hello there' every time you move Obi Wan near him?

I think it would be fine to have whatever era play whatever.

This already exists in every game when a same faction fight happens. Call it war games, or battle maneuvers or practice.

First order versus Separatist Droids? A old separatist cache was found and activated and the First order is trying to stop them. (you can't be evil all day every day) Clone Troopers versus the resistance, Clone Troopers were a good idea 100 years ago, lets try it again...

You can make the story to fit the narrative. Whatever floats the boat.

i really dont see why there would be problems to have different eras facing each other.

I actually really think they SHOULD add the Republic/Separtists, though i think FO/Res should get added to Imp/Reb since they are literally just rebranded factions anyway.
I know of about a dozen people that actually stated the GCW focus is the reason they dont want to play this game. Its been done far too much, they want to see Clone Wars because the series was epic even if the prequel movies werent. If droids and clone troopers popped up it'd be amazing (heck i could even see generic Jedi for Republic elites)

Its a game, not a book. There does not need to be any fluff reasons why they are clashing.

2 hours ago, Rogue_Group1 said:

FFG has said they're sticking with the GCW. Doubt we're getting clone wars any time soon, if at all.

Where did they say that? Was it in one of their new articles or in a video?

45 minutes ago, Vineheart01 said:

I actually really think they SHOULD add the Republic/Separtists, though i think FO/Res should get added to Imp/Reb since they are literally just rebranded factions anyway.

I want Kylo and Rey in the game badly, but I do agree that there's only so many times I want to buy slight stormtrooper variations. I'm 100% in favor of the Separatists added ASAP though.

1 hour ago, Xiervak said:

Citation?

21 minutes ago, ricoratso said:

Where did they say that? Was it in one of their new articles or in a video?

The fact they've literally done almost nothing else star wars-wise. Not saying I don't want it, but theres absolutely no evidence of going that way.

7 minutes ago, Rogue_Group1 said:

The fact they've literally done almost nothing else star wars-wise. Not saying I don't want it, but theres absolutely no evidence of going that way.

2 hours ago, Rogue_Group1 said:

FFG has said they're sticking with the GCW. Doubt we're getting clone wars any time soon, if at all.

Got it. So they haven't said it. Just checking.

36 minutes ago, Rogue_Group1 said:

The fact they've literally done almost nothing else star wars-wise.

Uh... what?

29 minutes ago, Xiervak said:

Got it. So they haven't said it. Just checking.

10:48 "The game is set in the Galactic Civil War... for now."

1 hour ago, Contrapulator said:

10:48 "The game is set in the Galactic Civil War... for now."

Literally could not be more clear that they will be heading to other eras eventually.

Thank you for this. I will be quoting this every time I hear that FFG won't touch other eras for the rest of time.

What's more, they just announced that Resistance and First Order will be their own discrete factions in X-Wing 2.0, instead of being rolled into Rebels and Empire.