Will the earlier speculation of Scum ships being announced, once the Solo film gets released later this month, still apply after the 2.0e announcement?

I wonder if FFG will indeed announce Scum ships as part of wave XIV which I assume would contain 1.0e + 2.0e components like the upcoming Reaper and Saw's Expansions.

seems a bit late in the cycle to announce a new 1.0 component, even if it is a hybrid

but i suppose you never know

But if they remove multi-faction ships (they seem to have done that with Nym and Boba), why would they just start it again?

8 minutes ago, Commander Kaine said:

But if they remove multi-faction ships (they seem to have done that with Nym and Boba), why would they just start it again?

Y and Z still exist in two factions

but more pertinently, if the falcon is the pre-solo modifications, it'll basically be a whole other ship

My hope is for a hybrid.

Considering how 2.0 is going to play havoc with their manufacturing schedule, I am going to bet no, we aren't getting them till after the 2.0 release.

16 hours ago, Sithborg said:

Considering how 2.0 is going to play havoc with their manufacturing schedule, I am going to bet no, we aren't getting them till after the 2.0 release.

I agree I think the earliest we will see Solo ships is wave 2. Even then I am not sure as that will wave will introduce the resistance and first order as separate factions. Which isn't a bad thing as I doubt you will see any issues with scale or ship design.

On the plus side, if they wait until the movie is out then they can design a much better expansion pack. Think of the sad U-wing (no K-2SO), TIE Striker (no bomb, no potential crew slot), and others from the sequel trilogy (lame T-70 pilot non-name names come to mind; unique pilot "Blue Ace" and "Red Ace", for instance; could've been Yolo Ziff and Bastian, respectively). We could've benefitted from FFG actually seeing the movie and supporting material before designing the game component.

The point is that FFG is seemingly an outsider, Star Wars business-wise. They apparently don't know as much as Lego or Hasbro seems to before movies are released. Thus, waiting not only for the movies but the accompanying lore books, etc results in better products more reflective of the new canon.