So after seeing some of the new cards, watching a couple 2.0 games along with reading the usual articles etc. it has brought me about to the conclusion that this (for me anyway) is Star Wars.

Sure the current X-wing v1 is Star Wars and always will be but it sort of got lost along the way.

With some new abilities, the use of the force, various Droids doing better Star Wars'y things like in the films makes it feel like it should have been.
I sure that v2 will be awesome, if not doesn't matter as almost all would have put their v1 cards away somewhere and continue playing v2!.

2 hours ago, SwordOwaR said:

With some new abilities, the use of the force, various Droids doing better Star Wars'y things like in the films makes it feel like it should have been.
I sure that v2 will be awesome, if not doesn't matter as almost all would have put their v1 cards away somewhere and continue playing v2!.

Actually, just last week R2-D2 replaced one of my shields as an Aggressor turned to engage. That felt pretty **** Star Warsey.

17 hours ago, SwordOwaR said:

So after seeing some of the new cards, watching a couple 2.0 games along with reading the usual articles etc. it has brought me about to the conclusion that this (for me anyway) is Star Wars.

Sure the current X-wing v1 is Star Wars and always will be but it sort of got lost along the way.

With some new abilities, the use of the force, various Droids doing better Star Wars'y things like in the films makes it feel like it should have been.
I sure that v2 will be awesome, if not doesn't matter as almost all would have put their v1 cards away somewhere and continue playing v2!.

I'm mostly looking forward to ordnance and firing arcs becoming far more important and useful! Hopefully the changes will allow large, turreted ships to still compete, but without making them the go-to for absolutely every single Rebel list in existence (at least at my local store).

Hm...ordnance and firing arcs...

Perhaps we're about to enter the Age of the Gunboats!

Maybe I'll actually use ordnance for a change and have it actually hit something as in the past I have missed almost every shot I've fired with torps and missiles so I gave up with them.

5 hours ago, JJ48 said:

Hm...ordnance and firing arcs...

Perhaps we're about to enter the Age of the Gunboats!

You mean the Age of ARCuarius?

One of the best things about 2.0 in general is that the classic and recognizable Star Wars ships are rebalanced (buffed). Most people I know prefer to play with the ships from the classic trilogy. It will be nice to know that you're not playing with severly underpowered ships now.

3 hours ago, FTS Gecko said:

You mean the Age of ARCuarius?

nice, though a bit of a stretch...

10 hours ago, JJ48 said:

I'm mostly looking forward to ordnance and firing arcs becoming far more important and useful! Hopefully the changes will allow large, turreted ships to still compete, but without making them the go-to for absolutely every single Rebel list in existence (at least at my local store).

Hm...ordnance and firing arcs...

Perhaps we're about to enter the Age of the Gunboats!

FFG really wanted another 400+ page thread on the forums screaming about GUNBOATS! After releasing the GUNBOAT! the original thread died off.

Therefore, FFG created an entire new edition, one where the GUNBOAT isn't rereleased yet, not tournament eligible at the moment, and thus creating more threads on the forum for GUNBOAT discussion.

Means you thought they made 2.0 to fix other issue...pssh, now you know the real reason

25 minutes ago, piznit said:

FFG really wanted another 400+ page thread on the forums screaming about GUNBOATS! After releasing the GUNBOAT! the original thread died off.

Therefore, FFG created an entire new edition, one where the GUNBOAT isn't rereleased yet, not tournament eligible at the moment, and thus creating more threads on the forum for GUNBOAT discussion.

XG-1 Alpha Class Assault Gunboat 2nd Edition - Now With Flappy Wings!

25 minutes ago, FTS Gecko said:

XG-1 Alpha Class Assault Gunboat 2nd Edition - Now With Flappy Wings!

Is this confirmed?

1 hour ago, piznit said:

FFG really wanted another 400+ page thread on the forums screaming about GUNBOATS! After releasing the GUNBOAT! the original thread died off.

Therefore, FFG created an entire new edition, one where the GUNBOAT isn't rereleased yet, not tournament eligible at the moment, and thus creating more threads on the forum for GUNBOAT discussion.

Means you thought they made 2.0 to fix other issue...pssh, now you know the real reason

Honestly, just being able to have all the ships to choose from is a good enough reason for me to buy the conversion kits! They may not be tournament legal, but as a casual player, I don't particularly care as long as my opponent doesn't mind.

The main advantage of 2.0 is the promise it has of clearing out some of the massive amounts of hurt on these boards.

And returning some of the more iconic movie ships to prominence.

35 minutes ago, Commander Kaine said:

Is this confirmed?

Nope!

...so far

(dadadadum)