On 7/11/2018 at 3:55 PM, Bdolfos said:

Please no! Anything but that!

Chewy and porgs?

I've been wrong before, but I think Chewie is the operative to Boba. That gives three commanders and an operative per side.

I won't predict the trooper, but I see Ewoks (in GCW movies but not in IA) before I see Wookies (not in GCW movies but in IA). I would rather see Wookies before Ewoks though. However, I play Imperial, so it doesn't really matter to me. May the most popular choice win and I believe FFG already knows as they would have to be well into development/playtest by now.

I could see Wookie Warriors working, with a Heavy weapon Bowcaster. Alternately, I think the Rebel Honor Guard is the next most likely release, perhaps as a larger unit to make up for only having a single wound. So far, the infantry releases have all filled similar roles, but with a distinct Empire or Rebel "flavor." Ewoks I would expect to be represented by a large model count unit, that is otherwise not very effective at anything other than cannon fodder, (white dice, no surges, maybe black for melee).

@WAC47
As for art on the cards predicting anything, I would like to point out that Jedi Mind Trick has Obi-wan on the card, yet he has not yet been announced. Also, Fragmentation Grenade has a Death Trooper on the art, but is not being initially released with Death Troopers.

8 hours ago, Caimheul1313 said:

@WAC47
As for art on the cards predicting anything, I would like to point out that Jedi Mind Trick has Obi-wan on the card, yet he has not yet been announced. Also, Fragmentation Grenade has a Death Trooper on the art, but is not being initially released with Death Troopers.

Oh very true! I don’t think the art is a good predictor of what’s to come in isolation. It’s more that the art in this case seems to match up with a logical counterpart for the next release (e.g., we’re not going to see death troopers next, because it’s the rebel’s turn). The examples you cited I chalk up to evoking the iconic scenes that the upgrade cards are drawn from more than anything else.

I notice Han and the Rangers are due at the end of August according to Amazon

and Boba Fett middle to end of September according to Amazon preorder.

Does anyone know if these or other amazon preorder dates have been accurate?

1 hour ago, buckero0 said:

I notice Han and the Rangers are due at the end of August according to Amazon

and Boba Fett middle to end of September according to Amazon preorder.

Does anyone know if these or other amazon preorder dates have been accurate?

Nope! Amazon simply throws a date up there. They’re never accurate.

As long as we're wildly speculating, we could see a pack of Corps Upgrades with medics, droids, engineers, etc.

13 hours ago, Bohemian73 said:

I won't predict the trooper, but I see Ewoks (in GCW movies but not in IA) before I see Wookies (not in GCW movies but in IA). I would rather see Wookies before Ewoks though.

I agree with this logic as far as it goes except that there is also the consideration of upgrade cards and FFG's commitment to make the same cards available to both factions. If they stick to this then one of the next batch of Rebel release must come with Fragmentation grenades which would seem a bit out of character for Ewoks. Chewie could get them but that would be giving Rebels players a generic upgrade with a (single purchase) unique character.

On 7/14/2018 at 7:05 AM, buckero0 said:

I notice Han and the Rangers are due at the end of August according to Amazon

and Boba Fett middle to end of September according to Amazon preorder.

Does anyone know if these or other amazon preorder dates have been accurate?

Yeah, amazon preorder dates come out of their butt, however end of August release for Han and commandos is probably correct in this case with some for sale earlier at Gencon.

On 7/13/2018 at 2:11 AM, Lumberjack Nick said:

Chewy and porgs?

...porg!.....its whats for dinner....

4 hours ago, wintermoonwolf said:

...porg!.....its whats for dinner....

The "Other" white meat.

9 hours ago, Crawfskeezen said:

The "Other" white meat.

...mmmmm.....porgschniztel mit bratkatoffeln......

20 hours ago, wintermoonwolf said:

...porg!.....its whats for dinner....

Yeah, maybe Chewie comes with an upgrade that is a roasted porg that you can discard (eat) to make him recover health and gain an extra action

In keeping with the OT, Rebel Honor Guard is another likely choice, as they do appearance in the throne room scene at the end of ANH. Which does tie them to Chewie.

In December we need a Christmas Vader.

On 7/18/2018 at 6:26 PM, Caimheul1313 said:

In keeping with the OT, Rebel Honor Guard is another likely choice, as they do appearance in the throne room scene at the end of ANH. Which does tie them to Chewie.

Other than their carrying pole arms making them vaguely similar to the revealed Imperial Guards, I don’t see much to recommend them; they’re basically Fleet Troopers with Spears.

(And, based on the Star Warspedia article, that is exactly what they are).

Not impossible, as we did get Rebel Commandos which are basically the same kit as Rebel troopers.

Still for variety sake, I’d rather Ewoks, since they visibly team up with Chewie on Endor

3 hours ago, Derrault said:

Other than their carrying pole arms making them vaguely similar to the revealed Imperial Guards, I don’t see much to recommend them; they’re basically Fleet Troopers with Spears.

(And, based on the Star Warspedia article, that is exactly what they are).

Well, coming from a historical miniatures background, that's how uniforms work. The entire POINT of uniforms is to look like the rest of the people on your side for ease of identification in the midst of battle. Additionally, uniforms give legitimacy to uprisings, as vid of a mismatched rabble fighting Stormtroopers looks like a riot, vid of Stormtroopers fighting a uniformed enemy looks like a legitimate, organized military opposing the Empire. Which is more likely to inspire confidence in potential allies?

Aren't basically all of the Imperial units just "Stormtroopers with some extra embellishments"? Scout troopers are Stormtroopers with a little less limb armour and a different helmet, Snowtroopers have the kama instead of leg armour and a slightly different helmet, and any of the new ones are variations on the pre-existing themes. The differences in the armour are supposed to represent the best version of the armour for the unit's dedicated task. The Rebel Commandos are better trained than the average trooper, and are all wearing camouflage ponchos. What sort of differentiation were you expecting?

8 hours ago, Caimheul1313 said:

Well, coming from a historical miniatures background, that's how uniforms work. The entire POINT of uniforms is to look like the rest of the people on your side for ease of identification in the midst of battle. Additionally, uniforms give legitimacy to uprisings, as vid of a mismatched rabble fighting Stormtroopers looks like a riot, vid of Stormtroopers fighting a uniformed enemy looks like a legitimate, organized military opposing the Empire. Which is more likely to inspire confidence in potential allies?

Aren't basically all of the Imperial units just "Stormtroopers with some extra embellishments"? Scout troopers are Stormtroopers with a little less limb armour and a different helmet, Snowtroopers have the kama instead of leg armour and a slightly different helmet, and any of the new ones are variations on the pre-existing themes. The differences in the armour are supposed to represent the best version of the armour for the unit's dedicated task. The Rebel Commandos are better trained than the average trooper, and are all wearing camouflage ponchos. What sort of differentiation were you expecting?

Yep, and if you lack uniforms you could be treated as an illegal combatant.

I’ll have to look at my notes and see if the Empire is a signatory to Geneva.

44 minutes ago, kac said:

Yep, and if you lack uniforms you could be treated as an illegal combatant.

I’ll have to look at my notes and see if the Empire is a signatory to Geneva.

I was actually thinking about this last night as I tinkered away on something. Given how often we see rebels surrender instead of bitterly fighting to the last breath, the Empire must treat prisoners halfways decent.

2 hours ago, TauntaunScout said:

I was actually thinking about this last night as I tinkered away on something. Given how often we see rebels surrender instead of bitterly fighting to the last breath, the Empire must treat prisoners halfways decent.

I thought I was the only kind of nerd who thought about things like that.

If the Empire tortured prisoners, one would think to avoid capture, people would would roll onto their blasters and go to God like a soldier.

52 minutes ago, TauntaunScout said:

I was actually thinking about this last night as I tinkered away on something. Given how often we see rebels surrender instead of bitterly fighting to the last breath, the Empire must treat prisoners halfways decent.

Well, the Empire always needs workers. At the very least, surrender could have been motivated by the perception that it was better to surrender and hope to escape later than just be gunned down. Plus prisons require resources, especially guards, that aren't being deployed against the remainder of the Alliance. And the prisoners might have the chance to gather intel or sabotage some Imperial project.

We see the empire torturing people and hear about the horrors of imperial prisons all the time. Either the average Joe doesn't believe the stories or imho more likely is hoping to be able to break out fairly easily.

People often don't really think it through when facing imminent death. Any shot at surviving can sound better than dying right now.