9 minutes ago, Crabbok said:

I have plenty of time to ask those question!

Do it!

36 minutes ago, Vineheart01 said:

oh so thats how they got the SSD in armada

Ungodly downscaling. Arent there Star Destroyers between the ISD and the SSD anyway? SSD is 19KM long as opposed to ISD 1.6KM.....and this model is a little more than twice the ISD? lol

7" ISD vs let's say 30" SSD. It's a bit over 4 times the size which is dang good for us I think

While I have been hoping for an SSD in Armada I didn't, and still do not, think having a gigantic base in the game is a good idea. Assuming the gigantic multi-base shown in this video is to be used for 400 point play, instead of one large base currently in the game (can 1-large even support the mini?), these are my concerns:

• Can this deploy in any way other than sideways?
• If it has to deploy sideways, can it even make one turn without its rear-end going out of play?
• It's likely once/if it gets to the middle of the map it'll never be able to turn without overlapping another ship.
• Price. Many customers have already stated $200 MSRP is way too much for one ship. Wallets will cry blood if they raise the max point cost to something that allows 2+ of these in one fleet!
• 400 point games are already an over-crowded mess to manage. This thing will probably be running over squads every move, hah!
• Assuming it has to be deployed sideways, games with this SSD will not be be very dynamic. I can't imagine it is speed 3+, or that it can take Engine Techs. It'll be 16" from where it points during deployment and that's it. It'll be even worse than a VSD deployed sideways. At least JerJerrrod fixed sideways deployed VSDs!
• After 1 year and they are loading this expansion with old cards? Huh?

At this point I'm praying the pack includes and allows the model to be put on a normal large base for non-epic games. I doubt it, but here's hoping! Maybe we'll find out on Friday that they've addressed all of these concerns. Maybe it can hang off the table (doubtful)? Maybe it can be deploy partly out of play (doubtful)? Maybe they will increase the size of the deploy area? That's not a bad idea! Hmmmmmmm

Maybe Admiral Piett lets you Raddus bomb it into play.

Empire does need their deep strike equivalent after all.

Just now, Thraug said:

While I have been hoping for an SSD in Armada I didn't, and still do not, think having a gigantic base in the game is a good idea. Assuming the gigantic multi-base shown in this video is to be used for 400 point play, instead of one large base currently in the game (can 1-large even support the mini?), these are my concerns:

• Can this deploy in any way other than sideways?
• If it has to deploy sideways, can it even make one turn without its rear-end going out of play?
• It's likely once/if it gets to the middle of the map it'll never be able to turn without overlapping another ship.
• Price. Many customers have already stated $200 MSRP is way too much for one ship. Wallet will cry blood if they raise the max point cost to something that allows 2+ of these in one fleet!
• 400 point games are already an over-crowded mess to manage. This thing will probably be running over squads every move, hah!
• Assuming it has to be deployed sideways, games with this SSD will be not be very dynamic. I can't imagine it is speed 3+ or that it can take Engine Techs. It'll be 16" from where it points and that's it; even worse than a VSD deployed sideways. At least JerJerrrod fixed sideways deployed VSDs!

At this point I'm praying the pack includes and allows the model to be put on a normal large base for non-epic games. I doubt it, but here's hoping! Maybe we'll find out on Friday that they've addressed all of these concerns. Maybe it can hang off the table (doubtful)? Maybe it can be deploy partly out of play (doubtful)? Maybe they will increase the size of the deploy area? That's not a bad idea! Hmmmmmmm

Yay I get to "discuss" things!

Point 1: if not straight then at an angle for sure.

Point 2: see point 1

Point 3: if it can make a Guppy cry in a single turn... I am not sure it matters. It might even have an upgrade that let's it not move and still get defensive tokens

Point 4: expensive but... It's and SSD... It's gorgeous!!! People buy GW knights for almost that much

Point 5: yay decrowding

Points 6: could see speed 2 with engine techs. This thing will likely have all of the upgrades

7 minutes ago, Lyraeus said:

Yay I get to "discuss" things!

Point 1: if not straight then at an angle for sure.

Point 2: see point 1

Point 3: if it can make a Guppy cry in a single turn... I am not sure it matters. It might even have an upgrade that let's it not move and still get defensive tokens

Point 4: expensive but... It's and SSD... It's gorgeous!!! People buy GW knights for almost that much

Point 5: yay decrowding

Points 6: could see speed 2 with engine techs. This thing will likely have all of the upgrades

I've seen those 3' tall (?) 40k Mecha-robots on tables at stores, that cost .... $600? I think that's about what they cost. Archons or something? ?

Just now, Thraug said:

I've seen those 3' tall (?) 40k Mecha-robots on tables at stores, that cost .... $600? I think that's about what they cost. Archons or something? ?

Hahaha Forge World titans... I mean you could buy a $2,000 Manta. A ship longer than a pigeons wingspan.

The knights are the smaller versions and the latest ones are $200 I think

Looks great, but too big and too expensive in both cost and points. The game would have been much better served by adding either First Order/Resistance or Clone Wars. $200 is a nut punch for most of us. So that's $200 for the SSD and how much for whatever the rebels get? Seems like a bad idea to me.

Just now, Woobyluv said:

Looks great, but too big and too expensive in both cost and points. The game would have been much better served by adding either First Order/Resistance or Clone Wars. $200 is a nut punch for most of us. So that's $200 for the SSD and how much for whatever the rebels get? Seems like a bad idea to me.

It's about 30" of plastic. 2.5 FEET!... 76 cm!

This is something they expect people to buy 1 of these

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Finally somthing big arrived

Does anyone noticed those new token near speed dial?

3 minutes ago, Woobyluv said:

Looks great, but too big and too expensive in both cost and points. The game would have been much better served by adding either First Order/Resistance or Clone Wars. $200 is a nut punch for most of us. So that's $200 for the SSD and how much for whatever the rebels get? Seems like a bad idea to me.

Personally, 200 is what I've spent on almost every wave by getting two each... Only exception was wave 7 where I got one each. Unless they release something else, this will be a regular spending wave for me.

4 hours ago, clontroper5 said:

So my question, what does adm. piett do?

MY question on the SSD... what does Motti do?

I haven't seen this screenshot from the stream posted anywhere yet- here is the SSD alongside the other star destroyers:

3 minutes ago, bleezy said:

I haven't seen this screenshot from the stream posted anywhere yet- here is the SSD alongside the other star destroyers:

OK, so I was just an Imagery Analyst for the US Navy but that looks close to 4-5 times the size of the ISD. Someone around here used to do the mixel and measurement math...

1 hour ago, Vineheart01 said:

oh so thats how they got the SSD in armada

Ungodly downscaling. Arent there Star Destroyers between the ISD and the SSD anyway? SSD is 19KM long as opposed to ISD 1.6KM.....and this model is a little more than twice the ISD? lol

I think it is fairly well sized all things considered. It looks absolutely massive as is and making it any bigger would likely make it completely unplayable and as is there are people questioning if it will even be playable as is.

1 hour ago, Alpha Xg1 said:

Rebel Player: "I once destroyed a Star Destroyer this big."

13 minutes ago, bleezy said:

I haven't seen this screenshot from the stream posted anywhere yet- here is the SSD alongside the other star destroyers:

Someone posted it from Crabbok's stream, but thanks for adding it again hopefully the size comparison one can be added to the front page of this thread.

That Armada meme in the making...

Working all day without a chance to look at my phone, so nice to see this at the end of it all. I'm very happy about this. Also, it looks like it plays just about how I had expected.

I have one question though....

How do I deploy that monstrosity, and how do I turn without kicking a rear corner off the edge of the table?

Many SSDs died from venturing into unknown space.

I just want to run it down a 20 ft hyperlane board going pew pew all the way.

1 minute ago, Jukey said:

I have one question though....

How do I deploy that monstrosity, and how do I turn without kicking a rear corner off the edge of the table?

Many SSDs died from venturing into unknown space.

I just want to run it down a 20 ft hyperlane board going pew pew all the way.

5 to 1 it can be placed at a steep angle... A STEEP one

3 hours ago, Indy_com said:

But what did the Rebels get?

Jelous, they got jelous!

1 hour ago, clontroper5 said:

So the important question, how much Hull does Motti Give it?

Zero. Only gives to small-med-large

22 minutes ago, Coldhands said:

Zero. Only gives to small-med-large

Errata:

Motti gives +10 hull to Huge ships.

5 hours ago, Indy_com said:

But what did the Rebels get?

they got shaft

shafted.

2 minutes ago, Geressen said:

they got shaft

shafted.

Pshhhhh I have a HUGE target to try and blow up!

I am going to paint marks on every ship that gets the killing blow too... Watch them all be cr90's with that clutch TRC