15 minutes ago, theBitterFig said:In general, I hate how a very small number of pilots can ruin upgrades for everyone else, and maybe it'd be a good idea to have a list of 5-6 ships where they can't take a certain upgrade.
Not just upgrades, but pilots can destroy even whole mechanics. Stupid Nantax ruined Tractor, requiring a rules change, which completely ruined the Quadjumper.
Vader destroys Passive Sensors and Afterburners. People speculate like 9pts for Afterburner at Ini 5 and 12 for Ini 6...but speaking of Kavil, he is actually one who profits from Afterburner (giving him action economy), but struggles already justifying the expense with Afterburner at 6 pts. 9 is completely hilarious for someone like Kavil.
I argumented for ban-lists already in 1st ed. But for some reason FFG seems really unwilling to do that. Which is a pity, as it just not only makes balancing a pain, but also restricts future design space totally unneccessary. Ban the hypothetical turret on Kavil and maybe Broadside. Ban Afterburners and PS for Vader, ban Illicit for Han Falcon, but allow for the other Falcon pilots; and so forth.


