on a more serious note.

they better tell the manufacturer to produce twice as many ships for this wave than anyother. because i want at least 4 of each!!!!!!

no.....better yet im sending vader!

Factory: "Lord Vader. What an unexpected pleasure."

vader: "Enough with the pleasantries commander. I'm here to get you back on schedule.

factory: "But we are working as fast as we can. Tell the Fan Boys I need more men."

vader: "Well perhaps you can tell them when they arrive."

factory; "The Fan Boys are coming here?"

vader: "That is correct sweat shop foreman, and they are not as forgiving as I."

or something like that

if i remember correctly.....didnt the ewing have a design flaw that caused its guns to blow up?

That was after their cannons where super upgraded. Question is was it the A or B version that was upgraded? If it was the B it could have enhanced its Assault Lasers into Heavy Assault Lasers, Light Turbo Lasers, or even Turbo Lasers.

take in mind I made up the name heavy assault laser...

on a more serious note.

they better tell the manufacturer to produce twice as many ships for this wave than anyother. because i want at least 4 of each!!!!!!

no.....better yet im sending vader!

Factory: "Lord Vader. What an unexpected pleasure."

vader: "Enough with the pleasantries commander. I'm here to get you back on schedule.

factory: "But we are working as fast as we can. Tell the Fan Boys I need more men."

vader: "Well perhaps you can tell them when they arrive."

factory; "The Fan Boys are coming here?"

vader: "That is correct sweat shop foreman, and they are not as forgiving as I."

or something like that

JFYI I am not killing anyone over these minis LOL

A stellar set.

They made a better xwing without obsoleting the xwing... they may have ruined the Awing though. No reason to run 1 for missile support or just as filler anymore.

Imperials are just awesome. 4 attack die on a ship that you can't shoot at is nasty. AND a crew and advanced systems slot. Not saying the phantom will be OP but in those bigger games you can have a cloaked phantom with a stealth/advanced cloaking device, sensor jammers, and a flight instructor. Talk about hard to hit. Not that anyone would do that... no... certainly no.

Defender is great. Cannon slot seems wasted, again, until we get a better cannon than HLC or Ion. No evade seems odd, I was banking on a 1 kturn or a white kturn, but seeing no evade icon makes me think we'll actually see a new MANUEVER not just a color/distance combo. I'm thinking they might have "Evasive Manuver" baked in. A "yellow" colored manuever that counts as white and gives you an evade token?

NO BOMBS OR BIGS is a bit of a let down.

Munitions fail safe probably allows you to discard it insted of the missile/torp/bomb even maybe or lets you move it to an active ship if the original ship was destroyed. Some FAILSAFE for those. Or maybe if you get 0 hits you don't discard... we'll find out soon...ish...maybe.

A stellar set.

They made a better xwing without obsoleting the xwing... they may have ruined the Awing though. No reason to run 1 for missile support or just as filler anymore.

Imperials are just awesome. 4 attack die on a ship that you can't shoot at is nasty. AND a crew and advanced systems slot. Not saying the phantom will be OP but in those bigger games you can have a cloaked phantom with a stealth/advanced cloaking device, sensor jammers, and a flight instructor. Talk about hard to hit. Not that anyone would do that... no... certainly no.

Defender is great. Cannon slot seems wasted, again, until we get a better cannon than HLC or Ion. No evade seems odd, I was banking on a 1 kturn or a white kturn, but seeing no evade icon makes me think we'll actually see a new MANUEVER not just a color/distance combo. I'm thinking they might have "Evasive Manuver" baked in. A "yellow" colored manuever that counts as white and gives you an evade token?

NO BOMBS OR BIGS is a bit of a let down.

Munitions fail safe probably allows you to discard it insted of the missile/torp/bomb even maybe or lets you move it to an active ship if the original ship was destroyed. Some FAILSAFE for those. Or maybe if you get 0 hits you don't discard... we'll find out soon...ish...maybe.

Well, the A-Wings do have their advantages over the Z-95. Dial is certainly different, plus they have evade and boost, and 1 more defense die. I AM bummbe about a lack of bomb possibilities in a Rebel squad though. Love me some Proton Bombs.

Now if only I could get an imp gunner who was properly human...

Get an image of a death star gunner and use that on your card.. lol

I could see the ion cannon having a use on a defender that ions and then zooms in for the range 1 shot. At 3 points it's a pretty cheap addition and you don't have to use a firespray or a shuttle to get ion capabilities in your imperial squad

i dont think the awing is done because of these ships.

what other rebel ship can move like the awing?

i have a feeling we will see z-95 and awing lists hitting the tables.

z-95 to bump uglies and the awings to swing around and flank

Now if only I could get an imp gunner who was properly human...

Get an image of a death star gunner and use that on your card.. lol

I have to admit I like the idea of a screaming wookie somewhere in the back of my shuttle. I envision he has been shaved and his only stress release is shooting my enemies for me. (When I'm an Evil imp that is) as the Nobel Freedom fighters I abhor such cruel horrors.

picture this

special release, like the aces pack

new rebel ship...........

Shuttle Tydirium ?

allows you to use those rebel crew cards......

huh?

sound cool?

Dear FFG,

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Sincerely,

Me

Well I think this wave is kind of evening up the factions. Rebels now have a cheap as chips ship...Imperials have a powerhouse in the defender and something completely different in the Phantom.

Did expect the E-Wing, headhunter and defender at some point but was mostly surprised about the phantom!

About time they brought a new small ship wave out!

Already thinking about what ships will show up next before spending the money on this wave.

my buying strategy has been to get two of every ship (except tie-fighters which i have 8 of, and x-wings/bombers which i have 4 of). This has served me pretty well in terms of squad building for both factions and getting just enough of the best upgrades like gunner, PTL, recon specialist and advanced sensors. i think this will still work with wave4, those new imperial fighters look good but i dont think i need 4 of them right away.

yup, just found a use for my tax return.. 4x EVERYTHING.. sigh.. ok.. 6 of the imps.. but that' s all...

yup, just found a use for my tax return.. 4x EVERYTHING.. sigh.. ok.. 6 of the imps.. but that' s all...

My strategy is get as many as I can fit into a 100 pt build. There are exceptions, I don't consider some ships viable without mods, like shuttles, HWK's or even Y's.

So it looks like:

8x Z-95

3x E-Wing

3x Tie Defender

3x Tie Phantom (maybe 4 if it's 25 points)

Updating Wave 4 Summary as we find out more! Leave a comment if I messed something up.

YES! Phantom TIE! YES!

I wonder who the pilots will be? As far as I'm aware, the only named characters to fly one were Rebel spies.

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They made a better xwing without obsoleting the xwing... they may have ruined the Awing though. No reason to run 1 for missile support or just as filler anymore.

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I don't think they've "ruined the A-Wing" But Prototype Pilots are essentially " finished prototyping" since a Z-95 with an AM or HM also cost 17pts.

the A's still have the Greens and Tycho, their Dials, and Evade and Boost actions.

those last 3 things are worth more than the 5pts trade IMO.

I can't wait to have a z-95 swarm matched up against a TIE swarm. It's gonna be such a mess..... awesome mess...... awesome, expensive mess.

I can't wait to have a z-95 swarm matched up against a TIE swarm. It's gonna be such a mess..... awesome mess...... awesome, expensive mess.

And games going to time! With no winner!!

To me, it seems Wave 4 should be nicknamed Role reversal. Rebel swarm, and Imp heavy hitters. I'm not complaining...should be interesting.

Does anyone else want to see 8 Z-95's fight 8 TIE Fighters?

Me I want to see 16 ships on the play field at under 100 pts each.

yup, just found a use for my tax return.. 4x EVERYTHING.. sigh.. ok.. 6 of the imps.. but that' s all...

only 4 you will NEED 8 headhunters!!

haha.. I play Imps mostly.. 4 will be fine.. lol.. cards baby.. cards.. lol

I'm curious who the TIE Defender named pilots will be. The two best known pilots - Darth Vader and Marek Stele - are both already piloting the TIE Advanced X1.

I want to see 6 Z-95's with Assault Missiles and other Missiles go against an 8 TIE swarm, just for the lulz.

I can't wait to have a z-95 swarm matched up against a TIE swarm. It's gonna be such a mess..... awesome mess...... awesome, expensive mess.

And games going to time! With no winner!!

I SAW 2 TIE SWARMS FIGHT IN A TOURNAMENT.......

BOTH GOT AWARD FOR EPIC FAIL AS AT THE END OF THE ROUND, NEITHER DESTROYED A SINGLE ENEMY SHIP!!!!!

IT WAS FREEGIN FUNNY AS ALL GET OUT