I'm going to an Open Play on Sunday... what is the proper etiquette there? since it's not an actual tourney, i figure things would be much less formal, but i honestly dont know. This will be the first time ive gone to ANY event... Heck, it'll be the first time I've played against anyone who hasn't known me for more than 5 years.

This is basically all I've ever wanted. I like Jedi just fine, but I'm over them. I've always been more into the spaceships and dogfighting than I ever was about the Force. As to the debate going on with the rest of the thread, I will never understand why people say "social justice warrior" like that's somehow a bad thing. You know who commonly fights for social justice? The Rebellion. Wonder Woman. Superman. Captain America. ...You know, heroes.

I'm going to my first event on Sunday. So I'd be happy with just about anything, frankly.

I keep my pilots in separate UltraPro deck boxes for each faction. They're organized by type and pilot skill. Upgrades are in a 4-slot UltraPro binder.

Oh yeah, I'd say my love of Star Wars actually impedes my chances at victory... because I tend to fly pilots I like from the mythology, not necessarily the ones with optimum builds. But it's fine, because I'd rather have fun flying a sub-par list full of names i care about, rather than always win.

That is completely awesome. Glad to hear things worked out! FFG seriously has the best customer service I've ever seen for a tabletop game.

I used Lorrir last night, and man. He may not be the BEST interceptor, but he was surprisingly helpful as an annoyance for the other side.

"I have been, and always shall be, your friend." ...Goodbye.

You know, for kids!

What about a "Runt" Ekwesh card in that Wraith expansion? You could roll dice to determine which ability he has that turn, to simulate him switching through his various personas.

I only started playing in December, so... Right now? Going to my first store "open play" in about a month.

you get soontir in an x-wing and i get tycho in a phantom... deal? The difference is that soontir was a member of Rogue Squadron before he defected to the empire Other way around. Imperial pilot first, defected to the Rebels. Then Thrawn abducted him to have him serve in the Unknown Regions.

I'd pay good money for a Rogues/Wraiths expansion. I just want Corran and Tycho back in an X-wing where they belong. But seeing other Rogues & Wraiths make appearances in this game would be great, too. Garik Loran, Kell Tainer, Tyria Sarkin, Gavin Darklighter, etc A Scum pack representing the Invid pirates would be cool, because I'd like to see a TIE clutch officially in the game. Or Warlord Zsinj's TIE Raptor. Man, I love EU TIE variants.

Can't we all just... Get along? I mean, Even Wedge Antilles is Soontir Fel's brother-in-law.

I LOVED those first 2 issues. They did a really good job of capturing everyone's voice and mannerisms. It all feels like a "missing" film, or something.

This idea seriously just saved me from spending like $50 dollars I didnt have to. Thank you.

Just got a Slave 1, an A-Wing, and a TIE Fighter off the B&N website. all 10% off, Free shipping, and I found a "20% off one item" coupon that I was able to use. All in all, it was a pretty great deal. That's also how I got an Interceptor and the Falcon a few weeks ago.

The Black Fleet Crisis trilogy was awful. Those and the Boba Fett trilogy by Jeter are the only Star Wars novels I've read that I would never, ever pick up again. You take that back! Bounty Hunter Wars is better than Stackpole's half of X-wing. Well, I certainly disagree. But to each their own, I suppose.

XWA is my JAM! I was playing it as recently as a couple months ago. Very relaxing. An Otana would be fun, but I like my small ships so much... I'd like more of them.

Well, with that in mind, I certainly wouldn't mind just a bunch of repaints being the "new" Rebel ships. Various canonical squadrons and organizations are out there, not to mention personal paint schemes. And since I'm paranoid about trying to paint them myself... I'd be glad to let FFG do it. :-D In regards to Salvatore... I haven't found a single book by him that I've enjoyed. And boy, I've given him a bunch of chances based on friends' recommendations. Honestly, my favorite Star Wars book was X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar. Oh, which brings up, what about the Adumari Blade-32 fighter? No shields, but a front and rear firing arc and a decent hull. Might add variety.

Well, most Star Wars books were a slog to get through. The exceptions are the X-Wing series, the Thrawn trilogy, and the first half of the Yuuzhan Vong stuff. Wait, the first half of NJO? Everything before Star By Star (maybe everything before Enemy Lines) is AWFUL and Salvatore should be tarred and feathered. Well, to my mind back when I was 12 or so, they were almost all pretty good. I doubt they'd hold up now that I'm 30, though. But I digress. Back to discussing possible Rebel ships! Sorry for the tangent.

Ah, OK. Of course, art can be a clue (the scyk was featured in wave 5 art), but it's very unreliable, as in the case of this yevethan ship, which I seriously doubt we will see. Man, did ANYONE like that trilogy of books (the ones with the Yevetha)? I remember them being kind of a slog to get through. I only ask because they seem unpopular, so picking ships from those books would be really unlikely.

Yeah, I'd probably be willing to pay ~$15 for a cardboard only expansion that added new pilots and upgrades I wonder how many a reasonable amount of pilots would be for a $10-15 dollar cardboard only set. Because I'm picturing like, 12... but i have no idea how much the printing for all that stuff actually costs.

I was also thinking something along these lines. I'd like to see Corran Horn and Tycho Celchu available as X-Wing pilots, and this is a solid way to get them back in those cockpits where they belong. It even suggests color scheme for a couple of the repaints, as you could do Corran's CorSec X-Wing, and Tycho's Alderaanian colors. Or, alternatively, I'd like to see some “variety packs” that aren’t full expansions, per se. No mini, just packs with new pilots/ upgrade cards for the minis you already have. I’d definitely buy a bunch of regular x-wings if there was also a “variety pack” selection of various Rogues and Wraith Squadron pilots I could be fielding. I assume it wouldn’t be too expensive to do something like that…

According to Wookieepedia, the K-wing is 20% shorter than the Aggressor (the smallest Large ship by a decent margin), and it has not one but two turrets. I agree it would be really cool to see a Large Rebel ship with a traditional firing arc, but I wouldn't look to the K-wing to find it. I know! I'm not a fan of the blocky version in the Rogue Squadron comics (it looks like an enormous bat having bodily congress with a bulldozer), but the version that actually looks like a skate is something I'd love to add to my fleet: YES! That version is the one I always picture in my head, too. The novels describe it as looking like sea life, and the design from the comics doesn't do that description justice, as far as I'm concerned.