I've just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.

I can walk into any game store in the country and know that there will be card sleeves, binders, and storage options readily available for industry-standard card sizes. That was never the case with the mini-card sizes. Few places have sleeves and binders for the small cards on the shelves, and most often they'd have to be special ordered in.
On a personal note, I also enjoy seeing the card art at a larger size. Plus, it makes it a bit easier to see exactly what upgrades my opponent has across the table.

Minor inconvenience ruins Armada player's entire life.
More at 11.

Minor inconvenience ruins Armada player's entire life.
More at 11.

I agree with your point....
I think saying that you hope the guy who made that decision did get fired....
 
Not cool.  

Minor inconvenience ruins Armada player's entire life.
More at 11.

Minor inconvenience ruins Armada player's entire life.
More at 11.

Minor inconvenience ruins Armada player's entire life.
More at 11.

Minor inconvenience ruins Armada player's entire life.
More at 11.

'Twas the day of release, and all through the city
Not a shipment arrived. Oh what a pity!
The players showed up to the game store with care,
Only to find that Clone Wars wasn't there!
 
There arose from the store such a disappointed clatter,
That the manager came out to address the matter.
"We've waited for months, how could this be?"
"It's not our fault, blame Asmodee!"
 
So the players went home, Clone Wars would come later.
For now they settled for Tabletop Simulator.

'Twas the day of release, and all through the city
Not a shipment arrived. Oh what a pity!
The players showed up to the game store with care,
Only to find that Clone Wars wasn't there!
 
There arose from the store such a disappointed clatter,
That the manager came out to address the matter.
"We've waited for months, how could this be?"
"It's not our fault, blame Asmodee!"
 
So the players went home, Clone Wars would come later.
For now they settled for Tabletop Simulator.

'Twas the day of release, and all through the city
Not a shipment arrived. Oh what a pity!
The players showed up to the game store with care,
Only to find that Clone Wars wasn't there!
 
There arose from the store such a disappointed clatter,
That the manager came out to address the matter.
"We've waited for months, how could this be?"
"It's not our fault, blame Asmodee!"
 
So the players went home, Clone Wars would come later.
For now they settled for Tabletop Simulator.

'Twas the day of release, and all through the city
Not a shipment arrived. Oh what a pity!
The players showed up to the game store with care,
Only to find that Clone Wars wasn't there!
 
There arose from the store such a disappointed clatter,
That the manager came out to address the matter.
"We've waited for months, how could this be?"
"It's not our fault, blame Asmodee!"
 
So the players went home, Clone Wars would come later.
For now they settled for Tabletop Simulator.

'Twas the day of release, and all through the city
Not a shipment arrived. Oh what a pity!
The players showed up to the game store with care,
Only to find that Clone Wars wasn't there!
 
There arose from the store such a disappointed clatter,
That the manager came out to address the matter.
"We've waited for months, how could this be?"
"It's not our fault, blame Asmodee!"
 
So the players went home, Clone Wars would come later.
For now they settled for Tabletop Simulator.

'Twas the day of release, and all through the city
Not a shipment arrived. Oh what a pity!
The players showed up to the game store with care,
Only to find that Clone Wars wasn't there!
 
There arose from the store such a disappointed clatter,
That the manager came out to address the matter.
"We've waited for months, how could this be?"
"It's not our fault, blame Asmodee!"
 
So the players went home, Clone Wars would come later.
For now they settled for Tabletop Simulator.

'Twas the day of release, and all through the city
Not a shipment arrived. Oh what a pity!
The players showed up to the game store with care,
Only to find that Clone Wars wasn't there!
 
There arose from the store such a disappointed clatter,
That the manager came out to address the matter.
"We've waited for months, how could this be?"
"It's not our fault, blame Asmodee!"
 
So the players went home, Clone Wars would come later.
For now they settled for Tabletop Simulator.

'Twas the day of release, and all through the city
Not a shipment arrived. Oh what a pity!
The players showed up to the game store with care,
Only to find that Clone Wars wasn't there!
 
There arose from the store such a disappointed clatter,
That the manager came out to address the matter.
"We've waited for months, how could this be?"
"It's not our fault, blame Asmodee!"
 
So the players went home, Clone Wars would come later.
For now they settled for Tabletop Simulator.

I'm only worried about this move because there's no telling what (if anything at all) will change. Will Armada and X-Wing expansions still be pre-painted and pre-assembled? Will expansion releases change in any way? Will the FFG Star Wars forums stay open? Ect.
I hope more information comes out soon before panic and rumors start flying.
Atomic Mass Games are the ones who made the Marvel: Crisis Protocol miniatures game, which I've heard is pretty successful? It feels like every time I walk into the game store there's a new expansion released for that game. I've also heard they're pretty good at communicating with the community.

I'm only worried about this move because there's no telling what (if anything at all) will change. Will Armada and X-Wing expansions still be pre-painted and pre-assembled? Will expansion releases change in any way? Will the FFG Star Wars forums stay open? Ect.
I hope more information comes out soon before panic and rumors start flying.
Atomic Mass Games are the ones who made the Marvel: Crisis Protocol miniatures game, which I've heard is pretty successful? It feels like every time I walk into the game store there's a new expansion released for that game. I've also heard they're pretty good at communicating with the community.

So what I'm hearing is that the overall cost of strike teams will stay the same, just with a kind of points flop on the heavy weapon and strike team unit.
So... everyone will continue to take strike teams as a cheap activation and ignore the full unit?

The Geonosian Prototype is the only HMP with Cannon upgrade slots. That's disappointing.

The Geonosian Prototype is the only HMP with Cannon upgrade slots. That's disappointing.

The Geonosian Prototype is the only HMP with Cannon upgrade slots. That's disappointing.

The Geonosian Prototype is the only HMP with Cannon upgrade slots. That's disappointing.

The Geonosian Prototype is the only HMP with Cannon upgrade slots. That's disappointing.