Next Imperial Corps and Support Speculation

[Obvious_Ninja 47]

Ok. It's Monday.  Fingers crossed for an imperial sneak peek...

[zeromoon17 14]

57 minutes ago, Obvious_Ninja said:

Ok. It's Monday.  Fingers crossed for an imperial sneak peek...

My guess is we'll get all the news this Thursday at adoption.

[TauntaunScout 4,276]

I am pretty antsy for the alleged dewbacks release. Mostly because I wanna see what’s next (ie, will I get a Hoth rebel commander?).

[KommanderKeldoth 3,141]

59 minutes ago, TauntaunScout said:

I am pretty antsy for the alleged dewbacks release. Mostly because I wanna see what’s next (ie, will I get a Hoth rebel commander?).

Rebel Hoth commander confirmed

[srMontresor 165]

1 hour ago, TauntaunScout said:

I am pretty antsy for the alleged dewbacks release. Mostly because I wanna see what’s next (ie, will I get a Hoth rebel commander?).

Same.

Using the flawed logic of 'because the Rebels got this, Imperials will get X' I think shoretroopers are fairly likely. They have the potential for a detached, independent one-man heavy weapon. It is possibly one of the stupidest, most illogical weapons in SW, so I personally hope it never sees the light of day, though I do eventually want shoretroopers. But, frankly, it's anyone's guess what we'll get.

  https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Heavy_Shoretrooper

[TauntaunScout 4,276]

34 minutes ago, srMontresor said:

Same.

Using the flawed logic of 'because the Rebels got this, Imperials will get X' I think shoretroopers are fairly likely. They have the potential for a detached, independent one-man heavy weapon. It is possibly one of the stupidest, most illogical weapons in SW, so I personally hope it never sees the light of day, though I do eventually want shoretroopers. But, frankly, it's anyone's guess what we'll get.

  https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Heavy_Shoretrooper

I still have dreams of a squad of bounty hunters with a detached corellian hound handler.

[TauntaunScout 4,276]

46 minutes ago, KommanderKeldoth said:

Rebel Hoth commander confirmed

Where and when was this confirmed? I must have missed it.

[Caimheul1313 2,990]

13 minutes ago, TauntaunScout said:

I still have dreams of a squad of bounty hunters with a detached corellian hound handler.

I wouldn't mind them being their own unit of handler and four dogs so we can have the complete set: Blackie, Boyce, Saxon and Elsa (Or at least those are the names of the canine actors who portrayed them in some scenes). 

 

54 minutes ago, srMontresor said:

Same.

Using the flawed logic of 'because the Rebels got this, Imperials will get X' I think shoretroopers are fairly likely. They have the potential for a detached, independent one-man heavy weapon. It is possibly one of the stupidest, most illogical weapons in SW, so I personally hope it never sees the light of day, though I do eventually want shoretroopers. But, frankly, it's anyone's guess what we'll get.

  https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Heavy_Shoretrooper

It would only be "flawed logic" if FFG hadn't literally released units that fill the same force org slot, with identical upgrade slots, and fulfilled similar roles for all previous releases, at least as far as non-unique troopers are concerned. Past releases indicate that the Imperial releases will most likely be some kind of box with two activations, one corps unit and a "detachment" whatever that means, with Heavy, Personnel, Training, Gear, and Grenades upgrades, and a "Creature Trooper" Support unit.

[srMontresor 165]

Well, I mean it's flawed in that non-game balance design factors can influence releases in wargames, such as issues with production.

[KommanderKeldoth 3,141]

46 minutes ago, TauntaunScout said:

Where and when was this confirmed? I must have missed it.

As soon as you said it, it was confirmed, much like the tauntaun riders abd hoth troopers.

[KommanderKeldoth 3,141]

10 minutes ago, srMontresor said:

Well, I mean it's flawed in that non-game balance design factors can influence releases in wargames, such as issues with production.

The only thing we can really count on is that the imperial releases will have similar upgrade slots and fill similar force org roles. They are releasing stuff like this so people don't have to buy both factions to get all the upgrades.

[srMontresor 165]

Right, but as I said in the quoted text, this can all be voided by production difficulties. That frequently happens in mini-games.

[Caimheul1313 2,990]

Just now, srMontresor said:

Right, but as I said in the quoted text, this can all be voided by production difficulties. That frequently happens in mini-games.

So far when FFG has production difficulties they push back all future releases. They are likely using the same factory for ALL Legion models, so a delay with one will delay all of them. If it's a design delay, then can hold off that whole matched batch of releases before starting printing, rather than announcing them. By the time stuff is announced, I'd imagine production is already at least started. 

 

[Bohemian73 161]

I don't believe 100% in a mirror of Rebel units (Dewbacks and veterans), I can see that being delayed until the next Imperial release. We might see some kind of Imperial infiltrate trooper...

[That Blasted Samophlange 6,923]

9 hours ago, srMontresor said:

Same.

Using the flawed logic of 'because the Rebels got this, Imperials will get X' I think shoretroopers are fairly likely. They have the potential for a detached, independent one-man heavy weapon. It is possibly one of the stupidest, most illogical weapons in SW, so I personally hope it never sees the light of day, though I do eventually want shoretroopers. But, frankly, it's anyone's guess what we'll get.

  https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Heavy_Shoretrooper

clones did it first..  agreed, not a great design.   The good news is that the clone version is legends, and the shore version is not widely known, tbough while a canon cannon, I don't think we’ll see it.

[srMontresor 165]

Extra points for the phrase 'canon cannon' though.

[Alpha17 2,853]

I'm honestly surprised we haven't had the Imperial tease released yet.  I would have expected them to do it before now, if my theory on the Clone Wars reveal is going to take place at AdeptiCon is right.  Then again, I wouldn't have expected two more units per faction released before the reveal, so who knows?

[player4031660 37]

58 minutes ago, Alpha17 said:

I'm honestly surprised we haven't had the Imperial tease released yet.  I would have expected them to do it before now, if my theory on the Clone Wars reveal is going to take place at AdeptiCon is right.  Then again, I wouldn't have expected two more units per faction released before the reveal, so who knows?

I hope you're right about the reveal of Clone Wars at Adepticon...I can't wait to get my hands on a droïd army + Darth Maul :3

[TauntaunScout 4,276]

1 hour ago, Alpha17 said:

I'm honestly surprised we haven't had the Imperial tease released yet.  I would have expected them to do it before now, if my theory on the Clone Wars reveal is going to take place at AdeptiCon is right.  Then again, I wouldn't have expected two more units per faction released before the reveal, so who knows?

They might dump a ton of stuff at Adepticon. New imperials, next wave of Legion, and the first CW teaser pics/models-in-glass-cases.

[Indy_com 1,144]

25 minutes ago, TauntaunScout said:

They might dump a ton of stuff at Adepticon.

Or it's Hyperspace Report 2.0

[Caimheul1313 2,990]

It's also possible the Article team is busy writing stuff for Adepticon so hasn't had time to produce new previews. 

[chr335 658]

17 hours ago, srMontresor said:

Same.

Using the flawed logic of 'because the Rebels got this, Imperials will get X' I think shoretroopers are fairly likely. They have the potential for a detached, independent one-man heavy weapon. It is possibly one of the stupidest, most illogical weapons in SW, so I personally hope it never sees the light of day, though I do eventually want shoretroopers. But, frankly, it's anyone's guess what we'll get.

  https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Heavy_Shoretrooper

There is nothing illogical about moar DAKKA

[chr335 658]

3 hours ago, Indy_com said:

Or it's Hyperspace Report 2.0

You take that back

[arnoldrew 1,713]

Luke Eddy said on Discord (I think?) that the Imperial "detachment" weapon coming with the new Corps unit is something new they created just for Legion. He also seemed to confirm Dewbacks but that may have been a misunderstanding.

Edited March 27, 2019 by arnoldrew

[Tealadin 51]

On 3/9/2019 at 9:45 AM, FSD said:

What if...

A probe droid was the “detachment” for an Imperial Veterans unit like the cannon is for the Rebels?  Besides Solo’s train heist scene, I really don’t see them as a multi-mini unit. This would be an interesting way to get them into the game as a semi-autonomous single mini unit. 

They could be paired with Navy Troopers or Shore troopers. My money is on Shoretroopers and then Dewbacks as the other unit. 

less likely I feel. We saw in Solo Viper droids operating as a security force. I imagine they'll be a small unit composition with "Spotter" and "Scout" special rules and for good measure a self destruct ability...one thing that always annoyed me about Star Wars expanded universe was that if it happened once on screen, then it must always happen! Just mentioning that because SW Galaxy of Heroes gave the Viper a suicide attack...And the whole "only way to take down an AT-AT is with tow cables" thing that EU and games ALWAYS did.