Specialist 2 and special forces

[ResoluteHusky 62]

Do we know if the heavy weapons in the specialist 2 pack will be compatible with special forces? It might be a good way to give the pathfinders another wound and a powerful gun at the same time.

[Jedirev 344]

What's the "specialist 2 pack"?

Do you mean the corps trooper Upgrade packs?

 

Edited September 17, 2019 by Jedirev

[ResoluteHusky 62]

2 minutes ago, Jedirev said:

What's the "specialist 2 pack"?

The one in this article: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/8/6/beyond-standard-issue/

[Shieldwolf72 130]

Looks like the upgrade cards say "Rebel Troopers Only" so probably only work for the original Rebel Troopers unit.

[Jedirev 344]

4 minutes ago, ResoluteHusky said:

The one in this article: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/8/6/beyond-standard-issue/

Yeah, these are upgrades for the basic corps trooper units that come in the core sets.  So Stormtroopers, Rebel Troopers, etc.

E.g. 

Edited September 17, 2019 by Jedirev

[Jedirev 344]

I imagine *weapon* upgrades for anything other than corps Troopers face a law of diminishing returns - everyone has Stormtroopers, etc.

So they are probably a long way off. But #neversaynever

Edited September 17, 2019 by Jedirev

[crx3800 268]

I don't expect new upgrades for special forces, but who knows? 

[FearofaBlankPlanet 74]

Maybe we might see special forces upgrade packs that can add a character as a heavy weapons upgrade to each special forces unit, e.g. Royal Guard Champion, Gaarkhan for Wookiee Warriors 

[Caimheul1313 2,989]

One challenge with making weapons cards that work for multiple units is the points cost of the miniature is included in the cost. For instance, the Z-6 weapon itself only costs 12 points which is why the Z-6 Phase 1 trooper costs 25 (13 points for the additional Phase 1, 12 points for the Z-6), and the Z-6 Rebel Trooper costs 22 (10 points for the additional Rebel Trooper, 12 points for the Z-6). 

[Jedirev 344]

42 minutes ago, Caimheul1313 said:

One challenge with making weapons cards that work for multiple units is the points cost of the miniature is included in the cost. For instance, the Z-6 weapon itself only costs 12 points which is why the Z-6 Phase 1 trooper costs 25 (13 points for the additional Phase 1, 12 points for the Z-6), and the Z-6 Rebel Trooper costs 22 (10 points for the additional Rebel Trooper, 12 points for the Z-6). 

This makes the Comms Technician a more attractive option for a unit like Shoretroopers. All the advantages of another 13-point trooper, and a comms upgrade at x-3 points. 

[crx3800 268]

15 hours ago, Jedirev said:

This makes the Comms Technician a more attractive option for a unit like Shoretroopers. All the advantages of another 13-point trooper, and a comms upgrade at x-3 points. 

I love my hard working 7 pt HQ uplink

[arnoldrew 1,712]

It wouldn't really work given that the mini added is a copy of the base unit minis plus what is on the card. Either they would be okay on the Corps units and horrifically OP and underpriced on the SF units, or so expensive as to be worthless on the Corps units. Even within the SF units' there is a significant difference in how muhc each model is worth - Pathfinders are 17 points each and Wookiees are 25; the difference is close to the cost of an entire Rebel Trooper. Regardless, it's evident that all the Trooper upgrades in these packs are going to be for the specific units the packs are for (I'm pretty sure that was heavily implied or even explicitly stated in the articles).