That means that almost half of your squad is camping out in the back, and you're leaving the other half out there to face 3/4 of someone else's squad. It may be hard to collect 200 points, but it will be difficult for 100 points to beat 150 points. And if anything gets past the frontlines... well, commanders aren't known for their combat prowess.

And for the record, has anyone ever seen Yularen fight? Or Mon Mothma? Pellaeon? Needa? Daala even? I don't know a lot about the EU characters, but non of them strike me as frontline commanders. (I reserve the right to be completely wrong about Pellaeon and Daala - had never heard of them before SWM ). And like Countrydude said, many commanders just weren't designed to be on the frontlines. I think making all CE's range 6 would nerf many commanders to the point of being unplayable. Mon Mothma especially would be the easiest 23 points your opponent ever scord.

I think if there is a problem with out-activation, there are better solutions (like no 2-point pieces) than going after Booming Voice and Rangeless CE's.

You cannot compare all game mechanics to real life any how (or Movies in this instance) i mean swap has no place in realism, but most people do not have a problem with that.

Here is the THing with your Example though. Mas realy isnt the issue. Panaka is. Either through his granting of twin, or the Rapport.

Maybe he is but making,his commander effect within six squares and no booming would,at least give me the ability to kill your,mice and stop them from getting his commander effect altogether

I actually think Troopers and Pilots are costed pretty well in relation to each other; I think the meta just suits Troopers far more than Pilots at the moment. If the meta was dominated by beatsticks, Pilots would arguably be stronger as their attack gets up to +15 when Bravado and Opportunist both kick in. The most troublesome thing about the Troopers themselves is the 30 hit points - should be 10 or 20.

I think you need at least two or three 3-point wins if you want to be in the finals.

So far this season I’ve played in 4 regionals. All of my wins (but one) have been 3pt wins and all of my losses (but two) have been 1pt losses. “I’ve had two byes”

I try to finish every game and get as many points possible. I do it even when I should be playing for the 2pt. For instance, against slow-players or certain squads (Nabboo deathshots) playing for the 2 is probably your best option. But, I suck when it comes to playing for 2s. I can only think about destroying my opponent and how many points I’m going to get. I never put much thought into the points I am giving up or worry about my points lead. I have the mentality of an impatient fast-player.

However, at every regional I’ve watched players calculate points and slow-play when they should have just been playing for the 3. They play every game to edge out their opponent on points. When they win they get 2 points but when they lose they get a big fat 0. The players who are stuck in the mentality of a slow-player and they will not see the top tables.

At the end of Swiss fast-players with 1pt losses screw over the slow-play guys with 2s. To reach and play at he top tables you need to know both fast-play and slow-play tactics. Then after Swiss judges may force additional rounds “games are supposed to go at least 5 rounds” if slow-play has been an issue.

Rolling Cleave is your friend lol no death shot

While I agree that a literal translation of a character in a movie or story to the gameboard is the best in terms of enjoyment and playability, sometimes attributes have to be abstracted. In this case Thrawn was a brilliant and unpredictable strategist, and through most of the three novels he was featured in he had the New Republic on its heels and reactionary. I think Master Tactician does a good job of translating this to the game. As far as the swap mechanic, his opponents often didn't know where he'd strike next. How do you abstract that? I think the swap comes pretty close to hitting the mark there. Ysalimiri was pretty important to the story line early, so all in all the first Thrawn we saw in the game was a pretty good representation. The second one with opportunist has been the more popular and powerful game choice, but I never saw the Thrawn in the trilogy as an opportunist piece, but rather granting cunning attack would have been more in keeping with the character.

Thrawn was not politically opportunistic; he was just so good at his job that he was able to ascend the ranks despite being non-human. If you've ever played the game TIE Fighter, a good chunk of the campaigns are you serving under Thrawn as he goes from Vice Admiral to Grand Admiral.

The reason he grants opportunist is tied to why he has Master Tactician. Because he can learn everything about his opponent's strategic mind simply by studying art, he knows exactly how they'll react in a situation, thus giving him the ability to easily force his opponent into a position for a coup de gras and the victory.