squad fire power is nice and all, but i see the commandos being used for fun more then anything else. not very competitive.
but the Commando Droid capt? very Competitive, and a ton of fun, especially if you are using MOUSE DROIDS THAT SHOOT! (yea, iknow, they cant )
im trying to get 10 of them, i already have 6.

IG-86 all the way.

Strange how all the comments are about how they aren't that great, but the poll says they are useful. I have to agree with the opinion that they aren't great, but everyone likes different pieces.

I think he sucks x2

They're decent minis, but not truly commandos. I'd still be using my IG-86s (that is, if I ever play my Seppies)

Why not drop the Commandos and 2 Mouse Droids to add 3 IG-86 and Loathsom.
At leat this way you got 20 Damage all the time and some other Minis will get Twin as well.

If they're so bad, there's a simple solution to this:
Don't use them competitively! Geeze.
Just use them for fun every once in a while. That's what I plan on doing. I know that the IG-86s are better for their cost, so I'd use them in a tournament. But for just a fun match, I might use Commando Droids.

I find the words "utter fail" to be a failure to understand how this game is made, and has been made since the very beginning, and likely will continue to be made (although you never know with a new designer in place obviously). I could give you 400 examples of the exact statement you just made. Well over 1/2 of the pieces in this game fall in that category both today, and on the day they were released.

The reasons to run them are simple, you are playing for theme, scenarios and RPG. Arguing that the thing has to be as good as one of the best droid figures in the game in the IG-86 is over the top from my POV. Why choose the Commando droids for that argument. Why not go with the 8 Super Battle Droids, the Heavy Super, the Bodygaurd droids, the IG-100s, TTD, Vulture, etc - basically take your pick, and the IGs are almost always a better bargain for competitive play. That doesn't mean the others won't have their uses, or that they can't compete.

The funniest part of this debate, is that no one, and I mean no one will use this example the next time a "power creep" argument comes up. And yet it's prime example number 1 right now that proves the counter point.

Edit - NVM, someone will, I just did in the Cad Bane thread :)

And further, there are ways to make the Commando droids painful. You don't necessarily have to be better than the IGs to play them and win at 90% of all game stores. +15 twins for 30 dmg, with 6 shots is quite a lot. To get that out of an IG, you have to spend more points. Are 5 Commandos worth 3 IGs in that type of squad? Close enough that I wouldn't mind running it.

There is zero reason they can't serve both purposes. Drop the Commando Droid's cost by 5 or so and a lot more people would like it. This 'How dare you think about SWM when judging an SWM piece's stats!' thinking is ridiculous.

I'm not judging people. I just stated I think some forget that these figs are for another game. The one thing I didn't like about these droids was that they were common with two poses in the same set. That gave me 8 figs for my case I do like the poses. I think they are a cool fig. Another thing to remember is not everyone has 86's. Not everyone has tons of figs to choose from when making a squad. For those who have plenty of everything then yea I see going with 86's better. For those who only have these since they are new then you don't have that choice.