Bane = 63 pts
Ulic = 61 pts
Mando Traing Sergeant x2 = (34x2) = 76

That's 192 points. I don't know what math you're using to suggest that it can't be done in a 200pt game.

You need to read the Mando Training Sgt. CE closer. It only works on Mandalorians. Bane is not a Mandalorian. So yeah the Training Sgt cannot give Bane Evade/Parry. At least in 200pt play.

I don't think it is fare to say that anyone that disagrees with you is mocking you. Secondly, to reiterate what others have already said, the training sargeant can only boost Mandalorians. You have nothing in the squad that makes bane a mandolorian. So the training sergeants cannot boost bane at this point level. That is what Darkdracul was referring to, he wasn't mocking you...

(Beat to it by the ultra star...)

This bane was created to be at the current 200 point game what the old one was at 100. A one man melee wrecking crew with a lack of defensive abilities. He is a melee glass cannon so to speak. Like urban Jedi said, mine and Lilly's game was an uphill battle for her. You can give bane illusion, but then he is handicapped to stay within range.

Is he really good for his cost? Yes, but you are paying for all offense and zero defense with him. If you are playing all melee against this guy you will probably have some struggles, but for this guy to be really good you have to pair him with Marka for extra force and illusion. Investing a lot of points in a guy this is melee handicapped in a game that is dominated by shooters...

I'm fascinated by the people who believe they are not bending rules for NPE, when the game apparently allows Force Ghosts to count as living allies for Transfer Essence.

Yes, the problem with poggle was his ability to spam a bunch of 2pnt. Activations and made it so a seps. Squad was able to you activate almost anything, and even with bastillas CE suppression you still get out activated and then pounded by durge or Cad at the end of the round, and Bastillas eventually runs out of FPs to be able to turn on her ABM. Also the recent bans were not necessarily permanent, they are temporary until the new quality control/balance team can take a look at ways to either counter or errata them to help get rid of NPEs that the majority of the community agrees existed. Darth Bane Situation on the other hand has never to my knowledge been mentioned by anyone else as a major NPE, and that is why The Hutts was asking for more data on the issue, and as others have stated, in 200, the NPE described isn't even possible so kind of a moot point as far as competitive play goes, and if you don't play anything other than casual with your own play group then maybe a local ban for your play group is the way to go but suggesting that Bane needs to be banned altogether is probably too much.

I'm not sure if you're serious or not, but, either way, those are both WotC issues. They have nothing to do with the Vsets.

New bane gives casuals (me) a reason to use the piece that I was SOOOOO excited to open from a booster. Reading about bane in books and then reading the WotC stat card I was like, "WHAT" no lightning??? I have to admit, I was hoping for armor on bane too, but I'm not greedy, I'm glad we were all given a nice V-set glass cannon bane that costed at a rate that allows for some good add ins such as my silly little contraption that gives bane crab armor 6.

--Bane Has Crabs--
63 Darth Bane, Sith'ari
54 Darth Caedus, Sith Lord
30 Vergere
20 Darth Wyyrlok III
11 Darth Sidious Hologram
8 Galactic Alliance Guard Sniper
8 R7 Astromech Droid
6 Ugnaught Demolitionist x2

Point is, he costs too much to play in real competitive match ups because you can't buff him much. He is still too slow and can't do much to save himself from about 20 shots a turn since it's very tough to give him evade. MAYBE if he had cloaked he could be dangerous but that doesn't make a lot of sense for bane.

Therefore it was a vset addition that caused the problem. It did not exist now it does, sounds pretty clear cut to me.

I don't think there is a 500 point this year