Honestly, it will only be annoying because they will clutter the forums. Those in charge have rightfully ignored those complaints before, and I don't see how banning Obi, a piece that hurts the game far, far more than the other pieces, will make them change their mind now on those, or upcoming, pieces. There is no slippery slope. Rob made one design mistake in all these years, and so far, his design trends do not indicate that he will continue with GOWK level pieces.

Well, the bulk of those calling for the ban on Obi-wan were against bans on the other "problem" pieces. Honestly, the only piece that was ban worthy was Override pieces pre-Gambit. Not an issue now, though.

GOWK got banned?

You guys do realize that the top two complaints pre-GOWK errata were republic and Seps right? I hardly see how Rep leaves the top tier. Yodabuck alone ensures top tier play, as they can compete with anything the Rebels or NR can throw out there. Yoda and Rex can end the Speeder in one round in many cases, as well as eliminate their support quickly.

I played a 200pt game today of Sith vs NR (standard Wedge, Kyle, etc). It wasn't close. The Sith were very dominant. I suspect the meta isn't quite clear because GOWK has been clouding it for so long. If you think of it this way, we basically have two full sets of minis that haven't seen a GOWK-less meta, so it's like we really just got two new sets at once.

Why is Yodabuck still competitive since enemy characters can take their AoO while Yodabuck is Galloping? I really don't think Yodabuck makes a difference since Doombot doesn't give this guy flight for effectiveness

Quite simply because as I have stated many times in the past, that ruling had almost 0 effect on Yoda's power. His power is in eliminating and getting to commanders and fodder quickly. His power is in eliminating small gambit collectors quickly. Prior to that errata, I had only ever used the tow attacks one time, and it wasn't a game changer. Almost always you tow R2, and then run Yoda. Probably 99% of the games. The Tow change affected Anakin on Stap significantly more.

I will turn this back on you, why was Yoda so effective in the regionals (obviously with GOWK but the premise was the same). Gallop Yoda somewhere tasty, do some damage and eliminate some acts, then swap in the big beat. Well, you now go back to Rex swapping and kill off the keep piece/commander (anything less than 90 hps is a dead target most times, and you can often do 120 to a weak defense figure if you roll decent).

For example - against Rebels. You tow Yoda, then gallop, taking out their Dodonna fodder, taking AoOs from their commanders to hit them all, taking out their mouse droids, etc. Then you let them go. In a worst case scenario, their Han/Leia or Speeder/Leia does 90 to Yoda (still has 70hps remaining). Then you swap in Rex (because their beat has gone already and Rex will now survive the round) and you kill whatever is important left, generally Leia, droids, Reeikan, etc. If you lose Rex (which you generally do around this time, you make sure it was worth it). That's how you play it. It is most certainly top tier. Other legit options include using some of the new Rep beats like the Dark Woman for example, to do some crazy stuff.

Master kkruhk looks stable

Perhaps you are not aware that Yodabuck can spend a fp for master speed, move 16, hit everything he wants on his way in, hit the target, then stop his move, and hit the target with a regular attack. Anything with 40 or less hps is a relatively easy kill. As far as things with 50-90, you often do the double hit, then sit. They generally can't take the AoO, and you can force their hand, which keeps Rex alive more often then not when he comes in. You won't need a second turn with Rex, if he is swapped into base with Mara, Han Smuggler, Reeikan, etc. Or even with 6 of them. Sometimes the figure might not die (+12) can be fickle. But as long as you get the figure close to death, Yoda is a good finisher. It's all about timing and target selection. I would be happy to show you on vassal sometime if you want.

General Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Clone Wars starter

People also can use the new Yoda. He is WAY better than people see. Use Ataru style mastery with Lightsaber Throw 3 And: BINGO Lightsaber throw 5 for 2 less FP XD