Very nice. I think it's interesting and cool that instead of dropping IS from the playtest version as I had suggested, they beefed him up significantly for cost. Makes him a fun, risky piece. Also glad that he got Affinity and another FP besides the ranged hits.

derp, well at least he has FPs to reroll.

Also note that he doesn't have any Force Powers to use when attacking (things like Precision, Rage, Dark Temptation, or even Riposte), specifically so you can save those FP for rerolling any 1s. If he did have, say, Lightsaber Precision, nobody would have used it anyway in case you rolled a 1.

He's a neat character, because he's very swingy. Internal Strife gives him a level of risk, but he also has Vaapad, which is powerful. His damage output also swings wildly, since as mentioned he's by far the hardest character to get off ASM since he has no way to attack from range. That means he can't potentially do 120 Damage at +20 Attack, but that requires him to A) Not move (for Double), B) be attacking a living character (for Assassin), and C) have exactly 1 enemy within 6 squares (for ASM). If you can get that one or two times in a game, he'll be amazing for his cost. If you get them all 0 times per game he'll usually be doing 30-60 Damage, which isn't quite enough to be worth it at 39 points.

Yep, Seps can give him Twin, but then he has no movement breakers at all so it's harder for him to stand still for Double Attack. He would get more damage while moving then, but might not be attacking what you want to attack and it isn't that much easier to get the Double/Twin 120 Damage off.

So I'd like to start giving a little explanation about each character's design in Set 6, since I'm one of the designers. I'd like to eventually do all 72 pieces that are being made, so starting early seems like a good idea, and I feel like starting with the previews will help me keep up with it. Hopefully people will find these posts interesting!

First up, the Clone Trooper with Flamethrower.



This is really more of a flavor piece than anything. During PT there was some concern about swarming them, but with just 14 Defense and 20 HP they get mowed down by many, many things. A swarm of them could definitely give some real trouble to the right squad, though. We wanted it to be a simple piece with a specific use: setting stuff on fire! He got Burning Attacks because if fit the flavor well and is a neat new ability, and I personally always like re-using abilities that have only been used once or twice. As for its role in the game as a whole, it might not be a competitive piece, but it does counter some of the high-defense tank squads that are getting more and more popular. A Mace/GOWK squad would have a lot of trouble with a bunch of these guys, just because they can't do anything about the damage. This isn't the last piece in this set that cuts through tanks, but it's a cheap option for that. If you happen to be playing a piece with Republic Reinforcements, or get Republic Reserves in a game, and you are playing against a super high Defense squad that you are having trouble hitting, bringing in some Flamethrower should help.



I think this guy is just so cool. He has the potential to be an absolute powerhouse, but it really requires the stars to align right. Con Artist is a very neat ability, and just adds more to the fact that this is one of the "swingiest" pieces we have made to date. Roll a 1 and he betrays, but roll a 17+ and you get a crit! He also doesn't have any real control over his bonuses; if you have to move to attack and aren't getting Ataru Mastery (both things that your opponent can force), you're doing 20 or 30 Damage, and that's it. Getting Twin in Seps brings that to 40-60 Damage minimum, but without movement breakers it will be a whole lot harder to get the Double off, so he's still unlikely to hit his 120 Damage. He's interesting when played AGAINST Separatists in a Republic squad, because he can get Twin from Whorm via Con Artist and still have the movement breakers in Republic, but if it's a Droid-heavy squad (which most Sep squads are), then he won't be getting Assassin as often as he would otherwise. He can definitely be a powerful piece if you bring him to a tournament, but he can also wind up being well overcosted if you don't get to take advantage of Assassin or don't get anything good from Con Artist. Also watch out when attacking characters with Force Immunity, because then you won't be able to re-roll any 1s you get, and having him switch sides can have you start losing quickly.

Can we please keep the quotes to a minimum, Its ok if the reply refers to a post several post back or pages back but not if the post is the one immediately above. Also if possible please only quote the relevant part of the post.

Designers giving there thoughts on character design such as Echo has done is ok to quote the stats in reference.

I am not a mod or anything so cant insist on this but as the thread starter I hope you all will be kind enough to comply.

Thank you.

Were there previews at the Atlanta Regional?

Yep, we had 2 previews.






I'll give my thoughts on these pieces later.

Already thinking of ways to pair Biggs and Lukes.

I really like it, glad we got a Lando that gives Han Pilot and now Biggs giving Luke Pilot is perfect (Wedge would have also worked nicely.) Now we just need a Han that gives Chewie (or in NR Leia) Pilot!

The Tusken Raider Chieftan on Bantha granting all Tusken Raiders on Bantha Dismount?