No matter what else people might suggest, playtesting truly is the #1 biggest place where the V-Sets need help. If you have a regular SWM play group (or if you'd like to get on Vassal and test), then by all means, have at it! That'll always be #1, I think. Now for your specific question.... :)

Another option that comes to mind is in the "What do you want to see" threads. These threads are SO useful to the designers. I think that, whenever possible, it would be great to have people post suggestions on how they'd like to see a piece work. That is, if you want to see a new Boba Fett, then offer some kind of direction (excellent shooter, solid commander, toddler-age, geriatric age, post-Sarlaac period, etc), or even better, post an actual statblock with creative and flavorful abilities. I know that some people in the community have put a lot of thought into their customs, so I'd encourage them to list these in the thread. Obviously, these recommendations might or might not be used at all, but at least it gives the designers something to work with. It's nice to be able to hit the ground running. I know that in V-Set 8 right now, we've got quite a number of pieces on the setlist that were straight from the "What do you want" threads...but we don't have a specific direction in mind yet. Now, it's very early in the process, so it's nothing to worry about. However, I think I can speak for all designers when I say that when we make a "high-want piece," we really want it to meet the community's expectations. In V-Set 5 we worked really hard on Luke GH for that reason...and it seems like we were successful, because the feedback on that piece was very positive. In some cases people have very divergent preferences for a given piece, but ideally, we'd like all the biggest fan-favorites to be spot-on with the community's hopes and expectations.

tl;dr: When posting in the "What do you want to see" threads, offer suggestions/directions and even suggested stat-blocks. That would be very helpful.

I am Boba The Fett

Wow, FA, I love the vision that you shared in that post (over on SWMGamers). He seems like a pretty cool piece, the way you describe him.

The difficulty with Fringe shooters is that, because of Whorm Loathsome, you really have 2 choices:
-Twin Attack
-No Twin Attack, plus either a CE or Single Shot Blaster


Interesting stuff. I'd be interested to see what other people have to say too.

Thanks. I'm interested to see how it turns out. I do think a new Boba should be a #1 offensive threat on his squad, and should be relatively high-cost. A 30 or 40pt Boba might be easier to fit in, but Boba should be a big name. Boba BH's time is gone, but he'll always have a spot of his own with the Big D as long as a new Boba doesn't have it. If the cost is quite a bit higher than Boba Merc and doesn't have Intuition/Cunning, it will automatically be a very different feel than him, too. So that way, he doesn't push out the WotC versions totally.

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