I'm still taking this (semi) optimisticly. I think we can all agree AMG was completely unprepared to take on the SW games when they were handed to them and are still struggling to find their feet. Armada has always been the slow burner of the lot so it makes sense that it wasn't the first project they are tackling. Reprints and Organized play support are both awesome news and show that the game isn't being completely abandoned. Though as @GhostofNobodyInParticular noted we are looking at a 18 month design process so 2022 is looking unlikely for any new products. Hopefully that just means that it will give them enough time to feel comfortable with the games and learn that the obvious next choice should be the dependable Dreadnaught Class Heavy Cruiser!

I agree that I don't use it that often for most ships but my biggest exception is on my Arquitens. Those ships love this command and if I already have navigation covered by JJ or really need to hammer down with Romodi this command can really shine!

I can make fleets without it, but if I'm using a ship with a fleet command slot I find it hard to pass up on Intensify Firepower! It just adds such a boost to my whole fleet, especially helping those red dice.

I also vote for the Lucrehulk, it is just more iconic and visually interesting than the Malevolence.

Some titles are the primary reason I include a ship. I love what Harrow can do to a Vic-I if you keep the rest of it cheap, or even the Liberty title in my Garm fleet. I agree with @antigreen that because of how much they can change a ships role they are usually the first thing I consider on a ship.

I'm going to have to give some love to the Imperials even if I'm late. As @MerryVulture said the Star Destroyer is just iconic and there is something nice about flying a fleet that feels like a taskforce with escorts rather than a random selection of ships cobbled together from whatever was laying around.

I'm not terribly excited about Mercy Mission but I think its a card that will find a build that is going to surprise for a few months. SO I'm looking forward to seeing whatever that build is going to look like!

@ColonelChang - I haven't seen the Mercy Mission card spoiled yet. Can you share the card's text/effect? Or even better can someone share a picture of the card? Thanks!

The unconventional warfare event seems like it would be really fun to run with a local shop (when its safe to do that again...). Have they mentioned if this is scheduled to be run this weekend or sometime in the future?

Interesting, do we have any other info on these "global campaigns" that are "unfolding over the course of the weekend"? The last global campaign I took place in was put on by GW and they gave a lot more notice than half a week.

@GhostofNobodyInParticular Apparently they are primarily extra stories from Rogue Squadron that take place during the same timeline. Some of them are hinted at in the X-wing series as they occur either between books or when we are following the wraiths, etc. There is also some story lines set during 4,5 & 6 as well. They were recommended to me by a friend who is just as big a SW fan as I am so I trust his recommendation.

I haven't read many of the comics but I'm looking to pick up the trades of the Rogue Squadron series after re-reading the book series for the 9th or so time.

The AFMk2 is interesting, I'm guessing an "A" with adding a salvo token. I wonder how much of her inclusion with rebel larges is also a response to the changes with ECM.

Thanks for posting this. It's always interesting to see data from events and see what the current hotness is. Also, is this an online TTS tournament or is a an actual local one being run in Italia? Just curious to see what geographic area the data represents. Fascinating to see Agate being such a standout option. She's a good admiral but I'm guessing that the local meta leans towards Starhawks & Rebel larges? Or is there another build that she is popular with?

I'm hoping that they were able to convince one designer to move to the new studio and this is the even they use to show us there will be some contiguity in the design process. I sort of doubt it judging by how the transfer was done and the fact they haven't mentioned specifically any of the prior team being involved yet...

Agreed. But I want to give a big thank you to the team working hard to put this place together. I found the FFG forums because I wanted to find organized play events for Armada but I found the greater reason I liked visiting was for the community. This place looks different but it is already shaping up into the space we all used to love to come together and chat. Glad you all made the jump, and I am thankful the lights are on somewhere.

The actual stands themselves appear to be tinted black/grey instead of the normal clear color that we've seen so far. Do we think this is a trick of the photography or a change we can expect for all new ships being released? I personally dig the look but hope it isn't a change as the least they could have done was make the stands from the starter sets match these....

Do we know if they will be taking questions/addressing the chat in the stream or will this just be a pre-scripted press event?