Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-454133-20170312181428/@comment-454133-20170314204345

Given that palpatine can be fielded not only on a Lambda, but also on a Decimator, Raider, or Gozanti, it's not entirely accurate to say he costs 29 points, but it's kinda the case in the current meta. That's not quite like saying Kanan Jarrus crew takes 19 points to field because you need to deploy a HWK to carry him, as Kanan doesn't take two crew slots and he works on lots of ships.

That said, the ship that carries him has abilities too, and in the case of a Decimator, it can be a very dangerous ship in its own right; in that case he costs 8 points to add to the Decimator. You could field Captain Yorr or Colonel Jendon for their support abilities; it's just no one ever does. And people rarely Decimators anymore either. :(

People are used to seeing Palatine as costing 29 points because the base lambda is a cheap way to shunt him into any fleet. I kinda thought Upsilon would entice some Palp players but apparently not, because of price? I'd also like to think there will be new ships coming out that increase the options. It's too bad you can't shove the emperor into a torpedo tube and be done with it.