Thread:Wazat/@comment-140.184.39.122-20171107220908/@comment-454133-20171113042422

Imperial Aces: You should note that TIE Interceptors are very hard to use well right now. They've been weakened by better ships pushing the meta higher, and by the prevalence of bombs. They're just so fragile and there's so many ways to kill them too easily, that you don't often get their squad point cost out of them. But IMO they're fun ships to fly in a casual setting, and it does come with PTL (only other source is the A-Wing expansion, which may be a better buy to pair with your other a-wing if you choose to get Rebel Aces).

Rebel Aces: Same goes for B-Wings and A-Wings -- they die easily and they're expensive for what they do, but they do actually see more use than TIE Interceptors. Specifically, Jake does quite well with the right upgrades, and Nera is great at landing torpedoes while strafing or running away. Also Jan and Kyle crew are good.

Special Forces TIE on the other hand... that thing is very effective. It's a good purchase, highly recommended, particularly if you want to play in tournaments.

HWK is more complicated. They're a bit delicate and you want to avoid using their primary weapon. With the right turret (e.g. TLT) they make good support ships (not top meta, but decent). Kyle is great for handing focus tokens to ships that need them, and Jan is fun for her ability to push an ally's dice count up by one. I've used her in silly fleets to fire 6 or 7 or more dice attacks in the past. ^_^

Force Awakens core set comes with BB-8 and the newer damage deck. Also a T-70 X-Wing and two TIE/fo Fighters. I think it's a good purchase.