Talk:A-Wing Expansion Pack/@comment-33863009-20180411120427/@comment-31354887-20180411194129

Echoing Lasse, if you look at when the A-wing was released and what it was competing against (Tie Fighters, Tie Interceptors, other early wave 1-3 ships) it was a pretty solid choice. It had one of the best, if not the best, dials for it's generation. It was cheap (for the rebels) even before the refit came along and even though it only had 1 more total health than the Interceptor and baseline Tie, half of that was in shields which are arguably much better health to have.

But power creep is a persistent killer. Rebels began to favor turrets and durable ships while the Empire capitlized on the interceptor-type ships and the older ships that didn't fall into those spots on either side (A-wing, Tie Bomber) got pushed to the side.