Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26997653-20151116034013/@comment-73.11.36.66-20151124072550

FFG has been asked about doing card packs several times now, and their reply has always been "No, we've got a system and we're sticking to it, sorry" so that's about as official as it gets. They prefer that every purchase for X-Wing outside of accessories like dice and fancy dial clips involve a ship of some sort. And even if they decided to change their mind on that subject, randomly assorted cards would be utterly awful. It's to the game's benefit that which upgrades appear in which packs are set in stone so that you know exactly what you're getting.

Yeah it sucks that if you want C-3P0 or the Raider that you're expected to buy a hundred dollar epic ship, but to be honest unless you're playing in tournaments all the time proxying works just fine and costs nothing, and since FFG seems totally fine with this wiki hosting printable images of every single pilot and upgrade card in the game I'm taking that to be a sign of tacit approval on their part.