Talk:Heroes of the Resistance Expansion Pack/@comment-73.228.102.121-20170306172236/@comment-454133-20170306194611

If you're short on cash, you can just proxy pilots/upgrades from the other expansion and not worry about it. The only time this isn't allowed is during official tournaments, where you need the real copies (and even then, you can often borrow from someone). A Squadron Builder really makes this easy, btw, so all you need is the physical ships. That said, if proxying isn't appealing, it's a real challenge to know the best one to buy -- they're both great. I'd err on the side of HOR because it comes with a T-70 X-Wing, and the extra ship gives you some wider fleet options.

The old Chewbacca is universally useful. The ability to ignore most sources of face-up damage cards and take them face-down instead is really potent on a high-hull ship, and this makes Chewie fit easily into a wide variety of fleets. Lando and Han have their uses too: Lando's a good support, and Han has a better average damage and a great pilot skill. Outer Rim Smuggler is unimpressive though; you can fly it somewhat well as a support ship, but you probably have better options for those points.

The HOR Han is harder to use. The one time he was fielded against me, I wrecked him pretty quickly because the pilot didn't do it right, but other people have used him to good effect. I haven't tried Chewie (HOR) yet but he looks like fun, and a free attack each time a buddy dies can make enemies very uncomfortable (as much so as with "Quickdraw" and Dengar, but with no firing arc limitations). Rey is very good, and works well with Finn crew. Unlike outer rim smuggler, Resistance Sympathizer is a decent generic, so if you want to fly a barebones YT-1300 (and Chewie is too pricey), it's a functional replacement.

As for upgrade cards, HOR has Burnout Slam & Smuggling Compartment, Black One, Millennium Falcon title (HOR), Finn & Rey crew... and many more. It's got a lot of great cards.

IMO the best upgrades in the normal Falcon expansion are Nien Nunb crew, Weapons Engineer, Millennium Falcon title, Chewbacca and Luke crew, and some Assault and Concussion Missiles (HOR doesn't include missiles).

Again, that's a tricky choice... Both are very good. If you like anything about T-70 x-wings though, get HOR because its X-Wing pilots are great too!