Talk:"Gonk" (Crew)/@comment-50.110.210.180-20180410142912/@comment-454133-20180410161301

One problem is specifically that he'd allow regenerating shields for Empire, which FFG is being careful about either for thematic or mechanical reasons.

Also for rebel, he'd allow regenerating two shields per round. Inefficiently yes, but more effective and safe than R5-P9 + R2-D2 (Crew). Instead, Gonk + R2-D2 + Experimental Interface makes a ship like Norra even more tough to take down. Or imagine Miranda with Gonk + TLT. Or a Ghost with Sensor Jammer and supported by Fenn. If these don't sound overwhelming, rest assured, someone would find an OP combo. Rebel regen is already a big meta bugbear, not something we want to amplify further.

Gonk may not seem like much, but there are combos out there that probably have the potential to explode.

If you want though, you could run a theme night at your local game store where Gonk and similar cards are cross-faction, see what you get. It's a small sample so you wouldn't have the same level of meta-abuse you would if he was unleashed on the world stage, and you could see some Empire ships with regen.