Talk:E-Wing Expansion Pack/@comment-69.10.123.109-20180807010400/@comment-454133-20180807030010

Second edition does have squad points, and in fact it's 200 point lists instead of 100 (to give the game more granularity in pricing cards).

There is an alternative squadbuilding method though that's much faster, Quick Build Cards. These list a pilot and some upgrades under a threat level. Instead of spending time to build a 200 point squad, you just choose quick builds that add up to a threat level 8 and play.

For example, Darth Vader (TIE Advanced with 5 upgrades) is threat level 4, and all the TIE FIghters are 1 or 2 (occasionally with upgrades). Grab Vader, Night Beast, and 2x Academy Pilot and you've got a squad. So it's sort of like a simplified squad points system, for when you want to speed up squad building (e.g. Escalation Tournaments, custom scenarios) or you're new to the game.

I'm personally really excited about 2.0, since it fixes a lot of problems, adds really cool features, and rebalances everything so ships like the E-Wing and Kihraxz can excel again. But I also understand the sticker shock -- it's a big price tag to convert a large collection. I think a lot of players are trading ships with their friends to focus on one faction, at least to start, so they only have to buy the core set and one conversion kit. Others are buying the conversion kits together and sharing the cards.

If you'd like to learn more about 2nd edition, I and others are hard at work building the wiki for it here. We're happy to answer any questions you have! The first edition wiki also isn't going anywhere, it'll still be in good shape for anyone still enjoying first edition.