Star Wars: Legion large scale FFG ground combat minis wargame

[Predatorpt]

It seems that an email from Alliance, the Asmodee/Fantasy Flight Games distributor in the US let slip this little info:

FFG SWL01      Star Wars: Legion - Core Set   $89.95

Star Wars: Legion

Epic warfare is an inescapable part of the Star Wars™ universe, and you can lead your troops to victory with Star Wars: Legion™, a two-player miniatures game of thrilling infantry battles in the Star Wars universe! As a miniatures game, Star Wars: Legion invites you to enter the ground battles of the Galactic Civil War as the commander of a unique army filled with troopers, powerful vehicles, and iconic characters. While innovative mechanics for command and control simulate the fog of war and the chaos of battle, the game’s unpainted, easily assembled figures give you a canvas to create any Star Wars army you can imagine.

No further info...

[Shamash-Bel]

That sounds right up my alley. God damn.

[Predatorpt]

Just read some rumours saying that the game will be based on Battlelore 2ed 

[Shamash-Bel]

Just read some rumours saying that the game will be based on Battlelore 2ed 

... Less so now.

[Elbows]

Lots of rumours floating around...supposed to be announced good n' proper at GenCon so any moment now really.  While I've no interest in an FFG property game --- I'd be interested in vaguely reasonably priced SW figures, particularly in 28mm.

[Whitehorn]

The miniatures will make or break this. FFG have done some great pre-paint, but I've not seen any multipart & unpainted offerings from them.

[Michi]

 1/270th scale compatible to x-wing by chance?

[huesped]

i'll keep an eye on this tread, indeed!. I am still using a large amount of Weg's but, interested on a agile ruleset for huge battles....

[Manchu]

Just read some rumours saying that the game will be based on Battlelore 2ed

Pretty implausible. BL2E designer Jonathan Ying talked on Reddit about how one reason FFG dropped that game was the scale was too small. Expect SW Legions to be 28mm (i.e., 32mm).

[eMills]

To repeat my comments from the Dakka thread: If they are going to keep the game in scale with IA they really need to improve. I stopped buying IA sets because the scale and quality of the figures were so varied.

Very disappointing because I like the IA game, and am an huge Star Wars fan.

~Eric

[DS615]

The miniatures will make or break this. FFG have done some great pre-paint, but I've not seen any multipart & unpainted offerings from them.

Dust are unpainted multi-part,and they're very nice.
A huge number of their board games come with really excellent miniatures, so there's no worry there.
I would say scale is a more determining factor.

[Manchu]

Rune Wars is also unpainted, multi part. I don't recall Dust kits requiring assembly (never bought many of them) but RW minis do require (quite minor) assembly.

[Agis]

Interesting! Hopefully they will create a solid game. For me FFG is a bit hit or miss.
I like X-Wing and Imperial Assault, Armada was never my thing on the other side.

Hopefully they will keep the table clutter (all the endless marker) reasonable small.

To repeat my comments from the Dakka thread: If they are going to keep the game in scale with IA they really need to improve. I stopped buying IA sets because the scale and quality of the figures were so varied.
Very disappointing because I like the IA game, and am an huge Star Wars fan.

I am amazed. I have more or less every IA minis, what was not in heroic 28mm scale?

[Agis]

1/270th scale compatible to x-wing by chance?

Reading the "ground battles of the Galactic Civil War as the commander of a unique army filled with troopers, powerful vehicles, and iconic characters" sentence 6mm or 1/270 seems about right! We will see...

[DivisMal]

Could be a dream come true...or a nightmare.

If they go 15mm or smaller, I might sell my other kidney and give it a go Otherwise with 28-32mm it'll be just another skirmish game which takes too much place and won't have that special Star Wars feeling (AT-ATs!!!!!!).