Love how they added the extra cardboards so we are not forced to buy three of these ships. Good on you ffg! Most companies wouldn’t think of that. Thanks for another informative video!
Thank you for all your videos. I just started playing this game in December and thanks to your videos I knew where to start with building my fleet. I don't have many ships, but thanks to your videos I can stay competitive with players who had this game since day one.
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Awesome video Crabbok! I can't wait to get my hands on this, especially with all the large ship love -- I hope the MC75 has some similar love in it as well.
Hoo boy, this expansion seems downright insane! I really like the look of Strategic Advisor, it and many of the other upgrades really do make large-ship-heavy builds more and more attractive
George Long How often do you ram something with a medium ship though? VSDs are the slowest ships in the game and Assault Frigates want to stay at long range. Putting it on medium ships would be for defensive purposes, not for offensive ramming
Jonas Hemmingsson ATM u right, but do you play X-WING? That game has changed completely over the last few waves due to the introduction of so much guaranteed damage which players absolutely love guaranteed damage
Wave VII looks great! Lots of interesting stuff like Raid Tokens, some rebalancing of the activation advantages of MSU fleets and nice upgrade cards for the capital ships. Thanks for reviewing!
RE: @1:30... ...ehhhh, AFAIK, we still haven't *seen* the top of the Chimaera in 'Rebels'. The ship has only ever been seen from the bottom (or at a distance or angle you can't discern what is on the top). Ran through the videos where it obviously appeared, lately, and I can't see any cases we saw the top of it. So this might well be 'correct'. (Or maybe not - I'm sure we'll see the top at SOME point, if we haven't already and I just missed it...)
Very nice kit! Finally my 2 ISD's can be fielded in the same fleet and be worth it!Just got my hands on Season 1 to 3 of rebels, ca wait to watch and see Thrawn in the "flesh"!
In Star Wars Rebels the Chimera was painted on top and on the bottom with the symbol ;) In one scene (I think it is in the episode when Thrawn leaves Lothal to head to the emperor, not 100% sure though) you can see the ship from below and the chimera is visible from below
I'm exclusively Rebel, and I'm tempted to get this.... Strategic Advisor, Hardened Bulkheads, Intensify Firepower, Early Warning... can't wait for MC-75 unboxing.
Super happy to see the Mando heavy fighter. Would ADORE to have it for X-wing. I see myself using Thrawn for the foreseeable future too. Super fits my play style Thanks for sharing sir
I wonder how likely Gauntlets will be coming to X-wing now, or protectorate fighters in Armada. Would be awesome to see scum faction in Armada with Mandalorian capital ships.
Since Imperial Star Destroyers are hard to find, would you recommend a couple of these instead? If this had come out before the Imperial Class would you have recommended getting multiple of these and skipping the Imperial? Thank you for the unboxing video.
I love the unboxing. I have to get me one (maybe two). I just re-read that Chimaera Title and it can't be equiped on the Cymoon. "...cannot equip this card if you have a [Fleet Support] icon in your upgrade bar..."
Mad hype for the large ship stuff. I may consider fiddling with my fleet and trying double ISD (or more, who knows :^)) and not feeling so vulnerable. Now that would be badass.
I literally managed to get this a few days ago and it is my first star destroyer, so much good stuff in the box well worth the money and you get THRAWN!
Yeah, Raid tokens turned out to be a lot weaker than we thought they would be. Jyn Erso's value went down a lot here, although her ability to gain Victory Tokens as well can be planned around at least. The real standout card for me is that Strategic Advisor. They straight up just gave Large Ships access to what the Yssaril from TI3 could do. Which, for those of you unfamiliar with Twilight Imperium 3rd Ed, the Yssaril's ability to just skip turns was considered one of the most abusable abilities in that version of the game. Early Warning Chaff is really cool as well, although I'm still gonna be using Monferatt for my Demolisher related Obstruction needs, still, on a ISD with it's big front arc, or a VSD, that's gonna pay off. Yeah, a massive amount of value here. Onto the Profundity Unboxing.
I only started buying armada for this baby. I was tempted before as my friends started playing it... but as I was shopping for some gifts to them so that they get more than just the core ships to play with, I saw the Chimaera... I was like: "Thrawn is in the game!? [insert the "shut up take my money" Fry meme here]" Ended up ordering all ships once, plus the gifts (light carrier, phoenix one and fighter one for both factions) and planning to hunt for a second ship for most medium / small ships, some extra fighters and one more chimaera and home one or liberty. some of those ships are ridiculously hard to find nowadays. had to look in France for the Starhawk, in the UK for the gladiator, in NZL for the ISD and raider and Australia for the Corellian campaign expansion. in some of the cases, the shipping was more expensive than the ship itself -_-
Looking even better than we thought 😊 2 questions though crabbok 1. Does this mean you will be doing a profundity unboxing in the next couple of days??? And 2. I imagine FFG has sent you this out for the review in order to build up the hype in preparation for wave 7 hitting stores, so does that mean it could be in stores soon??? Or might we still be waiting another month or so??? On the FFG website it still says on the boat, and that was last updated on the 8th I think which was only like last week.
What’s interesting is that even though this comes with 2 squadrons, it usually sells 10 dollars cheaper than the regular
Many Bothans died for this information.
Poor Many, my condolences to Mrs. Bothans
@@mihailpalmov2659 this joke was officially made in star wars comics around 2006 with Manuel "Manny" Both-Hanz. I think Boba Fett shot him
So jealous! The heavy ship love (both hardened bulkheads and the adviser) seem like HUGE game changers.I want it.
Really looking forward to this. So glad they included extra cardboard for older models.
Love how they added the extra cardboards so we are not forced to buy three of these ships. Good on you ffg! Most companies wouldn’t think of that. Thanks for another informative video!
Thank you for all your videos.
I just started playing this game in December and thanks to your videos I knew where to start with building my fleet. I don't have many ships, but thanks to your videos I can stay competitive with players who had this game since day one.
Hardened bulkheads look nice, finally some offensive retrofits that aren't based around squads.
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I can’t wait! Finally I can make my own 7th Fleet!
Awesome video Crabbok! I can't wait to get my hands on this, especially with all the large ship love -- I hope the MC75 has some similar love in it as well.
Hoo boy, this expansion seems downright insane! I really like the look of Strategic Advisor, it and many of the other upgrades really do make large-ship-heavy builds more and more attractive
Thanks for this and your other reviews. Great to see that all your hard work is being recognised with review samples. Nice one Crabbok, nice one FFG!
Really liked this breakdown. Thrawn is one of my all time favorites and it's good to see the Chimaera get some love.
Super happy you go the expansion so early! Means it is not too far away for the rest of us.
This looks so good, I’d totally play Armada simply for a chance to play my favourite villain. Thanks for the review.
Why no Captain Pallaeon? :(
Monitor Jonny Has he been introduced in the new Canon yet?
He has been introduced via Star Wars Rebels. He's mentioned in the finale of the final season
neffyboy he is in the Thrawn: Treason book, as well as rebels........ i just read the other comments sorry to waste your time.
Hardened Bulkheads completely cripples the Rieeken "Ramvette" fleet which is fine by me.
Nate Hammar Yep. Too bad you can't put it on medium ships though
Jonas Hemmingsson thank God you can't put this on medium ships the game would become a ramfest.
George Long How often do you ram something with a medium ship though? VSDs are the slowest ships in the game and Assault Frigates want to stay at long range. Putting it on medium ships would be for defensive purposes, not for offensive ramming
Jonas Hemmingsson ATM u right, but do you play X-WING? That game has changed completely over the last few waves due to the introduction of so much guaranteed damage which players absolutely love guaranteed damage
So jelly. I have pre-ordered months ago. I can't wait to get my Chimera. Love your vids as always.
This is exciting, I'm looking forward to getting my own Chimaera.
Thank you so much for this unboxing! So great to see the other new cards!
Dude I love your videos especially the breakdown ones, Ive set up ships exactly like how you see and they kick butt
Wave VII looks great! Lots of interesting stuff like Raid Tokens, some rebalancing of the activation advantages of MSU fleets and nice upgrade cards for the capital ships. Thanks for reviewing!
I was hesitant when I preordered this but now I am so relieved. Can;t wait for it to arrive!
Hardened Bulkheads art should have had that GR-75 crashing into the Devastator
Great review, just watched his and Profundity, nice to see the cards included!
Crabbok, love what you do man. Keep up the awesome work
RE: @1:30...
...ehhhh, AFAIK, we still haven't *seen* the top of the Chimaera in 'Rebels'. The ship has only ever been seen from the bottom (or at a distance or angle you can't discern what is on the top). Ran through the videos where it obviously appeared, lately, and I can't see any cases we saw the top of it. So this might well be 'correct'. (Or maybe not - I'm sure we'll see the top at SOME point, if we haven't already and I just missed it...)
Awesome as always, really looking forward to getting one if these
Awesome! Can't wait for the wave to come out!
The 2 squadron addition is pretty good value. I wish more sets came with a squadron or two chucked in.
I want one even more now. did not expect a early reveal.
Very cool! Thanks for the review. I'm excited for the new mechanics.
so awesome we finally find out that the chimaera logo is on the bottom too! dun't wether the paint over the top side or just leave it!! arrrrgh
I am definitely going to be getting this expansion.
Keep up the great work.
Hey Crabbok, Thanks for the video on this. I am an Imperial guy, so knowing what I will be getting so I can crush the Rebel scum helps a lot.
cool to see early previews, good video
Finally the coolest Guy in SW arrived in Armada. I normaly i played Rebell Aliance but now its time to change sides :-) thx for the review
Very nice kit! Finally my 2 ISD's can be fielded in the same fleet and be worth it!Just got my hands on Season 1 to 3 of rebels, ca wait to watch and see Thrawn in the "flesh"!
I was already excited for this expansion but after seeing all the large ship love I am even more excited!
Even though I don't play Armada, would consider buying this just because it's Thrawn ship.Great Video!!
Holy Crap, those large ship upgrades are nuts!
Great video, Crabbok! Hopefully you get the Profundity in the mail soon too.
I'm looking forward to getting this and the Profundity. Thanks for the review.
Appreciate the videos. As a relative newbie the insights help a ton.
In Star Wars Rebels the Chimera was painted on top and on the bottom with the symbol ;)
In one scene (I think it is in the episode when Thrawn leaves Lothal to head to the emperor, not 100% sure though) you can see the ship from below and the chimera is visible from below
It is only visible from below. Never from above.
I'm exclusively Rebel, and I'm tempted to get this.... Strategic Advisor, Hardened Bulkheads, Intensify Firepower, Early Warning... can't wait for MC-75 unboxing.
This ship looks gorgeous, seems amazing and is priced well. Overall well done FFG
Started the game, just because the Chimaera came out
This is definitely the expansion that I'm looking forward to more from this wave
Thanks for the awesome preview!
Most of those new officers are PRO!
cant wait for this expansion to finally come out.
Super happy to see the Mando heavy fighter. Would ADORE to have it for X-wing. I see myself using Thrawn for the foreseeable future too. Super fits my play style
Thanks for sharing sir
I wonder how likely Gauntlets will be coming to X-wing now, or protectorate fighters in Armada.
Would be awesome to see scum faction in Armada with Mandalorian capital ships.
I love how strategically valuable Grand Admiral Thrawn and Governor Pryce are to Imperial fleets.
The FFG website finally posted a release date of Feb 1st on the upcoming products page! Can't wait!
This looks amazing!!! Thank you for great videos!!!
I REALLY hope that the strategic adviser comes with the MC75 expansion as well! Such an awesome card!
Early Warning System please!
Awww I wish they included an Eli Vanto card. That would’ve been nice.
Eager to see how the new upgrades will work out!
Stunning. How exciting!
Now includes Shakey Camera for Battlestar Galatica style tension.
Since Imperial Star Destroyers are hard to find, would you recommend a couple of these instead? If this had come out before the Imperial Class would you have recommended getting multiple of these and skipping the Imperial? Thank you for the unboxing video.
That Darth Vader card though. That looks awesome!
Man, this is an exciting wave. I am excited for the hardened bulkheads.
Great Video as always! Thanks for the review
This is awesome. Keep up the great work man.
Awesome Job by FFG for giving us extra stuff to outfit older ISD's!
Damn, that's one fine-looking ship!
Exciting stuff there. Any word when this bad boy will be in stores?
Your so lucky! I cannot wait to get my chimera hopefully it comes out soon
This expansion is honestly one of my most wanted because of the added options for the ISD. If only the standard ISD would stop going out of stock...
The way I read the card, you can't put the Chimaera title on a Cymoon refit ISD. Am I wrong?
You're correct
There are 10 things I need in my life right now and this is all of them. I hope FFG sends you an MC-75 too!
Thanks for this video. Does this end small ship only lists?
I love the unboxing. I have to get me one (maybe two). I just re-read that Chimaera Title and it can't be equiped on the Cymoon. "...cannot equip this card if you have a [Fleet Support] icon in your upgrade bar..."
Nevermind -- I went back through and looked at the upgrade bars. We can do that. I was mixing up my icons... Sorry man.
I think you are right.
The Chimaera titles says you cannot equip it if the ship already has a Fleet Command icon which means no Cymoon Chimaeras!
I'm pretty excited for the Chimaera and Thrawn. They're looking pretty good, so far.
This is a brilliant update. I dig the review. Hopefully FFG will do this again in the future.
Im super excited for all of wave 7. The Profundity is the gem though, as much as I love Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Mad hype for the large ship stuff.
I may consider fiddling with my fleet and trying double ISD (or more, who knows :^)) and not feeling so vulnerable. Now that would be badass.
Awesome review - thanks greatly
Finally, vengeance for all the star destroyers that have been rammed over the years!
CR90 Sperm build is dead!
Garel's Honor still in your area
Thanks for the update.
Can't wait to get this one. Great expansion.
I wonder what people with custom painted fleets will do with the Chimaera.
Thanatos elNyx make new stencils for other star wars monsters?
I don't play Armada anymore but I will be buying one of these just for the sick paint job
OH MAN!... I'm finally getting into Armada!
Great vid man! Super jelly.
I literally managed to get this a few days ago and it is my first star destroyer, so much good stuff in the box well worth the money and you get THRAWN!
Nice I like it the model is great and the cards are great thanks for a great review.
Awesome that FFG sent you this I'm totes Jello right now.
Right on glad I purchased two other ISD's.
Yeah, Raid tokens turned out to be a lot weaker than we thought they would be. Jyn Erso's value went down a lot here, although her ability to gain Victory Tokens as well can be planned around at least.
The real standout card for me is that Strategic Advisor. They straight up just gave Large Ships access to what the Yssaril from TI3 could do. Which, for those of you unfamiliar with Twilight Imperium 3rd Ed, the Yssaril's ability to just skip turns was considered one of the most abusable abilities in that version of the game. Early Warning Chaff is really cool as well, although I'm still gonna be using Monferatt for my Demolisher related Obstruction needs, still, on a ISD with it's big front arc, or a VSD, that's gonna pay off.
Yeah, a massive amount of value here. Onto the Profundity Unboxing.
I only started buying armada for this baby. I was tempted before as my friends started playing it... but as I was shopping for some gifts to them so that they get more than just the core ships to play with, I saw the Chimaera... I was like: "Thrawn is in the game!? [insert the "shut up take my money" Fry meme here]"
Ended up ordering all ships once, plus the gifts (light carrier, phoenix one and fighter one for both factions) and planning to hunt for a second ship for most medium / small ships, some extra fighters and one more chimaera and home one or liberty. some of those ships are ridiculously hard to find nowadays. had to look in France for the Starhawk, in the UK for the gladiator, in NZL for the ISD and raider and Australia for the Corellian campaign expansion. in some of the cases, the shipping was more expensive than the ship itself -_-
Hey. I am thinking about getting into Star Wars Armada. Would you say I should get the Chimaera Expansion or the regular ISD one first?
This is gonna be awesome!!! FFG is heading in the right direction with this game, after its been bleeding players for so long!
Looking even better than we thought 😊 2 questions though crabbok 1. Does this mean you will be doing a profundity unboxing in the next couple of days??? And 2. I imagine FFG has sent you this out for the review in order to build up the hype in preparation for wave 7 hitting stores, so does that mean it could be in stores soon??? Or might we still be waiting another month or so??? On the FFG website it still says on the boat, and that was last updated on the 8th I think which was only like last week.
And I now get a notification for the profundity unboxing 😂 lol
Official release date is 1st of Februar
Vader sounds devastating on a Kuat refit. Me likey
Look at that front arc of death haha
Any idea when we can get this in the UK?