star wars episode VII

[S. Jones 1st MRB]

Just saw this. Looks pretty cool! New stormtrooper helmets

[Kirkendall 1st MRB]

Why? Why change what isn't broken? The Imperial Remnant in any extended universe I read never changed the helmets of the Stormtroopers.

It's just like this fucking new X-Wing they made. They feel like they have to make it different for some reason. "Because time has passed" Even though in the grand scheme of things it's been such a short time and I feel like an intergalactic span of planets and races would not be quick to update to the new model of everything.

Compared to the classic:

One of the main problems I had with the prequels is how everything had to change or be explained differently. I can understand changes from the Republic trooper to the Imperial Storm Trooper, as that made sense, but this is the same trooper. Seemingly now with an eye socket that lets them shoot even less accurately.

We've used the F-16 since 1974, that's 40 years. Every Star Wars movie it's basically the apex of technology, but they change things. For no reason.

You better have the fucking X-Wing classic Abrams.

And don't tell me that's a fucking Z-95, because no Z-95 has a 4 laser array that's kinda the point.

[S. Jones 1st MRB]

You know, I have to agree with you. The new helmet looks almost like a clone helmet but varied. Seems almost as if this style would have been the Imperial variant from the start. I play Star Wars LCG and have been collecting it since it came out at the end of 2012, and I also play Star Wars X-Wing, which is the miniature table-top ship-to-ship battles. Both of these are made by Fantasy Flight Games. I am a huge fan of Star Wars but as the games have progressed, they have slowly veered in the direction of ALL things Star Wars, from the movies (which I prefer), to the comics (didn't read but maybe one), to the novels (read one "Splinter of the Minds Eye"). It has really left a bad taste in my mouth towards the rest of the material coming out for these games because I can't really relate to it. I understand that some people would like this included and that's the reason why it has been, but it's just not for me.