Little disappointed in the Wolverine preview because it does not leave room for an X-Force ATA granting the team stealth. There was a lot of speculation that this is what we were going to get, our first marvel TA giving stealth. It would of really fit the team thematically. I was also dissapointed in Wolverines movabilty. A zero ranged fig with stealth is not that good. It makes it hard for wolverine to get into battle or get that first strike in. If he hdes in stealth now he has half movement. So he's really going to need a Taxi of some TK to get him in battle. I was really hoping for a charge/stealth SP like elektra, or a ATA giving him stealth.

If we aren't getting a Stealth ATA, what other ATA might work for X-Force?

Just because Wolverine has Stealth, it doesn't mean there's no X-Force Alternate Team Ability. How many of those are we getting this set? 3? 6? Something like that? Seeing as how X-Force is one of the set subthemes, I'd be surprised if we didn't get it as an Alternate Team Ability.

It's just that it won't grant Stealth.

Good question. Maybe a TA similar to the League of Assassins would work for them. Not quite Stealth, but I think it would work.

A character can use Stealth to defend itself without being "in" hindering terrain. That's the biggest misconception about Stealth. Just maneuver Wolverine so that lines of fire cross hindering terrain so he can sneak up on other characters. If you just have to keep Wolverine in hindering terrain as he advances to battle, take a tip from Batman: team up with a Smoke Cloud character. Your speed value won't be halved and you can still be in hindering terrain at all times.

And by the way, if there is no X-Force Team Ability, how could there be an Alternate Team Ability for it? This also goes for Checkmate, League of Assassins, etc.

Perhaps they should just be called Team Abilities. Or Keyword Abilities.

ATA = Additional Team Abilities

It's an alternative to the symbol on the dial.

-J

So if there is no X-Force Team Ability, how could there be an Additional Team Ability for it.

Are my figures misprints? There's no Checkmate or League of Assassins symbol on the dial.

Thus, you use the alternative.

-J

Back to the topic: Maybe the X-Force TA card will focus on granting an attack action -- something to put a bit more life in the Wolverine that's just been previewed.

Wouldn't it be awesome if it granted them something similar to the Hand Ninja's Special Power?

Thank you, maybe they could have a built in lunge option.

Prerequisites: X-Force Keyword

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Before this charcter makes a close combat attack, if it occupies hindering terrian it can break away automatically and move up to 2 squares.

That would be cool, then Archangel could fly wolverine up to someone and he could get a free attack in.

That would be cool as well. I think there are a few options for it so it'll be cool to see what it does.