You can undoubtedly sell or trade stuff you don't need and recoup some costs.
Seen many folks suggest this is really a new game, and in certain sense it sure does feel like that. Dungeons&Dragons editions are all separate games really, despite the naming, this is the same thing. So, 50 money for other game stuff usable for this game doesn't sound too bad.
Hell, it could've been much, much worse, like individual conversion kits (ie overall much more expensive), all factions in one gigantic pack, much more expensive, etc...
Yeah I'm really not happy with the price hike that has come with this. Happy to buy the upgrade packs and what not but fuck paying that for a TIE Fighter. I'm hoping the conversion when it comes over to EU and UK isn't as painful.
My local game store has prices up...
Ah, fuck. Conversion kits are 60€. Of course, this does include taxes, not sure how prices in the US are displayed.
Expansion ships are identically priced to with existing ship expansions though, but then again my gaming store does mark up these things. EDIT Strike that, new ships are more expensive as well, and marked up to boot.
Another store has lower prices but i lose the price difference to shipping, so eh.