I might agree. Which ones would be high on the potential list?

Dodonna, San Hill, Ozzel would HAVE to go. I would go so far as to say any piece that allows you to break the amount you can activate in a phase would have to go, even ones like Ki-adi or Tarkin. When you outright say how many pieces you can have, the activations control pieces are cheap enough that you can use them and fodder and not lose strength. Heck, San and Ozzel only get STRONGER when there is a set character limit.

This is also the reason why I think that the Epic 500pt format is best when limited to 3 CEs per squad...if you want to spend one of those valuable CEs on tempo control then the rest of your squad will be weaker for it.

16 figures maximum
3 Commanders
At least 1 Epic character
Tempo control of any kind is ignored - no need to ban the figures, just ignore the abilities that break it.

Agree 100%. Consequently, those that have played the 500pts without a commander limit, have without realizing it I think, given Bastila even more power by not limiting to 3 CEs. Bastila is probably still a near no-brainer for OR players for events like this, but I don't think the OR becomes the go-to the way some think it is when there aren't as many CEs to worry about. Further, removing 3 isn't as much of a deterrent either, because now your 500pt squad tends to be stacked with tougher individual figures who are less CE dependent anyway.

In the end, I believe the best 500pt Epic Format rules will be the one Dennis wrote years ago with two small adjustments.

16 figures maximum
3 Commanders
At least 1 Epic character
Tempo control of any kind is ignored - no need to ban the figures, just ignore the abilities that break it.

Until something is done about Bastilla in 500pts, OR is the only faction I'll take to a competitive 500pt tournament (and no, Pallaeon and GAThrawn isn't enough). It's just not fun being crippled for the entire game otherwise.

And I'll take Vong everytime and win it.

And then I'll take Mandos and win it

Back in the day, you could use Lobot's Reinforcements to bring in more characters, but I wouldn't advocate allowing that these days.

Also, Gambit scoring should be worth 50 pts. to give players a chance to finish the game.

Did anyone notice the return of the Mouse Dump at the Kokomo regionals? I saw it several times throughout the day. I guess there is a reason to start packing Wuher.

With a trend towards fewer pieces making more powerful attacks, being able to take those attacks away and waste them on throwaway pieces becomes incredibly valuable.

Wuher is situational at best. That's 3 uggies you give up for the "Maybe I'll screw someone" strategy. While he can be useful as a blocker your better off with movement + momow to kill the mice. Momow also auto-kills Drones (assuming they fail the save), Vong bombs, brutes, uggies, and is crazy effective vs Naboo guys.

Wuher would maybe be good in an Engine built around living Reinforcements. Lord Vader comes to mind. Vader, ThrawnMas, Lobot, Wuher, Ozzel, Pell, filler. With Wuher in that filler Imperials can outact and shut down enemy MTB builds. Lord Krayt may work pretty well with him too. I don't suggest playing Wuher just as a toss in, but rather, build with his power in mind from the start.