This Falcon meta is the worst we’ve had in a long time IMO, for a few reasons:
1) It’s heavily RNG based. This is like going back to the Old Ben or Maul lead days. Some battles the AI just decides you will have no chance and there’s nothing you can do about it.
2) It’s ruined fleet diversity. The great thing about the HT meta was that there were a ton of options to run. He fits into any lineup. 3 of the 4 capital ships were good. Now 47 of my top 50 in arena run Ackbar rebels. I don’t think we’ve seen that in arena since Thrawn came out.
3) You don’t need to have good ships to take #1. Because the AI plays these fleets so horribly, you don’t need to have good rebel ships to win. Pray RNG doesn’t screw you and wipe you early, call Cassian as a 1st RI to wipe buffs, call your Falcon to assist Cassian and wipe out their Falcon, and cruise to victory. It’s much easier to beat superior teams in this meta that previous ones.