RicOlie_2 said:

And TIE Interceptors are way cooler! I hope we see more fighters like that, and a greater variety, or at least more advanced TIEs. TIEs don't seem to have a particularly great design. It's easy to shoot them down with such huge wings. One would expect them to be slimmed down a little in later models, which is why I'm hoping they're either old, or they're new in a way I couldn't see in that quick shot.

It's been speculated over the years that TIE's are pretty much flying cannon fodder. Cheap, and easy to produce in massive numbers to overwhelm an enemy. They don't even have ejection seats. And unlike X-Wings, they can't operate far from a base or mother ship.