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Just part 2 of the archives. Not allowed to post more than 20,000 characters for some reason.

adamant_za - 12/08/2017

Uhmmm ... I’ll take some time to process this, but thank you, thank you, thank you!

December 9, 2017

Clint has arrived. Party's over.12/09/2017

January 3, 2018

adamant_za - 01/03/2018

Hi all ... apologies for the request for advice again, but a question, if I may ...
I seem to be at the point where although I’ve hit the 10 7* character mark, getting them past this point seems almost insurmountable in terms of the gear required
Am I doing something wrong, or is there something I should be doing to farm the required gear?
I am not using any gear for other characters where it shows that one of the characters I am trying to get increased would also require that gear
I guess crystals could be one way to get the gear, but other than buying crystals, I don’t seem to get enough through the usual challenges and raids and territory battles to make this seem feasible
I will say that perhaps I have also made a mistake by using the crystals to recharge the cantina and LS and DS energies in order to farm character chards, should I stop doing that and only focus the crystals I do get on gear?
I did finally buy a pack of 2800 crystals but it seems that for the type of gear I require these would not go a long way at all?
Sorry again for all the questions, and any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks
I’ve included a few pics of the top few rungs of my character board ... should I even be trying to grow these characters, or rather focus on QGJ, Wiggs, Chirut, perhaps Rey, Finn and Poe etc
I know it depends on what squad you’re trying to build, but I am asking in terms of best bang for buck, so to speak
I have been reading a lot and watching the YouTube channels, but usually end up thinking that even there, I have found little that stood out, other than characters that seem very far away from my reach at the moment, such as Commander Luke, Jedi Training Rey, Artoo, and General Kenobi


Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018
Hi Adamant. Not a bad question at all, and actually a very difficult one.  It will of course vary from person to person, but a good place to start would be your chosen arena squad. Having a powerful arena squad would mean that you can hold your position through the day and get the maximum payout you can.  But your not doing anything wrong. The unfortunate thing is that this is an f2p game and the mechanics for them all work the same: They feed you easy things to whet your appetite and then make it so difficult that you might want to pay.

The thing here is that getting star levels is easy, but gearing is really time and resource consulming. Stars mean nothing. It's a gateway to get into activities. Gear is what REALLY powers up your characters. Getting from G1 to G8 is very fast and takes a day or two at most. G8 to G9 is extremely difficult, and so is G9 to G10. G10 to G11 and G11 to G12 is a bit easier as it's not been balanced out with Raid paywalls and so forth.

Here's my suggestion to you: Focus on your Arena squad first. Get them all to Gear 8. In fact, get as many of your 7* to G8 as you can. Then take your core Arena squad to 9. There are some characters you SHOULD focus on nevertheless. Kylo is one of them, and in your case, Zeta him first, then darth Vader. Kylo's Zeta is extremely powerful. Ezra and JKA and DV and Tarkin and Boba and QGJ, as well as your Fleet Commanders: Mace, Tarkin and Ackbar, are the most important ones to focus on. With Max level, G8 and fairly decent mods you can complete most events.

Get a full Phoenix squad, mod them decently, max their levels and get them to G8, and you should cruise through GW and the Tarkin event. Use the payouts from Guild events to buy gear. Forget about shards until you have your core characters at G8 or 9, unless it's like Chopper or someone you REALLY want like Baze. It's what I do, but then again, I'm in a different situation. I usually use my tokens and crystals on Gear. But I've been playing since who knows when. Another good rule of thumb is to always gear pilots as well. They make your ships much stronger!

The best summary I can give you: Get Phoenix, Baze, Chirrut, Wiggs, Tarkin, RG, DV, Kylo, StormTrooper or Magmatrooper, Palpatine, QGJ, JKA, Ahsoka and/or Assaj, Barriss and Lumi up to 7*. Gear them to Gear 8. Test compositions in the Arena, find your favourite, and foxus on getting gear for them. Only Gear past 8 what you use. Then start gearing the others in order of preference as you need them. If they don't contribute to a payout for you in shards or tokens or events, forget them.
And farm for the New Hope Characters: Ben Kenobi, Leia, Farmboy Luke and ST Han. Good characters, and get them to G8.  7*. When you do, let me know and I will help you mod them. People talking about CLS as if he was the absolute best character in the game aren't lying. Even at Gear 8 he is an absolute beast. You have to about April or May to get them, which is enough time.

So gear only who is beneficial to you. Another suggestion: See who you need for events, check the official website for the calendar of events for the month, and go for those characters. Get the to G8 and you should be fine. Save your crystals for buying piecs of gear. Works out a tiny bit cjeaper than paying for a full piece. Just be patient and avoid the red herrings.

I don't really know what else to tell you except that gear everyone in order of preference to G8, and focus on your central characters beyond that.
I think I started in March 2016 and only now have my first G12.
Team composition helps more than Gear as well.

adamant_za - 01/03/2018
Hi, and thanks for the help, it truly is appreciated. I hear you about checking the website for which events are coming, as I usually try to enter the events as they open and then it’s too late, I don’t have enough, or perhaps not strong enough characters to participate
Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

And if you can get Finn, Poe, Resistance Trooper, Rey and either Artoo or BB8 to G8, and Zeta Finn, you have a team that can run trough GW with no problems whatsoever!
If not Artoo or BB8, Pilot can work as well.
Don't get discouraged. This game takes a long ass time...

adamant_za - 01/03/2018

I will do just that ... thank you! I’ll get those suggested characters to G8 soon and would appreciate the help regarding correctly mod’ing them ... I realized way too late that the mods of the same shape still did different things. I know I can change that, but have just been reluctant to do so
Before the Territory Wars release, I used to finish perhaps every second GW I did ... at the moment I’m out by halfway already :frowning: Eish!
I hear you too .... perseverance conquers, it does seem that this game takes time, and I should appreciate that ... not be too hasty ... it’s what keeps me playing still :smiley:

I hear you on Squad Arena though ... at the moment I cannot seem to break the 1900 mark, and just keep trying to upgrade the same characters as they are my strongest, whereas I should be trying other combinations too ...
I’ll focus on G8’ing the main ones though, whilst farming those others at the same time
Is level important, or rather as important as gear ... should I be pushing to get them to 85 as well? It seems rather expensive, especially when I’m not getting the full payout from GW anymore?

Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

Get your strongest character to 85, and then second strongest and so forth. Galactic Power strongest of course. Here's my suggestion:
Move Boba to lead, use JKA, Ezra, Fives and Kylo. If that doesn't work, substitute Fives or Ezra for Luminara for healing, or get Barriss. See if that makes a difference. If you could get Wedge, Biggs, Barriss and Lumanar under Boba you'd be quite formidable. I ran that team for a hella long time!
Ezra and Kylo and Boba benefit from Crit damage as they have anaturally high crit chance. Fives will Tank and Counter and JKAdoes insanely high Crit damage as well.
See if that helps.

adamant_za - 01/03/2018

Awesome ... I have all of those, but will need to train, gear and ability them up ... I at least have a new direction to try ... thank you! Felt@like I was just bashing my head against the wall :smiley:

Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

Mods: Speed primaries, Crit chane secondaries and then defense on JKA, Boba and Ezra/Kylo, Defense and potency for stonger heals on luminara and Protection all the way on fives.

Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

A Phasma lead could helps as well. They are all above 13k GP which is awesome! You can already use them quite well.
I'm looking at your inventory right now and it's not looking bad. JKA is modded well for what you have.
Same with Boba.

adamant_za - 01/03/2018

Thanks again for all the help! I really did try reading a lot and watching mobile gamer and ahnold but that just seemed way too far away from where I am at this moment

Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

Don’t worry about it. Ask again any time. I’m just now sitting with creating the forum as well where we can sticky this. Here’s a suggestion: try looking on YouTube for warrior from team instinct. He does roster reviews for all his patrons. He usually goes quite in depth and you can pick up on lots of tips per character. Plus he’s a really good guy. Explains well. Those roster reviews are where I picked up most of my knowledge.
adamant_za - 01/03/2018

Awesome

Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

He also chats about game mechanics, and visits cg headquarters frequently. So he has the low down.
adamant_za - 01/03/2018

Will definitely do just that

Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

A modding rule of thumb: if a toon damages: speed and crit chance/crit damage is usually a good bet. If buffs and debuffs, speed and potency are great bets. If it tanks, mod for protection and defense and then lastly health then tenacity. Tenacity is a bugger as it has 3 checks it needs to go through to succeed. Forget about it if you can mod for the others.

adamant_za - 01/03/2018

Brilliant ... I’ll spend some time going through my mods and adjusting accordingly :smiley:

Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

And it’s only just a pleasure. When I started the game I joined this guild, and no one really chatted or shared knowledge because no one had any idea what was going on. So I started researching and testing until I got to a point where I had an idea what was going on. This game is quite fair in terms of paywalling as cg drip feeds us a lot of resources for free, bit it has a steep learning curve. I want as many people to enjoy it as much as I do because where I am now the game really starts giving back. Hoarding my knowledge makes no sense as the guild won’t grow, so ask to your heart’s desire. You’ll be a top player soon as well and then you will be the prime source of knowledge. And you asking answers questions others have as well but are too shy to ask. You know that old school saying your teachers used to have. :joy::joy:

adamant_za - 01/03/2018

Ha ha ... indeed! Please know it is much appreciated ... I am enjoying the game waaaay too much at the moment and had even re-arranged my days to get up a little earlier so I can have a coffee and do my dailies before work ... LOL ... much appreciated again! student bows gratefully

Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

Not a probelm! Would be great if we have the Forum to discuss character strategies to the benefit of all!
adamant_za - 01/03/2018

Absolutely! Is there anything I can do to help in that regard?

ChickenSpock - 01/03/2018

I just picked up a lot of tips as wee, thank you :relaxed:

Auron Rayn - 01/03/2018

When the Forum goes live, all you need to do is register nad post on occasion, and voice your opinion. :smiley:

Jon Vander - 01/03/2018

Phew, thats a lot of info, thanks AR. Looking forward to the forum going live as things like this need to be shared with the whole corp.  They are too easy to miss in a single thread like a chat channel.
Not that we are a noisy bunch :smiley:
Ag, not corp, guild. Too many years spent in EVE, LOL

January 4, 2018

Auron Rayn - 01/04/2018

Heroic launched

January 5, 2018

Auron Rayn - 01/05/2018

Well done on the raid all!