Why does ship arena have to be soooo dull?!?(I am trying really hard not to curse here and drop F-bombs left and right)So you:1) Don’t have the HMF yet and are somewhere beyond competition, or2) You do have the HMF and follow exactly blueprint xyz in order to compete with identical xyz teams for the ranks 50+, or3) You are a whale and have Kenobi’s Negotiator (and of course all other ships maxed) and compete against identical Negotiator teams for the 20+ RanksMind you option 3 only became available recently, so for the past few months it was mostly 1) and 2)...I really liked ships initially, but now it’s just stupid. Executrix and then HMF ruined everything...

What does having negotiator have to do with being a whale? It’s one of the few things in the game that you actually can’t get by whaling.

"Rhydia;c-1984366" wrote:How is anything you’ve said any different from squad arena? Asking for a friend.Squad arena actually has several teams that can vie for top spots (DR/Malak, Padme/GR, Shaak/Clones and GG/Sep). Fleet arena has only one (and has always had only one) - the only thing happening right now is that the "one fleet meta" is simply slowly changing over from AA+HT/HMF to Negotiator+HT/Eta-2.

"Liath;c-1984340" wrote:What does having negotiator have to do with being a whale? It’s one of the few things in the game that you actually can’t get by whaling. It’s very hard to get enough currency from Geo TB if you are not in a guild with big spenders. So even you technically cannot buy the Negotiator you still need a “whale-roster” to get the ship.

The problem with ships is the same one that it’s been for ages—hounds tooth. Every meta has had it since it was released, which means that any new content that isn’t specifically designed to counter HT is useless (yes, HMF Bistan and Biggs didn’t have HT in the starting lineup, but it was almost always a reinforcement). I’m hoping the next capital is designed to counter HT rather than negotiator, which will allow for a lot more free play.

How is anything you’ve said any different from squad arena? Asking for a friend.

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13 Replies

LiathSW
6 years ago
What does having negotiator have to do with being a whale? It’s one of the few things in the game that you actually can’t get by whaling.
Lakini
6 years ago
How is anything you’ve said any different from squad arena? Asking for a friend.
Nikoms565
6 years ago
"Rhydia;c-1984366" wrote:
How is anything you’ve said any different from squad arena? Asking for a friend.

Squad arena actually has several teams that can vie for top spots (DR/Malak, Padme/GR, Shaak/Clones and GG/Sep). Fleet arena has only one (and has always had only one) - the only thing happening right now is that the "one fleet meta" is simply slowly changing over from AA+HT/HMF to Negotiator+HT/Eta-2.
LordSisk
6 years ago
"Nikoms565;c-1984624" wrote:
"Rhydia;c-1984366" wrote:
How is anything you’ve said any different from squad arena? Asking for a friend.

Squad arena actually has several teams that can vie for top spots (DR/Malak, Padme/GR, Shaak/Clones and GG/Sep). Fleet arena has only one (and has always had only one) - the only thing happening right now is that the "one fleet meta" is simply slowly changing over from AA+HT/HMF to Negotiator+HT/Eta-2.

Maxed GenSky (like, literally G13 r7 all zeta) can also get in top arena, but I know that's more rare. Still worth mentioning.
KyoO1234
6 years ago
"Nikoms565;c-1984624" wrote:
"Rhydia;c-1984366" wrote:
How is anything you’ve said any different from squad arena? Asking for a friend.

Squad arena actually has several teams that can vie for top spots (DR/Malak, Padme/GR, Shaak/Clones and GG/Sep). Fleet arena has only one (and has always had only one) - the only thing happening right now is that the "one fleet meta" is simply slowly changing over from AA+HT/HMF to Negotiator+HT/Eta-2.

This. Squad arena actually has become much more diverse in recent months.

Ships....meh :-(
KyoO1234
6 years ago
"Liath;c-1984340" wrote:
What does having negotiator have to do with being a whale? It’s one of the few things in the game that you actually can’t get by whaling.

It’s very hard to get enough currency from Geo TB if you are not in a guild with big spenders. So even you technically cannot buy the Negotiator you still need a “whale-roster” to get the ship.
ImTheChampion13
6 years ago
The problem with ships is the same one that it’s been for ages—hounds tooth. Every meta has had it since it was released, which means that any new content that isn’t specifically designed to counter HT is useless (yes, HMF Bistan and Biggs didn’t have HT in the starting lineup, but it was almost always a reinforcement). I’m hoping the next capital is designed to counter HT rather than negotiator, which will allow for a lot more free play.
Rath_Tarr0
6 years ago
Capital ships should be designed to counter other capital ships / fleets, not one particular fighter.

Annoying though it can be, there are already plenty of ways to counter Hounds Tooth.

Hounds Tooth can indeed be an RI on a Biggs, Bistan, Mill.F Rebel fleet but a player will only call it if the opening RNG has gone spectacularly poorly for them. 95% of the time either Cassian or Phantom is a better choice depending on the state of play.
tvsfrink
6 years ago
"Liath;c-1984340" wrote:
What does having negotiator have to do with being a whale? It’s one of the few things in the game that you actually can’t get by whaling.

The forums have taught me that night is day and cats are dogs.
Sentia_Dementia
6 years ago
The answer is more Capital ships... and they have mentioned they are aware and working on adding a few more in the coming months.