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ImmortalAzazel's avatar
ImmortalAzazel
Seasoned Scout
4 months ago

Fixing GAC - Getting Rid of 3v3?

Hey, 

Wanted to start a discussion, cause it seems like a point widely brought up. 

3v3 is a loathed game mode. Compared to 5v5 GAC, most players seem to dislike it - particularly the frequency of it, and how it always comes right after a new Datacron set is launched. Clearly, it's catered to whales and HotUtils users - but as a K1 player and HotUtils user myself I find that even I'm frustrated by how frequently it occurs and how there's never any data on what teams to use for the first few weeks of it. By the time you know what to do, 3v3 is already over. 

So how would you fix GAC / 3v3? My proposal would be simple - all GAC events should be 5v5. Then, twice or maybe 3 times a year in one of those 'lul' weeks where there's no TW and no conquest, a special, one-off 3v3 tournament  is held with, perhaps, a special portrait or title up for grabs (in addition to the usual token rewards). By scaling back how frequently it occurs - and by having this event perhaps be in the final week of a datacron lifecycle - players would perhaps be more engaged; and similarly, players would have more datapoints and practice playing 5v5.

What do you think? Do you even like 3v3, is there even room for it in the game (aside from a handful of afterthough omicrons, like the near-useless Tusken Chieftan or Murderbots)? 

  • 4dqv2etcra6x's avatar
    4dqv2etcra6x
    Seasoned Adventurer

    I prefer 3v3 and I think the current game mode is OK. Especially for players with a limited roster. I tend to perform better in 3v3 too. 

  • I prefer 3v3, so how about we switch to all 3v3 events with 5v5 events in the downtime?

  • GAC is old and stale, just as much as TW is.  They seem to both be low priority to do anything with and I don't see CG updating either any time soon.  There was speculation that "something" was going to happen this year to update them in some way, but it doesn't seem that way at this point.  CG is on the "release new characters and datacrons, bugs aren't important, old systems aren't important, and player wants aren't important" automation at this point. 

    There are devs working hard and trying to make the game fun, but the leadership's primary concern is "new content"!  Even if every single release is bugged, that's irrelevant.

  • I'd just prefer separate queues and skill ratings. Then you can do whichever you want.

  • Skyryser's avatar
    Skyryser
    Seasoned Traveler

    Loathed? I personally prefer it to 5v5. It switches up the game and forces you to think about your roster differently. I'd rather they did away with 5v5 which is the setup for everywhere else in the game, gets rather boring.

  • "Most" meaning the few you asked.  "Most" didn't say that because you didn't ask "most".  Anecdotal, at best, as each time it's brought up folks speak up for 3v3.  I'm with the above, I like 3v3 so let's ditch 5v5 instead,

     

    • mig28maverick's avatar
      mig28maverick
      Seasoned Novice

      I do like how you say "most" and "anecdotal at best" and then go on to agree with the 3 people above you that prefer 3v3 as though that is most and is not anecdotal.

      Don't pretend to have the high ground and then use the same argument you're railing against.

      And to your initial claim of the "anecdotal most," apart from the 7 or so here, I'm pretty sure OP is correct that "most" people are opposed to 3v3.

      100% of squads in SWGOH are designed with 5 characters in mind - see Gungans for the latest example. 3v3 takes those squad comps and turns them on their heads (see imperial troopers and CLS). Then, CG compensates with 3v3 omicrons, such as Tuskens, and says look, 3 man squads are a thing! It is both a shameless cash grab and not interesting to anyone who has, say, grinded the **bleep** out of Gungans because CG has made it all but required to be successful in the raid, in GACs, and in TWs, only to be punished every other month when 3v3s come around 

      So, take your anecdotes and claim the high ground all you want. The facts and the data aren't on your side. 

      Anecdotally, I'm with OP.

      • Pulsipher's avatar
        Pulsipher
        New Scout

        ”100% of squads in SWGOH are designed with 5 characters in mind“

        there are a handful of teams built around 3 character teams, or at least that accommodate for it. Tuskens, Old Rex- you could say that the Sith Triumvirate was meant to be a 3 character squad (even if they aren’t used that way now)

  • samcgui's avatar
    samcgui
    Seasoned Novice

    i like 3x3 battles.. other strategy, same game. 
    Tusken Chieftan is awesome. 
    Just open ur mind, man.. Just 5x5 gac will become tedious, annoying, and the same game over and over.