For reasons of my own, I've been stockpiling guild currency. Today, I will reach 10k guild currency total. Let's do a quick comparison to see what that 10k currency is worth:1) I could buy shards for a toon 25 times. At 5 shards per purchase, I would get 125 total shards for a given toon. Pretty good.2) If I wanted mk5 furnaces, or mk5 droid callers, I could purchase those only 15 times. There are 2 per purchase, which means I would get a total of 30 salvage for a furnace or droid caller - not even enough to make one full piece of gear.This comparison kind of shocked me, especially since to complete a full furnace or droid caller, additional components are required.Finally, think about the effort required to save up 10k guild currency. For all that effort, you have enough to get 60% of the salvage needed for a piece of gear? And only one part of that gear?Seems off.

Yeah, the only time I've used guild currency on gear is when I have 46/50 or 48/50 on raid gear.I'll sometimes also get a biotech implant or mk2 zaltin bacta gel if I need one since it is a whole piece.

"Gaidal_Cain;c-1086416" wrote:Yeah, the only time I've used guild currency on gear is when I have 46/50 or 48/50 on raid gear.I'll sometimes also get a biotech implant or mk2 zaltin bacta gel if I need one since it is a whole piece.Yeah same here.. i only buy gear when it's last needed part lol.

What else to spend guild currency on? I have enough toons to gear up already, why buy more? Yeah buying the gear is slow, but man is it even slower otherwise.

The only toon in guild shop I haven't maxed is Gamorrean Guard - and he's firmly at 70/100, just in case I need to finish him "quickly".So, what else to spend currency on, indeed. Between an average of 200 coins per day from guild activity (often more), and the coins from the raids (6k per week at the top spots), it takes only two weeks to have 50 Droid Caller components. Three weeks if you're low-scoring in the raids.I'd call it fine. Especially as you get to pick gear unavailable outside of raids.Off course, don't go buying gear you can farm...

"Ender22;c-1086433" wrote:What else to spend guild currency on? I have enough toons to gear up already, why buy more? Yeah buying the gear is slow, but man is it even slower otherwise.You'll want those characters eventually though. Take jyn, she is one of five that show up in her spot. If you don't buy her every time she shows up, it'll take you forever to get her. Same goes for a lot of characters. Even having bought jyn since she was released, its taking me over 3 months to 7* her. Same with fleet shipments. You should always buy the rare ships and characters every time they show up (Rex, Poe, bistan, tie advanced, slave, scimitar, grevious, chirrut), and obtain the common ships from war.

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GaidalCain_WOT
8 years ago
Yeah, the only time I've used guild currency on gear is when I have 46/50 or 48/50 on raid gear.

I'll sometimes also get a biotech implant or mk2 zaltin bacta gel if I need one since it is a whole piece.
RacerDejak
8 years ago
"Gaidal_Cain;c-1086416" wrote:
Yeah, the only time I've used guild currency on gear is when I have 46/50 or 48/50 on raid gear.

I'll sometimes also get a biotech implant or mk2 zaltin bacta gel if I need one since it is a whole piece.

Yeah same here.. i only buy gear when it's last needed part lol.
Ender_6172
8 years ago
What else to spend guild currency on? I have enough toons to gear up already, why buy more? Yeah buying the gear is slow, but man is it even slower otherwise.
liovandamme
8 years ago
The only toon in guild shop I haven't maxed is Gamorrean Guard - and he's firmly at 70/100, just in case I need to finish him "quickly".

So, what else to spend currency on, indeed. Between an average of 200 coins per day from guild activity (often more), and the coins from the raids (6k per week at the top spots), it takes only two weeks to have 50 Droid Caller components. Three weeks if you're low-scoring in the raids.

I'd call it fine. Especially as you get to pick gear unavailable outside of raids.

Off course, don't go buying gear you can farm...
darkwingchuk
8 years ago
"Ender22;c-1086433" wrote:
What else to spend guild currency on? I have enough toons to gear up already, why buy more? Yeah buying the gear is slow, but man is it even slower otherwise.

You'll want those characters eventually though. Take jyn, she is one of five that show up in her spot. If you don't buy her every time she shows up, it'll take you forever to get her. Same goes for a lot of characters. Even having bought jyn since she was released, its taking me over 3 months to 7* her.

Same with fleet shipments. You should always buy the rare ships and characters every time they show up (Rex, Poe, bistan, tie advanced, slave, scimitar, grevious, chirrut), and obtain the common ships from war.
bolobaby
8 years ago
Jyn isn't going to do you any good if you can't gear her.

Getting 60% of 1/2 of 1/6 of a gear level for 10k guild credits seems... underwhelming.
RacerDejak
8 years ago
"Cm3Po;c-1086470" wrote:
"Ender22;c-1086433" wrote:
What else to spend guild currency on? I have enough toons to gear up already, why buy more? Yeah buying the gear is slow, but man is it even slower otherwise.

You'll want those characters eventually though. Take jyn, she is one of five that show up in her spot. If you don't buy her every time she shows up, it'll take you forever to get her. Same goes for a lot of characters. Even having bought jyn since she was released, its taking me over 3 months to 7* her.

Same with fleet shipments. You should always buy the rare ships and characters every time they show up (Rex, Poe, bistan, tie advanced, slave, scimitar, grevious, chirrut), and obtain the common ships from war.

Reasonable exchange currency btw in fleet for certain gear. 5 farmable rare gear cost 600.. if i'm tired farm stun cuff, gun, mk5 sienar (vader belonging), i just buy them. But not with gear raid, it's expensive u only get 2 lol
darkwingchuk
8 years ago
"bolobaby;c-1086481" wrote:
Jyn isn't going to do you any good if you can't gear her.

Getting 60% of 1/2 of 1/6 of a gear level for 10k guild credits seems... underwhelming.

Unless you're newer, you should be able to gear her unless you recklessly throw all your gear on a toon the second you get it. Even if you have no gear, you could get her to tier 10 in a couple weeks with crystals. Only thing that holds me back is carbantis and holo lens usually.
Eclipso23
8 years ago
Thanks for doing the math on this.
RacerDejak
8 years ago
@Cm3Po just hit 85 about 2 month ago, still count as new comer i think :lol:

Zeta is expensive (for me in fleet), and my main team don't have zeta abilities (wiggs, chaze, srp). Currently 7/20 zetas, just depend on challenge.