KAM Worth?!

You can replace GAS with KAM in any JMK or JML composition and the team will be as good. And well, you can use GAS somewhere else, which is great.

"Durandal;d-254144" wrote:
Really really worth?

Yes. Next question, please.

"Durandal;c-2341216" wrote:
I didnt no one using on any Arena, GAC, TW....i just didnt see her in nowhere..

Wait... KAM'S A CHICK????

"Durandal;c-2341216" wrote:
I didnt no one using on any Arena, GAC, TW....i just didnt see her in nowhere..

Also, KAM was in Guardians of the Galaxy?

Kam is good but not as good as you would imagine. He is great, he is not vital. I dont think he is used in full galrep lineup, maybe under QGJ. His level is close to that of GAS, so he is good but it does not match his exclusivity.

On a related story, there is that contheo about JKL and the windu rework, which kinda makes sense from KAM's perspective, otherwise it is not really plausible.

"Sewpot;c-2341183" wrote:
He’s great. Put him with JML, hermit and you have a solid counter for LV.

At this rate Phoenix will be a counter to LV

The real questions you should be asking are these:

1. Is Shaak Ti worth it? The answer here is yes.

2. Are 501st clones worth it? the answer here is also yes.

Since both of those are worth it, "Is KAM worth it" becomes a question of "Is KAM worth a half hour over on the 50ShardsOfKAM discord server?" Yep. It's a fun mission with a wealth of complex strategic thinking available to you from people who have completed the mission before. You can learn some basics and run off on your own with a 40% to 50% chance of getting the shard on your own -- but you get the pride of accomplishing it yourself -- or you can hang out and watch people that stream 100+ times/month who have a much deeper knowledge of the mission, then take your turn getting advice from them and have a 95% chance of getting a shard, while also having some fun watching some truly epic missions now & again. On 50SoK you'll see g12 Shaak led squads get a shard. You'll see Fives killed before sacrifice can happen, but the team still gets a shard. You'll see runs that come down to one clone, Jango, and the Reek and watch Echo take out both enemies with a single, final grenade to win the mission.

There's a lot of crazy stuff that happens there. It can be fun to watch, and when people fail (as will inevitably happen - even with well qualified clones it's a 95% chance, not 100%) even the failures can be fun to watch, and people can pat the poor person who lost on the back. When you stream failures don't sting as much because you have others to console you, and the victories are even more fun b/c you have people cheering you on. And, of course, you also get approximately double the shards you would get if you did the mission on your own.

Get Shaak & 501st because they're worth it. Do the KAM mission because it's fun -- either as a challenge on your own, or as a group event with your guild or with 50ShardsOfKAM. You won't be disappointed.

So KAM is just for fun? Not actually crucial or even helpful in any team?

"Dreapool;c-2342650" wrote:

"Kisakee;c-2342641" wrote:
So KAM is just for fun? Not actually crucial or even helpful in any team?

With the utmost respect given possible to this question.... if you are asking this question, you are no where near even unlocking him.

I don't know what you're talking about, he's almost maxed out.

So KAM is just for fun? Not actually crucial or even helpful in any team?

I think you pretty dramatically misunderstood what I was saying, Kisakee.

I said that the KAM mission could be done just for fun, whether or not you had a shot at getting KAM unlocked soon. That doesn't mean I think you don't want KAM or that KAM is not useful. I was trying to dispel the idea that there's a lot of "effort" to getting KAM, which might make KAM "not worth it".

I was responding to the idea that **others** had that KAM might not be worth it because that's literally the central question of the OP of this thread.

My view is that of course KAM is worth it. After all, you're going to want 501st anyway, whether you've got KAM or not. So the only toon you might gear up just for KAM is Shaak Ti (who also helps you in the GL chase).

And then the mission itself, whatever time you spend on it, is also fun. It's the most fun I have in this game.

So me, personally, I find the question a little weird - is it worth it to gear up one very good toon to get a bonus very good toon, essentially with no other effort (at least none that you do just to acquire that toon) except to play one of the best events, if not the best event, in the game?

Of course it's worth it. It would be worth it even if KAM were a much worse character simply because Shaak is worth it on her own merits, plus she helps gets a GL if you needed extra motivation, plus the event is fun... so what part of the KAM chase has even a smidgeon of a chance of not being worth it?

I can't find anything. But hey, that's just me. Maybe someone else hates the KAM mission or hates Rex or whatever.