Because of the GET cost many players can't get Malek to 7* for several months anyway. So why whale now? Start hoarding GET and wait for the event to come back. Odds are that you will be able to max Malek at about the same time as the people who unlock him now.

"Kyno;c-1833494" wrote:"C_Augustus1;c-1833481" wrote:"Kyno;c-1833464" wrote:Anyone getting him now will likely have him 7* before his return. We dont know what toon will be added to the GEC store when they add the new TB map.Are you suggesting that CG is planning to significantly increase the rerelease cadence? This wouldnt surprise me as they ignored the official 1 week notice this time.This event doesn't fall into the cadence as it is right now.Yeah they made that pretty clear with the 2 day notice. Why follow the rules when you can just make new events to suit their own desires. Player base be darned

"APX_919;c-1833526" wrote:"kalidor;c-1833519" wrote:We're facing a guild in TW today with a 5M+ player that has g12, 7* malak. I suspect those will be rare, but not impossible in the short term.Yep. Will take me 3 months but I'll get there too. Currently he is also beatable on defense so that's good news for those that don't have him.Until they make the tweaks they mentioned in the announcements, so don't count on those for long

"Kyno;c-1833464" wrote:Anyone getting him now will likely have him 7* before his return. We dont know what toon will be added to the GEC store when they add the new TB map.Another toon being added to that store is just another reason not to spend on Malak though. Getting Malak to 7* means you can’t get the other character as fast. Obviously we have no way to know, but I would bet that people completing the event the 2nd time who start saving GET now will get Malak plus the new character to 7 stars by the same time those who completed the event the 1st time do, assuming both start from 0 currency as of today.

Anyone getting him now will likely have him 7* before his return. We dont know what toon will be added to the GEC store when they add the new TB map.

With the lowering of hard nodes from 8-5 (someone wasn’t thinking to clearly) it’s gonna take even longer than those several months.

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allformysaviour
6 years ago
"Kyno;c-1833494" wrote:
"C_Augustus1;c-1833481" wrote:
"Kyno;c-1833464" wrote:
Anyone getting him now will likely have him 7* before his return.

We dont know what toon will be added to the GEC store when they add the new TB map.

Are you suggesting that CG is planning to significantly increase the rerelease cadence? This wouldnt surprise me as they ignored the official 1 week notice this time.

This event doesn't fall into the cadence as it is right now.

Yeah they made that pretty clear with the 2 day notice. Why follow the rules when you can just make new events to suit their own desires. Player base be darned
Darknesswonrb
6 years ago
"APX_919;c-1833526" wrote:
"kalidor;c-1833519" wrote:
We're facing a guild in TW today with a 5M+ player that has g12, 7* malak. I suspect those will be rare, but not impossible in the short term.

Yep. Will take me 3 months but I'll get there too. Currently he is also beatable on defense so that's good news for those that don't have him.

Until they make the tweaks they mentioned in the announcements, so don't count on those for long
BTTripleZero
6 years ago
"Kyno;c-1833464" wrote:
Anyone getting him now will likely have him 7* before his return.

We dont know what toon will be added to the GEC store when they add the new TB map.

Another toon being added to that store is just another reason not to spend on Malak though. Getting Malak to 7* means you can’t get the other character as fast.

Obviously we have no way to know, but I would bet that people completing the event the 2nd time who start saving GET now will get Malak plus the new character to 7 stars by the same time those who completed the event the 1st time do, assuming both start from 0 currency as of today.
NyKynoe
6 years ago
Anyone getting him now will likely have him 7* before his return.

We dont know what toon will be added to the GEC store when they add the new TB map.
DINYASKYWALKER
6 years ago
With the lowering of hard nodes from 8-5 (someone wasn’t thinking to clearly) it’s gonna take even longer than those several months.
caugustus1
6 years ago
"Kyno;c-1833464" wrote:
Anyone getting him now will likely have him 7* before his return.

We dont know what toon will be added to the GEC store when they add the new TB map.

Are you suggesting that CG is planning to significantly increase the rerelease cadence? This wouldnt surprise me as they ignored the official 1 week notice this time.
caugustus1
6 years ago
Malek costs 68,400 GET. If I bought the gear packs today. It would still take until August/September to farm. Or I can save money and start farming GET today and still get Malek in August/September. Nothing changes for me other than saving a few hundred $.
NyKynoe
6 years ago
"C_Augustus1;c-1833481" wrote:
"Kyno;c-1833464" wrote:
Anyone getting him now will likely have him 7* before his return.

We dont know what toon will be added to the GEC store when they add the new TB map.

Are you suggesting that CG is planning to significantly increase the rerelease cadence? This wouldnt surprise me as they ignored the official 1 week notice this time.

This event doesn't fall into the cadence as it is right now.
braskme
New Spectator
6 years ago
We're facing a guild in TW today with a 5M+ player that has g12, 7* malak. I suspect those will be rare, but not impossible in the short term.
APX-919
6 years ago
"kalidor;c-1833519" wrote:
We're facing a guild in TW today with a 5M+ player that has g12, 7* malak. I suspect those will be rare, but not impossible in the short term.

Yep. Will take me 3 months but I'll get there too. Currently he is also beatable on defense so that's good news for those that don't have him.