Let me preface by saying that I'm one who definitely doesn't have a problem giving it to the devs when they do something ridiculous. That being said, this is not one of those times.
People who have been playing this game since the beginning have been begging for some form of Lightsaber Luke. And when the devs finally give it to us, they make the requirements something that people who have been playing since the beginning would have.
Yes, I have a 7 star old ben lying around collecting dust (g9 too!). Why? Because I sat through the rage of the dodge meta where you needed Dooku or Old Ben leading to anything in arena.
STHan? Maxed in every way. Why? Arena! Fast STHan was the only way to get past the Poe cheese back in the day.
Leia! On deck and maxed. Why? Cause I was ridiculously happy when they pulled her from chromium and added her to arena shop. Oh.... and there's this little team that she works with great in p4 of the raid we've been doing since last October.......
R2D2? Yeah, had a team of empire ready to go when that event launched. Vader, Palp, the one time arena standard RG. Big time. It took less than a half hour to get a 7 star R2.
The only one that I had never farmed was Farmboy Luke. Mainly because I hated that he didn't have a lightsaber. But some months ago, they gave this guy a flash event and I read the tea leaves. So, lo and behold, he's 85, 7 star, g11 with ok mods as of the date of this announcement because I dedicated guild shop currency to getting him when they dropped the hint.
I am not a rabid fanboy by any means. The Thrawn event was cool, but Phoenix squad was a real D move.
This is not. If you're not ready, you haven't been playing long enough or haven't been paying enough attention. In either case, this is an easy prep pass to people who have been hear since near the beginning. You know, the thing we've all been saying they should do since forever. Give them credit.
*Yes, I fully know and expect that despite being fully prepared, this event will most likely require RNGeezus like never before. That is when I will start swearing. But as of now, surprisingly good look, EA.
