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New Rookie

2 days ago

My mods upgrade progress almost stoped.

For over a month now, there has been a poll in the bug report about the absence of the [Mk2 circuit Breacer module] in the free episode track. Mk2 circuit breaker modules missing from pass | EA Foru...

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crzydroid

Hero (Retired)

2 days ago

Well, this was quite dramatic.

No, you won't hear content creators saying this is a problem, because while they may be gone from episode track, we now have SRIII, and what's more, SRII gives more of them than before as well. So your predictions about this becoming a problem for everyone is not likely to come true.

There's always some hump for younger accounts to get over, which they eventually do. Quite frankly, it's perplexing to me that these things are even a problem for anyone when the blue cylinders and some of the other pieces are more of a bottleneck. You actually have to get to 6* before you can use these, and then you only need them for one upgrade level. They are also farmable on 9-D, so it's not like there's another source.

Errata: They don't disappear until you get to 6-B. Still doesn't change that blue cylinders, trapezoidal prisms, and heck, even yellow fans are more of a problem.

Jarpin3786

Seasoned Hotshot

2 days ago

Apparently, sir, you read this post very inattentively and superficially. And you reacted to it like a real choke a douchebag.

Your advice to farm 9D and excuses in the form of SR2 and 3 sounds like mockery to most players that don't have Hondo and Jabba.

I also have a main account. It doesn't have these problems, really, only because I've spent so many years playing on it. But I also wanted to play on a new account to experience the old feelings. And never in all these years have I had such problems leveling up modules as I do now on my new account.

crzydroid
Hero (Retired)
2 days ago
You've kind of just supported my observations with your reply. You recognize this is not a problem for your main, and for only your newer account. So your prediction that everybody will feel this and content creators will cry down the line is quite exaggerated.
As I acknowledged, yes, new accounts have bottlenecks that eventually go away. But new accounts should also be trying to grow. You will get Jabba and Hondo on those accounts eventually. Meanwhile, those circuit breakers won't be more of a problem than before episodes were a thing, and you'll still have the blue cylinder bottleneck. Yes, we're in a weird disparity now of LSTs meaning that gearing is outpacing mod acquisition (and zetas and omicrons), though there is at least some trade-off in that skipping a lot of gear, signal data (and maybe stars?) means more crystals can be spent on mod energy refreshes if that's where your choke point is.
- Jarpin3786
  Seasoned Hotshot
  24 hours ago
  Reaching any Legend, including Jabba, should be accompanied by development and preparation for reaching Legend. You should accumulate Kiros, Zetas, Signals relic materials and, most importantly, top speed modules while reaching Legend. This is a sound way to level up and the most reliable strategy, rather than reaching a particular Legend only to begin to farm modules properly and stagnate during the process.
  Let me repeat, the release of a Legend on the level of Jabba, and especially Hondo, sounds like a mockery to most young players. Even players who have at least Jabba complain about a lack of resources to upgrade modules. And this clearly points to a serious problem.
  - crzydroid
    Hero (Retired)
    23 hours ago
    Again, I have to restate that the comments about Jabba and Hondo are in response to your assertion that the content creators will eventually start feeling this pinch. It is not directed at younger players, and is certainly not intended as mockery. I do fully acknowledge that some people have expressed a frustration at these being removed. But it still seems that they will either overcome this eventually, as we all got these passively somehow before Galactic Challenges and episodes were even a thing, or through growing their rosters to a point where they will be able to participate in the SR events.
    But if these were added back in to the track, they would likely just run into the other mod bottlenecks I have already mentioned. Progress on mods doesn't seem likely to significantly speed up in the long term, though some accounts may see momentary bumps. I think a far larger problem is the influx of LSTs which will create a disparity between the number of characters who need good mods and the ability to acquire them. You may feel the inadequate progress of levelling mods is due solely to their lack from the episode track, but it is too conflated with the other anniversary changes.