new lightspeed bundles???

Lots of complaints around slkr and there isn't even a pack for him.

"JanisWehner;c-2442642" wrote:

"scuba;c-2442634" wrote:
Lots of complaints around slkr and there isn't even a pack for him.

Well there is... for some reason they named it BB8, but it's essentially SLKR

There is a pack that gives some of the easy reqs for slkr but not the hardest reqs(finalizer, r7) or emperor palpatine. It is a good headstart though but the finalizer is still a heavy grind.

"TheGamingGeek;d-266148" wrote:
Are you KIDDING ME CG. I spent MONTHS and so much money getting the requirements for SLKR and you are going to let people just instantly unlock all of his and Rey's requirements WITH RELIC 5 FOR $30?!?!?! I am going to have an aneurysm. And you are doing the same for Starkiller and raddus?!

I'm just happy that they made it.. best packs ever..
I would never go after them without these packs?
Now i'm forced..
This is the way!!

I like when CG helps the newer players catch up ... I certainly don't have a problem with that.

Where I see an unexpected advantage to some players (who probably aren't "new" players), which I haven't seen mentioned, is in GAC. I'm in Kyber 3 ... about 1.5 months away of finishing SEE and having all GLs except Leia ... and have Starkiller (yada, yada, yada). About 30% of my opponents in Kyber 3 don't have Rey, and about 10-20% don't have Starkiller. This gives them a great opportunity to catch up quickly ... and that will have some impact on the balance in GAC. Perhaps it won't be significant ... but that's where I see these packs potentially tipping some balance in an unfair manner.

Time will tell.

"JanisWehner;c-2442642" wrote:

"scuba;c-2442634" wrote:
Lots of complaints around slkr and there isn't even a pack for him.

Well there is... for some reason they named it BB8, but it's essentially SLKR

Thanks. I didn't really dig into most of the details for them

For those griping, it's just more pay to win.

CG is recognizing that the current game is so very bloated from its years of existence that there is no way for new players to really jump into the game. It's basically start now and in 3 years you can be competitive!

What new players need to do is walk away and say "no, fix the way you onboard new players so I don't have to pay to catch up".

From what I saw on reddit however, there are enough people who clearly have too much money in their pockets saying stupid stuff like "This is awesome, I'm starting a second account and buying this stuff so that I can keep my true F2P cred on my main". That's a special sort of brain damage that will keep CG doing these packs for years to come.

PS: Ask yourself if this is motivated by Unity's new fee structure. The need to convert F2P to paying customers has bever been higher, and then ask is it easier to con new players who aren't savvy or is it easier to find something to give to the grizzled vets who look at 100 kyros and know they need 18k more, so what do they care?

Hard to find much to complain about by these packs. Amazing value and great for new players to catch up.

As someone who has avoided sequel content like the plague, it's a huge win! I think those feeling agreived need to remember how much you have to catch up on with this game. Anyone who's played for a certain amount of time will have missed out on some of the benefits built in for newer players such as double drops for starters.

The way the game has evolved means there is little need to go after SLKR or Ray and the stats for players who have them are huge. There is also the ships grind that you still have to do for SLKR which can take months so it's not quite getting a free GL.

All I would say having brought the packs, I do feel like I've put in a cheat code or done something wrong! Maybe I'm just too conditioned. As a collector game there is an element that I enjoy completing the grind and choosing who to gear up next - but that's just me. So personally I hope this doesn't become 'a thing' or get carried away offering more expensive bundles later down the line. However in no way is that a critisim of these deals, makes perfect sense given the factions on offer.

"JanisWehner;c-2442671" wrote:
An easy solution, would've been to make these packs accessible only sub 3 to 4M GP. New players could catch up. Old players wouldn't get slapped for choosing Rey over another GL
Suppose you and and someone else decided for their next GL. Both of you were missing Rey and let's say LV. You went Rey the other one now has them both, leapfrogging you for no reason, but GCs stupidly to do things properly.
Just saw Xaereths account. He's almost 10M GP and just got 2 more GLs for 30$. That could not have been intended

Why should players with 4.1 M GP be punished

Why are you trying to gate Rey / SLKR to newer players and not all players?

The GLs are over 3 years old

These packs are great SKLR was my first GL. I was currently farming Starkiller and am halfway there. But I don't have Rey and was never planning on getting her, but now I am one capital ship and a r7 BB8 away. Got the raddus and Rey packs. Will continue farming SK but am now one GL further ahead. Pretty sweet deal.

I don't begrudge anyone getting the SKLR pack and am happy they get quick access to a toon who has served me very well and still does.

"Valdarion;c-2442687" wrote:
If this is truly to help new players, then limit it to new accounts... < 1-2 years old / under a certain GP, etc... This breaks the balance and integrity of the game. I am a 9 mil GP player who's been playing for years. GAC is by far my favorite game mode. I don't begrudge new players getting a catchup. But why is a catchup offered to 9m players as well? I farmed and developed both SLKR and Rey. In my GAC, there's still plenty of opponents who don't have Rey, but who may very well have everything but her and Leia. Now they're insta-given a complete r5 team and Rey for the price of a cup of coffee... the relic and gear mats alone... There is no offering if you have both GLs already, but those that don't, get a handout for 1/150th the original real world cost and effort. CG has given a competitive edge to certain players. Now those players can put that saved gear and relic mats toward newer GLs, toons... This is a poor implementation of a "catchup" mechanic intended to help new players when it impacts the entire player base, except the top 1% whales.

First, you’re making a false assumption about this being to help newer players. I don’t think that’s been said and even if it has and I missed it then it’s just words. This is like anything else CG does, it’s to make money and excluding people runs counter to that. As for breaking the integrity and balance of the game, come on. Even buying all 4 packs brings you nowhere near the meta of anything, it would allow you to be more competitive at best. Welcome to p2w games. Are these great deals? Raddus and BB8 are at least. They need to be great to push through the justified rage the majority of the player base is feeling right now. This is a dual purpose money grab and distraction from the current surge of bugs, problems and poor decisions CG has made lately, plain and simple. I suppose you could construe them as a form of apology for the series of snafus the last few months but I doubt that was ever actually discussed at CG which is a missed opportunity, if they pretended to care once in a while there wouldn’t be such a groundswell of anger when they inevitably screw up.