New login calendars

"mynamesjason;c-2310586" wrote:
Regarding the new Core Gear Calendar, is this a mistake? Shouldn’t those Salvages be Components? Added a screenshot of the newest Road Ahead to show what CG has identified as “Core Gear”.

The thing is, now that the components have been added to daily challenges, more people might run into a salvage bottleneck. It costs 50 components for the full piece, but 60 salvage. Players with faster growing rosters who spent crystals on the components were already preaching that everyone would eventually hit a salvage wall, and with the influx of weekly components, we might start seeing it happen with more f2p.

"crzydroid;c-2310602" wrote:

"mynamesjason;c-2310586" wrote:
Regarding the new Core Gear Calendar, is this a mistake? Shouldn’t those Salvages be Components? Added a screenshot of the newest Road Ahead to show what CG has identified as “Core Gear”.

The thing is, now that the components have been added to daily challenges, more people might run into a salvage bottleneck. It costs 50 components for the full piece, but 60 salvage. Players with faster growing rosters who spent crystals on the components were already preaching that everyone would eventually hit a salvage wall, and with the influx of weekly components, we might start seeing it happen with more f2p.

Sure, I understand your thought, but as a consumer I was under the impression we were getting “Core Gear” as outlined in the Road Ahead.

"Edgar_the_Bug;c-2310530" wrote:
$30 and 30 days to take one whole character from R0 to R5?
Could that be the worst deal in history?

If you think the deal is awful, don't get it

"Edgar_the_Bug;c-2310530" wrote:
$30 and 30 days to take one whole character from R0 to R5?
Could that be the worst deal in history?

Not the worst deal in history but definitely an awful deal.

I know there is a level of sticker shock for these, but the Relic one at least may be worth it

In terms of Cantina Energy, based on tracked drop rates it would take on average ~2400 Cantina Energy to get the required signal data to go to Relic 5, where the Calendar gets you, which would be ~15 days worth of free energy, or ~5 days worth of total energy if you are doing all 3 100 crystal refreshes only every day. The Crystals you would spend over that time would be worth I think $9 in US (or 90% of the $9.99USD crystal box in the store)

The only Salvage Piece to get to R5 really of concern (in my experience) is the Aurodium Heatsinks. If you were to just purchase them from Weekly Shipments, it'd cost 2,000 crystals, or $14.20USD (or 71% of the $19.99USD Crystal Chest). I don't believe this is the cheapest way to get Aurodium Heatsinks, as long as you're converting the Mk III HoloProjectors, but it is the given crystal value for Aurodium Heatsinks in the game.

That brings us to a USD value of $23.20. So perhaps it is worth it, at least if you're just going to whale

Sources:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes/comments/d8arm2/signal_data_farming_data/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes/comments/ddrz4m/overview_total_cost_for_level_7_relic_one_toon_a/

Disclaimer: The data here is a little bit old, but I think it's still right

The thing is, in EVERY SINGLE mobile game, the "calendar" deals always are, at least, +100% of value on the deal, with some going up to +3000% value. Thats the point, you get much more for your buck, but you have to wait for it. And if you want it right now, you pay a less valued but instant pack.

Here, the "best valued" calendar (according to many comments), offers about a +15% value, for a 30 day wait... Sorry, but in terms of mobile game industry, that's trash.

And having the least used golden eyeballs ina "core calendar"... I hope it's a mistake, or it's even more trash than it already is.

And the Phoenix calendar it's just embarassing... Though I hope they do it with more valuable and less farmeable factions, because you can have you Phoenix to 7* in a couple of weeks...

"Granolo;c-2310630" wrote:
The thing is, in EVERY SINGLE mobile game, the "calendar" deals always are, at least, +100% of value on the deal, with some going up to +3000% value. Thats the point, you get much more for your buck, but you have to wait for it. And if you want it right now, you pay a less valued but instant pack.

Here, the "best valued" calendar (according to many comments), offers about a +15% value, for a 30 day wait... Sorry, but in terms of mobile game industry, that's trash.

And having the least used golden eyeballs ina "core calendar"... I hope it's a mistake, or it's even more trash than it already is.

And the Phoenix calendar it's just embarassing... Though I hope they do it with more valuable and less farmeable factions, because you can have you Phoenix to 7* in a couple of weeks...

core gear calendar is 41.4% better over buying with a $20 crystal pack. But that isn't counting the wrong eyeball that nobody needs. Hopefully, that is a mistake...though Mk8 Biotech Implant Components are already really cheap and best use of crystals so it won't change all that much.

My Phoenix has been maxxed for years so that doesn't matter to me but I am curious about this Phoenix push they have been doing lately, they did announce Hera getting some tweaks with the new omicron abilities so I'm wondering if they expect it to be game-changing and Phoenix relevant again.

"crzydroid;c-2310602" wrote:

"mynamesjason;c-2310586" wrote:
Regarding the new Core Gear Calendar, is this a mistake? Shouldn’t those Salvages be Components? Added a screenshot of the newest Road Ahead to show what CG has identified as “Core Gear”.

The thing is, now that the components have been added to daily challenges, more people might run into a salvage bottleneck. It costs 50 components for the full piece, but 60 salvage. Players with faster growing rosters who spent crystals on the components were already preaching that everyone would eventually hit a salvage wall, and with the influx of weekly components, we might start seeing it happen with more f2p.

So you change it now for something that "might" eventually happen...right now I am sitting on a surplus of 540 of Salvage and have exactly 0 Components Right now most people need components, for this months "core" calendar it seems components should still be viable as was initially announced. If the state of what is core changes over time then adjust it then, but right now it is basically useless.

"mynamesjason;c-2310586" wrote:
Regarding the new Core Gear Calendar, is this a mistake? Shouldn’t those Salvages be Components? Added a screenshot of the newest Road Ahead to show what CG has identified as “Core Gear”.

Yes this is the wrong piece. I do not have an answer on what will happen at the moment.

"WD_40;c-2310618" wrote:
I know there is a level of sticker shock for these, but the Relic one at least may be worth it

In terms of Cantina Energy, based on tracked drop rates it would take on average ~2400 Cantina Energy to get the required signal data to go to Relic 5, where the Calendar gets you, which would be ~15 days worth of free energy, or ~5 days worth of total energy if you are doing all 3 100 crystal refreshes only every day. The Crystals you would spend over that time would be worth I think $9 in US (or 90% of the $9.99USD crystal box in the store)

The only Salvage Piece to get to R5 really of concern (in my experience) is the Aurodium Heatsinks. If you were to just purchase them from Weekly Shipments, it'd cost 2,000 crystals, or $14.20USD (or 71% of the $19.99USD Crystal Chest). I don't believe this is the cheapest way to get Aurodium Heatsinks, as long as you're converting the Mk III HoloProjectors, but it is the given crystal value for Aurodium Heatsinks in the game.

That brings us to a USD value of $23.20. So perhaps it is worth it, at least if you're just going to whale

Sources:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes/comments/d8arm2/signal_data_farming_data/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes/comments/ddrz4m/overview_total_cost_for_level_7_relic_one_toon_a/

Disclaimer: The data here is a little bit old, but I think it's still right

So, if you have already saved up enough signal data and Holo Projectors, then it would seem to be a waste of money to get this.