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sneeyatch
8 years ago

Old Empire under new DK lead

Anyone been playing around with the old empire toons (magma, snow, regular storm trooper) under Krennic lead?

I've been trying to mess around with it, I have DK at 4*, g7, level 85 with decent mods and DT at 3*, g7, level 85 with decent mods. I'm stuck behind the Citadel pack wall (not going to purchase it) so they're not getting any higher in * level anytime soon.

So - Since I've been dying to use them, I've been pitting them in GW as my starting team and seeing how they do. This morning, I put DK (L), DT, Tarkin, Magma and Dakka in there. Dakka is in there only for healing to help out -

Tarkin is at 7*, g8, level 85, modded, Magma is at 7*, g7, level 65, modded and Dakka is at 7*, g8, level 81, not modded if I remember correctly.

I noticed right off the bat that Magma is actually a lot better. Tarkin is well, Tarkin - could always be a lot better. Under DK - if empire crits, they inflict AB and they have a good potency / crit chance. Once his leader is omega'd, empire gains protection...

If you use DK's AoeE, DT is called to assist and DK has a high percentage to stagger. Stagger reduces TM if they take any damage, which instantly makes Magma's attacks viable. His basic easily hits other enemies - reduce TM. With the added potency and stagger, Magma's thermal will remove all TM it seems.

Can't wait to get DK & DT even higher - in the meantime, I'm farming the old Empire toons to place under his lead. I think it's the dev's way of "fixing the empire". Give them a new leader to make them viable.
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  • sneeyatch's avatar
    sneeyatch
    8 years ago
    Tarkin's not bad, I use him quite a bit - I'm just saying he needs something to make him a little better. I guess I can say the same for Veers.
  • ImperatorSedris's avatar
    ImperatorSedris
    8 years ago
    +1
    I'am also behind the pack wall, but in a few months we will become the chance to farm those chars for free.

    For now, we have time to gear an test them.

    Krennic + DT are a great tool for GW. Even at 3/4*.

    I'am planing to test both in the Arena as well, when Krennic reaches gear 10 and I have the zeta mats for DT. Atm I'am running DT (G10) in my Arenateam under EP Lead already and he performes very well. A deathmarked Boba will never return, even if he has his bounty hunter buff active. Chipbase squads with GK are now also beatable thanks to the Deathtroopers TM gain under Palpatine. ^^
  • PremierVenoth's avatar
    PremierVenoth
    8 years ago
    Tarkin's AoE sucks I have him well geared and modded (ONLY because he's an admiral) and his damage is sub par. MAYBE, I need to mod his tenacity, I guess if he really did knock off a bunch of TM it's be noticeable. TBH, if ultimate firepower just did a single DoT, he'd be amazing, maybe still not arena quality, but he could drop his whole load under EP. Debuff, 100% tm, UF, 100% tm, then a normal hit. Between him and VD they could get off to a violent start
  • sneeyatch's avatar
    sneeyatch
    8 years ago
    I do like how Tarkin can just come out swinging under EP, but I agree - he just doesn't do enough, he needs a little something else.

    I forgot that Magma's thermal can't crit, so no AB there - but his basic can, don't think the secondary effect can though, but the potency and TM reduction is definitely there.

    I was wiping TM left and right on GW today.

    Krennic's Death Trooper Assault with the high stagger percentage, then DT assists. If it's a rebel target, DT attacks twice. If DT crits, it's automatic ability block. Then since a good majority may have stagger, any damage taken reduces TM by 20-something percent I think. Almost anything after that is almost gravy IMO. Magma's thermal will pretty much take all TM down to nothing, and any damage at all leaves them all just standing there like punching bags.

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