First, before I talk about anything else, as a player I'm genuinely excited about new the release of new content and raids are no exception to that. I remember when the Tank and Sith Raids dropped and all the excitement about new strategies, new characters, and new rewards.One concern I have, and I'd love to hear what other FTP players think on this, is over the timeline of new raids being released. As someone who tries to optimize their farming, I am only trying to invest in the characters that have the highest return. With the new raid currently being teased I can't help but feel like the gear/relics put into the Krayt raid (outside of unlocking Jabba) have been a waste at this point. In having to prioritize between prerequisite characters, TW/TB characters, and now new raid characters, it feels like spending resources and the teams required for the new raids is pretty much limited to farm the new GL that is included in the usable units for the raid and forgot about gearing up the rest. I'd love to hear other players thoughts on this.

Yes gearing them up definitely will have a purpose, in a game where resources are limited (and yes this is the downside of being FTP) is that gearing a character that is required for better characters far outweighs gearing say CUP. An argument for gearing up CUP would be that I have more GP to deploy in TB but I think we can all agree having a purpose vs being actually useful throughout the game are 2 different things.

"Salatious_Scrum;c-2449048" wrote:Gearing up characters will always serve a purpose, whether or not they are raid specific. GAC, Conquest, TB, TW, all of these game modes would be easier for you if you’re gearing up the right teams.Forgetting about gearing the rest as you put it would leave you with a rather top heavy roster.This is true. This raid has a much better utility across the board for the characters that are being required. But for Krayt, gearing Tuskens and Jawas just feels like such a waste at this point. It's not that those squads aren't useful but again, in having limited resources and choosing where to invest gear, the priority of those squads feels so much lower vs going after the next GL or legendary character. I think for me what ultimately makes it feel like gearing the raid specific characters is a waste is just that when the next raid comes out those characters instantly lose utility. And yes as metas change and new content comes out characters always lose utility, but in the old raid system where we could have multiple raids launched, you didn't lose utility from the teams you geared up that were helpful at scoring higher in their respective raids.

Gearing Jawas wouldn’t really help a roster unless they’re really deep into end game but tuskens are pretty good now. Outside of Krayt they’re deadly in GAC.In reality the units that are required for raids gain that utility when the raid is around, and lose that same utility when a new raid is announced. Evens out at the end of the day and now you have some powerful squads you can use elsewhere. Not a waste.

Don't invest in teams that only have utility in the raids.I only boosted my Jabba and Mando teams to R5 for Krayt. The rest, are way lower on my priority list. For the new raid, obviously invest in Leia. No doubt she will be very useful even after the raid.

The top F2P accounts are at 12M with 8GL so at some point investment into these raid teams will happen as all other objectives have ready been met

Open Letter for FTP Comments on New Raid

Hilti89
11 months ago
Yes gearing them up definitely will have a purpose, in a game where resources are limited (and yes this is the downside of being FTP) is that gearing a character that is required for better characters far outweighs gearing say CUP. An argument for gearing up CUP would be that I have more GP to deploy in TB but I think we can all agree having a purpose vs being actually useful throughout the game are 2 different things.
Hilti89
11 months ago
"Salatious_Scrum;c-2449048" wrote:
Gearing up characters will always serve a purpose, whether or not they are raid specific. GAC, Conquest, TB, TW, all of these game modes would be easier for you if you’re gearing up the right teams.

Forgetting about gearing the rest as you put it would leave you with a rather top heavy roster.

This is true. This raid has a much better utility across the board for the characters that are being required. But for Krayt, gearing Tuskens and Jawas just feels like such a waste at this point. It's not that those squads aren't useful but again, in having limited resources and choosing where to invest gear, the priority of those squads feels so much lower vs going after the next GL or legendary character.

I think for me what ultimately makes it feel like gearing the raid specific characters is a waste is just that when the next raid comes out those characters instantly lose utility. And yes as metas change and new content comes out characters always lose utility, but in the old raid system where we could have multiple raids launched, you didn't lose utility from the teams you geared up that were helpful at scoring higher in their respective raids.
Scruminator
Seasoned Newcomer
11 months ago
Gearing Jawas wouldn’t really help a roster unless they’re really deep into end game but tuskens are pretty good now. Outside of Krayt they’re deadly in GAC.

In reality the units that are required for raids gain that utility when the raid is around, and lose that same utility when a new raid is announced. Evens out at the end of the day and now you have some powerful squads you can use elsewhere. Not a waste.
Gabe9876543210
Seasoned Newcomer
11 months ago
Don't invest in teams that only have utility in the raids.

I only boosted my Jabba and Mando teams to R5 for Krayt. The rest, are way lower on my priority list.

For the new raid, obviously invest in Leia. No doubt she will be very useful even after the raid.
Lochaber1984
11 months ago
The top F2P accounts are at 12M with 8GL so at some point investment into these raid teams will happen as all other objectives have ready been met
thedrjojo
Seasoned Newcomer
11 months ago
It also depends on thresholds and priority. 130mil box required 2.6mil from each person. An r8 team of jabba, krr, bousch, and bf would get this threshold every time. Therefore there was no need to build anything else really, and old republic and Mandos at r5 level would be able to push you over 4mil for a nice buffer. I'm hopeful there can be similar teas for next raid
Range1974
New Rookie
10 months ago
I am more interested in the Omicroms that are raid specific now being useless. It's new material, new mechanics but they same rewards. Give the theory crafters a few days to release videos on how to optimize teams then try to match their builds while wonder how long this will last before we are back to the tank raid but buffed.
Blubcop
Rising Newcomer
10 months ago
"LordDirt;c-2449313" wrote:
"Blubcop;c-2449312" wrote:
"Range1974;c-2449304" wrote:
I am more interested in the Omicroms that are raid specific now being useless. It's new material, new mechanics but they same rewards. Give the theory crafters a few days to release videos on how to optimize teams then try to match their builds while wonder how long this will last before we are back to the tank raid but buffed.

There is only one raid specific omicron, which cg talked about and gave a "discount" on when the new raid format launched

Scout Trooper is getting one for this new raid.

Oh forgot about that one, then the interesting part will be the price of it
Morgoth_swgoh
Seasoned Newcomer
10 months ago
Jawas was never a good Krayt team anyway so don’t understand all the focus on them.
The 5 teams to max score did not include Jawas
LordDirt
New Traveler
10 months ago
"Screerider;c-2449426" wrote:
I'd say, aside from Leia, don't bother. Your rebels, ewoks, and IT are probably already built enough to do work in GAC/TW/etc, and in the new Raid. Could they be better? Sure. But I'd put that gear and relic mats toward other teams you're farming for. The Raid is temporary. It's like Relicking a mediocre toon to use an L9 datacron. When the datacron expires, you've got yourself a nicer mediocre toon.

But if a lot of your guild add the omicron and it gets you to the next reward then it is worth it or if you need to bump up a few more teams. Always depends where your guild is.