Soon to be former F2P here
First off... this toon is F2P assuming you place high in squad arena, or can compensate with fleet arena. Both arenas are F2P possible as well. That being said, the reason you need the crystals is because you CANNOT get the vets on cantina refreshes alone. You need to buy their shards from the shop, which is very expensive.
I’ve saved more than enough crystals for refreshes long after the event is over, but that doesn’t help me. I place top 20 about 50% of the time, and top 50 the other 50%, I get no crystals from fleet.
With the double drops happening twice, some of you may get really lucky but I still think shop buys with crystals are necessary. I will be getting both to 50/100 then buying the $30 pack. It’s an extremely good deal and I don’t think I can get them to 7* in time without it, I’d likely be very close and I’ll hate myself for the next 3-6 months waiting for her to come back. This will be my first in game purchase since starting near launch
Good luck with your farms!
