Time to "movie farm"

"Liath;c-1335549" wrote:

"NicWester;c-1335499" wrote:

"Jamesm;c-1335430" wrote:

"Goober1_;c-1335416" wrote:
" based on cg' s pattern in the past"
Example of this almost impossible to unlock pattern?
Just one example of toon anywhere near as hard to unlock as you are suggesting Rey will be?

Thrawn? We still dont know when the event will be or how long well have to farm anybody so you can't even talk on how hard itll be yet.

You could unlock Thrawn without spending money the first time he came around. You had to pay attention to the drop locations, though, because a lot of people didn't know Ezra was farmable from Fleet shipments even though the announcement and the in-game message clearly said it. I didn't do it because I was farming...... Gosh, I can't remember what it was, sorry. But I was farming something else so I did the first three stages and then finished it off the second time it came around.

But for an average player, getting them to 5* was an obstacle, but something they could accomplish realistically with one Cantina refresh a day.

End game players largely care about 7* these days. And getting 7* Thrawn the first time around was the same deal as people are suggesting for Rey, except that it required 5 characters instead of 2.

Unlock allows person to gear them.
5* is fine for 1st time around.
Fact is you could unlock thrawn with 5* toons.
Gap from 5* to 7* is more than shards it takes to get 5*.
Not even close to same degree of difficulty
If Rey event was set to be legendary there would not even be need for discussion.
We would all do like thrawn.
Farm toons needed once they were available, no worries.
But the extra 185 shards is a killer

"Hannibal_Bexus;c-1335552" wrote:

"DatBoi;c-1335525" wrote:

"Hannibal_Bexus;c-1335522" wrote:
The Poe debate;
He had zero interaction with Rey, BUT, her journey would not have happened without him.
Idk, they could do it either way and I'd still say they made the right choice.
I will have Poe ready. Will you?

All we have to go on is what happened in the previous Hero’s Journey, and in that event, each tier was a scene that the protagonist was directly involved in or witnessed first hand. I can’t think of a scene from TFA where both Rey and Poe were directly involved. I would love if Poe was required rather than either of the vets, but it doesn’t seem as likely.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

It makes no difference. I will have Poe ready just in case. Will you???

Ill have him ready, but only because i already had him for my resistance team

"NicWester;c-1335499" wrote:
You could unlock Thrawn without spending money the first time he came around.

But for an average player, getting them to 5* was an obstacle, but something they could accomplish realistically with one Cantina refresh a day.

What makes you think the Vet Smugglers will be treated differently than Phoenix was?

Oh, I see now... the five-star requirements for Thrawn vs 7-star. Meh. They are upping the ante each time a little bit more. Just because they don't repeat exactly what happened in past events doesn't mean they aren't following the same patterns.

Hero's Journey Rey will be a combo of the Thrawn pattern and the CLS pattern, plus maybe a new twist thrown in. BB-8 was a harder get than R2-D2. And New Rey will be a harder get than CLS.

Upping the ante a little bit more?
More than dbl the shards is a little?

I don't think the Falcon will be needed if old Han and Chewie are required. In order to make good business, people have to think they have a chance. Having to farm Han+Chewie+Falcon would be too much for many which would limit the amount of money spent in the end.

Falcon is a looooooong farm...

Big difference between two years and one month

"cannon_fodder;c-1336481" wrote:

"Hannibal_Bexus;c-1336414" wrote:
Falcon is a looooooong farm...

But you knew the movie was coming out two years ago and went into a hard node over a month ago. You should have almost completed it by now by your own reasoning. There are certainly people in my guild sporting new Falcons of their own.

5 weeks of farming a hard node for 330 shards? Uh, sure.

"skywhopper;c-1336046" wrote:

"NicWester;c-1335499" wrote:
You could unlock Thrawn without spending money the first time he came around.

But for an average player, getting them to 5* was an obstacle, but something they could accomplish realistically with one Cantina refresh a day.

What makes you think the Vet Smugglers will be treated differently than Phoenix was?

Nothing, really. I’m expecting Han and Chewie, but I’m not super convinced the way everyone else is. BUT if they end up requiring them, I’m sure they’ll be made farmable.

"Hannibal_Bexus;c-1336414" wrote:
Falcon is a looooooong farm...

Yup. But I wanted it anyway so I started the day it hit its node and now I’m at 55/80. I don’t think the Falcon will be needed, though.

I think the chances of the Millennium Falcon being required to unlock the next version of Rey are extremely low. No other toon has ever required a ship to unlock them. That being said, if the Falcon is required, it would most likely have to be at 7*, not merely unlocked. I say this because every other recurring event requires a 7* to unlock a 7*.