Upcoming Change to Darth Malak [MERGE]

"Orleans;c-1835548" wrote:

"Darknesswon;c-1835532" wrote:

"Orleans;c-1835524" wrote:
Finally mods matter a bit more. Thanks for that! Drevan with Malak getting hit by G9 Palp shouldn't happen at all.

Poor whale, don't like having a counter to your shiny new toy , lmao

Oh no worries man, I got Drevan and Malak F2P because I farmed Mission and Zaal right after Revan hit. Why? They are awesome for TW and GA. Started farming OR right away as well. It was obvious what was going to happen.

Disagree with this. I've been prepared for almost every event, no chance with this one. You saw value in those characters and had them maxed out, congrats.

But id argue that the overkill requirement and lack of time to prepare for this event wasnt obvious at all.

"Rudra;c-1835665" wrote:
Let me start by saying that I unlocked Malak. So this is not an argument about f2p vs p2p. I am looking at consequences of these changes to the entire Sith Faction.

The inherent problem with this unique is that Malak shuts down a lot of Sith characters just by himself. Zaul lead, good bye. Sith Assassin, good bye. Darth Nihilus in Triumvirate, good bye. Palpatine, good bye. It doesn't matter whether these Sith are in the Darth Revan team or a separate comp, they aren't viable anymore. Any Sith that benefit from TM gain isn't viable anymore. You can't use them even in Darth Revan teams or otherwise. There may be more examples, but right now I can't remember them as I type.

So I ask CG to be more imaginative in their design approach. We know you want to shut down Emperor Palpatine lead as you do not want Malak (your latest paywall character) to be overshadowed by a meta that has existed for over a year. But please do not do that in such a way that robs the Sith Faction as a whole.

Those are some solid points. Didn't realize their way of neutering EP leads ended up doing more harm to other Sith and Sith teams, such as Darth Nihilus or Darth Maul, Savage Oppress

I like to add that the worst part about this change is the insult to injury, "Sith enemies (except raid bosses)".

They literally made Malak powerful for squad arena, usually a buffed toon would be useful in other game modes like raids but this is just disgusting. They had a great excuse before, preventing infinite loops but now they just change characters on a whim

Well the Roads Ahead said there will be a balance in the Arena in the future. However people who don't have DR or Malak like me can simply not see the ROAD in the future. As we can still use Palpatine to defeat Darth Revan, after changing the unique skill there is no way for us to take the lead and get the 500 crystals. Yeah that's what EA/CG's so called balance——「we will work for the balance, but you guys are prohibited from defeating Malak?」

"Darknesswon;c-1835532" wrote:

"Orleans;c-1835524" wrote:
Finally mods matter a bit more. Thanks for that! Drevan with Malak getting hit by G9 Palp shouldn't happen at all.

Poor whale, don't like having a counter to your shiny new toy , lmao

A new meta shouldn't be beatable by a toon like palp....not good for the game or the games bottom line

So much for variety in arena. It was fun while it lasted. 3 years into this game & really enjoyed the 1st 2.1/4 years. It was looking like the game was back on track with Darth Revan being beaten on defence by a healthy number of teams. Sadly, I know this has become a game I would never have become invested in had it not been for the variety & Star Wars brand.

"Kokie;c-1835725" wrote:


A new meta shouldn't be beatable by a toon like palp....not good for the game or the games bottom line

100% agree. not ok with with solving it with a sledgehammer when a scalpel is what's needed.

"Kokie;c-1835725" wrote:

"Darknesswon;c-1835532" wrote:

"Orleans;c-1835524" wrote:
Finally mods matter a bit more. Thanks for that! Drevan with Malak getting hit by G9 Palp shouldn't happen at all.

Poor whale, don't like having a counter to your shiny new toy , lmao

A new meta shouldn't be beatable by a toon like palp....not good for the game or the games bottom line

But why though? Malak still takes first 7 places in my shard, even with the counter.

I get it guys. You don't want EP beating up on your shiny new gismo and that's ok. But what ISN'T ok is that you plan on neutering Sith Assassin (you know, the one who you had listed as one having synergy with Darth Revan) in the process. I already used her before with my ZMaul teen when I first started playing last March when everyone went the EP route I went the ZMaul route and loved the challenge and was successful in arena with him. I was looking forward to SiT, Sass and Marauder to get a little love with the whole DR release. I hated JKR and everything that team brought to this game so I never farmed for him. In a matter of fact, my light side OR toons are all still 0/30. The Darth Malak was a bitter pill to swallow but that was ok because I already had my sith Empire toons g12 from the Maul days and used them religiously in tw/GA. I have enjoyed arena seeing EP out here mixing it up but again, I understand why you did what you did. But for the love of God please do something to not effect Sith Empire toons from gaining TM.

META = MAKE EVERYONE THINK ALIKE

"CosmicJ;c-1835719" wrote:

"Orleans;c-1835548" wrote:

"Darknesswon;c-1835532" wrote:

"Orleans;c-1835524" wrote:
Finally mods matter a bit more. Thanks for that! Drevan with Malak getting hit by G9 Palp shouldn't happen at all.

Poor whale, don't like having a counter to your shiny new toy , lmao

Oh no worries man, I got Drevan and Malak F2P because I farmed Mission and Zaal right after Revan hit. Why? They are awesome for TW and GA. Started farming OR right away as well. It was obvious what was going to happen.

Disagree with this. I've been prepared for almost every event, no chance with this one. You saw value in those characters and had them maxed out, congrats.

But id argue that the overkill requirement and lack of time to prepare for this event wasnt obvious at all.

I saw value in them because Kotor obviously wasn't over and personally, I focus on every game mode. They were a no brainer for Grand Arena and TW. If you are good in both arenas, hoard some crystals and gear, then you can totally bump up Big Z and Mission. The Drevan event was delayed and they gave us an early heads up. Everyone should have farmed OR right away and most people did. Look at the economy here. They can't be satisfied with the Drevan event so a "panic" on Malak was obviously going to happen if you ask me. Ofc, the short amount of time is it's own topic but again, you basically needed two characters since most of the OR/Sith Empire were needed before already. Yes, it wasn't obvious Mission and Big Z might be needed but it was obvious Malak, the missing link, wouldn't be that easy to get just as Drevan. So yea, I do believe preparing for that was possible as F2P.