Where are the bonuses

I get the red box 90% of the time on Hutt Cartel GCs. Know why? I’m “nobody” and have Hutt Cartel. You don’t speak for everybody.

I have to assume you are very new with this game. This is how the game’s operated since the first day, new hotness = bigger push, bigger push = more money for CG. Is it super f2p friendly? Eh, debatable, but that’s how it works and I don’t see it changing.

They may not give free weekly bonuses, but there’s the daily calendar bonuses, the daily tasks bonus box, the daily events that run, and the daily awards from fleet and squad arenas. And the daily crystals.

So… I guess we get 7 weekly free bonuses.

"Nyxxit;d-260111" wrote:
So for new players, we're screwed. I imagine it takes years to get a GL even if you are P2P.

it doesn't take years if you plan right. if I recall starting a new account and being dedicated and f2p it takes a bt over one years to get your first GL, meanwhile p2p can get a GL probably within 1-2 months if they spend enough. i don't think anyone has done a GL the fastest (with money) video from a new account so that's hard to say. but ahnald did do a f2p account of getting a GL showing how long it takes to get SKLR free and as I said that was just over a year.

"flux_rono;c-2392881" wrote:

"Nyxxit;d-260111" wrote:
So for new players, we're screwed. I imagine it takes years to get a GL even if you are P2P.

it doesn't take years if you plan right. if I recall starting a new account and being dedicated and f2p it takes a bt over one years to get your first GL, meanwhile p2p can get a GL probably within 1-2 months if they spend enough. i don't think anyone has done a GL the fastest (with money) video from a new account so that's hard to say. but ahnald did do a f2p account of getting a GL showing how long it takes to get SKLR free and as I said that was just over a year.

It is absolutely possible. Fun fact I sarted 2 days later than him, actually share the squad and fleet shard with him and I am also f2p. I also went for SLKR and didn't even rush it, I built up some teams on the side to have a broader roster... and I had my SLKR even before him.
Now with the gear changes coming I imagine it might be possible even faster.

Nobody has Inq or Hutt?

"WookieWookie;c-2392749" wrote:
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I don't spend money - if I spent even $500 a year I might have one more GL (5 instead of 4), but that wouldn't make much of a difference in the long run. The best bang for your buck as a new player is the HDB, and it's either half off or about to be half off. It's a bit dated, but still great value for spenders. Also they are giving us a bunch of goodies for the anniversary.

The game wouldn't have lasted this long if every new player who picked it up could get full teams to relics in the first month of gameplay. It's a hero collector. Strap in for the long haul.

As a F2P person who's been around a few years now, i'd have to say they're increasing the chasm between the haves and have nots a whole lot the last year or so. Further driving it home by doing things like making the inquistors and hutt cartel stuff be every other GC, requiring them in conquest all the time, and putting them into existing TB's etc. It comes off very much as 'we've put out stuff before and people didn't buy it so now we're going force them to buy it'. Maybe that's not the case, but it seems that way..

I don't expect it to change, and it wouldn't surprise me if the pushed harder either.

The refrain I hear is the whales pay for it all they should get it all. Well, if you drive away the F2P base the game dies as well. You need to cater to both sides and the last year+, they've been coming down on one side only.

It's not a complaint. Let's be clear about that. It is an observation. It hasn't driven me away, but I does make me care less and less about the new content they put out because it's going to be out of reach for me for a long time. it is what is. But, new players should know it going in.