I'd like to know what you think about the raid system. Sure it's been out for a while and when it first came out I remember not many players liked it for one reason or another. For me I think it did ok in improving certain aspects of raids like making raids last longer so everyone can get a chance to participate and the rewards (though not great) are fair and not based on rank like it was before. However I don't like how restrictive it is with only being able to use certain factions and the rewards being just tokens is just lazy and terrible since players now have to spend more time spending them on stuff and the tokens you do need don't pay out enough while the others pay out too much and don't give you enough good stuff to spend it on.

I find I'm having to browse through the Shipments to spend my Raid 1 and Raid 3, so I don't hit the caps. Raid 2 doesn't have this problem.

The raid itself isn't super compelling, but I do really like the new method and cadence. Agree the scrolling background is awful, and I agree that the way shipments is handles is very bad. I don't really have much use for mk1 so I have to scroll down and buy credits every day so I don't cap out.

If you’re talking about how we get tokens to spend on whatever gear or relic mats we need, the new system is great.If you’re talking about the Endor Raid specifically? Awful. Reminds me of the SLKR/Rey unlock tier where you just dodge parry and whatever the third option is. Big thumbs down, so I hope the new upcoming raid lets us use character abilities again.

"Salatious_Scrum;c-2462702" wrote:If you’re talking about how we get tokens to spend on whatever gear or relic mats we need, the new system is great.If you’re talking about the Endor Raid specifically? Awful. Reminds me of the SLKR/Rey unlock tier where you just dodge parry and whatever the third option is. Big thumbs down, so I hope the new upcoming raid lets us use character abilities again.I believe we're seeing a preview of the upcoming Naboo Raid on Sector 3 of Conquest, the repeated waves of Battle Droids.

"Salatious_Scrum;c-2462702" wrote:If you’re talking about the Endor Raid specifically? Awful. Reminds me of the SLKR/Rey unlock tier where you just dodge parry and whatever the third option is. Big thumbs down, so I hope the new upcoming raid lets us use character abilities again.See, I'm torn here.One the one hand, I do like using my full teams.On the other hand, they are restricting me in what teams I can use, frankly the Krayt raid SUCKED for that.When it popped up, I didn't have Jabba yet, so I had some R5 OR Jedi but you couldn't make a whole team at R5 w/ them so it was running them as a Trio or pairing them up w/ G12 characters.Tuskens? Jawas? Remainder of the OR team? rrrriiigghhtt.Bounty Hunters w/o Jabba? Meh.Fact is, doing that raid sucked, IMHO......Then comes along the SB Raid.More limited teams where I can't use half my rebels.And even the excuse of "only those at Endor" fails to explain why R2 wasn't included or why Magma/Shore etc Troopers are included.But at least w/ SB raid they turned it into a "Mini-Game" w/in the game.Which while I'm not in love with it, at least means that not having entire teams would be okay since you were not playing w/ full teams......My biggest fear w/ the Naboo Raid will be that they give you a very limited # of characters to use that don't form the full teams AND then expect you do be able to do anything w/ them.The worst combo of both previous raids & one that will make me cry out for the good old days of Pit, Tank, Sith raids.The idea of being limited to Gal Rep but not being able to touch any of the characters from the AotC, TCW, & RotS and having to clear those B1's similar to this conquest is just sad & would only make me hate the game even more........As for the Loot system.I hated it at first.Hated the overall loss of total loot shards.Hated the clearly imbalanced pricing for various items.Hated the caps forcing you to basically blow out your rewards every 3-12 days regardless of what is showing in the stores at that time.But, the choose what you want nature of it was interesting.It's grown on me, but I still want those caps removed/increased. (Especially the Mk1s)

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Screerider
Seasoned Ace
11 months ago
I find I'm having to browse through the Shipments to spend my Raid 1 and Raid 3, so I don't hit the caps. Raid 2 doesn't have this problem.
LordDirt
Seasoned Ace
11 months ago
Pretty good raids so far minus the moving background. Really helps get characters to R8 pretty quickly.
Persimius
Seasoned Ace
11 months ago
The raid itself isn't super compelling, but I do really like the new method and cadence. Agree the scrolling background is awful, and I agree that the way shipments is handles is very bad. I don't really have much use for mk1 so I have to scroll down and buy credits every day so I don't cap out.
scuba75
Legend
11 months ago
"StarSon;c-2462689" wrote:
The raid itself isn't super compelling, but I do really like the new method and cadence. Agree the scrolling background is awful, and I agree that the way shipments is handles is very bad. I don't really have much use for mk1 so I have to scroll down and buy credits every day so I don't cap out.

Spend it on mk3 gel to convert to CCB.
Conversion rate sucks but at least not capping out.
Persimius
Seasoned Ace
11 months ago
"scuba;c-2462693" wrote:
"StarSon;c-2462689" wrote:
The raid itself isn't super compelling, but I do really like the new method and cadence. Agree the scrolling background is awful, and I agree that the way shipments is handles is very bad. I don't really have much use for mk1 so I have to scroll down and buy credits every day so I don't cap out.

Spend it on mk3 gel to convert to CCB.
Conversion rate sucks but at least not capping out.

I don't cap out because I buy credits. But I don't want or need credits. I could buy mk3 gel, it would at least drain the mk1 faster, but would take more searching.
Scruminator
Seasoned Ace
11 months ago
If you’re talking about how we get tokens to spend on whatever gear or relic mats we need, the new system is great.

If you’re talking about the Endor Raid specifically? Awful. Reminds me of the SLKR/Rey unlock tier where you just dodge parry and whatever the third option is. Big thumbs down, so I hope the new upcoming raid lets us use character abilities again.
Azpiri-SW
New Adventurer
11 months ago
"Salatious_Scrum;c-2462702" wrote:
If you’re talking about how we get tokens to spend on whatever gear or relic mats we need, the new system is great.

If you’re talking about the Endor Raid specifically? Awful. Reminds me of the SLKR/Rey unlock tier where you just dodge parry and whatever the third option is. Big thumbs down, so I hope the new upcoming raid lets us use character abilities again.

I believe we're seeing a preview of the upcoming Naboo Raid on Sector 3 of Conquest, the repeated waves of Battle Droids.
a3ddf5adffef79b2
Seasoned Adventurer
11 months ago
"Azpiri;c-2462705" wrote:
"Salatious_Scrum;c-2462702" wrote:
If you’re talking about how we get tokens to spend on whatever gear or relic mats we need, the new system is great.

If you’re talking about the Endor Raid specifically? Awful. Reminds me of the SLKR/Rey unlock tier where you just dodge parry and whatever the third option is. Big thumbs down, so I hope the new upcoming raid lets us use character abilities again.

I believe we're seeing a preview of the upcoming Naboo Raid on Sector 3 of Conquest, the repeated waves of Battle Droids.

Hopefully there will be more to it, maybe a phase where you fight Gungans with sep droids, maybe a ship phase where you’re trying to escape the planet and can earn shards for a new ship? I appreciate that Endor is easy to auto if you don’t care about your scores much but it would be nice to have a raid that’s both interesting and has a raid specific reward beyond mk3 to motivate people although I guess that would kind of defeat the purpose of moving mk3 with every new raid.
Schwartzring
Seasoned Ace
11 months ago
"Salatious_Scrum;c-2462702" wrote:

If you’re talking about the Endor Raid specifically? Awful. Reminds me of the SLKR/Rey unlock tier where you just dodge parry and whatever the third option is. Big thumbs down, so I hope the new upcoming raid lets us use character abilities again.

See, I'm torn here.

One the one hand, I do like using my full teams.

On the other hand, they are restricting me in what teams I can use, frankly the Krayt raid SUCKED for that.

When it popped up, I didn't have Jabba yet, so I had some R5 OR Jedi but you couldn't make a whole team at R5 w/ them so it was running them as a Trio or pairing them up w/ G12 characters.

Tuskens? Jawas? Remainder of the OR team? rrrriiigghhtt.

Bounty Hunters w/o Jabba? Meh.

Fact is, doing that raid sucked, IMHO.

.....

Then comes along the SB Raid.

More limited teams where I can't use half my rebels.

And even the excuse of "only those at Endor" fails to explain why R2 wasn't included or why Magma/Shore etc Troopers are included.

But at least w/ SB raid they turned it into a "Mini-Game" w/in the game.

Which while I'm not in love with it, at least means that not having entire teams would be okay since you were not playing w/ full teams.

.....

My biggest fear w/ the Naboo Raid will be that they give you a very limited # of characters to use that don't form the full teams AND then expect you do be able to do anything w/ them.

The worst combo of both previous raids & one that will make me cry out for the good old days of Pit, Tank, Sith raids.

The idea of being limited to Gal Rep but not being able to touch any of the characters from the AotC, TCW, & RotS and having to clear those B1's similar to this conquest is just sad & would only make me hate the game even more.

.......

As for the Loot system.

I hated it at first.

Hated the overall loss of total loot shards.

Hated the clearly imbalanced pricing for various items.

Hated the caps forcing you to basically blow out your rewards every 3-12 days regardless of what is showing in the stores at that time.

But, the choose what you want nature of it was interesting.

It's grown on me, but I still want those caps removed/increased. (Especially the Mk1s)
tvsfrink
11 months ago
"StarSon;c-2462701" wrote:
"scuba;c-2462693" wrote:
"StarSon;c-2462689" wrote:
The raid itself isn't super compelling, but I do really like the new method and cadence. Agree the scrolling background is awful, and I agree that the way shipments is handles is very bad. I don't really have much use for mk1 so I have to scroll down and buy credits every day so I don't cap out.

Spend it on mk3 gel to convert to CCB.
Conversion rate sucks but at least not capping out.

I don't cap out because I buy credits. But I don't want or need credits.

I like mods