I have just finish GS to 7* and already have Lando at 7* at level 66. My plan was to farm 5* health mods until level 69 when I can farm wedge with cantina energy. However, given the new meta, so I should at least farm TFP until I reach level 69 given the new meta to empire? For some background, I finish in top 10 arena everyday (sometimes top5) and top 20 in fleet. I have a bunch of 5* health mods but not much speed (you can never have enough of this!)
Why would you ? Trying to hit 2 birds with 1 stone won't cut it. MAximize what you got now and worry about new meta later. Mods make a huge difference in any meta and should be farmed firsthand. Even if meta changed, mods will still be useful. TFP alone has no meaning and usefulness, especially if opponent is going with shoretrooper or baze.
Only other choice to farm now is chewbacca. You need 5 scoundrels 5* to do crit mod challenges. It's not mandatory now, but could be usefull in the future. You probably would go with Lando, Boba, STH, chewbacca and IG-88, fastest route. With all that being said, mods are mandatory atm. Even with best meta squad, you'll loose against a good modded, but weaker opponent.
My plan is to get a Jedi team next and then I can buy 5* Mods in shipments. After this is done, I will farm TFP.
Chewbacca is also nice if you want to get 5* crit mods fast ;)
Which ship are you going for that last 5* spot in zeta challenge. I aim to farm Wiggs, JC, GS, TFP, SF, Ahsoka. The last one is a problem though. FOTP seems like the best choice since Slave and Scimitar seem unreliable. Rex is another one to choose, but drops rarely as well. Any thoughts ?