I recently picked this game back up in the past week just to see what has changed, did not really know how to play before I stopped playing and was too busy to play it as there were other games on the console that took priority.Having a lot of fun since I returned getting the characters I want to use and understanding character shards, the store, and guilds.Only a level 52 player at the time of posting this, and in a starter guild as I get back into things.Looking for some active allies as I have some who have been inactive for 854 days, and I have already added the active people in my guild.Also have a question: who is "Mol Eliza" ?, I see this person 8 times for people who have done Raid damage.

I already have 11K crystals from before(not a cent spent on it), been moving up on squad arena, got a 4 star Vader, got 5 star Tarkin, 4 of 6 Phoenix squad are mine with 2 earned the last 2 days, HK-47 at 4 stars, and 5 other characters at 4 stars not to mention the level 5 gear they have.Why in the hell would I shit can all this work that I had before and that I made this past few days just for squad arena ?!!I can start farming the things I need now and have way more fun continuing where I left off with my level 44, 45, and 50 level characters.There is no reason I would start from scratch when I already have good stuff to keep working on, that is the opposite of progress in this instance.The past few days I have also been adding ally codes fir JKR and Darth Revan along with some others.

If I may suggest you something drastic, don't inflict this pain to yourself. Either choose another game or see if your mental health holds after starting all over. The game is just not made for people that quits for 1 or 2 years.

"Drazhar;c-1967790" wrote:If I may suggest you something drastic, don't inflict this pain to yourself. Either choose another game or see if your mental health holds after starting all over. The game is just not made for people that quits for 1 or 2 years. I enjoyed playing my alt, which had been hibernating for 14 months. Experiencing the climb back through the ranks in squad arena was a whole new interesting and fun experience.

"Revan110;c-1967731" wrote:I already have 11K crystals from before(not a cent spent on it), been moving up on squad arena, got a 4 star Vader, got 5 star Tarkin, 4 of 6 Phoenix squad are mine with 2 earned the last 2 days, HK-47 at 4 stars, and 5 other characters at 4 stars not to mention the level 5 gear they have.Why in the hell would I **** can all this work that I had before and that I made this past few days just for squad arena ?!!I can start farming the things I need now and have way more fun continuing where I left off with my level 44, 45, and 50 level characters.There is no reason I would start from scratch when I already have good stuff to keep working on, that is the opposite of progress in this instance.The past few days I have also been adding ally codes fir JKR and Darth Revan along with some others.Don't start over if you don't want to, but there's no need to be hostile about it. It's common advice and there are good reasons for it even if it's not something you choose to do.

"Revan110;c-1967731" wrote:Why in the hell would I **** can all this work that I had before and that I made this past few days just for squad arena ?!!A: You are violating Wheaton's LawB: I can tell you that I came back from a long break and didn't restart, and I wish I had. The arena gap is basically impossible to close. That may seem minor now, when you still have lots of easy farms to complete, but later on you'll find crystals become much more important when you only have hard nodes left to grind. If you don't even have the Phoenix squad complete yet from before your break, it's 100% worth it.

Back after not playing for 1 or 2 years

Offworlder1
Newcomer
6 years ago
I already have 11K crystals from before(not a cent spent on it), been moving up on squad arena, got a 4 star Vader, got 5 star Tarkin, 4 of 6 Phoenix squad are mine with 2 earned the last 2 days, HK-47 at 4 stars, and 5 other characters at 4 stars not to mention the level 5 gear they have.

Why in the hell would I shit can all this work that I had before and that I made this past few days just for squad arena ?!!

I can start farming the things I need now and have way more fun continuing where I left off with my level 44, 45, and 50 level characters.

There is no reason I would start from scratch when I already have good stuff to keep working on, that is the opposite of progress in this instance.

The past few days I have also been adding ally codes fir JKR and Darth Revan along with some others.
Drazhar91
6 years ago
If I may suggest you something drastic, don't inflict this pain to yourself. Either choose another game or see if your mental health holds after starting all over. The game is just not made for people that quits for 1 or 2 years.
Waquira
6 years ago
"Drazhar;c-1967790" wrote:
If I may suggest you something drastic, don't inflict this pain to yourself. Either choose another game or see if your mental health holds after starting all over. The game is just not made for people that quits for 1 or 2 years.

I enjoyed playing my alt, which had been hibernating for 14 months. Experiencing the climb back through the ranks in squad arena was a whole new interesting and fun experience.
LiathSW
6 years ago
"Revan110;c-1967731" wrote:
I already have 11K crystals from before(not a cent spent on it), been moving up on squad arena, got a 4 star Vader, got 5 star Tarkin, 4 of 6 Phoenix squad are mine with 2 earned the last 2 days, HK-47 at 4 stars, and 5 other characters at 4 stars not to mention the level 5 gear they have.

Why in the hell would I **** can all this work that I had before and that I made this past few days just for squad arena ?!!

I can start farming the things I need now and have way more fun continuing where I left off with my level 44, 45, and 50 level characters.

There is no reason I would start from scratch when I already have good stuff to keep working on, that is the opposite of progress in this instance.

The past few days I have also been adding ally codes fir JKR and Darth Revan along with some others.

Don't start over if you don't want to, but there's no need to be hostile about it. It's common advice and there are good reasons for it even if it's not something you choose to do.
Vaderizer
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
"Revan110;c-1967731" wrote:

Why in the hell would I **** can all this work that I had before and that I made this past few days just for squad arena ?!!

A: You are violating Wheaton's Law

B: I can tell you that I came back from a long break and didn't restart, and I wish I had. The arena gap is basically impossible to close.

That may seem minor now, when you still have lots of easy farms to complete, but later on you'll find crystals become much more important when you only have hard nodes left to grind. If you don't even have the Phoenix squad complete yet from before your break, it's 100% worth it.
tvsfrink
6 years ago
"Jarvind;c-1967881" wrote:
"Revan110;c-1967731" wrote:

Why in the hell would I **** can all this work that I had before and that I made this past few days just for squad arena ?!!

A: You are violating Wheaton's Law

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Vaderizer
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
"Revan110;c-1967935" wrote:
Squad Arena is really given way to much importance here, not everyone is going to need it to get what they want out of this game.

I can still use the fleet arena for crystals since I still have not unlocked it, if “restarting from zero” was my only option I would not even bother playing this game since it would require way to much time to get back to where I was.

Your post had several points that indicated you didn't know much about the game (not knowing that "Mol Eliza" is a placeholder, still being in starter guilds which are a trashcan fire). People gave you sound advice. Obviously you can play however you want, but there's no reason to get salty about it.
Vaderizer
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
"Revan110;c-1968259" wrote:
I think most people would be salty hearing “best to start over if your a level 50 after such a long absence” as if all my work before was a waste of time all due to squad arena being treated as if it’s the “end all be all”.

The idea a returning player can't just pick up where they left off due to one part of the PVP aspect of this game is crazy.

Will I be playing catch up and figuring things out again ? yes but that should not be given a "best to start all over" response just because squad arena is a "keeping up with the Jones" situation.

Like I said earlier, I thought the same thing, and now I know better and wish I'd restarted. I was just hoping to spare somebody else the same situation. Clearly you think you know better than everyone else though, so best of luck.
tvsfrink
6 years ago
Why do people get mad when they get legit advice?

Follow up: why do people give advice here?
UnbelieverInME2
6 years ago
"TVF;c-1968500" wrote:
Why do people get mad when they get legit advice?

Follow up: why do people give advice here?

Usually because the "advice" they were looking for was really just a justification for the opinion they already hold or they feel the advice was both unsolicited and unwelcome because
Some people want to be helpful. Some people want to prove they know more than the average bear. Some people are trolling instead. Some people just want to chat. There's a bunch of reasons.