Barriss vs Luminara Zeta Leadership
Which is the better leader? Obviously as last-string leader of a Jedi team for territory battles, etc.
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We're talking about zetas.
Neither one has a great leadership. But Barriss has a solid zeta on her unique - not fantastic, but solid. (Actually, the earlier in your game you can put it on her, the better it is, because at high levels you have a lot of enemies that can one-shot you, but at low levels it takes a lot of hits to kill someone, so her zeta triggers more often.)
The difference is that Lumi's zeta is on her leadership. If you don't use her as a leader, it's completely wasted. Pure junk. Has no effect at all.
So as soon as you have better Jedi leaders - Jedi Revan, Bastila, GMY, General Kenobi - you'll never use Lumi's leadership OR Barriss' leadership again.
But since Barriss' zeta is NOT on her leadership, that zeta keeps working for you when you put Barriss in a GK or GMY or Bastilla squad. (By the time you have Jedi Revan, you'll want to use other jedi than Barriss).
Barriss also works fairly well on a Padme squad, in a pinch. And all those times with all those other leaders, Barriss' zeta keeps right on working.
But Lumi's zeta - even if you use her in those other squads - doesn't do anything at all, because it only functions when she's in the leadership slot.
So Lumi's zeta converts to junk in a matter of months.
Barriss' zeta keeps on working forever. Maybe you won't be using her in every GAC or every GW or every TW, but when you do, her zeta is still there.
Lumi's disappears - 20 zeta mats gone.
You said you're not worried about zeta mats, and if that's true, then do what you like. But if you care about not wasting zeta mats, I would definitely zeta Barriss and leave Lumi alone.
Neither one has a great leadership. But Barriss has a solid zeta on her unique - not fantastic, but solid. (Actually, the earlier in your game you can put it on her, the better it is, because at high levels you have a lot of enemies that can one-shot you, but at low levels it takes a lot of hits to kill someone, so her zeta triggers more often.)
The difference is that Lumi's zeta is on her leadership. If you don't use her as a leader, it's completely wasted. Pure junk. Has no effect at all.
So as soon as you have better Jedi leaders - Jedi Revan, Bastila, GMY, General Kenobi - you'll never use Lumi's leadership OR Barriss' leadership again.
But since Barriss' zeta is NOT on her leadership, that zeta keeps working for you when you put Barriss in a GK or GMY or Bastilla squad. (By the time you have Jedi Revan, you'll want to use other jedi than Barriss).
Barriss also works fairly well on a Padme squad, in a pinch. And all those times with all those other leaders, Barriss' zeta keeps right on working.
But Lumi's zeta - even if you use her in those other squads - doesn't do anything at all, because it only functions when she's in the leadership slot.
So Lumi's zeta converts to junk in a matter of months.
Barriss' zeta keeps on working forever. Maybe you won't be using her in every GAC or every GW or every TW, but when you do, her zeta is still there.
Lumi's disappears - 20 zeta mats gone.
You said you're not worried about zeta mats, and if that's true, then do what you like. But if you care about not wasting zeta mats, I would definitely zeta Barriss and leave Lumi alone.
