So what characters will everyone be taking to R8 first? I spent a little this morning to get a little ahead in the game but am unsure on which of my characters is going to benefit the most from it.

"LordDirt;c-2202428" wrote:Whomever you use in arena.And/or in the raid, have to focus on keeping those things coming in, or you will start to lose out.

None. It's going to be one to two months before my guild completes the raid, probably. Then it will take a bit to acquire the mats. So I don't have to even think about this for 6 weeks at the absolute minimum. But even if I did have to think about it, the resources invested for a single stat bump equal to the stat bump between r6 & r7 are prohibitive. I'd rather get 3 characters from r1 to r5 than 1 character from r7 to r8. So I won't re giving r8 to a single toon, not even a GL, until it's required for something I want to do in game. Personally, I thought RCT was going to be ridiculously difficult (after I found out that there was only going to be one tier, the early rumors were unclear & I thought there might be more than one CT) in order to gate the r8 mats. And they did that. But I also thought that this would be different from all the other relic tiers, since they were setting r8 mats up as different from all other relic materials. I actually thought that you would require r8 mats ... and nothing else. R8 mats + anything else? Well, it just discourages the use of r8 mats because those other materials are better used elsewhere.

"TheChild_eats_eggs1;c-2202410" wrote:If I had a GL — u can guess. But I have no g13s soI have a GL but there's no way in hell I'll take him to r8. SEE's damage is so mediocre that the tiny boost he gets won't be enough to alter gameplay enough to warrant using the mats. Rey, Kylo, and especially JML will benefit a lot though.Seems like an attacker will be the way to go. I'd say GAS and JKL are pretty solid bets

I brought SEE to R8 because he was my only GL, regret it, it didn't make him noticeably any stronger.If I could do it again, for my lineup, id probably do GAS or GG

Just me or does R8 seem really light in the upgrade area for the cost???

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clarencetomas
New Spectator
5 years ago
"Sithlords_Inc;c-2202540" wrote:
Kylo no doubt. Then I would probably go for Vader and JKL. Dont think I will bother putting it on SEE after that.

idk dude, ultimate SEE damage could go up from like 22k damage to 22.2k. Seems worth it maybe!
Nikoms565
5 years ago
"Kyno;c-2202441" wrote:
"LordDirt;c-2202428" wrote:
Whomever you use in arena.

And/or in the raid, have to focus on keeping those things coming in, or you will start to lose out.

lol - the company line. SWGOFOMO. :D
SnakesssOnAPlan
5 years ago
"John_Matrix1985;c-2202524" wrote:
GK

Extra 2 speed for negotiator

Winner winner chicken dinner! I see so many making simple mistakes here. GK is king for various reasons.
NyKynoe
5 years ago
"vincentlondon;c-2203251" wrote:
"Kyno;c-2202441" wrote:
"LordDirt;c-2202428" wrote:
Whomever you use in arena.

And/or in the raid, have to focus on keeping those things coming in, or you will start to lose out.

It depends. You can have a great roster but be in a guild that wont be able to beat the raid

Then you are not earning the materials to go to r8 in the first place.
BountyKillerCa
5 years ago
NS Spirit will be my first.
PariahAnchorite
5 years ago
Too early to tell.

Relic 8 your patients and see who is actually relevant and worth it.
SnakesssOnAPlan
5 years ago
There’s always CUP:
Lochaber1984
5 years ago
"SnakesOnAPlane;c-2203713" wrote:
There’s always CUP:

And here I am bone dry on Electrium Conductors (R6+)

But hey CUP is good for the lols
TheSithVicious
5 years ago
"SnakesOnAPlane;c-2203713" wrote:
There’s always CUP:

So you can do worse than NS Spirit
stish85
5 years ago
I was leaning towards SLKR. However after looking at the rather minimal gains of r8 vs the incredibly steep costs of actually doing it, I won't be taking any toons to r8 any time soon. Simply, not worth scrapping 180 pieces of g12 gear. The gear grind just continues to get more and more difficult every time they add something.