Fleet Battles 5-E

I just took out Vader from my starting lineup and put in Fives. So Biggs, Tie Fighter Pilot, and Fives. This allowed me to do it as Fives is a tank, and my Vader would just die before he got a turn every time.

"NicWester;c-1591185" wrote:

"Mirkraag;c-1591183" wrote:

"TVF;c-1591144" wrote:
If they made it impossible to 3*, how are we all doing it?

Speak for yourself too. And don't tell that there isn't a huge gap in difficulty specifically on that node and this is just due to the presence of stun guns. Poor game design, they just should put the stun guns in the last node with this difficulty like a boss level. This is not correct nor entertaining

Okay, but it's really NOT that difficult a node. It's only hard if you're trying to brute force your way through with a strategy and lineup that isn't optimal for that challenge.

It's like that children's toy with the different-shaped blocks, and each block has its own hole, you know what I mean? You're trying to shove that square block into the circle hole and then saying the node is a real challenge. Just use the circle block, man--maybe you haven't gotten those characters and ships geared up yet, that's a fair issue. But it isn't that the node is hard, it's that most of us are using the wrong team.

It's so easy that I was able to 2* it with undergeared ships and a level 1 reinforcement ability. I just used the right ships, is all.

Ok I get it. If it seemed sooo simple for everyone else I probably did something wrong.

"Nikoms565;c-1591225" wrote:

"Mirkraag;c-1591183" wrote:

"TVF;c-1591144" wrote:
If they made it impossible to 3*, how are we all doing it?

Speak for yourself too. And don't tell that there isn't a huge gap in difficulty specifically on that node and this is just due to the presence of stun guns. Poor game design, they just should put the stun guns in the last node with this difficulty like a boss level. This is not correct nor entertaining

Classic straw man argument. No one ever said there isn't a gap in difficulty compared to the other nodes - all anyone is saying is that the node is beatable with a good, strategic choice in ships. Nic's analogy about different "shaped" ships for different jobs is spot on. Yes, you'll have to try different strategies to beat 5E - but that's kinda the point...and the fun of playing the game.

I 3 starred it without having to level up new ships - but I did have to try several different setups.

Same here.

The thing that I didn't know was to 3* you just need 3 ships, that is not logic but now I understand how you get it 3*. I couldn't find a way without losing a ship it seemed impossible (and it is probably). I will try harder.

"Mirkraag;c-1591731" wrote:
Ok I get it. If it seemed sooo simple for everyone else I probably did something wrong.

No worries, we all did a whole bunch of things wrong when we were trying to get past 5E! We did so many things wrong that eventually we did something right :) .

The one thing I'd press you on, though, is that it IS logic. It's the nature of experimentation--you try a lot of things that don't work until you find the thing that DOES work.

"Nikoms565;c-1591238" wrote:
The last sentence is important. As long as you have 3 ships left when you win = 3 stars. You don't have to not lose anyone - just reinforce correctly and win with at least 3 ships out.

Negative, that's not how it works. Having 3 ships left has nothing to do with it.

If you lose 0 or 1 ship, you get 3*. Lose 2 ships, you get 2*. Lose 3 or more ships, you get 1*.

That's all there is to it.

Finally done it


Home one

Biggs
Res. Pilot
Tie-fighter

Maul in first and give counter attack to Biggs
Geo soldier
Boba Fett
Cassian U Wing


Try and land target lock as much as you can for Biggs

I 1 star it after 50 times! Rng beast! Wait till you get to 5 hard! Lol

Are there any other ships like gauntlet that the AI hates ?

It hates Ghost.

I 3-starred it with my normal lineup of Thrawn, Vader, Kylo (Unmasked), and Biggs. I typically call in Phantom II as my first reinforcement, because I've got Phantom II's reinforcement skill maxed out, which allows me to call in Kylo's Command Shuttle the very next turn.

Lol.