Grand Arena Issues?

Hi OP - I’ll let others comment on your roster and teams but some general survival tips for GAC:

Study SWGOH.GG to see what the current form teams are on both offence & defence
Ditto for counters - it’s a good dataset even if you don’t always have the roster depth to make best use of it
Don’t be surprised or put off if you encounter much stronger rosters - the ladder system means less active players can drop down the leagues and results in some very asymmetric matches. It is what it is and if you’re lucky you may occasionally win a mismatch. Most importantly don’t get frustrated
A 50% win rate is a good result in GAC - in fact 4/9 wins is ok too in effect. Especially early on that means you’re doing fine
You get reasonable rewards even if you lose - as long as you take part. Always have a tonk even if it looks inevitable
Use every encounter to learn something
Use every event to have fun

Enjoy the new possibilities

"PlayerJ;c-2444310" wrote:

"Captain_Drogan;c-2444271" wrote:

"PlayerJ;c-2444208" wrote:
Lumiya is correct.
I have been playing game for 7 weeks so far.

Awesome..... Post your GG

I never created one.
It’s unaffiliated to the game.
It could be a site filled with hackers.

You don't have to
That's irrelevant
It's not

Just post your ally code if you have nothing to hide.

Poor choices?

THE most important skill in the GAC, especially for newer accounts, is not get frustrated by extremely bad matchups. Get used to fight where you can and accept defeat where you are clearly outmatched. And don't forget to attack at least once.

And quick tip for the roster - use Captain Rex. Even with low stars and gear it turns mediocre Phoenix team into excellent one for beginner's account, and with 7*, relics and omicron it's one of the strongest non-GL teams available.

"Hortus;c-2440127" wrote:
THE most important skill in the GAC, especially for newer accounts, is not get frustrated by extremely bad matchups. Get used to fight where you can and accept defeat where you are clearly outmatched. And don't forget to attack at least once.

And quick tip for the roster - use Captain Rex. Even with low stars and gear it turns mediocre Phoenix team into excellent one for beginner's account, and with 7*, relics and omicron it's one of the strongest non-GL teams available.

Thanks, I'm not going to be upset I've seen how many people get upset during these insanely different match-ups, but I'm not sure I am going to go for Captain Rex, since he's only 1 shard and a hard node. Maybe once he's boosted but otherwise, I am not looking for Phoenix as a main team past the next few months. Appreciate your input nonetheless.

"Wed_Santa;c-2440124" wrote:
Hi OP - I’ll let others comment on your roster and teams but some general survival tips for GAC:

Study SWGOH.GG to see what the current form teams are on both offence & defence
Ditto for counters - it’s a good dataset even if you don’t always have the roster depth to make best use of it
Don’t be surprised or put off if you encounter much stronger rosters - the ladder system means less active players can drop down the leagues and results in some very asymmetric matches. It is what it is and if you’re lucky you may occasionally win a mismatch. Most importantly don’t get frustrated
A 50% win rate is a good result in GAC - in fact 4/9 wins is ok too in effect. Especially early on that means you’re doing fine
You get reasonable rewards even if you lose - as long as you take part. Always have a tonk even if it looks inevitable
Use every encounter to learn something
Use every event to have fun

Enjoy the new possibilities

Thanks! Telling me that most people have around 50% does numb the panic so I salute you. That being said, what kind of rewards should I be looking forward to receiving? As far as I am aware you get crystals per win/defeat, but I don't know anything else on the matter.

Early on focus on building up as many leaders as possible. This will give you more viability early on. Leader abilities in early GAC is vastly underrated.

"DemonSlayr;c-2440143" wrote:

Thanks! Telling me that most people have around 50% does numb the panic so I salute you. That being said, what kind of rewards should I be looking forward to receiving? As far as I am aware you get crystals per win/defeat, but I don't know anything else on the matter.

You get daily crystals for participating; crystals for each round; prizes at the end of each weekly event (ie 3rounds) and at the end of each championship (ie 3 weekly events) - check the rewards tab in the GAC mode or see the screenshots below (if they upload, I’m in a medieval fortress with thick walls & medieval data connections)

"PlayerJ;c-2440259" wrote:

Right now I really need to work on my ships, as I don't have anything for anyone. Ahnald's 2023 farming guide video states I should work my way toward Hounds Tooth, Slave I, IG-200, Imperial TIE Bomber, Imperial TIE Fighter, TIE Advanced x1, and Xanadu Blood. They all seem like they should be good in the long run, and as far as I know, can help me obtain Executor.

I 100% need ships in order to get more zeta's because I'm at level 84.5 without any of them. I know since I haven't really worked well on them, it has backtracked me a couple of months, but I think that it will be worth it when they are all farmed.

For now, I don't have any ships but I am working on my Geonosians for Padme, and on the side I am working on their ships. Sure they're only at a few stars a piece, but it should be good in the future, at least until my main fleet is done. Plus, it could serve as a mid-fleet in Grand Arena.

For the past few weeks I've been simming Slave I each day 5 times, and it's activated, and it has a little over to get the next star. Executrix will be who I'll have as my capital ship until I get Executor but again, I'm expecting it to take at least a few months.

I appreciate the time you took to input all of your information, and I will take it into consideration moving forward. Cpt. Rex is really good, and probably won't be accelerated until next July when he came out, so it might be good to start on him after ships and what I have going on now.

All of my normal energy is going to Wicket, and Threepio and Chewie, since I am trying to get a good CLS team for Grand Arena, and I just unlocked CLS last week.
The rest is kind of just getting thrown around at Beskar Mando requirements since I hadn't really thought too hard about what else to use for it.

I sim all 5 times on the first 2-3 hard nodes in Fleet Battles 2, for Slave I because I can't get past the 3rd page yet.

I'm currently working on a mix of teams including Jedi Training Rey, CLS, Geos, BH, and Ewoks. Hope this clears up a little bit of things, and thanks again for the reply.