I'm level 43 and I'm in a guild that runs the rancor raid and the AAT raid and I can not participate in either cause I don't have a character with enough stars. But I've also heard things about different raid tiers. Can someone explain the different raid tiers? and how can I tell what tier my guild is running? Also what are the prizes you receive from participating in raids? Should I join a different guild? Any help is appreciated! I'm still learning the ropes of this game

"Cad_Bane;c-1189753" wrote:"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189731" wrote:"Cad_Bane;c-1189720" wrote:"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189700" wrote:"Cad_Bane;c-1189694" wrote:Thank you very much, That helped a lot! So do the leaders of the guild decide what level tier the raid will be when they activate it? Also I'm working hard on getting a 7 star character and should have lumi fairly soon. The guild I'm in seems to know what they are doing so would I be better off staying till I get my 7 star character? Would I even be much help and even be able to contribute any with just one 7 star character?Yes. The Leader of the guild (I'm a leader of a guild btw so I know) choose a certain tier raid based on the tier level which basically means Star requirement. As far as what staying till you get a 7* character, it depends. There's a ton of guilds out there. If like you said in your first post that the guild you're in isn't doing raids you can participate in, then I'd say join a different guild that does ones you can play in as well. You'll grow more as a player like that cause you'll get much needed resources that you wouldn't get if you stay in your current guild cause you can't participate in your current guilds raids. And yes to the 7* character being help. All characters help just like all members help (typically) in raids. But once again if your are able to participate in them. It sounds to me like you need a different guild. Trust me. I'm a level 85 player so I would know. Hope that helps too. Good luck! ;)Thanks for your detailed response! I'm new and just trying to learn as much as I can cause I'm really enjoying the game! I'm close to getting a 7 star character and have many other characters at 4 stars and working on those too ( I'm building a rebel team first). Would I just be ok with staying in the guild I'm in without being behind too much? I like the guild I'm currently in and have left it once trying to find another lower level tier guild but couldn't really find one I liked. Also are the rewards from raids totally different on lower tier raids. Also how many different raids are there?You're more than welcome! I actually like helping people out. lol. Once again it depends. What are the main majority of levels of the people that are in your guild? I'd say it's ok I guess for now since you like your guild but make sure your able to participate in the raids that are done. If you even have one 7* character you'd be able to participate in all raids with that one character and still get a reward at the end. Yes lower raids give lower credit rewards but give gear just different based on what you need at certain points on the game. There are (shock! Lol) 7 tiers of possible raids to be done. One for each character star requirement. Characters stars range from 1-7* so logically there are 7 possible raids. Example... if your guild starts a Tier 4 raid then you can only use characters that are 4* or higher in that specific raid.Hope that helps ya more. Any other questions? I'd be more than glad to help further. ;)Thank you, you saved me countless google searches! LolA few other questions I have is if I stay in my guild could I just ask the guild leaders to start a lower tier raid so I and other lower levels could participate? The members of my guild have some lower and mid level players but the leaders are high level players in the 70's. Also if I just stayed in my guild till I received a 7 star (I'm getting close!) would I receive as beneficial items to help rank up my characters as I would from participating in lower tier raids? Also how is tickets earned? When I go to my squad it says I have contributed tickets, just wondering how I done that lol.I feel like we're playing 20 questions but here goes... rapid fire lightning round!!! lolYes you could ask but ultimately they decide what to do. They might be nice about it but at the end of the day they're level 70 and probably (definitely) want better raid rewards for themselves over you and the others sadly. Once again it depends. Lol. First let me ask you. How often does your guild do raids? You'd get better rewards by joining another guild that does raids more often. Like I said, if you have at least one 7* character then you don't have to worry about raid rewards you'll get them if you battle at least once even. HOWEVER!! If you were doing say tier 4 raids regularly you'd be better than by doing a tier 6 once in a blue moon because you only have one character that would be able to participate in a tier 6 whereas you'd have a bunch of characters to choose from in a tier 4 since you have multiple 4* characters. Tickets are earned by spending your energy to battle. The regular energy and cantina energy (the yellow and red lightning bolt at the top that shows a number and refreshes over time) goes toward the tickets. Example. You spend 100 energy on light side battles, then you just earned 100 raid tickets. Your max tickets they allow you to earn is 600 a day. Anything else that I could be of assistance with? :)

"Cad_Bane;d-122981" wrote:I'm level 43 and I'm in a guild that runs the rancor raid and the AAT raid and I can not participate in either cause I don't have a character with enough stars. But I've also heard things about different raid tiers. Can someone explain the different raid tiers? and how can I tell what tier my guild is running? Also what are the prizes you receive from participating in raids? Should I join a different guild? Any help is appreciated! I'm still learning the ropes of this gameHave you tried communicating with your guild?

I just would like to understand what different tiers means and is there some tiers that I can play in? Should I join a different guild? I'm new and just trying to learn about raids and guilds. I also see words like "good synergy squad" what does that mean? Also zeta? Just wanting to learn everything

The tiers are just difficulty levels. Each one requires characters of different star levels. The higher level ones give better rewards. As far as changing guilds thats really up to you, you can try and find a lower level guild or focus on getting at least one character starred up enough to compete in your current guild.Good synergy just means that your characters get bonuses from being together, like Biggs and Wedge give each other star boosts.Zetas are just high level ability materials. Hope that helps

Thank you very much, That helped a lot! So do the leaders of the guild decide what level tier the raid will be when they activate it? Also I'm working hard on getting a 7 star character and should have lumi fairly soon. The guild I'm in seems to know what they are doing so would I be better off staying till I get my 7 star character? Would I even be much help and even be able to contribute any with just one 7 star character?

Help! Explain guilds and raids to a noob

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Oodvan
9 years ago
My guild can blast through the heroic rancor in less than a half hour. Many of us could solo it if we wanted. We have a 24 hour zero damage rule. That means for the first 24 hours we send in only one junk 7* toon to die without doing any damage. This gets everyone a chance to get on the scoreboard for a reward. When the timer hits the 24 hour mark I'm usually at work so miss the raid, but still get good gear from it doing no damage.

So yeah get you a 7* toon and get on that scoreboard. You will have a head start on getting higher geared toons.
Dolphin575
9 years ago
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189792" wrote:
That's the problem like I said. Higher tier raids give gear that's meant for higher gear level characters. So your answer would be no.
Btw. Which character did u say would be your 7* character? Luminara?

Yes she seemed and I have heard that she is easy to 7 star and also useful because of her heals.
Dolphin575
9 years ago
"SolidStripes;c-1189793" wrote:
My guild can blast through the heroic rancor in less than a half hour. Many of us could solo it if we wanted. We have a 24 hour zero damage rule. That means for the first 24 hours we send in only one junk 7* toon to die without doing any damage. This gets everyone a chance to get on the scoreboard for a reward. When the timer hits the 24 hour mark I'm usually at work so miss the raid, but still get good gear from it doing no damage.

So yeah get you a 7* toon and get on that scoreboard. You will have a head start on getting higher geared toons.

Thank you also for your help!
KyJoe_Cool
9 years ago
"Cad_Bane;c-1189802" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189792" wrote:
That's the problem like I said. Higher tier raids give gear that's meant for higher gear level characters. So your answer would be no.
Btw. Which character did u say would be your 7* character? Luminara?

Yes she seemed and I have heard that she is easy to 7 star and also useful because of her heals.

Yeah. Luminara is a very good Jedi. You'll definitely need her later in the game to unlock Yoda. Just a heads up. ;)
Dolphin575
9 years ago
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189809" wrote:
"Cad_Bane;c-1189802" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189792" wrote:
That's the problem like I said. Higher tier raids give gear that's meant for higher gear level characters. So your answer would be no.
Btw. Which character did u say would be your 7* character? Luminara?

Yes she seemed and I have heard that she is easy to 7 star and also useful because of her heals.

Yeah. Luminara is a very good Jedi. You'll definitely need her later in the game to unlock Yoda. Just a heads up. ;)

Alright thanks! And thank you again for answering my many questions. You have been beyond helpful man!!!
Dolphin575
9 years ago
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189809" wrote:
"Cad_Bane;c-1189802" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189792" wrote:
That's the problem like I said. Higher tier raids give gear that's meant for higher gear level characters. So your answer would be no.
Btw. Which character did u say would be your 7* character? Luminara?

Yes she seemed and I have heard that she is easy to 7 star and also useful because of her heals.

Yeah. Luminara is a very good Jedi. You'll definitely need her later in the game to unlock Yoda. Just a heads up. ;)

Thanks for answering my very many questions lol. You've been beyond helpful! Thank you!
Dolphin575
9 years ago
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KyJoe_Cool
9 years ago
"Cad_Bane;c-1189816" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189809" wrote:
"Cad_Bane;c-1189802" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189792" wrote:
That's the problem like I said. Higher tier raids give gear that's meant for higher gear level characters. So your answer would be no.
Btw. Which character did u say would be your 7* character? Luminara?

Yes she seemed and I have heard that she is easy to 7 star and also useful because of her heals.

Yeah. Luminara is a very good Jedi. You'll definitely need her later in the game to unlock Yoda. Just a heads up. ;)

Thanks for answering my very many questions lol. You've been beyond helpful! Thank you!

You're more than welcome. I'm here to help! lol :wink: :mrgreen:
Dolphin575
9 years ago
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1190090" wrote:
"Cad_Bane;c-1189816" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189809" wrote:
"Cad_Bane;c-1189802" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189792" wrote:
That's the problem like I said. Higher tier raids give gear that's meant for higher gear level characters. So your answer would be no.
Btw. Which character did u say would be your 7* character? Luminara?

Yes she seemed and I have heard that she is easy to 7 star and also useful because of her heals.

Yeah. Luminara is a very good Jedi. You'll definitely need her later in the game to unlock Yoda. Just a heads up. ;)

Thanks for answering my very many questions lol. You've been beyond helpful! Thank you!

You're more than welcome. I'm here to help! lol :wink: :mrgreen:

Hey man one more question for you if you don't mind. I see a lot of people talking about a website called SWGOHdotGG, what is that? Is it made by developers or third party? Also what are the benefits of syncing to that website? @KyJoe_Cool
KyJoe_Cool
9 years ago
"Cad_Bane;c-1190713" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1190090" wrote:
"Cad_Bane;c-1189816" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189809" wrote:
"Cad_Bane;c-1189802" wrote:
"KyJoe_Cool;c-1189792" wrote:
That's the problem like I said. Higher tier raids give gear that's meant for higher gear level characters. So your answer would be no.
Btw. Which character did u say would be your 7* character? Luminara?

Yes she seemed and I have heard that she is easy to 7 star and also useful because of her heals.

Yeah. Luminara is a very good Jedi. You'll definitely need her later in the game to unlock Yoda. Just a heads up. ;)

Thanks for answering my very many questions lol. You've been beyond helpful! Thank you!

You're more than welcome. I'm here to help! lol :wink: :mrgreen:

Hey man one more question for you if you don't mind. I see a lot of people talking about a website called SWGOHdotGG, what is that? Is it made by developers or third party? Also what are the benefits of syncing to that website? @KyJoe_Cool

No problemo mi amigo! :) Yes its swgoh.gg and it's a website with a ton of info about the game. It's made by a third party but is extremely important for people who take this game seriously (such as myself). The benefits would be that you could showcase your character collection and if a guild wanted to know what characters you have, what your rank and level are, etc then you'd send them a link with your profile and they'd be able to see it. Example... this is my swgoh.gg profile. Take a peak! Hope that helps. I feel like I'm Obiwan training the padawan! lol.

https://swgoh.gg/u/kyjoe%20cool/

And these are my characters...

https://swgoh.gg/u/kyjoe%20cool/collection/

Let me know what you think once you've checked it out. Hope to talk to ya soon!

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