First of all this game is great. I have been playing since before Christmas and the progression system is very good. Lots of harder events as one progresses which keeps things interesting.There is one challenge however that seems grossly over-tuned. The Home One challenge to get the 6* shards is completely out of the normal progression system. Mace and Tarkin 6*'s, while difficult, are beatable with close to the recommended levels. However the Ackbar one not only seems to require republic ships to pass (which is counter to Ackbar's design), but also requires multiple 7*, g10+ maxed pilots. I have done a great deal of research through reddit threads, videos etc and the old method was "auto 100x until Mace bugs out and doesn't reinforce at all". I have tried this battle 10+ times every time it comes up over the past two months and have not even come close to winning. The Mace bug appears to be fixed as well as he has always reinforced.I believe this should be looked at and tuned down to be in line with the other 6* challenges. I would also appreciate any assistance in strategy or tactics. I have tried Rex first and JC first strategies multiple times. My account on swgoh gg is: https://swgoh.gg/u/glauron/Thanks!UPDATE: So I upgraded the ships a bit and had a great RNG run. Took out Rex - still have 5 ships (ghost phantom JC wiggs). Took out Ahsoka, still 5 ships w good prot. Took out JC, still 5 ships with good health!Next turn - reinforcement - 4 clones now. Exchange fire a bit. Next turn - reinforcement JC. Took out the JC. Next turn - reinforcement, clone. We're back to 5 on 5, with my ships all damaged. This has been the most deflating event in this entire game. If Mace held to a 2 turn cooldown like every other ship I am confident I could have beaten it, even with the HP wall and taunting. Brutal.

It’s hard but once you build the strength in your fleet it is doable!

"Deanolavorto91;c-1505550" wrote:@CG_RyDiggs can this get looked at? There are three Reddit posts on the front page about this as well. It’s ridiculously over geared and RNG dependent. I understand having a difficult challenge just like how Thrawn is. I get that. But to have this be a gate to getting Thrawns ship is over the top. When you basically ave the majority of players say “it’s all RNG dependent just keep doing it until he doesn’t reinforce” then something is broken. I'm sure he'll answer this right after he answers the question about Wicket and Mama T...oh, wait a minute...

"DarthKaffee;c-1505554" wrote:"Deanolavorto91;c-1505550" wrote:@CG_RyDiggs can this get looked at? There are three Reddit posts on the front page about this as well. It’s ridiculously over geared and RNG dependent. I understand having a difficult challenge just like how Thrawn is. I get that. But to have this be a gate to getting Thrawns ship is over the top. When you basically ave the majority of players say “it’s all RNG dependent just keep doing it until he doesn’t reinforce” then something is broken. I'm sure he'll answer this right after he answers the question about Wicket and Mama T...oh, wait a minute... Not expecting much but ya never know.

"KolhammerTime;c-1505551" wrote:I'm now just under 500 attempts at this since I started keeping track. I have never gotten a run where Mace didn't reinforce so I'm guessing that was fixed at some point. This is what I'm running:5* Home One, level 85, 7* Ackbar G9 (all abilities maxed for level)All pilots level 85 - 7* with 5° mods and all ships level 85:Bistan's U-Wing 5* - Bistan/SRP G8Cassian's U-Wing 7* - Cassian/K2SO G8, Jyn G10Phantom 5* - Sabine/Ezra G9, Chopper G10Ghost 6* - Hera G10, Kanan G9, Zeb G10Biggs' X-Wing 7* - Biggs G11Wedge's X-Wing 7* - Wedge G12Ahsoka's Starfighter 7* - AT G8JC Starfighter 7* - JC G8It just seems so ridiculously out of scale with the other two that it's not even funny."KolhammerTime;c-1505551" wrote:I'm now just under 500 attempts at this since I started keeping track. I have never gotten a run where Mace didn't reinforce so I'm guessing that was fixed at some point. This is what I'm running:5* Home One, level 85, 7* Ackbar G9 (all abilities maxed for level)All pilots level 85 - 7* with 5° mods and all ships level 85:Bistan's U-Wing 5* - Bistan/SRP G8Cassian's U-Wing 7* - Cassian/K2SO G8, Jyn G10Phantom 5* - Sabine/Ezra G9, Chopper G10Ghost 6* - Hera G10, Kanan G9, Zeb G10Biggs' X-Wing 7* - Biggs G11Wedge's X-Wing 7* - Wedge G12Ahsoka's Starfighter 7* - AT G8JC Starfighter 7* - JC G8It just seems so ridiculously out of scale with the other two that it's not even funny.That’s what I’m wondering. Right after I kill a ship, Mace immediately reinforces. One after the other after the other. It makes no sense.

Just tried a couple more times. Mace will reinforce with no cooldown.

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LenoraLupin
7 years ago
"Glauron;c-1505381" wrote:
Thank you for the detailed response, Lenora. I will eventually work to that point.

However I feel that the over-tuned nature of this challenge would be very discouraging to a medium-level player, especially one who doesn't research. I think it would be a very good idea for CG to tune this in line with the other 6* challenges in order to improve player retention.

Oh I definitely don't argue that it's overtuned for the recommendations. Especially considering how easy the other two 6* challenges are. Heck, I got Mace's without most of the capitol ship's abilities being leveled past 2 or so. However, it's doable with persistence.
firebrigade9
7 years ago
Ditto. I’m not one to shy away from a challenge, but I feel like I’m way over the suggested specs for this challenge and can’t make any headway.
Winheit
7 years ago
@CG_RyDiggs can this get looked at? There are three Reddit posts on the front page about this as well. It’s ridiculously over geared and RNG dependent. I understand having a difficult challenge just like how Thrawn is. I get that. But to have this be a gate to getting Thrawns ship is over the top. When you basically ave the majority of players say “it’s all RNG dependent just keep doing it until he doesn’t reinforce” then something is broken.
KolhammerTime
7 years ago
I'm now just under 500 attempts at this since I started keeping track. I have never gotten a run where Mace didn't reinforce so I'm guessing that was fixed at some point. This is what I'm running:

5* Home One, level 85, 7* Ackbar G9 (all abilities maxed for level)

All pilots level 85 - 7* with 5° mods and all ships level 85:

Bistan's U-Wing 5* - Bistan/SRP G8
Cassian's U-Wing 7* - Cassian/K2SO G8, Jyn G10
Phantom 5* - Sabine/Ezra G9, Chopper G10
Ghost 6* - Hera G10, Kanan G9, Zeb G10
Biggs' X-Wing 7* - Biggs G11
Wedge's X-Wing 7* - Wedge G12
Ahsoka's Starfighter 7* - AT G8
JC Starfighter 7* - JC G8

It just seems so ridiculously out of scale with the other two that it's not even funny.
CleverWes
7 years ago
It took me ages to beat it as well, but the only positive I can give you is that the 7* challenge is much easier than the 6*.
Juzang17
7 years ago
Same issues. Over 1.6 mil GP and cant beat it.
KolhammerTime
7 years ago
I think I'm going to sit it out for a while. It's not worth the frustration. I'll finish getting the ships to 7* and the pilots geared up before coming at it again. This thing really needs to be looked at. I'm sure it's probably WAI, though.
Winheit
7 years ago
"KolhammerTime;c-1505615" wrote:
I think I'm going to sit it out for a while. It's not worth the frustration. I'll finish getting the ships to 7* and the pilots geared up before coming at it again. This thing really needs to be looked at. I'm sure it's probably WAI, though.

All 8 ships I used are 7* lvl 85. Each pilot is 7* between 80-85. And their gear is all 8 or higher. All have on 5 dot mods. Have tried at least 30 times just today and like I said before well over 100 probably more like 200 now over the last couple weeks. Something is seriously broken as right after I take down a ship mace reinforces. No cooldown, nothing. Just a reinforce right after.
Winheit
7 years ago
Biggs wedge g11. My Phoenix mix of 9/10 JC g10 Rex g10 ahsoka g9. Cassian and his crew 8 fives 8. So keep dumping gear into them?
ChickenFett129
7 years ago
What total cheap garbage. AI JC now has unlimited protection CD to whomever they wish. I just had Rex to a sliver of health and out come PKJSF and a second JC both immediately dump protection onto Rex. Akbar batters Rex with barrage and his protection is now gone a second time. Out of turn, PloKloon and JC both apply their shield to Rex again.

How many reinforcements does Mace have? There should be 3 total. But I counted 5.

Starts with JC, Ashoka, Rex, 2 Clone Arc170. Back ups are PloKloon, JC, and then 3 additional Arc 170s. Going through 2 ultimates, my fleet’s not weak.