So I read somewhere that IG-88 falls off relative to other characters when level cap is increased to 70. I spent a little bit of time looking at him and I'm not clear why. His health is still awful but on par with Maul who's a similar major AOE force. When the level cap goes up he instantly gets two pieces of gear that will give him damage and crit damage boosts. I think he speed is still sufficient, particularly with a Poggle speed boost. He doesn't need to get out of round 1 to be able to influence a battle. He just needs his one attack.So am I missing something or is there a reason why he will lose power relative to others? Is it simply because so many other characters will be getting a damage boost that ANY low health chars are persona non grata?

I know his value at 60. Just curious if there is something specific that will cause him to fall off at 70. I've just read side-comments that note that he'll fall off but have seen nothing that says why. His value as an equal opportunity AOE attacker when you can get dots on 4-5 enemy toons before 88 pops with a Poggle buff is without equal. I have him at 4* now and use him in GW even though he dies quite frequently just because it's fun to watch. I can't afford to sub him into Arena until he's at least 6* and maybe not until he's 7*. Way too easy to kill.

Logically, he maxes at gear 7 right now, which means he'll have another lvl of gear to uprade. 88 has as much to look forward to as far as advancement as any other toon.People are gonna say what they say, no one actually know how each characters will play out long term, but if you read the description of the characters, no matter the lvl or progression they will serve their purpose. The description does not change.

Look more after the gearing and ability growth vs. level. I'm not good with all this Level 70 speculation, especially when we haven't seen any new toons either.

"Rogan_Ban84;46541" wrote:Logically, he maxes at gear 7 right now, which means he'll have another lvl of gear to uprade. 88 has as much to look forward to as far as advancement as any other toon.People are gonna say what they say, no one actually know how each characters will play out long term, but if you read the description of the characters, no matter the lvl or progression they will serve their purpose. The description does not change.Pretty much everyone maxes out at 7.He's on a level playing field right now. The only character that I know of who will fall off is JC.

"forcedino;47107" wrote:IG-88 reads High-damage stifler with high dodge...so far...I have never seen him dodge from an attack. It does make sense since he is squishy, he should be able to dance away from attacks. If the next patch can implements this high dodge ability, he will a good asset.@EA_Jesse @CG_JohnSalera @CG_AaronNemoyten according to its description, ig88 should be character with high dodge. But I seldom see him dodge too. I wonder if the CG devs can look into this? Thanks

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rk260395
9 years ago
I know his value at 60. Just curious if there is something specific that will cause him to fall off at 70. I've just read side-comments that note that he'll fall off but have seen nothing that says why.

His value as an equal opportunity AOE attacker when you can get dots on 4-5 enemy toons before 88 pops with a Poggle buff is without equal. I have him at 4* now and use him in GW even though he dies quite frequently just because it's fun to watch. I can't afford to sub him into Arena until he's at least 6* and maybe not until he's 7*. Way too easy to kill.
roganban
9 years ago
Logically, he maxes at gear 7 right now, which means he'll have another lvl of gear to uprade. 88 has as much to look forward to as far as advancement as any other toon.

People are gonna say what they say, no one actually know how each characters will play out long term, but if you read the description of the characters, no matter the lvl or progression they will serve their purpose. The description does not change.
BigDMufasa
9 years ago
Look more after the gearing and ability growth vs. level. I'm not good with all this Level 70 speculation, especially when we haven't seen any new toons either.
MontrealHams
9 years ago
"Rogan_Ban84;46541" wrote:
Logically, he maxes at gear 7 right now, which means he'll have another lvl of gear to uprade. 88 has as much to look forward to as far as advancement as any other toon.

People are gonna say what they say, no one actually know how each characters will play out long term, but if you read the description of the characters, no matter the lvl or progression they will serve their purpose. The description does not change.

Pretty much everyone maxes out at 7.

He's on a level playing field right now. The only character that I know of who will fall off is JC.
Xjazziva
9 years ago
"forcedino;47107" wrote:
IG-88 reads High-damage stifler with high dodge...so far...I have never seen him dodge from an attack. It does make sense since he is squishy, he should be able to dance away from attacks. If the next patch can implements this high dodge ability, he will a good asset.

@EA_Jesse @CG_JohnSalera @CG_AaronNemoyten according to its description, ig88 should be character with high dodge. But I seldom see him dodge too. I wonder if the CG devs can look into this? Thanks
Pindasauskanon
9 years ago
"Square;47304" wrote:
I have IG-88 at Max Gear and 7* Star in a Droid Team with Poggle, Daka, Ig-86, HK-47. At the Moment (Lv60) he hits like a Truck it is Possible to even nearly One Shoot Sidious with the Standart Attack when Poggle has Buffed him. But he has 0 Health in GW that is a big disadvantage, you cannot use him until the last 2 Fights. He dies to quick.

I Read the new Stats on SWGOH Cantina and he seems to do the same at LvL 70. His Playstyle i would say is the same on 70 as on 60. Big Damage Numbers but 0 Health.

Why do you run a daka in that team? Just curious, im about to make a droid team myself.
Mephisto_style
9 years ago
I keep hearing people refer to some toons being fast. I think IG88 and 86 are the fastest of all.
Xjazziva
9 years ago
"Mephisto_style;48597" wrote:
I keep hearing people refer to some toons being fast. I think IG88 and 86 are the fastest of all.

If they have hk47 as leader, yes they will be fast
tysonhoward123
9 years ago
Ig88 is a charcter you can build a devastating team around, he will always be viable. He's basically a better darth maul Excpet he is quicker and not just affective on Jedi also he can benefit from poggles speed boost so he instantly greatly benefits more then maul
tysonhoward123
9 years ago
Ig 88 isn't really fast at 116 speed, the fastest in the game is like 155 and there are a lot beetween them.
But with hk47 and poggles speed boost they are very quick