Nerf of Genosian Soldier

"Triqui;127797" wrote:
Making unnamed guys subpar compared to named guys as a philosophy means that fewer chars are valuable to be collected. Which means less crystals spent farming them and buying lacks for them. It also means less longevity for the game, and fewer valid teams, as some factions don't have enough chars and need to fill the ranks with Tie pilots and stormtroopers. Jawas, Ewoks, Geonosian, droids, etc are or will be factions in the game. They don't have enough nsmed guys. And they need to be a competitive option somedsy, or nobody will spend money to get them

This simply is not true. If the factions you named that "don't have enough name characters" (which isn't true to begin with - IG88 is a named character as is HK-47, Poggle & Sun Fac for Geonosians, etc.) - if their abilities were synergistic such that they derived more power from working as a team, they would be MORE sought after, not less.

Droid teams are great BECAUSE they have synergies that work well together. That's exactly why people farm HK, IG88, IG86 & Magnaguard. If GS's speed or DPS was due to having other Geonosians around that provided those buffs to Geonosians only, that'd be great. I'd be all for it. It'd make game sense. It would make ALL Geonosians more valuable AND more sought after - but it's not and it doesn't. Only GS himself matters - even if he's on a team with Rey, Phasma, Sideous and Dooku (which makes little sense for many reasons).

Yes, for those who like min/maxing he's great. For those that beleive he shouldn't be nerfed because "I FARMED HIM!" - I get it. For those that like a Star Wars game to at least resemble the Star Wars universe upon which the game is based, not as much. Is wanting a Star Wars game to at least on some basic level reflect the Star Wars universe "my taste"? Sure - and I'm sure many share that point of view. And it can be done and still hold (and actually increase) the value of ALL characters if done well.

But only if CG/EA can be creative in their synergies and abilities - and people could set aside what's in their best interest vs. what's best for the game.

ETA: Just wanted to point out, again for those who are throwing around the "you only want him nerfed because you don't have him!" argument. I have GS.