New player need advice.

You might indeed need to start over. But I don't think it's absolutely necessary. You're not so high yet that it's really going to affect you much in the long run. Thou you're also not far enough yet that starting over s going to affect you much either. I leave that up to you.
Skies has pointed you to a path, but it's unfortunately an old one. I recommend watching this guide to help you along with what to focus on. Also, don't mind the time frames. If you think you can, go for it. But best of all is to play the game at your own pace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYT_b3z7O0A

@Ichiraikou Lol u follow that ahnald guide? Both revan will be obsolete soon. Nute and dooku got no place in the end game, unless you got wat tambor to create the 3rd separatist team.

"Skies439;c-2105538" wrote:
@Ichiraikou you know what ahnald does for a living? making a youtube channel about this game. do you think he spent money on this game. I bet he did. u gonna follow all the guide F2P. good luck that will take you 5-6 years.
my path will be get geos, get padme then shaak ti and clones, grievous and droids. there i got 4 teams for GAC, TW & TB. dont need 5 toons to get 1 toon and after that 3 of them are useless like zaalbar, vao, t3m4, juhani, ordo, onassi.

then ewoks team, 3PO. after that only need assaj for GS.

So, a guy that spends his entire life learning the ins and outs of the game is a bad source of information according to you? Weird way of thinking, but ok.
Yes, he did spend money on the game, in his main account. I wouldn't expect it otherwise. Thou his sub accounts also contain FTP accounts.
I'm just curious how you are going to do things without the revans. I mean, Jedi Kight Revan is by far the best counter to Galactic Legends Rey we have in the game right now. So good luck when that end game hits you. And that's not even mentioning Darth Malak, who is still very present in the Arena's right now. Or the Nuke Grievous team, which T3-M4 is a big part of.
Also curious how you are going to do the Nute mission in Dark Side Geonosian Territory battle without Nute. It's pretty much impossible. (not to mention the very annoying team with Nute, Dooku, and Nest. If you don't know what you are doing, that on eis going to kill your Grand Arena win streak)
But hey, I guess this is just the difference between people who look at the game as a whole and at all of it's aspects, and people who can't look beyond the top 20 in (grand) arena.
But in the end none of that matters because the start of the game is very different from the end game. Since thit is a new player asking for help and advice, we shouldn't be applying end game things they won't be encountering for a few years to them already. Thinking long game is fine, but only thinking long game is overkill.

"Ichiraikou;c-2105551" wrote:

"Desertfox1024;c-2105548" wrote:
Well, I'm new to the forums, but I'm not new to the game, considering that I had nine accounts the oldest one dating back to the launch of the game. Let me tell you something: the only way for F2P to actually earn a high rank this game is to go as close to the meta as possible. In this case, it's the geos and padme and general skywalker, and perhaps rebels considering the route CG is taking. As for Ahnald's guides, I have to agree with Skies. They mean well, but in the reality they just aren't what you want. Proofed not once but thrice. None of his guides allow you to get a high rank. Too slow, all of them. They aim at getting you all the characters, yes, but it'll take five years and you'll be stuck below 1500. Just not viable.

I supose I do have a different goal there. So this is fair.

Well you're right it depends... Whether you want a higher rank or more characters. But the problem is that the F2P that actually read guides or ask in the forums are the ones who want the high rank right?

"Desertfox1024;c-2105552" wrote:

"Ichiraikou;c-2105551" wrote:

"Desertfox1024;c-2105548" wrote:
Well, I'm new to the forums, but I'm not new to the game, considering that I had nine accounts the oldest one dating back to the launch of the game. Let me tell you something: the only way for F2P to actually earn a high rank this game is to go as close to the meta as possible. In this case, it's the geos and padme and general skywalker, and perhaps rebels considering the route CG is taking. As for Ahnald's guides, I have to agree with Skies. They mean well, but in the reality they just aren't what you want. Proofed not once but thrice. None of his guides allow you to get a high rank. Too slow, all of them. They aim at getting you all the characters, yes, but it'll take five years and you'll be stuck below 1500. Just not viable.

I supose I do have a different goal there. So this is fair.

Well you're right it depends... Whether you want a higher rank or more characters. But the problem is that the F2P that actually read guides or ask in the forums are the ones who want the high rank right?

I guess. Thou that is an assumption. So neither of us knows for sure. Thou I do get where you come from.

Thank you for all of your input. I started a new account. I might drop 20 dollars from time to time. Can you guys tell me what the best bang for my buck would be? You guys rock, thank you again.

"Saxguru;c-2105717" wrote:
Thank you for all of your input. I started a new account. I might drop 20 dollars from time to time. Can you guys tell me what the best bang for my buck would be? You guys rock, thank you again.

Best bang for the bucks would be to buy the hyper drive bundle. By far.

I'd recommend to wait until you gain access to the squad arena at level 27, check whether you was assign to a young shard (relatively high rank) and if you are then buy the bundle. If you end up in a low rank (20k players to a full shard), I'd recommend to rinse and repeat. That will give you the best start (apart from hoarding/stalling before you cross the threshold lvl 27).

First thing a disclaimer, I have better things to do than closely monitor Ahnald's uploads so, though I am subscribed to his channel, I may have missed something.

That said, he started an FTP account to pursue Geos first. I don't recall seeing an update for a loooong time. Now, with first point in mind, what does that tell you. You would still be better looking up Warrior's guide (yes I know he packed in but the guide still is likely about the best out there).

Next point (probably cause ructions). I'd play something else. Don't get me wrong, I still like the game. I am not, like another youtuber, constantly slagging things as got the hump. However....... All games have a shelf life and this one has slowed. You are also over 4 years behind. Unless you are an intergalactic whale you will NEVER catch up or even close and the new toys that do come out will be years away not months. It will be depressing. Looks at Disney or even dragon champions or maybe lego which are newish, similar and you can still be towards the front. Coming to a game late is always hard and missing stuff or it being useless by the time you get to it is frustrating. With the Disney one, you also never know, Star Wars could come to it.

(Hopefully above doesn't breach any rules, Star Wars is, after all, owned by Disney even if CG isn't).

"Desertfox1024;c-2105507" wrote:
I hate to say it, but Skies is right. Try get to level 27 on the first day, and 50 in two weeks. This nearly promises top 500 in arena (back then without the hyperdrives it's 250) Skies pretty much outlined everything you should farm. However, I don't recommend farming consular just for his ship which you'll ditch in a week and for getting GMY two weeks early. It's not worth it. Instead, don't even bother with Kanan and Consular. Go straight for Bastila, Anakin, Ahsoka, Mace, and Ezra. Fleet arena the fleet is always the geo trio plus anakin and ahsoka.
That's the Bastila route. A newer path would be Separatists (check out Ahnald) and an older one is the Phoenix. Other possibilities include BH and First order (with Sith Trooper). I tested all of them myself and they're all fine.

Why level 27 on the first day? Do I get some kind of bonus for this or does it just give me access to more game modes and rewards faster?

"Saxguru;c-2105883" wrote:

"Desertfox1024;c-2105507" wrote:
I hate to say it, but Skies is right. Try get to level 27 on the first day, and 50 in two weeks. This nearly promises top 500 in arena (back then without the hyperdrives it's 250) Skies pretty much outlined everything you should farm. However, I don't recommend farming consular just for his ship which you'll ditch in a week and for getting GMY two weeks early. It's not worth it. Instead, don't even bother with Kanan and Consular. Go straight for Bastila, Anakin, Ahsoka, Mace, and Ezra. Fleet arena the fleet is always the geo trio plus anakin and ahsoka.
That's the Bastila route. A newer path would be Separatists (check out Ahnald) and an older one is the Phoenix. Other possibilities include BH and First order (with Sith Trooper). I tested all of them myself and they're all fine.

Why level 27 on the first day? Do I get some kind of bonus for this or does it just give me access to more game modes and rewards faster?

Because it's just the fastest you can progress the higher you can climb in the arena, and the first two weeks are pretty much crucial. It determines your 'starting arena position'. Afterwards climbing will only get harder and harder