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ZANDtiger
4 years ago

Returning player

Hello everyone! I originally started playing this game not long after launch and have took breaks at various points. I'm returning to the game after probably close to a 2yr layoff. When I left mods and ships were still in their infancy in the game. So much has changed since I last played. I've tried to do some reading and youtube watching but its basically information overload at this point lol. I need some help figuring out a couple of short-term goals in relation to where my account sits now. You know just a good general direction to be headed in while I'm learning the new meta, characters, game modes, etc. Any and all feedback with be greatly appreciated! Here is a link to my account
https://swgoh.gg/p/259296961/
  • ZANDtiger's avatar
    ZANDtiger
    4 years ago
    I really hadn't thought about starting over. The geo farm is coming along good since I made it my main focus. Out of curiosity what rank range are we talking about being able to get to with a padme team? I don't necessarily have to be in the very top and will be happy if I can be competitive.
  • crzydroid's avatar
    crzydroid
    New Scout
    4 years ago
    "Zand;c-2204546" wrote:
    I really hadn't thought about starting over. The geo farm is coming along good since I made it my main focus. Out of curiosity what rank range are we talking about being able to get to with a padme team? I don't necessarily have to be in the very top and will be happy if I can be competitive.


    That depends on your shard and how active it is. I would be hopeful you can get into the top 250. But you will need to make sure you can get on top of mod farming.
  • tvsfrink's avatar
    tvsfrink
    4 years ago
    "crzydroid;c-2204551" wrote:
    "Zand;c-2204546" wrote:
    I really hadn't thought about starting over. The geo farm is coming along good since I made it my main focus. Out of curiosity what rank range are we talking about being able to get to with a padme team? I don't necessarily have to be in the very top and will be happy if I can be competitive.


    That depends on your shard and how active it is. I would be hopeful you can get into the top 250. But you will need to make sure you can get on top of mod farming.


    My alt is in a way newer shard and I get pushed out of the top 500 regularly (granted it's not a maxed padme squad)

    https://swgoh.gg/p/926761324/

    I can climb into the 300s but I only do a few battles daily so not sure if i could actually reach top 250 or not. I suspect not, unless i found good targets to climb with.

    All this is to say I really doubt top 250 is in anyway possible with Padme on a near-launch shard, unless you have fantastic mods (also unlikely with being inactive so long) or a very dead shard.
  • ZANDtiger's avatar
    ZANDtiger
    4 years ago
    Sorry I wasn't fully understanding everything that was being said. Shards are the different individual arena pools. So basically starting over with a newer group would have more long term benefits as I'd have an older account within that specific player group. Instead of being stuck in an older player group with an account I've been on and off with. That does definitely make sense from alot of viewpoints.
  • tvsfrink's avatar
    tvsfrink
    4 years ago
    "LOTD;c-2204568" wrote:
    "TVF;c-2204492" wrote:
    "TheChild_eats_eggs1;c-2204482" wrote:
    "mpdmonster;c-2204222" wrote:
    Personally I would start over. I know it sounds rough but your gonna be stuck in a hard fleet and arena shard if you dont.


    I disagree. He has a Padme team. He just needs Padme.


    A Padme team is pretty worthless in a near-launch shard.


    As a player who is in a launch shard I couldn't disagree more! My top 70 are nearly all GL's but the other 130 are GAS and DR (all something Padme can counter).

    New shards have everything an old shard has within 6 months now (even more so because of the HDB and accelerated shard farming).

    Concentrate on mods and speak for support before levelling mods or crafting mods as credit resource is slow at the start of the game.

    Get a steady arena team-geos/padme/gas is a good way to go. Farm no more than 2 characters a time from energy on each node to ensure you are getting a good rate of shards and gear. And most importantly at your gear level don't over invest. geos (g12 max) jkr (r4 max) ewoks (G10 max). I am a twitch streamer so if you wanted a chat pop in buddy or give me a shout on here and you can come to my discord and i will happily assist.


    My shard is April 2017 and I'm told (humble brag, haven't seen outside top 50 in a while) that our shard has tons of GL beyond that.

    Like I said, could be that a launch/near-launch shard is fairly inactive at this point, in which case a Padme team could probably climb pretty well. I'd still be tempted to start over if it were me though.
  • Grogu_4470's avatar
    Grogu_4470
    Seasoned Novice
    4 years ago
    "TVF;c-2204492" wrote:
    "TheChild_eats_eggs1;c-2204482" wrote:
    "mpdmonster;c-2204222" wrote:
    Personally I would start over. I know it sounds rough but your gonna be stuck in a hard fleet and arena shard if you dont.


    I disagree. He has a Padme team. He just needs Padme.


    A Padme team is pretty worthless in a near-launch shard.


    I misread. I don’t care about squad arena so...
  • tvsfrink's avatar
    tvsfrink
    4 years ago
    "TheChild_eats_eggs1;c-2204638" wrote:
    "TVF;c-2204492" wrote:
    "TheChild_eats_eggs1;c-2204482" wrote:
    "mpdmonster;c-2204222" wrote:
    Personally I would start over. I know it sounds rough but your gonna be stuck in a hard fleet and arena shard if you dont.


    I disagree. He has a Padme team. He just needs Padme.


    A Padme team is pretty worthless in a near-launch shard.


    I misread. I don’t care about squad arena so...


    https://d2kmm3vx031a1h.cloudfront.net/75sITNoaRb6DZkw4EP9k_992005871a8b03fe192753fca50bad44bcb0f357.jpe
  • ZANDtiger's avatar
    ZANDtiger
    4 years ago
    Thanks for the replies since I last posted. LOTD I may definitely take you up on the help at some point. I've been asking ton of question in my guilds discord.

    I've definitely thought about hyperdriving and starting over, but i've had this account so long. About decided to just keep grinding away and take my chances in my current shard.

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