"Creepioo;c-1399779" wrote:
And just because nobody uses R1 in your arena shard doesn't mean nobody does. I'm the only one in my Shard, and I can beat the CLS squads except about 10 that have mods way faster then mine. CLS is better at defense but I can still compete on offense.
Absolutely agree. I'm not even suggesting my specific launch shard is an perfect model of everyone's shards. I also am not suggesting a R1 team can't climb high in the ranks, even on an older shard. They are a very respectable team and a ton of fun to play. Chaze-less R1 is/was my last big full team project(Phoenix was before that, Troopers are next).
Most teams given the gear, synergy, mods and a zeta or two can take out 90% of the competition on offense. There will be that one or two leads or characters that are basically a hard counter, but most will climb just fine to a certain point. It's where you start running into issues, and how far you fall on D that is equally important. Phoenix and R1 both are fairly solid on D, but I give the edge to Phoenix. Zeta Kanan & Sabine are absolute monsters who can't be allowed to even take a single turn unless Ability Blocked.
Plus as stated they are required/help towards multiple more events, that alone in my eyes makes them the better squad to advise people to gear up.