SLKR Grind Feb 19 - Unlocked July 15

"Crayons;c-2228884" wrote:
I switched tactics to get more Republic characters, and then hopefully unlock padme and maybe go for GAS too.

Changing your focus halfway is usually a bad idea. Piece of advice: try to evaluate how long it would take to get the ship you need. If it's about 6 motnhs, keep what you're doing and g13 those characters you need to unlock Kylo, then hoard on Relics components. Now that you Relic'd all those FO that are almost useless by themselves, you need to finish the job as soon as possible. You'll struggle a lot in GAC until then and you'll postpone the time where you'll be relevant in arena.

You can even spend some crystals to acquire shards you need for your ship if you finish the rest of prerequisites early. It's an investment. Today, judging on your profile, you gain 60 crystals a day in Arena. With Kylo, you should reach top 50 (150 crystals a day), at the very least top 100 (100 crystals a day), which means an extra 2700 crystals a month (or 1200 a month if you only reach top 100). You'll get your crystals back in no time.

"Crayons;c-2228795" wrote:

"crzydroid;c-2228790" wrote:
GAC matchups are based on the power of your top toons; the exact number varies by division. So the best way to balance your roster is to make sure your top characters are good ones. Sometimes you can have a character like Piett or Wat who can function well at low stars and that is worth resource investment before you have max shards.

You also want to make sure the mods on your characters are good ones. If you have good enough mods, lower gear characters can beat higher gear ones-- it's also worth knowing which team synergies work well as counters to squads at higher gear.

What’s the best way to even understand mods? When I came back they were there, and I had a ton of currency and just bought stuff. But as sad as it is, I currently just automod them as I don’t know much better.

Yeah, don't use the auto mod system. There are some great resources online to look up what to do. The best rule of thumb is to only level mods until they show all four stats, and if they don't have speed, sell them. There are exceptions sometimes, but until you start to learn what those are, high speed secondaries is still the best guideline.

Crit damage is usually the best triangle primary for damage dealers. Some tanks might need protection or health. Some characters can't crit and would benefit from offense. But again, for the most part crit damage will see the most use.

"Starslayer;c-2228902" wrote:

"Crayons;c-2228884" wrote:
I switched tactics to get more Republic characters, and then hopefully unlock padme and maybe go for GAS too.

Changing your focus halfway is usually a bad idea. Piece of advice: try to evaluate how long it would take to get the ship you need. If it's about 6 motnhs, keep what you're doing and g13 those characters you need to unlock Kylo, then hoard on Relics components. Now that you Relic'd all those FO that are almost useless by themselves, you need to finish the job as soon as possible. You'll struggle a lot in GAC until then and you'll postpone the time where you'll be relevant in arena.

You can even spend some crystals to acquire shards you need for your ship if you finish the rest of prerequisites early. It's an investment. Today, judging on your profile, you gain 60 crystals a day in Arena. With Kylo, you should reach top 50 (150 crystals a day), at the very least top 100 (100 crystals a day), which means an extra 2700 crystals a month (or 1200 a month if you only reach top 100). You'll get your crystals back in no time.

This ^^
I wouldn't change your focus, since you're so close to Kylo. Focus on getting those ships up so you can get the Finalizer, and work on finishing the SLKR grind.

"Crayons;c-2228884" wrote:
I switched tactics to get more Republic characters, and then hopefully unlock padme and maybe go for GAS too.

That might take you longer than SLKR will. To get GAS, you need at least a few relics, plus all the relics for his 501st team. Add on the time to unlock Padme, and get her team up and running, and you're better off getting GL Kylo.

That's what I'd do, at least

Yeah. I could totally see that. I’ve switched back. Luckily I only spent a few weeks away from it. But I’ve fav’d all the characters and ships I need and refocused. Gonna ignore gearing anything and just farm it all while I farm the last few toons to 7*

Save my crystals and currencies for shards. I’ll be back in a few months to let you know how I did ?

Yeah. I may have gotten the wrong end of the stick with that. Apologies.

But I am enjoying my roster just now. ST (Larry) is so cool.

I get quite a few GAC wins now. KRU is also a beast at times.

The grind for the event starts today.

I stared grinding for Kylo on Feb 28th. I bought last few shards of Finalizer today with saved 2500 crystals. So just over 4 1/2 months and some saved crystals, saved during that time.

The next grind begins.

Started the grind in January. The post here, and my decision to go for it was Feb 19th. By that stage I had KRU, Kylo, FOO, FOX, FOTFP, Phasma, and Palpatine 7* and G11. The rest were not farmed at all. I was 100% FTP until I had my ships 6*, and I pushed the final Finalizer shards with saved crystals, and I bought 2 $20 Crystal packs.

Feb 28





July 15

"Crayons;c-2277179" wrote:
Started the grind in January. The post here, and my decision to go for it was Feb 19th. By that stage I had KRU, Kylo, FOO, FOX, FOTFP, Phasma, and Palpatine 7* and G11. The rest were not farmed at all. I was 100% FTP until I had my ships 6*, and I pushed the final Finalizer shards with saved crystals, and I bought 2 $20 Crystal packs.

Feb 28





July 15

Congratulations

Are you div 5 or div 4?

"Konju;c-2228786" wrote:
Are you div 5 or div 4?

Div 4. 2.5m to 3m GP