State of Ships Arena
Disclosure: I've finished 1st in Fleet every day for a while (Top 3 for a long time), so this isn't a "it's too hard so change it" kind of post. Also, I have exactly 3 good Rebels ships, so if CG list...
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I think fleet arena has always been prett RNG-dependent, comparatively. A lot of that is because there are relatively few ships, so most people wind up running pretty similar fleets. Once you’ve reached a certain power level, the only determining factor between two fleets is who gets better RNG.
If they intend to change that, they can’t just go on releasing new meta-defining ships every few months. Everybody will change their fleet to take advantage as soon as possible, and it’s back to an RNG-fest. What they need to do is release enough ships (including new capital ships) that take advantage of new factional synergies, so that there’s a meaningful difference in feel between running a Republic, a Rebel, or an Empire fleet (or, dare I say it, a Sith, Separatist, or Resistance fleet). And at any given time, at least three of those choices need to be competing to be the meta.
If they intend to change that, they can’t just go on releasing new meta-defining ships every few months. Everybody will change their fleet to take advantage as soon as possible, and it’s back to an RNG-fest. What they need to do is release enough ships (including new capital ships) that take advantage of new factional synergies, so that there’s a meaningful difference in feel between running a Republic, a Rebel, or an Empire fleet (or, dare I say it, a Sith, Separatist, or Resistance fleet). And at any given time, at least three of those choices need to be competing to be the meta.
