So what do you think?...CLS is falling out of favor... Jedi Rey has come in strong... shes the FOTM for sure But is she the “best”?...there’s so many other options...Nightsisters are strong vs most of the cliche meta teams (CLS & Jedi Rey) but they struggle vs Empire or really any team with some strong AOE. Some variations in NS teams but once you can bust em they are are super easySpeaking of empire... some solid options now with probe droid and Starck in the mix. Still a strong contender and can hold their own in high end arena for sure. There sooo are many options for them... even characters like...Wampa? Yeah he can make things interesting... I think he still has yet to be fully realized...And the other “guild events” character... Hermit Yoda... I’ve battled some amazing teams in TW that made me realize how awesome he can be in the right teamBut what about Ewoks? They beat all of the above easily but struggle on defense... still are super fun and highly effective... quite possibly the best player controlled team of all the others And yet there’s so many more... FO with new Kylo? Rex led teams are making yet another comeback... Zarriss and Kenobi are always a solid choice So who’s the best now?The best and greatest answer is all of them... it’s Rock Paper Scissors and I’m pretty happy about it :)So what are you running?...still holding on to CLS? Or finally realizing NS? Maybe Jedi Rey... or Empire even? Or maybe something completely different... I’m using Ewoks and they kick some serious butt...Arena is kinda fun again... its nice that no one team dominates them all :)

I’ve never seen an Ewok in the arena. It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen an Empire team. Nightsisters came and went. Right now, it’s all the same meta combinations in the arena. I don’t mind.That’s what the arena is all about. There are other sections of the game where I mix it up and play around with different teams and have fun. The arena is a source of crystals, where I play the most effective team during payout hour once a day, and if it’s the same team as everyone else—who cares? I just want to maintain my rank. If using a unique team makes me a target, then I’ll use my unique team in one of several other parts of the game, and stick to a carbon copy cookie cutter in the arena. I’m fine with that. There are other game modes that let me be creative.Right now, I’m using Jedi Training Rey, R2, BB-8, GK, and CLS. I’ve tried others in that final spot, which is the only real variety at the moment.

"dad2my3;c-1425279" wrote:I’ve never seen an Ewok in the arena. It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen an Empire team. Nightsisters came and went. Right now, it’s all the same meta combinations in the arena. I don’t mind.That’s what the arena is all about. There are other sections of the game where I mix it up and play around with different teams and have fun. The arena is a source of crystals, where I play the most effective team during payout hour once a day, and if it’s the same team as everyone else—who cares? I just want to maintain my rank. If using a unique team makes me a target, then I’ll use my unique team in one of several other parts of the game, and stick to a carbon copy cookie cutter in the arena. I’m fine with that. There are other game modes that let me be creative.You can be creative in arena... it might take some time and resources but it’s certainly an option (you might fail miserably but at least you tried something different)I thought the Ewoks would “maybe” work and so I focused on them for a while... and they are fantastic It’s been the same in the past with many teams... some failed but some broke the mold and held their own...My perspective might be skewed because I’ve been playing since pretty much the beginning and have seeen so many “meta” teams come and go... And I’ve always tried to find some alternative that can beat those teams... But there’s more options now to place in the top 10 than I can ever remember...It’s kind of what I’ve always wanted :)

Maybe run a super high potency bounty hunter team under boba with Zarriss... can they even be killed?(Outside of insta kills from someone like Nihilus) They might be awful but it’s possibly an unrealized super team....How many people have them at g12 with g12 gear on them?The regen from Zarriss would be insane... Might be my next project ;)

i think you can be competative with alot of teams if you've got the mods and go all in on a certain squad, you just have to refresh to make the climb each day.

"Mobewan;c-1425431" wrote:I didnt get JTR this time, but i have to say that JTR has a far more powerful kit than CLS. Surprisingly, of all of the 5th spot toons people have tried, CLS is the weakest.I just got CLS and am absolutely loving him. I cant auto arena battles like JTR or nightsister teams, but that would take the fun out of arena anyway.Wiith so many CLS teams around and Chaze, i think the reign of nightsisters is over. They are very easy to beat now by most shards, but can still climb on auto against most teams. Troopers can beat nightsisters too, but i dont want to gear up 5 toons to g12 just for them.using CLS as a plug 'n play character he's a whole lot weaker than with a team build specifically for him, that is very true. I also agree that auto-ing battles is overrated, it's fun 1 or 2 times just to be able to, then it becomes boring.I wish my leaderboard had many chazes, seems like they all benched them. NS galore though, undergeared ahol... kittens. For diversity it aint bad though.

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chmchugh42
7 years ago
"Smapty;c-1425285" wrote:

You can be creative in arena...

I thought the Ewoks would “maybe” work and so I focused on them for a while... and they are fantastic
)

Can I ask what your arena rank is? I have to disagree with a lot of what you are saying. It is very difficult to be "good" with a creative team. Thousands of other people aren't wrong.

Also, my shard isn't the oldest...but there are no ewoks in the top 50...let alone the top 10. Fantastic?
Amartell44
7 years ago
"Ugnaught;c-1428033" wrote:
"Smapty;c-1425285" wrote:

You can be creative in arena...

I thought the Ewoks would “maybe” work and so I focused on them for a while... and they are fantastic
)

Can I ask what your arena rank is? I have to disagree with a lot of what you are saying. It is very difficult to be "good" with a creative team. Thousands of other people aren't wrong.

Also, my shard isn't the oldest...but there are no ewoks in the top 50...let alone the top 10. Fantastic?

I can take #1 easily with the Ewoks (work schedule permitting)

They probably aren’t as strong defensively as most common top teams and I’m sure are more of a target just by being different.. regardless they are still viable and very fun to play

Here’s some videos vs some common teams (on full auto even) if you are curious how they perform in the current meta...

Vs. JRT lead
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ZqZbSxBvw
Vs. CLS lead
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KJfF9IuN_tg
Vs. Empire
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pBiJgrL4a_k
Vs. NS
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b7eU-VZStak
scuba75
Seasoned Rookie
7 years ago
"Smapty;c-1428318" wrote:
"Ugnaught;c-1428033" wrote:
"Smapty;c-1425285" wrote:

You can be creative in arena...

I thought the Ewoks would “maybe” work and so I focused on them for a while... and they are fantastic
)

Can I ask what your arena rank is? I have to disagree with a lot of what you are saying. It is very difficult to be "good" with a creative team. Thousands of other people aren't wrong.

Also, my shard isn't the oldest...but there are no ewoks in the top 50...let alone the top 10. Fantastic?

I can take #1 easily with the Ewoks (work schedule permitting)

They probably aren’t as strong defensively as most common top teams and I’m sure are more of a target just by being different.. regardless they are still viable and very fun to play

Here’s some videos vs some common teams (on full auto even) if you are curious how they perform in the current meta...

Vs. JRT lead
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ZqZbSxBvw
Vs. CLS lead
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KJfF9IuN_tg
Vs. Empire
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pBiJgrL4a_k
Vs. NS
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b7eU-VZStak

Ewoks FTW!!!

https://i.imgur.com/wnzljHn.gif
Player_7ctrhms9
7 years ago
Ghastly things...
Smarm8
7 years ago
@Smapty
if you have 100+ speed on all toons, with uncountable 18+ speed mods..
you can do pretty well in arena even if choose 5 random toons from your roster each time :D
but that doesn't make those toons "meta", it does only make you a player with god-like mods ;)
scuba75
Seasoned Rookie
7 years ago
"leef;c-1428644" wrote:
"rawman;c-1427400" wrote:
"leef;c-1426395" wrote:
"rawman;c-1426393" wrote:
There a lot of different comps than can make it to top on offense currently. The more interesting question is which comps hold best on defense? I would say NS and JTR comps are the best for this currently assuming they have very good speed mods. At least these are the only comps which give me issues here and there and force me to switch squads on offense.

one could argue that we shouldn't focus on defence as much if we want a diverse arena =D

One could argue what he wants, but be real: Arena is about crystals for most players and will always be. If it can save you 1-2 refreshes people will choose the squad for defense which will make them drop as less as possible.

One could argue that people shouldn't whine about the lack of diversity in arena if that's the case ;)
Not saying you're whining about the lack of diversity, or anyone else in particular. It's just funny to me that "everyone" talks about how well a team does on def and "everyone" complains about the lack of diversity.

yup... the first question about any team comp is "how does it hold on defense?" well if "everyone" is trying to hold this leads to the same teams which leads to no diversity. Even if someone found the "God Defense team" that couldn't beat a mirror team that team would just be put in with an extra battle and you still have the same teams to fight over and over.

If you want diversity you can't have good defense teams. Once a team start "holding on defense" over others player will migrate to that.
mobewan0527
7 years ago
Good defense and bad defense at high end arena is a question of who weaker teams will choose to attack because they struggle with the best.

Most people in top 20 or top 30 can easily beat everyone else and just choose a target based on their max jump.

But if a team with mediocre mods or weak offensive team is fighting to climb into top 10, he will choose easier teams to climb. That is what is called bad defense.
CleverWes
7 years ago
I think "bad defense" is how quickly you can beat a team anymore. Since nearly all teams in the top 20 can beat each other, it then comes down to how much time you can leave your opponent to snipe your position (or vice versa).

A good defensive team can take 3:30 minutes to lose.
A bad one can lose in 1 minute.
Mullato616
7 years ago
I have become pretty inactive in this game for the most part. I went from participating fully in raids to just autoing tb, posting zeros on raids, basically just getting my 600s.

I used to rotate 1-4 for payout in arena, to now letting myself drop into 50-70s...wherever i get knocked too. Alot of times I'll go a week without doing any arena battles, was feeling pretty burned out on the game.

So I finally went back to Jedi after getting bored of my rebel squad. And this time it's an actual full Jedi comp. Most fun I've had in a long time - running something different than everyone else on my shard and my favorite faction. I put them in e other day when I got off work after payout and climbed into top 20, to see how they fair.

All are g12 with some g12 pieces on them.
Have zetas on
QGJ,
hoda (heal)
Ezra
Ben (taunt)

Does ok vs most Rey squads.

https://i.imgur.com/HIHMcDO.png
https://i.imgur.com/TXcafGf.png

Cls rebels can blow my ben or gk up, but that's ok lol.

https://i.imgur.com/OqMfRMT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kY9EDuQ.png

Ezra is nasty with masters training, highest hit I've seen from his special was 62k I believe. Highest basic was a double tap for 23k-23k.

QGJ can do decent with masters training also. Basic is around 13k, and his dispel hit a thrawn for 22k.
emvedebe
7 years ago
ofcourse this guy ^ is still running jedi xD