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KevlarGolem
9 years ago

To Farm or Not to Farm...

Rolled a new account after having quit for a few months. I need some help catching up with the current meta. Some characters who used to be top tier now seem to get little to no play, so Im not exactly sure of who to farm, and in what order. My plan right now for my arena team is Lando (L), STHan, Boba, then either Wiggs or Leia+RG/Pathfinder. Obviously I'm also interested in other heroes for Raids and pushing the light/dark campaigns, Mod teams, and Ship stuff. Keep in mind I have a huge surplus of light side because of lucky draw on cromiums, what the game gives away, and my initial farming choices. Therefore Im hurting for dark side to a degree.

GW:
1. Lumi - got her to 4 star already. Currently holding progress to focus on Phasma, however Phas seems to have fallen out of the meta?
2. Phasma
3. Biggs - only #3 cause I don't need him till I have Wedge
4. RP or Teebo - RP for easy ship access, Teebo for raid

Arena:
STHan - 4* today. Want to take all the way to 7 before starting anyone else.
2.-5. - Huge toss up between Leia, IG-88, Akbar, or Tarkin. Leia for arena/rebel, IG for scoundrel, Akbar for rebel/ship, Tarkin for dark side/ship.

Cantina Energy:
1. Lando - 4*, will be 5* in a few days. Plan to take directly to 7*
2. Unsure - either Pathfinder, Luke, or a new yet undiscovered node.

Cantina Store:
1. Boba - made big mistake farming QGJ up to 3* before finalizing my arena team plans. Boba at 23/80
2/3. Unsure - between Daka (for Dark side heals), Ashoka (for Ship/jedi)
4. Qui - for jedi/raid
3. Poe - for resistance

HM: putting very low emphasis on HM shard farming, mostly just supplementing other sources. with a few exceptions...
-- RG, Rey (still meta?), EElder, JC

Anyway, I would greatly appreciate feedback on my selections and prioritizations. GW is currently my biggest issue, as I'm so unsure between Phas and Lumi that I'm currently just banking my tokens. Thanks for any feedback!

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  • Kekattia's avatar
    Kekattia
    9 years ago
    Problem with the droid team is 3/5 are farmed in arena shipments, otherwise I'd agree.

    GW I recommend at least unlocking Cad Bane also as the 5th scoundrel for the credit heist. Otherwise looking at your team plans I'd say farm Biggs before Phasma, she has fallen out of meta for a while now, then go for Lumi to get Yoda. Also don't forget you need 5 rebels for the Emperor's demise, another reason for Biggs.

    Cantina nodes for now finishing Lando should be your priority, after that SRP or Wedge are great options as well as RG. From shipments get Boba done first and then Daka if you want to focus on DS nodes or Ashoka for ships, QGJ has his perks but I don't think he should be a top three priority for you atm.

    I see HM farming as a mean to top off a toon, but as you have just started again you should just choose a toon or two to work on and use the rest of your energy on gear farming. The best options are RG and then Ani for late game, if you want more immediate impact I'd go with JC for Yoda and ships
  • KevlarGolem's avatar
    KevlarGolem
    9 years ago
    "KeKattia;802625" wrote:
    GW I recommend at least unlocking Cad Bane also as the 5th scoundrel for the credit heist.


    Really? When I quit Cad was an absolute joke. Was he buffed, or is this purely to fill a scoundrels team with an easy farm?
  • Dhoey321's avatar
    Dhoey321
    9 years ago
    My advice on a new account is:

    1. Go for a droid team. HK, IG88, IG86, B2 Jawa Engineer
    2. Get scoundrels on the side to help with Credit heist. Lando, STH, IG88, Boba Fett, Cad Bane
    3. Get rebels to get EP and because they are really good. Wiggs, Lando, STH and AA
    4. Save as much as you can while also upgrading these teams. This way when the time comes and you can either foresee a META, you can capitalize on it before others. If you can't foresee, make a squad that you love meaning 5 characters that are your favorite and you can be happy with a solid Arena Team and play your favorite characters when you feel like it.

    5. Try to also focus on 5 people who have ships - this will help in the long run.

    DO NOT TRY TO SPREAD YOUR RESOURCES TOO MUCH OR YOU WILL BE FRUSTRATED LIKE ME!!!!!
  • Kekattia's avatar
    Kekattia
    9 years ago
    "KevlarGolem;803086" wrote:
    "KeKattia;802625" wrote:
    GW I recommend at least unlocking Cad Bane also as the 5th scoundrel for the credit heist.


    Really? When I quit Cad was an absolute joke. Was he buffed, or is this purely to fill a scoundrels team with an easy farm?


    Cad Bane has one of the best leads amongst scoundrels though he is now definitely behind Boba on that, he still hits hard and has the stun and TM remove on his unavoidable special

    Mainly though he is an easy farm to complete the team probably the easiest next to IG88
  • wangsneeze's avatar
    wangsneeze
    9 years ago
    "KevlarGolem;82014" wrote:
    Rolled a new account after having quit for a few months. I need some help catching up with the current meta. Some characters who used to be top tier now seem to get little to no play, so Im not exactly sure of who to farm, and in what order. My plan right now for my arena team is Lando (L), STHan, Boba, then either Wiggs or Leia+RG/Pathfinder. Obviously I'm also interested in other heroes for Raids and pushing the light/dark campaigns, Mod teams, and Ship stuff. Keep in mind I have a huge surplus of light side because of lucky draw on cromiums, what the game gives away, and my initial farming choices. Therefore Im hurting for dark side to a degree.

    GW:
    1. Lumi - got her to 4 star already. Currently holding progress to focus on Phasma, however Phas seems to have fallen out of the meta?
    2. Phasma
    3. Biggs - only #3 cause I don't need him till I have Wedge
    4. RP or Teebo - RP for easy ship access, Teebo for raid

    Arena:
    STHan - 4* today. Want to take all the way to 7 before starting anyone else.
    2.-5. - Huge toss up between Leia, IG-88, Akbar, or Tarkin. Leia for arena/rebel, IG for scoundrel, Akbar for rebel/ship, Tarkin for dark side/ship.

    Cantina Energy:
    1. Lando - 4*, will be 5* in a few days. Plan to take directly to 7*
    2. Unsure - either Pathfinder, Luke, or a new yet undiscovered node.

    Cantina Store:
    1. Boba - made big mistake farming QGJ up to 3* before finalizing my arena team plans. Boba at 23/80
    2/3. Unsure - between Daka (for Dark side heals), Ashoka (for Ship/jedi)
    4. Qui - for jedi/raid
    3. Poe - for resistance

    HM: putting very low emphasis on HM shard farming, mostly just supplementing other sources. with a few exceptions...
    -- RG, Rey (still meta?), EElder, JC

    Anyway, I would greatly appreciate feedback on my selections and prioritizations. GW is currently my biggest issue, as I'm so unsure between Phas and Lumi that I'm currently just banking my tokens. Thanks for any feedback!


    Here's what I think.

    GW: Lumi is always safe to go, Phasma, Biggs, and ships. Ships are essential in GW. Most ships, besides the Slave1, rex's, and the m falcon are found in there. Save the ship shards for the rare ships and the Zeta material.

    Arena: ST han first for sure. Then IG88 or ackbar, I would go ackbar if you wanna do a rebel team.

    Cantina: Lando for sure, good move. Word of advice though, don't do luke or pathfinder first. There are many better characters to use than Luke, he's not even worth getting. Pathfinder is good, but not worth getting at first. Depending what level you're on, after lando, I would try to go for Tie Pilot (Tier 4 of Cantina), Aayla (Tier 5 of Cantina), or Jawa (level him up for critical damage mods and tank raid)

    Cantina Store: really just depends what you want. I would do Boba, QGJ and Daka, then Ahsoka, fives and poe for ships, in that order, but it's really up to you. All are safe choices.

    HM: ROYAL GUARD!!! Couldn't emphasize that more. And when you can, Anakin. Other good ones are FOTP, Ahsoka, Barriss and Rey.

    Guild store: Sun Fac (!!!), Rex, Jawa Engineer before anything else. Sun Fac is an absolute monster and works well with any team you put him on. You also have the choice to get Cody and Echo, but don't start on them till you get the others. Cody isn't great right now, so I'd get Echo first.

    Fleet Shipments: Sun Fac, Rex, Wedge, VADER (!!!), rare ship blueprints (Rex's, Slave1, etc.) and ZETA. The Zeta is literally a game changer. A character with a good Zeta can take you from a 300 spot to a top 50 in at worst. Best two in my opinion are QGJ and Barriss by far.

    Hope this helped!
  • Kekattia's avatar
    Kekattia
    9 years ago
    "aus10;805931" wrote:
    A character with a good Zeta can take you from a 300 spot to a top 50 in at worst. Best two in my opinion are QGJ and Barriss by far.


    I agree with you on all point but the zeta point. QGJ is good and no doubt Barriss can do some magic in the tank raid with hers but Maul is superior to either of them. Maul is not that common a toon so don't expect him to flood the arenas like Jedi will with QGJ lead, but the top spots will be occupied by Maul and company.
  • KevlarGolem's avatar
    KevlarGolem
    9 years ago
    So after mulling over suggestions, here are my following ideas...
    For Arena, I might do a bounty hunter/frankenstein/aoe hybrid, with Boba(L), IG88, Lando, either/both HanST or SunFac, maybe another decent BH like Cad, or Greedo(nice Boba(L) synergy)? Maybe Vader if I can find the shards.

    GW: Leaving Lumi at 4* for now, as this is currently plenty for healing campains/GW. Then probably going to start Cad to pair with boba and scoundrel reqs. Then Biggs for ships and Reb reqs. I was thinking then either going back to lumi or to ResPilot for ships and Res reqs, but no one suggested that. RP not good?

    Arena: HanST just turned 5*, so immediately switch to IG88, or wait to 7* HanST first?

    Catina En: taking Lando to 7*, next, probably Tie Pilot for ships/empire.

    Cantina creds: Boba to 7*, next, probably Qui for Jedi reqs and being amazing. Maybe Daka if healing becomes an issue in DS campain.

    Guild store: had originally planned to commit 100% to gear, but aus10 has talked me into SunFac as it's the only tank I currently respect = HanST & RG. Might also do Dengar for BH synergy with Boba(L), and raids.

    TL/DR Qs: Is Greedo good enough with Boba lead synergy? Take HanST straight to 7* or swap over to IG88 now? RP worth it, or just finish Lumi then save for ships? How much should I actually spend on shards in guild store, as the gear is pretty critical?
  • KevlarGolem's avatar
    KevlarGolem
    9 years ago
    Oh man, seems I totally forgot to take Mods into account. Now that I have 7* Lando, do I start fully investing in Mods, or are they too weak at this point to be worth the energy investment? Some in my arena shard are already showing up with like 20+ gold Mods... which is concerning because so far I have 1 grey Mod.
  • wangsneeze's avatar
    wangsneeze
    9 years ago
    "KevlarGolem;811155" wrote:
    So after mulling over suggestions, here are my following ideas...
    For Arena, I might do a bounty hunter/frankenstein/aoe hybrid, with Boba(L), IG88, Lando, either/both HanST or SunFac, maybe another decent BH like Cad, or Greedo(nice Boba(L) synergy)? Maybe Vader if I can find the shards.

    GW: Leaving Lumi at 4* for now, as this is currently plenty for healing campains/GW. Then probably going to start Cad to pair with boba and scoundrel reqs. Then Biggs for ships and Reb reqs. I was thinking then either going back to lumi or to ResPilot for ships and Res reqs, but no one suggested that. RP not good?

    Arena: HanST just turned 5*, so immediately switch to IG88, or wait to 7* HanST first?

    Catina En: taking Lando to 7*, next, probably Tie Pilot for ships/empire.

    Cantina creds: Boba to 7*, next, probably Qui for Jedi reqs and being amazing. Maybe Daka if healing becomes an issue in DS campain.

    Guild store: had originally planned to commit 100% to gear, but aus10 has talked me into SunFac as it's the only tank I currently respect = HanST & RG. Might also do Dengar for BH synergy with Boba(L), and raids.

    TL/DR Qs: Is Greedo good enough with Boba lead synergy? Take HanST straight to 7* or swap over to IG88 now? RP worth it, or just finish Lumi then save for ships? How much should I actually spend on shards in guild store, as the gear is pretty critical?


    Continue with St. Han to 7. Don't do Greedo, he is great at first but ends up flatlining. I made that same mistake. Bane is a great character to have, Biggs is a good secondary. I'd do that exact thing with Cantina. Lando is essential, and Tie Pilot can inflict buff immunity, which when/if you start facing teams with Chirrut or whoever, becomes the difference between winning and losing. SunFac is great!! Dengar is also a great character. The key to getting up in the Arena ranks is heavy damage, buffs and turn meter so as long as you can get around those three you'll be good. So far you're characters are looking good. If you wanna do a BH team, you should get Zam as well. She's a good attacker with really annoying bombs. There is a guy in my arena that does exactly what you're trying to do, it works great.
  • KevlarGolem's avatar
    KevlarGolem
    9 years ago
    "aus10;813672" wrote:

    If you wanna do a BH team, you should get Zam as well.

    Yeah, seems her shards are pretty hard to come by though :/

    I'm also thinking I might go with JC before TieP with cantina energy, mainly for ships, but also Jedi and healing.

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