This has puzzled me, what makes a toon go first in arena or galactic war. I run a team with at least three 220ish speed but constantly don't go first. I understand leader abilities and took that in account. But rex, phasma, jyn leads don't give speed boost and I checked their speeds. Is it just random and I'm getting unlucky draws. Or is something amiss in the equation in the game?

there are many factors at play. Without seeing what teams you're facing...I can't really give you a straight answer here. That being said, be sure to read each ability/ unique/ leadership before entering battle to have a full understanding as to what to expect. ie, Rex gives 7.5% tm to non clone allies whenever someone has been critically hitPhasma has a % chance to have allies assist each attack, which could be coupled with the assisting allies basic which may have tmg reach time the use it

Galactic War is one thing as you have preloaded tm to take into account.Typically the toon with the highest speed will go first. However, turn meter gain can make that order go all wonky. Rex leads for instance give out TM to the entire team when one of them gets crit. So one of your characters goes first, then the opponents have enough tm gain to go next.Other characters like Sith Assassin, Rex, and Jawa Engineer give out turn meter to allies to speed them all up. A Zeta Maul lead gives all Sith 20% turn meter to start the match. Biggs gets 100% tm whenever you crit him. Chirrut gets turn meter whenever Baze uses his basic attack. It's not just about speed is what it comes down to.

Went against full first order team (phasma, Foo, fop, for, Kylo) with only first order officer at 229 all others below 190. My team is phasma 200+, fop 200+, frist order officer 227, first order trooper 200ish, and emp 222. Other killed my emp, took all my troop and phasma shields before I even got my first turn.This doesn't add up.

First Order Officer has a special that grants all allies 15% tm if it removes tm from who he targets with it.That explains it right there.

Why didn't my first order officer go second then since it was only 2 less than theirs and 30+ more than their next toon in speed. Note they hit my emp with their first attack.Trying to understand this.

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z489cdegi
8 years ago
If you have multiple toons with 100% turn meter, they go randomly
WakChad
8 years ago
There was NO damage to my officer but completely wiped my emp before my first turn. My Emp has 219 speed. And my tank (fot) had no shields by my first turn.

I do think there is some RNG going on that isn't stated by devs.
crzydroid
Seasoned Traveler
8 years ago
"Honrinedc;c-1223802" wrote:
There was NO damage to my officer but completely wiped my emp before my first turn. My Emp has 219 speed. And my tank (fot) had no shields by my first turn.

I do think there is some RNG going on that isn't stated by devs.

Every speed/tm question posted on here has been explained by mechanics. There was something missed here. Next time you fight that team, try to get a video, and make sure you record the exact speeds of everyone on both sides.
Indominable_J81
8 years ago
First Order Officer starts with a special that gives 100% tm to another character. If he gave the tm to Kylo, he opens with an aoe that gives first order 25% tm. So effective speeds for the other 3 are 1.25x their speed. If the tm was given to phasma, she uses victory march, which is 50% tm.
Indominable_J81
8 years ago
Also, FOST taunts to start which gives allies 25% tm. So as long as FOO didn't give the tm to FOTP, anyone with a speed of 183 would go before your 227 FOO

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