One of my biggest problems with these forums in general is everything is looked at an end game perspective. Everything brought into the game gets ripped because it doesn't change the meta or isn't viable in the arena for players who have been maxed for ages. Of course this is understandable, many of the hardcore players on the forums only care about what affects them. But EA also has to take into account mid game players and new players and most importantly future playersWhich brings me to the Phoenix squad. Now yes, if you are maxed player, you hate the idea that you have to farm this team that you will never use just to get a legendary character. You may see it as a money grab by EA and in some ways it is. But look at it from a new player's perspective. You now have a full squad that is pretty easy to farm and will be viable in the beginning and mid game. More importantly, you have a squad that can get you TWO Legendary characters. So a new player can farm the Phoenix squad with relative ease right away, except for sabine and then will be able to unlock 2 Empire Legendary characters who will then help you to unlock R2D2 another legendary character. And of course by farming the Phoenix you have also farmed 2 Jedi characters who will help you get Yoda.Pretty clever move by EA

Boba is easy for mid players and destroys phoenix. He is also useful for Credit heist

New players can double down and run EP and Thrawn event with PS. Plus Kanan and Ezra can be used in the Yoda event.

"MasterMasterTimelord;c-1138337" wrote:Boba is easy for mid players and destroys phoenix. He is also useful for Credit heistboba destroys lots of characters, but thats not the point.

I don't think they are horrible. Sure they stink in arena but toons like Sabine and Ezra are useful elsewhere. Honestly if they improved Kanan and Zeb from the utter grabage they are now, it could make for an interesting team in arena

"Rumpelstilzchen;c-1138341" wrote:Phoenix squad being chosen was done so for many reasons imho. It will appeal to fans of the show. It wasn't being developed by players so it was a safe choice. Obscure team to obtain a desired new hero. It gives players something to do, a carrot to chase. Hopefully renews lost interest in the game. Possibly causes a revenue increase. Most everyone has Yoda, and EP. So they needed a new shiny to catch our attention. Enter GAT. Yea I agree, they did it for lots of different reasons, as you stated above, But I do think one of reasons and benefits is for the new player coming into the game. It's a big turnoff for new players to see some amazing characters they cant get and wont be able to get for a very long time. Now they have two legendary characters who they can easily acquire by farming the phoenix squad which is a pretty easy farm. And the squad will be useful for them until they get around lv 70 or so, then again depends on their shard. And hopefully the ships become farm-able too

Why the Phoenix squad is good for the game

PyrrhusRex
8 years ago
"SolidStripes;c-1139859" wrote:
"MasterMasterTimelord;c-1138337" wrote:
Boba is easy for mid players and destroys phoenix. He is also useful for Credit heist

Ummm, not really, ai boba uses aoe damage first, hera gives all ps kanans counter attack. Boba aoe attacks, ps counters, Boba is the first to die. He ressurects, ezra calls hera to assist, giving him 20% tm for using a special, and hera gains 40% tm for being support. Hera attacks or calls ezra to assit and gains 20% tm, ezra attacks....boba is also the second to die. Unless there a larger threat then boba will just have to wait to be killed.

I guess my point is ps requires a different strategy, as do all teams/toons. For ai less strategy is better, example zaul, no strategy just dodge dodge dodge.

To be fair, Ezra and Hera aren't going to be calling assists if Boba's ability block lands on them.
2fingaz2727
8 years ago
When you are lower level, almost any team is viable, as long as you gear them up. i have 4 accounts from level 65-80. All of them run different squads. And I have noticed that any geared up squad with mods can do well. However around the mid 70s, u will hit a wall unless you are running certain squads. It also depends on your shard too of course. My lv 80 account arena is filled with wedge and DN teams, and any phoenix squad would have a real hard time. However in my lower accounts there is more of a variety in squads and Phoenix geared up with mods can do really well.
Oodvan
8 years ago
"Pyrefly;c-1139866" wrote:
"SolidStripes;c-1139859" wrote:
"MasterMasterTimelord;c-1138337" wrote:
Boba is easy for mid players and destroys phoenix. He is also useful for Credit heist

Ummm, not really, ai boba uses aoe damage first, hera gives all ps kanans counter attack. Boba aoe attacks, ps counters, Boba is the first to die. He ressurects, ezra calls hera to assist, giving him 20% tm for using a special, and hera gains 40% tm for being support. Hera attacks or calls ezra to assit and gains 20% tm, ezra attacks....boba is also the second to die. Unless there a larger threat then boba will just have to wait to be killed.

I guess my point is ps requires a different strategy, as do all teams/toons. For ai less strategy is better, example zaul, no strategy just dodge dodge dodge.

To be fair, Ezra and Hera aren't going to be calling assists if Boba's ability block lands on them.

True, but a little tenacity and rng and they resist. Of course its all theoretical in the forums but in practice unless boba is truly maxed and modded he is little threat to phoenix, ive been using them at 3* in gw for a while and rarely does boba do any thing they can't just shake off, his best hit requires a stack of status effects which they rarely have more than two at a time.
N0oTry
8 years ago
I love that phoenix is so bad for arena. If they weren't I'd have to fight them daily which would probably make me quit.

I don't have much qualms against this rush to the gold cg designed. R2 event was a cakewalk. There is not too many options to make a legendary that's hard to get full for everyone but also unlockable if you put your back into. Tell me if something comes to mind. Now consider the rage if it required a not yet farmable toon.
UltimateSeaDog
8 years ago
"No_Try;c-1139918" wrote:
I love that phoenix is so bad for arena. If they weren't I'd have to fight them daily which would probably make me quit.

I don't have much qualms against this rush to the gold cg designed. R2 event was a cakewalk. There is not too many options to make a legendary that's hard to get full for everyone but also unlockable if you put your back into. Tell me if something comes to mind. Now consider the rage if it required a not yet farmable toon.

I have 7* g11 R1 squad, Rex and a 7* g10 DN. and I don't have R2.
GifafiTho
8 years ago
worst event ever. what a waste of time and gear etc. I could have done so much to my other squads but here we are a few days away and I'm not even going to get them (phoenix) to 7. when't the next thrawn event, august?
N0oTry
8 years ago
"UltimateSeaDog;c-1139938" wrote:
"No_Try;c-1139918" wrote:
I love that phoenix is so bad for arena. If they weren't I'd have to fight them daily which would probably make me quit.

I don't have much qualms against this rush to the gold cg designed. R2 event was a cakewalk. There is not too many options to make a legendary that's hard to get full for everyone but also unlockable if you put your back into. Tell me if something comes to mind. Now consider the rage if it required a not yet farmable toon.

I have 7* g11 R1 squad, Rex and a 7* g10 DN. and I don't have R2.

How long have you been playing? Either way you are in the minority. There are more than 5 characters that are easy to max and you at least had some of them avaliable unlike PS where we all started from scratch.
UltimateSeaDog
8 years ago
"No_Try;c-1139947" wrote:
"UltimateSeaDog;c-1139938" wrote:
"No_Try;c-1139918" wrote:
I love that phoenix is so bad for arena. If they weren't I'd have to fight them daily which would probably make me quit.

I don't have much qualms against this rush to the gold cg designed. R2 event was a cakewalk. There is not too many options to make a legendary that's hard to get full for everyone but also unlockable if you put your back into. Tell me if something comes to mind. Now consider the rage if it required a not yet farmable toon.

I have 7* g11 R1 squad, Rex and a 7* g10 DN. and I don't have R2.

How long have you been playing? Either way you are in the minority. There are more than 5 characters that are easy to max and you at least had some of them avaliable unlike PS where we all started from scratch.

Well I started in April last year.

I have zero empire toons past level 70, g6.
UltimateSeaDog
8 years ago
Oh and I have a 5* Thrawn and 7* EP
N0oTry
8 years ago
Ok, you don't have the toons or haven't geared them up? You can't expect to beat the event with zero investment. If you don't want to go out of your way, you don't have to either. I grabbed r2 easily since empire was my arena team, yet it's sitting in my roster in mint condition.

That was the cakewalk event, this one is harder. Hope they keep making it hard. Easy case both lacks sense of accomplishment and every/their mother gets it so we go back to square one.