Poll on New Updates
Hi everyone! I’ve been a Galaxy of Heroes player for almost two years now, playing consistently every day. I’m a grind account—typically not caring how long it takes me to grow, generally being very patient about my progress, although I do still occasionally spring for lower-cost Hyperdrive bundles that propel me towards my goal. This is my first time posting on the forums, because EA and Disney have just ticked me off that much with these latest updates which, to me, smacks of corporate greed trying to wring more money out of people. I’m curious about your thoughts—what are the pros of this latest update, what are the cons of this latest update, how does this update contrast with previous updates that perhaps also felt like money-grabs, etc. I encourage you to leave a comment and answer the following: Do you think this update is good overall, bad overall, or a blend? For you, what aspects are good and what aspects are bad? Are you considering leaving this game due to this update? Why or why not? Any additional thoughts or comparisons with previous updates? I appreciate you all. This game has become a part of my daily routine, but I feel as though it’s now going to take me three times as long to achieve anything. I almost deleted it this morning, but thought I’d check in with the community first to see your impressions. Thanks so much in advance. UPDATE: CG_Meathead , here’s a solid start to a growing, comprehensive list of all the issues introduced with these latest updates. I really hope you take these frustrations seriously and consider some of the solutions that have been suggested. If you’re actually trying to create a more positive, free-to-play experience as you’ve suggested, you are not succeeding with this latest update. You don’t have to sacrifice free-to-play options that allow us to grow in order to provide pay-to-play products.
Time to BOYCOTT!!!
İt is time to BOYBOTT !!! the worst p2w update of all time They stole omicrons and you can get back but you have to get a pass 20$ and 7 star marque units in shipment you cant buy anything because of week refresh as a boycott I think dont buy any pack LSB too start with first day of december to last day of december (whole december) they gonna notice
At a Loss
I was so hopeful when they announced this new update, I watched the full Ahnald video, and I insisted to my guildmates that we should wait to see the episode structure before we start complaining about anything. My hopes were dashed when I saw the new Galactic Challenge. For a game with consistent issues, and a relatively unresponsive dev team, I was so hopeful because I thought, like many other, that this might mark a new period in SWGOH's history after 9 years of playing. I can admit when I'm wrong. I was concerned with the new marquee system when it came out with the Naboo raid, as I felt it further divided free-to-play players from paid players. Don't mistake me, I understand that paid players are going to have an advantage -- SWGOH needs to make money if it's going to continue to exist -- but it quickly became impossible for a F2P player to see anything past the second marquee event. When they announced the new update, they promised that F2P players would see an increase, or (at least) not a decrease in equipment income in a notoriously grindy game. This assuaged my fears concerning the marquee system -- I can't benefit from it, but people I care about can benefit from it. I could still enjoy the game because I could work towards the Red crates, and help my guild. The Red Crates, of course, being the maximum reward for Galactic Challenges -- an event system that has had notorious issues -- and a consistent method of gear collection. And then they revealed the episode pass -- again, not a problem by itself, CG needs to make money to keep this game alive -- while some of my guildmates said that they had to reconsider playing, and one even quit. As I watched my guildmates become increasingly concerned, I advised caution -- we didn't even have the events yet, or the episode pass. Was $20 a month aggressive? Yes. Was it egregious? Yes. Would I have spent that money on the game anyway? Without a doubt. I enjoyed this game, and I have purchased a number of LSBs, when I have some extra cash lying around, throughout my nine years playing, and I don't regret it. And CG continued to ensure us that F2P players would still benefit -- or at least remain neutral. When the most recent Galactic challenge came out, however, and I saw that the challenges were not placeholders, and that they had in fact gotten rid of the "Win the battle" feat, replacing it with two feats that ostensibly required purchase, between an upgraded character that released within the last 48 hours and requiring the episode pass outright, I was gutted. I had been fine with the marquee system, because at least there was an alternative way for me to get equipment. I had been fine with the Episode pass, because at least we were getting new content, and I would willingly sacrifice some gear in exchange for new content. Frankly, any of these changes by themselves would have been fine, but to introduce all of these changes that blatantly favor paying accounts, while still insisting that it was benefiting us, is not just wrong, it's outright demeaning. This was my favorite game to play on my phone. It was difficult enough and grindy enough that I could pour hours into it, slowly building up shards and testing team configurations, all while aiding a community that developed around myself and my friends. This change, however, just makes me sad. There's no other way to explain it, as reductive as it is, because I've had so much fun on this game, and to see it make this change is devastating at best. As much as a quick change, like just removing these feats, would help this situation, it really just feels like the CG dev team does not care. Thanks, Meathead, EA, and the team at CG for making a fantastic game. I'm so sorry that you decided to do this, and I hope, for other players, that you fix this quickly.
This update may ruin the game for me.
I started playing this game seriously about 14-15 months ago. I have been on a rollercoaster since then. I joined a guild, and became an officer. Things happened, and I led a civil war against that guild. I now lead a guild who has just past the 280M mark. I have whaled on DTMG via conquest passes and gems. I have bought a LSB, and a couple kyro calendars. I was gifted two other LSBs, and I have spent many hours working on things for my guild as a whole. My guild is highly organized, we have an 88% winrate in TW and our TB scores are really good. As my financial situation has changed, I have spent less and less on the game, but I never stopped trying to help the guild. There are many whales in the guild, although no one is required to spend a dime. I get my enjoyment from two things in this game, my guild and theory crafting. Conquest and GAC are lower on my priority list, I still participate. I may not hug the Meta, but do I sound like a casual player? This update infuriates me. I tried to ignore the leaks about this plan, thinking that CG would try to make it somewhat friendly. What I was hoping from this update, was a system to reward players for activity, add a more friendly way to get omis if you couldn't get T8, and add a way for players to a easy always available value increase to their daily gameplay via a battle pass. Instead, I have my main income of Omis stripped away in favor of a daily commitment watching a bar fill, and hope I get enough to buy the omis I need. I get constant reminders that there is a discrepancy between people who pay and people who don't. I progress for challenges, that I can't complete, as another form of asking me to buy the pass. People shouldn't have to check a reddit post or a youtube video to make sure they aren't getting value stolen from them. Also the math works out, assuming you increase your commitment in time to the game. This feels horrible, plain and simple. What I hope is changed: The abandonment of "Win a battle with an active Episode Pass" Challenge, as this is the most pure example of P2W. Someone can save up gems, or get lucky to get Huyang's challenges done. This challenge is pay or lose. Add Marquee shards to the Episode Shop. This allows players to invest freely in their ability to progress the Battle Pass. Character Quests are not challenges, the challenge is to get the character at all. This is also an example of P2W. Make the completion of character quests give Marquee shards, episode points if you have the character maxed, and both if you buy the Episode Pass. Shards are given not on a per quest level, but after the completion of so many quests. These quest should also involve actually investing in the toons, as the challenge should be difficult. Add Omicrons into the battlepass at a consistent interval. Omi Income should not be based on the the assumption that you are gonna buy omis from the shop. Listen, we've all bought something on accident before in the in game shops. If this remains unchanged, you are gonna search omegas up to finish an ability, and buy it from the episode shop instead of the weekly shop. Congrats, you have successfully locked yourself out of an omicron now. This suggestion also implies an increase to omi cost in the shop as an extra option. The disabling of episode quest tracking after every fight if you can't actually complete the challenge. This is rubbing it in people's faces that they can't or won't get the episode pass. Same with character tracking if no other changes are made. In lieu of the previous ideas, rework the speed F2P players progress. I'm at level 1, people who spent money are at level 7. Everyday participation in challenges shouldn't be demanded. F2P players who play religiously should complete the pass with time to spare, it shouldn't be a guessing game as to whether or not committed players should make it at all. Members who pay should either pay to get the rewards sooner, or pay to get extra rewards. Both leaves F2P players in the dust. As it stands they pay to get more, pay to get it quicker, and can pay extra to get the first 10 levels immediately. Reevaluation as to why GC should be included in the battlepass at all. If you had left GC the same, and added a battlepass with 2 tracks based on daily participation. No one would complain because it could only be seen as value added. You could go back to the old system or separate it again, and just make it so a bar fills when that bar fills up you get two omis, feats go over to the next GC. You can prefill the bar allowing for 4 omis everynow and then assuming maxxing of feats. If what is gonna differentiate episodes apart from each other is the new toons of that episode, how about the new toon is the main reason for completing the battlepass. I'm not buying the episode pass, but I may consider it if it wasn't so expensive. $20? You know how many full games I could buy with that? Not to mention that this only allows me access to more rewards, but doesn't just give me them outright. You still have to farm the episode points. Then this is for every episode meaning per chapter you want $60? The cost of a full triple A game? Just gonna wait and see how this goes, but I would leave the game now If I wasn't so attached to my guild. I hope CG listens.
I'm quitting, been playing swgoh off and on since 2015
not much to say, after the double drops event is done with, until CG fixes the mess they have created, either putting the red crates back into GC or removing the p2w feats, I will be leaving the game completely. i don't play this game because it is "fun" i play it to collect characters without wasting too much of my time, CG shot themselves in the foot with this one, if you want people to play your game on a daily basis with actual attention towards the game.... you have to add new content that is enjoyable, not throw in something that will be more tedious yet require more attention to use. anyway that's it goodbye.
Asking why CG is not addressing the Feedback!
Hello Holotable Heroes! I am a new up and coming content creator writing this on his livestream with my audience. I decided I would list some of their concerns on here and see what the rest of the community thinks and see if we are all on the same page. For starters, one of my community members has stated how you made this update, without addressing the issue with the fleet meta, address the squish in Kyber within GAC that we as a community have noticed, as well as you forcing marquees, one after another. Another community member is still asking for an answer, just like the rest of us, on why you re limiting how many assault battles can be ran? You say you want there to be content for us to engage in, yet you pull out events and Assault Battles when it benefits the community. Another member of my community believes that Galactic challenges shouldn't have a monetary gate behind any feats. The fact that you replaced the completing the battle feat with the feat that requires you to PAY for the episode pass to get that feat is ridiculous. Even if it marks out and adds up to the same, it is still utterly degrading and unfair to the player base. My personal issue is that every time you announce an update, you always end that post by saying " we look forward to hearing the feedback from the community!". So here we are, giving you the feedback that you were looking forward to hearing, yet you all fail to address the feedback because it is not what you want to hear and then you try to sweep it under the rug by announcing something else. Also, not cool taking away the discount on the webstore and replacing it with your new coaxium System. Why can we not have both???? Also, to address an issue that my community member brought up earlier, why are you punishing people who play with skill vs a higher GP? We have multiple post and reports of people being demoted after a WIN! I challenge you to try to make that make sense. How do you win something in anything in life, and then you get demoted? Make that make sense. In conclusion, I am not the only post on this forum that is giving feedback on this update and what you have been doing recently. All that my community and I ask is that you listen to the feedback and do something about it. Have a good night.
Insane price marks for international players!
Im from Brazil, where the minimum wage is just below $250 usd a month… I don’t make much above that, and yet, have played and payed my way thru the game for the past 5 years, and had a BLAST doing it, as all of that was a choice. I work on 24hr shifts, and simply cannot engage with the game when on duty. I now see myself with a choice of constantly being behind, with that gap ever increasing from top-end players, or pay 15% of my monthly wage just to keep up…. I came to rant, but i guess im saying Goodbye…. Thank you for the lovely time these past years, as it was an overwhelmingly great time. I’d rather keep the good memories, than tarnish that by watching it crumble Sincerely, good luck
Worst Game Update Ever
I have been playing this game every single day for 9 years. There have been some crap updates over the years, but this one takes the cake. The interface is awful, especially on a phone. Freaking pop ups everywhere that are on top of where I want to click. Daily events now take longer to complete because of the crappy UI. Now the reward system is worse. Yet another currency that I have to collect to get anything useful. EA keeps making it harder and harder to achieve goals that already take months to farm. I've completely lost my motivation to play this anymore. Boycott!
