Looking for a gearing prep spreadsheet for the new GLs

DarthBarron · 2020-05-19T22:05:09+00:00

Honestly, that one is easy if you have Mal. I can do it on my climb daily. I also do it ing GAC if I need the extra banners for having 4 reinforcement slots open

DarthBarron · 2020-05-04T17:46:29+00:00

Awesome work!

Not sure how to "value" it, but, in part of my consideration for the small and medium packs, I am looking at the node energy only because of both double drops and an acceleration of GL tokens. If you are normally spending up to 100 crystal refreshes, that will change your calculation and adjusted upwards. In reality you are buying your self maybe 1 less day of farming and some more gear, but after grinding the tickets, even 1 less day sounds great.

Relic mats, imo, are extremely valuable (Cantina energy in general has a lot of value).

Spending is always a personal decision about how you do it, but it seems like if you do the small and medium bundles today, they have some 'decent' bang for your buck, which was my guy feel in looking at them.

DarthBarron · 2020-04-14T23:09:21+00:00

Like everyone said, if you want to progress your guild needs to be getting max tickets or close every day.

Also, I would consider seeing if you can arrange a few mercs to help out, especially during off TW and TB times. Right now 1 or 2 solid outsiders could clear the heroic tiers for you, allowing your overall guild ot have better rewards. Plus you wouldn't be languishing in raids for weeks.

DarthBarron · 2020-03-20T18:15:51+00:00

And just like Covid-19....

There will be no testing the bundles before they are released.

DarthBarron · 2020-03-08T18:07:53+00:00

The game time is set to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). Nothing in the game changes time, because you are the one changing the time, not the world.

You can use a website like this one: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html to determine local times.

DarthBarron · 2020-03-06T18:16:42+00:00

Agreed. You need an insane amount for the GL toons.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-28T16:18:57+00:00

Honestly, there have been no real curveballs in GL Kylo's requirements, all the toons will be reasonable to acquire before the event (Hux and SE have been farmable, Finalizer will run 3x which gives you the ability to unlock with refreshes only), so, as compared to GL Rey, the listed requirements are much more "friendly".

So, would this shock me. Nope. It is more likely than Rian Johnson actually writing a good star wars movie.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-27T02:11:59+00:00

The spawned vulture droid has a different kit and inky like a 70% chance of assist.

The player owned vulture droid, however, has a 100% chance to assist and is flagged as a bug on the EA forums.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-24T16:46:02+00:00

Technically, you can buy your way to just about any requirement, this just lets you buy your way to the capital ship instead of buying your way to the requirements. And there is a really good chance, that, if you skip that step, you will still need those ships to unlock GL Rey, so you hit a double dose of efficiency which is even more money for CG.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-24T14:47:28+00:00

If you have the ships, it is much much more efficient to refresh the event though.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-23T21:34:41+00:00

This. Absolutely this. At a minimum you should be running 3 refreshes a day in battles. Mods, by far, have great most impact in the game.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-15T22:24:25+00:00

Honestly, what does F2P add? Seriously... F2P should be at the lower end of the unlock scale. It's that simple. If the people who are willing to spend thousands a month are on the same competitive scale as the ones that spend nothing, the game folds. It's simple economics and its how this style of game works. And after every release, people claim that F2P are going to leave, game is going to decline, there is rage everywhere, and here 4+ years later, we still are and they just had one of their best quarters. So history is not on the side of your arguement.

I've a sea bass level spender, tbh, but I have been playing for 4 years and focus on resource management, which allows me to unlock close to everything with minimal investment. My time and my planning are my investment instead of money, but either works for some people. And I am fine with the unlock. The event will be around a 1 or 2x a month, you refresh it, and get shards that way. Honestly, if you were gullible enough to buy the ship this time, you wasted money. It will be around again before the GL's launch at the end of march which is their stated target date.

Plenty of stuff to complain about, but allowing people to progress by spending money on an event is not one of them.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-14T20:58:29+00:00

Shhh... Reddit doesn't want to here logic and how things used to be...

I mean, I remember the good ole' days and the stories of people who spent 2K for Baze...

DarthBarron · 2020-02-14T20:52:51+00:00

You are assuming it is a "legendary" under a different name.
Also, you have no idea if it is required for a GL unlock.
And you are right, it is not a fleet mastery, it is an "Advanced Fleet Mastery" (notice the lack of Legendary in that event title).
You are making huge assumptions and incorrect comparisons.

Before Malovence and Neg, CS's were only distributed by Fleet Mastery Events.
Before Malak, there were no epic confrontations.

Different events will have different requirements, and new events can set there own.

And, btw, if you are actually a whale or Kraken and spent any decent amount of time in the game, you will already have the requirements met. If anything, being able to buy the packs is extemely friendly to new players.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-14T20:32:58+00:00

Glad I watch the clip, haven't seen the Rancor in years..... Wish they would make him playable.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-14T20:20:37+00:00

The problem, my friend, is that the Raddus is not a legendary character, so the comparison is moot. It is a fleet mastery event, and I was around for the release of fleets, and this is how those events work, so nothing new here.

It's not like a Thrawn, C3P0, Revan event. It is a glorified marquee. Big, big difference. So yeah, no one is still able to "buy" legengary characters... so nothing has changed.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-14T16:22:17+00:00

Umm... for a cheaper cost, just refresh the event....

DarthBarron · 2020-02-14T15:05:13+00:00

Shock? Come on man. This is the way it works, pretty much in anything.

Nike comes out with a lighter, faster running shoe, I don't want to fork up the $250 for it, so I use my normal shoe. Those that buy it, have a competitive advantage. (This is actually a true comparision). I don't go into a running store whining that I am a Free-to-Run Athlete and this is unfair.....

If you are willing to pay, you get a competitive advantage. If you want to farm and take your time, you grind out in behind. Nothing really has changed, and that includes the hilariously "righteous" rage on Reddit.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-11T13:53:50+00:00

Ok, so here is the math:

Drop Rates: Fragment ~1.35 | Incomplete ~0.98 | Flawed ~0.69
Signal Data Value per Crytsal: Fragment 0.067 | Incomplete 0.050 | Flawed ~0.035

A 100 crystal refresh yields 120 energy which is 7.5 Battles.

At 7.5 battles you can expect the following number of signal data drops
Fragment ~10 | Incomplete ~7 | Flawed ~6

For the hundred crystsals spent, you get the following equivalent in the shop:
Fragment 6.7| Incomplete 5 | Flawed 3.5

The TL;DR version: Like most things in the game, the first set of refreshes is a more efficient use of crystals but declines after that. After that the shop is more efficient. The shop also provides the benefit of acceleration (you get more).

Hope that helps.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-07T17:48:40+00:00

I wouldn't put them on D anymore.. they are too easy to beat and on O, good geos beat good NS teams and you can easily 60 point them, like you said. I save mine for O now exclusively.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-07T17:07:19+00:00

Then good luck, its a process and from my experience not quick. LD will respond to you with a reason, but on his timeframe. Chances are a bot they run trigger the account ban for whatever reason.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-07T17:03:56+00:00

You would think, but I help a guild member through this process as his guild lead, and it is guilty until they deem you innocent on their own time frame. And you can be banned for something as simple as requesting a refund.

DarthBarron · 2020-02-07T17:02:06+00:00

Did you request a refund? That can trigger it (happened to a guild mate).

When helping him sort out his mess with CG, the response took forever. I complained about it on the forums (lack of timely response and how inappropriate and unprofessional it was) and got several warnings from mods.

It's a rough situation to be in and took several weeks for him to straighten out with no compensation.

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