LS TB Platoons

Indigø

So I'm just curious about the process for selecting which heroes will go into platoons. Do you take a look at all of the combat data and see which teams are most frequently used in combat and then say, "Ok, lets take the leader of the popular squad and require 6 of these in platoons now." Im asking because there seems to be a lot of Wedge/Biggs, and of course Jyn, the only capable leader of a Rogue One team, and now i see GK in the mix. Any Dev comments or insight would be helpful.

PremierVenoth

WAI
#movingthegoalposts

CFulcrum

I'll be interested in dev responses.
I get the game has to be profitable but requiring wicket and vets at 6 stars is beyond the reach of most guilds. The flow on effect is the later phases of TB are harder and less enjoyable.

drago6

don't care about those 3 toons. what is annoying is every guild needing 4 6* hermit Yoda toons to fill bottom platoon. no one in the game has hermit Yoda at 7* and very very small percentage have him at 6*.

JVU420

drago6 wrote: »

don't care about those 3 toons. what is annoying is every guild needing 4 6* hermit Yoda toons to fill bottom platoon. no one in the game has hermit Yoda at 7* and very very small percentage have him at 6*.

People in the game already have 7* Hermit Yoda.

Liath

drago6 wrote: »

don't care about those 3 toons. what is annoying is every guild needing 4 6* hermit Yoda toons to fill bottom platoon. no one in the game has hermit Yoda at 7* and very very small percentage have him at 6*.

Not sure why you think every guild got this.

Muaddib

JVU420 wrote: »

drago6 wrote: »

don't care about those 3 toons. what is annoying is every guild needing 4 6* hermit Yoda toons to fill bottom platoon. no one in the game has hermit Yoda at 7* and very very small percentage have him at 6*.

People in the game already have 7* Hermit Yoda.

I'd guess .5% of the game's entire population has Hoda at 7*
I haven't seen 1 yet and I'm on a mature shard with plenty of spenders who make it their job to 7* every toon as soon as possible.

Winstar

drago6 wrote: »

don't care about those 3 toons. what is annoying is every guild needing 4 6* hermit Yoda toons to fill bottom platoon. no one in the game has hermit Yoda at 7* and very very small percentage have him at 6*.

Yeah, but they timed it right. So fair game. If you had been buying Hoda shards since TB was released instead of wasting your guild event currency on stun guns and Baze Malbus you'd have Hoda in the 6*ish range.

Source: me

Grommit

Muaddib wrote:

I'd guess .5% of the game's entire population has Hoda at 7*
I haven't seen 1 yet and I'm on a mature shard with plenty of spenders who make it their job to 7* every toon as soon as possible.

7* HYoda in my shard. We got a couple that are needed for our platoons, dont have em so we are moving on. Sucks but what can you do.

StarSon

CFulcrum wrote: »

I'll be interested in dev responses.
I get the game has to be profitable but requiring wicket and vets at 6 stars is beyond the reach of most guilds. The flow on effect is the later phases of TB are harder and less enjoyable.

They responded a couple weeks ago. This is WAI. All characters and ships are possible in p4/5/6.

TheTommyOliver

Have to admit I'm a little frustrated with this, we have legendary and raid toons showing up now, how soon will CLS and Rey be needed in platoons too. I think LS TB should have platoons using DS toons and visa versa. Not sure why this has never been the case but I just play the game...

Muaddib

Grommit wrote: »

Muaddib wrote:

I'd guess .5% of the game's entire population has Hoda at 7*
I haven't seen 1 yet and I'm on a mature shard with plenty of spenders who make it their job to 7* every toon as soon as possible.

7* HYoda in my shard. We got a couple that are needed for our platoons, dont have em so we are moving on. Sucks but what can you do.

Keep farming Hoda and complain in the meantime. That's what I'm doing at least.

DarthPedal

Mine is getting his 7* tomorrow

Winstar

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Grommit

Muaddib wrote: »

Grommit wrote: »

Muaddib wrote:

I'd guess .5% of the game's entire population has Hoda at 7*
I haven't seen 1 yet and I'm on a mature shard with plenty of spenders who make it their job to 7* every toon as soon as possible.

7* HYoda in my shard. We got a couple that are needed for our platoons, dont have em so we are moving on. Sucks but what can you do.

Keep farming Hoda and complain in the meantime. That's what I'm doing at least.

LOL
I hear ya. We complain in guild. Also we recently got HAAT on farm but none of us have 6-7* GK which is also a requirement now so its getting more annoying. We do what we can though. Im not a fan of those requirements but Im less a fan of the paywall toon requirements so I don't complain TOO loudly.

Anavel_Gato

Gear > Hermit Yoda :P

KenLi

I wonder if the platoon requirements are different. I haven't seen hermit Yoda yet.

StarSon

Anavel_Gato wrote: »

Gear > Hermit Yoda :P

Sure, until Hermit Yoda is needed at 7* for Jedi Luke next month

ksomm5

CFulcrum wrote: »

I'll be interested in dev responses.
I get the game has to be profitable but requiring wicket and vets at 6 stars is beyond the reach of most guilds. The flow on effect is the later phases of TB are harder and less enjoyable.

Just another aspect that makes TB completely unenjoyable. What's the point?

StarSon

KenLi wrote: »

I wonder if the platoon requirements are different. I haven't seen hermit Yoda yet.

They are, after phase 3. All platoons and squadrons for the first three vertical slices are the same for all guilds in the entirety of the game. After that it is "random."

Mzee

Excuse me while I go buy a $300 7* Tie Silencer just so I can throw him in platoons every week for my guild. What a valuable purchase!

JVU420

Anavel_Gato wrote: »

Gear > Hermit Yoda :P

Hermit Yoda will probably be needed for ROTJ Luke.

Bossk_Hogg

Platoons are a $3-6,000 a month per guild extortion racket. No one should be bothering with farming characters for them anymore, since CG will just move the goalposts each month before you can finish your farm. And if you actually do drop that much just for the feeling of "pride and accomplishment", you only will get about 1 use before CG hoses you by adding new characters.

AnonSwgoh

Bossk_Hogg wrote: »

Platoons are a $3-6,000 a month per guild extortion racket. No one should be bothering with farming characters for them anymore, since CG will just move the goalposts each month before you can finish your farm. And if you actually do drop that much just for the feeling of "pride and accomplishment", you only will get about 1 use before CG hoses you by adding new characters.

This guy must work for ea

Creepioo

Yeah Hermit Yoda and Gk that was a low blow EA

Platoons are disliked enough as it is.