Gear for R2 event?

Ricky_Starwalker

I’m getting destroyed in the 7-Star R2 event. I have Palpatine, Vader, Royal Guard, Tarkin, TFP, all 7-stars, but none better than G8, and not great mods. (Alas, my Thrawn is only 6 stars.) I have 6 days to buff this team. Should I focus on better mods? Paying for higher levels? grinding gear? If so, on whom? I’m relatively new and mostly FTP.

My roster is linked in my sig. Many thanks!

HK666

I had the exact same team, cept Palp was g9 and TFP was g10. Took dozens of attempts, but I eventually took the W. Getting Palp as fast as possible helped.
... your Tarkin is g9 btw

What's your kill order? I went for Han, Leia, Luke, r2, Chewie, Obi
but it ended up more like Han, Leia, Luke, Obi, R2, Chewie. Had a long Vader v Chewie 1v1
many say go for r2, but teams like yours (and mine) will get torn apart by the attackers first.

Honestly you need to push for 5 dot mods. But you should improve your chars in all areas.
Don't wanna be a downer but I'll be amazed if you pass

yuuzhanron

When I cleared tier 7, I was running gX Thrawn Lead, Palpatine, Vader, and g8 Stormtrooper and Veers. Veers and Stormtrooper went out almost immediately, but the other 3 took care of business. It's definitely not an easy event.

Omnixent

I’m so sad. I’m so close to 5 stars on one more toon but will probably need more than a week. 5 Star R2 would be lovely

My friend just did it with all gear 8 except for a gear 9 tarkin. He said it took forever and some rng for not getting crt as much as he should

Ricky_Starwalker

Thanks for your replies. Heh, I’d forgotten that my Tarkin is G9. If he gets off his specials, I live a while, but Leia and R2 grind me down all the same. I kill Han first because everybody else seems to get R2’s stealth. Yeah, I need better mods. I’ll grind a few new ones, but I’m short on cash too, which is why my team isn’t max level. Ah well.