Royal guard verdict
So after facing off against my resident server whale who has been running RG, I have come to conclusion that RG is still terrible in Arena. The whale has ran RG with dps, Jinn, Rey, GS, Sid, leia, FOTP. RG failed to protect them and they died from AOE bomb. Whale was 4th and 3rd at payout respectively. Next he tried the heavy HP up method, used bariss lead and had dps GS, jinn, Aayla, and 5s (5s sucks). Again, RG did nothing to protect weak DPS and basically wastes a slot. Even with heals etc, DPS is so high in this game that to be a tank you would have to have 25k plus HP to survive more than 1 turn. Rey made RG her b itch. In short, RG is still shelved until maybe an empire squad emerges. Waiting for the in the defense of RG attacks "but he pwns GW!" Tuskens/ewoks work in GW. RG won't earn you crystals.
0
Replies
Well that fight could be won without the RG as well.
Poe was a more useful, his turn meter removal would allow the dps to go before me if I lost the who poes first. RG simple doesn't do that and it guarantees my Poe will go before dps team and win.
difference between offense and defense is what matters i think. heroes can be better utilized when player controlled....but on defense, i don't think the ai knows which high priority targets rg should stun
I am glad he is useful now, I just wanted people to know not to use too many resources to get him up to be a contender in the arena like Poe was. Poe pre nerf was a must have to earn top pvp slots. RG is not the next Poe.
I liked RG in this... But Rey isn't OP? Shiiiiiiiiiiiii
In fact I would love to try him on a high-evasion team.
Rey is why Tanks cant tank.
RG will stop burst Single target DPS in its tracks, so AOE bombing renders him a wasted slot, Rey and jinn just can't cope.
And if you run AoE then you are easy pickings for some other team. shrug
Really? I'm holding Rank 1 since they updateted him. Yeah you'r right pretty usless lol
Potentially, I like to use my last attack of the day with high single target DPS. I don't tend to drop in rank as much. Sometimes throw in a daka to try and thwart people from attacking me. The RNG with daka is a big unknown.
Yeah the passive taunt is the game changer. Doesn't use it till you need it and you don't have to use a turn for it. He still can stun on his next turn. He looks legit, but like anything it can be countered. QGJ assist first turn takes someone into the yellow, second turn removes the taunt and gets offense up if he's fast enough. I'm going to continue to try and star RG seems like a good asset.
Indeed, that was not a tough team. High DPS against the like of Sids, Dooku, Kylo, and Lumi is not a challenge.
This.
The only thing they share is taunt. And taunt was not what made Poe overPoewerful. It was the abillity to time walk at the fastest speed available.
Next Poe will be Jawa Engineer if he goes live as datamined. And he has no taunt.
i think RG is balanced and one of the top taunting tanks.
Yep, it is funny how a video to show how good RG is, showcases Rey freaking oneshiting the world with his nuclear powered staff
Rey will be the strongest offensive char in long term. Look at his foreseen stats. Fastest toon and most damaging toon, with a free dodge and multiattack. Scary
What squad are you currently running in arena that can't beat them?
One is Jinn / RG / Daka / Rey / GS, all 7* except RG. Do you have any idea how annoying Daka is with RG? There is nothing I can throw at this team where I have a prayer of winning. 7* Rey has 10k. If you don't finish her off, you are toast. If you AoE, RG goes first and buffs everyone, and you are again toast.
Second is almost the same but with Yoda instead of Daka. Haven't even tried him yet.
Really I have no business even being in the top 5 on this shard, lol. I am sure I am only here because it's 90 minutes until reward time, but it's fun to play with the big boys even if it's when they aren't paying attention.
I said at the time of the announcement that RG looked OP and got the usual "you don't know, blah calling for nerf before it even comes out" nonsense. Well, it is turning out pretty close to what I and a few others expected. It's not "Poe 143" bad, but it's pretty bad.
Or maybe a change in strat? I wonder if attacking him first would work. Once he is under 50% he doesn't stun and if you attack him he doesn't gain turn meter or health.