So I'm trying a second account on bluestacks and was originally going to try and build a crit synergy team with Sid (l), HRS, GS, RP and RG/greedo.
But after going through this thread I think I might want to try droids out (only started farming GS so far so no wasted resources).
If I go with the Droids I'm set on HK (l), 88,86, GS but I need help to choose a final spot.
Poe, RG or poggle? Which do you guys think?
@DV_27
As those 3 are available in different places you can actually farm them all at once. Poggle is invaluable at later stages and can help any team with Offense Up buffs. Poe can be farmed in cantina and is viable at 5* gear VIII. RG seems pretty good after patch but is a long farm as it's only available in hard nodes, which could take months to star up.
Hi. I have few questions.
I have Lumi at 6* now. Finish her or go for Poggle?
JC is at 6*, Geo at 1*. Finish JC or go for Geo?
Qui-Gon is at 62 shards on 6*. He's so good, there is no reason not to 7* him, right?
IG-86 is ready for promotion to 7*, but would soak up precious credits. Wait or not?
And lastly, if you have your Prowler 1000 at 5* already, could please launch it and find out, when Jawa Engineer is gonna come?
@zerizut
Finish Lumi to 7* then start Poggle.
Finish JC as u could use him in GW and yoda event.
Of course u need to 7* QGJ. Don't even need to ask just do.
IG86 is awesome. Definitely promote him but make sure your main team is max level first.
I launched my Prowler but it didn't return. It must have activated the defensive security system and got blown to pieces by heat seeking missiles.
So I'm trying a second account on bluestacks and was originally going to try and build a crit synergy team with Sid (l), HRS, GS, RP and RG/greedo.
But after going through this thread I think I might want to try droids out (only started farming GS so far so no wasted resources).
If I go with the Droids I'm set on HK (l), 88,86, GS but I need help to choose a final spot.
Poe, RG or poggle? Which do you guys think?
@DV_27
As those 3 are available in different places you can actually farm them all at once. Poggle is invaluable at later stages and can help any team with Offense Up buffs. Poe can be farmed in cantina and is viable at 5* gear VIII. RG seems pretty good after patch but is a long farm as it's only available in hard nodes, which could take months to star up.
If I go for poggle from the start, I wouldn't have Any tank then, just the 3 droids and poggle and gs. There'll be good synergy but would it be a problem without a tank?
I'm on my transition for droid/geo team. I do hit number 1 or at least top 5 daily with this team: sid (lead), poe, geo, poggle, 88 or lumi. They are all maxed except poe at 6*.
Other chars I have are:
6* 86
4* HK (still have a long way to go)
What do you think of Poggle (lead), 86, 88, geo, sid(or poe) team? I would afraid the opponents will smash my team before I can even make a move.
@Jaden_Zen
It all depends on RNG. When I fight QGJ leader teams they always move first. That's why I replaced my IG88 with HK47 who has much more health. Even with QGJ assist they usually won't be able to kill one of my heroes. On my turn I use Poe to taunt, reduce their turn meters, expose, then proceed to kill one to three enemy heroes. Sometimes I'm very unlucky when a member dies before I can move but I usually can finish the battle with four standing.
Poggle (leader), IG86, IG88, GS, Sid is pretty good overall but I'm just afraid that IG88 dies to quick. Replace IG88 by Poe and you will find it less likely than a member dies. Poe at 6* has lots of hp and will far less likely to die than IG88.
I'd def try HK out when he's at least 6*. I did just experiment with the Poggle (lead), 86, 88, Geo, Poe today and secured the number 1 spot. I'm probably the only team with Poggle lead in my server's top 100. Really curious how would I hold up for tomorrow!
Also, do you think QGJ is suitable for this team setup? I was about to max Poe but decided to jump into the QGJ bandwagon halfway through haha. Kinda in a dilemma for this.
Grats on getting number 1! True, I don't see Poggle team that often and they are rare nowadays. Hope you don't drop too fast!
QGJ has more health (10624 at max gear 7*) than IG88 (9048). My QGJ is 5* and I'm thinking of trying him in the team too when he's 7*. Two of his skills could be deadly, Harmonious Assault – Deal Special damage to target enemy and call an ally to Assist, The Assisting ally deals 75% more Damage would work like IG86/GS assist and that could mean one more hero killed and Humbling Blow – Deal Special damage to target enemy and remove all positive status effects, If an effect is dispelled, all allies gain Offense Up for 2 turns you can use to remove taunts for eg RG/Han/Poe to kill low health enemies.
Trying to take no1 spot against a team with HK(l), 88, 86, poggle and Poe. He doesn't have GS. Absolutely destroyed me though. Half the time I beat him, the other half I stand no chance
So I'm trying a second account on bluestacks and was originally going to try and build a crit synergy team with Sid (l), HRS, GS, RP and RG/greedo.
But after going through this thread I think I might want to try droids out (only started farming GS so far so no wasted resources).
If I go with the Droids I'm set on HK (l), 88,86, GS but I need help to choose a final spot.
Poe, RG or poggle? Which do you guys think?
@DV_27
As those 3 are available in different places you can actually farm them all at once. Poggle is invaluable at later stages and can help any team with Offense Up buffs. Poe can be farmed in cantina and is viable at 5* gear VIII. RG seems pretty good after patch but is a long farm as it's only available in hard nodes, which could take months to star up.
If I go for poggle from the start, I wouldn't have Any tank then, just the 3 droids and poggle and gs. There'll be good synergy but would it be a problem without a tank?
It would be a problem as without a tank your IGs would be killed first. Either get Poe or RG. Poe should be easy to farm to 5*. The AI most of the time would choose to attack my IG88 for some reason. That's why I replaced that. I use Poe in both my accounts and been a permanent part of my squad. It seems to be holding well on defense as I don't go below 10. Usually top 3 at prize giving time.
So I'm trying a second account on bluestacks and was originally going to try and build a crit synergy team with Sid (l), HRS, GS, RP and RG/greedo.
But after going through this thread I think I might want to try droids out (only started farming GS so far so no wasted resources).
If I go with the Droids I'm set on HK (l), 88,86, GS but I need help to choose a final spot.
Poe, RG or poggle? Which do you guys think?
@DV_27
As those 3 are available in different places you can actually farm them all at once. Poggle is invaluable at later stages and can help any team with Offense Up buffs. Poe can be farmed in cantina and is viable at 5* gear VIII. RG seems pretty good after patch but is a long farm as it's only available in hard nodes, which could take months to star up.
If I go for poggle from the start, I wouldn't have Any tank then, just the 3 droids and poggle and gs. There'll be good synergy but would it be a problem without a tank?
It would be a problem as without a tank your IGs would be killed first. Either get Poe or RG. Poe should be easy to farm to 5*. The AI most of the time would choose to attack my IG88 for some reason. That's why I replaced that. I use Poe in both my accounts and been a permanent part of my squad. It seems to be holding well on defense as I don't go below 10. Usually top 3 at prize giving time.
So are you using hk, 86, gs poggle and Poe? And is hk or poggle your lead?
Trying to take no1 spot against a team with HK(l), 88, 86, poggle and Poe. He doesn't have GS. Absolutely destroyed me though. Half the time I beat him, the other half I stand no chance
Lol you've been victim of droid assassinations. Seems that he went for the classic droids team.
So I'm trying a second account on bluestacks and was originally going to try and build a crit synergy team with Sid (l), HRS, GS, RP and RG/greedo.
But after going through this thread I think I might want to try droids out (only started farming GS so far so no wasted resources).
If I go with the Droids I'm set on HK (l), 88,86, GS but I need help to choose a final spot.
Poe, RG or poggle? Which do you guys think?
@DV_27
As those 3 are available in different places you can actually farm them all at once. Poggle is invaluable at later stages and can help any team with Offense Up buffs. Poe can be farmed in cantina and is viable at 5* gear VIII. RG seems pretty good after patch but is a long farm as it's only available in hard nodes, which could take months to star up.
If I go for poggle from the start, I wouldn't have Any tank then, just the 3 droids and poggle and gs. There'll be good synergy but would it be a problem without a tank?
It would be a problem as without a tank your IGs would be killed first. Either get Poe or RG. Poe should be easy to farm to 5*. The AI most of the time would choose to attack my IG88 for some reason. That's why I replaced that. I use Poe in both my accounts and been a permanent part of my squad. It seems to be holding well on defense as I don't go below 10. Usually top 3 at prize giving time.
So are you using hk, 86, gs poggle and Poe? And is hk or poggle your lead?
I'm using Poggle (leader) IG86 GS HK47 and Poe currently.
So I'm trying a second account on bluestacks and was originally going to try and build a crit synergy team with Sid (l), HRS, GS, RP and RG/greedo.
But after going through this thread I think I might want to try droids out (only started farming GS so far so no wasted resources).
If I go with the Droids I'm set on HK (l), 88,86, GS but I need help to choose a final spot.
Poe, RG or poggle? Which do you guys think?
@DV_27
As those 3 are available in different places you can actually farm them all at once. Poggle is invaluable at later stages and can help any team with Offense Up buffs. Poe can be farmed in cantina and is viable at 5* gear VIII. RG seems pretty good after patch but is a long farm as it's only available in hard nodes, which could take months to star up.
If I go for poggle from the start, I wouldn't have Any tank then, just the 3 droids and poggle and gs. There'll be good synergy but would it be a problem without a tank?
It would be a problem as without a tank your IGs would be killed first. Either get Poe or RG. Poe should be easy to farm to 5*. The AI most of the time would choose to attack my IG88 for some reason. That's why I replaced that. I use Poe in both my accounts and been a permanent part of my squad. It seems to be holding well on defense as I don't go below 10. Usually top 3 at prize giving time.
So are you using hk, 86, gs poggle and Poe? And is hk or poggle your lead?
I'm using Poggle (leader) IG86 GS HK47 and Poe currently.
Alright I think I might try a poggle lead team. And thanks for all your help
So I'm trying a second account on bluestacks and was originally going to try and build a crit synergy team with Sid (l), HRS, GS, RP and RG/greedo.
But after going through this thread I think I might want to try droids out (only started farming GS so far so no wasted resources).
If I go with the Droids I'm set on HK (l), 88,86, GS but I need help to choose a final spot.
Poe, RG or poggle? Which do you guys think?
@DV_27
As those 3 are available in different places you can actually farm them all at once. Poggle is invaluable at later stages and can help any team with Offense Up buffs. Poe can be farmed in cantina and is viable at 5* gear VIII. RG seems pretty good after patch but is a long farm as it's only available in hard nodes, which could take months to star up.
If I go for poggle from the start, I wouldn't have Any tank then, just the 3 droids and poggle and gs. There'll be good synergy but would it be a problem without a tank?
I play with that setup and get #1 half the days, and 2-5 the rest of days
So I'm trying a second account on bluestacks and was originally going to try and build a crit synergy team with Sid (l), HRS, GS, RP and RG/greedo.
But after going through this thread I think I might want to try droids out (only started farming GS so far so no wasted resources).
If I go with the Droids I'm set on HK (l), 88,86, GS but I need help to choose a final spot.
Poe, RG or poggle? Which do you guys think?
@DV_27
As those 3 are available in different places you can actually farm them all at once. Poggle is invaluable at later stages and can help any team with Offense Up buffs. Poe can be farmed in cantina and is viable at 5* gear VIII. RG seems pretty good after patch but is a long farm as it's only available in hard nodes, which could take months to star up.
If I go for poggle from the start, I wouldn't have Any tank then, just the 3 droids and poggle and gs. There'll be good synergy but would it be a problem without a tank?
It would be a problem as without a tank your IGs would be killed first. Either get Poe or RG. Poe should be easy to farm to 5*. The AI most of the time would choose to attack my IG88 for some reason. That's why I replaced that. I use Poe in both my accounts and been a permanent part of my squad. It seems to be holding well on defense as I don't go below 10. Usually top 3 at prize giving time.
So are you using hk, 86, gs poggle and Poe? And is hk or poggle your lead?
I'm using Poggle (leader) IG86 GS HK47 and Poe currently.
Alright I think I might try a poggle lead team. And thanks for all your help
You are welcome! With that team composition you can try both HK47 as lead or Poggle. They are inter-changeable.
Ah this is the thread I've been hoping for. I love droids, especially hk-47, but am having trouble cracking the top 200 on my server. My team is a 6* hk-47 lead, a 7* 86, a 5*poggle, a 4* 88 and a 7*maul. All of them are level 70 have Max gear and attacks to this point. I'm 2 days away from a 7*hk, 88 will be after that. and i am farming poggle and gs. My gs is currently a 5* but not maxed gear or attacks which is why I have maul in there at the time. Any tips for doing better in the arena? I also have ig-100 unlocked but haven't even considered him until now, would it be a more viable option then 88? Thanks much in advance
*phew* I'm relieved, the droid helpline is open in the middle of the night. That helps.
IG-86 is the last remnant of my A-team. I rode the assassin droid bundle to a bitter dead end. Blasting my way through everything, picking up Lumi on the way and with the help of JC himself had a sweet game going on all tables. Until I had a bloated power ranking, through gearing and ability training (HK-47 comes to mind), but no actual power. No Poggle or Poe or Geo to counter the rise of Qui-Gon in Arena and no B-team or decent subs for Galactic War. Quin-Gon is helping out for a few nodes in GW and for now leads my non-team in Arena. Less and less loot every day
Is hoping for Jawa Engineer to drop a viable strategy out of my dilemma?
*phew* I'm relieved, the droid helpline is open in the middle of the night. That helps.
IG-86 is the last remnant of my A-team. I rode the assassin droid bundle to a bitter dead end. Blasting my way through everything, picking up Lumi on the way and with the help of JC himself had a sweet game going on all tables. Until I had a bloated power ranking, through gearing and ability training (HK-47 comes to mind), but no actual power. No Poggle or Poe or Geo to counter the rise of Qui-Gon in Arena and no B-team or decent subs for Galactic War. Quin-Gon is helping out for a few nodes in GW and for now leads my non-team in Arena. Less and less loot every day
Is hoping for Jawa Engineer to drop a viable strategy out of my dilemma?
Lol yea the helpline opens and closes at strange hours.
What, no Poggle, GS, or Poe? You are missing half the fun of a droids team. Even Jawa Engineer won't do much if you don't have those critical members. Also it depends whether the latter is actually farmable. If he's chromium only then it would be no use to you. Poggle could be used in almost all teams, not only droid ones. GS is simply a must. Gear 9 bug with extreme speed, assist, and a bfg!! So fun to blast away enemies with one shot.
I'm maxing my droids just to toy around with comps. I mean I did way back when by the pack. I've been using maxed 86 on comps for a bit, love him.
Maybe our droid expert here can help with my droid issues/concerns. I've tested Max 88 and HK from Allies
My issues with droids are.....
1. Poe is no longer their protector he is too slow now. RG could fill in, but 88 is too easily 1 shot so he'd not activate
2. 88 is slow with very low survivibility. I can't tell you the last time he got an action against me. Unless he is on a team with Rey and another fast cannon, even then he almost never does.
3. HK does not do a lot of damage and is slow. To me he is a lower HP 5's with an AOE instead of assist and res instead of counter, so a Lesser 5's.
4. The team kills and dies by the IG's. If they die fast you lose. If they live you have a chance to do damage.
5. Finally defensively they are so easily picked apart. I actually target the droid build on the occasion he is higher than me after I've not fought overnight or during work because I know it is an easy win.
Now if the force favors them and the droids live to move then they can inflict pain and suffering very fast. I use them in GW towards the end. Presently I think of the 4 droids(did not include GG) 86 is really, to me, the only one really viable at high level arena.
If our droid expert @Reyia has any wisdom to share on this I would be all ears.
I'm maxing my droids just to toy around with comps. I mean I did way back when by the pack. I've been using maxed 86 on comps for a bit, love him.
Maybe our droid expert here can help with my droid issues/concerns. I've tested Max 88 and HK from Allies
My issues with droids are.....
1. Poe is no longer their protector he is too slow now. RG could fill in, but 88 is too easily 1 shot so he'd not activate
2. 88 is slow with very low survivibility. I can't tell you the last time he got an action against me. Unless he is on a team with Rey and another fast cannon, even then he almost never does.
3. HK does not do a lot of damage and is slow. To me he is a lower HP 5's with an AOE instead of assist and res instead of counter, so a Lesser 5's.
4. The team kills and dies by the IG's. If they die fast you lose. If they live you have a chance to do damage.
5. Finally defensively they are so easily picked apart. I actually target the droid build on the occasion he is higher than me after I've not fought overnight or during work because I know it is an easy win.
Now if the force favors them and the droids live to move then they can inflict pain and suffering very fast. I use them in GW towards the end. Presently I think of the 4 droids(did not include GG) 86 is really, to me, the only one really viable at high level arena.
If our droid expert @Reyia has any wisdom to share on this I would be all ears.
Pretty much in the same boat. In the pre-Poe nerf days, I looked at droid teams with fear after having been completely wiped by them on a few occasions after only getting one move in. Now, with QGJ and GS, the classic droid builds are one of the easier wins on offense. I haven't yet faced one with the HK-lead and GS. Am curious how that fares in comparison. That is what I want to try when I eventually get my other droids built.
I do have a maxed 86, but so far have not been as impressed as I hoped. He has massive damage, but I find him always the first or 2nd to die in my non-droid builds, often before he has a chance to move. He has more HP than Sid, but Sid evades the Jedi attacks and self-heals. I'd still like to get him in, so will try him later today in Arena with the Poggle-lead comp with QGJ and GS.
If I go for poggle from the start, I wouldn't have Any tank then, just the 3 droids and poggle and gs. There'll be good synergy but would it be a problem without a tank?
Thought I could show a tipical combat with my team so I went ahead and attacked the guy that was holding the highest spot I could attack (my paytime is in 2h). Sadly it was not a QGJ (L) team, would like to show a combat vs a stronger team, but it is what it is
He opens with Sid AOE, which Poggle dodges, gaining TM, and using Offense Up
Then he wounds my GS with his GS, I do the same. His Poe Taunts, Lumi heals GS, HK AOE:
He attacks my HK, 88 AOE and ability block:
I kill Poe, then proceed to kill Geo.
Later I kill Lumi, and Phasma
He kills HK47, who resurrects, and I finish Sid after that
On offense, I didn't miss a tank.
On defense, I'm not sure the difference is enough to make you hold possition
I'm maxing my droids just to toy around with comps. I mean I did way back when by the pack. I've been using maxed 86 on comps for a bit, love him.
Maybe our droid expert here can help with my droid issues/concerns. I've tested Max 88 and HK from Allies
My issues with droids are.....
1. Poe is no longer their protector he is too slow now. RG could fill in, but 88 is too easily 1 shot so he'd not activate
2. 88 is slow with very low survivibility. I can't tell you the last time he got an action against me. Unless he is on a team with Rey and another fast cannon, even then he almost never does.
3. HK does not do a lot of damage and is slow. To me he is a lower HP 5's with an AOE instead of assist and res instead of counter, so a Lesser 5's.
4. The team kills and dies by the IG's. If they die fast you lose. If they live you have a chance to do damage.
5. Finally defensively they are so easily picked apart. I actually target the droid build on the occasion he is higher than me after I've not fought overnight or during work because I know it is an easy win.
Now if the force favors them and the droids live to move then they can inflict pain and suffering very fast. I use them in GW towards the end. Presently I think of the 4 droids(did not include GG) 86 is really, to me, the only one really viable at high level arena.
If our droid expert @Reyia has any wisdom to share on this I would be all ears.
1. With the patch and speed working properly he's slow now with the rise of QGJ lead teams. If you have a sufficiently starred and geared RG you can use him instead.
2. You can replace IG88 by a hero of your choice.
3. Replace HK47 by GS.
4. The team that I propose kills enemy teams with IG86, GS, and a hero of your choice.
5. After the patch speed became the meta. It's very easy to win vs a droids team with QGJ as leader. I could kill droid teams in my main without any member dying. I play a droid team in my alt and I still get rank 1 rewards daily even with the rise of QGJ teams. It wouldn't matter what team you have anyways as AI plays badly. What you want to do with a droid team is active offense. Near prize giving time snipe your way to the top.
Proposed team: Poggle (leader), IG86, GS, RG, and hero of your choice.
Actually all droids are viable at high level arena but is very heavily influenced by the server you are on. There are many top arena players who just use the classic team of HK47, IG86, IG88, Poe, Poggle and rank top 10 consistently.
If I go for poggle from the start, I wouldn't have Any tank then, just the 3 droids and poggle and gs. There'll be good synergy but would it be a problem without a tank?
Thought I could show a tipical combat with my team so I went ahead and attacked the guy that was holding the highest spot I could attack (my paytime is in 2h). Sadly it was not a QGJ (L) team, would like to show a combat vs a stronger team, but it is what it is
He opens with Sid AOE, which Poggle dodges, gaining TM, and using Offense Up
Then he wounds my GS with his GS, I do the same. His Poe Taunts, Lumi heals GS, HK AOE:
He attacks my HK, 88 AOE and ability block:
I kill Poe, then proceed to kill Geo.
Later I kill Lumi, and Phasma
He kills HK47, who resurrects, and I finish Sid after that
On offense, I didn't miss a tank.
On defense, I'm not sure the difference is enough to make you hold possition
Okay this is awesome. I think I'll go for this same team, without the tank. Then I can use my catina shipments for qgj or daka who can help with GW
After Poe taunted and lumi healed everyone with a multi-turn heal I would've thought it looked bad but you turned it around so easily. The 88 aoe is crazy. But I guess you just have to hope he isn't the first attacked then because he'll definitely die if he is
As @Triqui demonstrated droids are awesome on offense.
I'll show you an example fight using my team versus a QGJ lead team. The one I'm attacking is @Bryan1986 a whale on my server who has every hero unlocked.
His QGJ moved first and attacked my IG86. I used Poggle to buff and Poe to taunt.
I used my GS to one shoot his FOTP. RG taunt popped up.
I don't want to see red so I proceeded to exterminate RG.
Poe job's complete. Protected droids for one turn.
I'm maxing my droids just to toy around with comps. I mean I did way back when by the pack. I've been using maxed 86 on comps for a bit, love him.
Maybe our droid expert here can help with my droid issues/concerns. I've tested Max 88 and HK from Allies
My issues with droids are.....
1. Poe is no longer their protector he is too slow now. RG could fill in, but 88 is too easily 1 shot so he'd not activate
2. 88 is slow with very low survivibility. I can't tell you the last time he got an action against me. Unless he is on a team with Rey and another fast cannon, even then he almost never does.
3. HK does not do a lot of damage and is slow. To me he is a lower HP 5's with an AOE instead of assist and res instead of counter, so a Lesser 5's.
4. The team kills and dies by the IG's. If they die fast you lose. If they live you have a chance to do damage.
5. Finally defensively they are so easily picked apart. I actually target the droid build on the occasion he is higher than me after I've not fought overnight or during work because I know it is an easy win.
Now if the force favors them and the droids live to move then they can inflict pain and suffering very fast. I use them in GW towards the end. Presently I think of the 4 droids(did not include GG) 86 is really, to me, the only one really viable at high level arena.
If our droid expert @Reyia has any wisdom to share on this I would be all ears.
1. With the patch and speed working properly he's slow now with the rise of QGJ lead teams. If you have a sufficiently starred and geared RG you can use him instead.
2. You can replace IG88 by a hero of your choice.
3. Replace HK47 by GS.
4. The team that I propose kills enemy teams with IG86, GS, and a hero of your choice.
5. After the patch speed became the meta. It's very easy to win vs a droids team with QGJ as leader. I could kill droid teams in my main without any member dying. I play a droid team in my alt and I still get rank 1 rewards daily even with the rise of QGJ teams. It wouldn't matter what team you have anyways as AI plays badly. What you want to do with a droid team is active offense. Near prize giving time snipe your way to the top.
Proposed team: Poggle (leader), IG86, GS, RG, and hero of your choice.
Actually all droids are viable at high level arena but is very heavily influenced by the server you are on. There are many top arena players who just use the classic team of HK47, IG86, IG88, Poe, Poggle and rank top 10 consistently.
I don't run QGJ lead. My current is Poggle lead, GS,86,Dooku,QGJ
On mine that classic team is not, though one guy can be in the top 20 with it. I've just found it zero threat since patch, and not overly bad pre patch. The IG's die the teams weaker.
I have 88 and HK at like 50/100 both gear 8 so I'm invested,lol. RG popped into my shards top 20 maxed out on 2 teams, then he was very quickly pulled in favor of better DPS by the users, as he was not really a threat and wasted a slot.
So I guess my all droid team will be a GW backup team. I may try them on my shard briefly to test.
Thanks for confirming what I was thinking. The insight was appreciated.
As @Triqui demonstrated droids are awesome on offense.
I'll show you an example fight using my team versus a QGJ lead team. The one I'm attacking is @Bryan1986 a whale on my server who has every hero unlocked.
His QGJ moved first and attacked my IG86. I used Poggle to buff and Poe to taunt.
I used my GS to one shoot his FOTP. RG taunt popped up.
I don't want to see red so I proceeded to exterminate RG.
Poe job's complete. Protected droids for one turn.
Lumi next one to go.
Sorry bug u gonna be squashed.
Jumped to rank 1 after defeating Bryan.
These droid teams look like serious fun. Was just about to start farming for them and came to a sudden realization. It's a 3 day old server, by the time it matures to level 70 the cap would have definitely hit 80 by then so now I'm unsure whether to start investing in them
As @Triqui demonstrated droids are awesome on offense.
I'll show you an example fight using my team versus a QGJ lead team. The one I'm attacking is @Bryan1986 a whale on my server who has every hero unlocked.
His QGJ moved first and attacked my IG86. I used Poggle to buff and Poe to taunt.
I used my GS to one shoot his FOTP. RG taunt popped up.
I don't want to see red so I proceeded to exterminate RG.
Poe job's complete. Protected droids for one turn.
Lumi next one to go.
Sorry bug u gonna be squashed.
Jumped to rank 1 after defeating Bryan.
These droid teams look like serious fun. Was just about to start farming for them and came to a sudden realization. It's a 3 day old server, by the time it matures to level 70 the cap would have definitely hit 80 by then so now I'm unsure whether to start investing in them
It's all about who you want to play. Just farm who you want. By the time you level to 70 a new meta could be out.
I'm maxing my droids just to toy around with comps. I mean I did way back when by the pack. I've been using maxed 86 on comps for a bit, love him.
Maybe our droid expert here can help with my droid issues/concerns. I've tested Max 88 and HK from Allies
My issues with droids are.....
1. Poe is no longer their protector he is too slow now. RG could fill in, but 88 is too easily 1 shot so he'd not activate
2. 88 is slow with very low survivibility. I can't tell you the last time he got an action against me. Unless he is on a team with Rey and another fast cannon, even then he almost never does.
3. HK does not do a lot of damage and is slow. To me he is a lower HP 5's with an AOE instead of assist and res instead of counter, so a Lesser 5's.
4. The team kills and dies by the IG's. If they die fast you lose. If they live you have a chance to do damage.
5. Finally defensively they are so easily picked apart. I actually target the droid build on the occasion he is higher than me after I've not fought overnight or during work because I know it is an easy win.
Now if the force favors them and the droids live to move then they can inflict pain and suffering very fast. I use them in GW towards the end. Presently I think of the 4 droids(did not include GG) 86 is really, to me, the only one really viable at high level arena.
If our droid expert @Reyia has any wisdom to share on this I would be all ears.
My own visión, that I have been preaching for long:
1) don't use Poe then. You don't need a tank if you overload the board with threats. Classic po-po droids had just 2 threats, they need them to survive long enough to kill everything. Today you can play with HK, 88, 86, Geo and QGJ. 4 of them can bring real pain and even 1/shot dudes, the other guy gives TM and THIRTY percent crit to droids. Yes, you can kill 2/in the first round. And still be 3-3 at the end of the first round...
2) 88 is slow, but you can have up to 3 dudes who can call him on assist, and if he crits, he instantly acts. Then AoE Blocks and self heal to near max health. He is also the third or fourth most important character in the assist heavy setup, so he is an aceptable cassualty.
3) HK AOE does poor damage but can offense down and ability block dudes, especially Jedis, and if he get enough crits with the AOE he acts again. Fives do about 1600 damage, HK crits for 4000 when self-buffed (it counts in the same attack it self-buffs), up to 5000 when called as an assist for 86. While he is not FOTP or Rey, his attacks hurt decent enough in the proper setup
4) the team kills and dies by the assist attacks. That is 86 and Geo, plus QGJ if you go that route.
5) I think all teams die in defense against properly built attscking teams
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@DV_27
As those 3 are available in different places you can actually farm them all at once. Poggle is invaluable at later stages and can help any team with Offense Up buffs. Poe can be farmed in cantina and is viable at 5* gear VIII. RG seems pretty good after patch but is a long farm as it's only available in hard nodes, which could take months to star up.
@zerizut
Finish Lumi to 7* then start Poggle.
Finish JC as u could use him in GW and yoda event.
Of course u need to 7* QGJ. Don't even need to ask just do.
IG86 is awesome. Definitely promote him but make sure your main team is max level first.
I launched my Prowler but it didn't return. It must have activated the defensive security system and got blown to pieces by heat seeking missiles.
Grats on getting number 1! True, I don't see Poggle team that often and they are rare nowadays. Hope you don't drop too fast!
QGJ has more health (10624 at max gear 7*) than IG88 (9048). My QGJ is 5* and I'm thinking of trying him in the team too when he's 7*. Two of his skills could be deadly, Harmonious Assault – Deal Special damage to target enemy and call an ally to Assist, The Assisting ally deals 75% more Damage would work like IG86/GS assist and that could mean one more hero killed and Humbling Blow – Deal Special damage to target enemy and remove all positive status effects, If an effect is dispelled, all allies gain Offense Up for 2 turns you can use to remove taunts for eg RG/Han/Poe to kill low health enemies.
It would be a problem as without a tank your IGs would be killed first. Either get Poe or RG. Poe should be easy to farm to 5*. The AI most of the time would choose to attack my IG88 for some reason. That's why I replaced that. I use Poe in both my accounts and been a permanent part of my squad. It seems to be holding well on defense as I don't go below 10. Usually top 3 at prize giving time.
So are you using hk, 86, gs poggle and Poe? And is hk or poggle your lead?
Lol you've been victim of droid assassinations. Seems that he went for the classic droids team.
I'm using Poggle (leader) IG86 GS HK47 and Poe currently.
Alright I think I might try a poggle lead team. And thanks for all your help
I play with that setup and get #1 half the days, and 2-5 the rest of days
You are welcome! With that team composition you can try both HK47 as lead or Poggle. They are inter-changeable.
Slacker,lol.
IG-86 is the last remnant of my A-team. I rode the assassin droid bundle to a bitter dead end. Blasting my way through everything, picking up Lumi on the way and with the help of JC himself had a sweet game going on all tables. Until I had a bloated power ranking, through gearing and ability training (HK-47 comes to mind), but no actual power. No Poggle or Poe or Geo to counter the rise of Qui-Gon in Arena and no B-team or decent subs for Galactic War. Quin-Gon is helping out for a few nodes in GW and for now leads my non-team in Arena. Less and less loot every day
Is hoping for Jawa Engineer to drop a viable strategy out of my dilemma?
Lol yea the helpline opens and closes at strange hours.
What, no Poggle, GS, or Poe? You are missing half the fun of a droids team. Even Jawa Engineer won't do much if you don't have those critical members. Also it depends whether the latter is actually farmable. If he's chromium only then it would be no use to you. Poggle could be used in almost all teams, not only droid ones. GS is simply a must. Gear 9 bug with extreme speed, assist, and a bfg!! So fun to blast away enemies with one shot.
Maybe our droid expert here can help with my droid issues/concerns. I've tested Max 88 and HK from Allies
My issues with droids are.....
1. Poe is no longer their protector he is too slow now. RG could fill in, but 88 is too easily 1 shot so he'd not activate
2. 88 is slow with very low survivibility. I can't tell you the last time he got an action against me. Unless he is on a team with Rey and another fast cannon, even then he almost never does.
3. HK does not do a lot of damage and is slow. To me he is a lower HP 5's with an AOE instead of assist and res instead of counter, so a Lesser 5's.
4. The team kills and dies by the IG's. If they die fast you lose. If they live you have a chance to do damage.
5. Finally defensively they are so easily picked apart. I actually target the droid build on the occasion he is higher than me after I've not fought overnight or during work because I know it is an easy win.
Now if the force favors them and the droids live to move then they can inflict pain and suffering very fast. I use them in GW towards the end. Presently I think of the 4 droids(did not include GG) 86 is really, to me, the only one really viable at high level arena.
If our droid expert @Reyia has any wisdom to share on this I would be all ears.
Pretty much in the same boat. In the pre-Poe nerf days, I looked at droid teams with fear after having been completely wiped by them on a few occasions after only getting one move in. Now, with QGJ and GS, the classic droid builds are one of the easier wins on offense. I haven't yet faced one with the HK-lead and GS. Am curious how that fares in comparison. That is what I want to try when I eventually get my other droids built.
I do have a maxed 86, but so far have not been as impressed as I hoped. He has massive damage, but I find him always the first or 2nd to die in my non-droid builds, often before he has a chance to move. He has more HP than Sid, but Sid evades the Jedi attacks and self-heals. I'd still like to get him in, so will try him later today in Arena with the Poggle-lead comp with QGJ and GS.
Thought I could show a tipical combat with my team so I went ahead and attacked the guy that was holding the highest spot I could attack (my paytime is in 2h). Sadly it was not a QGJ (L) team, would like to show a combat vs a stronger team, but it is what it is
He opens with Sid AOE, which Poggle dodges, gaining TM, and using Offense Up
Then he wounds my GS with his GS, I do the same. His Poe Taunts, Lumi heals GS, HK AOE:
He attacks my HK, 88 AOE and ability block:
I kill Poe, then proceed to kill Geo.
Later I kill Lumi, and Phasma
He kills HK47, who resurrects, and I finish Sid after that
On offense, I didn't miss a tank.
On defense, I'm not sure the difference is enough to make you hold possition
@DarthMasterShawn
1. With the patch and speed working properly he's slow now with the rise of QGJ lead teams. If you have a sufficiently starred and geared RG you can use him instead.
2. You can replace IG88 by a hero of your choice.
3. Replace HK47 by GS.
4. The team that I propose kills enemy teams with IG86, GS, and a hero of your choice.
5. After the patch speed became the meta. It's very easy to win vs a droids team with QGJ as leader. I could kill droid teams in my main without any member dying. I play a droid team in my alt and I still get rank 1 rewards daily even with the rise of QGJ teams. It wouldn't matter what team you have anyways as AI plays badly. What you want to do with a droid team is active offense. Near prize giving time snipe your way to the top.
Proposed team: Poggle (leader), IG86, GS, RG, and hero of your choice.
Actually all droids are viable at high level arena but is very heavily influenced by the server you are on. There are many top arena players who just use the classic team of HK47, IG86, IG88, Poe, Poggle and rank top 10 consistently.
After Poe taunted and lumi healed everyone with a multi-turn heal I would've thought it looked bad but you turned it around so easily. The 88 aoe is crazy. But I guess you just have to hope he isn't the first attacked then because he'll definitely die if he is
I'll show you an example fight using my team versus a QGJ lead team. The one I'm attacking is
@Bryan1986 a whale on my server who has every hero unlocked.
His QGJ moved first and attacked my IG86. I used Poggle to buff and Poe to taunt.
I used my GS to one shoot his FOTP. RG taunt popped up.
I don't want to see red so I proceeded to exterminate RG.
Poe job's complete. Protected droids for one turn.
Lumi next one to go.
Sorry bug u gonna be squashed.
Jumped to rank 1 after defeating Bryan.
@Reyia
I don't run QGJ lead. My current is Poggle lead, GS,86,Dooku,QGJ
On mine that classic team is not, though one guy can be in the top 20 with it. I've just found it zero threat since patch, and not overly bad pre patch. The IG's die the teams weaker.
I have 88 and HK at like 50/100 both gear 8 so I'm invested,lol. RG popped into my shards top 20 maxed out on 2 teams, then he was very quickly pulled in favor of better DPS by the users, as he was not really a threat and wasted a slot.
So I guess my all droid team will be a GW backup team. I may try them on my shard briefly to test.
Thanks for confirming what I was thinking. The insight was appreciated.
@Shanitor_84
Ideal droid team would consist of Hk47, Poggle, IG86, IG88, GS, Poe. Pick 5 and get them to 7*.
GG is very hard to unlock. I don't have experience with him yet. There are a few who owns him here for eg @Tony167
It's all about who you want to play. Just farm who you want. By the time you level to 70 a new meta could be out.
My own visión, that I have been preaching for long:
1) don't use Poe then. You don't need a tank if you overload the board with threats. Classic po-po droids had just 2 threats, they need them to survive long enough to kill everything. Today you can play with HK, 88, 86, Geo and QGJ. 4 of them can bring real pain and even 1/shot dudes, the other guy gives TM and THIRTY percent crit to droids. Yes, you can kill 2/in the first round. And still be 3-3 at the end of the first round...
2) 88 is slow, but you can have up to 3 dudes who can call him on assist, and if he crits, he instantly acts. Then AoE Blocks and self heal to near max health. He is also the third or fourth most important character in the assist heavy setup, so he is an aceptable cassualty.
3) HK AOE does poor damage but can offense down and ability block dudes, especially Jedis, and if he get enough crits with the AOE he acts again. Fives do about 1600 damage, HK crits for 4000 when self-buffed (it counts in the same attack it self-buffs), up to 5000 when called as an assist for 86. While he is not FOTP or Rey, his attacks hurt decent enough in the proper setup
4) the team kills and dies by the assist attacks. That is 86 and Geo, plus QGJ if you go that route.
5) I think all teams die in defense against properly built attscking teams
Thanks a lot Regia.
You are welcome @Shanitor_84