Fleet 5-E

QuarantineZone

Ok, just to start this node has been ridiculous for well over a year now. The fact that Level 83 Tie Fighters out speed ships with over 180 speed and are able to take two turns before their first shows blatant errors with the AI coding. Additionally the fact that players have pointed this out and it has not been resolved for over a year shows just pure laziness. So other than full Gear 13 characters or specific Fleet Lineups. How are players expected to easily overcome a NORMAL MODE NODE? The fact that this node was placed into the game with so many logical errors is just disgusting and it's impossible to have a Level 83 Executrix that fast as well.

lolz

You need Hounds tooth for that node. Makes it much easier. I remember being stuck at that node for a long time. But once I got HT, I cleared that and all the remaining nodes including the Hard nodes.

Vendi1983

Akbar, Vader, Scimitar, weak 3rd. Reinforce with Biggs or HT to keep the others alive. ITFs will go after the weakest. As long as Scimitar gets a chance to give retribution to Vader you're set. Constant unavoidable counters inflicting target lock and just laying waste to them.

Or Thrawn + HT and keep everyone but HT stealthed.

HBCake

The fact that you need incredibly specific ships (HT, TIE Advanced, Scimitar, or Biggs) says enough about the node, it's so gated for content that it's ridiculous, especially at this stage in the game. Hell I still struggle with that node despite some of my ships being maxed. Geos get shredded despite G12/13, HT sometimes gets shredded, etc.

It's the most artificially difficult thing I think in the game, I had an easier time with Malak and GAS. That says enough right there and Fleet 5e desperately needs to be fixed, not just the TM but the damage itself as well, just everything about it is ridiculous.

Will CG fix it? No, because it gates gear, characters, etc. Which means we'll have to play longer or spend money, utterly ridiculous how RNG dependent it is, and like you said, for a YEAR now.

theatomicpun

If you are playing fleet battles and don't have HT/Biggs/Han's Falcon, you're doing it wrong.

RyogaHibiki

Remember you can still lose 1 ship and still get 3*

Vendi1983

Probably the aforementioned Ackbar + Vader retribution cheese.