For anyone who is 'different'.
I just thought I'd share this little experience with everyone.
For the last 2 months, I have been focusing mainly on a Rebel team. I finally got to a level I thought that they would do ok in the arena. This team consists of: Ackbar (L), Luke, Biggs, Han and HRS. All 6 or 7 stars and 7 or 8 gear. Total 23,500 power. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting to get anywhere near number one. Anywhere below 200 would be fine.
2 days ago, I ran this team, made mincemeat of all 5 teams I fought and finished well within the top 200. However, overnight, I fell over 400 places to almost 600 with an inbox loaded with ally requests.
Yesterday I ran my old arena team (Phasma, Sid, Dooku etc at 22,000 power) and I dropped 50 places.
I find the Rebel team really fun to play with but it would appear that I was a target because I was different. I know that this team is not unique but I have never seen a Rebel team on my server or a team that massively differs to the usual Sid and Phasma teams.
I am not complaining about this. It is just a little warning to other players to expect similar 'Arena victimisation' should you choose to be different.
If anyone else runs a team that is not the norm, it would be interesting to hear your experiences.
For the last 2 months, I have been focusing mainly on a Rebel team. I finally got to a level I thought that they would do ok in the arena. This team consists of: Ackbar (L), Luke, Biggs, Han and HRS. All 6 or 7 stars and 7 or 8 gear. Total 23,500 power. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting to get anywhere near number one. Anywhere below 200 would be fine.
2 days ago, I ran this team, made mincemeat of all 5 teams I fought and finished well within the top 200. However, overnight, I fell over 400 places to almost 600 with an inbox loaded with ally requests.
Yesterday I ran my old arena team (Phasma, Sid, Dooku etc at 22,000 power) and I dropped 50 places.
I find the Rebel team really fun to play with but it would appear that I was a target because I was different. I know that this team is not unique but I have never seen a Rebel team on my server or a team that massively differs to the usual Sid and Phasma teams.
I am not complaining about this. It is just a little warning to other players to expect similar 'Arena victimisation' should you choose to be different.
If anyone else runs a team that is not the norm, it would be interesting to hear your experiences.
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I assume others share this sentiment and attack you for it.
It is a good speed/TM team but AI never make use of that as good as you do. Ackbar has good debuff removal heal but without debuffs he can't really help the team much. So when your opponents (who are apparently not AIs) don't use debuffs you're as good as one player (more importantly, a healer) down right from the beginning.
You may want to switch to another team when you fight the last battle of the day.
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I would prefer not swapping teams as I would like to start seeing some variety in the arena. Granted, this would allow me to better hold arena position. Swapping the team back last night was simply a test.
I would attack a team if it gave me a break from Sid and the likes.
This about sums it up. I guess a crustacean led farm boy just isn't that frightening.
@Olfbald were you targeted initially?
Please don't. That would only help the problem stay. Everybody is tired of fighting Sids and Phasmas, so they focus unique teams. By switching to mainstream for the last battle, you will only discourage others from trying something different. We need as much unique teams as possible, the more of them will be there, the less will each individual be targeted.
Why lose out on rankings just because someone might be discouraged? Way I see it, you're having fun winning with a unique/ different team, why does it matter if someone else sees a cookie cutter team once you've advanced as much as you want to/ can?
Unique teams will not happen because you are willing to give up 200 positions overnight. The game has to change fundamentally to promote diverse setups. Don't be a false martyr, win however you can and hold the best possible way the game allows. That's just common sense.
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Of course they can test everything out, but if you watch e.g. Youtube-PackOpenings you realize many of them have ZERO clue about the game itself (while still spending hundreds of dollars).
Just wait till the majority has a variety of heros and there will be more variety in the top places.
Yes I was, initially. I'd like to hope by now everyone knows that my Nightsister team is OP and not to be touched, lol.
Unique teams get targeted because there is so few of them. With this mentality, the game will be the same Sidfest forever.
Ok, best of luck of changing the mindset by sacrificing positions overnight. My mentality is to win and prosper in the game, yours is to change the game. Best of luck.
Im like you though, it doesn't bother me too much as I've never been obsessed with being top ten or anything. I normally manage the 100-200 rank and that's fine by me. I do hope we start to see more variety soon though. It'd just be more fun if people felt like they could use characters they like rather than just the ten or so that are objectively good.
They are actually pretty common on my server, although they are probably not a majority. I suspect that a lot of people (myself included) run them because they starred up Jedis for the Yoda event and don't want to lose out by redirecting effort to other teams. I have some other plans too, but they have to be delayed now with the level cap increase.
I believe this is the case. Dropping several hundred places overnight would be off putting to a lot of people.
With characters limited at the beginning, I know I unlocked Sid etc as soon as they were avaliable. It wasn't until much later in the game that I am in a position to farm other characters.
Actually, I'm kinda the opposite. With the "standard" teams, I know what to expect, so I usually go after those. When I start seeing teams with Ewok Elder or a Lobot-lead droid team or Ackbar-lead with ST Han + Leia, I generally avoid them, as I don't even know what some their abilities are and how they synergize at higher levels.
I do see you point though - there is only one way to learn to beat those teams and that's to take them on.
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I beat the REAL T7 Yoda (not the nerfed one) and did so before mods were there to help
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And for this we salute you. Do what you enjoy!! If you love the current "meta", then run it! IF not, find a group of 5 you do enjoy using daily, regardless of your position.
There's a guy who consistently places top 10 on my server with an Akbar, Han, Hoth Scout team, (forget the other 2) and I'll take a Dooku team over that Rebel comp anyday and I say that having finished first the last 2 days a row on my hard launch server. I can beat them but I'd rather take someone else.
So don't give up, they are viable, and with the changes coming, may become even more of a threat.