New heroes coming? Should I buy 15k Shards?
Hey all,
So with the new big update coming out at the end of the month, I was wondering if any new heroes were releasing, that I haven't read about.
Also, should I buy 15k shards and open Chrom packs x8 or should I wait until the big update?
Thanks,
-Dan
So with the new big update coming out at the end of the month, I was wondering if any new heroes were releasing, that I haven't read about.
Also, should I buy 15k shards and open Chrom packs x8 or should I wait until the big update?
Thanks,
-Dan
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Huh?
I wouldn't buy chromium unless you're going to spend $1500 or more on them. Crystals are much better used for energy refills. Buying the crystal vault and using it on chromium will only net you a bunch of 4* or less characters you won't be happy about.
Oh, yeah that's what I meant, crystals.
It just seems really difficult to progress without getting packs, as I seem to be getting stomped in PvP, as well as having to have a good group for Galactic Wars and Battles as you level up.
What's the best way to play the game?
It will take time but you can very easily compete with those who dumped tons of cash without spending a penny. It just takes time.
You could do 3 Energy refreshes/2 Cantina Refreshes for 30 days. This doesnt even include what you earn from arena/dailies/gws.
Oh, what do you mean exactly? Although I've played a lot, I still don't see myself as knowledgeable about the game.
It's actually harder to progress if you buy packs unless you're willing to keep spending.
Reason being is that you're spending crystals to get completely random heroes that may still not help you. You can also get heroes that you currently can only get in packs which means they'll likely be stuck at the star value you got them at unless you keep buying packs to hope for more random copies for shards.
The better option is to read some strategies and go after heroes you can farm directly. And if you still want to spend some money, then use the crystals on refreshes to speed up you grinding.
You can find some good general tips in the strategy portion of this site as well as
https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/9401/it-s-a-trap-avoiding-20-common-newcomer-pitfalls-in-swgoh/p1
http://www.swgohcantina.com/
Awesome! I think I really get what you mean. You have smaller chances to get good heroes through packs because it's random and just shards, where specifically spamming a battle or buy shards with in-game currency from GW, SA, etc.
I'll check out the guide, thanks!
Exactly!
I bought one pack for the 300 crystals (or whatever the cost) and got Ima-Gun Di. He's a cool character but to get more of his shards you need to progress pretty far into the game, and even then its still a very slow grind. So after I gained a few levels he was left behind due to me not being able to get more shards for him regularly and the crystals I used to buy the pack were mostly a waste.
EA is adding previously pack exclusive characters to regular farming locations over time so eventually you'll likely get the cool character anyway.
Okay sweet!
So, should I NOT spend any money then? Like, the $99 crystal package and use them to power grind battles and resets?
Also, what is the best and/or fastest way to make credits?
That's totally up to you. If you're going to spend money on anything, make it crystals and then use those for refreshes on grinding (don't do it on arena until you have a full squad and full gear and are making a push for the top ranks). I'd read the guides on how much you should refresh though as the cost on each refresh increases exponentially (for example, first refresh for Cantina is 100, then 200, then 400, etc). So you may want to refresh twice and then wait a day for it to reset rather then blowing all the crystals in one day and getting a lot less than if you were to do it over a week.
I personally don't spend any money at all and usually do 1 Cantina refresh and 1-2 regular refreshes each day.
If you decided to do that I'd use them wisely. Only do normal energy refreshes up to 100 crystals and cantina refreshes up to 200 crystals for example. The more refreshes you do in a 24 hour period the more they cost until the next day. You could burn through 15k crystals fast if you continuously refresh your energy.