Why is Captain Drogan in a GL Squad?
September 9, 2023 9:59AM
edited September 9
Having difficulty understanding why this character is written as “a core component of the GL Leia squad”.
GL Leia would easily have dozens of options that would make more sense than a character that never existed until a few weeks ago.
Nothing wrong with creating characters and adding to the universe, even though Drogan’s “story” is lacking, to say the least. I think he’d make a great lifter or leader of a separate rebels squad, but a core member of a GL Leia squad? I simply think there are too many characters that have existed for much, much longer than Drogan who deserve that seat.
GL Leia would easily have dozens of options that would make more sense than a character that never existed until a few weeks ago.
Nothing wrong with creating characters and adding to the universe, even though Drogan’s “story” is lacking, to say the least. I think he’d make a great lifter or leader of a separate rebels squad, but a core member of a GL Leia squad? I simply think there are too many characters that have existed for much, much longer than Drogan who deserve that seat.
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Yep, I think the OP in that thread had a very fair take, and the thread quickly devolved into irrelevant tangents thanks to some trolls, and then the thread was closed as a result.
I think CG has made a very poor decision and I’m creating a thread to voice my opinion.
The *only* point I care about is whether Drogon deserves a seat at the GL table. To me, he does not.
I like “Drogon” better. “Drogan” reads like someone in the room just said “hey let’s re-arrange the “o” and the “a” in “dragon” (I’m half-joking because I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if this was how the name was conceived)
Anywho, I did edit the post. Thanks for the correction!
I'd much rather they create a "generic" type character we can use to bolster the squad (especially when it's one of the requirements) than have to break up existing teams...
I can’t rightfully complain about a character before the character exists, so unfortunately I don’t know how to change the timing of this complaint.
I think you’re just referencing bad design to justify more bad design.
So you would prefer getting a GL necessitates that you breakup a bunch of other squads?... To me, that would be really bad design....
Personally, I think you don't like this character and you have obvious issues letting go and accepting it....
No, I would not like any prior squads to be broken up. I don’t believe I said that anywhere in my writing and I’ve no idea how you inferred that.
They have several rebel characters that are outside the meta, and they could always introduce a different iteration of a familiar character. There are many, many good options before we get to inventing new characters.
You are welcome to your own inferences, however incorrect they may be. I don’t like or dislike this character any more than I like or dislike any other character. I simply don’t believe he deserves a seat at the GL table. I would have the same complaint about many characters currently in the game.
Marquee to make people panic farm right at the end.
The other arguments about him/it are just dumb.
Agreed 100%. I’m trying to make a point of distancing myself from many of the complaints that I’m sure most people have read about this character.
I don’t care about anything other than:
1) he’s a **named** character who was given an incredibly lazy backstory
2) He’s taking the spot away from people we know.
This is a role-playing game, after all. I know we’re on the holo tables and that does introduce the potential for a lot of odd quirks, but generally speaking, I like it best when everyone on the squad shares the same faction tag and they’re all people I recognize from other facets of the Star Wars universe.
This is completely irrespective of the meta. The game is a role playing game before it is a “gac meta” game. I wish people would stop justifying breaches in the former as a result of the latter.
I just don't understand this "GL table seat" you speak of.....
As I mentioned earlier, SLKR gets used with several generic characters such as FOO, Fost and ST.... Drogan is just a rebel trooper that they happened to give a name to... If they called him "Endor Trooper" would you still take issue with that? I mean, that is essentially what he is no?
This game rarely follows "lore" when building teams, A tyical JML squad has two Lukes on it.... a Typical JMK squad has two Kenobis on it..... Many LV squads have two Vaders on them.... I think this is a much better design, much like I think Jabba was a much better design.... YMMV
The same CG that said Leviathan will be meta defining or whatever people are crying about in the other threads.
Do you "people" never learn?
Don't believe the hype, and all this non sense can just go away.
Well, when the developer tells me “Drogan will be a necessary component in the GL leia squad”, I’m inclined to believe “Drogan will be a necessary component in the GL Leia squad.”
If this is an incorrect position to take, uh… sorry, I guess?
Well, if they called him a generic name, I think that’d be fine. But if they tell me “this character existed at this time and was a key player in this war”, and then I watch the movie that occurs at that time and place but I don’t see some character on screen flinging a flamethrower around, I’m inclined to say “I don’t believe you”.
There were first order officers and troopers. I saw them on the screen. I read about them. When I see them in game, the recognition clicks.
This does not occur with Drogan because he never existed until someone changed the lore and said a guy was walking around Endor with a flamethrower. (I’m really just bringing up the flamethrower as a joke. It’s not that big a deal)
I don’t see the relationship between this thread and the fact that more than one iteration of a character may exist on any given squad. I haven’t complained about that at all. I’m complaining cause I really, really like the OT and there are plenty characters in it that could easily fill a GL Leia squad.
They’ve hooked me with GL Leia. I want to acquire her because I really like her character. I want to put characters I really like alongside her.
Drogan is not one of those characters because I never saw him with Leia on screen. He is not a character that ever existed. As a result, I’m not excited to acquire him or put him on a GL Leia squad.
I want to be excited about characters. When I’m not, I come here to express my opinion.
I really have no idea why that can lead to such angry responses from a select few individuals
Different people like different things.... You use the words "I" or "me" or some derivitive thereof in your above post 24 times.... We get it, you don't like the character... There was no need to create another thread to say that, you already expressed it in the previous one...
This isn't a role playing game, nor does it strictly follow lore and never has....
Statement stands.
You won't know how he/it/they perform until released, and used by the players.
Just because CG says something is greatest since whenever doesn't make it so. Proof is all over the forum.
You are correct, it is your right to believe everything they spout.
Yeah I misread it first.
Yes, I use words like “I” and “me” because I’m expressing my opinion on a public forum. Is there a point here I’m missing?
There was no need to create the thread and there was no need for you to reply to it. Alas, here we find ourselves. I created the thread because I wanted to voice my opinion on page 1, comment 1.
It is a role-playing game. This point isn’t up for debate. It’s a role-playing game. That’s a fact, lol
Even his name should cater to your preferences!
Its fine to disagree that he shouldn't be in a Galactic Legends team, but to cause so much commotion is silly, a Galactic Legend team consists of every unit in that faction, Drogan is one of the numerous rebels that are in this game, so it makes sense he goes well with Leia
You did mention you would prefer Drogan being some random instead, and that you have no connection or any excitement towards him so just regard him as a nameless rebel soldier what's the difference?
I really don't understand your complaint here
Starkiller never existed as Vader's apprentice until he did
Ahsoka never existed as Anakin's apprentice until she did
They weren't in movies, lots of star wars characters are only created in comic books or novels too like Dr Aphra or whatever
how is this any different?
there are over 200 characters in this game, we all gear toons we aren't excited about, and I'm sure there is plenty in your roster you don't care about but are needed because of the meta and you did so what's the big deal of having another?
Also, as far as i know he was never advertised as a key player in the war
I hope he is required to Make GL Leia team go zoom zoom and kaboom on other teams. Means one less unit to chase later since you already have him.
I mean, everyone in the whole Star Wars universe is made up. Tarfful is made up by someone writing Clone Wars. Do you have problems with Tarfful being a core member of the Jabba team?
What, is SWGOH some sort of second class citizen in the Star Wars franchise? Are characters introduced into canon by SWGOH somehow inferior?
Those are referred to as “leading questions”.
If you’d like to frame your questions in a more reasonable way, I’d be happy to answer them.
I’ve definitely lost a grip on this thread but all I really wanted to say was “The OT is my favorite and Leia is one of my favorite characters. I’m a bit disappointed that a key member of her squad is someone I never saw with her on screen.”
At the end of the day, it’s fine. Like I said I’m just a paying customer and I wanted to express a simple opinion on the forums.
I really had no idea it would lead to some of the vitriol I’ve seen here.
It was a genuine question (and a fairly straightforward one tbh), because how my argument goes next depends on your answer: do you have problems with Tarfful being a core member of the Jabba team?
Yes, the rest two were rhetorical.
Disagreement /= vitriol