Why is Wiggs "old meta"?
Everyone keeps referring to Wiggs as the "old meta" as if they're Rey or Poe. I'm playing on a shard from a few weeks after release, so it's basically as old as they get. There are three TI members, so it's not a weak shard or a shard that doesn't adapt. 9 of the top 10 run Wiggs, the one exception being a Zaul team, and without counting I'd estimate 40-45 of the top 50 teams run Wiggs. I get that Chaze is more OP than Wiggs, but there's no reason to shut down any "nerf Wiggs" comment just because Wiggs is "old meta" when 90% of top Arena teams still run Wiggs and the only way to beat g10 omega-Wiggs is to use g11 Zeta characters.
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That hasn't happened at all on my shard. Zetas allow other teams to compete, yes, but they don't eradicate Wiggs. A Zaul or Zader team can beat a Wiggs team, but a Wiggs team can also easily beat a Zaul or Zader team, so nobody has any incentive to move on to one of those Zeta teams when they already have Wiggs.
That still is 1/2, which means extremely viable
I still throw wiggs in from time to time to blast through some teams.
The only reason so many people are stuck on them is because it is difficult to replace 2 toons at once.
Agreed
They are a solid dps duo. They fit into many teams, they are just not center stage.
ìN Darth JarJar
iN DarthJarJar | Team Instinct Δ
1-10 zetas, chaze, GK
10-20 empire
20-50 Wiggs, Lando
There are a few Rex, and Boba leads in between, also some godly teams with speed. But taking a look at the bulk of the player base is very hard for a Wiggs team to reach higher than 20 unless they have some really good mods or a fast Boba.
Bennett, A Diamond in the Rough, and MrRush @RebelBass
From what I hear, Bennett is a top player even in TI, so I'm assuming that he typically stays on the cutting edge and he's currently running Wedge (L), Biggs, Chaze, 7*GK.
Not everyone accepts it yet .
The better options are there, so it's only just a matter of time...
And ya Wiggs is definitely not the old meta lol
This.
They're on borrowed time, barring one of them getting a zeta.
By the way, my Dooku and Dakka are old literally and figuratively but they still kick the doo dookukkakka out of Jedis.
Please correct me if I'm wrong but IMHO in terms of ease of grind vs power I don't think there's better than Wiggs - Biggs from GW and also drops frequently in bronzium, Wedge cantina grind and you get an incredibly useful duo that you can use mid-game with pretty much any 3 other toons
Bennet is definitely one of our top players. He has some of the best mods on Wiggs you will find, so he has stuck with them in his Arena line-up. It's still a great offensive team. If you don't mind losing a few Arena spots and battling back near payout, no reason to abandon Wiggs. Bennet, like most of us, is saving resources as we wait for the inevitable changes DarkFeb is going to bring.
Yeah, not my shard, and all three of those guys are awesome players :-)
iN DarthJarJar | Team Instinct Δ
Wiggs teams are being squeezed out of my arena top 50, the ones hanging around are running w empire teams or with baze..
New top 10 meta - in my shard - is zDV lead..
Diversity, what's not to like
I'm not at your level but I've had to adapt a couple of times now. At first it was when Wiggs wiped out my Jedi team. Now it's my Wiggs team stalling against Chaze with another tank/taunter. Farmed up B2 to beat the top player in my shard who was using Chaze, SF. Now farming TFP and Shore to have a strong empire team.
I'd subscribe goldman's words. Wiggs is awesome and fun to play. Excited what february brings!
Guess i'd try some other teams if RNGesus would let me farm some zetas
Cheers
Diamond