There was the interview with a dev a while back (I believe it was KRAJ) - who basically stated that that they realized they overdid it a bit with CLS, and that he was a little too strong. It was also suggested that they learned from that and wouldn't release characters like that anymore.
But if one simply looks at the meta report on swgoh.gg (specifically the Leaders for #1 or even top 10 teams) - it's clear that they did the exact same thing with JTR, as she is now the lead for almost 50% of all teams.
Incidentally, CLS is 2nd...and Talzin (also released after CLS) is third. It seems like they either didn't learn very well, aren't trying very hard not to blow up the meta everytime they release someone or were being a bit misleading.
Not sure which.
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Try running the classic titan team but with JTR instead of CLS and let us know how it goes.
The funny thing about it is that a whole ton of people thought those videos were just sales pitches to get people to invest in an underwhelming character that would never be meta. At the time people were clamoring to have JTRey buffed because she was going to be too weak.
Dude, please don't give him a chance to counter with his arguments. She *is* amazing in raids fyi.
Is she. I withdraw my comment then. I don't have her but I remember a lot of people being underwhelmed in raids.
Hell I can almost solo P3 with JTR BB8 R2 CLS Han and that's with BB8 at G9 and JTR at G8 (lol). She's not plug-and-play in any team like CLS is, but she's useful in just about every phase of the game with the right team around her.
Raids: I can solo heroic Pit with RJT lead, BB8, R2, Zinn and CLS. No problem at all (I know I could solo that same raid with a CLS lead Rebels squad too, might try that tonight :P ).
Tank raid that same squad can do serious damage, but my guild has not completed HAAT yet so I cannot speak on the viability there, although I'm told that a Resistance team with her lead can solo P3 and do about 35% of damage on P4.
Who are you running with her? My squad listed above is my Arena squad as well and I'm wondering if CLS or Zinn should be on the outs soon. I'm working on Thrawn and Raid Han Solo now for that purpose, but without GK I'm thinking I might should gear up Old Ben instead.
Also, despite our previous Chopper disagreement, I have started gearing him up too. I have seen RJT, R2, BB8, Chopper and Thrawn on a few squads in my shard above me (I'm fighting hard to stay top 50 everyday).
The post you quoted said who he was running her with. Thrawn makes things a bit easier than Han IME, since he can also regain protection and reduce counters. Finn is worth replacing in both places (and being Zinn doesn’t matter since he’s not lead). In tank, it lets you run a second resistance team as well.
"those people" aren't using her correctly. JTR, BB8, R2D2, Thrawn, and CLS. Hit Auto in P3 and come back 10 minutes later to see it all dead.
And JTR wouldn't still be sitting atop the meta if she didn't pretty much handle all the other teams well. Does she need a specific team? Sure - as long as that team has BB-8 and R2 you can pretty much swap in GK, OB, Chopper, ScavRey, Thrawn, Poe, etc. - same as CLS.
Honestly, I don't care that much - just found it ironic.
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Yes, the devs admitted they made him too OP (Which is good! Own up to your mistakes!).
JRey is not as powerful as CLS, but almost, which is what they intended. As others have said, if you stick her by herself, she's not very good, vs CLS who can do a ridiculous number of things without needing anyone else. The devs did make sure to improve her AI, which is probably why she's used a lot in arena.
As for arena diversity, it's either OP or extremely bad on defence according to the forum, wich translates nicely in to the swgoh.gg meta report.
Whatever. I get it. CG's game, their rules. But some of the complete disregard for consistency is baffling on occasion.
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Yeah but bb8 is useless without a specific team around him, so it's not like you can put him with ns and make them OP
I like having characters that benefit everybody. Allows you to be more creative with the teams you build
Lol. There is a JTRey team in the top 10 of my arena shard with MT on it. It's just silly to see her get a boost from BB8.
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That's cool. It bothers my Star Wars sensibilities just a bit to see Mother Talzin fighting alongside Thrawn, JTRey, BB8 and R2 - but if you're cool with that, that's fine.
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A popular and widely used toon is not necessarily an overpowered toon. People like to use their new shiny toons.
this is actually the most bothersome fact for me. especially since its probably due to AOE against expose, yet then they go and make holdo...
Why is it ok to have thrawn with jtrey but not Mt?
It's not. I think you missed the point there Sparky.
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It's a holotable game and you're just a random guy on a cantina playing with holograms that represent people that once existed. So.... it's not like your toons were conscious about it.
That, and the fact that it's a game and it shouldn't be put too much thinking into it.
Yep. That's why I said "just a bit."
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I like mismatch teams you can find some gems whilst working towards end game characters