Seems like their intention with the reduction to 5 hard attempts was to push players away from focus-farming and into farming more characters/ships at once. Even with 8 attempts I still had a handful of units on the go, though after the reduction I've just re-added a couple to the farm list since I don't want to spend the refresh for multiple units. Either way you do it, focus farm or farming many, 6 hard attempts is pretty easy to accomplish.
I run dailies and log. I don't wait for every in game refresh of energy like I used to. In fact many have said privately they have made the same decision.
I need to come up with a code or acronym to explain comments are welcome but not seeking approval. Posts like this are directed at CG and I do NOT expect them to reply. Futile I'm sure, but I'll know I tried.
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6 total - light and dark side both count. No need to spend gems. It used to be 3 of each.
Its not hard battle, can be easy ones
5 hard node attempts per node.
5 hard nodes required for dailies.
6 dark side/light side battles needed for dailies.
5 x 12 (easiest Hard nodes) + 6 (Easy node) completes both. Ironically that totals 66.
Agreed.