Could some people who are playing on the uber-stacked soft launch servers (November 2015) share what their arena meta looks like?
I'm on a December launch server, and most people are running QGJ-led speed teams, though there are starting to be some tanky/counter teams showing up. Phasma teams have largely gone away.
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@VIII Full clone teams? Or some mix of Rex, Fives with Dooku, etc.
Rex lead
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HRS/Rey
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^ this looks like the current favorite lineup. You still lose on D but Rex brings options on offense and is fun to play.
Royal Guard and Rex have already shifted the meta somewhat, another 1-2 good new characters might be enough for a major change.
Majority of our server are QGJ lead, as @BrobiWanKenobi stated. But myself and Zarazi have been testing with different squads (Rex and Ackbar lead), hopefully to help others utilize some underused characters in the current roster.
To be honest the bugs, stealth nerf, drop rates, super high cost of the iap are ridiculuous, but to me what kills the game is when the meta is so stagnant there everyone is using the same cookie cutter builds and the only decising factor is purely RNG. its too boring and predictable!
If you guys have the opportunity and could try using different team, and sharing that more than 1 team works, to me this would make the game more interesting!
Me personally, ive encounter with some different teams in the Arena.. Some high health high damage toon are actually good..
I've lost to a team of Savage, Tusken rider (i swear!), and darksister initiate (cant remember the lead and the other toon).
Im actually happy that i lost, this prove that oter teams work just as fine, if not better..
for what its worth, i was using Phasma (L), sid, lumi, kylo, and QGJ.. I know, the usual suspects of a F2P
Yes, you are exactly right. 1/3 would be amazing on defense.
Top 4 teams atm.
1. QGJ(L),Yoda,Daka,Rey,Geo
Me=> 2. Phasma(L), Geo, 86, Poggle, Poe
3. Poggle(L), Poe, Geo,86, Dooku
4. QGJ(L), Yoda, Geo, Dooku, FOTP
Top 20 teams leaders
1. QGJ 8
2. Phasma 7
3. HK47 3
4. Poggle 1
5. Sid 1
Someone is using Finn and ranked 21st.
https://swgoh.gg/u/tenchi7/
Ive also have a clutch win on a stun tanky team, against daka, Assajj, initiate and another toon i cant remember.. its all RNG when you go against daka..
I would just like to know what my record is each day. Also being able to set a defensive team would be nice.
https://swgoh.gg/u/tenchi7/
I couldn't agree with you more regarding the monotony of the current meta.
I don't have access to all the characters like a whale would but I've nearly finished a Resistance build (Poe L, Rey, Res Pilot, Finn/Phasma, Royal Guard) that looks promising and has tested well. That's one potential alternative.
However, right now there are only two ways to beat high speed teams with non-meta builds that I can see:
1. be even speedier (a Rebel build like ZarAzi's with Ackbar leading Leia/ST Han/Hoth Scout is theoretically the fastest in the game right now), or
2. take away their speed via turn meter manipulation (eg. Rui's "clone" build using Rex/Clone Sergeant/Phasma/Poe).
The only other faction that I know of that have somewhat decent speed bonuses are Scoundrels: Lando can boost Nute Gunray to 157, and with the right comp there would be a ton of AoE and crit damage potential. I'm currently building both characters, but have my doubts about their viability.
At the end of the day, the only thing you can do to try to influence the current meta is experiment. The players I mentioned above have opened the eyes of many to the untapped potential of rarely used characters like Clone Sergeant and Hoth Rebel Scout, and all they did was take some calculated gambles.
I would have tagged you both but I couldn't remember your forum usernames as they are both different from your in-game names.
In the soft launch server, there are currently only 3 of us who run non meta teams. Rui, myself and @Jeks . Who runs an unconventional killer resistance team with Poe lead.
I have a feeling that an empire squad might be on the rise once Magmatrooper becomes farmable, though.
Lol he actually said RNG was predictable haha.
1. QGJ
2. QGJ
3. QGJ
4. Phasma
5. QGJ
6. QGJ
7. QGJ
8. Poogle
9. QGJ
10. Dooku
There is an Akbar lead rebel team
There's a Rex lead mixed team.
Occasionally they change abit, there are droids and there was a clone team.
Most are qgj though, the top players use rg including myself
Err, not sure if trolling or… Hmm, this is awkward..
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Phasma
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