Hello
I've recently returned back to game. I quit when the game was level 70 cap and didn't have a clue what I was doing at all.
I've been back about 5 weeks now. Got my phoenix up and running, and started a first order farm to eventually get a SLKR. That was the plan anyway.
My arena shard is horrid as you can imagine. I'm just facing lots of relics and zetas, generally everything is way above me but opponents are not very active. It's like I'm trying to kill inactive players to go up the ranks.
Nearing to level 85 now I'm concerned my roster isn't great for GAC. Hopefully the match making will be gentle.
What would you suggest the path I go?
Like I said, SLKR was my goal but I'm not sure if it's out of reach or will be not any good by the time I get there.
Appreciate any help.
https://swgoh.gg/p/163345578/
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Then, I would recommend the below starting guide in order to find an adequate focus.
https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/245224/updated-new-player-farming-path-by-intimmydation
Thanks for the reply. That's a shame on thinking I need to restart! Feels like a waste of months of time invested. However I do see your reasoning. I dont think I'll ever reach top 250 of arena or fleet considering how geared my opponents are in the 500-600 range which I'm in.
So SEE would be the friendlier F2P route would it. Would that be a good start for GAC too?
I have seen many guides, from apgains, ahnald, etc. So many to choose from..
Thanks for the reply. I'm fairly casual. I login everyday and gets all my energies etc. I'm F2P. The guild I'm in is good. I'm getting shards for things I don't even plan on using though but I like it. Feels likes I'm getting somewhere.
Yeah that was my thought. I know it'll take prob 6 months from now for me to get him though. I havent budged in my arena ranking of 571 in 2 days. Yet all my opponent's are g13, relics, zetas etc. Kinda funny
Thanks for the reply.
That's the trouble for the indecisive people, like me. There is so many paths to go down. And it feels too late once you start one sort of haha.
Since starting my path to slkr. Albeit not very farm mainly the ships are a pain. I have watched alot of swgoh videos and the GAS team, BHs and imperial troopers peak my interest the most.
Someone already posted my thread for new player guide they has a good path to follow, which I’d suggest doing till at least 85 and then there are multiple paths you could follow. But just being able to get top 100 / 5 in both arenas every day is 400 crystals in the bank. It’s unlikely you will ever get that high on your old account, even with inactive players.
Of course you can still really enjoy the other game modes like GAC that is based on your GP, but getting daily crystals is huge.
Thanks for your response.
I've read your new account thread and enjoyed its progression.
If I were to buy any starter bundles. Which would you suggest? Bobba? IT? Phoenix? Just to get that initial boost
I’d anything I’d go with the hyperdrive bundle which is $100. If you don’t want to spend that much, I wouldn’t bother with the other faction packs as you can farm them all pretty easy as f2p.
If you do go with HDB, I may suggest a slightly different route than my guide, though doesn’t vary by much
Thanks. HBD def not an option. Was only going to spend 10-15 bucks tops lol.
In that case I'd recommend that you keep your current account and go from there.
Regarding GAC and long term goals:
SLKR is still a great first GL since he will enable you to solo Heroic STR which is a great source for gear. All the required characters are accelerated already which makes farming them faster. However, you should make sure to join a guild that beats Heroic STR frequently to win more g12 and better gear before aiming for a GL.
Short term goals:
Take Thrawn to 7* ASAP. He will serve you well in GAC. You may be able to beat tier 7 of his event with your current Phoenix team if you mod them well. Don't waste more gear on them after you unlock Thrawn at 7*. Your empire/sith team will do well in GAC.
Take GM Yoda to 7*. He is great on a jedi team. Bastilla, Jolee, JKA and Old Ben are good jedi farms as well since you will need them at 7* eventually to unlock JKR, CLS etc.
Make sure that you gain access to the zeta ability materials challenge and the highest tier of credit heists ASAP to gain more resources.
Once you progress to the geonosis TBs your GET income will decrease significantly. Therefor, save all the GET you gain. Don't spend it on gear until you have HY, Wampa, GAS and Malak at 7*. (Wampa can be slow farmed from one of the BH events, though).
Tarkin is still considered the best fleet Commander early on. If you work on your fleet (Executrix, geonosians and their pilots) you may be able to reach higher ranks for more daily fleet currency.
Thanks for that.
Only thing I don't like about all these 2021 starter guides is the Phoenix start. I find them to most boring team to play as. I like the idea of imperial troopers, just not the phoenix along side.
That's for the advice. Yeah Thrawn is a pain in the bum to 7*. The ship grind is very detrimental to character farming. Seem to be refreshing my nodes to try get the extra drops each day to shorten in. I'm losing my mind getting them! The zeta mat challenge.. I'm still not there yet. My ships arnt good enough yet and the fleet credit crunch is real.
My plan I think was towards slkr, but passively build up geos and imp troopers. Hadn't really thought much about the jedi teams tho!
I finally broke under 500 in arena, finding the joke teams to beat. So a little extra income from that now
Well the reason Phoenix is always recommended are because:
1. They are easy to farm to 7* quickly (no hard node farms)
2. The first team you really have a full squad "synergy"
3. Gives you the full team to unlock both Palp & Thrawn
4. Gives you 40% of the jedi needed to unlock GMY
5. Actually are good at GW early on due to sustainability
6. Pre-80 is the only time in the game they are actually useful
Yeah. When I returned that was the first team I farmed up and was good for all those things. I understand. I think I'm just burnt out using them lol.
Yeah you're probably right.. How's your account looking now? Anything you'd have changed if doing it all over?
Overall there is no major change I would make as far as the characters I chose to farm and what order. A couple small tweaks may include / exclude:
Overall my roster is super solid, and I'm now focused on taking my Vader to relics, and then working on Troopers to relics. Just treading water inside top 100 squad arena atm, but taking #1 in fleet every day quite easily with Malev (which should be 6* in not too much more time).
Thanks for that. Interesting. I like the path. Out of curiosity do you have a link or something on his to find when a new arena shard starts? I've tried a few discord but to no avail.
Or is starting out in say top 5000 not a problem as you'll move quickly ?
https://discord.gg/TsnjraDN
That is the link for the discord server that monitors when new shards are created. If you are going to buy HDB, you should monitor that closely and buy it as soon as a new shard is created so you already started near the top.
Starting at 5000 will be tough to climb your way up tbh, you will climb over the people who don't know what they are doing or give up, but you will reach a point where you stagnate for a long time until you start to get meta teams.
For example I started around 200-300 in my shard, never dropped out of 300 and now have climbed to where I hover around 100 (below 100 for my payout). I can't really move up further until I get my next squad going.