Finish savage or start ig88?

sc7606 · January 19, 2016 9:47PM

I started arena shipments with savage before I joined everyone else farming Sid and got him to 5 stars. My question is whether it's worth getting savage to 7 stars before starting on someone else (currently thinking ig88).

Utiniii · January 19, 2016 9:53PM

I think you should finish what you started

Triqui · January 19, 2016 10:12PM

I think you should read about the theory of sunken costs, and then decide which one you want to have, regardless of who you have been farming so far. If Oppress was a bad idea, keep making a mistake doesn't solve it

Nicks075 · January 19, 2016 10:30PM

Ive been using savage at 7 stars for weeks now, i never considered him a mistake. He's fast, hits hard and hit often, and takes alot to put him fown.

sc7606 · January 19, 2016 10:39PM

I understand the theory about sunk costs, so let me rephrase my question.

Is having a 7* v 5* savage worth a two week delay in getting ig 88?

Crymsonkyng · January 19, 2016 10:48PM

Simply put...probably not. 88 hits like a truck. But he's squishy. He is supposed to have high dodge, though I've never once seen him do it. If they fix that you'll be glad to farmed him.

Triqui · January 19, 2016 10:50PM

sc7606 wrote: »

I understand the theory about sunk costs, so let me rephrase my question.

Is having a 7* v 5* savage worth a two week delay in getting ig 88?

What I mean is that you should consider strictly which one is better and go for him.

In my opinion, no, it's not worth it because I think 88 is better than Savage. I have 88 in my team, and I think he's valid, and a lot of F2P teams use him. I don't see Savage that often and whe I see him I"m not impressed, although I haven't seen a fully fledged 70 7* IX
Do you play Savage often? How does he perform?

sc7606 · January 19, 2016 11:03PM

I have savage on my arena team, 5* gear 7, skills at 5/6. He's a sold performer - tanky, hits reasonably hard, he's usually one of the last standing (or he takes a huge beating meaning that my other toons haven't), but he can't change a battle the way a lumi crit, pogggle buff or Poe taunt can.

He also sees a fair bit of gw time once maul dies. He's good with lumi as leader due to his high hp pool.

I'm on a fairly tough server and I'm solidly 20-50 these days (been close to under 20 once or twice but didn't quite make it).

He's probably the character I'll replace with Poe once I get Poe to 5*, which should be in about a week.

KitsuAeryn · January 19, 2016 11:05PM

It's almost always better to finish a character you're working on before starting the next one. That said, if you're sure you're done with Savage and won't want to pick him up again, you might be ready to start the next slog early

MRFREE2PLAY90 · January 19, 2016 11:24PM

Just finish what you started a 7* toon is essential for arena.

Utiniii · January 19, 2016 11:34PM

Just to let you know Savage will be buffed in the next cap raise since his basic attack will be raised by 30% and with Sid as a lead i see him as a monster. Opress is based around crit so he should be in a "crit environment" to be flawless

DonnieDrako · January 19, 2016 11:36PM

MRFREE2PLAY90 wrote: »

Just finish what you started a 7* toon is essential for arena.

Debatable I've been playing for 1.5 months and I have a 4 star on my #1 rank arena team. I stopped Lumi at 6* to rank phasma to 6* Sid is my only 7*

Thundergod · January 20, 2016 12:05AM

You have to think now on whether you picture either being in your future teams. It's not too late to change a decision.

l3end3r · January 20, 2016 12:10AM

sc7606 wrote: »

I started arena shipments with savage before I joined everyone else farming Sid and got him to 5 stars. My question is whether it's worth getting savage to 7 stars before starting on someone else (currently thinking ig88).

Depends on the rest of your team. If you only have a couple 7* characters, I'd finish savage. He hits hard and is good with Sidious. If you're using other 5* characters that you'll use over Savage, then switch to IG 88.

I was in a similar position but have 4 star Poggle for my 5th slot, which I prefer over Savage, so I dropped him and started farming 88.

Finally, Savage looks like he'll be much better when they move the level cap to 80. It's hard to know who will ultimately be the best toons / teams today. He gets some really nice bonuses at 80 if you want to check them out

Mittens · January 20, 2016 12:36AM

It really depends on how you want to advance your team(s) as they both perform different roles. Personally I'm going for 88 for my droid/aoe team. At 99/100 now. Really hoping for an 88 shard at the end of GW tomorrow so I don't end up with 4 extras. After this I'm going for HK, then probably hoarding until a new character release.

Mephisto_style · January 20, 2016 1:23AM

I recommend using your six star opress to bridge your path to your more powerful strategy to come.

HavokTrigger · January 20, 2016 1:38AM

Just do what you do. If you like him, then max him out. If you don't have a team that can support 88, he is no good.

Raven · January 20, 2016 1:40AM

Utiniii wrote: »

Just to let you know Savage will be buffed in the next cap raise since his basic attack will be raised by 30% and with Sid as a lead i see him as a monster. Opress is based around crit so he should be in a "crit environment" to be flawless

whoa critical tips there, how can one knows the future update/patch info ?!

HavokTrigger · January 20, 2016 1:46AM

Raven wrote: »

Utiniii wrote: »

Just to let you know Savage will be buffed in the next cap raise since his basic attack will be raised by 30% and with Sid as a lead i see him as a monster. Opress is based around crit so he should be in a "crit environment" to be flawless

whoa critical tips there, how can one knows the future update/patch info ?!

The next level cap increase probably won't be for at least 3 months. Probably longer.

Raven · January 20, 2016 2:39AM

HavokTrigger wrote: »

The next level cap increase probably won't be for at least 3 months. Probably longer.

I bet so, people will need to grind the levels and gear, F2P will need some time to catch up, the playing field will be somewhat fair, then they will change it again to make the game interesting once again.

MufasaBigD · January 20, 2016 3:10AM

sc7606 wrote: »

I started arena shipments with savage before I joined everyone else farming Sid and got him to 5 stars. My question is whether it's worth getting savage to 7 stars before starting on someone else (currently thinking ig88).

I think if you have a couple of other droids or complementary toons for IG-88 should factor into your decision. If you put him out there all by himself, he gets killed early. He needs HK-47 and works great with GEO, Poe, IG-86 and FOTP.

Mephisto_style · January 20, 2016 4:25AM

I read a lot of people throwing FOTP out there. Honestly on the team Mufasa mentioned I would rather have Dooku than FOTP. Stun+counter+ more sturdy/ less squishy

bleeaauuh · January 20, 2016 4:39AM

Yea savage does get 30% more damage on his basic attack but only after the cap is raised to 80.... Which is a long time away
I would finish getting him to 7* and then get ig88
Savage will hold good stead in your pvp for some time
Ig88 is so fragile that you won't be able to put him in until he is 100% maxed out at top gear and 7*

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