When I started playing the Gauntlet last year, in the first 8 months I picked up 7 Armus (Armi?), 2 Caretakers and a Guinan. Then the following months I managed just 1 more Guinan. The past 6 months I've been playing daily, even ending up in the top 10, and have not received ANY 5* crew. I figure it's been over 7,000 challenges (with many long streaks) and nothing to show for it.
Something has changed. I wasn't expecting a reward a week, but to get nothing in 6 months of daily play is definitely fishy.
I suspect you are just having an unlucky run. In the last six months I have picked up quite a few characters.
Funnily enough, I was just about to comment how frustrating at this point it must be for Red Angel seekers to have someone else drop instead. On the bright side, at least you didn't get another Armus!
Funnily enough, I was just about to comment how frustrating at this point it must be for Red Angel seekers to have someone else drop instead. On the bright side, at least you didn't get another Armus!
Just got another Armus. /o\
umm.....well, you know...
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Locutus is actually "Locutus". for whatever reason, they made RA "burnham"
And that is why he doesn't show up when you search 'Picard', which people complain about. I suspect they are trying to have it right this time. RA will show up with the other Burnham variants.
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Locutus is actually "Locutus". for whatever reason, they made RA "burnham"
And that is why he doesn't show up when you search 'Picard', which people complain about. I suspect they are trying to have it right this time. RA will show up with the other Burnham variants.
Nope.....
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
All those crew are why my Excel spreadsheet has the base character name as a separate searchable column. I forgot about Galen one too many times for comfort.
The game just keeps giving me them. It's too easy at this point. I was able to achieve this thanks to the Gauntlet guide crafted by FlameBoyant.
Ah yes ... the ol' three steps to success:
1. Own good gauntlet crew
2. Play a lot
3. Hope lady luck is on your side when opening boxes.
#3 being key.
I wonder how forum regular @Bylo Band is doing? ... The last time we checked in with our fearless gauntlet hero he hadn't yet located that devilish lady ...
The game just keeps giving me them. It's too easy at this point. I was able to achieve this thanks to the Gauntlet guide crafted by FlameBoyant.
Ah yes ... the ol' three steps to success:
1. Own good gauntlet crew
2. Play a lot
3. Hope lady luck is on your side when opening boxes.
#3 being key.
I wonder how forum regular @Bylo Band is doing? ... The last time we checked in with our fearless gauntlet hero he hadn't yet located that devilish lady ...
[insert picture of someone with bloodshot eyes, tearing out their hair strand by strand while muttering about needing “just three more wins for the next streak box” here]
The game just keeps giving me them. It's too easy at this point. I was able to achieve this thanks to the Gauntlet guide crafted by FlameBoyant.
Ah yes ... the ol' three steps to success:
1. Own good gauntlet crew
2. Play a lot
3. Hope lady luck is on your side when opening boxes.
#3 being key.
I wonder how forum regular @Bylo Band is doing? ... The last time we checked in with our fearless gauntlet hero he hadn't yet located that devilish lady ...
[insert picture of someone with bloodshot eyes, tearing out their hair strand by strand while muttering about needing “just three more wins for the next streak box” here]
I've mentioned a few times. I've gotten Gauntlet Legendaries from finishing as low as 99th. I think maybe struggling to finish high is just ulcer causing, with confirmed stinky results. I've let it go, like Elsa when the castle was built on the mountain. 🗻. Been much more relaxing.
My biggest stress now is seeing people I have come to care about and respect keep getting disappointed. I've decided not to post any more drops of "extra" copies out of not wanting to feel like I am appearing to "rub it in" or anything.
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
The game just keeps giving me them. It's too easy at this point. I was able to achieve this thanks to the Gauntlet guide crafted by FlameBoyant.
Ah yes ... the ol' three steps to success:
1. Own good gauntlet crew
2. Play a lot
3. Hope lady luck is on your side when opening boxes.
#3 being key.
I wonder how forum regular @Bylo Band is doing? ... The last time we checked in with our fearless gauntlet hero he hadn't yet located that devilish lady ...
[insert picture of someone with bloodshot eyes, tearing out their hair strand by strand while muttering about needing “just three more wins for the next streak box” here]
I've mentioned a few times. I've gotten Gauntlet Legendaries from finishing as low as 99th. I think maybe struggling to finish high is just ulcer causing, with confirmed stinky results. I've let it go, like Elsa when the castle was built on the mountain. 🗻. Been much more relaxing.
My biggest stress now is seeing people I have come to care about and respect keep getting disappointed. I've decided not to post any more drops of "extra" copies out of not wanting to feel like I am appearing to "rub it in" or anything.
I know the feeling. I have only once ever been diligent (and lucky) enough to win a gauntlet. Top ten or fifteen finishes happen from time to time but mostly I end up anywhere in the top 40 or 50, and my lowest finish with an awesome drop was i think a 41st place performance that got me my second Guinan. Compare that to getting at least two Caretakers from 3-win streak boxes...one of which was on the third battle I fought after the Caretaker was introduced.
Sometimes people are at the fun end of the bell curve and sometimes they’re at the frustrating end.
I stopped posting my lack of progress, it was a ton of work to time all those screen shots so the flashy graphics weren't interfering with the images. I'm usually still trying to wake up when Gauntlets are ending and in that half-awake state I'm trying to Gauntlet, drink my "morning" coffee, and cook dinner for my family. The screenshots were fun for a few days but too much work for how little impact they seemed to have, so I stopped.
I still have zero Red Angels. Other than twice where I finished 2nd and 11th (on purpose) I've won every Gauntlet I've entered since Red Angel went live. I've had four different streaks go over 102 including two that went well over 200, I'm now over 11,000 dilithium WASTED on this project.
And it absolutely **tsk tsk** s TBH. Ever since she was announced I made that my goal. And let me tell those of you who already have her what those of us still trying to get our first copy already know; Gauntlet life WITHOUT Red Angel **tsk tsk** s. She is every bit the equal of Locutus AND Caretaker on their shared pairings and to date has never once failed to have a 25% crit bonus. She is costing me a ton of extra merits to skip her every time she comes up, because even with Locutus and Caretaker I usually have no answer for her perpetual crit celebration.
I stopped posting my lack of progress, it was a ton of work to time all those screen shots so the flashy graphics weren't interfering with the images. I'm usually still trying to wake up when Gauntlets are ending and in that half-awake state I'm trying to Gauntlet, drink my "morning" coffee, and cook dinner for my family. The screenshots were fun for a few days but too much work for how little impact they seemed to have, so I stopped.
I still have zero Red Angels. Other than twice where I finished 2nd and 11th (on purpose) I've won every Gauntlet I've entered since Red Angel went live. I've had four different streaks go over 102 including two that went well over 200, I'm now over 11,000 dilithium WASTED on this project.
And it absolutely **tsk tsk** s TBH. Ever since she was announced I made that my goal. And let me tell those of you who already have her what those of us still trying to get our first copy already know; Gauntlet life WITHOUT Red Angel **tsk tsk** s. She is every bit the equal of Locutus AND Caretaker on their shared pairings and to date has never once failed to have a 25% crit bonus. She is costing me a ton of extra merits to skip her every time she comes up, because even with Locutus and Caretaker I usually have no answer for her perpetual crit celebration.
I just want this to be over.
Yep. This is exactly how I feel too. I'm tired of wasting resources on it. I'm happy for those who have gotten her, but you don't need to tell us "how easy it is" to get her. You would feel similarly if you were still waiting also.
Oh, and on top of everything else, it looks like she might have gotten her 65% gauntlet now.
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I suspect you are just having an unlucky run. In the last six months I have picked up quite a few characters.
Keeping up with the growing swarm of Red Angels and their perpetual 25% crit bonus is starting to get expensive....
Right there with ya brother. Hopefully we will get her soon. I am definitely regretting not getting pufferfish phlox when I had the chance.
People who win Dabo say this kind of thing all the time to me too
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I may be in the wrong gauntlet. I guess I am going for second.
umm.....well, you know...
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In that view all characters say the base name, not the specific variant. It probably also says Picard not Locutus.
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And that is why he doesn't show up when you search 'Picard', which people complain about. I suspect they are trying to have it right this time. RA will show up with the other Burnham variants.
Like some of the Sherwood Forest crew, and Galen, for examples.
Nope.....
Robin Hood
Galen
Several others
Herbert Rossoff is Quark. Bell and Russell are Sisko. Lots of oversights when coding.
I know. If the "real" name pops up when you get them, they should be searchable by it.
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The game just keeps giving me them. It's too easy at this point. I was able to achieve this thanks to the Gauntlet guide crafted by FlameBoyant.
Ah yes ... the ol' three steps to success:
1. Own good gauntlet crew
2. Play a lot
3. Hope lady luck is on your side when opening boxes.
#3 being key.
I wonder how forum regular @Bylo Band is doing? ... The last time we checked in with our fearless gauntlet hero he hadn't yet located that devilish lady ...
[insert picture of someone with bloodshot eyes, tearing out their hair strand by strand while muttering about needing “just three more wins for the next streak box” here]
I've mentioned a few times. I've gotten Gauntlet Legendaries from finishing as low as 99th. I think maybe struggling to finish high is just ulcer causing, with confirmed stinky results. I've let it go, like Elsa when the castle was built on the mountain. 🗻. Been much more relaxing.
My biggest stress now is seeing people I have come to care about and respect keep getting disappointed. I've decided not to post any more drops of "extra" copies out of not wanting to feel like I am appearing to "rub it in" or anything.
I know the feeling. I have only once ever been diligent (and lucky) enough to win a gauntlet. Top ten or fifteen finishes happen from time to time but mostly I end up anywhere in the top 40 or 50, and my lowest finish with an awesome drop was i think a 41st place performance that got me my second Guinan. Compare that to getting at least two Caretakers from 3-win streak boxes...one of which was on the third battle I fought after the Caretaker was introduced.
Sometimes people are at the fun end of the bell curve and sometimes they’re at the frustrating end.
I still have zero Red Angels. Other than twice where I finished 2nd and 11th (on purpose) I've won every Gauntlet I've entered since Red Angel went live. I've had four different streaks go over 102 including two that went well over 200, I'm now over 11,000 dilithium WASTED on this project.
And it absolutely **tsk tsk** s TBH. Ever since she was announced I made that my goal. And let me tell those of you who already have her what those of us still trying to get our first copy already know; Gauntlet life WITHOUT Red Angel **tsk tsk** s. She is every bit the equal of Locutus AND Caretaker on their shared pairings and to date has never once failed to have a 25% crit bonus. She is costing me a ton of extra merits to skip her every time she comes up, because even with Locutus and Caretaker I usually have no answer for her perpetual crit celebration.
I just want this to be over.
Yep. This is exactly how I feel too. I'm tired of wasting resources on it. I'm happy for those who have gotten her, but you don't need to tell us "how easy it is" to get her. You would feel similarly if you were still waiting also.
Oh, and on top of everything else, it looks like she might have gotten her 65% gauntlet now.