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I know about a thousand threads have been started on the walls of characters in Gauntlet. But this one really irked me and so I felt the need to share. A wall of Mirror Picards AND (this is the really ridiculous part) they are all worth only 10 gauntlet points.
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2) At least he isn't 25%+. Welcome to the new reality of gauntlet. They released a powerful character available to most all players. Until people replace him with someone better (Kahless, provided he isn't at a trait disadvantage), this will continue to happen.
With neither having a bonus, Kahless can take down a wall of picards.
The problem is that Picard has so many useful traits that he often has the advantage over Kahless. He has the second highest com/sec combo and one of the highest com/sci combos, even with almost no sci.
I'm sick of seeing Picard though. I don't see Mirror Phlox walls often anymore.
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Same here. I play it to try and get more Guinan’s. But they got me committed to it cuz I never got a Locutus so I’m after that 20,000 rounds. If I don’t care for the new crew that replaces her I’m going strictly for all the rounds I can to get to 20,000.
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DB have a good knack of breaking the game by short sighted crew decisions, and not fully understanding the mechanics of their own game.
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The 10 points a piece from 22nd is the big annoyance here. I get it from 5th or higher, but not 22nd.
It's purely anecdotal, but I find that MED comes up more often no matter what the featured skill is.
I still use Kahless almost every gauntlet but he's definitely not the beast he once was.
In addition I don't think the 10 pointers should have a skill above 300. The ones that are worth more points should be harder, but there should always be a scale.
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I think "broken" is very relative in this case. I imagine people who had T'Kuvma (or worse) holding down the CMD slot appreciate being a little more competitive.
If I know all of my opponents are bringing Mirror Picard I can either a) bring a character that has an advantage over Picard (Khaless or a slew of other CMD/DIP/SEC characters at 25 percent) or b) forgo the combination and bring a character with a more neglected skill combination, thus picking up more gauntlet victories elsewhere. In fact, the more I can predict who my opponents will bring, I find the better I am able to strategize.
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The existence of an actual gauntlet metagame is a sign of a maturing environment. I agree, it definitely makes for some interesting decisions sometimes.
I suppose it is crude, at least. I use the word too, but perhaps replacing it isn't so bad. I find it ironic that our British and Canadian friends get away with "bugger" when that is at least as crude and probably more. Oh, well.
Bugger that... you can use sux instead...
I prefer it this way. Personally I have a choice between Kahless, Picard and Damar. Picard is the least useful of the three but it still all boils down to traits. In my current Gauntlet my CMD character is Delta Paris. Not the best CMD character but he has a matching trait and the primary gauntlet stat is MED. Its sort of working.
I think the bigger problem with the Gauntlet is that not all stats are well-represented. MED, CMD and DIP have some good variety. SCI is ok. SEC is kinda weak and ENG is pretty poor. Captain Scott is still the best ENG roll and he's only single stat.
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Isnt terrible? He is one of the best gauntlet characters in the game right now...
I completely agree. Another anecdotal observation: if you use a 2nd med crew, MED does not come up nearly as often as when you only have one MED crew.
There are two "good" SEC characters. Spock is a really good double threat. Disguised Kira has a good SEC roll but her other stat is junk. She barely makes the top 10 in her only pair.
I usually find Mirror Picard or Locutus of Borg, or Bartender Guinan or Mirror Phlox's walls!
Here’s the link to see: https://forum.disruptorbeam.com/stt/discussion/2085/is-picard-going-to-dominate-the-gauntlet/p1
And as others have said, yes he does devalue Kahless. If it’s Kahless vs Mirror Picard and both have 5% crit, you know situations like this are going to happen:
My Kahless wasn’t fatigued btw.
I don’t think any powerhouse gauntlet crew should be given as a free reward (Mirror Picard) or as a threshold reward (Mirror Phlox), it just exasperates the gauntlet walls every time.
Here's what I said in that thread:
Honestly, that seems pretty close to what I've observed. Many upgraded their CMD slot, which has made gauntlet much more competitive (IMO, this is a good thing, but I recognize some dislike that they aren't getting as many easy wins).
Most of the time, I prefer to use Kahless. However, Picard being at 25% frequently has made for some tough choices. I'm all about this game having tough, meaningful choices.
In regards to Picard beating Kahless: given the same crit rating, Kahless only holds about a 2:1 edge on Picard in a straight-up CMD matchup. Picard WILL win a good share of the matches because their stats just aren't too far apart. Kahless is still the better choice (given equal traits), but he's a lot less invincible than he was some months ago.