There went my final hope for a Guinan.
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7016 rounds of gauntlet and never got a Guinan drop. I've never wanted to quit this game more than I do right now.
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I got Locutus exactly like you in my main profile, was fortunate enough to get one on my secondary profile. Even though 3 Guinans on my primary and 2 on my secondary, I should not complain about that, but with the same quantity of Gauntlet rounds as me, around 9.5K , people have gotten around 7 drops like you did or even more. I should advise anyone playing the Gauntlet to not look for too long winning rounds, instead try to play as many rounds as possible and hit the marks 3 or 6 in a row wins to obtain it.
I think that's why I'm so cronut-ing mad about it. I wanted the character. I played every single day that she was in gauntlet and got squat for it. Meanwhile, other people are getting so many copies they're airlocking her for honor. It's hard to not feel completely ripped off and cronut-ed on under the circumstances.
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That happened to me...played really hard to get locutus...never got him. The first day guinan was available...i got her. Then 2 months later i got locutus from the one and only pack he was ever featured in...got him on the first pull!!
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I don't know why people keep telling themselves that. She has the second best DIP roll and the best DIP/MED. In fact, her DIP/MED is the highest roll of any card in the game. And even though she might not be as powerful as Locutus (the absolute best 3-skill Gauntlet crew in the game), she still has the upper hand in DIP/MED and single-DIP (DIP/ENG and DIP/CMD) in a direct duel. Arguing that the very best Gauntlet crew is better than her does not negate the fact that that Guinan still is in the top 1%.
I have to say I am too perplexed by people saying, "pah Guinan not all that great." Front page top 10 on voyages and seeing a wall of her in Gauntlet tells me otherwise. I was fortunate to get one of her but now begins the citation saga, i mean misery, continues.
She is great for voyages if you have her fused, and for gauntlet depending on your roster. If you have locutus or Gowron and mirror or defensive phlox or sulan she should probably not be in your line up unless it’s a med gauntlet or she gets a crit bonus.
For me, Locutus adds more to my team than Guinan. With Guinan, I average 761 across all 15 skill pairs and with Locutus I average 769. I suppose you could consider using both, but their strengths overlap a lot (both have DIP/SEC and both have a high DIP score) so the average team strength actually goes down no matter how I slice it.
My gauntlet team ("normal" team bolded). Others get used if their traits are matched:
Agreed. We're starting to reach the point that there are enough "Gauntlet" characters that captains can be successful with a diverse group of crew - and not dependent on one or two crew members.
In my experience, if I can count on everyone bringing Guinan, what advantage does it give me to also bring Guinan? I've found more success bringing Defensive Phlox or Inquisitor Troi, all percentages being equal.
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The advantage in bringing Guinan to a room full of Guinan's is that you're at least on an equal footing. I don't always bring her all the time because my roster has changed (got MITroi, MPhlox got buffed) but she'll usually get a spot because her DIP is strong and her DIP/MED is frightening and stable even at 2 levels of fatigue.
It will be interesting to see who's next. Locutus is the only Gauntlet necessity that I have and I'm wondering if that will change.
Fair enough, and never have I argued otherwise. Again, Locutus is the best Gauntlet character in the game. Dismissing Guinan's value because she cannot quite keep up with the #1 is a ridiculous standard to set.
I've always hated Andorians.
But the problem is she fills a similar role as Locutus, so you HAVE to compare the two. If you have both, you just end up not using her that often.
Personally, I wouldn’t pass on a Galaxy class starship just because I already have a Sovereign parked at home
Players don't get that their experience might be not typical or at the very least different than other players
"what do you mean yo don't have Locutus? I have 6. You need MED? Just go buy Defensive Phlox......duh.
You are correct. If the board is supposed to be place for information then telling other potential players that a top 1% card is "nothing special" is inaccurate.