Is kahless the unforgettable worth it or 2 citations?
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Is kahless the unforgettable worth it or 2 citations?
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I think given the title of this thread, I think it should also be asked, how much benefit do you get within the game by adding a couple of Stars to the Legendary crew you own? Is bumping up the Core Skill stats a bit on 2 separate cards, or a more substantial amount on 1 card, going to do a lot for you? That is, if you already have a strong enough crew to do very well on Voyages and in Faction Events, then how much do 2 Citations really benefit you?
As @Skizzy wrote, the ultimate answer is, 'It depends'
It did help that I finished leveling him during the Klingon Mega event.
If you put a lot of stock in the gauntlet then yes. I play gauntlet religiously, don’t have Khaless, and still do well. He’s not essential for victory or anything.
If you don't have Mirror Picard (like Elynduil mentioned) then, yes, it's very likely Kahless would be a large upgrade to your Gauntlet crew.
The following are the top CMD rolls in the game with their overall proficiencies as well. Kahless is the top and It's really not even close:
Yes, you can certainly be successful without Kahless. I don't take him all the time and I am still very successful when I leave him out. But that says more about how powerful Picard is when he has a trait advantage over Kahless.
If you're missing Mirror Picard (and any of the other "high CMD" rolls) then Kahless will be a huge boon to your setup.
Yes! I have both, and I usually take Kahless to gauntlet, not Mirror Picard (unless Mirror Picard has a trait bonus). My Kahless regularly wins against Mirror Picards on a SEC + CMD gauntlet faceoff.
All that said, when I got Kahless, gauntlet was still fairly new and I never landed a Locutus, so I needed something to give me an edge. Thanks partly to Kahless, I did finally place first in a gauntlet.
Captain Level: 95
VIP Level: 12
Unique Crew Immortalized: 525
Collections Completed: Vulcan, Ferengi, Borg, Romulan, Cardassian, Uncommon, Rare, Veteran, Common, Engineered, Physician, Innovator, Inspiring, Diplomat, Jury Rigger, Gauntlet Legends
I can see the logic in that, but one good Gauntlet crew (Kahless) will not really turn the tide for someone in that position. Two good ones won't either, but it'll come a lot closer.
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Now I certainly would've dropped those stars on Guinan or less likely on Burnham, but that's because I lucked on Guinan and Burnham. Maybe Leonardo. And 3 stars on Kahless for me are better than 5 on Soup Picard (well, because I would get 5 on Kahless sooner or later, probably sooner).
Just curious, but how much stock can we really put into the evaluation of someone who doesn't have the character and has a viable gauntlet replacement?
OP has stated he doesn't have mirror Picard, so adding a high proficiency character would significantly improve their gauntlet status.
You arr probably right in the context of a player that already has Damar or Picard, but I don't think you are considering the OP's situation.
I can see your point. Speaking only for me, even before I got Damar and Mirror Picard I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of dropping 100,000 honor on a crew member that gains you one or maybe two extra wins before fatigue sets in. Before the mirror mega, I was pouring honor into finishing Yarnek because I needed help with my SCI crew and two stars on him was worth more than one on Kahless even though I was sending out Mirror Kirk and T’Kuvma for COM in the gauntlet.
Then again, that was before Mirror Picard existed and (I think) before Damar was released to the general portal pool, so the need for such a powerful character wasn’t that great. Now, with so many people having Picard, Kahless has more utility to those who either started after the mirror mega event, sat it out, or simply were not competitive at the time.
It’s fine, you don’t have to take my word for it but I have won multiple gauntlets without Khaless, Picard, or Damar. They would give you MAYBE one more victory per go around. I just don’t feel like that is worth 100k honor.
That being said, I did spend the 100k on Kahless (still at 1/5) and him pretty much every gauntlet even though I do have Mirror Jean-Luc Picard immortalized.