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I know it can be nice to put hard-to-get characters as event rewards but I must admit it gets tedious because of the emphasis on Pay-to-win needed to grow 4* and 5* characters.
I have collected all 1-3* in the freezer (almost finished new sf Khan), and almost finished galaxy map etc....
All that is left in the game is to collect the 4* & 5* and freeze them but the drop rate of 4*/5* is extremely low - AND because there is so many more 4* and 5* choices the chance of getting the correct character is very low. Thus I'm reaching a point where there's not much point playing (low drop success, required payment to get any drops).
If the events etc put in more 1-3* characters, and missions that require them, then the chance of finding and growing makes it worth playing more...
I have collected all 1-3* in the freezer (almost finished new sf Khan), and almost finished galaxy map etc....
All that is left in the game is to collect the 4* & 5* and freeze them but the drop rate of 4*/5* is extremely low - AND because there is so many more 4* and 5* choices the chance of getting the correct character is very low. Thus I'm reaching a point where there's not much point playing (low drop success, required payment to get any drops).
If the events etc put in more 1-3* characters, and missions that require them, then the chance of finding and growing makes it worth playing more...
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So says Q, but can we really trust Q? 😀
However, my concern is that when reaching this point in the game, the only "progress" forwards is purely "Pay-to-Win".
In this particularly is the 4* and 5*. And the constant infusion of them.
Doing as Dirk has suggested and play hard in competition, usually only results in a 2/ or 3/ completion (unless once again one is a whale who then pays-to-win)
And then "almost complete" joins 150 others in the same state: sitting doing nothing in the crew lounge, waiting for a non-existent random drop. Random drop from where?? (The only place is from the "pay-to-win" packs.)
And if that drop is an immortalised character? Then it's missed opportunity. (I've airlocked about 5 1/4* Aricks in the last week). And if the lounge is full, then it's Pay-to-Advance time again.
But what is concerning me is that there is no more game once this point is reached.
It's pure pay-to-win, pay-to-advance, pay-some-more. Nothing else in the game changes.
Where I'm at I've got 4 more characters to grind to FE, and they will do all but 1 star on the galaxy map (require Android END 912)...... beyond that? what grind for honor for SuperRare and Legendary Citations?? (at 18 and 50 thousand! a piece???? How is that fun?)
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At least if there were new two star, and more low level missions, they would be something interesting while I was grinding.
Also, the collections is nice - but now my progress there is entirely related to how fast I can get 4* and 5* IMMORTALISED, which is incredibly slow - and for what purpose. I have about 10 FE 5*, of which 2 are IM. and starter Q is 4/5*. Once I've done the galaxy map (of which the limit is the Android 5* drop) the Skill bonus are meaningless.
It's not entirely pay to win.
My hats off to that person. That is quite an accomplishment
Why thank you!
In terms of playing without hitting the paywall, getting the FF or threshold 3/4 is a matter of resources and strength of crew. If you've been playing for over a year, you should also be able to obtain 1/5 from events as well. You will hit the paywall with pack only crew and the top of the event leader board. But as someone who just finished 19th this week and won the Honey Bare event last November, it's not purely pay to win. But it is a grind and takes blood, sweat, and tears. A wise man once said we all play the same game. The more you pay, the easier the difficulty. Some of us play on insane difficulty. But it can be done.
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I just gained more respect for you. Honey Bare was very sought after and I’m sure the competition was extra fierce that week.
How well are you doing on the Galaxy Map?
(I don't both with events much, just a scramble to get things I'm not really that into ... Like I need more uncompleted 4*s or even 5*s....)
My galaxy map is complete. I've 3 starred all the missions. But it did take over a year to finish, finding crew who could clear locked nodes or crit high values.
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On that I am impressed, I'm finding I need some very specific characters for DC-CT Episode 6 & 8, and Mission 8, E5 & E12. And often at more than 1* level.
Wher do you get older 4* crew from when doing F2P?
Currently, I can obtain both 4/4s from events. And the rest I get from free premium pulls and voyages.
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I'm not concerned about the event ones, as they're very limited range and often new and only available for short time frame - i.e. nuisance if I'm trying to immort them (eg for freezing out of the way).
I don't see much in the way of 4* drops in voyagers, and then usually only after paying some dilithium - and then they tend to be ones that I already completed.