Territory Battle Discord Image Tool for #SWGOH

This is a tool to help use Discord as a way to see who has and hasn't completed their combat and special missions.  Below is the link to download the zip file with the images you will need to set up this Discord tool.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7vCad1uqvrPT3RYSG5ydjFlUUE/view?usp=sharing

You can learn how to use the tool from the video below:

Reacting to the Territory Battle Debacle (CG forum post style)

After territory battles were delayed due to training droid visuals... the meme creation began! These are RSG originals =) Enjoy!

 

@ea_capitalgames made Finity cry #swgoh

Wicket... My favorite character in the Star Wars universe. I have his plushie in my bed and am convinced he talks to me. He may be a human flesh eating monster, but he is still a lovable teddy bear that pokes people with a stick and will go to any female that gives him a cracker...

A character after my own heart - hairy and squishy on the outside, hungry and gullible on the inside =) So when Wicket was introduced into the game, no one was happier. And then... A WICKET PACK! 1299 crystals tho! For an f2p player!

So, like a good f2p Wicket follower, I began saving all my crystals to buy these packs. A chance of 5-330 shards! Maybe I will get lucky and get the 330! Wicket is my favorite character! It just has to work out that way!

Sadly, that was not the case. As an f2p, I managed to buy 10 packs! That's 13,000 crystals in a month I managed to scrounge up! That would have to be enough, right? Nope (and yes, I know I spoiled the result already). Got 5 shards 2 times, 12 shards 1 time, and 7 shards 7 times =( The 330 shard, or any triple digit Wicket eluded me. My fuzzy teddy bear remains at 4* now after 13,000 crystals =(

Sadness drips through my body as I watch Wicket spinning in the game, giving me the look of "Why? Why couldn't you 7* me?", and I begin to weep. One day, Wicket, one day... and maybe CG will see our bond for what it is and not curse my fate in my pursuit of you!

Rebel Officer Leia Organa New Character Abilities #swgoh

These are the new abilities for this character that will be introduced into the game soon.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Old Ben) rework of max abilities in a snapshot! #swgoh

All the things in red are new or changed from the old abilities.

Being the most complicated, especially as it relates to Thrawn, here is a breakdown of how his new taunt works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxMDI1HZOLU

Han Solo rework of max abilities in a snapshot! #swgoh

All the things in red are new or changed from the old abilities.

Luke Skywalker (Farmboy) rework of max abilities in a snapshot! #swgoh

All the things in red are new or changed from the old abilities.

Stormtrooper Han rework of max abilities in a snapshot! #swgoh

All the things in red are new or changed from the old abilities.

Princess Leia rework of max abilities in a snapshot! #swgoh

All the things in red are new or changed from the old abilities.

Old Ben Rework Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxMDI1HZOLU

Hey, everyone! There has been some confusion about the way Old Ben's new rework works. Checkout our latest RSG video with the Old Ben Rework Character Reveal. We describe his new abilities and also how it works versus the Thrawn Fracture, which is what generated all the questions!

Ewok Wallpaper

New ewoks wallpaper inspired by the SWGOH Ewok faction pass!

RSG goes to the movies!

New Star Wars movie trailer leaked! #StarWars #swgoh  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jov8xvBaadQ

Gamer Fuel March Madness Final Four #swgoh

We are down to the last 2 matchups before the finals!

The winner of the Genetically Modified Desserts category, Spam Ice Cream Sandwich, will take on the Superb Street Fare category winner, Boston Kreme Donut Taco!
https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/842204200729776129

And the winner of the Liquid Perfection category, Spam and Coke, will take on the I Need Meat category winner, Sausage Twinkie!
https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/842204371408449537

Vote now and the winners will be announced on the March 22 Live Stream!

F2P Sim Ticket Crunch! #swgoh

Think your sim tickets are going down? Others think you are crazy?

Well... YOU ARE NOT CRAZY! THE TICKETS ARE GOING DOWN! =D

This is a post to show you what the current sim ticket situation is for many free to play (f2p) players, and also what you can do to plan for it.  Let's start with some assumptions so this can be generalized...

1) With your regular energy, you are farming 6 hard nodes per day (maybe 2 for 3 different characters). Everyone's situation is a little different, but this will probably be a rough average, which means 18 hard node attempts each day.
2) Hard nodes can vary in range, but an average of 16 will be used as the cost of the hard nodes done for the purposes of these calculations.
3) Most of the gear people are farming will be in the 10 energy nodes, but also things in the 8 energy nodes (like mk3 sienar) and also some 6 node attempts to get some of the overly used low items, like the mk 1 armor piece. So with that, an average of 9.5 energy per node will be used for gear.

Now, with that said, let's start with figuring out how much energy you get in a day and all the activities you do:

So in this table, most things are set values, like the natural regular energy you generate in a day, the energy boosts, etc.  The variable ones are the refreshes you do.  For this first example, I am assuming 2 regular energy refreshes a day and 1 cantina energy refresh a day, which is 200 crystals spent a day.  This may be high for some f2p players, but I think it is a good starting point.  With that, I figured out the energy per node being used:

So you can see how the energy per node attempt was calculated. First is the total energy used, which is based on the natural energy, refreshes and boosts; then the number of hard node attempts (which is 18 in the calculations I am doing for 6 hard nodes), and then based on the average of 9.5 energy per node mentioned before, the number of node attempts was calculated by dividing the remaining energy by 9.5.  I wont show this table again because it is redundant, but the values of the average cost per node will vary based on the number of refreshes since it changes the amount of energy you have.

Now, with these values, you can figure out how many sim tickets you get each day consistently (which means the number of tickets you get from attacking nodes is too variable to include) and the number of sim tickets you spend:

So what you can see is that every week with 2 regular refreshes and 1 cantina energy refreshes, with the stats I used (6 hard nodes with an average cost of 16 energy + regular nodes for gear with an average cost of 9.5 energy) will result in approximately 28 sim tickets lost per week. If your average energy cost per node goes down, then you will be MORE in the red in sim tickets.  So, let's look at what happens if you do 1 energy refresh and 1 cantina refresh only:

So what you can see is that losing that 2nd energy refresh dramatically increases your sim ticket usage with everything else being the same.  Now, you are losing about 80 sim tickets per week.  What if you are doing the minimum and just doing 1 regular energy refresh because you are trying to save crystals but still want to make sure you get the 600 energy for your guild:

So you can see that the sim tickets isnt really affected when you drop the cantina refresh by much.  The biggest impact to the sim tickets is how many energy refreshes you do. But for most f2p, that is usually 1 or 2, which puts you in the red!!!!!

So how can you prevent yourself from losing sim tickets to the point where you are depleted and have to do that stupid Light Side 9-B Hard node manually again?  Simple! Start to auto your challenges! 

As soon as you cut out the simming of the challenges and instead auto them (hurray for the new 4x speed), you will now GAIN 10 sim tickets per week instead of LOSE 80 sim ticket per week. 

Don't let the sim ticket crunch hit you without being prepared.  There are ways to prevent yourself from losing sim tickets, and the easiest ways are increase energy refreshes if you can afford it, but even easier is to AUTO ALL CHALLENGES, REGULAR AND FLEET!!!!

Love, Finity =)

Gamer Fuel March Madness Week 2 (Elite 8!)

Vote on your favorite Gamer Fuel idea in each of the following categories (the best will advance to Week 3):

Genetically Modified Desserts: https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/839670122352635905
Superb Street Fare: https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/839669969990352896
Liquid Perfection: https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/839669813467361284
I Need Meat: https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/839669675894190081

Gamer Fuel March Madness Week 1

Vote on your favorite Gamer Fuel idea in each of the following categories (the best 2 will advance to Week 2):

Genetically Modified Desserts: https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/837320030278811648
Superb Street Fare: https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/837320497729794048
Liquid Perfection: https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/837320688226734082
I Need Meat: https://twitter.com/RealitySkwdGmrs/status/837320999884500992

Winners will be announced on the March 8 stream.

How good is Darth Nihilus for the Jedi Assault Battle?

Check out our special edition stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ3XpAouG9s

Watch as Nihilus shows why he is the game changer in the event and how close Dooku, Maul and Nihilus alone can get to the end!

RSG Feb 2017 SWGOH Draft!

So here are the final squads that were drafted: 
Finity: Jyn (L), K-2SO, Cassian, Fives, Barriss (zetaed)
Lampshade: Vader (L, zeta), Shoretrooper, Savage, Krennic, FOTP
BMasu: Maul (L, zeta), Emp Palpatine, TIE Fighter Pilot, Royal Guard, Sidious
MJay: Boba (L, zeta), B2, Sun Fac, IG-88, Rey
Urbanblaster: Phasma (L), Deathtrooper (zeta), SRP, JKA, Lando
Ranger: Wedge (L), Biggs, Chirrut, Baze, Han Solo
Smithie D: Rex (L), Kylo (zeta), STHan, Bistan, Poe
Ewalken: QGJ (L, zeta), General Kenobi, Yoda, Aayla, Asajj


So what were the remaining characters?

From the remaining SWGOH character, what team would you try to build?

RSG Super Bowl Prediction Falcons (LS) 17 - Patriots (DS) 12

We used SWGOH to predict the game...
Light Side = Atlanta Falcons
Dark Side = New England Patriots

Final score
Light Side (Atlanta Falcons) 17
Dark Side (New England Patriots) 12

Winner: Atlanta Falcons

Tell us if you would change the team lineups and what you think the outcome of the game is.

Reality Skewed Gamers on Jedi Academy

Haven't checked out Jedi Academy yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcX3F1efFzU
Check it out now! Weekend live stream with Smithie D, Warrior from Team Instinct, and (of course) Rangerj1999 and Grandepatron of Reality Skewed Gamers!

Capital Ship Ranks

This is Mageduckey's ranks for the capital ships on offense and on defense.

What do you think? Do you agree? Post your thoughts. And check out the video that stemmed this ranking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2kGaT2S-Ok