Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Dev Tracker

Hi Holotable Heroes!
Here is all the new content you’ll find after today’s update, 6/04/2019.

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CHARACTERS AND SHIPS
For more info on these units, check out the kit reveals and strategy guides below:

• Shaak Ti

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CHANGES

• Get prepared to compete in Grand Arena Championships with the following bonuses!
  • Hard and Normal nodes in Light Side and Dark Side Battles are rewarding double drops from 6/8 to 6/10.
  • Nodes in Cantina Battles are rewarding double drops from 6/11 to 6/13.
  • Hard and Normal nodes in Fleet Battles are rewarding double drops from 6/14 to 6/16.
  • Mod Battles and Challenges are rewarding double drops from 6/17 to 6/19.
  • Ability Mat ...

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Hello Holotable Heroes,

Since this is my first forum post, I’d like to introduce myself - I work on the analytics side of SWGOH mainly focusing on the in-game economy. So, I just do a lot of math.

With the upcoming release of Grand Arena Championships and the Geonosis Territory Battle, we will be introducing 2 new currencies, one earned from Grand Arena Championships and the other from the new Territory Battle.

New Grand Arena Championships Currency: Championship Tokens
Grand Arena Championship Tokens will be primarily earned through participation in Grand Arena Championship events, but they will also be earned through performing Feats. We’ll be introducing a new Grand Arena Championship tab to the store and we’ll have a post in the near future about what you’ll be able to purchase from there.

New Territory Battle Currency: Mk II Guild Event Tokens
Similar to how we added Gear 12+ as an exclusive reward to the Heroic ... Read more

Hi Holotable Heroes,

Today we released Shaak Ti’s kit and as usual, we want to give you some insight into why we decided to bring this character to the game. If you aren’t familiar with this Togruta Jedi,
Jedi Master Shaak Ti personally oversaw the training and development of clone forces on Kamino during the Clone Wars. This wise general and member of the Jedi High Council expected much from the clones, but she was also known for valuing their lives as individuals, not just rank and file troops. In battle, Shaak Ti is a fierce Leader who significantly increases the power of Clone ... Read more

Hi Holotable Heroes,

I wanted to do a deeper dive into ships after all the questions we received in the Q&A so I snagged one of the designers who specializes in ships to discuss what’s changed with ships since launch and what’s in store for the future.

1. How long have ships been in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes?

• It’s hard for me to believe, but they’ve been in the game for over two and a half years. As soon as the game launched, players immediately began asking when we’d bring ships into the game. It was, in fact, initially a feature we intended to launch with, which is why we had a lot of ships built - and in the game client - from launch. However, we decided to hold on to the initial batch and continue creating more ships and ended up releasing them shortly before our first anniversary. Epic ship battles are such a prominent and exciting part of the Star Wars universe - I mean, who will ever forget seeing their first Star Destroyer crossing the sc...

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Hi Holotable Heroes,

Today we’re excited to share an overview of how Grand Arena Championships work as the first in a multi-part post we’ll be expanding over the coming weeks. If you’re not in the reading mood, here is a brief video outlining how it works!

Grand Arena Championships – Overview
In Grand Arena Championships, players compete in several Grand Arena events over the course of multiple weeks. Players will also complete special new limited-time challenges called Feats. For now, Championships will run for roughly 5 weeks – 4 Grand Arena ... Read more

Hi Holotable Heroes!

Today’s Server update has some minor fixes for Grand Arena. All of these changes will affect the currently running Grand Arena except the last change listed. This change will only impact new Grand Arena events going forward.

CHANGES

• [Grand Arena] - Fixed an issue that caused banners sometimes being incorrectly calculated at the start of the attack phase
• [Grand Arena] - Fixed an issue that resulted in displaying 0 score in Grand Arena when players had earned banners
• [Grand Arena] - Players will no longer occasionally receive a "You did not participate" Inbox message when they did participate in the Grand Arena
• [Grand Arena] - Fixed ships being auto deployed in the wrong order in round 2 and/or 3 if ships were defeated in round 1 of the Grand Arena (This change will not impact the currently running Grand Arena)

We will be rolling out the server update... Read more

Hi Holotable Heroes!

There are some minor updates to the schedule and calendar for June but there are no patch notes for today’s update.

See you on the Holotables!

Hi folks,

The June calendar is live and you may have noticed that there are no Grand Arenas this month. It’s no secret that Grand Arena Championships are coming to the holotables soon and due to the release process, this unfortunately means we cannot run Grand Arena during this month without causing issues to the game.

In light of this, we are looking to offset the rewards you normally receive with some other events. Stay tuned.

-Crumb

Hey Everyone,
Here is a list of some of the upcoming events for June.
DISCLAIMER: ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Daily Login Character for June: Umbaran Starfighter

Why no Grand Arena? Read here to find out why.

Hi Holotable Heroes,

Last Friday, I posted a survey inviting you to submit your questions for an upcoming Dev Q&A. Thank you to the many of you who have submitted questions so far!

The Q&A will be held from 2-3PM Pacific Time on Wednesday, May 29th in the General Discussion section. We’ll have the usual cast of characters - and possibly a couple more.

The team will answer the best questions from the survey - don't worry they're not going to avoid the hard ones - as well as many as possible from the comments during the session.

So, enjoy your long holiday weekend, if applicable (note: the studio will be closed on Monday), and we’ll see you next week!

- Crumb

Hi folks,

There was an issue over the weekend with the Galactic Upgrade Kit having the incorrect price listed on the Android store. The price on Android will be updated to the correct amount of $7.99 shortly. Also, it should be noted that the pack description is incorrect. The pack is only purchasable once in the period of time it is offered, not once per day. Apologies for any confusion.

We will not be issuing a refund for the differential. If the error had resulted in an increase to the price, we would refund those players, however since it was a discount, we will not be providing any compensation.

As a reminder, we do not do any sort of price testing such as showing one group of players one price and another group a different price. This was an error.

-Crumb

Hi all,
We are aware of purchasing issues with the Galactic Upgrade Kit and are seeking information to resolve. There have been some reports of it not being purchaseable for some, and for others a pricing discrepancy (some people are seeing it for $6.99 US when the price is set to $7.99), so we are reaching out to get more information.

Because this may involve contacting groups outside of the studio over the weekend (and because the error is lower than the list price), we may end up resolving it tomorrow. Not today.

We'll keep you posted as we find out more info.

-Carrie

From our Feature Producer:

We’ve been spending a lot of time internally looking qualitatively and quantitatively at player interactions with Grand Arena over the last several months in preparation for the release of Grand Arena Championships. While we’ve mostly focused on adding a layer of progression, variety and competition to the existing feature, one thing we’ve gotten plenty of feedback from players about is making changes to matchmaking.

Over the last few months, we’ve leaned much more heavily into Galactic Power as a matchmaking component because we saw that many players were concerned about the fairness of going up against a player with a meaningfully different collection size. This has resulted in a lot of fun, close matches, and very few “blowouts”, but it has also led to a bit of a disconnect in some players’ expectations, and resulted in some degenerative behavior patterns as a result.

Specifically, we’ve heard a lot from players who ... Read more

Hi Holotable Heroes,

Have a question you’ve been dying to ask the developers? We are gathering questions for an upcoming Dev Q&A!

Stay tuned to the forums for the announcement of the date and time of the Q&A.

As always, we won’t be answering questions about legal issues, monetization, when will X character be coming to the game, etc.

Click the link to submit your questions >>> SurveyMonkey

Hi Holotable Heroes,

I’ve seen some good questions around Nute Gunray’s kit so I’ve put together a short FAQ of the hottest topics.

"In time, the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view” - Nute Gunray

• Q: How does Extortion work?
• A: Extortion is an ability that you grant to enemies. They can choose to “spend” Extortion during their turn to get rid of it. If they do - you gain "Profit". If they don't, Nute’s kit has many ways to punish enemies who deny him his payment.

• Q:When does the AI prioritize Extortion? What about Raid Bosses?
• A: In most cases, the AI will use their other specials first, then use Extortion, and finally their basic - so it’s fairly easy to predict when the computer player will use it. Raid Bosses handle this the same way that other units do, but Raid bosses are of course immune to healing. You can extort raid bosses, and if the AI would choos...

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Hi Holotable Heroes!
Here is all the new content you’ll find after today’s update, 5/15/2019.

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CHARACTERS AND SHIPS
For more info on these units, check out the kit reveals and strategy guides below:

• Rework: Nute Gunray
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Hi Holotable Heroes,

I had posted with this month’s calendar that we may need to move or cancel the last Grand Arena this month but good news! We will have space in the calendar to run a 4th Grand Arena with some minor adjustments to accommodate for an upcoming release.

• Review Periods for both Grand Arenas starting on 5/20 & 5/27 will be shortened to 1 hours (Review Period for 5/13 will be shorten to 1 hour too)
• Preview/Sign Up Periods for 5/20 & 5/27 Grand Arenas will both be shortened to 23 hours

Also a reminder about Monday's changes to the calendar, Territory Wars will not have any bonuses (including the original bonuses: First Order, Resistance, Scoundrels and Bounty Hunter) going forward. Due to the feedback we’ve received about the different formats of Territory Wars and that an original rules version was a... Read more

Hi Holotable Heroes!

In preparation for Nute Gunray’s rework, today’s update will roll back any Ability Materials you used to upgrade Nute Gunray’s Leader Ability.

CHANGES

• Due to the upcoming rework of Nute Gunray's Leader Ability, we are refunding the ability materials you applied to it.

Please note that you will need to reboot your client if you are not seeing the above changes after the update.

Hi Holotable Heroes,

Galaxy of Heroes' Clone Wars campaign continues with updated kits for Count Dooku and Nute Gunray. These reworks will provide two very different Leaders for your Separatist teams.

Count Dooku’s tune up will see him continue to be the countering powerhouse that he always has been, but now is a better choice of leader for the Separatists - no longer relying on General Grievous and the Separatist Droids.

Nute Gunray's character identity is getting some big changes. Nute Gunray extorts his opposition to fulfill his agenda by forcing his opponents to choose between two bad options. Will you give into Nute's extortion for now or pay the price later?

Note: We will be returning all Ability Materials on Nute Gunray's Leader Ability as we are shifting that character’s identity. Both the ability changes and the returning of the Ability Materials will occur in updates later this week.

Find the full changes here:

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