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Thread: 9 Ace guys how long from Novice -> Ace?

RonsterA
Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:11 pm
#1

I mastered my first Squad, Vortex, and it took months on and off....


Then I mastered my 2nd Squad, Smuggler, and it took3 days from Novice to 4443 (Now I know how to take out Gunboats)...and a week total to get a group to kill the Corvette....so 1 week for squad #2


I imagine...if you have the deed, parts and droid programs ready to go....One could Ace a Squad in 2 days??? Maybe?


Is Pilot the only reason I keep playing SWG...as I'm bored w/ Jedi?

Message Edited by RonsterA on 10-10-2005 03:42 PM



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Ineedahandle
Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:34 pm
#2
I've found salvation in flying too Z, and I think it would be possible to master in 2 days, with constant grinding. Having the components/ ships ready to go really helps. It would be possible, if you had people lined up too help w/ the vette, other hard missions.



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Halyn
Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:35 pm
#3
Most squadrons can be done in one (albeit long) day by a determined pilot, especially with an XP bonus. The thing that always seemed to slow me down when I was doing all the squadrons was the XP for Tier 4.




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ImperialBountyHunter316
Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:41 pm
#4
after aceing one squadof eachfaction and getting the *4 master bonus, i went up Arkon's Havoc and aced it from start to finish in about one realllllly long 10-11 hour day. I was sick from school and had nothing better to do. It would go so much faster if it werent for those **edit** 1 hour long escort missions.....



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Julak
Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:45 pm
#5
what? ia ced havok and never noticed the long escorts, the longest i think was 10 min, now you want to talk about long, do storm squadron and we'll talk.



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PaceNebulon
Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:54 pm
#6




Julak wrote:
what? ia ced havok and never noticed the long escorts, the longest i think was 10 min, now you want to talk about long, do storm squadron and we'll talk.





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When I did storm squadron I had an escort mission that was over an hour... 17 waves of enemies (actual count) and that was just one part of a tier 4 mission.



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EmporersFist
Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:10 pm
#7
I just mastered Storm Squadron and now I just laugh to myself when I listen to other people complain about escort missions...
Fatty182
Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:14 pm
#8

Smuggler's Alliance has a loooooong escort as well... Having not done Storm yet (it'll be the last of my 9) I can't compare, but damn it seemed long at the time... Wipe out wave of fighters, read a few pages of book, wipe out another wave, read some more... Rinse and repeat about 15 times



But to the OP, yeah, 2 days easy... When I've had that much play time available, I've been able to knock over a whole squad from start to finish...


I've neverreally had a problem with theXP for T4, except for my first squad (no master bonus ) I usually just hit up the merc cruisers in kash space





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Alyxian
Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:40 pm
#9
13 hours of playtime is my record for RSF, I am sure it can be done faster.



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RonsterA
Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:42 pm
#10




Fatty182 wrote:

Smuggler's Alliance has a loooooong escort as well... Having not done Storm yet (it'll be the last of my 9) I can't compare, but damn it seemed long at the time... Wipe out wave of fighters, read a few pages of book, wipe out another wave, read some more... Rinse and repeat about 15 times



But to the OP, yeah, 2 days easy... When I've had that much play time available, I've been able to knock over a whole squad from start to finish...


I've neverreally had a problem with theXP for T4, except for my first squad (no master bonus ) I usually just hit up the merc cruisers in kash space







I dont remember any long Escorts from Smuggler...doesnt mean it didnt happen...but my only hickup was the Gunship mission...but once i got EO3 & WO3..it was np


The only pain I find is novice to 1111...that means alot of landing and taking off....but the Tier 4 Xp was really fast and easy with my Grind spot




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CuchulainnDarklight
Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:44 pm
#11




RonsterA wrote:


I mastered my first Squad, Vortex, and it took months on and off....


Then I mastered my 2nd Squad, Smuggler, and it took3 days from Novice to 4443 (Now I know how to take out Gunboats)...and a week total to get a group to kill the Corvette....so 1 week for squad #2


I imagine...if you have the deed, parts and droid programs ready to go....One could Ace a Squad in 2 days??? Maybe?


Is Pilot the only reason I keep playing SWG...as I'm bored w/ Jedi?

Message Edited by RonsterA on 10-10-2005 03:42 PM




At the mo it takes me the time of the missions to ace a squad. For any XP i just go to Kessel and get it in a min or 2!


Im taking a few days of then will finish all squads this week, plus im not using the "pre-equip" heavy starter crap, and only using the trained droid commands (no chips for me).


Why, cause if Sony wont give me content I will damn well make it myself!






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CuchulainnDarklight
Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:45 pm
#12




EmporersFist wrote:
I just mastered Storm Squadron and now I just laugh to myself when I listen to other people complain about escort missions...




Whats the big deal about SS, people say its hard but its really easy, just really, really, really lllloooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg!




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EmporersFist
Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:01 pm
#13




CuchulainnDarklight wrote:




EmporersFist wrote:
I just mastered Storm Squadron and now I just laugh to myself when I listen to other people complain about escort missions...




Whats the big deal about SS, people say its hard but its really easy, just really, really, really lllloooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg!




Again LONG being the keyword of SS. I laugh to myself when I hear someone complaining about how LONG an escort mission is. Some of the missions can be rather difficult though if you are a 3222 pilot having to use a tie bomber with low grade weapons and parts moving at about 650-700 trying to catch A-wings shooting your target. This is where my progress really slowed down. It picked back up once I got 4333 and could use the Bell-22.
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