SWGOH news: digest

A bug preventing players who purchased the 6,000-shard pack before the era started from receiving the free 25 marquee shards is on CG's radar. MeatheadMilitia confirmed he has already submitted the issue for investigation, leaving affected players stuck at 2 stars on the marquee character.

MeatheadMilitia notes that players who unlocked 7-star Cassian before the fix kept the unlock, plus received level 95 and 30k crystals back. He is reacting to a Demonslayer comment that highlighted the situation.

MeatheadMilitia clarified that players who unlocked 7-star Cassian before the fix receive a flat 30,000 crystals as compensation, replacing the earlier-discussed bundle of 3,000 crystals plus three Era Pass Plus passes. The crystals were confirmed delivered to player inboxes.

Meathead clarified the ongoing donation event: a player who redeems the $25 code on their own account a second time gets a fallback item, not the full rewards again. Passing an unused code to another player who has not redeemed it lets that player claim the full $25 reward bundle.

MeatheadMilitia said the previously announced compensations for the era, including crystals for spenders and era currency for the broken day, will roll out over time with no firm dates yet. The next Q/A answers post is also likely delayed because of this week's issues.

MeatheadMilitia confirmed the bug where Hunter is not actually accelerated, despite being listed as such, is known to the team and is being worked on. Players reported simming all their energy on him before noticing the issue.

MeatheadMilitia confirmed players can donate and redeem rewards across multiple tiers in the charity stream campaign. Donation codes are not tied to a specific SWGOH account, so they can be gifted. Players reported successful redemptions for two and three separate transactions.

MeatheadMilitia confirmed that more Legendary Signature Bundles are on the way, estimating at least a baker's dozen. He noted the webstore will be the first place players see them, ahead of any in-game reveal.

Cantina 9 energy cost is now 20 in the updated screenshots, while Cantina 8 remains at 16 energy. Signal Data farming is still located on Cantina 8 specifically, which is relevant for players planning farming routines around the energy adjustments.

MeatheadMilitia will publish a Q/A Google Doc tomorrow (April 28) where players can submit questions about today's three forum documents. The doc will be posted in the EA forums, and questions about squad arena store, training mode iteration, and tag updates are already queued.

Three era units were detailed in today's forum drop. MeatheadMilitia teased that the rest of the era units will be revealed further down the road and noted he has already given hints about the remaining three secret era characters.

Asked directly whether new Coliseum bosses are coming, MeatheadMilitia gave a one-word confirmation: yes. No timing or details were provided beyond the confirmation that additional bosses are planned for the Coliseum game mode.

MeatheadMilitia confirmed in a reply that the Tier 4 Legendary Shard Token price is being reduced as part of the changes detailed in his three new forum documents. He left the door open to lower-tier LST additions to era shipments but had no commitment beyond what was already documented.

When asked about the return date for Maul's event, MeatheadMilitia stated that he cannot give the exact date but suggested it would be "easy to guess." This implies the event follows a predictable schedule or pattern that observant players could deduce.

A suggestion was made to MeatheadMilitia to add Relic 8 (R8) and Relic 9 (R9) materials to the era currency shop. He indicated that he believes he has made this suggestion before and will either check on its status or add it to the list of community suggestions.

A backend update went live today, acting as a "foundation to a skyscraper" for a larger, undisclosed release. While no new content is visible yet, some elements intended for a future update may have accidentally been included in this backend rollout, providing content for YouTubers. Approvals for official announcements are still pending.

MeatheadMilitia discussed potential solutions for packs containing elements of chance. He suggested either implementing age verification to allow sales to verified accounts or creating regional packs that contain no chance-based mechanics. He plans to communicate these options to the development team.

MeatheadMilitia confirmed that the inability for some players to purchase crystal packs, specifically in Brazil, is due to a new national law. This law reportedly prevents the sale of crystal packs, which involve an element of chance, without age verification. He stated that the game cannot bypass such government-imposed laws.

MeatheadMilitia confirmed he would add a suggestion to his report regarding the possibility of introducing more questlines similar to those seen during the anniversary events. Players expressed enjoyment for the "grind and brain activity" these quests provided, contrasting it with typical energy simming.

MeatheadMilitia indicated that a fix for the Phalanx Omicron, which is tied to a game mode that has been absent since November, is coming "soon." This response was given to a player expressing frustration about the prolonged delay in addressing the issue.