SWGOH news: digest

A player flagged that the tier 1 requirement for the Cassian event was originally Kleya but is now showing as Dedra. MeatheadMilitia asked for the details via DM, suggesting this is a real change being investigated rather than a known intentional swap.

MeatheadMilitia said traditional forum kit reveal posts for Cobb Vanth and Satele Shan are on hold pending art approval. He may consider posting dev insights and FAQs separately if art approval keeps dragging, but no commitment was made.

MeatheadMilitia clarified that a 5000 reward players received was compensation for the Coliseum stalemate issue many players ran into before a fix was deployed. It is not a new event drop or a general giveaway, just a make-good for the prior bug.

MeatheadMilitia confirmed the upcoming game update is on track to deploy on time. Contents will be disclosed after the patch goes out, not before. A push notification players received was tied to this same update.

Asked whether 100-crystal energy refreshes are worth it for ticket farming, Meathead gave a conditional yes. Long-term you want a min/max approach, but if a refresh meaningfully shortens a near-finished farm so you can move on, the crystal cost can be justified.

Meathead confirmed what replaces the New Marquee shard rewards on the Episode 2 Pass. The pass will instead grant 20 shards each of Night Trooper, Death Trooper (Peridea), and Captain Enoch. Some Zinbiddle Cards and Impulse Detectors were rearranged to fit, but their totals are unchanged.

Responding to praise on a forum announcement, Meathead said improvements to Eras are an ongoing team effort, not a solo push. He credited the civility of community-to-CG conversations for making it easier to drive these conversations internally and signaled more iteration to come.

A player flagged that the Aphra and Jabba pack prices appeared to have been swapped in the store. Meathead asked if the player wanted him to have them changed, then immediately answered DENIED, indicating he would leave the swap in place if it benefited players.

A player asked how to donate to Extra Life. Meathead said information would be released soon, possibly not the next day, but he was aiming to get something posted by Monday. This suggests a formal Extra Life campaign announcement is incoming early next week.

Meathead clarified the layered make-good compensation by noting that the awarded points would push a good portion of players up five levels on the Conquest Free Track. He framed this as a solid outcome despite confusion about make-goods stacking on make-goods.

Meathead told players they would hit the 600M mark by the end of the current Conquest. When asked if 600M was the final goal, he confirmed it was the goal for this round, suggesting the community event was scoped to that target.

A player asked about Datacron QoL changes such as the ability to name them. Meathead said he had built quite a list of feedback since Datacrons were introduced. He did not commit to a date but signaled the request was already captured for the team.

Meathead announced he was heading home for the holidays and using built-up PTO. Before leaving, he said he was working on three documents to share with the community, possibly more, which would explain his upcoming reduced presence in the channel.

Meathead confirmed an update was coming on Thursday December 5. A player asked directly whether an update was on the way, and the answer was simply yes. No further details were given in the channel about the update's contents at that point.

A community member proposed a prediction contest using a Google Form, where the player whose guess landed closest would win crystals or similar rewards. Meathead reacted positively, saying he kinda dug the idea, suggesting it could become a real community event.

Meathead encouraged the community to create a puzzle to celebrate the upcoming GL Ahsoka kit reveal. He confirmed handing out 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place to designers, with Ahsoka's designer placing second. The discussion suggested an Ahsoka kit reveal is approaching.

When asked whether more puzzle-style events were coming after the Hera puzzle, MeatheadMilitia confirmed there are not. Hera's puzzle was the final one in that format.

MeatheadMilitia asked the community on the spot which two retired Assault Battles they wanted brought back as Extra Life Milestone rewards. He took the first concrete suggestion — Nightsisters and Rebel Roundup — and confirmed he was passing it along.

A community member surfaced an Answers HQ thread about Imperial TIE Fighter being unable to gain Marked from Scythe and Executrix. MeatheadMilitia asked for the link, received it, and thanked the reporter, indicating the issue is now in CG's hands.

MeatheadMilitia confirmed a hotfix landed on December 4 to address the dispel bug reported the previous day. After the patch dropped he ran three test fights and reported the bug as fixed.