SWGOH news: omicron

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.

Four new characters are previewed: R5-D4, Zeb Orrelios (New Republic Pilot), Captain Carson Teva, and Snowtrooper Commander. Kit details for each, including abilities, synergies, and unique mechanics, are provided.

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is receiving a major visual and functional refresh including updates to the Cantina interface, campaign restructuring with new battles and rewards, farming node adjustments, and economy changes. Several characters are also becoming farmable for the first time.

The May the 4th update introduces Cantina 2.0 with visual and content overhauls for Campaigns and Mods. Era system changes include increased levels, currency, and Relic conversion. Loaned Units will be added to Coliseum, and future updates will bring Overcharge, Era Arena, and a Training Mode replacing Squad Arena.

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.

MeatheadMilitia confirmed the 4-LOM omicron was active in modes beyond its intended location, which is why some players felt it was hitting unexpectedly hard alongside Aphra and IG-90. The team is fixing it, and players are encouraged to file a bug report on the forum.

Inquisitor Barriss shards are now available from Dark Side Battles 4-C (Hard). Fragmented and Incomplete Signal Data have been added to Guild Events. Several bug fixes and adjustments were also implemented for various characters and game modes.

Several outstanding community asks got short status updates from MeatheadMilitia: the Phalanx omicron is coming soon, a Coliseum auto-fill toggle (or last-team-used default) will be suggested to the team, and Meathead is still personally pushing for a buy-all button in stores.

Meathead confirmed that more information about a potential Phalanx Omicron refund will be shared in a future post. He did not commit to specifics in the channel, only that the topic is being addressed and players should watch for an upcoming communication.

A developer post announces a rework for Satele Shan, addressing Grand Arena interactions with GL Rey. The update modifies her Special 02 and Unique 1 abilities, specifically enhancing her performance when all allies are Old Republic and adding Grand Arena-specific benefits. Players' Satele Shan will be reset for reinvestment.

When asked about timing for the Gungan Phalanx omicron rework, MeatheadMilitia said he would check on it. No release window was given, but the response confirms the rework is still on the team's radar and not silently shelved.

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes unveiled Cobb Vanth, a Light Side leader designed to unite Jawas, Tuskens, and Constables. His kit features unique abilities like 'High Noons' with an 'Execution' buff and 'The Marshal' unique that provides faction-specific benefits and punishes certain enemy types.

Asajj Ventress (Dark Disciple) is now farmable from Dark Side Battles 9-B. CC-1119 "Appo" has been added to the Accelerated Characters list. Several bug fixes address character abilities, Datacron descriptions, and event mechanics, with some material refunds to follow.

Today's update announces new farm locations for Yoda and Chewie shards in Light Side Battles 9-C, replacing Baze Malbus, who moves to Light Side Battles 5-F. It also fixes a Storm Trooper Luke Omicron cost, adjusts Vane's offense gain, and makes Smuggler's Run III unshared.

Missing Omicrons for Dark Trooper Moff Gideon from the Lightspeed Bundle have been distributed to affected players. This resolves the issue where the Omicrons were not initially granted.

Capital Games investigated 4LOM due to a community report and found three issues. His Override Programming ability references the wrong character, his Territory Battle omicron abilities work outside the game mode, and his Bonus Protection is calculated incorrectly. The team is exploring fixes and will consider balance implications.

The Dark Trooper Moff Gideon Lightspeed Bundle was missing Omicron upgrades. Players who purchased the bundle will receive the missing Omicrons as soon as possible.

Developer updates confirm the arrival of R9 in two weeks, a fix for 3v3 GAC Omicron issues in mid-March with reimbursements, a planned redo of the Knightfall event, and compensation for affected Coaxium Heist players.

This update adds News Hunter (Mercenary) to Accelerated Characters. It also fixes multiple bugs related to Lightspeed Tokens, GAC, Galactic Legend Hondo, Jedi Knight Revan, 4-LOM, Inquisitor Barriss, datacrons, Great Mothers, Temple Guard, Luthen, and various Protection Up effects. Additionally, Imperial Probe Droid and Director Krennic received significant kit adjustments.

A new KX Security Droid unit is introduced, designed as a Tank for the ISB faction. Its kit focuses on gaining stacks of Overcharge to increase survivability and deal damage, with abilities that interact with ISB allies, particularly Imperial Probe Droid, and gain power through a Rank system. It is meant to be a stout Tank that can survive against attacking enemies, deal damage, and enable Imperial Probe Droid to use its Self-Destruct more often.