For the last 3 years, players begged devs to make certain teams viable again. The Clones, the Jedi, and really just about any factions that die-hard fans have wanted to be competitive in different areas of the game. And while many factions still need a great deal of additional help–I’m looking at you Tuskens–the Geonosians are finally getting there due. But unlike other factions that have seen characters completely reworked, the bugs get the Geonosian Brood Alpha. In this post, I discuss what the Geonosian Brood Alpha really brings to Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes (SWGOH).
Unification to his Faction
The Geonosians have had their place throughout the life of this game. Different units have played major roles in different game modes. Sun Fac and Geonosian Spy have both been members of important raid teams throughout the game. Soldier and Poggo the Lesser have been less important but even they have seen some action. I loved using Poggo the Lesser as a zero character back in the day when you didn’t have the option to join a raid before launch. So while they had their use, the Geos were in desperate need of a rework.
In other factions, we’ve seen a series of character reworks to bring the factions up to par, but Geonosian Brood Alpha represents a break from this rework pattern. Under his leadership, the Geonosians gain a level of survivability that they’ve never had. Subordinates of this character gain an additional 15,000 health AND protection. Not to mention health steal. This coupled with Hive Mind, the Bugs gain are going to powerful. So, instead of having to completely rework the individual characters, Geo Brood Alpha breaths new life into the faction in a way that we haven’t seen before.
The Geonosians will soon be a much more viable team than they’ve been in a long time.
A New Mechanic = New Characters Possibilities
The idea of summoning a reserve unit isn’t something new to the game. But until now, this mechanic belonged to ships. With the rise of battle simming, players like myself may have forgot that there are not just 5 spots on the battle field; there are 6. For the typical character battles, this 6th spot allowed players to borrow friends character to complete light or dark side battles. Now, players can call in a reinforcement from the ranks of their own team in the form of Geonosian Brute.
Aside from the novelty, this ability brings to this character, it opens the door for other underdeveloped factions to use the same mechanic in a similar way. We could see characters introduced into the unused neutral squad, but the first squad that comes to mind is the First Order. What First Order leaders are we still missing that could be added to the game that could use a mechanic like this? But the new trilogy is not the only era that we could see this mechanic focus on. The Sith Empire is still a fledgling faction bursting with potential. And there are a number of great characters in the Sith Empire that could be use this ability effectively.
A Key To Unlocking Geonosis TB
It’s no secret that the Geonosian Brood Alpha will be a crucial part of the Geonosian Territory Battle map. From what we can tell, not players will be able to earn his shards there on the map, which will be important, but they will also need to have him unlocked and geared for later phases of the map. During the conversation with CG_Carrie on the Escape Pod…Cast, the Developer made it sounds like GBA would be vital to those guilds who plan on taking the Geonosian Arena by force. This might be in a typical battle, or we could need him on a team against either the Acklay, Nexu, or the Reek.
No matter what happens with the GBA, he’s going to play an important role in the future of Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes (SWGOH). I look forward to testing him out with other Separatists.
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Jun 19 2019
What The Geonosian Brood Alpha REALLY Brings to SWGOH
A SWGOH New Character Breakdown
For the last 3 years, players begged devs to make certain teams viable again. The Clones, the Jedi, and really just about any factions that die-hard fans have wanted to be competitive in different areas of the game. And while many factions still need a great deal of additional help–I’m looking at you Tuskens–the Geonosians are finally getting there due. But unlike other factions that have seen characters completely reworked, the bugs get the Geonosian Brood Alpha. In this post, I discuss what the Geonosian Brood Alpha really brings to Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes (SWGOH).
Unification to his Faction
The Geonosians have had their place throughout the life of this game. Different units have played major roles in different game modes. Sun Fac and Geonosian Spy have both been members of important raid teams throughout the game. Soldier and Poggo the Lesser have been less important but even they have seen some action. I loved using Poggo the Lesser as a zero character back in the day when you didn’t have the option to join a raid before launch. So while they had their use, the Geos were in desperate need of a rework.
In other factions, we’ve seen a series of character reworks to bring the factions up to par, but Geonosian Brood Alpha represents a break from this rework pattern. Under his leadership, the Geonosians gain a level of survivability that they’ve never had. Subordinates of this character gain an additional 15,000 health AND protection. Not to mention health steal. This coupled with Hive Mind, the Bugs gain are going to powerful. So, instead of having to completely rework the individual characters, Geo Brood Alpha breaths new life into the faction in a way that we haven’t seen before.
A New Mechanic = New Characters Possibilities
The idea of summoning a reserve unit isn’t something new to the game. But until now, this mechanic belonged to ships. With the rise of battle simming, players like myself may have forgot that there are not just 5 spots on the battle field; there are 6. For the typical character battles, this 6th spot allowed players to borrow friends character to complete light or dark side battles. Now, players can call in a reinforcement from the ranks of their own team in the form of Geonosian Brute.
Aside from the novelty, this ability brings to this character, it opens the door for other underdeveloped factions to use the same mechanic in a similar way. We could see characters introduced into the unused neutral squad, but the first squad that comes to mind is the First Order. What First Order leaders are we still missing that could be added to the game that could use a mechanic like this? But the new trilogy is not the only era that we could see this mechanic focus on. The Sith Empire is still a fledgling faction bursting with potential. And there are a number of great characters in the Sith Empire that could be use this ability effectively.
A Key To Unlocking Geonosis TB
It’s no secret that the Geonosian Brood Alpha will be a crucial part of the Geonosian Territory Battle map. From what we can tell, not players will be able to earn his shards there on the map, which will be important, but they will also need to have him unlocked and geared for later phases of the map. During the conversation with CG_Carrie on the Escape Pod…Cast, the Developer made it sounds like GBA would be vital to those guilds who plan on taking the Geonosian Arena by force. This might be in a typical battle, or we could need him on a team against either the Acklay, Nexu, or the Reek.
No matter what happens with the GBA, he’s going to play an important role in the future of Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes (SWGOH). I look forward to testing him out with other Separatists.
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