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In the new levels, I have used character swaps three times to collect coins:
B4-1, B4-2 and B4-5. Other than that, I am trying to get as many as I can with the original lineup. I am no where near collecting every level, so there may be future levels that will need a character swap.
I will outline my strategy, for anyone wondering.
Rule #1: Never, ever character swap until the reward level for that character has been cleared. Early on, I stupidly used my one Tusken Raider to collect ONE (1) lousy coin. That was dumb.
Hoard your characters until their reward level has been cleared.
Next, I have been systematic about collecting carbonite melts. When I get a melt, I reset my iPhone timer for another 7:59. When the timer beeps, I wait a few more seconds, then activate the melt. I make a note of the character, start the next melt, then reset the timer. Finally, I add that character to my Excel file and make a note of the number of that character I have in reserve.
I always accept the offer to watch the ad. Since I have no plans to see that movie, anyway (yuck), I don’t care about the ad. I just turn the sound off on my iPhone and look out the window for a while. Sometimes they will offer an ad melt with a few hours left, so I check occasionally through the day.
Since I don’t want to wake up in the middle of the night just to check a melt, I set it to melt when I wake up, then after lunch, then just before bed. That way I get my solid 8 hours beauty sleep.
Currently I have 345 Birds and 219 Pigs. All reward levels have been opened EXCEPT THAT DARN TUSKEN RAIDER. I’m going to wait a while before I spend 800 coins on him. I hope I won’t have to do that.
Having already made some mistakes with the coin collecting and having recorded more than a month’s worth of carbonite melts (See the Carbonite Melt thread, page 1, for a list I update every couple of days), I know which characters come often and which ones are rare. Just the fact that I have (eg) 48 TIE Fighter Pilots and 38 Jedi Lukes might indicate those are pretty easy to get.
THUS: After I’ve tried to get a coin using the original lineup and failed consistently, and can’t really see a way to get it with the original lineup, I look at what I have in abundance that is suited to nab that last stubborn coin. Anakin Ep I and his evil identical twin Biker Scout are usually good choices. I can aim precisely and there’s enough “slop” in the path of destruction to grab a coin.
I always clear the three stars with the original line-up and never use swaps. I’m a purist.
Finally, I buy a character only when it’s a screaming deal. Typically I only need one or two to complete the minimum for their reward level. Rovio usually sells characters in bundles of 10, so buying all 10 when I only need one is a waste of coinage. I watch the sales (called “offers” now) and when they offer, for example, 5 of the needed character at a price less than half of the usual price for 10 of the desired character, I give a lot of thought to taking that deal. Typically, I also get some low-value often-melted character as part of the deal.
Far more often, rather than spending coins, I’ve just been patient and have collected my needed one or two from a carbonite melt. In the days leading up to the new release, I noticed that I got a couple of rare characters, such as Leia. When I saw Leia, I began to suspect the new release was coming soon.
My overall goal is to have fun and complete the game without spending real money ($) on additional coins. I was happy to pay for the game, with real money, but do not want to spend real money to complete it.