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Free of lightsabers, blasters, and wookies, there are a handful of tips you really need to know before you dive further into Star Wars Hunters. It is a fast-paced, team-based game, so you don’t get a lot of time to process combat situations. And to make matters worse, it’s a competitive experience. Outside of practice mode, you are always playing against other people, and that can be nerve-wracking, especially as a beginner.
Know Your Role and Play To Your Hunter’s Strengths
Star Wars Hunters features three classes: damage, support, and tank. It’s crucial to pick a class that fits your playstyle. If you’re playing aggressively as a support hunter and doing very little to help your squad, then you’re playing support for the wrong reasons. Go play a DPS hunter or even a tank!
On that same note, obviously every hunter has their own strengths, weaknesses, and unique abilities. I strongly urge you to take advantage of the training grounds; it’s accessible from the game modes menu. You can train as long as you want to get a feel for each hunter’s abilities, passives, and cooldowns.
Star Wars Hunters Has Controller Support
Speaking of playing to your hunter’s strengths, you should consider doing the same. Personally, I despise playing with the touchscreen. It doesn’t matter if it’s Star Wars Hunters or Call of Duty Mobile—touchscreen never feels good to play. If you’re the same way, then you’re in luck because Star Wars Hunters has controller support.
In fact, you can use last-gen and current-gen controllers, including the Nintendo Switch Pro. You’ll still have to navigate the main menu using the touchscreen, but everything else is supported by the controller. Oh, and what’s particularly nice is you can adjust aim sensitivity and even remap buttons.
You’ll Unlock Every Hunter Eventually
Far be it from me to tell you how to spend your money, but if you want a specific hunter, I recommend saving your hard-earned cash and just playing the game. Star Wars Hunters has what’s called the “Hunter’s Path.” After every match, you’ll earn Hunter Tokens—even more if you win. Earn enough, and you’ll unlock the next hunter in the path.
The only hunter this doesn’t apply to is Aran Tal since he’s tied to the season pass, but that’s only temporary. When the season pass ends (on August 1, 2024), Aran Tal will make his way to the Hunter’s Path, too. You can speed along the process through the use of Crystals to buy the hunter outright. However, those can also be earned from completing quests!
Stick To Your Squad and Memorize the Map
I’m going to nip this in the bud now: being a lone wolf in what is a team-based arena game is an excellent way to die and, ultimately, a detriment to the team. You’re going to win matches a lot more often if you focus fire rather than trying to take down the entire enemy team on your own (and failing). The maps aren’t that big, to begin with, so you’re naturally funneled together, anyway.
At the same time, it’s also important to be familiar with the map or, at the very least, know where to find the energy and health pick-ups. Make a beeline for the energy pick-ups at the start of the game, especially if you’re a DPS hunter, as that’ll charge your ultimate ability sooner.
Don’t Stick to One Hunter
What will inevitably happen is during character selection, one of your teammates will take the hunter you wanted. It’s just a fact of life. And that’s all the more reason to get familiar with as many hunters as possible. At the very least, have a backup hunter for each class. You’ll lessen the odds of someone taking your hunter and forcing you to play someone you aren’t familiar with.
Another benefit of this is being able to balance team composition. Choosing to take it upon yourself to pick, say, a support hunter when no one else will is going to be a massive boon to your team. Players who can fill roles as needed are incredibly valuable!
