83 [0456] BoghieWanKanobie Members 223 posts 1,122 battles Report post #1 Posted May 24, 2020 Probably a very easy question... My Google and forum searches tell me that I have to have a 19 point captain to earn Elite Commander XP. The highest point captain I have are 10 pointers. However, I have almost 7K in Elite Commander XP. How did I get that without any 19 point captains? And, if I got it through luck (maybe containers?) would it be best to save it for when I really need it? Or, am I earning it just by participating... I have a silly little DD captain at Tier III (my highest non-premium played is Tier IV, so...) that I can skill up right not with a 3 point skill using Elite Commander XP. If that XP is very rare I really don't want to use it right now. I would want to save it for a higher level skill. However, if I earn it in some mundane way I might think of using it. I want all my active ships to be in Tier IV and V by the end of the weekend - and, I use Tier III for the 3pt skill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,501 [WOLF7] awiggin Members 12,601 posts Report post #2 Posted May 24, 2020 They give it away as a task reward on a regular basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
635 macktkau2 Members 843 posts 4,679 battles Report post #3 Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) You can get it from campaigns and various directive/mission rewards. Right now, just save it and use it to get the first captain to 19 points when you're on 18 and a half or whatever. Edited May 24, 2020 by macktkau2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,122 [TDRB] kgh52 Members 5,153 posts 13,741 battles Report post #4 Posted May 24, 2020 You can get Elite Commander XP from daily missions, directive missions, special events such as Halloween & space battles and sometimes in crates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
83 [0456] BoghieWanKanobie Members 223 posts 1,122 battles Report post #5 Posted May 24, 2020 Awesome, Will save it for when I really need it then. Didn't want to get flippant with it if earning it is difficult. And, if I don't control the earn I don't want to count on getting more of it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,142 [DVYJC] RainbowFartingUnicorn Members 3,569 posts 8,212 battles Report post #6 Posted May 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, BoghieWanKanobie said: Awesome, Will save it for when I really need it then. Didn't want to get flippant with it if earning it is difficult. And, if I don't control the earn I don't want to count on getting more of it... Taking a captain from 10 pts to 19 pts requires about 1.5 million ECXP if that helps your understanding of the scaling levels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,684 1SneakyDevil Members 3,792 posts 23,987 battles Report post #7 Posted May 24, 2020 Once you get your first 19 point captain play him/her a bit and build up more commander XP. Then you'll be able to get your next one quicker. It may seem like a grind but it's worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
40 Sympathy4Th3Devil Members 167 posts 1,896 battles Report post #8 Posted May 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, 1SneakyDevil said: Once you get your first 19 point captain play him/her a bit and build up more commander XP. Then you'll be able to get your next one quicker. It may seem like a grind but it's worth it. SneakyDevil makes the best point about commander XP. Work hard on one commander, get him to 19 skill points and then all of the commander XP he earns in battles can be used on other Captains to accelerate their training. Great for when you go up a tier to make them fully trained right away if you want, instead of having to grind the XP or spend gold to get them there as well as quickly increasing Captain skill points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
27 [GWG] AVR__Project Members 85 posts 5,670 battles Report post #9 Posted May 24, 2020 YYou got it from the daily missions on days ending in either '4' or '9'. LIKE TODAY It's the third part of the combat mission. You can earn 4000 on these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
306 [TDR] ditka_Fatdog [TDR] Members 943 posts 10,713 battles Report post #10 Posted May 24, 2020 When WG runs events like Halloween or rogue wave from last year play as many games as you can. You typically get a 19 pt captain with whatever event ship they give so every game all the xp is ecxp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
160 Baritone4 Members 165 posts 6,168 battles Report post #11 Posted May 24, 2020 Special events such as Halloweens, Space Battles...etc grant you 19 point captains, so all the commander XP you earn on these events is for you to keep as Elite Commander XP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
309 [DENY] Xanthro Members 641 posts 9,912 battles Report post #12 Posted May 24, 2020 2 hours ago, BoghieWanKanobie said: Awesome, Will save it for when I really need it then. Didn't want to get flippant with it if earning it is difficult. And, if I don't control the earn I don't want to count on getting more of it... Your first 19 point captain is hard. You second is work. After that, suddenly you realize you have a dozen 19 point captains. Seriously, it is so much easier after the first 19 point captain. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
83 [0456] BoghieWanKanobie Members 223 posts 1,122 battles Report post #13 Posted May 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Xanthro said: Your first 19 point captain is hard. You second is work. After that, suddenly you realize you have a dozen 19 point captains. Seriously, it is so much easier after the first 19 point captain. I'm kinda still trying to get my HP in damage... Me thinks I'm a little ways off from minting 19 Point Captains Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
