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  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    Maddoc wrote: »
    Was musing over this, but this feels way more like real-ass FF gameplay to me than the almost puzzle-y style that FFRK has going where you have to kill everything as fast as possible while taking no damage to get a good rank.

    I'd even like to see a console release of it like how Puzzles and Dragons had.

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  • ringswraithringswraith Registered User regular
    So, I've yet to start this. I've heard about rerolling in the beginning and all that, so couple things.

    Could someone link the "how to" reroll instructions again?

    And who should I be aiming to get during all this rerolling?

    Please and thank you!

  • Kai_SanKai_San Commonly known as Klineshrike! Registered User regular
    So that event that they are talking about, does this simply add them to the pool, or is it one of those things where they are more likely to appear than others?

  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Create a dummy Facebook account

    Start the game, play up through when they show you how to summon so you can go into the menu, claim your tickets, and summon

    Then log into your dummy Facebook account if you didn't get what you want

    What you want, mainly, are characters that are lined up to get 6* awakenings in the foreseeable future

    Which is Exdeath, Cloud of Darkness, Bartz, Cecil, Firion, Vaan in the current pool (And Chizuru starting on the 8th)

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  • WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    and honestly, this game doesn't seem so awfully grindy so that you absolutely, positively NEED that 6 star character right now

  • ringswraithringswraith Registered User regular
    Maddoc wrote: »
    Create a dummy Facebook account

    Start the game, play up through when they show you how to summon so you can go into the menu, claim your tickets, and summon

    Then log into your dummy Facebook account if you didn't get what you want

    What you want, mainly, are characters that are lined up to get 6* awakenings in the foreseeable future

    Which is Exdeath, Cloud of Darkness, Bartz, Cecil, Firion, Vaan in the current pool (And Chizuru starting on the 8th)

    Point of confusion: What does logging into the dummy account accomplish?

  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    Maddoc wrote: »
    Create a dummy Facebook account

    Start the game, play up through when they show you how to summon so you can go into the menu, claim your tickets, and summon

    Then log into your dummy Facebook account if you didn't get what you want

    What you want, mainly, are characters that are lined up to get 6* awakenings in the foreseeable future

    Which is Exdeath, Cloud of Darkness, Bartz, Cecil, Firion, Vaan in the current pool (And Chizuru starting on the 8th)

    Point of confusion: What does logging into the dummy account accomplish?

    It links that save data to the account. He missed a step where after you log into it, you log out. That returns you to the title screen with a fresh New Game save.

    On the second reroll onward, when you log into the dummy FB account, it'll overwrite the current save data with the original save data you linked to the account. Then you just log out like before to get a fresh chunk of data.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited July 2016
    The first time you log into a Facebook account, it links that account t to the Facebook account. Logging out clears the data so you can start over.

    So the first time you log into the dummy account, it'll link your first pulls. Then you log out to restart. Then when you don't like your second set of rolls, you log back into the dummy account to retrieve your original data, then log back out again to clear it.
    and honestly, this game doesn't seem so awfully grindy so that you absolutely, positively NEED that 6 star character right now

    Also true, there are plenty of mid-high tier characters that have or get 5* upgrades that are perfectly good. My reason for rolling until I got a few 6* is that I felt like I may as well do it while the pool is relatively small.

    Also when it comes down to it, all three of the story characters are great in their own right and amongst the best characters in the game.

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  • imdointhisimdointhis I should actually stop doin' this. Registered User regular
    added myself to the spreadsheet, please accept my friend requests and use my hype zidane to steal urythang

  • imdointhisimdointhis I should actually stop doin' this. Registered User regular
    i awakend my vaan too - how exactly is he supposed to be good? :x

  • ringswraithringswraith Registered User regular
    I see. So this sounds like the pulls happen before you are asked to log into your FB account.

    Which means, once you get pulls you're happy with, you log into your real (or whatever you're using for gaming) account. Is this correct?

  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    imdointhis wrote: »
    i awakend my vaan too - how exactly is he supposed to be good? :x

    He's the only one with Full Break until Rain gets his 6*

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  • CiriraCirira IowaRegistered User regular
    Vaan gets Full Break eventually which suppossedly is game breaking.

  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    I see. So this sounds like the pulls happen before you are asked to log into your FB account.

    Which means, once you get pulls you're happy with, you log into your real (or whatever you're using for gaming) account. Is this correct?

    Basically yes, you never actually have to log into FB, it's an optional thing to link your account so you can retrieve it

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Whoops, looking at it Vaan doesn't get 6*

    He's still rated highly right now because of Full Break until Rain gets 6* later

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  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    Cirira wrote: »
    Vaan gets Full Break eventually which suppossedly is game breaking.

    Effect: Physical damage (1.6x) and reduce ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (30%) for 3 turns to one enemy
    MP: 14

    As far as I know currently nothing is immune to that type of debuff, it always applies unless you miss due to being blinded, and doesn't suffer from increasing status effect resistance when trying to reapply it after it fades or gets cleansed.

    In short it lets you take on bosses you have no business fighting under normal conditions, and makes bosses your level a joke.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    Cirira wrote: »
    Vaan gets Full Break eventually which suppossedly is game breaking.

    It's -30% to all enemy stats for three turns.

    It's pretty boss.

    He's also one of two characters (Celes is the other) who has access to Focus right now, a full party +40% Mag/Res buff.

    And he can steal.

    Basically, best support character available who provides major benefit to mage parties, but is extremely powerful in physical parties too.

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  • tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    Is there like a starting guide to this? Because I've basically just been playing dungeons. And used some cactuars to level up a bunch.

    Pulling friends? Wat?

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  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    There is the premium gacha, where you pull (the imaginary lever of the slot machine) using the premium in-game currency Lapis or tickets (which can be purchased using lapis or given away as part of events), and there is the friend gacha, which you pull using points earned daily by having people on your friends list and using their characters when entering dungeons as well as when they use yours.

    There is some helpful info in the OP posts, there is this reddit guide, and there is the Exvius wiki starting guide as well.

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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    so apparently petrify is not consider a status that roselia can remove despite her limit saying it removes status ailments.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Speaking of friend pulls

    I've seen people talking about waiting until this friends banner is over to pull, any reason behind that?

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    Maddoc wrote: »
    Speaking of friend pulls

    I've seen people talking about waiting until this friends banner is over to pull, any reason behind that?

    I have no idea. I'd think you'd want to pull on the banner when you can get Gil Snappers and Cactuars instead of just trashy butt units.

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  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    mts wrote: »
    so apparently petrify is not consider a status that roselia can remove despite her limit saying it removes status ailments.

    Heal (400/600/800HP, + 1.2x/1.4x/1.6x - 1.65x/2.1x/2.55x) and cure poison, blind, sleep, silence, paralyze, confuse to all allies

    Looks like it doesn't cover freeze or petrify.

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  • El FantasticoEl Fantastico Toronto, ONRegistered User regular
    I love Exdeath, but I hate Exdeath's gear options right now. He has butts for options that raise his magic. I'm sure things improve later, but seeing people with 220+ attack on Cyans/Laswells and at best, Exdeath can cap around 170 or so is a joke.

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  • ShamusShamus Registered User regular
    Downloaded this today and rerolled a few times. I'm thinking of keeping this pull.

    5*: Medius
    4*: Galuf, Edgar, Fran
    3*: Galuf, Cyanx2, Cloud of Darkness, Kirilex2

    Saw on the first post that Cloud of Darkness is one to aim for. Thoughts? I have 1000 lapis left.

  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    I love Exdeath, but I hate Exdeath's gear options right now. He has butts for options that raise his magic. I'm sure things improve later, but seeing people with 220+ attack on Cyans/Laswells and at best, Exdeath can cap around 170 or so is a joke.

    There is a max level Exdeath on my list that I think is 220+, I know 200+ Mag for sure. I'm guessing a max level shiva and two hero rings are involved, so is bio blaster, but I forget what else might be. His spells are doing 7-8000+ damage for me and it's pretty satisfying to use.

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  • ElementalorElementalor Registered User regular
    edited July 2016
    Aww, I was hoping Locke would be in there with Kefka. Definitely gonna pull for Kefka and Golbez, might wait for the second set though depending if there a rate up or not.
    I love Exdeath, but I hate Exdeath's gear options right now. He has butts for options that raise his magic. I'm sure things improve later, but seeing people with 220+ attack on Cyans/Laswells and at best, Exdeath can cap around 170 or so is a joke.

    Yeah, he's a little butts until he's almost maxed with a decent Shiva.
    Shamus wrote: »
    Downloaded this today and rerolled a few times. I'm thinking of keeping this pull.

    5*: Medius
    4*: Galuf, Edgar, Fran
    3*: Galuf, Cyanx2, Cloud of Darkness, Kirilex2

    Saw on the first post that Cloud of Darkness is one to aim for. Thoughts? I have 1000 lapis left.

    Not great, I'd keep going if you can.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    I kind of want to get Locke just to eventually get a baller trust weapon for CoD

    That said, there's eventually a mace that is almost as good anyway

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    ArcTangent wrote: »
    Maddoc wrote: »
    Speaking of friend pulls

    I've seen people talking about waiting until this friends banner is over to pull, any reason behind that?

    I have no idea. I'd think you'd want to pull on the banner when you can get Gil Snappers and Cactuars instead of just trashy butt units.

    I'm sitting at just under 600k gil, so snappers have little draw for me. Cactuars would be nice, since I could level up the units I want to enhance. But I'm guessing the people saying that are in a similar position to the one I'm in.

    And "trashy butt units" still have some half decent trust masteries, and since the characters are common, you can combine them to get those abilities.

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  • ringswraithringswraith Registered User regular
    Not sure if I should reroll or not.

    I got Bartz, Cecil, Vivi, Krile, Maria, two Russells, two Galufs, and Bedile.

  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    I would potentially keep that one

    Granted that Bartz and Cecil are sort of late bloomers (as is Maria), Krile is really good also. Vivi, Russel, Galuf, and Bedile are all mediocre to bad. But it's not like you need a full spread of super powerful units.

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  • ringswraithringswraith Registered User regular
    Maddoc wrote: »
    I would potentially keep that one

    Granted that Bartz and Cecil are sort of late bloomers (as is Maria), Krile is really good also. Vivi, Russel, Galuf, and Bedile are all mediocre to bad. But it's not like you need a full spread of super powerful units.

    Does their rank in stars have nothing to do with how powerful they become later? Just wondering as I think Cecil showed up as a 4-star, and Bartz as 3.

  • El FantasticoEl Fantastico Toronto, ONRegistered User regular
    * Rank just means a higher number is saving you having to farm the materials to rank them up later. A time saver, mostly. A 4 or 5* unit will also have all of their skills available to you sooner, as even the "good" units, save for maybe Shantotto or Krile have mediocre access to their ability pool at 3*, but really bloom at a higher rank.

    The rarity of the unit is not in the * you acquire them at, but the character themselves. Bartz and Cecil are both just shy of 1% chance to pull.

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    I've been playing for a bit, Ascended Rain and Laswell. I'm not into rerolling. I just did a few pulls, and my current half-decent units are:

    Sabin, Rydia, Cyan, Penelo, Shadow, Kain, Shantotto, and Celes

    My current party is Rain, Laswell, Sabin, Cyan, and Rydia.

    Any suggestions for who to pick? I'm fine with using Rain, Laswell, and Fina when I get her.

  • ElementalorElementalor Registered User regular
    I'd probably swap Celes in for Sabin or Cyan(probably Sabin?) since she can go to 5* right away and she can elemental combo with Rydia.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    Talith wrote: »
    I love Exdeath, but I hate Exdeath's gear options right now. He has butts for options that raise his magic. I'm sure things improve later, but seeing people with 220+ attack on Cyans/Laswells and at best, Exdeath can cap around 170 or so is a joke.

    There is a max level Exdeath on my list that I think is 220+, I know 200+ Mag for sure. I'm guessing a max level shiva and two hero rings are involved, so is bio blaster, but I forget what else might be. His spells are doing 7-8000+ damage for me and it's pretty satisfying to use.

    Exdeath does gain 23 MAG going from 4* max > 5* max, as well as gaining his +30% MAG passive at 5* level 20. So he seems backloaded in terms of his MAG growth.

    There's also an Ice Rod you can get from the early stages of INT Colosseum that'll give the highest MAG from weapons.

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  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    If I had those characters I'd roll with:

    Lassy, Sabin/Rain/Cyan, Kain, Fina, Shantotto and save Celes for when you want to start worrying about your 5* team and Rain for when you want to worry about 6*.

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Talith wrote: »
    If I had those characters I'd roll with:

    Lassy, Sabin/Rain/Cyan, Kain, Fina, Shantotto and save Celes for when you want to start worrying about your 5* team and Rain for when you want to worry about 6*.

    Why wouldn't I just make one party and level Celes and Rain with everyone else? Is there a strategy to leveling 5* and 6* characters?

  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    It's more that they will feel underwhelming compared to other party members who are early bloomers. Later on you'll be able to do things like solo ADV XP vortex with a strong friend and catch them up.

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  • WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    cecil is generally agreed upon as one of the five best characters in the game, even in the JP version

    probably the best tank in the game

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