Man y'all make it seem like I got extremely unlucky on the U++. I haven't had to reset that many times in forever. He kept double hitting one person with Hexafang before any mitigation could be put up and killing them. With absolutely insane consistency.
double hit? my first two tries he killed Rosa with a single shot of Hexafang. Even if I managed to get off power breakdown first. :X
I had it pretty easy by way of instant KO resist accessories and having 4/5 of my party in the back row.
Hexafang is a ranged attack. The aoe gravity attack wasn't actually a problem for me. Once I stopped having someone die in the first 5 seconds of the fight things went pretty smooth. I honestly thought Hexafang went for the lowest health for my first like 7 tries.
Man y'all make it seem like I got extremely unlucky on the U++. I haven't had to reset that many times in forever. He kept double hitting one person with Hexafang before any mitigation could be put up and killing them. With absolutely insane consistency.
double hit? my first two tries he killed Rosa with a single shot of Hexafang. Even if I managed to get off power breakdown first. :X
Yeah he one shot Selphie a few times which is why I had to abandon Team Mage. That attack is some old school bullshit.
Neat, beat the FF7 CM. Delayed wall a bit as was said which helped, and I dropped Cid and brought Vincent, since I was already running zero buffs and had his Shortbarrel which also let me put Dragoon's Determination on Zack, increasing my chaincharge damage a bit more. Also got luckier with his interrupt ability than I had been, jerk kept interrupting Aerith halfway through Pulse of Life.
Been a little bit since I beat one, so that's nice.
I'm going to do 1 pull on whichever OSB Fest banner has the best mage OSB, or just whichever is strongest banner. Then all other mithril is going to FFXIV.
After the XIV banner, I'm probably going to change my pull tactics. In the future I'm just going to prioritize realms I'm weak in or pull for specific relics. My core team is strong enough that at this point I just need more CM coverage.
At least for the next 6 months or so I don't see any super banners worth saving everything I can for.
The TG Cid banner is one of the better banners coming up after XIV, and I wouldn't say that anything on it is critical. TG Cid has certainly the best physical OSB, but it's not one of those "make or break" relics I feel.
I'd say some of the jackpot winners are Tyro, Ramza, Luneth, Lightning, Vaan, Terra, Bartz, Agrias, and Y'shtola.
Edit: oh wait. Missed Warrior of Light's. Magic Lure/Draw Fire, massive DEF buff, and Last Stand on self at start of battle. Say goodbye to infuriating pre-mitigation targeted nukes on your squishes.
Snow's is possibly better than WoL's, since it gives a +RES buff instead of Last Stand. Some pretty interesting effects, though I think they are relatively difficult to unlock (as in you are going to have to invest these new motes into it, and they're likely to be rare).
I'd say some of the jackpot winners are Tyro, Ramza, Luneth, Lightning, Vaan, Terra, Bartz, Agrias, and Y'shtola.
Edit: oh wait. Missed Warrior of Light's. Magic Lure/Draw Fire, massive DEF buff, and Last Stand on self at start of battle. Say goodbye to infuriating pre-mitigation targeted nukes on your squishes.
Hm. Maria's is amazing if you have her BSB. Stacking mag buff for each spell you cast (capped at a medium buff) and Earth boost.
Edit. Oh wow, Refia'a is also amazingly synergied with her BSB. Large attack buff to your next attack every time you land a crit. And she has a BSB that grants her a major crit boost, and access to Exploding Fist.
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Luneth and Lightning get auto-haste and 3 turns' worth of instant-cast at the start of battle. Plus an element boost (wind and Lightning, respectively)
This U++ was no joke. Hope, Maria, Faris (DPS slot), Penelo (Support/Heal) BSBs and Y'shtola Wall, and it still felt like the third cast of Flare was right around the corner.
That Penelo BSB is better than I thought. She basically replaces Lulu in my Mage teams, has a slightly inferior stacking Faithga and brings the Medica that catgirl doesn't have the bars or time to spare casting. Her BSB entry hits for shit, though. Initial cast 800x8, second cast (with +32% MND) 1100x8, and that's with a synergy Staff and a +20% MND RM.
So we're supposed to maybe get the OSBfest banners after the maintenance tonight right? I gotta know, I want stuff!
Fest stuff isn't usually part of the normal datadumps. They very well might be this time since the event is so close to maintenance, but all we'll definitely have going by past regular updates is the next month or two of regular event images translated.
U+ CM G Eraser down and mastered, one medal for damage and TWO for KOs. I didn't know my teeth had skin, but I sure didn't have anything else left to win by. Only Yuffie and Aerith were alive, and Aerith was stunned. OTOH, no S/Ls.
Seph BSB command 1 was doing 7700x2, Thief's Revenge was doing less than 9k. Zack died first, then Seph, then Red XIII. For CM, this fight was a straight-up SB check. The only useful VII SB I have and didn't use was Zack's helicopter thingy. He died too soon.
Sephiroth Lifesiphon / Mirror of Equity / BSB (x1) / +20% damage
Zack ChainCharge / 20% damage
Yuffie Dismissal / Thief's Revenge R3 / Clear Tranquil (x1) / 20% damage
Red XIII Full Break / Power Breakdown / 30% damage
Aerith Curaja / Protectga / Dragon Force (x2) / Ace Striker
RW: Onion Knight BSB
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I ended up running two healers, one with Haste, and RWing Wall for the CM. Worked out really well. With Regeneration going I was never in any danger.
Looking forward to tomorrow. Post maintenance is always great.
U++ down and mastered in classic fashion: one medal for actions, two for damage. Y'shtola died at the end, which rarely happens. Full KO resist accessories made it possible. And Fang's BSB, that guy can hit, and the imperil appears to make it self-sustaining. This felt a lot like an Ultima Weapon (or whatever it was called) in a VIII event a long time ago, when I barely had enough hones and DPS to finish the fight. Not quite the problem here, but I fully used both RW casts. I agree with others, this U++ was a tanky brute.
I'd say some of the jackpot winners are Tyro, Ramza, Luneth, Lightning, Vaan, Terra, Bartz, Agrias, and Y'shtola.
Edit: oh wait. Missed Warrior of Light's. Magic Lure/Draw Fire, massive DEF buff, and Last Stand on self at start of battle. Say goodbye to infuriating pre-mitigation targeted nukes on your squishes.
And you don't mention Ashe? Medium chance doublecast Lightning and small +Lightning damage? Her BSB nuke is being turned into a MIRV!
To be honest, all of them are at least pretty good. I think the only ones that're a bit less than thrilling are Rosa's and Lenna's. And even so, they're still straight upgrades with no real reason not to use them if you unlock them.
I'd say some of the jackpot winners are Tyro, Ramza, Luneth, Lightning, Vaan, Terra, Bartz, Agrias, and Y'shtola.
Edit: oh wait. Missed Warrior of Light's. Magic Lure/Draw Fire, massive DEF buff, and Last Stand on self at start of battle. Say goodbye to infuriating pre-mitigation targeted nukes on your squishes.
And you don't mention Ashe? Medium chance doublecast Lightning and small +Lightning damage? Her BSB nuke is being turned into a MIRV!
Devotion and her LM and Lightning+ gear are going to make for some ridiculous damage. 21.04x multiplier and two h60 self-heals? That may very well be up there with a maxed-out Maria! The fact that it works for summons and Chain Thundaga is ridiculous, too.
So. Definition of overkill:
559 ATK Sephiroth + Shout + OKBSB + Dark Bargain + Burst + 20% damage RM
Yes. Damage capping the def piercing attack no sweat. The poor target dummy didn't live long enough for me to test the 4 hit command to see how much damage he was clocking. I may end up doing this for any 'lol super high def boss' from now on. Just super buff Sephiroth + Tifa and blast the sucker with damage capped piercing attacks.
Lightning with about 540 attack pre-buffs obviously without Dark Bargain was dishing out 28k Full Charges and a ~38k Goddess entry without the Burst bonus.
This U++ was no joke. Hope, Maria, Faris (DPS slot), Penelo (Support/Heal) BSBs and Y'shtola Wall, and it still felt like the third cast of Flare was right around the corner.
That Penelo BSB is better than I thought. She basically replaces Lulu in my Mage teams, has a slightly inferior stacking Faithga and brings the Medica that catgirl doesn't have the bars or time to spare casting. Her BSB entry hits for shit, though. Initial cast 800x8, second cast (with +32% MND) 1100x8, and that's with a synergy Staff and a +20% MND RM.
Since Penelo isn't your primary healer, you should feel free to use her attack command. It further buffs her MND and does pretty respectable damage on its own.
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It doesn't, but all Gravity attacks are typed that for resistance purposes.
double hit? my first two tries he killed Rosa with a single shot of Hexafang. Even if I managed to get off power breakdown first. :X
Hexafang is a ranged attack. The aoe gravity attack wasn't actually a problem for me. Once I stopped having someone die in the first 5 seconds of the fight things went pretty smooth. I honestly thought Hexafang went for the lowest health for my first like 7 tries.
with instant KO resist all of his %hp attacks will usually just straight up miss. pretty much trivializes the fight.
Yeah he one shot Selphie a few times which is why I had to abandon Team Mage. That attack is some old school bullshit.
Been a little bit since I beat one, so that's nice.
After the XIV banner, I'm probably going to change my pull tactics. In the future I'm just going to prioritize realms I'm weak in or pull for specific relics. My core team is strong enough that at this point I just need more CM coverage.
At least for the next 6 months or so I don't see any super banners worth saving everything I can for.
I'd say some of the jackpot winners are Tyro, Ramza, Luneth, Lightning, Vaan, Terra, Bartz, Agrias, and Y'shtola.
Edit: oh wait. Missed Warrior of Light's. Magic Lure/Draw Fire, massive DEF buff, and Last Stand on self at start of battle. Say goodbye to infuriating pre-mitigation targeted nukes on your squishes.
They REALLY need to start dropping more 4* motes.
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I have wall up now but it's getting 3 hits a day
What would be better to RW, assume I have almost everything except Onion Knight
Luneth's is insane. Lightning's too.
Does Pecil's Cover work against otherwise untauntable NAT attacks? Yummy.
Cloud's Doublecast Combat is unprecedented. So many BSB commands are classified as Combat, including both of his.
Yuna's isn't OP or anything, but as a holder of a variety of her items it makes me smile.
Y'shtola's makes her BSB all the more OP.
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Edit. Oh wow, Refia'a is also amazingly synergied with her BSB. Large attack buff to your next attack every time you land a crit. And she has a BSB that grants her a major crit boost, and access to Exploding Fist.
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Basically non-job 5* record dive stuff, but with a fancy name. Full mechanics of which are still unknown.
Luneth and Lightning get auto-haste and 3 turns' worth of instant-cast at the start of battle. Plus an element boost (wind and Lightning, respectively)
Then there's Cecil's which makes me smile
e: I'm more excited at Terra and Zidane finally getting trance
(I say unused, she briefly uses the casting sprite for her trance fira/flood SBs)
That Penelo BSB is better than I thought. She basically replaces Lulu in my Mage teams, has a slightly inferior stacking Faithga and brings the Medica that catgirl doesn't have the bars or time to spare casting. Her BSB entry hits for shit, though. Initial cast 800x8, second cast (with +32% MND) 1100x8, and that's with a synergy Staff and a +20% MND RM.
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Not get them, but we'll know about what's in them probably.
Fest stuff isn't usually part of the normal datadumps. They very well might be this time since the event is so close to maintenance, but all we'll definitely have going by past regular updates is the next month or two of regular event images translated.
Seph BSB command 1 was doing 7700x2, Thief's Revenge was doing less than 9k. Zack died first, then Seph, then Red XIII. For CM, this fight was a straight-up SB check. The only useful VII SB I have and didn't use was Zack's helicopter thingy. He died too soon.
Sephiroth Lifesiphon / Mirror of Equity / BSB (x1) / +20% damage
Zack ChainCharge / 20% damage
Yuffie Dismissal / Thief's Revenge R3 / Clear Tranquil (x1) / 20% damage
Red XIII Full Break / Power Breakdown / 30% damage
Aerith Curaja / Protectga / Dragon Force (x2) / Ace Striker
RW: Onion Knight BSB
Looking forward to tomorrow. Post maintenance is always great.
Fang Lifesiphon / Magic Break / BSB (x2) / 20% damage
Agrias Protectga / Lifesiphon / Cleansing Strike (x2) / 20% damage
Yuffie Dismissal / Thief's Revenge / Clear Tranquil (x2) / 20% damage
Ramza Full Break / Power Breakdown / Hail of Stones (x2) / 30% damage
Y'shtola Curaja / Shellga / SSII (x2) / MM
And you don't mention Ashe? Medium chance doublecast Lightning and small +Lightning damage? Her BSB nuke is being turned into a MIRV!
Devotion and her LM and Lightning+ gear are going to make for some ridiculous damage. 21.04x multiplier and two h60 self-heals? That may very well be up there with a maxed-out Maria! The fact that it works for summons and Chain Thundaga is ridiculous, too.
Noooope.
Legend Materia have a second Record Materia slot just for them.
Ramza can take Mako Might and his buff-duration-boost.
559 ATK Sephiroth + Shout + OKBSB + Dark Bargain + Burst + 20% damage RM
Yes. Damage capping the def piercing attack no sweat. The poor target dummy didn't live long enough for me to test the 4 hit command to see how much damage he was clocking. I may end up doing this for any 'lol super high def boss' from now on. Just super buff Sephiroth + Tifa and blast the sucker with damage capped piercing attacks.
Lightning with about 540 attack pre-buffs obviously without Dark Bargain was dishing out 28k Full Charges and a ~38k Goddess entry without the Burst bonus.
Since Penelo isn't your primary healer, you should feel free to use her attack command. It further buffs her MND and does pretty respectable damage on its own.