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  • azith28azith28 Registered User regular
    Cruor wrote: »
    azith28 wrote: »
    Anyone know if Algeon is cheesable? (like a 100% evade/resist setup with a single character that works)? Large sword mastery and that fist would be nice on 2B.

    If you can grab a 2B friend you can try to cheese it with the bugged Spear attack that randomly does 1 damage or OHKOs all machine monsters before they fix it. Other than that, cheese doesn't really work for Aigaion since most of his attacks are magical attacks that do physical damage, so you need super high magic dodge.

    Edit: Beaten!

    details please? Do i just go in with just her in my party and have her use the spear attack, or do i need to pod first?

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  • LuvTheMonkeyLuvTheMonkey High Sierra Serenade Registered User regular
    I need

    All of the cactuars

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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    azith28 wrote: »
    Cruor wrote: »
    azith28 wrote: »
    Anyone know if Algeon is cheesable? (like a 100% evade/resist setup with a single character that works)? Large sword mastery and that fist would be nice on 2B.

    If you can grab a 2B friend you can try to cheese it with the bugged Spear attack that randomly does 1 damage or OHKOs all machine monsters before they fix it. Other than that, cheese doesn't really work for Aigaion since most of his attacks are magical attacks that do physical damage, so you need super high magic dodge.

    Edit: Beaten!

    details please? Do i just go in with just her in my party and have her use the spear attack, or do i need to pod first?

    So the bug is kinda random, people think it may have to do with using an older (32bit) OS rather than a new (64bit). Here is a video of it in action: https://youtu.be/jDtxIKkFT_s

  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    So, I've been doing some research, and I figured out I could probably do the 2B bug using my old Nexus 7 (2012 model). I sort of want to try it, but I'm afraid of getting banned. How likely is this?

  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    There's always a risk when taking advantage of bugs/exploits. I personally wouldn't risk it especially since now they have outright named the bug in an in-game announcement. I can't speak for how likely getting banned or otherwise punished for using the bug is.

  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    Sure. It would have been a hassle getting that old tablet set up anyway.

  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Sadly on all of my devices I get the 1 damage

    That said, I'm hoping that with a little more gearing up and leveling I'll have enough to do it the normal way

    Have to fiddle with it though since nearly every guide assumes you'll have Maxwell and Tilith

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  • RiusRius Globex CEO Nobody ever says ItalyRegistered User regular
    I've got 4 friend slots open from booting persons who haven't logged on in a while. Code is 445,646,892 and I've got my 811 MAG Fryevia up.

  • LuvTheMonkeyLuvTheMonkey High Sierra Serenade Registered User regular
    Now I definitely need all the Cactaurs - daily pull was Refia!

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Rius wrote: »
    I've got 4 friend slots open from booting persons who haven't logged on in a while. Code is 445,646,892 and I've got my 811 MAG Fryevia up.

    Added!

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  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Yeah I tried and got the 1 damage result on my phone and Nox. Figured once I get her to 100, I may try the trial with a friend 2B. I'm just scared off by the 4 hour time frame.

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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    With dual-2Bs you may be able to do the brute force method. You'll need a way to deal with the KO punch (either 100% provoke or a unit with higher ATK than either 2B). Brute force is really tough, but much faster. I think my successful attempt took 30-40min? Not quite sure.

  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    I was thiiiinking I might be able to brute force it with my two 2B, Tidus for Entrust and MP Regen and dispeling when needed, Rikku, King pretty much purely to feed Rikku crystals, and then like... a friend Tilith or something

    Or level up my Luka and use a friend 2B I guess, which would require less gear on my part, but that's the basic gist of my idea

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  • lodgerlodger Humble Narrator Registered User regular
    I'm wondering about the current value of various TMRs that were once strong. How useful are the following in the current state of the game? Are any worth farming multiples?
    1. Alma's Lordly Robe
    2. Elle's Arsha's Talisman
    3. Freya's Angel Earings
    4. Kefka's Ribbon
    5. Leo's Aegis Shield
    6. Locke's Rising Sun
    7. Miyuki's Sakurafubuki

    Also, what do people make of 210's Mechanical Heart?

  • SutibunRiSutibunRi Montreal, Quebec, CanadaRegistered User regular
    Hmm.. a second pair of Earrings gives a bigger MAG boost than Icy Veins.. I thought straight +MAG items had their bonuses increased by one of Fryevias passives or L&A? Guess I was mistaken.
    801 Mag! Woo!

    I also have a few free friend slots again.. I apparently tossed out 1 more friend request to PA folks than I had free friend slots last week, oops. 523,503,285

  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    lodger wrote: »
    I'm wondering about the current value of various TMRs that were once strong. How useful are the following in the current state of the game? Are any worth farming multiples?
    1. Alma's Lordly Robe
    2. Elle's Arsha's Talisman
    3. Freya's Angel Earings
    4. Kefka's Ribbon
    5. Leo's Aegis Shield
    6. Locke's Rising Sun
    7. Miyuki's Sakurafubuki

    Also, what do people make of 210's Mechanical Heart?

    Alma's robe is outclassed by Siren's Robe which you can get from a trial.

    Arsha's Talisman is still really good for tanks/supports.

    Angel Earrings are super not worth it.

    Ribbon is great for content where you need immunity.

    Aegis shield is still decent if you don't have Wilhelm's shield. There are others shields you can get easier that are comparable or better, however.

    Rising Sun is good for...CoD or Setzer, if they're you only damage dealers. Otherwise not great.

    Sakurafubuki is outclassed by Genji Blade from the Gilagamesh's trial, Cruel Oath from the current raid, and is only marginally better than Purple Lightning from Lasswell's trial. Super not worth grinding out.

  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    lodger wrote: »
    I'm wondering about the current value of various TMRs that were once strong. How useful are the following in the current state of the game? Are any worth farming multiples?
    1. Alma's Lordly Robe
    2. Elle's Arsha's Talisman
    3. Freya's Angel Earings
    4. Kefka's Ribbon
    5. Leo's Aegis Shield
    6. Locke's Rising Sun
    7. Miyuki's Sakurafubuki

    Also, what do people make of 210's Mechanical Heart?

    The Siren Robe, which you get for free in the Dark Esper trial, is better than Lordly Robe. I wouldn't bother farming another. Arsha's Talisman is great. I wouldn't bother with Angel Earrings. Ribbon is great. Aegis Shield hasn't been a priority for me, but it's an option. Sakurafubuki, you get two better Katanas for free (Genji Blade and Cruel Oath). One of them in this event (so get it while you still can) and one of them in an early trial. A third katana, Purple Lightning, is also free and is only 6 atk less. As for Rising Sun, Horizon Breaker is better and is also from a 3 star. No Bird Killer, though. Throwing Weapons don't have a mastery, though, so unless one does something special (like Fixed Dice) there's no reason to farm one.

    SutibunRi wrote: »
    Hmm.. a second pair of Earrings gives a bigger MAG boost than Icy Veins.. I thought straight +MAG items had their bonuses increased by one of Fryevias passives or L&A? Guess I was mistaken.
    801 Mag! Woo!

    I also have a few free friend slots again.. I apparently tossed out 1 more friend request to PA folks than I had free friend slots last week, oops. 523,503,285
    Did you just buy one? Because you'll get a free 20% mag accessory on Friday and it has more def and spr. Only a few points more, but still.

    TeaSpoon on
    Cruor
  • EggyToastEggyToast Jersey CityRegistered User regular
    edited August 2017
    lodger wrote: »
    I'm wondering about the current value of various TMRs that were once strong. How useful are the following in the current state of the game? Are any worth farming multiples?
    1. Alma's Lordly Robe -- 4th best robe. Competes with Vestment of Mind, in my opinion.
    2. Elle's Arsha's Talisman -- Great. 20% HP on an accessory slot is always handy and the def/spr buff is nice.
    3. Freya's Angel Earings -- Don't farm. The only thing here is dark resist.
    4. Kefka's Ribbon -- Great if you're up against ailments. Competes with Discernment and Tilith's TMR.
    5. Leo's Aegis Shield -- Competes with Genji Shield. Petrify is more common than instant-death, but is it worth a TMR?
    6. Locke's Rising Sun -- Pass
    7. Miyuki's Sakurafubuki -- Pass, especially if you're getting the event Katana. The Genji Blade (trial) is better, and Lasswell's Katana is only slightly worse. Unless you need to fill up a team of katana wielders.
    Also, what do people make of 210's Mechanical Heart?

    It's great. Simply better than 15% HP, since it's also got the 15% SPR boost, and what it does is the same as Noctis's Damage Warp. If you're hit, there's a chance you heal yourself for about 750hp. That said, don't farm it until the raid is done. I've pulled 4 moogles for it so it's likely you'll end up with almost a full one without too much effort.

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  • SutibunRiSutibunRi Montreal, Quebec, CanadaRegistered User regular
    TeaSpoon wrote: »
    SutibunRi wrote: »
    Hmm.. a second pair of Earrings gives a bigger MAG boost than Icy Veins.. I thought straight +MAG items had their bonuses increased by one of Fryevias passives or L&A? Guess I was mistaken.
    801 Mag! Woo!

    I also have a few free friend slots again.. I apparently tossed out 1 more friend request to PA folks than I had free friend slots last week, oops. 523,503,285
    Did you just buy one? Because you'll get a free 20% mag accessory on Friday and it has more def and spr. Only a few points more, but still.

    Nah, I bought 2 a while back, one for Fryevia and one for Trance Terra.. but Terra has been off my main team for a while, so I just swapped her earring over to Fryevia.

    Current lineup is Reberta, Refia, Minfilia, Warrior of Light, Fryevia. They seem to get the job done.
    Especially with a Fryevia friend.

  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    Cruor wrote: »
    With dual-2Bs you may be able to do the brute force method. You'll need a way to deal with the KO punch (either 100% provoke or a unit with higher ATK than either 2B). Brute force is really tough, but much faster. I think my successful attempt took 30-40min? Not quite sure.

    I could use either WoL with his 100% provoke or WKN with 80% Provoke with damage mitigation.

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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    Trajan45 wrote: »
    Cruor wrote: »
    With dual-2Bs you may be able to do the brute force method. You'll need a way to deal with the KO punch (either 100% provoke or a unit with higher ATK than either 2B). Brute force is really tough, but much faster. I think my successful attempt took 30-40min? Not quite sure.

    I could use either WoL with his 100% provoke or WKN with 80% Provoke with damage mitigation.

    Oh shit, I forgot you had WKN. WKN can actually survive the KO punch if equipped properly (I'd have to look up the build that can do it, I know someone on Reddit did the calculations back when the trial first came out...), so he would probably be the way to go.

  • BlehBlehAmigaBlehBlehAmiga Registered User regular
    There's something up with the damage type or the mitigation type or something, because WKN's built in mitigation (bring it on, steel, etc) doesn't work on the punch like it should have.

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  • ReignerReigner Registered User regular
    I really like Mechanical Heart on my WoL.

    Light with Us > Tank all the damage > immediately heal to full

    Sorry Engels ELT, you just went from RNG may wipe me to laughably simple.

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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    Reigner wrote: »
    I really like Mechanical Heart on my WoL.

    Light with Us > Tank all the damage > immediately heal to full

    Sorry Engels ELT, you just went from RNG may wipe me to laughably simple.

    Ooo, I didn't think of that. Paired with Reactive Defense he becomes a self-contained machine. Neat.

    Trajan45
  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Reactive Defense is a slot that could go to literally anything else, because he'll have 30% DR anyway

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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Well, Reactive Defense should stack with his innate damage reduction from The Light is With Us (if it doesn't then yeah, it's a wasted slot). It won't stack with other external sources of DR and I'd rather run anyone else over Rikku if I don't need her for her LB cheese.

    Cruor on
  • azith28azith28 Registered User regular
    SutibunRi wrote: »
    Hmm.. a second pair of Earrings gives a bigger MAG boost than Icy Veins.. I thought straight +MAG items had their bonuses increased by one of Fryevias passives or L&A? Guess I was mistaken.
    801 Mag! Woo!

    I also have a few free friend slots again.. I apparently tossed out 1 more friend request to PA folks than I had free friend slots last week, oops. 523,503,285

    It depends on if the boost is to the base MAG of the unit or if it factors in equipment MAG. Like Olives passives boost her equipment, so flat +atk is going to generally be much better than +atk% boosts.

    Stercus, Stercus, Stercus, Morituri Sum
  • ReignerReigner Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Oh I'd also like to know about if that stacks or not. My WoL has Reactive Defense on for lack of some better TMRs I havent grinded out yet

    Edit: On a separate note, I've had WAY more expeditions fail this week than in the entirety of the time these have been a feature. I think they broke something trying to change it. Now they're starting to feel like a waste of money dollars.

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  • azith28azith28 Registered User regular
    One Cruel intentions - GET. Now i need to TM farm more of my chizus, especially with Virtuous contact on the way.

    Stercus, Stercus, Stercus, Morituri Sum
    lodger
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    azith28 wrote: »
    One Cruel intentions - GET. Now i need to TM farm more of my chizus, especially with Virtuous contact on the way.

    I also made my katana today. I'm in a weird position where literally none of my damage dealers want katanas. Or greatswords for that matter. I mean, I have plenty of options for gearing Agrias once her enhancements hit I guess.

  • DrascinDrascin Registered User regular
    Hm. 816K points. I hope I get to the katana in time. I also hope I actually get enough materials for it and an Emil's head for my Exdeath, mind.

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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    There's 9 more days in the raid, if you keep going at the rate you've been going you should reach 1.9mil easily.

    MummBrah
  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Reactive Defenses should stack with Light With Us, but will not stack with Hyper NulAll, Spread Shield, or Word of Law

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  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    azith28 wrote: »
    SutibunRi wrote: »
    Hmm.. a second pair of Earrings gives a bigger MAG boost than Icy Veins.. I thought straight +MAG items had their bonuses increased by one of Fryevias passives or L&A? Guess I was mistaken.
    801 Mag! Woo!

    I also have a few free friend slots again.. I apparently tossed out 1 more friend request to PA folks than I had free friend slots last week, oops. 523,503,285

    It depends on if the boost is to the base MAG of the unit or if it factors in equipment MAG. Like Olives passives boost her equipment, so flat +atk is going to generally be much better than +atk% boosts.

    Fryevia only boosts equipment stats when she's single-wielding. I didn't even know she could do that, because who in their right mind would single-wield Fryevia?

    TeaSpoon on
  • RiusRius Globex CEO Nobody ever says ItalyRegistered User regular
    Thanks to this raid summon, I just finished getting all the Espers to 2*/40. Hooray?!?

    CruorJoe Camacho MKII
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    I did that with the Mog King raid. I maxed out Lakshmi with nothing but regular magicites. And I still have a ton of them. I think I'll be set on Esper leveling for a long time.

  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    Bahamut isn't far off, according to the update schedule. From all accounts, it takes an ungodly amount of magicites to level him up fully.

  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    There's something up with the damage type or the mitigation type or something, because WKN's built in mitigation (bring it on, steel, etc) doesn't work on the punch like it should have.

    hmmm looking it up, WKN would need 4 of Rasler's TMR's and other TMR equipment to survive even if mitigation was working. Feel's like this trial was made with Fryevia in mind. Crazy damage, but with it being hybrid you can bring an auto-raiser to take the insta-KO since her damage won't be the highest.

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  • azith28azith28 Registered User regular
    TeaSpoon wrote: »
    azith28 wrote: »
    SutibunRi wrote: »
    Hmm.. a second pair of Earrings gives a bigger MAG boost than Icy Veins.. I thought straight +MAG items had their bonuses increased by one of Fryevias passives or L&A? Guess I was mistaken.
    801 Mag! Woo!

    I also have a few free friend slots again.. I apparently tossed out 1 more friend request to PA folks than I had free friend slots last week, oops. 523,503,285

    It depends on if the boost is to the base MAG of the unit or if it factors in equipment MAG. Like Olives passives boost her equipment, so flat +atk is going to generally be much better than +atk% boosts.

    Fryevia only boosts equipment stats when she's single-wielding. I didn't even know she could do that, because who in their right mind would single-wield Fryevia?

    Well Doublehand would probably fall into that category...its close in damage i understand, but the chaining potential is lower, so its probably just to let people benefit without having to farm a DW.

    Stercus, Stercus, Stercus, Morituri Sum
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    azith28 wrote: »
    TeaSpoon wrote: »
    azith28 wrote: »
    SutibunRi wrote: »
    Hmm.. a second pair of Earrings gives a bigger MAG boost than Icy Veins.. I thought straight +MAG items had their bonuses increased by one of Fryevias passives or L&A? Guess I was mistaken.
    801 Mag! Woo!

    I also have a few free friend slots again.. I apparently tossed out 1 more friend request to PA folks than I had free friend slots last week, oops. 523,503,285

    It depends on if the boost is to the base MAG of the unit or if it factors in equipment MAG. Like Olives passives boost her equipment, so flat +atk is going to generally be much better than +atk% boosts.

    Fryevia only boosts equipment stats when she's single-wielding. I didn't even know she could do that, because who in their right mind would single-wield Fryevia?

    Well Doublehand would probably fall into that category...its close in damage i understand, but the chaining potential is lower, so its probably just to let people benefit without having to farm a DW.

    You can also build Fryevia as a DH finisher with Second Intention. And, since it's non-elemental, you can give her whatever element sword you want to match Imperils. She has a lot of variety of builds that are viable.

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