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  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    shaula down, I actually had a hard time shuffling tanks for all the damage but either way, he's done.

    I guess I'll do nunki and the new guy tomorrow but I think I'll still have nrg left over.

    marajiTiphares
  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    Cruor wrote: »
    Ran Uld...Ulfhe...the two handed Axe through IW, got the rare on the last floor. Ended with a total of 42% ATK on it, which is pretty nice.

    Nice! Probably max out FV pretty quickly with that.

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    Cruor
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Trajan45 wrote: »
    Cruor wrote: »
    Ran Uld...Ulfhe...the two handed Axe through IW, got the rare on the last floor. Ended with a total of 42% ATK on it, which is pretty nice.

    Nice! Probably max out FV pretty quickly with that.

    If I had Marshall Gloves I'd be running VoTF much more often. As of now I just don't have the necessary TDH gear. I'll get there eventually.

    Cruor on
  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    Cruor wrote: »
    Trajan45 wrote: »
    Cruor wrote: »
    Ran Uld...Ulfhe...the two handed Axe through IW, got the rare on the last floor. Ended with a total of 42% ATK on it, which is pretty nice.

    Nice! Probably max out FV pretty quickly with that.

    If I had Marshall Gloves I'd be running VoTF much more often. As of now I just don't have the necessary TDH gear. I'll get there eventually.

    I really wish GUMI would give us a GLEX unit with a TMR that is similar. Give folks another chance to get one since they are pretty meta.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Dearest Ang,

    The Chinese New Year approaches and I hear you will be achieving your 7* Awakening soon! Congratulations! We have found a gift suitable for your needs and anxiously await your return to our fire team.

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    Warmest regards,
    Shadowfire

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    A bunch of bundles in the datamine, including some 10+1s and something about a winter 5* summon ticket.

    Fountain of lapis returns!

    White Knight Noel looks great, so does Kryla. Christine maybe a bit underwhelming?

    Shadowfire on
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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    Kryla looks GOOD. Her LB doesn't have breaks, but it's now a SPR based finisher that will fit into her rotations. With how her unlocked skills work and her CD break, I don't seeuch of a reason to enhance her individual pots.

    WKN is a straight up monster. An absolute unit. I am in total awe at the size of the lad.

  • BlehBlehAmigaBlehBlehAmiga Registered User regular
    Yeah oof, Kryla's 74% breaks use lb crystals instead of being able to use her gingerbread men. What a travesty. She looks pretty good though, especially if you don't have any of the other breakers. Being able to dual cast nullifying chant + breaks will surely be handy.

    WKN looks good, especially if you need a 7* magic tank. Damage wise you can't really gear for high all that high mag and tank level hp/spirit at the same time, but it'll still decent in tank gear, and freeze/tornado are good to have. I don't think I have a good reason to uoc a second though with other mag tanks.

    Christine, eh. Still seems like she needs a dupe which means she won't get used all that much, maybe for some imbue strats.

    New units at a glance don't seem too worth pulling for.


    ffbe ign: Kas
    Cruor
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    Christine looks so underwhelming except if you want to imbue someone with Ice.

    its kinda sad that they didn't give her initial quad cast or let her chain better with TT

    CruorTrajan45
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    I have my Kryla awakened and geared up, she has >9k HP, >900MP and >900SPR with two sources of Auto-Refresh (Vestment of Mind and Great Mage's Chant). Still need more pots of all three of those stats, but I think she should be ok in terms of MP for now. I also have Cowered Courage on her for free turns where she can throw up some physical mitigation if needed.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    I'm so fucking pissed at how they handled Christine. That was my glimmer of hope when I pulled 2 last year. I don't understand at all why they couldn't just make her like TT??? It boggles my fucking mind. With all my best stuff she barely reaches 1300 MAG. I could get Barb to 1500 without trying.

  • BlehBlehAmigaBlehBlehAmiga Registered User regular
    Builder has the new units in it now. WKN for magical EHP is pretty stronk but naturally his mag is low.

    ffbe ign: Kas
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    the sad part is that last year she was the prize pull and this year she is S(TMR) fodder.

    maybe they didn't want to overshadow the new units.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Fuck Gumi.

  • TipharesTiphares Registered User regular
    The new units that are very underwhelming? Those modifiers... oof...

    Cruor
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    I feel justified throwing tickets looking for WKN but otherwise I'm basically set. I'm so happy with Kryla.

    LuvTheMonkey
  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    Right. I'm getting WKN if the RNG Gods are kind to me.

    That means I'll have a Provoke/P. Cover Tank (Sieghard), a Provoke/M. Tank (WKN), and a P. Cover/M. Cover Tank (Basch).

    I would have liked it if WKN had some more versatility, though.

  • TipharesTiphares Registered User regular
    Yeah. I really want a Kryla 7* now. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I'm in pretty good shape lapis and tickets so I might wait until I see what the bundles are and if we get a special gift for Christmas. There was something in the data mine about a Winter 2018 Summon ticket.

  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    Tiphares wrote: »
    Yeah. I really want a Kryla 7* now. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I'm in pretty good shape lapis and tickets so I might wait until I see what the bundles are and if we get a special gift for Christmas. There was something in the data mine about a Winter 2018 Summon ticket.

    The winter ticket text says something about selecting one of 8 FFBE heroes. A lot of people are assuming we'll be able to select one of CG: Lasswell, Fina, Nichol, Jake, Sakura, Lid, Raegen, or A.Rain.

    If that's the case I'm in the market for another LMFina. I doubt they'd just give us something that good though.

    marajiShadowfireTrajan45
  • LuvTheMonkeyLuvTheMonkey High Sierra Serenade Registered User regular
    I am super set in Breaker Town now - Kryla, 2B, CG Lid, Loren all 7* (Lid eventually I guess) - let's see if i can get a WKN now.

    Molten variables hiss and roar. On my mind-forge, I hammer them into the greatsword Epistemology. Many are my foes this night.
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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    I just fucking feel like every time I say "Look at the bright side: I have 2 <units> and their 7* would be a lot of fun." and then Gumi hears this and completely fucks it up just to spite me. I did it with Tidus (oh let's just push his 7* out several batches and make him essentially fucking useless). I did it with Christine. I could go on... I'm just tired of getting my hopes up and them just stomping on my testicles. Christine being close to TT was the last glimmer of hope I had for this fucking game.

  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    Here's to hoping Christine gets other frames and gets to chain with more units. Wouldn't it be nice if Christine could chain with Kurasame?

  • DrascinDrascin Registered User regular
    Is Christine THAT bad? I have a couple of them, after all.

    Wondering how to go about grabbing a second WKN, though.

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  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    Drascin wrote: »
    Is Christine THAT bad? I have a couple of them, after all.

    Wondering how to go about grabbing a second WKN, though.

    GLEX UoC ticket unless you really want the Chinese New Year units.

  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    hmm, has anyone data-mined the enhancements that are due 'soon'

    cause if her enhancements allow her to have TT chaining frames on turn 1, I would be Ok with Christine as an Ice ability mage.

  • marajimaraji Registered User regular
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    hmm, has anyone data-mined the enhancements that are due 'soon'

    cause if her enhancements allow her to have TT chaining frames on turn 1, I would be Ok with Christine as an Ice ability mage.
    Yeah, it feels like everything rides on her enhancements

  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    I looked at the news for her enhancements and it doesn't look great aside from 'MORE POWER' but they have changed those in the past

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Cruor wrote: »
    Tiphares wrote: »
    Yeah. I really want a Kryla 7* now. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I'm in pretty good shape lapis and tickets so I might wait until I see what the bundles are and if we get a special gift for Christmas. There was something in the data mine about a Winter 2018 Summon ticket.

    The winter ticket text says something about selecting one of 8 FFBE heroes. A lot of people are assuming we'll be able to select one of CG: Lasswell, Fina, Nichol, Jake, Sakura, Lid, Raegen, or A.Rain.

    If that's the case I'm in the market for another LMFina. I doubt they'd just give us something that good though.

    It'll be random.

    Everyone enjoy your extra Jake!

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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    I looked at the news for her enhancements and it doesn't look great aside from 'MORE POWER' but they have changed those in the past

    They also usually don't reveal all of the enhancements in the preview image, so maybe more will be changed.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Drascin wrote: »
    Is Christine THAT bad? I have a couple of them, after all.

    No but if you aren't using her now, then you won't be putting her 7* in your group.

  • CraigopogoCraigopogo Registered User regular
    The new Chamber of Arms fight is pretty fun. The guy looks like Artorias from Dark Souls.

  • tuxkamentuxkamen really took this picture. Registered User regular
    My robo-reindeer is ready.


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    CruorTrajan45maraji
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    Cruor wrote: »
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    I looked at the news for her enhancements and it doesn't look great aside from 'MORE POWER' but they have changed those in the past

    They also usually don't reveal all of the enhancements in the preview image, so maybe more will be changed.

    true but they usually include the best/most expensive ones.

    and I don't think they allow for enhancement of 7*abilities? which would mean it'd have to be one of her 6star abilities meaning her 6 star would get quad cast which doesn't seem right.

    Cruor
  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    Cruor wrote: »
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    I looked at the news for her enhancements and it doesn't look great aside from 'MORE POWER' but they have changed those in the past

    They also usually don't reveal all of the enhancements in the preview image, so maybe more will be changed.

    true but they usually include the best/most expensive ones.

    and I don't think they allow for enhancement of 7*abilities? which would mean it'd have to be one of her 6star abilities meaning her 6 star would get quad cast which doesn't seem right.

    It worked for Terra.

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  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    WKN - A bit disappointed but I guess this is always how they wanted him built. He's was the tankiest tank at 6*, they are continuing that with 7*. Really really wish they would have done something to add to support and fix his -50% fire, which sucks for a magic tank. Adding magic chaining spells is fine since his mag isn't going to be great, it's just someone you can use with say Rem to get a chain going for a bit hit. They went way overboard with all the Mag boosting stuff. He doesn't need a high mag, what he needed was a boosted LB that actually did something or fix to his counters. It just doesn't make any sense to me, he doesn't have a dragonlord like finishing move, they are just basically old spells that are not meant for damage at this point. Turbo Mode is a waste. All they had to do was change his Ultimate Defense to have 50% fire resist, and remove Mystic Arms Proficiency for anything else, LB boost, Counter boost, or another Party ability.

    I was able to get 25% HP and 10% SPR on Mateus's Malice. Along with my 60% HP Fangbreaker, he'll have some interesting options for dual wielding vs a shield. It's going to be an interesting decision if I want to throw some tickets at him and save the UoC for Chow (who will offer way more role support).

    Christine - I don't think Christine is that bad, just like Trance Terra, niche. Weirdly she's better than Trance Terra from a quad casting standpoint as she gets it on turn 2 and then her LB can bring it back faster. So for longer fights, TT gets it turn 1 and 3, but then has to wait till turn 9. Christine can pop a CD to fill her LB which gets that 2nd quad cast faster. Her main issue is she need enhancements. Not sure when they are coming but her Absolute Zero needs a small boost to it's max modifier to match TT.

    Her 2 downsides that enhancements won't fix is 1) her LB adds Ice to everyone. You may want that quad cast but not that ice imbue. But more importantly 2) she really could have used a 2nd elemental Absolute Zero ability. TT gets Fire and Dark, she could have had Wind or Light. Overall her enhancements should help, but she's always going to be a Trance Terra clone where you pretty much need a friend unit Christine.

    Kryla - Pretty good as well. She reminds me a lot of CG Lid. She's another one that will be ok or great depending on her enhancements. CG Lid 7* gets dual casted 60% breaks, so Kryla's enhancements should boost her breaks to 60% as well. It would also be nice to see her dual imperils go to 75%. Otherwise as a pure breaker, she's really good. Turn 1 she can break all 70% and fill her LB by half. Turn 2 she can self buff and unlock her skills. Turn 3 she should be able to full break again for her full LB gauge at 74%. However most bosses are resistant to certain breaks, so she may not even need her full LB.


    Overall GUMI seems to have gone the 'quick and dirty' route with the Christmas units, basically taking what they were good at before and ramping them up. None of them got a whole lot of party helping abilities. WKN is a provoke/magic tank and probably the best we have. Christine dishes out Ice DPS and is gets much better at it with quad cast. Kryla is a breaker and gets really good at it.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    I just wish her TMR ability wasn't so bad... I mean 20% DEF/SPR? Really? C'mon throw me a bone.
    Her 2 downsides that enhancements won't fix is 1) her LB adds Ice to everyone.

    So there is a plus side to this for me. I can now put a higher attack sword on Kurasame, use his LB to reduce ice resistance for everyone by 100%, and then get the imbue. Which means the enemy is now -100% resist ice, and my entire team now has ice imbue. This lets me do some shenanigans with that. The problem is that if the enemy has any ice resist, and if any of my teammates have an elemental weapon it kinda hoses everything.

    Trajan45maraji
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    And Boom, all Chamber of Arms complete! got myself all caught up,

    now the only thing left I have to do today is redo bomb family to complete one of the missions and I will be all caught up with all content. feels good.

    Trajan45CruormarajiShadowfire
  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    What're the odds that Gumi bans ice attacks for the Arena tomorrow?

    maraji
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    Trajan45 wrote: »
    Kryla - Pretty good as well. She reminds me a lot of CG Lid. She's another one that will be ok or great depending on her enhancements. CG Lid 7* gets dual casted 60% breaks, so Kryla's enhancements should boost her breaks to 60% as well. It would also be nice to see her dual imperils go to 75%. Otherwise as a pure breaker, she's really good. Turn 1 she can break all 70% and fill her LB by half. Turn 2 she can self buff and unlock her skills. Turn 3 she should be able to full break again for her full LB gauge at 74%. However most bosses are resistant to certain breaks, so she may not even need her full LB.

    In the enhancement preview they put up all of her Break Pots are being enhanced to 65% breaks, their duration is increasing, and each of them will give her LB crysts when used. She's already in a really really good place without the enhancements, her current rotation options should easily keep at least 70% fullbreak up at all times.

    Trajan45
  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    I just wish her TMR ability wasn't so bad... I mean 20% DEF/SPR? Really? C'mon throw me a bone.
    Her 2 downsides that enhancements won't fix is 1) her LB adds Ice to everyone.

    So there is a plus side to this for me. I can now put a higher attack sword on Kurasame, use his LB to reduce ice resistance for everyone by 100%, and then get the imbue. Which means the enemy is now -100% resist ice, and my entire team now has ice imbue. This lets me do some shenanigans with that. The problem is that if the enemy has any ice resist, and if any of my teammates have an elemental weapon it kinda hoses everything.

    Very true. I mentioned it only as in situations you may not want it but do want the quad case. Technically if the enemy is Ice resistant, you won't use Christine anyways.

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    urahonky
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