Worked in what sense? It would get rid of the haste at least, so he heals less frequently.
XIII is one of my weaker realms, and I was going for the CM
Right, I meant that Cloud USB is rarely an option for the 260 CM, since you're usually needing to RW Wall.
Also, I had no idea that Dispel would cut down on the healing. I thought that it was healing spells from the untargetable adds, not a regen effect. My strategy was to let Lightning and Raines just do their thing while Snow and Noel flailed about uselessly.
Went back to the Kingdom Hearts well. Let's see how this goes.
KH-2 1st pull: 1/11, no discos. Axel Glint. Underwhelming.
2nd pull: 2/11, 1 disco. Roxas LMR. Axel Awakening. Grand prize!
Switching gears
KH1-1 3rd pull: 2/11, 1 disco. Riku Glint dupe. Squall USB4 dupe. Complete waste.
4th pull: 1/11, no discos :bigfrown: Riku Glint dupe, my 4th copy in 4 pulls. Steal all my happiness from the WSB, why don't you?!
200 Mythril for Axel Awakening and Glint. Worth it I guess? Still super fucking galling, and ruined the rest of my night.
Well, think of it this way - you've got an Awakening for a hybrid character that can spam Meltdown, so you're pretty much set for a DPS slot on physical fire and magical fire/wind/earth. The dupes are harsh, but with legendary weapons and anima lenses coming soonish, even a dupe has a use.
I've got some items where I've got two copies of them in my vault. Is it better to combine them, or leave them separate?
Personal opinion, if it's a good + element item I'd consider keeping or combining it, but anything else I'd keep them both for shard fodder.
Nah, it's something I'm only keeping for shard fodder, I'm just getting tight on vault space again. I'll probably spend the mythril, I'm just wondering if combining stuff I'll shard is bad
I've got some items where I've got two copies of them in my vault. Is it better to combine them, or leave them separate?
Personal opinion, if it's a good + element item I'd consider keeping or combining it, but anything else I'd keep them both for shard fodder.
Nah, it's something I'm only keeping for shard fodder, I'm just getting tight on vault space again. I'll probably spend the mythril, I'm just wondering if combining stuff I'll shard is bad
You get more shards keeping them separate, in that case.
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FF13-2 100 gems: nadda
Data for posterity:
5 misses in a row
40/372 lifetime
2/22 current batch
5/95 3rd batch (5/95 is -9 under EV, which is catastrophically bad, but it's just a game!)
14/95 2nd batch (about on EV for this batch.)
9/65 1st batch (0.1 items below EV, which is pretty much exactly expected return, though quite a few duds even on my hits)
Note to self: No whining, Rikku USB, never forget. Also Cloud BSB2, Mustadio USB, Water Chain (dupe), Seymour Chain, Basch USB, Nine USB, Sephiroth USB, Pecil USB1, Sice USB (twice!), Curilla USB (dupe).
Like a fool, I rationalized to myself to break my 100-gem pull moratorium just for the occasion of the non-recurring KH stuff (and the Bubsy banner). I made out with Axel's USB (10 hits Magic/Physical Fire, Enfire, Speedcycling, and a 4-hit chase on Fire), which... well, I guess now I can actually use him; he's got his Glint and this wild USB, so he can do a lot of stuff with Fritt Mirage equipped.
Still, even when I get something from doing that, I think about how many times I spent without results in the past; even here, $2.00 went to waste.
On the other hand, I guess it's all a question of how much my time is worth, too (grinding mythril just for a pull is a pretty blah experience, and takes a fair bit of time). Eh, I guess I shouldn't fret about it.
Like a fool, I rationalized to myself to break my 100-gem pull moratorium just for the occasion of the non-recurring KH stuff (and the Bubsy banner). I made out with Axel's USB (10 hits Magic/Physical Fire, Enfire, Speedcycling, and a 4-hit chase on Fire), which... well, I guess now I can actually use him; he's got his Glint and this wild USB, so he can do a lot of stuff with Fritt Mirage equipped.
Still, even when I get something from doing that, I think about how many times I spent without results in the past; even here, $2.00 went to waste.
On the other hand, I guess it's all a question of how much my time is worth, too (grinding mythril just for a pull is a pretty blah experience, and takes a fair bit of time). Eh, I guess I shouldn't fret about it.
Wait, how do you grind mythril? I thought you only got it from one time only things. Is there a repeatable source of mythril someplace?
Like a fool, I rationalized to myself to break my 100-gem pull moratorium just for the occasion of the non-recurring KH stuff (and the Bubsy banner). I made out with Axel's USB (10 hits Magic/Physical Fire, Enfire, Speedcycling, and a 4-hit chase on Fire), which... well, I guess now I can actually use him; he's got his Glint and this wild USB, so he can do a lot of stuff with Fritt Mirage equipped.
Still, even when I get something from doing that, I think about how many times I spent without results in the past; even here, $2.00 went to waste.
On the other hand, I guess it's all a question of how much my time is worth, too (grinding mythril just for a pull is a pretty blah experience, and takes a fair bit of time). Eh, I guess I shouldn't fret about it.
Wait, how do you grind mythril? I thought you only got it from one time only things. Is there a repeatable source of mythril someplace?
Oh no, it’s only from one-time things.
When I talk of grinding mythril, I am referring to doing a lot of those one-time things in a single sitting. Such as clearing out a whole weekly event and then doing some backlogged story Dungeons, or doing a month’s worth of Magicite fights. Stuff I should’ve done when they came out to prevent that sort of extended session.
The hardest was the Unknown; the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee has, like, zero elemental synergy, and the boss is like a brick wall to try and grind down.
Enlong on
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Geocities is still hugely frustrating. Still can't coast through with 3 people petrified, still can't get penelo to solo heal this. Not sure who to replace with a second healer. Kain is the chain, Garnet is Imperil and Boostga. Maria and Shanotto are huge dps.
Penelo may/was for me be able to solo heal with Entrust support. Do you have someone with Entrust access and a partywide MAG boost SB who you can replace Garnet with? If that slows your damage too much/makes you run out of hones, Ashe could perhaps serve with her BSB.
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Is there someone other than Onion Knight you are referring to? I'm looking at the 26 people who can entrust and not seeing anyone else with a magic buff. I only have Onion BSB. I don't think I can break savage mode without the imperil. Q only hits around 14k with 4 stacks of imperil and chain.
The others would potentially be Sazh (USB or BSB), Edward (SSB or USB), Minfilia (USB), or Ramza (USB1).
Or Tyro, since him using Sentinel’s Grimoire allows the use of Fabula Raider instead of Fabula Guardian.
Edit: oh damn, right. Geocites has that damn NulShock thing, so an Imperil is probably needed in any case. Probably would have to replace Shantotto or Maria with a second healer or someone who can Entrust, then. Which probably necessitates playing the longer game with Ashe or someone else with a good BSB.
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38thDoelets never be stupid againwait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered Userregular
Made it past stone punch with Penelope USB but I guess really it’s the osmosis times two that stops me. Penelope runs out of Curaga and then I’m sunk. New plan is pull shantotti or garnet chain on realm on parade. Sounds reasonable.
Is there someone other than Onion Knight you are referring to? I'm looking at the 26 people who can entrust and not seeing anyone else with a magic buff. I only have Onion BSB. I don't think I can break savage mode without the imperil. Q only hits around 14k with 4 stacks of imperil and chain.
I guess I can give it a try.
Breaking savage mode with followup attacks is very dependent on your magicite's stats. If you have three Empower Lightning 15s and have filled out the inheritance stats on Quetz and all of your sub magicite, Quetz can break the rage mode at pretty reasonable chain counts (~40) even without any help from imperil stacks.
If you can squeeze Mental Breakdown or the dance equivalent somewhere onto your team (Penelo?), that's worth about 8 points of chain count for the purposes of getting rage mode broken by magicite followup attacks.
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38thDoelets never be stupid againwait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered Userregular
Q has max stats and 3 lit+ 15s. I think I’m going to grab Penelope bsb off the aa. That way she can do something without jones besides attacking. Also last stand! Can’t hurt.
Geocities is still hugely frustrating. Still can't coast through with 3 people petrified, still can't get penelo to solo heal this. Not sure who to replace with a second healer. Kain is the chain, Garnet is Imperil and Boostga. Maria and Shanotto are huge dps.
Maria isnt really a lightning mage either really.
Your team could also be improved with a USB for:
Ashe
Palom
Geocities is still hugely frustrating. Still can't coast through with 3 people petrified, still can't get penelo to solo heal this. Not sure who to replace with a second healer. Kain is the chain, Garnet is Imperil and Boostga. Maria and Shanotto are huge dps.
Maria isnt really a lightning mage either really.
Your team could also be improved with a USB for:
Ashe
Palom
Much like Palom and Vivi, Maria is a whatever mage when her Black Magic Double USB is running.
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Would that have worked? I ended up just bringing Cloud, buffs, and multiple entrust.
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It wouldn't work if you were doing the CM - most people would be RWing Godwall, so no Cloud USB shenanigans.
XIII is one of my weaker realms, and I was going for the CM
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Right, I meant that Cloud USB is rarely an option for the 260 CM, since you're usually needing to RW Wall.
Also, I had no idea that Dispel would cut down on the healing. I thought that it was healing spells from the untargetable adds, not a regen effect. My strategy was to let Lightning and Raines just do their thing while Snow and Noel flailed about uselessly.
Did dr mog lie to us again???
I saw haste and the number of heals seemed to go up. I struggled through it, but didn't bother redoing it to test.
E: ugh. Got to 80%, but not until 50+s, and I'm running out of hones. I'm just on fumes
The "Sora AASB trivializes all Torment 240/280" strategy works extremely well.
KH-2 1st pull: 1/11, no discos. Axel Glint. Underwhelming.
2nd pull: 2/11, 1 disco. Roxas LMR. Axel Awakening. Grand prize!
Switching gears
KH1-1 3rd pull: 2/11, 1 disco. Riku Glint dupe. Squall USB4 dupe. Complete waste.
4th pull: 1/11, no discos :bigfrown: Riku Glint dupe, my 4th copy in 4 pulls. Steal all my happiness from the WSB, why don't you?!
200 Mythril for Axel Awakening and Glint. Worth it I guess? Still super fucking galling, and ruined the rest of my night.
I've got some items where I've got two copies of them in my vault. Is it better to combine them, or leave them separate?
Well, think of it this way - you've got an Awakening for a hybrid character that can spam Meltdown, so you're pretty much set for a DPS slot on physical fire and magical fire/wind/earth. The dupes are harsh, but with legendary weapons and anima lenses coming soonish, even a dupe has a use.
Personal opinion, if it's a good + element item I'd consider keeping or combining it, but anything else I'd keep them both for shard fodder.
Nah, it's something I'm only keeping for shard fodder, I'm just getting tight on vault space again. I'll probably spend the mythril, I'm just wondering if combining stuff I'll shard is bad
You get more shards keeping them separate, in that case.
Data for posterity:
40/372 lifetime
2/22 current batch
5/95 3rd batch (5/95 is -9 under EV, which is catastrophically bad, but it's just a game!)
14/95 2nd batch (about on EV for this batch.)
9/65 1st batch (0.1 items below EV, which is pretty much exactly expected return, though quite a few duds even on my hits)
Note to self: No whining, Rikku USB, never forget. Also Cloud BSB2, Mustadio USB, Water Chain (dupe), Seymour Chain, Basch USB, Nine USB, Sephiroth USB, Pecil USB1, Sice USB (twice!), Curilla USB (dupe).
Still, even when I get something from doing that, I think about how many times I spent without results in the past; even here, $2.00 went to waste.
On the other hand, I guess it's all a question of how much my time is worth, too (grinding mythril just for a pull is a pretty blah experience, and takes a fair bit of time). Eh, I guess I shouldn't fret about it.
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Well ok.
Wait, how do you grind mythril? I thought you only got it from one time only things. Is there a repeatable source of mythril someplace?
Oh no, it’s only from one-time things.
When I talk of grinding mythril, I am referring to doing a lot of those one-time things in a single sitting. Such as clearing out a whole weekly event and then doing some backlogged story Dungeons, or doing a month’s worth of Magicite fights. Stuff I should’ve done when they came out to prevent that sort of extended session.
The hardest was the Unknown; the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee has, like, zero elemental synergy, and the boss is like a brick wall to try and grind down.
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I guess I can give it a try.
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The others would potentially be Sazh (USB or BSB), Edward (SSB or USB), Minfilia (USB), or Ramza (USB1).
Or Tyro, since him using Sentinel’s Grimoire allows the use of Fabula Raider instead of Fabula Guardian.
Edit: oh damn, right. Geocites has that damn NulShock thing, so an Imperil is probably needed in any case. Probably would have to replace Shantotto or Maria with a second healer or someone who can Entrust, then. Which probably necessitates playing the longer game with Ashe or someone else with a good BSB.
38thDoE on steam
Breaking savage mode with followup attacks is very dependent on your magicite's stats. If you have three Empower Lightning 15s and have filled out the inheritance stats on Quetz and all of your sub magicite, Quetz can break the rage mode at pretty reasonable chain counts (~40) even without any help from imperil stacks.
If you can squeeze Mental Breakdown or the dance equivalent somewhere onto your team (Penelo?), that's worth about 8 points of chain count for the purposes of getting rage mode broken by magicite followup attacks.
38thDoE on steam
Maria isnt really a lightning mage either really.
Your team could also be improved with a USB for:
Ashe
Palom
MWO: Adamski
Much like Palom and Vivi, Maria is a whatever mage when her Black Magic Double USB is running.
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Maria does get a gradual MAG buildup. You may scoff, but such was instrumental to my King Behemoth kill.
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