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  • FryFry Registered User regular
    38thDoe wrote: »
    Do power up dungeons close and reopen or just stay open through 4A?

    Power up dungeons go back to their regular schedule on Wednesday evening, same time as the kingdom hearts event closes. I suspect they'll reopen in a couple weeks for the anniversary.

    USB select closes one week after KH.

    Realm dungeon half stamina lasts until the middle of April for whatever reason.

    38thDoe
  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Fry wrote: »
    38thDoe wrote: »
    Do power up dungeons close and reopen or just stay open through 4A?

    Power up dungeons go back to their regular schedule on Wednesday evening, same time as the kingdom hearts event closes. I suspect they'll reopen in a couple weeks for the anniversary.

    USB select closes one week after KH.

    Realm dungeon half stamina lasts until the middle of April for whatever reason.

    USB select overlaps slightly with RoP, I think?

  • 38thDoe38thDoe lets never be stupid again wait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered User regular
    R o p starts Friday night I think.

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Probably I should just save money for that instead of rushing to 50 and doing another KH pull on Wednesday.

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  • JaysonFourJaysonFour Classy Monster Kitteh Registered User regular
    Yeah, what with cheap dungeons and that I can get a better bang for my mythril out of RoP than betting it all on a KH pull... and because yes I need more relics and LMRs, too.

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    I’d still like Roxas stuff. But after the surprise Axel USB, that second banner is probably too dupey to try again on in any case.

  • JaysonFourJaysonFour Classy Monster Kitteh Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    Ever have one of those moments when you realize you actually had some decent breaks for a character that might just help give you a leg up on a certain pain in the ass boss fight but you never bothered to see just how much you actually had for them?

    I've been sitting on a half-decent Rikku with USB2, and I'm thinking since I don't have Tyro's massive wall, maybe let her take over defensive duties against Nightmare CPU? How does Hyper Mighty G compare to Tyro's Godwall, anyways?

    EDIT: They're identical with the Haste/Protect/Shell on everyone, but HMG boosts attack and magic a moderate amount, where Godwall buffs defense and resist...

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Hyper mighty G is excellent. It was the first hasteproshellga+stat boost USB

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    Finally getting 6* ninja

    6* Ability - Ninja - 3/5/7 water hits depend on blinks + self blink + stack blink state

    6* Ability Knight - 5 hits earth scales with DEF (up to 3 lvls) + self DEF up

    E: other stuff

    Spring DREAM selection (uosb, usb, fsb, bsb, lmr)

    They're also starting to get rubies as rewards for events, so they won't be ??? Locked

    Jragghen on
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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Hyper mighty G is excellent. It was the first hasteproshellga+stat boost USB

    Indeed.

    Only thing that keeps me from using it as much as I once did is that I'm using Entrust a lot, and Rikku ain't got that. Still, she's got Thief, Machinist, Sharpshooter, and Dancer, so she can do good stuff.

    Gnome-Interruptus
  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    Oh shit. Japan is finally getting a 6-star Ninja ability. And... it doesn’t look too broken.

    3/5/7-hit Water ability (hit count depending on Blinks) + a stack of Blink and Stackable Blink status to the user.

    Basically, it’s a self-sufficient version of Raging Waters that doesn’t require the use of Reflecting Pool. Not too broken; the best thing about it is that you can carry it alongside Raging Waters or Stitch In Time/Mug Bloodlust.

    Also, 6-star Earth Knight. 5-hit Earth Attack that scales in damage with DEF. also increases user’s DEF when used. Not as good as Healing Smite, but it’s good for extra meter.

    Enlong on
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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    Still no Ninja AASB though.

  • DarklyreDarklyre Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    That looks like a new trend for 6* abilities - combining previously separate combos so that the biggest benefit is freeing up an ability slot. That ninja ability is both parts of the washing machine, while the earth knight one combines Gaia Cross and Earthbringer.

    Imagine a 6* heavy combat ability...

    Darklyre on
  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    Darklyre wrote: »
    That looks like a new trend for 6* abilities - combining previously separate combos so that the biggest benefit is freeing up an ability slot. That ninja ability is both parts of the washing machine, while the earth knight one combines Gaia Cross and Earthbringer.

    Imagine a 6* heavy combat ability...

    Yes, with Cinque USB and Legend Dive. All the penta 9s.

  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    we're long overdue for 6* ninja abilities anyway, imo. Need more elemental coverage, too. Even the wind/fire ones aren't what they used to be.

    Gnome-InterruptusJaysonFour
  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    3-hit variants of the ninja magic, perhaps?

    Maybe a non-elemental Ninjutsu spell that hits harder than Phantasm?

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    Hahaha. I tried to bring Axel to a Manticore fight, as a test of his skills. But I think that I accidentally pushed his ATK over his MAG, thanks to my improperly inherited Magicite deck, and Gilgamesh’s chain.

    Meaning that all his soul breaks and chases were hitting for physical damage, against the anti-physical boss. Oops

    Enlong on
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  • LeeksLeeks Registered User regular
    Just realized I had no hastega on my first couple Hades kills. This is a lot faster when I'm not playing stupid...
    48 seconds went to 33.6 on my first attempt with haste. Hah.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    Leeks wrote: »
    Just realized I had no hastega on my first couple Hades kills. This is a lot faster when I'm not playing stupid...
    48 seconds went to 33.6 on my first attempt with haste. Hah.

    I'm impressed you beat it at all without haste.

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  • LeeksLeeks Registered User regular
    Leeks wrote: »
    Just realized I had no hastega on my first couple Hades kills. This is a lot faster when I'm not playing stupid...
    48 seconds went to 33.6 on my first attempt with haste. Hah.

    I'm impressed you beat it at all without haste.

    Ramza chain, TGCid USB, WoL with BSB into AOSB makes for some pretty potent offense. Ellara USB and Larsa BSB covered the defense.

    So much easier with haste though, I'm too used to RW Godwall covering it.

  • lionheart_mlionheart_m Registered User regular
    Ugh, growing pissed with Geocities fight. Ended up pulling Palom from the USB Select. In the meantime, I'm just taking my anger out on 280 Torments and Sub 30ing a bunch I hadn't yet.

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  • 38thDoe38thDoe lets never be stupid again wait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered User regular
    That should win it for you! Wish I could conjure that one up as well.

  • JaysonFourJaysonFour Classy Monster Kitteh Registered User regular
    Enlong wrote: »
    Oh shit. Japan is finally getting a 6-star Ninja ability. And... it doesn’t look too broken.

    3/5/7-hit Water ability (hit count depending on Blinks) + a stack of Blink and Stackable Blink status to the user.

    Basically, it’s a self-sufficient version of Raging Waters that doesn’t require the use of Reflecting Pool. Not too broken; the best thing about it is that you can carry it alongside Raging Waters or Stitch In Time/Mug Bloodlust.

    Also, 6-star Earth Knight. 5-hit Earth Attack that scales in damage with DEF. also increases user’s DEF when used. Not as good as Healing Smite, but it’s good for extra meter.

    Do want, both of these. Yuffie has an LMR that gives her an automatic level of Blink right off the bat, so she'd already be firing off a 5-shot of it and then start firing off sevens the next turn, and the Earth Knight ability would certainly fit in with someone like Ingus (who's fairly earth-centered already) or even Beatrix (her backup set is Earth, primary set is Holy).

    Decided to toss a little $ at FFRK, pulled on the USB select because I'm thinking of grabbing either Tyro Godwall or Elarra's Magikal Album.

    As for the pull?

    3/11, 1 disco.

    Lion LMR3, Machina BSB...

    Balthier Arcane! A few new toys and a win either way for the select!

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  • JaysonFourJaysonFour Classy Monster Kitteh Registered User regular
    Had a few extra bucks, so I gave the Full Throttle draw a yank, too.

    ...Rufus BSB (dupe), Cinque USB (dupe).

    Just have to tell myself at least I have the set choice.

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  • DarklyreDarklyre Registered User regular
    JaysonFour wrote: »
    Enlong wrote: »
    Oh shit. Japan is finally getting a 6-star Ninja ability. And... it doesn’t look too broken.

    3/5/7-hit Water ability (hit count depending on Blinks) + a stack of Blink and Stackable Blink status to the user.

    Basically, it’s a self-sufficient version of Raging Waters that doesn’t require the use of Reflecting Pool. Not too broken; the best thing about it is that you can carry it alongside Raging Waters or Stitch In Time/Mug Bloodlust.

    Also, 6-star Earth Knight. 5-hit Earth Attack that scales in damage with DEF. also increases user’s DEF when used. Not as good as Healing Smite, but it’s good for extra meter.

    Do want, both of these. Yuffie has an LMR that gives her an automatic level of Blink right off the bat, so she'd already be firing off a 5-shot of it and then start firing off sevens the next turn, and the Earth Knight ability would certainly fit in with someone like Ingus (who's fairly earth-centered already) or even Beatrix (her backup set is Earth, primary set is Holy).

    Decided to toss a little $ at FFRK, pulled on the USB select because I'm thinking of grabbing either Tyro Godwall or Elarra's Magikal Album.

    As for the pull?

    3/11, 1 disco.

    Lion LMR3, Machina BSB...

    Balthier Arcane! A few new toys and a win either way for the select!

    Yuffie LMR gives her a chance to add a blink stack when using a ninja ability, she doesn't start with blink.

    38thDoeJragghenFry
  • JaysonFourJaysonFour Classy Monster Kitteh Registered User regular
    Darklyre wrote: »
    JaysonFour wrote: »
    Enlong wrote: »
    Oh shit. Japan is finally getting a 6-star Ninja ability. And... it doesn’t look too broken.

    3/5/7-hit Water ability (hit count depending on Blinks) + a stack of Blink and Stackable Blink status to the user.

    Basically, it’s a self-sufficient version of Raging Waters that doesn’t require the use of Reflecting Pool. Not too broken; the best thing about it is that you can carry it alongside Raging Waters or Stitch In Time/Mug Bloodlust.

    Also, 6-star Earth Knight. 5-hit Earth Attack that scales in damage with DEF. also increases user’s DEF when used. Not as good as Healing Smite, but it’s good for extra meter.

    Do want, both of these. Yuffie has an LMR that gives her an automatic level of Blink right off the bat, so she'd already be firing off a 5-shot of it and then start firing off sevens the next turn, and the Earth Knight ability would certainly fit in with someone like Ingus (who's fairly earth-centered already) or even Beatrix (her backup set is Earth, primary set is Holy).

    Decided to toss a little $ at FFRK, pulled on the USB select because I'm thinking of grabbing either Tyro Godwall or Elarra's Magikal Album.

    As for the pull?

    3/11, 1 disco.

    Lion LMR3, Machina BSB...

    Balthier Arcane! A few new toys and a win either way for the select!

    Yuffie LMR gives her a chance to add a blink stack when using a ninja ability, she doesn't start with blink.

    I was thinking of her RM3, apparently, Master of Shadows. Grants a small boost in Attack and Magic, and allows her to dodge one physical attack, which the game apparently reads as her having one level of Mirror Image right off the bat.

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  • DarklyreDarklyre Registered User regular
    JaysonFour wrote: »
    Darklyre wrote: »
    JaysonFour wrote: »
    Enlong wrote: »
    Oh shit. Japan is finally getting a 6-star Ninja ability. And... it doesn’t look too broken.

    3/5/7-hit Water ability (hit count depending on Blinks) + a stack of Blink and Stackable Blink status to the user.

    Basically, it’s a self-sufficient version of Raging Waters that doesn’t require the use of Reflecting Pool. Not too broken; the best thing about it is that you can carry it alongside Raging Waters or Stitch In Time/Mug Bloodlust.

    Also, 6-star Earth Knight. 5-hit Earth Attack that scales in damage with DEF. also increases user’s DEF when used. Not as good as Healing Smite, but it’s good for extra meter.

    Do want, both of these. Yuffie has an LMR that gives her an automatic level of Blink right off the bat, so she'd already be firing off a 5-shot of it and then start firing off sevens the next turn, and the Earth Knight ability would certainly fit in with someone like Ingus (who's fairly earth-centered already) or even Beatrix (her backup set is Earth, primary set is Holy).

    Decided to toss a little $ at FFRK, pulled on the USB select because I'm thinking of grabbing either Tyro Godwall or Elarra's Magikal Album.

    As for the pull?

    3/11, 1 disco.

    Lion LMR3, Machina BSB...

    Balthier Arcane! A few new toys and a win either way for the select!

    Yuffie LMR gives her a chance to add a blink stack when using a ninja ability, she doesn't start with blink.

    I was thinking of her RM3, apparently, Master of Shadows. Grants a small boost in Attack and Magic, and allows her to dodge one physical attack, which the game apparently reads as her having one level of Mirror Image right off the bat.

    Ah, gotcha. I stick with the standard RMs so much I've forgotten about 90% of them.

    38thDoeJragghen
  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    Daily....

    Rydia. SB. Ice Whip. Dupe, but ah well.

    FryDarklyre
  • 38thDoe38thDoe lets never be stupid again wait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered User regular
    KiTA wrote: »
    Daily....

    Rydia. SB. Ice Whip. Dupe, but ah well.

    That was my first relic! Well my first relic with a Soul Break.

    JragghenJaysonFour
  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    No progress on Adamantoise, so I went back to Syldra to farm more +20 MAGs.

    I forgot how to kill Syldra. Attempt to relearn fight. Not working.

    Change up some RMs and turn order, trying to make something consistent. Not working.

    Change up the team composition a bit. Not working.

    Back to saved team. Change up the second half the fight vis a vis Ignis. Get a kill! "I think this is repeatable."

    Narrator: it wasn't. I eat my words. Struggle a bit more. Change up healing strategy. Finally get enough Syldras.

    My main takeaway is once you're in the zone and know how to kill something, farm it as many times as you need/can stand in one sitting, since the curve to relearn the fight is steep.

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  • lionheart_mlionheart_m Registered User regular
    Man I've been following this guide for 5* Magicite Farming and Jebus. I can't believe I'm looking at that much Geocities farming. Also. F. Geo.
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    I tried to skip the Petrify but ended up just fielding Arc instead of Edward and use Elarra for Magic Buffing purposes. I wonder if bringing in Lunatic Thunder (or just crafting a LOT of Chain Thundagas for Shantotto) would be better for a faster and cleaner kill.

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  • 38thDoe38thDoe lets never be stupid again wait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered User regular
    New record dungeons.

    KH ends today, do your daily draw early for a double 2* orb today.

    Tried Hades again and its still really hard for me, messed up and didn't have tyro on instacast for the dispel and so party wiped. Fun!
    Man I've been following this guide for 5* Magicite Farming and Jebus. I can't believe I'm looking at that much Geocities farming. Also. F. Geo.
    tpqa4n2uhsxi.png

    I tried to skip the Petrify but ended up just fielding Arc instead of Edward and use Elarra for Magic Buffing purposes. I wonder if bringing in Lunatic Thunder (or just crafting a LOT of Chain Thundagas for Shantotto) would be better for a faster and cleaner kill.

    Congrats, that's a huge achievement that maybe I'll get someday. You really make me wonder what the point of my last 4 years of playing this game was. Would I be better off starting a new account? Probably. So much of my story mythril is tied up in 0/11.

  • lionheart_mlionheart_m Registered User regular
    I mean I remember I started playing waaaaaaaaaaay back in the day and quit around FF13's first event which introduced Lightning. I mean power creep will power creep. Still, just thinking about all those story dungeons...*shudders*

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Daily hit: Ashe glint, which makes her complete aside from her arcane (and uniques, but whatever)

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Daily hit: Ashe glint, which makes her complete aside from her arcane (and uniques, but whatever)

    You could always Anima Lens her Uniques.

  • DarklyreDarklyre Registered User regular
    Man I've been following this guide for 5* Magicite Farming and Jebus. I can't believe I'm looking at that much Geocities farming. Also. F. Geo.
    tpqa4n2uhsxi.png

    I tried to skip the Petrify but ended up just fielding Arc instead of Edward and use Elarra for Magic Buffing purposes. I wonder if bringing in Lunatic Thunder (or just crafting a LOT of Chain Thundagas for Shantotto) would be better for a faster and cleaner kill.

    To save your sanity, just remember that the difference between (Ward 8 + Ward 8) and (Ward 8 + Ward 5) is literally 1% effectiveness. If you want to double up your wards, inherit a 4* with Ward 5 instead of farming Geocities 16 times.

    lionheart_m
  • 38thDoe38thDoe lets never be stupid again wait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered User regular
    Last record dungeon island
    What was wedge making that has tyro upset? I don't remember.

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    38thDoe wrote: »
    Last record dungeon island
    What was wedge making that has tyro upset? I don't remember.
    not upset, but suspicious.

    Shadowsmith has Wedge making a device that will allow him to communicate with some being in the Magicite records. The design document Wedge showed Tyro looks strikingly similar to the weird cloak worn by the mysterious figure who spirited Doctor Mog away (It also looks, to me, like Odin from the Magicite story events, but this hasn’t been mentioned).

    So, Tyro is confused by the whole thing, and is trying to figure out what it all means with regard to the mysterious figure and Dr. Mog’s supposed betrayal.

  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Also, was there ever a guide posted for mastery of the judges from last time? I beat it, but not Mastery.

  • 38thDoe38thDoe lets never be stupid again wait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered User regular
    Use wedge as an entrust battery, build a bunch of bars on the first two rounds (especially on tyro) , keep protect off the one you are attacking, haste off both of them. Try to save Vaan OSB until they are severely debuffed. Keep them blinded with Balthier if you can.

    Jragghen
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