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[FFBE] Where GUMI has no idea how to release units in a proper order.

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  • Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED! Registered User regular
    I'll take a look at it later. I just don't feel like doing a complex battle this evening.

    Got 600 more Lapis, at least.

    urahonky
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    the one thing to note about azura is that the wiki makes it sound like she is constantly changing stances and you have all this stuff coming in every turn. She doesn't use stances every turn and aside from the first set stuff, its all random. the hardest part about the fight is paying attention to the ability names used so you can spot her stance and looking up the response in the wiki.

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    Cruor
  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    the one thing to note about azura is that the wiki makes it sound like she is constantly changing stances and you have all this stuff coming in every turn. She doesn't use stances every turn and aside from the first set stuff, its all random. the hardest part about the fight is paying attention to the ability names used so you can spot her stance and looking up the response in the wiki.

    This is why it's dumb that there's no way to view the previous actions. I'm not ever huddled over my phone playing this game. I'm almost always watching TV or talking to someone. Having to pay attention to the skills the enemy used to know what stance they are in is stupid.

    ShadowfireTiphares
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    the one thing to note about azura is that the wiki makes it sound like she is constantly changing stances and you have all this stuff coming in every turn. She doesn't use stances every turn and aside from the first set stuff, its all random. the hardest part about the fight is paying attention to the ability names used so you can spot her stance and looking up the response in the wiki.

    This is why it's dumb that there's no way to view the previous actions. I'm not ever huddled over my phone playing this game. I'm almost always watching TV or talking to someone. Having to pay attention to the skills the enemy used to know what stance they are in is stupid.

    Asura helps you out with this some. If it's one of her elemental stances, she'll buff herself with resistances to the elements that you need to use one of to seal. So, if she buffs her ice/fire resist, hit her with one of those to seal.

    However, I don't remember if she buffs anything specific when she does the stances where you either have to guard with at least one unit or the stance where you have to not attack at all...

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Alright bonus battle down. That was time consuming, but simple enough once everything was set.

    Merc Ramza - Evade cheese
    Awakened Rain - magic tank obviously
    Rena - Healing, buffing
    BSSakura - DPS
    TTerra + friend - DPS

    I think Sakura was kind of not worthwhile, but she added at least a little damage. I didn't realize the last fight has some dispel bullshit and they took down one of my TTs but I recovered OK. Not all missions down but 5 supercites are not worth going back for.

    WiiU: Windrunner ; Guild Wars 2: Shadowfire.3940 ; PSN: Bradcopter
  • ZomroZomro Registered User regular
    Crap, I guess I didn't realize how early they were going to start maintenance. I didn't get to finish all the extra stages on the story event. Darn.

    Trajan45tuxkamenCirira
  • ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    Ended up using Rena, Rem, Basch, Loren and TTerra + friend for the bonus stage. Even at 6*, Basch never really took much damage. Rena's extra mitigation helped, and I had plenty of reraise options that I never really ended up needing. Basch died once during a threshold with Heartburn, but the next turn wasn't dangerous at all.

  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    Zomro wrote: »
    Crap, I guess I didn't realize how early they were going to start maintenance. I didn't get to finish all the extra stages on the story event. Darn.

    Yeah still had 2 arena orbs and it kicked me out.

    Origin ID\ Steam ID: Warder45
  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    My Liquid Metal Slime is glowing with an ominous light. It's concerning. I think he might be possessed.

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Wow, sure glad those guaranteed tickets are in game! 48k lapis spent. Step up first:
    Step 2: Maria
    Step 3: Maria
    Step 4: Maria
    Step 5: fucking Maria

    10+1s also had a single Elly. I'll get Citan from the raid later. Bleh.

    WiiU: Windrunner ; Guild Wars 2: Shadowfire.3940 ; PSN: Bradcopter
    Tiphares
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    10+1 ticket got me Beowulf, which is neat.

    I spent a little time and got all of the parameter missions (except MP, will tackle that later) done. SPR was the hardest but ended up using Eiko decked out with a couple STMRs to get there. Had to respec my Carbuncle for pure SPR, will have to reset the board and get the good bar- spells back but the robe was worth the board reset.

    Tiphares
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    ugh, why was there straight up NRG in my inbox?

  • DK_AzraelDK_Azrael Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    Got pretty lucky on the free summons today, regular ex ticket got me Vincent #2 and the 10+1 got me Balthier #2. Are either of they're 7*s worth anything?
    Parameter Missions done except MAG, SPR, and MP. Took down armeggedon blind first try lol

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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    Haha, so, two Esthers chaining her LB reaches the damage cap for the raid boss.
    wh6mg19lpcaf.png

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  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    DK_Azrael wrote: »
    Got pretty lucky on the free summons today, regular ex ticket got me Vincent #2 and the 10+1 got me Balthier #2. Are either of they're 7*s worth anything?
    Parameter Missions done except MAG, SPR, and MP. Took down armeggedon blind first try lol

    Balthier's 7*, after enhancements, is a damn good finisher.

    Trajan45
  • DK_AzraelDK_Azrael Registered User regular
    Cruor wrote: »
    Haha, so, two Esthers chaining her LB reaches the damage cap for the raid boss.
    wh6mg19lpcaf.png

    I can't wait till this week is over and I can UoC Esther, I'm getting so jealous watching you guys talk about her.
    Cruor wrote: »
    DK_Azrael wrote: »
    Got pretty lucky on the free summons today, regular ex ticket got me Vincent #2 and the 10+1 got me Balthier #2. Are either of they're 7*s worth anything?
    Parameter Missions done except MAG, SPR, and MP. Took down armeggedon blind first try lol

    Balthier's 7*, after enhancements, is a damn good finisher.

    Meh, it's hard to slot a finisher most of the time. I'll probably pass.

    Trajan45tuxkamen
  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Tossed a 4* ticket at the Easter banner and a rainbow came down.... Come on Esther...... Sylvie #3. Bah!

    TipharesTrajan45
  • Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED! Registered User regular
    10+1 was Roy #5. Guess pink pedestals did make it in.

    Tiphares
  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Yeah I actually really like it too.

    CruorTiphares
  • CruorCruor Registered User regular
    The pedestal change will make it much harder to miss pulling a dupe rainbow in a multipull as well. Before if you weren't paying attention to the crystals before they popped it was rather easy to just gloss over the slight difference in pedestal color.

    ShadowfireTrajan45
  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Scrounged up enough for the step up on Easter again... Duds.
    Used the 30% ticket... Nyx.

    Go fuck yourself Nyx.

  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    Ok, Parameter missions done, Thank you LMS, Chow, CG Nichol, Ultima and A. Rain

    special thanks to Esther for clearing the atk mission while burning NRG in the easter event.

    CruorTiphares
  • DrascinDrascin Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    Well balls. Ex tickets got me Elly #1. I really shouldn't try to chase a second, so thanks to the stupid 7* meta, something that should make me happy instead makes me grumpy.

    I managed to get a few parameter missions, but I'm basically missing all the big ones.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    The 10+1 ticket from the stream gave me Fei. So that's every Xenogears character I didn't want. Bleh.

    Good news is it also gave me Ace #2. That's cool.

    WiiU: Windrunner ; Guild Wars 2: Shadowfire.3940 ; PSN: Bradcopter
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  • TipharesTiphares Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    I messed up my Asura run because I did not pay attention to her stances. I was more focused on seeing the damage and making sure units did not die. I will pay more attention next time. I will wait until next week to try again after I finish farming the Egg Raid. I want to rack up all of those moogles and trust coins.

    I regret merging all my Rico's and Emeraldas a couple of weeks ago. I don't know what I was thinking... That will probably be a 1000+ trust coins lost.

    edit: Completed all parameter missions this morning. MP was the hardest for me, but I made it work with Rem fully potted. I'm saving my EX and 10+1 pulls until next week because I don't want to get baited into pulling on the XG banners.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Yeah I'm not getting the DEF parameter mission even though I have a LMS with 1200 DEF. Not sure what's going on. Do I have to put them in my party?

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Yeah I'm not getting the DEF parameter mission even though I have a LMS with 1200 DEF. Not sure what's going on. Do I have to put them in my party?

    Same thing with MP and HP.

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    Yeah I'm not getting the DEF parameter mission even though I have a LMS with 1200 DEF. Not sure what's going on. Do I have to put them in my party?

    Same thing with MP and HP.

    You have to complete a mission with the unit

    WiiU: Windrunner ; Guild Wars 2: Shadowfire.3940 ; PSN: Bradcopter
    CruorHalfmexmaraji
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    yeah just run through ES once. I put 5 units with different parameters on one team and spent 1 NRG doing it, I was especially proud of that.

    Halfmex
  • TipharesTiphares Registered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Yeah I'm not getting the DEF parameter mission even though I have a LMS with 1200 DEF. Not sure what's going on. Do I have to put them in my party?
    You can give LMS 2x Genbu Rings (or any 20% DEF accessory) and hit the high DEF parameter easily.

  • ZomroZomro Registered User regular
    At the moment, the second ATK, MAG and SPR parameter missions I cannot clear. Esther is so close to the ATK one, both with a GS build or a fist weapon build, but I've got the absolute best stuff on her that I can do. I need either more TDH stuff or a stronger weapon. If I can get another Loren or get off my ass and do the new Dark Ifrit and Dark Siren (which requires doing other trials I've been too lazy to do), I can get that one done. MAG and SPR will require better units than I have and a lot better gear, too. I at least got their first ones done, so i did get a nice influx of UoC tickets.

    HP was done with Gladiolus, having his STMR helped a lot, MP was done by Sylvie (I actually had to do the first MP one to get the reward materia to get her up to the higher MP mission) and I cheesed DEF with Liquid Metal Slime.

    maraji
  • ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    I did one lap on the new banner. Maria on step 1 and 2 Citan on the final step. Guess I'm done!

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  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    Wasn't the trust exchange supposed to update with Xenogears prisms?

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    Wasn't the trust exchange supposed to update with Xenogears prisms?

    Not for a few months.

    WiiU: Windrunner ; Guild Wars 2: Shadowfire.3940 ; PSN: Bradcopter
    maraji
  • TeaSpoonTeaSpoon Registered User regular
    Does Liquid Metal Slime need enhancements to get the def parameter missions? I think he does. I'll be using Sieghard to avoid wasting crysts.

    Tiphares
  • Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED! Registered User regular
    Guaranteed 5* Easter was Aurora Fryevia/free TMR.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    After a bit of time getting over my grumpiness I looked into Maria a bit more and... I don't get the hate? She's a mage and one of the only ones that doesn't rely on CW frames. She's an AT chainer with fire and one of her AT abilities is an 80% imperil as well, plus she can equip Flame Whip so she doesn't need an imbue. Plus her attacks bring a huge robot hand in to punch people which qualifies for my rule of cool.

    I'll still get my Citan so it's fine. I was hoping to have some lapis left over to throw at Esther but I can UOC her. Maria is kinda cool and I'll have fun with her.

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  • ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    I ended up dumping the rest of my lapis on the Easter banner since I got all my XG units. Got an Esther on the first step, and Noctis #2 and Karlotte #1 on step four. Need some story lapis for the final step. If I get Sylvie I'll just uoc one of each h once the banner ends.

    TipharesmarajiJoe Camacho MKII
  • marajimaraji Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    Bah - I’m 26 MP shy of the second mission with Mediena (even farther away with TT)... gonna try Rem next I guess.

    Edit: yeah, should’ve started with Rem


    Now to find a way to get 25500 HP without Sieghard, Ignacio, Chow, DRain, or wasting resources on Gladiolus.

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  • Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED! Registered User regular
    Only ones I have left are the second tier of SPR, DEF and HP. Not sure if I can get them yet.

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