i got kelger's aosb which would be very good if i had anything but his lmr.
i wonder if his usb ever ends up on the anima shop, i'd probably pick that up.
AOSBs are perfectly fine for Torments at least. I finally got around to doing VIII over the weekend, and my strategy was basically "hit it with four AOSBs." (edit: yes, Kelger USB should be in the second wave/first update to the Anima Lens shop)
Firion USB1? What. I knew these banners were bad, but they (thankfully?) made them worse somehow.
Horde until Synchros.
Firion USB1 is an older code, but it checks out. It's not strictly worse than his USB3, although since it does en-holy you'd much rather use it for knight, where the USB3 is equally good at both Knight and Samurai.
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Also Vaan USB1.
Water weak Odin seems harder to me than others because even though Rydia and Bartz AASB on element and Rikku or Tidus or Strago chain, none of them can imperil with abilities every turn. I guess neither does wind/earth but those guys don't barelement all the time.
My best bet has been to have someone smack Kimahri with Powerchain to try and trigger his LM2.
It’s a shit situation, but it’s also the only element where I have even a one Awakening.
The closest other option is Dark, but Sephiroth runs out of actions, and the bardark is, if anything, even more aggressive. Also, Sleepja.
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Yeah Dark weak is awful. Awful. What team are you running against water weak? I am a fan of hitting Kimhari, but I'm not sure who I'd drop out of Bartz/Rydia/Tyro/Elarra/Rikku
Game plan has been to get Kimahri’s USB and Awakening up at the same time via an Entrust from Quina. It works for a while, but Kimahri is basically useless as soon as his awakened mode falls off. Which is around the time that the final phase starts and I need more damage than ever.
Would that I had Rikku’s chain. Then I could use a Tyro.
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I definitely need it, unless I can time Relm’s USB perfectly for a buffer of HP.
Savage Flare is terrifying.
This of course makes the final phase even worse; no Mage to add damage for my completely depleted team.
I dunno, maybe I can try to slow the initial part a bit? Let Kimahri get to his Awakening with Cyclone Bolt and Jumps, using it after a natural USB cast? Bartz’s damage is basically the same at all points, and I can try to use an OSB in the last second before the second Zantetsuken to survive it. Then I could maybe get Kimahri to keep his Awakening active later in Odin’s Script.
III: OK OSB dupe. Geez that's almost worse than an LMR pull. Oh well.
I did the Physical USB Lucky as I know I can't change my nature. Wol USB. Not a great pull and not the Wol relic I'd prefer (I would've loved his Bubsy), but it's new and a def/res crush, and much better than just the SSB I had for him. So, yay.
Well, decided to stop slow-playing it and tried both Awakenings right from the start and got to phase 3 of lightning Odin.
Promptly died one healer in that phase is just woof, and I don't have the 99999 summon, and using THAT strategy, I can't really use the AASB I wanted to with the chain because it's basically just running out.
Decided I'm not doing any of the lucky draws, and the gift dungeon will be enough to do my one fest draw if I want.
11: dupe Curilla burst
5: Gilgamesh chain, which... Great, but not super needed. My 4th chain in realm, and my second fire chain, but I should be able to make an ABSURD physical fire team now.
4: Barbie enWind LMR
3: luneth enWind LMR
No complaints on the draws, just nothing that helps with end comment (except maybe luneth with torment).
My Luneth now has: Unique 1, SSB, BSB, OSB, USB1, GSB, AOSB, LMR1. Only missing Unique 2, LMR2, and USB2. Well, until his Glint+ and Awakening come, but still.
The Fantasy Festival is chock-full of Awakenings and Chain Soul Breaks. Relic draws in the Fantasy Festival are updated every two days, so be sure to catch all of them!
Phase 1:
Awakenings for Tyro and Elarra debut, along with Chain Soul Breaks for Auron and Hope!
Duration: 5:00 PM 9/26 PST (1:00 AM 9/27 UTC) - 4:59 PM 9/28 PST (12:59 AM 9/29 UTC)
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Awakenings for Yuna, Onion Knight, and Vivi debut, along with the Emperor's Chain Soul Break! Duration: 5:00 PM 9/28 PST (1:00 AM 9/29 UTC) - 4:59 PM 9/30 PST (12:59 AM 10/1 UTC)
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-Battle Square
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-Turning Point Record
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This event features memorable scenes of Yuffie. Yuffie's Awakening debuts in this event!
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Folks seem to be talking about the lack of an XIV event, where we were supposed to get Yda and Y'shtola awakenings?
Yeah, there was a Shadowbringers event that we apparently skipped that had Y'shtola, Yda and Alphinaud's AASB (repeat for Alph). I think it was right before the VII event, which was also the week before fest not after.
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silence1186Character shields down!As a wingmanRegistered Userregular
How bad is powercreep if USB lucky draws aren't exciting.
I hate the phys/mag split, because it throws out all the useful healing and buff USBs.
AASB's feel like they were a huge mistake. The difference with USB's is just too big. On top of that, they made them even more necessary by implementing those rage modes that require cap breaking.
Rage modes in general weren’t the turning point. The turning point was Odin’s version, which:
1: stacks up to 3 times, leading to a no-save instant kill if you don’t drop it below that.
2: is constantly ticking up with each turn; you can’t time an Overstrike to make him waste Rage turns when he’s charged 1.
3: can trigger multiple stages at once based on turn count or HP threshold, because fuck you for doing a lot of damage.
At least with stuff like Behemoth King, you had options.
Gonna be honest, Odin is a super disheartening part of this game. He makes me feel like my entire accumulated arsenal is basically worthless. Knowing that there’s gonna be an even harder Magicite fight series after him makes it real hard to want to keep up with things here.
Enlong on
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silence1186Character shields down!As a wingmanRegistered Userregular
Phys USB draw: Firon bubsy dupe. At least it's a +Ice hat?
Whomp whomp. Remember, gatcha cannot give happiness, it can only take it away.
edit: just realized that's my first awakening that deals magic damage (excluding Orlandu, who really isn't built for it). Gonna see if I can work out a few more magicite autobattle teams.
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idk, usbs are still good, but all usbs is too big of a field.
it's like near the end of bursts when ultras were still new, all bursts was a pretty useless lucky draw not because bursts were bad, but because half of them were old and not terribly useful.
idk, usbs are still good, but all usbs is too big of a field.
it's like near the end of bursts when ultras were still new, all bursts was a pretty useless lucky draw not because bursts were bad, but because half of them were old and not terribly useful.
I'm not quite sure what to make of the fest banners yet.
Banner 1 - No real interest. I have Tyro USB4; I feel like I don't need this stuff.
Banner 2 - Bartz dupe kills what little appeal the JP version had for me.
Banner 3 - Three dark awakenings and a gen 2 chain is tempting, but almost nothing else is even remotely usable. Sephiroth LMR2, maybe. Tough sell. I guess I'm in no real rush for dark tech.
Banner 4 - Orlandeau awakening and Firion USB1 are dupes, but...maybe? I and II are weak realms for me, I have no en-lightning awakening, and more magic water to accompany Rydia would be nice.
Banner 5 - I like the fat chocobo wind banner better. Hard pass.
I'll have to see how banner 4 stacks up against some event banners I'm thinking about and see how I feel.
I suppose that instead of getting disheartened by Odin, I should focus on positives. For example, my Magic Water team is now kind of bonkers with the addition of Strago’s USB. It no longer needs Meia and her Arcane to sub-30 Belias, instead adding Rydia with her Enwater Faithga. If it weren’t for the need to slap Belias with Power Break, I’d be willing to try and autobattle him for funsies.
Lucky Magic - 5/11: Serah USB1 dupe, Matoya USB dupe, Krile USB3 dupe, Exdeath Bubsy, Strago USB
Well, 2 new relics ain't bad. Got a ton of stuff for Strago now, I should probably dive him. Krile is a +earth rod and Exdeath is a +dark heavy armor, otherwise more rainbow crystal fodder.
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Firion USB1? What. I knew these banners were bad, but they (thankfully?) made them worse somehow.
Horde until Synchros.
AOSBs are perfectly fine for Torments at least. I finally got around to doing VIII over the weekend, and my strategy was basically "hit it with four AOSBs." (edit: yes, Kelger USB should be in the second wave/first update to the Anima Lens shop)
Firion USB1 is an older code, but it checks out. It's not strictly worse than his USB3, although since it does en-holy you'd much rather use it for knight, where the USB3 is equally good at both Knight and Samurai.
Water weak Odin seems harder to me than others because even though Rydia and Bartz AASB on element and Rikku or Tidus or Strago chain, none of them can imperil with abilities every turn. I guess neither does wind/earth but those guys don't barelement all the time.
It’s a shit situation, but it’s also the only element where I have even a one Awakening.
The closest other option is Dark, but Sephiroth runs out of actions, and the bardark is, if anything, even more aggressive. Also, Sleepja.
Tidus: Chain, USB1 | Sapphire Bullet, Powerchain | +Weakness, LM1, LM2
Bartz: USB1, BSBWa, OSB | Stormspell, Engulfing | +Water, LM1, LM2
Kimahri: AWSB, BSB, USB | Aqua Corkscrew, Lifesiphin | +Spear, LM1, LM2
Quina: USB | Entrust, Wrath | MM, LM1, LM2
Elarra/Relm: USB | Curada, Dispel | DMT, LM1, Dualcast LM
Game plan has been to get Kimahri’s USB and Awakening up at the same time via an Entrust from Quina. It works for a while, but Kimahri is basically useless as soon as his awakened mode falls off. Which is around the time that the final phase starts and I need more damage than ever.
Would that I had Rikku’s chain. Then I could use a Tyro.
I definitely need it, unless I can time Relm’s USB perfectly for a buffer of HP.
Savage Flare is terrifying.
This of course makes the final phase even worse; no Mage to add damage for my completely depleted team.
I dunno, maybe I can try to slow the initial part a bit? Let Kimahri get to his Awakening with Cyclone Bolt and Jumps, using it after a natural USB cast? Bartz’s damage is basically the same at all points, and I can try to use an OSB in the last second before the second Zantetsuken to survive it. Then I could maybe get Kimahri to keep his Awakening active later in Odin’s Script.
Unless I get hit with phase 2 Warp.
1: hard pass. 5 dupes (Tyro USB3, Auron LM2, Elarra LMR1, Tyro LMR1, Auron Glint)
2: 4 dupes (Bartz awakening, Vivi Arcane, OK Arcane, OK LMR2,
3: 3 dupes (Golbez CSB, Sephiroth USB2, Garland LMR)
4: 1 dupe, I think (Lightning Awakening)
5: 4-5 dupes (Faris Chain, Vaan USB1, Cloud Glint, Penelo LMR, Faris LMR I think)
Basically looking at only 3 or 4 then, I guess.
Well, III is tonight, so... Thursday?
I probably shouldn't pull but I most likely will.
Likely to skip the luckies.
I did the Physical USB Lucky as I know I can't change my nature. Wol USB. Not a great pull and not the Wol relic I'd prefer (I would've loved his Bubsy), but it's new and a def/res crush, and much better than just the SSB I had for him. So, yay.
Promptly died one healer in that phase is just woof, and I don't have the 99999 summon, and using THAT strategy, I can't really use the AASB I wanted to with the chain because it's basically just running out.
Alas.
11: dupe Curilla burst
5: Gilgamesh chain, which... Great, but not super needed. My 4th chain in realm, and my second fire chain, but I should be able to make an ABSURD physical fire team now.
4: Barbie enWind LMR
3: luneth enWind LMR
No complaints on the draws, just nothing that helps with end comment (except maybe luneth with torment).
My Luneth now has: Unique 1, SSB, BSB, OSB, USB1, GSB, AOSB, LMR1. Only missing Unique 2, LMR2, and USB2. Well, until his Glint+ and Awakening come, but still.
Folks seem to be talking about the lack of an XIV event, where we were supposed to get Yda and Y'shtola awakenings?
I hate the phys/mag split, because it throws out all the useful healing and buff USBs.
1: stacks up to 3 times, leading to a no-save instant kill if you don’t drop it below that.
2: is constantly ticking up with each turn; you can’t time an Overstrike to make him waste Rage turns when he’s charged 1.
3: can trigger multiple stages at once based on turn count or HP threshold, because fuck you for doing a lot of damage.
At least with stuff like Behemoth King, you had options.
Gonna be honest, Odin is a super disheartening part of this game. He makes me feel like my entire accumulated arsenal is basically worthless. Knowing that there’s gonna be an even harder Magicite fight series after him makes it real hard to want to keep up with things here.
Whomp whomp. Remember, gatcha cannot give happiness, it can only take it away.
edit: just realized that's my first awakening that deals magic damage (excluding Orlandu, who really isn't built for it). Gonna see if I can work out a few more magicite autobattle teams.
it's like near the end of bursts when ultras were still new, all bursts was a pretty useless lucky draw not because bursts were bad, but because half of them were old and not terribly useful.
Yeah this is a really good way to put it,
Banner 1 - No real interest. I have Tyro USB4; I feel like I don't need this stuff.
Banner 2 - Bartz dupe kills what little appeal the JP version had for me.
Banner 3 - Three dark awakenings and a gen 2 chain is tempting, but almost nothing else is even remotely usable. Sephiroth LMR2, maybe. Tough sell. I guess I'm in no real rush for dark tech.
Banner 4 - Orlandeau awakening and Firion USB1 are dupes, but...maybe? I and II are weak realms for me, I have no en-lightning awakening, and more magic water to accompany Rydia would be nice.
Banner 5 - I like the fat chocobo wind banner better. Hard pass.
I'll have to see how banner 4 stacks up against some event banners I'm thinking about and see how I feel.
That was a quick deflate from seeing disco. Lol.
Lucky Magic - 5/11: Serah USB1 dupe, Matoya USB dupe, Krile USB3 dupe, Exdeath Bubsy, Strago USB
Well, 2 new relics ain't bad. Got a ton of stuff for Strago now, I should probably dive him. Krile is a +earth rod and Exdeath is a +dark heavy armor, otherwise more rainbow crystal fodder.