silence1186Character shields down!As a wingmanRegistered Userregular
Just finished Zidane's event, the dungeon update, and the new bonus quest. Back to Orb farming. I think bonus battles are Sunday, when the new banner comes out, so farming all weekend until Monday.
I ended up going for an 11 pull on Zidane banner 1 and I am catching up after 2/55 on lucky banners! Coral sword, healing rod and gungnir. I now have at least a 4+ non-dagger for all realms save III, V and VIII.
I'm trying to clean up my quest log. So far pretty underwhelmed with the rewards, but I've also been very inefficient about it and not been completing the quest as I've been running the dungeons/crafting the abilities the first time around.
I got Irvine's gun. Is he useable? Honestly my blind hatred of 8 has kept me from exploring them despite having the whip for Quistis and now this gun.
He's 5* Support, so he suffices as a decent character to use Full Break with since you have his Relic. If you don't have any other 5* ranged weapons, hold on to the gun for kicks, but otherwise, teach the SB to Irvine then use it for Augment fodder if you just don't need the synergy.
I got Irvine's gun. Is he useable? Honestly my blind hatred of 8 has kept me from exploring them despite having the whip for Quistis and now this gun.
He's 5* Support, so he suffices as a decent character to use Full Break with since you have his Relic. If you don't have any other 5* ranged weapons, hold on to the gun for kicks, but otherwise, teach the SB to Irvine then use it for Augment fodder if you just don't need the synergy.
The only thing I would add is to hold the gun for a while. If nothing else, you can have Tyro use it for synergy and retaliate plus taunt in the back row. If you ever find yourself swimming in relics, you can consider using it as an augment.
So when you're in a FFVII mission, Cloud gets a bonus to his stats and anyone wielding a Buster Sword gets a bigger bonus to their stats (because items are rarer/harder to acquire than characters, I guess.) Obviously if Cloud is wielding a Buster Sword he gets both bonuses; my question is, if you're in a FFX mission does Cloud get any kind of bonus for wielding that Buster Sword?
So when you're in a FFVII mission, Cloud gets a bonus to his stats and anyone wielding a Buster Sword gets a bigger bonus to their stats (because items are rarer/harder to acquire than characters, I guess.) Obviously if Cloud is wielding a Buster Sword he gets both bonuses; my question is, if you're in a FFX mission does Cloud get any kind of bonus for wielding that Buster Sword?
Nah, weapon bonuses are separate from character bonuses, though obviously the two can stack. Character bonuses equate to +10 levels, and the equipment bonuses vary. So Cloud doesn't get inherent bonuses for using a Buster Sword, anyone using a Buster Sword in an FFVII dungeon gets the same bonus. The only 'character unique' aspect of any given weapon/armor is if the armor is capable of teaching a Unique Soul Break. Once the character masters the Soul Break, though, there's no extra benefit to using that weapon vs a weapon with better raw stats.
I got Irvine's gun. Is he useable? Honestly my blind hatred of 8 has kept me from exploring them despite having the whip for Quistis and now this gun.
He's 5* Support, so he suffices as a decent character to use Full Break with since you have his Relic. If you don't have any other 5* ranged weapons, hold on to the gun for kicks, but otherwise, teach the SB to Irvine then use it for Augment fodder if you just don't need the synergy.
The only thing I would add is to hold the gun for a while. If nothing else, you can have Tyro use it for synergy and retaliate plus taunt in the back row. If you ever find yourself swimming in relics, you can consider using it as an augment.
it is worth holding onto, Irvine is a 5* support but the utility of the unique SB is very low. having a gun is important for using Irvine but having the SB doesn't make Irvine better. it may be better on sahz or barret than on Irvine himself.
Since I got Barrett's SB gun-arm he's now my go-to 5* support. Kinda disappointing that I got a weapon that nobody else (tyro excepted) can use, but having any 5* support weapon is better than not.
Since I got Barrett's SB gun-arm he's now my go-to 5* support. Kinda disappointing that I got a weapon that nobody else (tyro excepted) can use, but having any 5* support weapon is better than not.
His RM 2, which I believe is Reload 2, is also very good.
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silence1186Character shields down!As a wingmanRegistered Userregular
Pulled on the legendary Mage banner. Ice Staff. I can run mage-meta in any realm now.
Pulled on the legendary Mage banner. Ice Staff. I can run mage-meta in any realm now.
I should probably pull on that since I only have two whips for 5* mage weapons right?
It's up to you. For me personally, I've had terrible luck getting "good" relics, but I've gotten a lot of generic ones. I've personally aimed for a retaliate meta practical approach, which is to look for Gilgamesh and/or Cloud usable weapons in each realm that are 4+ or better. So my best mage weapon is Fujin's Chakram (Rinoa or Hope only due to Throwing weapon) and since I got a IX 5* synergy sword, I'm holding off for something else.
EDIT: Sorry, had to run and grab my daughter and hit submit. I'm finding that having synergy to clear all realms and events easier with retaliate would hopefully allow me to then just save up for the relics I really want in hopes I get them, instead of having to decide all the time with pulling in regards to relics that are great, for characters I really like or because I need some synergy.
Note on Soulcage, you really have to use Blind, or at least account heavily for his Physical damage. I tried it with just Full Break and Stoneskin II and he crushed me.
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Pulled on the legendary Mage banner. Ice Staff. I can run mage-meta in any realm now.
I should probably pull on that since I only have two whips for 5* mage weapons right?
It's up to you. For me personally, I've had terrible luck getting "good" relics, but I've gotten a lot of generic ones. I've personally aimed for a retaliate meta practical approach, which is to look for Gilgamesh and/or Cloud usable weapons in each realm that are 4+ or better. So my best mage weapon is Fujin's Chakram (Rinoa or Hope only due to Throwing weapon) and since I got a IX 5* synergy sword, I'm holding off for something else.
EDIT: Sorry, had to run and grab my daughter and hit submit. I'm finding that having synergy to clear all realms and events easier with retaliate would hopefully allow me to then just save up for the relics I really want in hopes I get them, instead of having to decide all the time with pulling in regards to relics that are great, for characters I really like or because I need some synergy.
Good Point. My only non Whip 5* is Steiner's Defender, so I probably should ignore these banners. So far I'm making good progress on clearing elites even with crappy gear so I'm trying to stay positive. I'm more worried about the higher difficulties coming up.
Note on Soulcage, you really have to use Blind, or at least account heavily for his Physical damage. I tried it with just Full Break and Stoneskin II and he crushed me.
yeah, IMO you need:
Blind in some form
protectga
shellga
magic B/BD
and DON'T use fire. at all. ever. even when blinded its an instant interrupt aoe attack.
I did two 50 pulls on the new banner. First one was a really bad pull... only one 4* and nothing else.
Pulled a second time, thinking I'm a dumbass the whole time... but then got 4 5*s. 2 Defenders, an ice staff, and a healing rod. Hell yeah, I am so set on mage gear now.
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Finished classic and elite ff 8 and 9, only one non stamina shard dungeon left in 1,2,3. Scared of the 4,12,13 elites.
Getting the Golem flute is nice because it's AoE heal plus haste, which is really nice, but at the same time, that means using Eiko. Sure, she's a WHM/SMN, which is very useful, but... it's Eiko. She was annoying in IX. :P
Hm..I was planning on pulling but I took a stock of my mage gear. I'm comfortable enough with what I have (Ice Whip/Guard Stick/Thyrus/Healing Rod/Dusk Lance) and various hats, that I'll just wait and bank more for Rifts.
100-pull got me another Wing Sword (II) which I'm super pumped about.
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So now my 100+ MAG gear gear consists of Full Metal Staff (which is a rod), Ice Staff (which is a staff), and Thyrus (which has more MND than MAG). As long as I keep in mind Rydia can't use Staffs, I should be okay, assuming my healer is okay with using a 4* Staff.
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Reddit is completely shitting on the Soulcage +++ fight. Apparently all of its attacks OHKO your whole party if it goes before you get up double mitigation.
And that's new for any fight at difficulty greater than 115, how? Most bosses have the capability to OHKO before any mitigation goes up. But I shouldn't really talk. Soulcage opened up with Mustard Bomb (no damage, sap only) allowing me the time to set up that mitigation.
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Eh.. Edea left some room for error in the execution. Some of the +++ fights are horrible bullshit, but some are just fine with decent planning.
Yeah, this one is particularly bad because he either hits your entire team for over half their HP or saps a dude, and he's three times more likely to hit with the AoE. It's why I exhorted the usefulness of blinding, then all you really have to worry about is his Fira, which still hits for 2.5k through resistance gear!
As a new player at 50 mythril, I'm wondering if I should do the newest banner draw. I have two 5* swords, a 4* sword, some 4* daggers and a 4* axe, all plain. I have the Bustier, but for mage weapons I only have a 3* rod and 3* staff. I have a second of whichever one of those is the MAG one, so it can become 4+, but it's tempting to go after some good mage gears.
This is basically your best bet to get rods and staves for a while. The FFX banner also has a decent number, but like this one is has some extremely specific equipment (Lulu's doll, Blitzballs).
Did the pull, got Coral Sword and Estharian Helmet. 4* were a dagger and Thornlet, and the 3* included a heavy armor, whip and spear, none of which I had any of before, so that's nice.
Went looking for mage weapons and just got more 3* ones, but that helm looks nice? It's got more MAG then MND, but not by much. Statwise helms look like a good compromise between offense and defense?
Having 3* axes and spears seems irrelevant now that I have three 5* swords, but I'm sure there's nuance to using them at some point.
I just unlocked Terra a couple of minutes ago. Turns out her Elite stage is only difficulty 25, and I was able to clear it pretty convincingly. Cloud had 155 attack and I borrowed @Savant's Advance, so Kefka got right smacked.
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He's 5* Support, so he suffices as a decent character to use Full Break with since you have his Relic. If you don't have any other 5* ranged weapons, hold on to the gun for kicks, but otherwise, teach the SB to Irvine then use it for Augment fodder if you just don't need the synergy.
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The only thing I would add is to hold the gun for a while. If nothing else, you can have Tyro use it for synergy and retaliate plus taunt in the back row. If you ever find yourself swimming in relics, you can consider using it as an augment.
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Nah, weapon bonuses are separate from character bonuses, though obviously the two can stack. Character bonuses equate to +10 levels, and the equipment bonuses vary. So Cloud doesn't get inherent bonuses for using a Buster Sword, anyone using a Buster Sword in an FFVII dungeon gets the same bonus. The only 'character unique' aspect of any given weapon/armor is if the armor is capable of teaching a Unique Soul Break. Once the character masters the Soul Break, though, there's no extra benefit to using that weapon vs a weapon with better raw stats.
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it is worth holding onto, Irvine is a 5* support but the utility of the unique SB is very low. having a gun is important for using Irvine but having the SB doesn't make Irvine better. it may be better on sahz or barret than on Irvine himself.
His RM 2, which I believe is Reload 2, is also very good.
Yeah I nabbed that one as well, seems like a very solid weapon but how many 5* do you need for Mage Meta? 3? 4?
I can run Terra w/ Enhancer and now a second Mage with Ice Staff, and I have a Gravity rod++ but I'm not sure that's enough really.
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I should probably pull on that since I only have two whips for 5* mage weapons right?
It's up to you. For me personally, I've had terrible luck getting "good" relics, but I've gotten a lot of generic ones. I've personally aimed for a retaliate meta practical approach, which is to look for Gilgamesh and/or Cloud usable weapons in each realm that are 4+ or better. So my best mage weapon is Fujin's Chakram (Rinoa or Hope only due to Throwing weapon) and since I got a IX 5* synergy sword, I'm holding off for something else.
EDIT: Sorry, had to run and grab my daughter and hit submit. I'm finding that having synergy to clear all realms and events easier with retaliate would hopefully allow me to then just save up for the relics I really want in hopes I get them, instead of having to decide all the time with pulling in regards to relics that are great, for characters I really like or because I need some synergy.
bleh.
edit: only got one 5* in my 11 pull....
but it was vivi's staff brb spiking the footballllllll
Good Point. My only non Whip 5* is Steiner's Defender, so I probably should ignore these banners. So far I'm making good progress on clearing elites even with crappy gear so I'm trying to stay positive. I'm more worried about the higher difficulties coming up.
so my IX mage team looks pretty good.
yeah, IMO you need:
Blind in some form
protectga
shellga
magic B/BD
and DON'T use fire. at all. ever. even when blinded its an instant interrupt aoe attack.
Pulled a second time, thinking I'm a dumbass the whole time... but then got 4 5*s. 2 Defenders, an ice staff, and a healing rod. Hell yeah, I am so set on mage gear now.
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100-pull got me another Wing Sword (II) which I'm super pumped about.
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Went looking for mage weapons and just got more 3* ones, but that helm looks nice? It's got more MAG then MND, but not by much. Statwise helms look like a good compromise between offense and defense?
Having 3* axes and spears seems irrelevant now that I have three 5* swords, but I'm sure there's nuance to using them at some point.
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A Dup Mythgraven Blade, Runic Blade for Celes, Garnet's Staff(STILL DON'T HAVE GARNET!), and a Healing Grimore for Tyro(UGH). So Horrah Celes
Then I mythril pulled from Squall's SSB Banner, since it was actually really good, got nothing.
Then I pulled again, money this time, I don't know why, and got only one 5 star.
Which was Squall's SSB weapon.
So now Squall and Cloud are level 80 SSB bro's Kingdom Hearts evrry day.
I just unlocked Terra a couple of minutes ago. Turns out her Elite stage is only difficulty 25, and I was able to clear it pretty convincingly. Cloud had 155 attack and I borrowed @Savant's Advance, so Kefka got right smacked.
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