I've pretty much caught up now after my long break. I have several supports and imperils/enchants, I have tons of phys/ranged/whatever DPS, a few magic dps.
I guess at this point I now just pull on whatever?
WoL LD, Gladio, Reno, any FFXI LD, Pecil BT/LD, Garland BT. That's about all I'm looking forward to?
Other news from today's livestream:
- artifacts QoL coming soon (per in-game announcement)
- more free first multi draws for Halloween
- enemy HP display, show combined damage for multi-HP-attack moves coming soon
- no new global-first character for third anniversary, BUT planning a new global-first LD for third anniversary
- Lufenia Difficulty arrives Nov 2
- Act 2 finale pt2 (featuring WoL), Eight LC, Kurasame event, Ultimate Bahamut, Dimensions' End Entropy 17, Gau LC, Mystery Character (Gladio) event
- black "five-day" sale, end of Nov
I absolutely LOVE the QoL improvement of being able to select hard mode first and getting both sets of rewards. I have so many LC's and MS chapters to do that it's making it a breeze.
Enhancement Board is much easier to Auto now; You don't have to wait for the sections to unlock if you're trying to master it all.
Lightning and Zidane also had some minor changes to their boards, so they've become unmastered and the points refunded if you had put any towards them.
Snagged Vivi's LD in the free pull. Unexpected purpling puts a pinch on resources I was saving, but how can I not power him up now?
Did a bunch of pulls trying to get Kefka BT and failed at all of them. But I have every single weapon on every banner it's on so time to give up.
Lots of cool new EX and LD tho
WoL I just want his LD, his BT isn't very good so I'll hopefully not have too much trouble snagging the LD then waiting for whomever looks good next. My bases are so covered I'm not really too concerned about anything.
Well, Elnacho BT way in the future went on my shopping list tho.
Probably hoard the 7* armor till you need them. I understand the word from the JP version is that the DPS ones are generally the most useful. Though I think we should get one per event, like character board points, so you don't need to be too stingy with them.
I agree that WoL BT is not especially great, so I wouldn't chase it unless he's your dude.
Vivi LD is the power house of the cell, but it's gotten me killed several times already, so it's not brainless. Notably, if you're not paying attention, it's not hard to get Basch killed, which is impressive.
I've been pairing Vivi with Relm; toss on Syldra Summon if healing is an issue and she does a stupid amount of healing with Sketch Summon. Otherwise she just batteries like crazy, gets a lot of turns, can blind in a pinch. I really didn't have her on my radar but she's become a go-to character.
12/1 QOL improvements
- Battle Log display settings - can turn off the massive spam of notifications!!!
- number of hunt permits displayed on world map
- sphere refinery added to item exchange list
12/2 Winter Festival
- free first multi draws
- new stickers
- winter hunts (santa cactuar)
12/2 - Level 80 begins!
- crystal strength 75 unlocks Call Ability and Call Slot
- first batch of 80 awakenings: Raijin, Edge, Lightning, Penelo, Zack, Vincent
12/2 - Lightning BT/LD banners
- first multi draw free on both banners
12/7 - Kamlanaut LC
- first multi draw free
12/11 - Reno event
- first multi draw free
12/16 - more Heretic Quests
12/16 - Sephiroth BT/LD banners
- first multi draw free on both banners
12/16 - DE Entropy 18
- bosses power themselves up for one turn; tough vs magic
- recommend: paralyze/silence effects, physical attackers
12/21 - Ciaran LC
- first multi draw free
12/24 - mystery character (Rude) event
- first multi draw free
I had saved up 200,000+ gems in order to guarantee that I could at least pity Lightning's Burst and LD.
I got the Burst on my free pull of banner 2.
So, uh, I guess now I need to choose which banner to roll on for the LD! I'll probably keep going on banner 2, since I would like to get better kits for all 3 of the other characters on that banner.
JP version just showed off Tidus rework, BT, and LD. Looks like his damage is going way up, with a Shot or Jecht Shot follow-up after every turn. Something to look forward to for X fans in ~10 months.
Yuna, Zack, and Vincent made it into the protagonist EX shop. Layle and Ramza have BTs in JP, so it seems likely to me the other spinoff characters will be included.
Yuna, Zack, and Vincent made it into the protagonist EX shop. Layle and Ramza have BTs in JP, so it seems likely to me the other spinoff characters will be included.
I just want to say FUCK that Reno 180 boss. "The enemy has to get a turn or you lose" is not a fun gimmick, because even though Reno's LD trivializes it, you basically have to not use turn delay characters. Only problem, the other boosted characters for the fight are Leo and Lightning, whose whole deal is delay. I did it, but you have to micromanage your turns like crazy to make sure Reno gets Pyramid off at the right times.
1) Silence 2) Books must be returned by the last date shown 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality
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This Lufe was an absolute nightmare
Ended up beating it with Lightning w/ Reno call, Kurasame and Gladio, 3 turn Ame friend, Odin summon
Important to only push the imps below 50% when each one is in support mode (wait for them to switch then burst the other one below 50 as well) to avoid the red aura that makes them take 1 brv damage from any source
After that, Reno call and Ame generate enough framed debuffs with Lightning + Kurasame that the imp's shields cannot be applied and you can burst + summon to take them out before the orbs tick down
Did a few pulls on this banner because I'm kinda dire here other than Sephiroth; managed to get Ciarin's LD which immensely helps with his stack situation.
I don't really have the tokens to pick up his EX right now (a personal irritation since I have everything else now), but that was enough to get the Challenge Quest done with Sephiroth and a 0/3 Layle. So good for now?
I've been lazy about Lufenia though; I've got a couple of days I need to get the Reno one done by, then the other two most recent. Not looking forward to any of these.
I've barely tried most of the Lufenias. I don't know the secret, I don't have the key.
Also I go on YouTube for tips and most of them are "use this one character that makes you take zero turns" except I never do it right.
There isn't one particular secret or key, each one requires different stuff. It really helps to have whatever the latest meta DPS is, but it's not strictly necessary as long as you have someone who deals a ton of damage. In addition to that, for most of them you need someone specific to deal with the Lufenia orb, and your third slot probably a strong support to help with whatever bull the fight will be doing.
Right now is a bad time to try to get started on Lufenia, unfortunately. Reno event, Ciaran LC and this Sephiroth raid are all hot garbage, JP folks say these are the worst ones for a long time. If you have a good counter-attacker, Eight LC isn't too bad. Gau LC requires you to deal Earth damage, which really wants you to have Gau geared, but there are a few other options.
Did the Reno one, almost didn't make the HP requirement at the end because I killed one too fast and had to power through the last one at 10% with mist up. Lightning/Reno/Desch worked well otherwise.
Fun fact, you can stack Pyramid with Paralyze; the paralyze goes first but the Pyramid debuff stays on since they didn't take a turn due to paralysis.
I've barely tried most of the Lufenias. I don't know the secret, I don't have the key.
Also I go on YouTube for tips and most of them are "use this one character that makes you take zero turns" except I never do it right.
There isn't one particular secret or key, each one requires different stuff. It really helps to have whatever the latest meta DPS is, but it's not strictly necessary as long as you have someone who deals a ton of damage. In addition to that, for most of them you need someone specific to deal with the Lufenia orb, and your third slot probably a strong support to help with whatever bull the fight will be doing.
Right now is a bad time to try to get started on Lufenia, unfortunately. Reno event, Ciaran LC and this Sephiroth raid are all hot garbage, JP folks say these are the worst ones for a long time. If you have a good counter-attacker, Eight LC isn't too bad. Gau LC requires you to deal Earth damage, which really wants you to have Gau geared, but there are a few other options.
This is actually good to know. I'll go back to my plan B, which is finally doing more Entropy levels.
1) Silence 2) Books must be returned by the last date shown 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality
The most recent few Entropy levels have been pretty easy relative to Lufenia fights (which makes sense, as they're supposed to be Chaos difficulty). If you are at all behind on those, catching up is going to be a LOT easier than trying to get through Lufenia.
It says something when a calm relaxing break from Lufenia attempts is doing the latest Dimension's End. Which felt like a refreshing jaunt in comparison. :?
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I guess at this point I now just pull on whatever?
WoL LD, Gladio, Reno, any FFXI LD, Pecil BT/LD, Garland BT. That's about all I'm looking forward to?
Other news from today's livestream:
- artifacts QoL coming soon (per in-game announcement)
- more free first multi draws for Halloween
- enemy HP display, show combined damage for multi-HP-attack moves coming soon
- no new global-first character for third anniversary, BUT planning a new global-first LD for third anniversary
- Lufenia Difficulty arrives Nov 2
- Act 2 finale pt2 (featuring WoL), Eight LC, Kurasame event, Ultimate Bahamut, Dimensions' End Entropy 17, Gau LC, Mystery Character (Gladio) event
- black "five-day" sale, end of Nov
Lightning and Zidane also had some minor changes to their boards, so they've become unmastered and the points refunded if you had put any towards them.
Snagged Vivi's LD in the free pull. Unexpected purpling puts a pinch on resources I was saving, but how can I not power him up now?
Free pull 1: WoL LD
Welp! Thankfully that daily protag draw left me with a lot of powerstones.
I've got enough tokens to pick up his BT, and I kinda want to, even though I should probably save it for someone else.
I also don't need either Thancred or Laguna realized, but I'm tempted. Hmm.
Good luck to all on the free pulls.
Lots of cool new EX and LD tho
WoL I just want his LD, his BT isn't very good so I'll hopefully not have too much trouble snagging the LD then waiting for whomever looks good next. My bases are so covered I'm not really too concerned about anything.
Well, Elnacho BT way in the future went on my shopping list tho.
Not sure what to do with this 7* armor token I got from the Lufenia
Story wise in this chapter, I got a kick out of the XI and XIV talks. I was wondering if they how they were going to approach that.
I agree that WoL BT is not especially great, so I wouldn't chase it unless he's your dude.
Vivi LD is the power house of the cell, but it's gotten me killed several times already, so it's not brainless. Notably, if you're not paying attention, it's not hard to get Basch killed, which is impressive.
- Battle Log display settings - can turn off the massive spam of notifications!!!
- number of hunt permits displayed on world map
- sphere refinery added to item exchange list
12/2 Winter Festival
- free first multi draws
- new stickers
- winter hunts (santa cactuar)
12/2 - Level 80 begins!
- crystal strength 75 unlocks Call Ability and Call Slot
- first batch of 80 awakenings: Raijin, Edge, Lightning, Penelo, Zack, Vincent
12/2 - Lightning BT/LD banners
- first multi draw free on both banners
12/7 - Kamlanaut LC
- first multi draw free
12/11 - Reno event
- first multi draw free
12/16 - more Heretic Quests
12/16 - Sephiroth BT/LD banners
- first multi draw free on both banners
12/16 - DE Entropy 18
- bosses power themselves up for one turn; tough vs magic
- recommend: paralyze/silence effects, physical attackers
12/21 - Ciaran LC
- first multi draw free
12/24 - mystery character (Rude) event
- first multi draw free
Free pull on second, Lightning LD. Woo!
I think I'll token the BT, but maybe wait and see how the next banner or two go first.
Good luck on your free pulls!
E: also, Lightning gets another costume, for anyone interested.
I got the Burst on my free pull of banner 2.
So, uh, I guess now I need to choose which banner to roll on for the LD! I'll probably keep going on banner 2, since I would like to get better kits for all 3 of the other characters on that banner.
I think he's also one of the last protags to get his BT? Wonder if it's powercreep time after that?
I would love a BT for Yuna, but I'm skeptical that they won't consider that games like X-2 and Crisis Core would "count".
Though I guess Serah is ONLY playable in FF13-2, so who knows.
Edit: oh right, Ace also needs his BT still
Okay, well, I'm pleasantly surprised then.
I'm not complaining about the Turks, but come on, already. We're going to get Mystic Quest characters before her at this rate.
I just...
Gotta have faith...
Reno 35, Rosa EX powerstone....Reno LD! Yay!
I still have some EX tokens so I should probably just pick up his EX.....though I always feel bad about using those.
Ended up beating it with Lightning w/ Reno call, Kurasame and Gladio, 3 turn Ame friend, Odin summon
Important to only push the imps below 50% when each one is in support mode (wait for them to switch then burst the other one below 50 as well) to avoid the red aura that makes them take 1 brv damage from any source
After that, Reno call and Ame generate enough framed debuffs with Lightning + Kurasame that the imp's shields cannot be applied and you can burst + summon to take them out before the orbs tick down
I don't really have the tokens to pick up his EX right now (a personal irritation since I have everything else now), but that was enough to get the Challenge Quest done with Sephiroth and a 0/3 Layle. So good for now?
I've been lazy about Lufenia though; I've got a couple of days I need to get the Reno one done by, then the other two most recent. Not looking forward to any of these.
Also I go on YouTube for tips and most of them are "use this one character that makes you take zero turns" except I never do it right.
There isn't one particular secret or key, each one requires different stuff. It really helps to have whatever the latest meta DPS is, but it's not strictly necessary as long as you have someone who deals a ton of damage. In addition to that, for most of them you need someone specific to deal with the Lufenia orb, and your third slot probably a strong support to help with whatever bull the fight will be doing.
Right now is a bad time to try to get started on Lufenia, unfortunately. Reno event, Ciaran LC and this Sephiroth raid are all hot garbage, JP folks say these are the worst ones for a long time. If you have a good counter-attacker, Eight LC isn't too bad. Gau LC requires you to deal Earth damage, which really wants you to have Gau geared, but there are a few other options.
Fun fact, you can stack Pyramid with Paralyze; the paralyze goes first but the Pyramid debuff stays on since they didn't take a turn due to paralysis.
This is actually good to know. I'll go back to my plan B, which is finally doing more Entropy levels.