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Huzzah!
Sep 15, 2007

Malnutrition is scarier than any beastie.
https://twitter.com/FF5ForFutures/status/604041081232076800

Gilgabot posted:

I WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO WAKE UP UNTIL TOMORROW.

CONSIDER THIS "EARLY ACCESS".

It is the hip new trend.

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Kyrosiris
May 24, 2006

You try to be happy when everyone is summoning you everywhere to "be their friend".




Ahahaha, nice.

Kyrosiris
May 24, 2006

You try to be happy when everyone is summoning you everywhere to "be their friend".



:siren: #regchaos is now functional and you may prepare yourself for whatever delights RK has in store for us accordingly

Edward_Tohr
Aug 11, 2012

In lieu of meaningful text, I'm just going to mention I've been exploding all day and now it hurts to breathe, so I'm sure you all understand.
:getin:

Waffling on going Berserker Risk again this year, though. Honestly, I've gotten so used to them that it seems more of a challenge to use a different job. :v:

BloodWulfe
Mar 18, 2003


LET'S ROLL. :black101:

Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

realtalk, i've never done risk because the whole fun of the challenge for me is getting a random team setup and knowing for sure one plus of the classes I'm going to get would kill it for me.

basically what i'm saying is that if chaos is what i think it is this is going to be a good year for fungah

Orange Fluffy Sheep
Jul 26, 2008

Bad EXP received


NO RAGRETS

Hellioning
Jun 27, 2008

I am just going to go for a normal run. Maybe chaos when I actually beat this game.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

=^-^=
considering switching from 750 to chaos, but 750 with berserkerrisk just sounds like the most hella fun way to possibly play this game

Baku
Aug 20, 2005

by Fluffdaddy

Fungah! posted:

realtalk, i've never done risk because the whole fun of the challenge for me is getting a random team setup and knowing for sure one plus of the classes I'm going to get would kill it for me.

basically what i'm saying is that if chaos is what i think it is this is going to be a good year for fungah

Dude yeah it's going to own

Hellioning posted:

I am just going to go for a normal run. Maybe chaos when I actually beat this game.

Just beat the game normally before the Fiesta it's a fun game

Vil
Sep 10, 2011


Don't weasel out of your berserker just by sneakily misspelling the tag for it.

KharlanTree
Aug 21, 2014

Zerk zerk zerk zerk zerk
You see me I be
Zerk zerk zerk zerk zerk


My first time around, let's do this!

Question! How long does it normally take to get your jobs? Just curious since I have no clue haha.

Orange Fluffy Sheep
Jul 26, 2008

Bad EXP received

Vil posted:

Don't weasel out of your berserker just by sneakily misspelling the tag for it.

gently caress



NO RAGRETS for real this time.

Vil
Sep 10, 2011

KharlanTree posted:



My first time around, let's do this!

Question! How long does it normally take to get your jobs? Just curious since I have no clue haha.

The fiesta has to properly start, first. Calm yourself, and channel your internal anticipation to the thought of berserkers and dancing Bartz.

Once it's going, you generally get them within a minute or two.

Prism
Dec 22, 2007

yospos

Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:

gently caress



NO RAGRETS for real this time.

No ragerets.

KharlanTree
Aug 21, 2014

Zerk zerk zerk zerk zerk
You see me I be
Zerk zerk zerk zerk zerk

Vil posted:

The fiesta has to properly start, first. Calm yourself, and channel your internal anticipation to the thought of berserkers and dancing Bartz.

Once it's going, you generally get them within a minute or two.

Ah thanks!

Also gently caress my tweet was protected lol. This confounded twitter thing messes with my head. :P

ComposerGuy
Jul 28, 2007

Conspicuous Absinthe
Since I've never completed a run, gonna go normal first then baby step up to either a 750 or no750 run. Never thought about this but is 750 generally considered easier than Team No750?

Vil
Sep 10, 2011

In terms of difficulty, 750 is easier than normal which is easier than no750.

Although both 750 and no750 do offer the advantage of giving you combinations more likely to have synergy with each other.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


With 750 you're guaranteed to get a desirable job from the Wind crystal, which is going to go a long way towards improving your Fiesta experience.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

=^-^=

ultrafilter posted:

With 750 you're guaranteed to get a desirable job from the Wind crystal, which is going to go a long way towards improving your Fiesta experience.

This is why I'm so excited to add BERSERKERRISK to it. :D

W.T. Fits
Apr 21, 2010

Ready to Poyozo Dance all over your face.
gently caress it. :black101:



BRING ON THE CHAOS! I REG! I WIN! I REG AGAIN! :black101:

Oxygen Deficiency
May 19, 2008



And pre-registered! Just a normal run for now.

Vil posted:

In terms of difficulty, 750 is easier than normal which is easier than no750.

Although both 750 and no750 do offer the advantage of giving you combinations more likely to have synergy with each other.

What is a 750 run? I find it really hard to find info on each of the different runs.

Edward_Tohr
Aug 11, 2012

In lieu of meaningful text, I'm just going to mention I've been exploding all day and now it hurts to breathe, so I'm sure you all understand.

Oxygen Deficiency posted:

And pre-registered! Just a normal run for now.


What is a 750 run? I find it really hard to find info on each of the different runs.

The help page on the website has some info.

But a 750 run is just the magey-type classes. White, Black, Blue, Time, Summoner, Red, Geomancer, Bard, Chemist, and Dancer.

No750 is, appropriately enough, the more physical-type ones.

Oxygen Deficiency
May 19, 2008




Oh cool thanks. Should have checked the site first.

Minera
Sep 26, 2007

All your friends and foes,
they thought they knew ya,
but look who's in your heart now.
so Chaos is completely random for each character, yes?

Mayor McCheese
Sep 20, 2004

Everyone is a mayor... Someday..
Lipstick Apathy
Let's go full retard.

iastudent
Apr 22, 2008



Actually finished my first FF5 playthrough this morning, finally finishing the FJF run I started last year. :v:

W.T. Fits
Apr 21, 2010

Ready to Poyozo Dance all over your face.

Minrad posted:

so Chaos is completely random for each character, yes?

That's what we're assuming at this point in time.

Rosalie_A
Oct 30, 2011

ComposerGuy posted:

Since I've never completed a run, gonna go normal first then baby step up to either a 750 or no750 run. Never thought about this but is 750 generally considered easier than Team No750?

Absolutely. Let's go over the offerings.

Wind Crystal:

750 means you get one of White Mage, Black Mage, or Blue Mage. Any one of these can solo the entire game with little effort (outside of crap like Atomos).

No750 gives you Monk, Thief, and Knight. Knight is amazing, absolutely amazing. Monk and Thief are...less so. By a lot.

Water Crystal:

750 is Summoner, Time Mage, and Red Mage. The weakest of these is the Red Mage, who is outclassed by any specialist at endgame. However, team 750 means you're assured to be able to !Dualcast Whtie or Black Magic, or have a Red Mage with !Blue. Any of these catapult the worst class of the set into Perfectly Capable Of Beating The Game With Little Effort.

no750 gives you Berserker or Mystic Knight. These are both perfectly fine classes, although obviously the Mystic Knight is better. That said, I wouldn't put them up against the 750 set, as the worst case is Thief/Berserker versus something like Black Mage/Red Mage, and who the hell will have trouble with a party like that?

Fire Crystal:

750 finally gets the booby prize, as it's Geomancer and Bard. Bard's a perfectly acceptable class, and by that I mean !Sing is a good class. Geomancer is, well...it'll have synergy with a 750 team at least, but that's about all I can give it. This is where Geomancer is at its best, which says something.

no750 has Ninja, Ranger, and Beastmaster. Ninja owns face, Ranger owns face, and Beastmaster owns face, but with a little more work. It does get better weapons, though.

Earth Crystal:

750 has a coinflip. Chemist, which means any boss fight can be a somewhat slow but assured win. Or you get Dancer, which may well be the first reliable piece of offense your team has. And given that I'm talking about !Dance, that says something. Still, the worst case is a fragile Ribbon user sitting in the back slinging spells, so that's quite acceptable.

no750 has Samurai and Dragoon. Dragoon is okay. It's not horrible, but it does work well enough. Samurai is incredible. Once again though, the worst case here is far worse than the worst case for a 750 run.


The biggest advantage that a no750 run has over a 750 run is the Aegis Shield. You're guaranteed at least two users, where a 750 user might only get one. On the other hand, when the going gets rough, a 750 run can just crack rods on everything if need be, where there's no such out for the no750 team.

Nethertribes
Mar 19, 2011

BLOOD


No regrets.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

=^-^=

Trasson posted:

750 finally gets the booby prize, as it's Geomancer and Bard. Bard's a perfectly acceptable class, and by that I mean !Sing is a good class. Geomancer is, well...it'll have synergy with a 750 team at least, but that's about all I can give it. This is where Geomancer is at its best, which says something.

...

750 has a coinflip. Chemist, which means any boss fight can be a somewhat slow but assured win. Or you get Dancer, which may well be the first reliable piece of offense your team has. And given that I'm talking about !Dance, that says something. Still, the worst case is a fragile Ribbon user sitting in the back slinging spells, so that's quite acceptable.

I think you're severely underestimating both Bard and Dancer. Chemist is definitely better than Dancer but Dancer can really hold its own and gives a No750 a very viable Chicken Knife user (especially with White or Blue Mage along). Bard is a monster of a class and massacres basically any random encounter with Romeo's Ballad.

Dr Pepper
Feb 4, 2012

Don't like it? well...

I got Dancer my first Fiesta and I've always had a soft spot for it since.

AweStriker
Oct 6, 2014

ComposerGuy posted:

Since I've never completed a run, gonna go normal first

Likewise, I don't feel up for BERSERKERRISK. Next year, though. Or maybe a Chaos run if I have time.

Tybolt
Jul 27, 2014
My body is ready for the Chaos run and some good old beserker risk, but when are we going to find out what the Chaos mode actually entails?

Dr Pepper
Feb 4, 2012

Don't like it? well...

I'm waiting to see what CHAOS is before I sign up.

Personally I've been hoping they make Random a modifier on runs so you can do a Random No750 and 750 run for a while now.

Ablative
Nov 9, 2012

Someone is getting this as an avatar. I don't know who, but it's gonna happen.

Tybolt posted:

My body is ready for the Chaos run and some good old beserker risk, but when are we going to find out what the Chaos mode actually entails?

Two days after the fiesta starts.

That's how I'd do it, anyway.

Rosalie_A
Oct 30, 2011

Poque posted:

I think you're severely underestimating both Bard and Dancer. Chemist is definitely better than Dancer but Dancer can really hold its own and gives a No750 a very viable Chicken Knife user (especially with White or Blue Mage along). Bard is a monster of a class and massacres basically any random encounter with Romeo's Ballad.

How am I underestimating them? I never said they were even mediocre, never mind bad. Besides, I'm rating the job allotments against each other. Bard' not competing against every other class for Good Or Not, it's competing alongside Geomancer specifically against Ninja, Ranger, and Beastmaster specifically.

I mean, The no750 jobs being better on average* than the 750 jobs for the Fire Crystal isn't enough to change how much a guaranteed set of [White Mage/Black Mage/Blue Mage], [Time Mage/Summoner/Red Mage] will trivialize the game for you, but the low point is worth noting for people considering one or the other.


*I'm counting average because if we really wanted to consider what was "easiest" and go with that route (they're both pretty easy, the point someone made above about assured team synergy does is an excellent one) then no matter how good I consider Bard I have to also consider that I could get stuck with a Geomancer. A Geomancer in its best setup, sure, but a Geomancer nevertheless. That brings down Bard some.

Kyrosiris
May 24, 2006

You try to be happy when everyone is summoning you everywhere to "be their friend".



Minrad posted:

so Chaos is completely random for each character, yes?

RK confirmed as much to me, yeah. Full Random (no respect for crystal placement), Dupes Available (no limit). :getin:

E: "The exact specifics are already there. "You will be assigned jobs." ^~^"

Edward_Tohr
Aug 11, 2012

In lieu of meaningful text, I'm just going to mention I've been exploding all day and now it hurts to breathe, so I'm sure you all understand.

Kyrosiris posted:

RK confirmed as much to me, yeah. Full Random (no respect for crystal placement), Dupes Available (no limit). :getin:

E: "The exact specifics are already there. "You will be assigned jobs." ^~^"

Could the year of the Quadzerker Fiesta truly be upon us?

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ZiegeDame
Aug 21, 2005

YUKIMURAAAA!
gently caress it. Regged for Chaos BERSERKERRISK. I hope I get 4 Berserkers. That has to be way more doable than a solo Berserker, right?

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