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Question: If I get assigned Berserker for the Wind Crystal, does that mean I'm stuck with freelancer until I get my next crystal job assignment? Edit: It seems we are at 30 Berserkers, and at the time of this edit there's 146 BERSERKER RISK players.
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May 29, 2015 05:41
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Jueg01 posted:Question: If I get assigned Berserker for the Wind Crystal, does that mean I'm stuck with freelancer until I get my next crystal job assignment? Pretty much yeah. Last year if you got red mage in classic you had to drag a freelancer along with the rest of your party till you got to the water crystal.
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May 29, 2015 05:52
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I went with a normal reg...AND BERSERKER RISK! even though I've never beaten ff5.
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May 29, 2015 06:04
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 http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=50132736
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May 29, 2015 06:13
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Brannock posted:How is this different than the old random mode? Just that you can get duplicates? every time you get a new job it gets pulled from the full pool of twenty instead of what's normally available at that crystal, sounds like. my b ody is ready
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May 29, 2015 06:13
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Poulpe posted:Aw man, the fiesta doesn't start for three weeks? I'm so anxious to participate and finish the game for the first time This is what bothers me most about the fiesta setup. I know there needs to be time to get donations in for run choices and BERSERKERRISK but the long waiting period for pre-regs is frustrating. I hope the kick-off run is worth it - either really amazing or really awful.
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May 29, 2015 06:51
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Captain Vittles posted:This is what bothers me most about the fiesta setup. I know there needs to be time to get donations in for run choices and BERSERKERRISK but the long waiting period for pre-regs is frustrating. I hope the kick-off run is worth it - either really amazing or really awful. Last year's sure as hell delivered on the 'awful' quota, I wouldn't mind an actual speedrun that didn't suck this year.
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May 29, 2015 07:41
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Reg'd Chaos and threw in 5 more zerker's for you crazy #BERSERKERRISK people.
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May 29, 2015 07:50
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gently caress it, I'm going in with Chaos Berserker Risk. I'm still letting myself switch my first class to Blu Mage if I don't like it. It's for charity.
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May 29, 2015 08:11
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Going into this blind with normal BERSERKERRISK. Let's see how bad this game chews me up.
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May 29, 2015 08:20
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 If I don't like it I can just do another run afterwards.
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May 29, 2015 09:05
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I hope chaos is some real stupid poo poo like "each time you enter a new world all four job assignments change and you can't use the old skills" or something instead of what we're all expecting, like "welp my White Mage got replaced by a Monk on the World 3 transition"
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May 29, 2015 09:35
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#regChaos for me. It's more of a treat to get a Berserker randomly.
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May 29, 2015 09:38
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Let's say I've only ever earnestly played this game once and didnt even get halfway. How hosed would I be participating in this? I've already registered and I fully intend to play. I just wanna know what kind of beating I'm in for.
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May 29, 2015 15:49
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Holidae posted:Let's say I've only ever earnestly played this game once and didnt even get halfway. How hosed would I be participating in this? I've already registered and I fully intend to play. I just wanna know what kind of beating I'm in for. Multiple people have done precisely what you are describing and had no problem. Post in the thread/in IRC if you have problems and you'll have tons of us offering solutions. If the reason you didn't finish is the decision paralysis of having Tons Of Jobs, then the Fiesta will be perfect for you.
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May 29, 2015 15:53
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Holidae posted:Let's say I've only ever earnestly played this game once and didnt even get halfway. How hosed would I be participating in this? I've already registered and I fully intend to play. I just wanna know what kind of beating I'm in for. You'll do fine. Just don't go and register for Chaos Berserker Risk Natural or some crap like that, just do a normal run. The chances of you being in even a difficult position is really low. Three of the Water Crystal jobs are excellent, and the other two are merely pretty good, while all four Earth Crystal jobs are perfectly usable. There's the unlikely position of getting [Thief/Monk], Red Mage, Geomancer, Dragoon, but it's still a perfectly winnable team. Final Fantasy V is a game that's only difficult if you don't properly use the tools at hand. In a Fiesta, you're given so few tools that you can't help but use them properly. And, like mentioned above, there's a massive amount of resources available if you need help, and while there's a couple of Nice To Have items that you could potentially miss if you're running blind, there's no situation you'll end up in where the game's unwinnable (worst case, there's always levels).
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May 29, 2015 16:07
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Holidae posted:Let's say I've only ever earnestly played this game once and didnt even get halfway. How hosed would I be participating in this? I've already registered and I fully intend to play. I just wanna know what kind of beating I'm in for. well I've only attempted it once in 2014 (maybe 2013 I don't remember) and that was a regular natural run, I failed to complete the run due to apathy and real life interfering. Im trying again this year with chaos and berserker risk so I'd say screw it, jump in , the worst that can happen is you don't finish a run.
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May 29, 2015 16:11
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someone should bug kewpuh and ask for a sticky once prereg opens up for real, see if we can drum up some more interest
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May 29, 2015 16:12
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750 run with BERSERKER RISK here, because of whatever goon mentioned it earlier and I found the idea intriguing enough to want to try. Also threw 5 berserkers into the pot. Second run will be chaos because I'm psyched to try that out, but since only the first run can have the berserker risk, I decided to build around that first. PSA to anyone new to the fiesta: avoid natural for your first run(s). It's anti-fun.
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May 29, 2015 16:13
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Vil posted:PSA to anyone new to the fiesta: avoid natural for every run. It's anti-fun. I fixed that for you. 
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May 29, 2015 16:14
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Fair enough, though I do think a single natural run can be worthwhile if only to know firsthand just why it is that everyone shits on it.
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May 29, 2015 16:18
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CapitalistPig posted:well I've only attempted it once in 2014 (maybe 2013 I don't remember) and that was a regular natural run, I failed to complete the run due to apathy and real life interfering. no the worst is that they take money away from sick children. like they give them a PSP and then say PSYCH and rip it from their hands. and they cry and cry
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May 29, 2015 16:20
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Poque posted:no the worst is that they take money away from sick children. like they give them a PSP and then say PSYCH and rip it from their hands. and they cry and cry Well, unless they were one of the only people that would've fulfilled someone's pledge and then fail to finish, that's not really the case. Hell, you can donate to the Fiesta without playing, even. I know people who do that. That reminds me, I need to chip in  on payday.
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May 29, 2015 16:22
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It's absolutely the case, it's a new feature of the fiesta this year.
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May 29, 2015 16:24
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Vil posted:Fair enough, though I do think a single natural run can be worthwhile if only to know firsthand just why it is that everyone shits on it. natural sucks because the core of the game is interacting with job abilities and taking that away neuters the game. the reason single class and character challenges work is because they replace the ability tinkering with mechanical challenges (how do i beat this boss whose gimmick doesn't work with my class, how do i deal with this gimmick with a single character, etc.), natural doesn't have that because you still have four toolsets for everything which unless you get really screwed means that it's not much harder than a normal run anyone reading this, that's why you don't do natural runs
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May 29, 2015 16:25
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Question: Are we allowed to discuss what ROMs to use to play the game or is that 
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May 29, 2015 16:35
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Yorkshire Tea posted:Question: Are we allowed to discuss what ROMs to use to play the game or is that As far as I am aware, discussion is fine, sharing them is not.
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May 29, 2015 17:13
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Wait, hold on, in my practice I got the Fire Crystal jobs and they were only Ninja, Beastmaster, and Geomancer, so I put those in the RNG. Was I supposed to add Ranger and Bard? When do I get those?
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May 29, 2015 18:16
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The Fire Crystal Jobs are split into two packages. Ranger and Bard you get a little later.
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May 29, 2015 18:17
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OzFactor posted:Wait, hold on, in my practice I got the Fire Crystal jobs and they were only Ninja, Beastmaster, and Geomancer, so I put those in the RNG. Was I supposed to add Ranger and Bard? When do I get those? Soon. The shards are from the Fire Crystal but aren't picked up at the same time. It goes Karnak Castle -> Ancient Library -> Crescent Island -> Ranger/Bard.
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May 29, 2015 18:19
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OzFactor posted:Wait, hold on, in my practice I got the Fire Crystal jobs and they were only Ninja, Beastmaster, and Geomancer, so I put those in the RNG. Was I supposed to add Ranger and Bard? When do I get those? You get them a bit later, after the library and possibly some optional world exploring that's best delayed until you can travel without random encounters anyway. But yes, they're fire crystal jobs too. If you roll ranger or bard, you just use your wind and water jobs that you'd been using beforehand, until you unlock those two jobs, at which point you swap someone appropriately.
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May 29, 2015 18:19
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All right, well, since this is just practice I'll roll it again. And my Beastmaster died before even hitting Byblos anyway (I broke two rods in his face after that). ...Bard!
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May 29, 2015 18:24
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Yorkshire Tea posted:Question: Are we allowed to discuss what ROMs to use to play the game or is that I am curious about which version people prefer. I know the mods in the OP are for the GBA version, right? Since I've never played FFV prior to my Fiesta run, I'd love to know what I'm in for if I use different versions.
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May 29, 2015 18:28
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Jedi425 posted:I am curious about which version people prefer. I know the mods in the OP are for the GBA version, right? Since I've never played FFV prior to my Fiesta run, I'd love to know what I'm in for if I use different versions. GBA and iOS versions have the best localization (honorary nod to PS1 version for having a laughably terrible one). iOS has better enemy sprites and much shittier character sprites. iOS is played on a phone/tablet and therefore benefits from inherent mobility and suffers from touchscreen controls. It also has a nice auto-battle function (which is really the only Practical Gameplay Reason to favor it). SNES and PS1 are nice if you're a purist and want a more "original" experience. Or if you, ya know, already have them. GBA has tinny music but that can be corrected with a mod. PS1 (via PSN) and iOS are, I think, the only currently available legitimate versions. I would not recommend buying a GBA/SNES (or rather, SFC) cartridge off eBay or something. Overall my recommendation is solidly GBA, with a nod to iOS if you don't mind its touchscreen controls and character sprites.
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May 29, 2015 18:34
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Also note that if you do use the GBA version, ensure that it's the US GBA version, so you have access to the quicksave glitch (to rig encounters).
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May 29, 2015 18:36
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There are several glitches that were fixed in the iOS version that make it tougher for certain parties to beat certain bosses. If you really want to exploit the game's bugs, stick to the other versions.
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May 29, 2015 18:38
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did they ever fix the omniscient reflect glitch? or is that still a problem
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May 29, 2015 18:43
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Kyrosiris you should put the Carl Boss picture in the OP
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May 29, 2015 18:45
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That's exactly the kind of information I wanted, thanks all. I'll probably roll GBA for the mods then.
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May 29, 2015 18:46
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Fungah! posted:did they ever fix the omniscient reflect glitch? or is that still a problem Yeah, most of the tricks work now, or at least that's what was reported in 2014.
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May 29, 2015 18:51
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