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Kheldarn
Feb 17, 2011



Realms On Parade
Parade 0 dropped a Deuce on me, and gave me her Eye For Detail LMR (Feathered Cap).
Parade FFT shanked me with Ramza's Battle Cry BSB (Kiyomori).
Parade 15 Gladiown'd me with Gladio's LMR (Prince's Pillar).
Parade 14 Dusted me with Ysale's BSB (Shiva: Diamond Dust). I don't feel so good...
Parade 13 fisted me with Snow's BSB (A Hero Rides).
Parade 12 saved me with Basch's OSB (Save The Queen).
Parade 11 Ayamehameha'd me with Ayame's SSB (Tachi Jinpu).
Parade 10 ligma'd me with Wakka's SSB (Aurochs Reels).
Parade 9 hit me below the belt with Amarant's LMR (Below-The-Board).
Parade 8 rained on my parade with my 3rd copy of Quistis's BSB (Hail To The Queen).
Parade 7 &$#%!! me with Barret's LMR (Armed And Dangerous).
Parade 6 suplexed me with Sabin's USB (Raging Fist).
Parade 5 decided to Buttz heads with me with Bartz's AOSB (Crystalline Focus).
Parade 4 Shot me through the heart with Rosa's BSB (Holy Ray).
Parade 3 peeled me with Ingus's LMR (Resolute Warrior).


Parade 2 Wu'd me with Minwu's BSB (Seal Of Heaven).

Also, Phase 2 got me 1/11, with [b]Papalyma's OSB (Flareja)
.

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Baku
Aug 20, 2005

by Fluffdaddy

Kheldarn posted:

Also, Phase 2 got me 1/11, with Papalyma's OSB (Flareja).

Joke's on you, pal: I went 2/11 - two of Papa's OSB. At least I didn't already have it?

I also went 2/3 on the FF2 RoP, pulling some Richard kit and Joseph's USB. That's uh, somethin. Still, with FF1 remaining, my net result from RoP includes (among other things) like four new USBs on top of everything else. It really is the best value in the game other than free 33-pulls and poo poo.

Cattail Prophet
Apr 12, 2014

Kheldarn posted:

Parade 2 Wu'd me with Minwu's BSB (Seal Of Heaven)..

Just FYI, if you still need to finish the Nightmares, this clowns on Evrae extremely hard.

pichupal
Mar 23, 2013

Poochy ain't Stupid.
I might be.
OSB: Terra and Noctis. No dupes. Fine.

RoP: Maria LMR. Earth+ armor and I have her USB. Nice.

Daily:



:toot: I'm a big IX and Quina fan so this actually might get me playing more. Especially since I don't have a Gen 2 Chain to conflict with that pure ATK buff. My daily haul is now Quina USB, and Palom SSB (dupe). Pretty great for free pulls.

Fest so far:

0 - Ace SSB
Tactics - Montblanc USB
XV - Gladio BSB
XIV - Y'shtola SSB (dupe)
XIII - Noel BSB1 (dupe)
XII - Basch USB
XI - Shantotto SSB
X - Auron LMR1 (dupe)
IX - Garnet BSB1 (dupe, but lightning+ dagger)
VIII - Zell Enfire BSB (dupe)
VII - Sephiroth ASB
VI - Edgar USB; Setzer LMR
V - Bartz Triplecast LMR
IV - Rydia Water BSB
III - Arc Medica SSB
II - Maria LMR

LMR - Edgar
OSB - Terra, Noctis

Fister Roboto
Feb 21, 2008

I said come in! posted:

That is good enough for me, thank you! Been hanging out in the Discord but haven't had time to try to find a multiplayer group yet.

Yeah, definitely don't be afraid to ask for a carry party. Plenty of people are happy to help, especially if you host and save them some stamina. Even the hardest MP fights are starting to become a joke for veteran players, so slotting in a cute newbie is easy enough.

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

I said come in! posted:

That is good enough for me, thank you! Been hanging out in the Discord but haven't had time to try to find a multiplayer group yet.

Just in case you haven't seen it, the first few posts sum the main things up pretty well ( https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3861719&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1#post485603427 for general progression) Particularly the part about pushing events that are gonna end over the realm dungeons that are always there. They're your main source for new characters (though hero souls and T1/T2 break crystals are handed out very easily so don't be afraid to spend them) and some new abilities, a RW with an overstrike can solo the fights for you up to at least 100, and it feels SO GOOD when you manage to push that threshold of what you can handle up a level. Also for a newbie the gyshal exchange will be handy for 100stamina potions. Refreshes every wednesday, useful for those times you're one stamina gem short of a refill in the realm dungeons, or when doing events since they don't have stamina gems. It's hidden behind the Annex button, and they used to notify when it refilled but that stopped maybe 6 months ago.

And finally, don't be afraid to ask questions. This game's been going on for a while and there's been power and mechanics creep, even with the guides it can be a bit overwhelming to figure out what's worth paying attention to.

Alxprit
Feb 7, 2015

<click> <click> What is it with this dancing?! Bouncing around like fools... I would have thought my own kind at least would understand the seriousness of our Adventurer's Guild!

My daily common draw luck suddenly exploded. Yesterday I got Iris' Ultra, and today I got Vincent's chain. Now I'm scrambling to find a good fire mage team.

Shoenin
May 29, 2013

Everynight I wake up Screaming.
(and beating the dragon)
both these special draws gave me dupes
at least the Maria LMR dupe I can use since its +earf


also because I almost forgot, Crystal tower ends tommorow so heads up.

fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:
Realms on Parade!!!!

0: Deuce SSB
T: Orlandeau USB (dupe)
15: Ignis LMR
14: Estinien LMR
13: Vanille USB
12: Balthier BSB2
11: Curilla BSB
10: Tidus OSB (dupe)
9: Beatrix USB
8: Rinoa SSB
7: Sephiroth USB
6: Cyan SSB (dupe)
5: Galuf SSB
4: Ursula BSB
3: Ingus LMR

2: Minwu USB - an excellent medica in a realm where previous I had no medica ++

LMR: OK, Decil
OSB: Steiner, Quistis (dupe), Hope (dupe)

Qwertycoatl
Dec 31, 2008

I said come in! posted:

My hope was that I could get carried and get characters leveled up easily, if that is a thing? My highest level characters right now are just level 65.

You can also get carried in single player by using a roaming warrior. If you find one with an overstrike soul break in an element the boss is weak to (or at least doesn't resist) you can oneshot most encounters with difficulty less than 100

RagnarokAngel
Oct 5, 2006

Black Magic Extraordinaire
Finally cleared the dark and holy magicites. Decided to try the 4* and...yikes.

Neutral Zone Trap
Nov 6, 2011

It's in the garbage. Where it belongs.
A reasonable person waits for power creep to do 5* Quetz.

A slightly unreasonable person waits for Stone Press to break Savage mode.

An unreasonable person tries to break savage with the non elemental OK OSB but it’s too weak.

A total madman gives OK +30% sword damage RM to hit over 10k with his weak rear end OSB.

ceaselessfuture
Apr 9, 2005

"I'm thirty," I said. "I'm five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor."

Neutral Zone Trap posted:

A reasonable person waits for power creep to do 5* Quetz.

A slightly unreasonable person waits for Stone Press to break Savage mode.

An unreasonable person tries to break savage with the non elemental OK OSB but it’s too weak.

A total madman gives OK +30% sword damage RM to hit over 10k with his weak rear end OSB.



this is a good post and you should feel good about it

Elephant Ambush
Nov 13, 2012

...We sholde spenden more time together. What sayest thou?
Nap Ghost
Is it even worth bothering to try using Ingus' earth chain on it?

Kheldarn
Feb 17, 2011



Cattail Prophet posted:

Just FYI, if you still need to finish the Nightmares, this clowns on Evrae extremely hard.

I've only done 3? Nighrmare battles, with 0 complete.

Fister Roboto
Feb 21, 2008

a single loving dupe for the USB lucky

this game seriously has it out for me right now

Alxprit
Feb 7, 2015

<click> <click> What is it with this dancing?! Bouncing around like fools... I would have thought my own kind at least would understand the seriousness of our Adventurer's Guild!



I got the fire mage starter pack, with Terra, Krile, and Vincent Ultras all at once. I free-pulled a Vincent chain just yesterday too so I think the game's trying to tell me something. I dunno...

(Tell me the truth, does Papalymo with his burst match up to any of these?)

Geocities Homepage King
Nov 26, 2007

I have good news, and I have bad news.
Which do you want to hear first...?

Fister Roboto posted:

a single loving dupe for the USB lucky

this game seriously has it out for me right now

I got two USBs! Both dupes.

Fister Roboto
Feb 21, 2008

Someone really needs to make :smithicide: but it's Tyro holding a Tiny Bee to his head, because that's how I feel right now.

pichupal
Mar 23, 2013

Poochy ain't Stupid.
I might be.
1/11 Cid USB dupe and Wol SSB dupe to end it off. What a way to end it off.

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

1/11 OK mUSB non-dupe. Well, that's the other half of my teams he's a shoe-in for.

Zurai
Feb 13, 2012


Wait -- I haven't even voted in this game yet!

Elephant Ambush posted:

Is it even worth bothering to try using Ingus' earth chain on it?

Yes. I used Ingus chain for both Quetzlcoatl and King Behemoth in JP. Of course I also had Ingus BSB2, but still, his chain is one of the best gen 1 chains.

Armitage
Aug 16, 2005

"Mathman's not here." "Oh? Where is he?" "He's in the Mathroom."


No superstars in the bunch, Rikku’s is a dupe, but these are all solid USBs! I’m doing perfectly well with my pulls.

Servaetes
Sep 10, 2003

False enemy or true friend?
cool, duplicate USBs for Noel and Edea. what a loving waste this RoP and USB pull were

Prav
Oct 29, 2011

Garland nu-Chain and Shadow USB. my phys dark team just went from very bad to very good.

no wait that's the old chain. either way, thrilled.

Prav fucked around with this message at 02:30 on Sep 24, 2018

Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002



3 USB's out of 11, none of them dupes! also, none for characters i use but i only use like 6-7 characters so

edit: also i got leon's ultra out of the ff2 draw, gracious

Boogaloo Shrimp
Aug 2, 2004

Ha ha ha, holy poo poo Elarra USB. Guess I can skip the only fest pulls I was planning now.

Referee
Aug 25, 2004

"Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday."
(Wilma Rudolph)

Realms on Parade:

0: Ace OSB :cheers:
FFT: Mustadio BSB :eng99:
XV: Prompto BSB (dupe) :rubshands:
XIV: Y'shtola LMR :confuoot:
XIII: Noel LMR :shrug:
XII: Fran BSB :tipshat:
XI: Ayame LMR :bang:
X: Braska SSB :what:
IX: Kuja OSB :toot:
VIII: Kiros BSB :mrgw:
VII: Cait Sith SSB :argh:
VI: Edgar LMR :negative:
V: Gilgamesh OSB :black101:
IV: Rydia BSB :eng101:
III: Arc BSB :niggly:
II: Minwu LMR :ohdear:
I: Garland CSB :wow:

Finished strong, anyway! For 85 Mythril I'm pretty happy with only one dupe and a new chain. Zero USB's, though, which I found very strange. Guess it's time to do the USB pull!

Edit: 1/11 Vanille USB :(

Referee fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Sep 24, 2018

Fister Roboto
Feb 21, 2008

Oh, I forgot to do my daily draw.



I'll just pretend I got this on the USB lucky.

Nihilarian
Oct 2, 2013


I do the RoP pulls all at once instead of over two weeks

but first the USB lucky

6/11! Chicken Knife, Force Stealer and Metal Knuckles are dupes, the other 3 I'll have to look over. Very nice.

Realms on Parade
FF1: Sarah Sage Staff USB
FF2: Guy Demon Axe USB
FF3: Refia Shura Gloves BSB (dupe)
FF4: Edge Kiku-Ichimonji USB (already have him dived lmao)
FF5: Galuf Triton Hammer CSB (My first earth chain!)
FF6: Leo Imperial Highblade SSB
FF7: Reno Enhanced Pierce Rod USB
FF8: Rinoa Cardinal SSB (old rear end dupe)
FF9: Quina Gastro Fork USB
FF10: Tidus Vigilante ASB (My Tidus is so loving stacked)
FF11: Shantotto Tidal Staff CSB and Jupiter's Staff (I was planning on pulling for earth and lightning chains this fest jesus)
FF12: Balthier Heart of Gold SSB
FF13: Serah Raging Arc USB
FF14: Yda Temple Cyclas SSB (dupe)
FF15: Aranea Stoss Spear OSB (dupe)
FFT: Alma Wizard's Rod LMR
FFT0: Ace Ace's Summer Uniform BSB (dupe)

6 USBs and 2 CSBs. Haven't checked for elemental equipment yet, but this is absolutely my best RoP yet

Nihilarian fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Sep 24, 2018

poe meater
Feb 17, 2011
I got Garnet USB, Cloud USB1, and Delita USB. Cloud is fine with just his USB1 and glint right? And Delita should be a okay 2nd dps with his usb/bsb and a dive?

Kheldarn
Feb 17, 2011



Realms On Parade
Parade 0 dropped a Deuce on me, and gave me her Eye For Detail LMR (Feathered Cap).
Parade FFT shanked me with Ramza's Battle Cry BSB (Kiyomori).
Parade 15 Gladiown'd me with Gladio's LMR (Prince's Pillar).
Parade 14 Dusted me with Ysale's BSB (Shiva: Diamond Dust). I don't feel so good...
Parade 13 fisted me with Snow's BSB (A Hero Rides).
Parade 12 saved me with Basch's OSB (Save The Queen).
Parade 11 Ayamehameha'd me with Ayame's SSB (Tachi Jinpu).
Parade 10 ligma'd me with Wakka's SSB (Aurochs Reels).
Parade 9 hit me below the belt with Amarant's LMR (Below-The-Board).
Parade 8 rained on my parade with my 3rd copy of Quistis's BSB (Hail To The Queen).
Parade 7 &$#%!! me with Barret's LMR (Armed And Dangerous).
Parade 6 suplexed me with Sabin's USB (Raging Fist).
Parade 5 decided to Buttz heads with me with Bartz's AOSB (Crystalline Focus).
Parade 4 Shot me through the heart with Rosa's BSB (Holy Ray).
Parade 3 peeled me with Ingus's LMR (Resolute Warrior).
Parade 2 Wu''d me with Minwu's BSB (Seal Of Heaven).


Parade 1 Time looped me with Echo's SSB (Seraphic Rod).

Parade 1 Time looped me with Echo's SSB (Seraphic Rod).

poo poo from the Daily. Once again, gently caress the Daily.

Fister Roboto
Feb 21, 2008

poe meater posted:

I got Garnet USB, Cloud USB1, and Delita USB. Cloud is fine with just his USB1 and glint right? And Delita should be a okay 2nd dps with his usb/bsb and a dive?

Delita's USB is extremely good if you have a chain to go with it. Fortunately he can fit into fire, ice, and lightning teams just fine, especially now that there are 6* spellblades for each of those elements (he can do holy too but all his materia are for spellblade). He's probably the best non-Butz multi-element spellblade. Don't bother with the BSB, it's just damage. The IC2 you get from the USB is worth it every time.

AstraSage
May 13, 2013

Now that we're at the Fest's Door, I should post my final record for Pre-Fest Pulls:

0: Ace's First Materia [Blink on Black]
T: Alma's Super
XV: 3/3 Prompto's Burst, Gladio's Second Materia [W-cast Knight] and (Dupe) Noctis' Super.
XIV: Minfilia's Materia [Longer Buffs]
XIII: Noel's Second Materia [W-cast Ice]
XII: Gabranth's Overflow [+Dark Sword]
XI: Lion's Burst.
X: (Dupe) Lulu's Super [Useless Doll]
IX: Zidane's Second Ultra [+Wind Sword]
VIII: Laguna's Materia [Ice Imperil on Machinist]
VII: Cloud's En-Wind Burst
VI: Edgar's En-Poison Burst
V: Krile's First Super [Not Sheepsong]
IV: (Dupe) Golbez's Burst [+Dark]
III: Onion Knight's Materia [Instant Cast for 2 Turns]
II: Leila's Super [Mug ATK/RES]
I: Master's First Materia [+ATK Bonus on 1 Attack after Monk Ability]

Legend Materia Lucky: 3/11 (SB-less) Vincent's [W-cast Fire], (Dupe) Celes' [W-cast Spellblade] and Zidane's First Materia [Quick Cast 1 after Thief Ability]
Overstrike Lucky: Skipped.
Ultra Lucky: 1/11 Reks' Ultra.

Shoenin
May 29, 2013

Everynight I wake up Screaming.
(and beating the dragon)
Cecil USB, Firion USB, Xezat USB from the 25 thingy

Holy is so stupendously stuffed for me, but I could always use more FF2 stuff, and Ill be glad to use Cecil with some decent effect again.
More Physical Ice is always nice, and all 3 are +element weapons.

good haul after the pretty disappointing fest.

Referee
Aug 25, 2004

"Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday."
(Wilma Rudolph)

Has anyone summarized the fest banners yet?

Armitage
Aug 16, 2005

"Mathman's not here." "Oh? Where is he?" "He's in the Mathroom."
This is how my RoP ended!

0 - Nine USB
FFT - Ramza SSB (chant) (dupe)
XV - Prompto USB (dupe)
XIV - Yda USB
XIII - Fang BSB (Rhomphaia)
XII - Fran USB (Hunting Crossbow), Vayne OSB
XI - Shantotto LMR
X - Paine LMR
IX - Freya BSB
VIII - Quistis SSB1 (dupe)
VII - Tifa USB1
VI - Kefka BSB
V - Kelger SSB, Exdeath LMR
IV - Golbez SSB (dupe), D. Cecil ASB
III - Arc BSB (Wizard Rod)
II - Maria OSB
I - Garland BSB (Ogrekiller)

A solid RoP/LMR/USB lucky pull, on top of getting OK's mUSB from a daily, and a bunch of good FFVIII pulls have me feeling fairly good about things!

a computer ghost
May 30, 2011

an unhackable cat???
RoP
TypeO: Rem BSB (dupe), King USB (+lighting gun) :shittydog:
Tictacs: Ovelia BSB
XV: Iggy SSB (dupe) :goleft:
XIV: Thancred SSB (+poison resist), Estinien BSB
XIII: Raines LMR
XII: Larsa SSB
XI: Ayame SSB, Lion SSB (+earth resist), Shantotto chain :shittydog:
X: Braska USB
IX: Zidane BSB1 (dupe) :goleft:
VIII: Ultimecia LMR
VII: Rufus BSB
VI: Kefka BSB (dupe) :goleft:
V: Butz water BSB (dupe) :goleft::goleft:
IV: Cid SSB
III: Arc SSB (dupe) :goleft::goleft::goleft:
II: Leila SSB
I: Echo BSB

LMR Lucky: 2/11, Luneth and Kain
OSB Lucky: 1/11, Garland
USB Lucky: Machina and Ysayle (:siren: +ice rod :siren:)

Overall I’m happy with what I got, especially since between my VIII and USB Lucky pulls I now have almost all the +ice gear I could possibly want.

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

Does Onion's mUSB give hastega, or just haste himself? The game is inconsistent in wording, his BSB says "to all allies", pUSB is "grant them Haste" and mUSB says "blah blah to all allies, grants haste, and enter Sage EX Mode"

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Prav
Oct 29, 2011

Bruceski posted:

Does Onion's mUSB give hastega, or just haste himself? The game is inconsistent in wording, his BSB says "to all allies", pUSB is "grant them Haste" and mUSB says "blah blah to all allies, grants haste, and enter Sage EX Mode"

full party haste

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