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Fister Roboto posted:allowing the first place team to cruise to victory almost uncontested. You can just say Maelstrom
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StrixNebulosa posted:Speculation based on the Stormblood trailer: there's no single focused plot to SB, huh. Or rather the overall theme is "fight empire, free Asia, go to cool Asian locales". Whereas HW had the focused "we are here to stop a war" thing. I've heard that this pack isn't as good as the others, but it also handles these complex themes well, so I'm going in with curious expectations. Stormblood mostly gets criticized for trying to tell two stories and ending up not having enough time to do either one of them justice, which is fair. But I also think having different locations spring up helped it’s overall theme that imperialism is unrelentingly lovely and it fucks up society at every level in any part of the world, even people who on the surface level might be benefiting from it. The main villain of the story isn’t a character, it’s imperialism itself, and seeing what it has done to the people in these parts of the world takes precedence over the clashing armies and character drama. All in all I really liked it but I can see how it disappointed some people.
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Trip report: If you've been putting off doing BLU spells because of the unrelenting grind in getting the primal spells, now's a good time to get back to it. People were saying that, if you do a sync'd group, it's a near 100% learn rate, but even the unsync'd rate is really good now. My friend and I decided to clean up our spellbooks this afternoon, with him still needing Mountain Buster and me needing every primal spell except Feather Rain, and it only took us four(?) tries for him and one or two tries each for me (I solo'd Ifrit Normal for Eruption, which took me 10 tries, but I wonder if it would have been as fast as the others if I'd just done Hard with his help). Now if only I could get Perfect Blue done without taking a stupid hit at the last possible moment... [EDIT] https://imgur.com/a/NWtVmrh Copycat Zero fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Nov 10, 2019 |
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OK yeah I am going to dock points from WVR for its 40-50 range also being dependent on animal drops. Gonna see if grinding through with lower-level BTN materials and this Commercial Engineering Manual can get me over the hump. I guess true consistency can only be found in metal... and also wood I guess
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:So is there anything else you should be doing in pvp besides "take the points, beat up other teams"? It seems like some maps have other objectives, but it's never really clear to me which one has what. Maybe just because I haven't played a lot of pvp. In a quantum superposition and therefore unordered: a) stick together 2) Frontlines is inherently objective-focused, bump those up on your priority iii) Don't get sandwiched. Learn when to cut bait and haul rear end. *) If they're fighting each other, don't hesitate to give someone a real bad day.
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Freaking Crumbum posted:finally finish installing the game? Don't forget to back up all of your settings in case something goes wrong. The process is streamlined now - I had done it a few months back and it came in handy for when I had a computer issue and had to re-install.
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Finally made it to the   Thanks to the friendly PBC goons who ran with me through the final dungeon and trial. Loved the expansion, but especially loved (end game zone spoilers) all of Amaurot through the finale. Bonus screenshot: 
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Oh wow you can pull out gear from the glamour dresser? I thought it destroyed them forever. I guess that solves one of my fifteen inventory management problems Edit: oh you can't store belts in the glamour dresser because they have no visible presence, it's like this game's inventory system is designed to provide some kind of annoyance at every turn lol CharlieFoxtrot fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Nov 10, 2019 |
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:Oh wow you can pull out gear from the glamour dresser? I thought it destroyed them forever. It used to.
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I got some fireglass leather from maps tonight so I made a MNK glamour: 
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StrixNebulosa posted:I've also left a bunch of things undone - bonus dungeons, Void Ark, and all of my crafters are in their 20s. But that's okay. Game big, and I'll continue at my own pace. Please do the 3.x 24 man raid series. Just queue while doing quests and they'll pop pretty fast. Some of the best fights in the game, and as a bonus each time you do this you'll make 23 other people incredibly happy that they didn't get LOTA.
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Copycat Zero posted:Now if only I could get Perfect Blue done without taking a stupid hit at the last possible moment... I got it recently and I can give you some tips. Which phase are you having trouble with? Oh, wait, never mind. 
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Can I get Nero's sunglasses Edit: 
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Nov 10, 2019 07:28
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I made Nero's Sunglasses HQ back when they were first introduced to the game and Nero was still busy bathing in purple drank and being edgy. I have a glamour plate solely dedicated to wearing those sunglasses. (they're called Shaded Spectacles)
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The BLU changes have made some Masked Carnival stages pretty frustrating. Like for floor 20 about the only guides I can find say "cheese all 3 acts with Final Sting / Self Destruct" but the addition of Brush with Death makes that non-viable. Trying to do it the regular way requires knockback protection, and since Surecast is 120 seconds now you can't use that. Looks like Diamondback (which I don't have) is literally the only way to beat the fight now. e: managed to cheese it by using Final Sting on Typhon, then literally dragging out Act 2 for 10 minutes so I could Final Sting him again in Act 3. Lame! Thundarr fucked around with this message at 07:51 on Nov 10, 2019 |
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Splash Attack posted:there apparently were plans to implement a shepherd/skinner class in 1.0 but that fell through and leatherworker/weaver have to rely on drops or retainers for certain items. Have they ever explained why they've never added in any new DoL/DoH classes? Aside from the obvious answer of "Crafting was a Sisyphean nightmare until literally a few weeks ago". I guess the ones we have now already cover pretty much everything but something like that shepherd idea would be pretty nice.
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Well I guess I have to add another bullet point to my "holy poo poo moments" in this game.
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MechanicalTomPetty posted:Have they ever explained why they've never added in any new DoL/DoH classes? Aside from the obvious answer of "Crafting was a Sisyphean nightmare until literally a few weeks ago". I guess the ones we have now already cover pretty much everything but something like that shepherd idea would be pretty nice. please don't give them ideas, my inventory is suffering
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Cleretic posted:Rip up the objectives and move in a group. Only fight if you have to, and only if you're pretty sure you can win. Actual priorities vary depending on the map, though. Nodes were more important in 8v8v8 but that's not a thing anymore.
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So I decided to level blacksmithing, and partway through leveling botanist to get mats for carpenter I realised this might not have been my best plan? Also, I'm starting to enjoy the monk story post 50. It's not great or anything, but I don't hate the two NPCs anymore, so it's better at least.
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:Well I guess I have to add another bullet point to my "holy poo poo moments" in this game. gently caress he's so cute
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I'm working on leveling Machinist, at around level 47 where the Wildfire shenanigans are starting to pop off, but I still don't think I get the point of Hot Shot? It has a higher potency than the first combo hit, but it seems like the combo takes higher priority, so I'm unsure of when I'd really get practical use out of it. Is it something that opens up later, or am I missing something?
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LordHippoman posted:I'm working on leveling Machinist, at around level 47 where the Wildfire shenanigans are starting to pop off, but I still don't think I get the point of Hot Shot? It fills your battery gauge by 20, which is what you use to summon your turret/robot. The only other thing that fills the gauge is the last shot in your combo, and that's only by 10. Edit: Also, your combo averages out to 260 potency a shot and Hot Shot is 300, so even if the battery gauge wasn't a thing it's still a DPS gain over time to use it. Cabbit fucked around with this message at 10:12 on Nov 10, 2019 |
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LordHippoman posted:I'm working on leveling Machinist, at around level 47 where the Wildfire shenanigans are starting to pop off, but I still don't think I get the point of Hot Shot? Hot Shot gives 20 battery on the spot and doesn't break your combo, so you just throw it out whenever it comes up just to get to 100 faster. Honestly, Hot Shot was a casualty of the MCH rework for 5.0. Originally it gave you a 10% damage boost for 30 seconds so getting it early made sense, now there's a 36 level gap between when you get it and when it becomes actually useful. Once you hit ShB it upgrades into Air Anchor, which has 700 potency.
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Casualty implies something of value was lost; old Hot Shot was terrible, as was every other "hit this button once every 30 to 60 seconds for a minor damage buff" skill. Good riddance.
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Cabbit posted:Casualty implies something of value was lost; old Hot Shot was terrible, as was every other "hit this button once every 30 to 60 seconds for a minor damage buff" skill. Good riddance.  Still a fun job regardless, but I would appreciate that being fixed.
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Yapping Eevee posted:And yet DRG remains saddled with theirs, which isn't even extended by the AoE rotation like SAM's is. Oh yes, please give DRG an aoe rotation, some kind of sweep maybe? Also, nice glam.
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ParliamentOfDogs posted:Stormblood mostly gets criticized for trying to tell two stories and ending up not having enough time to do either one of them justice, which is fair. But I also think having different locations spring up helped it’s overall theme that imperialism is unrelentingly lovely and it fucks up society at every level in any part of the world, even people who on the surface level might be benefiting from it. The main villain of the story isn’t a character, it’s imperialism itself, and seeing what it has done to the people in these parts of the world takes precedence over the clashing armies and character drama. All in all I really liked it but I can see how it disappointed some people. Thanks, you're making me even more hyped for it!
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jalapeno_dude posted:Please do the 3.x 24 man raid series. Just queue while doing quests and they'll pop pretty fast. Some of the best fights in the game, and as a bonus each time you do this you'll make 23 other people incredibly happy that they didn't get LOTA. Hahaha I feel this and for the record WoD sucks more than LotA. Okay, soon! Possibly today!
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I enjoy WoD because of the suspense whether enough people know how to do Cerberus. One time we wiped because a player disconnected while holding the chain
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I enjoy WoD because of the suspense whether enough people know how to do Cerberus. One time we had him down to 1% health and wiped because literally no one alive knew how to LB
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Today I started leveling CNJ and I heard something weird behind me and realized that a friend had tracked me down in Gridania so they could follow me around blasting the Cheers theme music on the trumpet I love this loving game
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Trenchdeep posted:Oh yes, please give DRG an aoe rotation, some kind of sweep maybe? (And thanks, it's just the augmented Facet set dyed.)
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Everyone, I regret to inform you that Eureka is now good. That 150% Echo goes a long way, it frees up basically every resource a Red Mage ever had to invest in defense.
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Blueberry Pancakes posted:I got it recently and I can give you some tips. Which phase are you having trouble with? Putting aside brain-farts like forgetting that AoE attacks have fall-off now and then fat-fingering trying to finish off the not-quite-dead angon as a result, the main part I was consistently failing at was dealing with his last I, uh, got "lucky" finally
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Asimo posted:It's also a nice chance to see the pixies at their And quite a few more disturbing sides... Re: the shepherd Or this https://twitter.com/sabato__n/status/1193373305987833857 FortMan fucked around with this message at 14:21 on Nov 10, 2019 |
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Figured I'd try this out since I've heard good things. Over an hour later loving with getting my account registered and entering my registraion code, and I think I'm just going to get a refund instead. I have never seen a more unnecessarily complicated and asinine registration process for a game.
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