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DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Whoo Aerith LMR and Noctis AOSB. Now I might use them both, Aerith moreso on a team that I can get Last Stand elsewhere (putting her on an earth team with Dingus CSB springs to mind). Noctis I'm curious about anyway because I have his SSB so I am looking forward to putting him in some teams.

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DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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McDragon posted:

Ugh I need more keystones gotta beat up more magicites c'mon.

Can pretty consistently get Flame down in 36 seconds. Need another really good water person. Tidus wrecks face but Bartz just isn't quite specialised enough. His multicasts are good at least

You know the truth, deep down inside.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Beat my first 350 weapon fight today. Ruby weapon.

... 48 minutes. :negative:

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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McDragon posted:

What. How. I take it there's some awful gimmick with the tentacles or something? They were annoying enough on the easiest fight



This is what I went in with. Everyone is using BSBs (Faris BSB1) and Alph also had his SSB. Fujin is also 4* dived but not LD'ed like Alph is. I went with 4 so Ruby immediately brought up the tentacles, which I ignored entirely and took the DPS RW because a large chunk of this fight is % damage based. There's actually nothing the tentacles can do to kill you, they just set you up for kills by sapping your HP by a percentage, which I negated by Iris throwing out instant 7K heals, or sapping your ability uses which is entirely negated by spamming BSBs. Alph uses his BSB first otherwise he'd for sure run out of command stock, but after that it cycles to his SSB and back to his BSB. With Ace Striker/Battleforged equipped, Fujin and Alph were dealing enough damage through BSBs and taking enough damage to build up two soul gauges before their BSB ended so they could go right back into it. Same goes for Iris and her healing.

Unlike the other Weapons, Ruby gives you a bit longer to heal up after its Felstar Ultima since its next attack is % based damage, and then it drops actual damage abilities. This is where Iris BSB comes in - it's not instant (no biggie, I have longer to deploy it than against other weapons) but it also has 2k stock and status blink (no pesky confusion to worry about). In case I get really unlucky, Enkidu is there as an emergency heal and sometimes throws damage at Ruby.

It was a long, long, long fight and very tedious chipping away at Ruby. I think Fujin and Alph were dealing 8-10k damage per turn against something with nearly 1 million HP. I did lose Fujin with about 10% health to go but in the end...



:toot:

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Kheldarn posted:

Is there any reason, as an essentially new player, that I shouldn't pull on the new Chain banner?

Not really, except that there is "better stuff" coming on the VIII banner in September. "Better" meaning "Not stuff that belongs to Ultimecia, all the good stuff on the current banner, and lots of neat toys for Quistis". I'd encourage you to take a look at http://dirge.tv/2018/03/ffviii-jp-event-the-first-words/ and weigh up if you feel the need to pull now or wait until later. Ultimecia isn't amazing but Wind-elemental casters are pretty much her, Barbariccia, Fujin, Alphinaud, and Emperor when he feels like it (I've probably missed one or two). We've just come off of the festival and before that Barb's debut banner, and she is fantastic, but Ultimecia will do well if you're just starting out and want a wind caster. Ultimately it's up to you.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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triplexpac posted:

The FF3 torment is a pain. Counter healing for 9k is a bad gimmick. Gonna try bringing Mind Break, can’t out damage that heal fast enough

If you're going for the 200 or 250 difficulty you can cast reflect on Bahamut and bounce the heal back to your team. SOL for using that on the 300 difficulty fight.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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2/11 on the DU lucky. Potato LMR (my only tech for him), Cloud USB2 - excellent I didn't get this on banner 3.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Shelke.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Do do doo just doing my rubbish daily pull-



:stare:

Do I.. do I dive?

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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IDC if I pulled a 4* today, I genuinely look forward to the free relic draw now that this change has happened now that I know my odds of getting something that isn't 1* or 2* are dramatically higher. Well played DeNA.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Oh boy I got a 5 star on my daily.

Why does it not say congratulations?



Hahaha whaaaaaat?

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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0: Ace OSB (I have nothing else for him, and already have a fully dived stronk Terra so on t fence here).
T: Ovelia BSB. Nice to have some healer tech for this realm.
XV: Iris USB. Already got her BSB so maybe just maybe I'll start cycling her in and Selphie out for now.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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I was gonna pull anyway for the Laguna chain since Ice is the last chain I'm missing but you know, a lot of that Quistis stuff is mighty tempting.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Lol, dupe Thancred SSB which is exactly what I pulled for XIV during the last RoP.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Snow USB. It's... A thing? That does stuff? I could see the borderline use if tanks were a thing but hey! Staying positive! It's not another Sazh LMR.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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I got Vaan BSB. It's not a dupe and I read that it's one of the last good BSBs? I'll take it

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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The FF MMOs continue to give me utter shite. They must know I play WoW. 1/3 Lion LMR.

Alrighty saved up 300 mythril for this event let's pull until we get that chain-

3/11 Quistis USB Laguna CSB Rinoa LMR.

... Huh. Well this is awkward. Here I came expecting many pulls and I got it in one. Hm. Not sure if it's worth pulling for more Rinoa stuff - I have her first USB, both BSBs and now her enIce LMR. She is my only ice mage of note but... Hm.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Seifer SSB from daily draw. Whoo more +dark armour. Today is FF8 day indeed.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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RoP update:

0: Ace OSB
T: Ovelia BSB
15: Iris USB
14: Thancred SSB (dupe)
13: Snow USB
12: Vaan BSB
11: Lion LMR
10: Yuna LMR1, Paine USB (dupe)
9: Zidane OSB

Went into an exp dungeon for Zidane and Snow to learn their SBs and a Seifer LMR that I've had since the last festival and was greeted with 5000 Gysahl Greens from the OSB sword bonus effect.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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1/3 Squall AOSB :toot:

A +ice sword and not a dupe Soul Break? I'll take it! RoP being real good to me this time around.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Daily draw... 6*. Kain CSB!

It's a dupe.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Reno BSB today. Could be worse. I think I was due a low pull for RoP.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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RoP:

FF6: Edgar SSB (oh hey I got this last RoP as well)
FF5: Exdeath SSB (more caster dark armour)

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Oh boy, thanks RoP, that's like my fourth Kain CSB spear. :argh:

I got this less than a week ago in my daily draw!

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Lucky draw netted me Fran LMR (Viera Mysteries, not the Interrupt with Support using Bow), and Sephiroth LMR (dupe). Not very exciting.

RoP on the other hand gave me OK mUSB. Both OK USBs :toot:

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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USB lucky gave me an ExDeath USB dupe (think this might have been my first ever USB, wow!) and Hope USB. RoP finished off with a stinker - Thief LMR. I'm not going to pretend that I didn't get some bomb-rear end gear from RoP this time:

FFT: Ovelia BSB
T0: Ace OSB
XV: Iris USB
XIV: Thancred SSB (dupe)
XIII: Snow USB
XII: Vaan BSB
XI: Lion LMR
X: Yuna LMR, Paine USB (dupe)
IX: Zidane OSB
VIII: Squall AOSB
VII: Reno BSB
VI: Edgar SSB (dupe)
V: ExDeath SSB
IV: Kain CSB (dupe)
III: OK mUSB
II: Gordon LMR
I: Thief LMR

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Lol 2 Maria glints. gently caress you, game.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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All this Elarra love making me salty af for never getting any of her relics. Pulled today:

Pull 1: 1/11 Alphinaud BSB - dupe.
Pull 2: 2/11 Cloud glint, Cloud AOSB
Pull 3: 1/1 dollar pull Terra Brave USB.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Finally cleared it!



And this was the setup I used. Swapped out Meliadoul and power-boosted my Agrias from lv20 to 99, non-legend dive, and crystal water. She only has her SSB but it was what tipped the scaled from "I cannot clear this" to "I whooped this". So so happy to finally have Ironfist Earth!



Oh and uh, for the pull I got Serah LMR and BSB, and Rydia USB. Cools.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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I really hope it's saving mode time, because my mythril is down to single figures after a largely disappointing festival. I was more hyped about my RoP pulls in all honesty. Shame, but at least I can now eke out a sub-30 Golem thanks to some +wind gear and Cloud tech.

3/11 Shantotto AOSB, Glint. Ignis LMR.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Adel posted:

Free draw took pity on me for being sick as gently caress



:stwoon:

The only 6* I have had from the daily draw have both been dupes - Kain CSB (third one!) And Snow USB. I've had a 5* Celes LMR to go with her Maria's Song BSB and some 5*s with no SBs on them. That's it. Even like this the gatcha finds ways to gently caress with me :negative:

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Did I read right that this will be the last DU lucky draw? Shame, I quite like these monthly cheap pulls, even when you get crap from them.

4/11 - P.Cecil AOSB (dupe thanks for the 7* holy sword game!) Cid IV BSB, Fang BSB, King SSB.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Ayndin posted:

Mine wound up giving me Ceodore LMR (cover is potentially detrimental, this is trash),

Lol the game just shat this abomination into my inventory from the free daily draw. No +element, thanks for the free Rosetta Stone.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Fister Roboto posted:

Meanwhile I'm over here with exactly one daily draw that was even worth a drat (Rydia USB1, enwater and a party buff, not terrible but nothing to really write home about).

No I'm not bitter at all.

Mine has been Celes LMR. Every other 5*+ has either been a dupe (Kain CSB, Snow USB) or has no attached SB.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Went in on banner 2 because why the gently caress not:

100 gem pull - 1/1 Gilgamesh CSB :stare:

50 mythril pull - 3/11 Lenna BSB, Galuf CSB, Bartz USB.

Well hot dog, I suddenly have a physical fire team for Magicite. :v:

How does Galuf's chain stack up versus Ingus' CSB chain? I have both but if Galuf can help push out more damage than Ingus I will sub him in.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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Yeah I think I might have to rethink my earth Magicite team a little to accommodate. I was running Cinque/Tifa/Ingus/Iris/OK but now I think that Cinque/TGCid/Galuf/Selphie/OK might be a better comp with the new chain.

Also wow okay, gently caress that 220 raid boss very much? You get next to no time to DPS it before flowers respawn. 160 solo was fine but 220 is being a real pain if only because the flowers take a lot to whittle down.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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4/11 - Noctis LMR, Ramza BSB 2, and 2x TGCid USB. The USBs are dupes but my 6* options were all pretty much dupes except Cloud USB1 so I'll take a few +holy swords to add to my collection.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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For Ramza's Battle Cry BSB, am I right in guessing the commands won't proc his dbl Knight LMR? They seem to be coded as Support abilities if I'm reading correctly.

DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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iPodschun posted:

Command 1 will dualcast because the LMR is for Holy damage rather than Knight abilities.

Baller, thanks for correcting my bad reading comprehension of the LMR.

Different subject: I got Bartz USB2 recently and its my only tech for him. When's a good time to start thinking about diving him? Looks like a very solid dive.


T'rrific, sir.

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DeadButDelicious
Oct 11, 2012

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4* Vit notes feel like a huge bottleneck. I actively curse whenever I see a Berserker Sphere when diving. :negative:

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