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They've stated the random encounter distribution in FFX actually determined the map size. They had a set number of fights they expected players to get into every (x) meters and designed the maps so that if you just went through the (largely linear) areas you'd do exactly as many random battles as the game expected.
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WaltherFeng posted:Ff16 balance patch is out now with some buffs to less used abilities. Hoping someone tests the new damage numbers because I dont have time for that. Is it true they made Ramuh's shotlock worth using
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finished ff16. i shouted with joy, i cried, incredible ending and final boss. ben starr is beast
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Gologle posted:Is it true they made Ramuh's shotlock worth using Not sure about the damage because I have no numbers to back it up but now balls of lightning can be detonated with the circle button instead of hitting enemies with melee or magic. I think this leads to more damage because all the orbs explode instantly and weaker enemies get stunlocked by it.
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Joey McChrist posted:finished ff16. i shouted with joy, i cried, incredible ending and final boss. ben starr is beast Hell yeah. Glad you enjoyed it. I won't have time to get around to the new DLC until this weekend, I hope it's good.
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https://x.com/canyoupetthedog/status/1780583558249079088?s=46&t=OlByiBLgO5fvKE1jFm-gMQ
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I played a bit of Rising Tide. The new area is really pretty like FF7Rebirth pretty. Leviathan is a lot more involved than other Eikons. It completely changes you moveset to a gunslinger like ranged style so you are meant to stay in this style more. It seems to be designed around Will damage and crowd damage so good against small enemies and pre-stagger bosses. There's also new accessories like enhanced titanic block. Im sure theres one for every Eikon. For anyone wondering you get Leviathan powers almost immediately and a tutorial explaining them so you can start playing around with it. WaltherFeng fucked around with this message at 05:23 on Apr 18, 2024 |
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Also, remember you need to download the DLC manually. I always forget this. Got the patch and then couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t seeing the marker to start the new DLC. Realized it wasn’t downloaded yet.
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OK game, I do NOT like or appreciate the idea of a human sized realistic Tonberry
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They remind of the moogles from 7 remake. Both are horrible abominations but this works in Tonberry's favor.
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Apr 19, 2024 06:16
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The Tonberry is still cool at least.
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I am up for more ff in this, the year of ff Any big buffs that totally change playstyles for other Eikons? Wanna switch it up a bit
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Apr 19, 2024 07:21
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Gologle posted:Is it true they made Ramuh's shotlock worth using I still don't vibe with it, but it's more usable, worth using? probable but I don't like it enough to be a judge. With his accessory, you can load up several full charges of shotlock much more quickly so that probably turns it from probable to definitely. Leviathan is good damage overall but his regular non-ability attacks are stagger bar dissolvers, his mobility is extremely good and generally, it's very very good.
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:I am up for more ff in this, the year of ff Ramuh is apparently good for increasing the stagger multiplier for free without using a cooldown for it. Havent tested actual numbers. You can now go in and out of Bahamut form and you only lose portion of your megaflare gauge. Activating bahamut form counts as a dodge. Shiva's and Leviathan's skills have some fun crowd control synergy (gather small dudes together and blast them)
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You can't lose a Megaflare level by exiting Bahamut form anymore so dodge fishing with it is nowhere near as punishing, and his accessory increases the dodge frames and passive charge rate. I've not tried Ramuh's shot lock to build stagger gauge but I've heard some people say they use it over Diamond Dust now
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Nice! I saw they have loadouts now but I usually used to refund stuff so I dunno how that would work. Combat was getting a bit samey near the end and I saw they buffed a lot of the worse abilities too so new stuff to try
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I think the update does change up things quite a bit. You can now play a very convincing ranged magic style by using long range abilities and Leviathan's normals
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Nice! I saw they have loadouts now but I usually used to refund stuff so I dunno how that would work. tested this just now. if you refund an ability that was equipped to one of your loadouts the ability will still be there but be greyed out to indicate you can't use it until you buy it back
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Cait Sith.
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Waltzing Along posted:Cait Sith. Cait Sith. So What?
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Waltzing Along posted:Cait Sith. Swimsuit. Boobs. Jesus.
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I just want to say i adore ff16's "Westaboo" aesthetic and unironically want a sequel. if we can get a 10-2 and 13-2 then surely this one
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I'm in all day for Matsuno worshipping FF mainlines, and want them to evolve from 16 combat infinitely more than 7 Remake, but 16 is a closed book with no room before or after to make a story worth telling. An entirely new story in a similar tone, setting and such hell yea
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I don't want to see another -2 again for a long time. Not because they've been bad games (they haven't,) not because I don't have engagement from the -1s they chose (I do,) but because empirically they tend to come around times of production pipeline breakdown. If they've already got a date for 17 or R3 and want to also drop it for the previous or next Golden Week, by all means, though.
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Josuke Higashikata posted:16 is a closed book with no room before or after to make a story worth telling. Counterpoint: 10-2 exists
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Ive been trying to read up on FF16 Arcade mode scoring but there's very little up to date information on it. From what I could gather here's best skills for accumulating points and utility (there may be others while some are just bad like Zantetsuken) Will o Wykes Rook's Gambit Rift Slip Satellite Thunderstorm Windup Vent Shiva's permafrost is also a must have because it gets you points and freezes all enemies in the room. Garuda's pull gets you points and pulls enemies to you. Phoenix lets you move around and extend combos. You dont need to get S rank for every encounter as long as you get A and other score multipliers at the end of stage but it still seems like a pain to do because there very little room for error.
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BornAPoorBlkChild posted:Counterpoint: 10-2 exists The ending points of 10 and 16 really could not be any different in terms of scope for further stories in that world tbh
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BornAPoorBlkChild posted:Counterpoint: 10-2 exists And it's garbage
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Incorrect.
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Kheldarn posted:And it's garbage It is rubber and you are glue.
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Kheldarn posted:And it's garbage lol! ...oh? you're serious?
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X-2 feels like a really natural sequel to have. I think the best FF games to give sequels are the ones that leave big 'now what' questions hanging; not necessarily a sequel hook, but interesting raised questions. And FFX's world is a heavily religious society that just learned, in very quick succession, 'your god is fake, the entire papacy is dead, and your Satan was actually your zombified Jesus'. Yeah, that's a world worth going back to! In contrast, IV's world didn't really have to face any questions that left me thinking a sequel would hold any interest. VII's actually did, but none of the continued VII stuff is at all interested in asking the questions I actually had about it (which were mostly Shinra-centric, I really don't care about the characters they seem to think I do).
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In 16 it's confirmed there's a mainland / continent outside Valisthea so there's at least some room for potential sequel or a spinoff.
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I mean, if a genre story about galleons that fly through the sky and elemental crystals that power the magical heroic spirits within can't support a sequel, that's a skill issue on the part of the writer
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wizard2 posted:I mean, if a genre story about galleons that fly through the sky and elemental crystals that power the magical heroic spirits within can't support a sequel, that's a skill issue on the part of the writer That description fits about 80% of Final Fantasy settings, though. The main differentiator is if the crystals are big landmarks or small gemstones.
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I just want more info on that alleged FF9 remake thing. I know it apparently is pretty low scale but I still wanna see it...
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Ibram Gaunt posted:I just want more info on that alleged FF9 remake thing. I know it apparently is pretty low scale but I still wanna see it... Yeah this and FFT are the main thing I want other than 17 now. Both games I didn't finish back in the day and can't be arsed to go back and play now given how much they've aged. Just make them PS5 pretty and throw in a bunch of QOL stuff and I'll be happy.
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Cleretic posted:In contrast, IV's world didn't really have to face any questions that left me thinking a sequel would hold any interest. You're telling me you didn't wonder what would happen if Cecil and Rosa had an idiot for a son? Or what would happen if Palom reunited with that random NPC girl he bragged to during 4's ending? Or how Edward, Kain, and Edge would still be pining over the same women for the next 17 years?
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Mega64 posted:You're telling me you didn't wonder what would happen if Cecil and Rosa had an idiot for a son? Mega64 posted:Or what would happen if Palom reunited with that random NPC girl he bragged to during 4's ending? Mega64 posted:Or how Edward, Kain, and Edge would still be pining over the same women for the next 17 years?
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Fine, shoot me down with your valid and reasonable arguments, but didn't you ever wonder in the back of your head what Yang's daughter or Edward's secretary would be like? Or what would happen if Luca made her dolls semi-sentient? Or if Edge had a bunch of annoying hanger-ons that contributed nothing of value whatsoever?
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