Lol, that sounds like justice to me.
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Brave Frontier |OT| No puzzles, just dragons
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Lol, that sounds like justice to me.
I thought that their evolution was blocked or something.
Estia's mega rare form
http://bravefrontierglobal.wikia.com/wiki/Princess_Estia
Xenon
http://bravefrontierglobal.wikia.com/wiki/Sir_Sancus_Xenon
Finally captured estia on 171-180 (~10:18am PST run time). I was starting to think it wasn't going to happen.
Estia's mega rare form
http://bravefrontierglobal.wikia.com/wiki/Princess_Estia
Xenon
http://bravefrontierglobal.wikia.com/wiki/Sir_Sancus_Xenon
Finally captured estia on 171-180 (~10:18am PST run time). I was starting to think it wasn't going to happen.
I got Estia to drop from 161-170, so I am done with the dungeon. Really hope the next event after this was worth all this trouble (as in more than just a worthless unit and 2 gems).
I also beat the Stya dungeon lvl 3, which really hit home how far I've gotten since I first started the game the last time the dungeon was around and I farmed lvl 1 for a week because lvl 2 was too difficult.
I also beat the Stya dungeon lvl 3, which really hit home how far I've gotten since I first started the game the last time the dungeon was around and I farmed lvl 1 for a week because lvl 2 was too difficult.
cpp_is_king
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Put me in the 400+ group. I know I fought her at least 20 times, and although that includes a couple of occasions where I encountered her 2-3x in one dungeon, it doesn't include the numerous occasions that I never encountered her. So I'm wagering I ran the dungeon at least 20-25 times, and I was doing the 30 energy version.
Did you at least get her?
cpp_is_king
Member
Yea, I had been focusing entirely on the last 3 levels, thinking it had a higher drop rate. Got tired of it and decided I would try an earlier level for shits and giggles, and immediately got her on 121-130 the very first time I tried.
Birgitte2004
Member
I got Xenon on my normal run through the tower and never even saw him from 171-200.
The game punished me as a result, and Estia showed up 3 and 4 times for me on 181-190 and 191-200.
And even then I ran countless level 161-170s and 171-180s before I got her to drop.
How exactly does someone beat Estia 4 times on 191-200?
Lol, you fought her so much you broke her the other day. That's what it was.
I was in the low teens for 171-180 with sprinkles of runs of floors lower than that for whatever would fit my remaining energy between farming red/gold drops and blue grass. That battle makes more sense to not bring a healer and just get it over with as fast as possible, but totally kills any stay power over time.
Birgitte2004
Member
I was running an Earth/Water party (Tree, Karl, Felneus(Leader), Douglas, Douglas(Leader), Serin.
With judicious and well timed Earth/Water Ore I could beat Estia from ~40% to 0%, which would prevent the resurrection (not sure exactly where she would cast that buff, it was around 30%).
After which it was a combination of luck + gems. I had just acquired 3 gems from a new Arena rank, and I don't have them anymore.
I should have just quit and retried.
With judicious and well timed Earth/Water Ore I could beat Estia from ~40% to 0%, which would prevent the resurrection (not sure exactly where she would cast that buff, it was around 30%).
After which it was a combination of luck + gems. I had just acquired 3 gems from a new Arena rank, and I don't have them anymore.
I should have just quit and retried.
Wouldn't Titan elixers been more space efficient for what you were using it for? Although, I guess I could see the point in the ores instead for multiple battle uses.
Your group sounds like it recharges BB easy. It makes me wonder if you had Tesla leveled and ready, if you could have just had him spam the 50% damage reduction and coasted through the fight.
That seems to be how it is supposed to be. Although, I can't find anything official on it or what is in the works. Some of this seems fairly impromptu.
cpp_is_king
Member
I don't think that's true. I think you just needed to have cleared all 10 levels of Xenon's dungeon to unlock Estia's dungeon, and then you can get the drop, even if you didn't get Xenon. Although some people are speculating that you might need both in order to get whatever's coming next, which hasn't been released yet. Either way, like you said, I don't think there's anythingo fficial on it.
I get the logic behind the story telling aspect of what is being put forward (as hollow as the story is), in that you need the main "characters" for the plot to move forward.
It just makes for a crap mechanic given the current implementation, if true. It makes for an even crappier information distribution on "how to play the game right", since there has been zero indication either way aside from the initial "clear this dungeon to earn a new one". Although that follows more to the logic of their map quest system.
With how the encounters were setup, it felt a lot more like the frontier hunter battles. Almost like they were more designed to data mine units and how people used them/success rate over time (ability to record and share already exists with the title for the end user, so by extention the developer would have had something in place to track such things long before that). If this is true, they are using us to test, but I don't see why since we aren't further along than the JP version of the game anyhow and all of this would have already been done prior to the global version's release.
It just makes for a crap mechanic given the current implementation, if true. It makes for an even crappier information distribution on "how to play the game right", since there has been zero indication either way aside from the initial "clear this dungeon to earn a new one". Although that follows more to the logic of their map quest system.
With how the encounters were setup, it felt a lot more like the frontier hunter battles. Almost like they were more designed to data mine units and how people used them/success rate over time (ability to record and share already exists with the title for the end user, so by extention the developer would have had something in place to track such things long before that). If this is true, they are using us to test, but I don't see why since we aren't further along than the JP version of the game anyhow and all of this would have already been done prior to the global version's release.
Right, you needed to clear all 10 levels of Xenon's tower to have unlocked Estia's tower, but you don't have to get Xenon to get Estia's tower. However you will need to capture both for "future events" according to what Gumi posted on their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/BraveFrontierGlobal/posts/345846795540467
Besides that, there's no other official info.
sonikokaruto
Banned
welp
i couldn't clear floor 90
i couldn't clear floor 90
There really is no good way of farming idols or pots outside of the tuesday event unfortunately. Grabbing an earlier post of mine.
It is just painful. I swear I recal coming across idols on amdhal, but I can't remember or find information supporting that at all. Cordelica can spawn idols, but they aren't fixed like st lamia. Hopefully whatever map you are farming has item drops that are useful to you, so that it doesn't feel like a total waste of time while you are doing it and not getting the idol drops you want. I know encervis and lizera maps can spawn pots, but I haven't read about anyone capping one yet. It almost seems like you have better odds at randomly pulling one out of the honor summons.
It is just painful. I swear I recal coming across idols on amdhal, but I can't remember or find information supporting that at all. Cordelica can spawn idols, but they aren't fixed like st lamia. Hopefully whatever map you are farming has item drops that are useful to you, so that it doesn't feel like a total waste of time while you are doing it and not getting the idol drops you want. I know encervis and lizera maps can spawn pots, but I haven't read about anyone capping one yet. It almost seems like you have better odds at randomly pulling one out of the honor summons.
cpp_is_king
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Pots show up pretty frequently in Lizeria and have a not too bad capture rate, unless I just got really lucky. But it's pretty hard.
cpp_is_king
Member
More like spirits, definitely not like nymphs. Maybe a little less than spirits, I'm not sure. But basically if you do every quest from Lizeria, you'll probably end up with 3 or 4 pots of some color or another, just to give you an idea.
Euphoria14
Member
So, what kind of team is everyone running?
I have (3) teams I use and/or working on.
Main Team: 6* Felneus, 2x 5* Serin & 2x 6* Douglas with all 6* having SBB lvl 5+.
Mono Dark: 6* Magress, 2x 5* Kikuri, 5* Lico & 6* Altri with all 6* having SBB lvl 2+.
Crit Squad: 4* Zebra, 5* Michele, 4* Dilma, 4* Logan & 5* Aisha. Needs Aisha 6* to work or a lucky Rashil and/or Dual GX pull.
I have (3) teams I use and/or working on.
Main Team: 6* Felneus, 2x 5* Serin & 2x 6* Douglas with all 6* having SBB lvl 5+.
Mono Dark: 6* Magress, 2x 5* Kikuri, 5* Lico & 6* Altri with all 6* having SBB lvl 2+.
Crit Squad: 4* Zebra, 5* Michele, 4* Dilma, 4* Logan & 5* Aisha. Needs Aisha 6* to work or a lucky Rashil and/or Dual GX pull.
Birgitte2004
Member
I have 3 teams as well(leader first).
Magress, Alice, Kikuri x3 - Pretty self explanatory.
Felneus, Douglas (x2), Serin, Tree - The Tree uses Refined gem. I main the Tree in this party because statuses are about the only thing out there that kill endless BB spam.
Michele, Alice, Douglas, Felneus, Rashil - Just because I like the concept of the Rainbow team.
I just got my second Douglas up there this week. I mix and match units on occasion for special targets, in addition to the above I have Karl, Seria, Elimo, a 4th Kikuri, Lancia, and 2 more Trees. Having 3 trees each with a Refined Gem is pretty much how I beat Karl without any Thunder units.
Magress, Alice, Kikuri x3 - Pretty self explanatory.
Felneus, Douglas (x2), Serin, Tree - The Tree uses Refined gem. I main the Tree in this party because statuses are about the only thing out there that kill endless BB spam.
Michele, Alice, Douglas, Felneus, Rashil - Just because I like the concept of the Rainbow team.
I just got my second Douglas up there this week. I mix and match units on occasion for special targets, in addition to the above I have Karl, Seria, Elimo, a 4th Kikuri, Lancia, and 2 more Trees. Having 3 trees each with a Refined Gem is pretty much how I beat Karl without any Thunder units.
Yekshemesh
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Sefia, Melchio, Hail Bot Reeze, War Captain Mega, God Blade Mifune = arena team
Sefia, Melchio, Hail Bot Reeze, War Captain Mega, God Blade Mifune, some 3 star healer = adventure team
I just started 2 months ago so but my main unit is all max lvl, now working to get them to 5 stars. I need to roll a healer badly though.
BTW does anyone wanna add me? I gift daily and looking for people who do the same.
Friend ID: 2063451456 = Global
Friend ID: 88431217 = JP
Sefia, Melchio, Hail Bot Reeze, War Captain Mega, God Blade Mifune, some 3 star healer = adventure team
I just started 2 months ago so but my main unit is all max lvl, now working to get them to 5 stars. I need to roll a healer badly though.
BTW does anyone wanna add me? I gift daily and looking for people who do the same.
Friend ID: 2063451456 = Global
Friend ID: 88431217 = JP
Are the appearances/captures more frequent on the boss level? I haven't seen any pots yet in Lizera though. I could really use a firepot prior to tuesday...
Currently my main is Vargas, Lava, Lancia, Cayena, Vishnu.
Alt to that to be more tanky Vargas, Lava, Phoenix, Meltia, Lancia. And bring a Seria for support.
Farm group Leon, Cayena, Stya, Michelle, Leore. Mainly to get max zel return on sparks as those are my easiest characters to spark with together. I bring along theif gloves/braces, zel rings for good measure, but it is a little sad to see Jewel gods (outside of the vault) cap out at 5k, while kings cap at 3, and regular jewel spirits cap at 1k.
I'm still working on my lightning team for karl, which currently is Rahsil, Loch, Elulu, Weiss, and Fennia. They need to evolve 1 more step on a few of them still, so they are no where near ready.
cpp_is_king
Member
I can't remember honestly. I cleared the first three areas of Lizeria right when it came out, and then stopped because it was getting difficult. But I just remember that during all that time, I think I got about 3 pots. I don't remember what level I got them on or anything though.
Oh well, I was hoping I could focus on 1-2 maps specifically. Probably have to wait till tuesday and not get the drop again. le sigh. I really don't have room at all, so if I don't get the drop, the week is going to be wasted more or less collection/advancement wise for me.
Also, I just got done reading about Trial .003 Maxwell. Lol, this game from a design outlook isn't a treadmill or even inflation. It is more like an elevator powered by a stairmaster going up the proposed phoenix towers in china. And of course the reward is a douglas/zebra/duel gx "guy" with 2k in all relevant stats basically.
Lol...
Also, I just got done reading about Trial .003 Maxwell. Lol, this game from a design outlook isn't a treadmill or even inflation. It is more like an elevator powered by a stairmaster going up the proposed phoenix towers in china. And of course the reward is a douglas/zebra/duel gx "guy" with 2k in all relevant stats basically.
Lol...
Birgitte2004
Member
Well, I managed to capture Keymaster Gilnea, so I'm back to having acquired all "limited time" Vortex event drops. I suppose that's a yay.
cpp_is_king
Member
Some new units are out. I haven't been following the game much so i just went ahead and pulled a few. Got Sodis and Sigma in 5 pulls. Down to 14 gems remaining though, and i don't plan to buy more, so i guess no choice but to quit fairly soon. Was hoping to at least give Grah a shot, but we'll see.
Yekshemesh
Member
RNGESUS looking out for me today, had 2 pulls and got 4* Lodis and Signas, extremely pleased. I don't know if I should try my luck and buy some gems and go for Farlon.
cpp_is_king
Member
The funny thing is that i have never, ever gotten a Kikuri. Im pretty sure that it is the only unit out of the entire game ive never gotten. Pulled every other unit at least 3 times.
That's correct (Lunaris for example gets 65% attack for dark units as her leader skill), although some of them are decent at present for different reasons. For example Faron functions like Lira because of his BB gauge filling at the same rate.
Just pure state inflation. Although their bb hit count is not as high as top tier units (Douglas).
Birgitte2004
Member
The existence of Serin and Cayena IMO really lowers the value of people like Lira and Farlon.
Lira's entire point of existence was to be able to fill BB super-fast, and she got beat to the punch by these global units. And unlike Lira or Farlon, they have lots of hits so they don't hurt crystal generation.
I got SBB unlocked for my second Douglas. Let the exploiting begin.
Lira's entire point of existence was to be able to fill BB super-fast, and she got beat to the punch by these global units. And unlike Lira or Farlon, they have lots of hits so they don't hurt crystal generation.
I got SBB unlocked for my second Douglas. Let the exploiting begin.
Eploiter! Think of all the small pixles harmed...
Although it does make me wonder if more "retaliation" style skills and effects are going to make it into the game in one form or another where number of hits = scaling effect in return in order to try and reign in balance against that core mechanic hits->sparks->damage/crystals/items/etc.
Although it does make me wonder if more "retaliation" style skills and effects are going to make it into the game in one form or another where number of hits = scaling effect in return in order to try and reign in balance against that core mechanic hits->sparks->damage/crystals/items/etc.
Quick BB fill units like Lira and Faron are more beneficial in the Arena where quickly activating your BB skill is important (Lira and Lilith have saved me against surprise Kiriki/Serin teams a couple of times now).