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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius |OT| Classic sprite-based JRPG goodness [UP] Global launch
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1. easiest way is via Friends.
2. grandshelt Castle Throne room
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okY0sUKx7zs
Thanks!
Chamber of EXP - ADV. If you have all the best gear from shops available in the beta and have your party decently leveled (over 20 sounds plenty fine) you should be able to do it. AOE magic helps a lot. If you have a magic user that can cast Cura you should be golden.
Grind on Grandshelt Catacombs: Exit until you are powerful enough if you are still dying.
DrROBschiz
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You can get them easy at Grandshelt castle through drops and steals
Awesome...thanks i will have to check that out.
Monsters drop it in the last roam map, specifically the robotic-looking ones.
Trust rewards are the best gear.
Other than that only the white dragon drop really matters.
It'll be a long grind but eventually once you get enough achievements you unlock Brave Ring recipe which is +10% atk/int, which is probably the best accessory for a long time.
DrROBschiz
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OK hold on
When you get a trust reward does that mean the Stat buff ability goes into your inventory? TO be equipable on ANY character?
Trust rewards can be equipment and materias/abilities that you can equip to anyone who meets the requirements, correct.
Cecil's greatsword can be equipped to anyone who can wield greatswords, Exdeath's Holy can only be slotted to someone who has lvl 8 white magic. Most of the stat boosts are freely equippable by anyone tho with no criterias or requirements -- other than having ability slots (which 5* CoD and Garland don't have)
My exdeath in jp version is rocking dual-wield with 2 rods right now.
But they are insanely hard to get! If there is a trick to it please share. you have a chance of it going up 0.1% after a battle and you need it to be at 100 percent... you get a trust bonus for fusing dupe characters together, I know that... but it is still not something you can do easily
DrROBschiz
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OMG fucking awesome
Then I am keeping one of each unique unit then. I want them all
Love the mechanical layers of this game. SO GOOD
Its not hard. Just time consuming and requires some luck. Basically Fusing is the only real way. You get roughly 5% for each dupe? So you need to pull a character almost 20 times to get the trust (or earlier depending on the growth rate from regular use)
I do agree that they spread the grind a tad too far but given how powerful each reward is..
The leveling curve for Limits though.. I really hope an upgraded limit is SIGNIFICANT given how long it takes
No trick, just pure grind...or IAP for dupes.
I think I've explained it already but it gets easier if you have a team of dupes. Assuming you have 5 Shantottos and each of them gets 2 - 3%/day -- that's an average of 12 - 15%/day. Once you fuse them all you'll only need 80% (due to each dupe giving 5%), which is a matter of 4 - 5 days grind? Still A LOT of time and effort.
They started handing out Trust Moogles with each event in the jp version which add +10% trust when fused. But those are still quite rare. So far I've gotten 6 of those (in ~2 months).
DrROBschiz
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Wait.. so is there any reason to level up dupes? its a flat 5% when fused off the bat
Does that increase if they are maxed out first?
Trust you've gotten on one unit carries over to another unit.
Grind 4 units to 20% trust and you'll have 95% trust on that one unit when you eventually fuse them all.
Edit: Obviously they need to be the dupes of same type of unit for that to happen.
DrROBschiz
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Hmm
That would make sense for rare units. Ill just flat fuse common dupes. Thats good info to know man!
Now I get why people are saying there are some FP units to keep / fuse each other. Their TM are removable from that base unit and good ones for their job. Good thing I havent sold & fuse any of FPs. I havent really fp pulled much yet, soon I need to cause Iam nearing 99 pulls...
Blargh. Need one deep sea bloom to 4* Vivi, but don't really feel like wasting a vortex day on Awakening.
Any other places drop it?
RE: FP. I keep one of every individual unit, but fuse into the higher stars. Got King Giott yesterday, he seems cool.
Edit: Also I've run out of material slots, I don't really want to spend precious lapis on boring material slots
Any other places drop it?
RE: FP. I keep one of every individual unit, but fuse into the higher stars. Got King Giott yesterday, he seems cool.
Edit: Also I've run out of material slots, I don't really want to spend precious lapis on boring material slots
diablos991
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Blargh. Need one deep sea bloom to 4* Vivi, but don't really feel like wasting a vortex day on Awakening.
Any other places drop it?
RE: FP. I keep one of every individual unit, but fuse into the higher stars. Got King Giott yesterday, he seems cool.
Edit: Also I've run out of material slots, I don't really want to spend precious lapis on boring material slots
Awakening is your only shot at that.
Sell some 99 stacks of common material to free up space.
Yu Narukami
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There are some monsters in the colosseum that have them too.
Starwolf_UK
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In regards to what WarAdept said earlier:
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFBraveExv...why_you_shouldshould_not_grind_ifrit_2_stage/
Basically you don't go for Ifrit round 2 at this point of the game as getting the shards to level Ifrit puts you far behind in rank compared to running Granshelt Catacombs Exit over and over and over again. Looking at altema (http://altema.jp/ffbe/keikenchikourituichirann-2859) the only things better than Granshelt Catacombs Exit for rank are only about 7% better. I'm sure for anything else one can do the improvements are more so from that perspective upping rank would be the best thing to do now.
But I wouldn't grind for EXP these next fews days as the cactuar event gives those EXP up units and is apparently really easy.
I hate how the curve goes up for character rank and level. A 4* character needs to cast is 700 times to go from level 1>2 but if they're 5* it's 1400...is that really necessary? Surly the higher max levels they reach should be the grind.
I hear there are a units that like EXP ones for LB though.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFBraveExv...why_you_shouldshould_not_grind_ifrit_2_stage/
Basically you don't go for Ifrit round 2 at this point of the game as getting the shards to level Ifrit puts you far behind in rank compared to running Granshelt Catacombs Exit over and over and over again. Looking at altema (http://altema.jp/ffbe/keikenchikourituichirann-2859) the only things better than Granshelt Catacombs Exit for rank are only about 7% better. I'm sure for anything else one can do the improvements are more so from that perspective upping rank would be the best thing to do now.
Grinding rank is a 66% reduction on trust gained but honestly at this point as a f2p the only units you're likely to have multiple of are the friend summon ones and it seems the best way to max their trust for those is to fuse them (some of the free units have very good abilities).
EXP vortex is harder than the others. Awakening is probably the best as the awakening materials can be a pain. For EXP if you have a lot of time Fulan Pass - Exploration might be pretty easy (but it is boring running round in circles to trigger random battles and not really knowing when you've run out) and is nearly as good as advanced vortex from a EXP per stamina standpoint but from a time it actually takes it is horrid.
But I wouldn't grind for EXP these next fews days as the cactuar event gives those EXP up units and is apparently really easy.
Apparently regular character abilities outclass them. They do improve with level but there doesn't seem to be a lot of data for how much.
I hate how the curve goes up for character rank and level. A 4* character needs to cast is 700 times to go from level 1>2 but if they're 5* it's 1400...is that really necessary? Surly the higher max levels they reach should be the grind.
I hear there are a units that like EXP ones for LB though.
Too late, opened up Awakening, got one on 2nd play.
Also dropped 100 lapis on 5 slots because I hate everything.
DrROBschiz
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Not from what I can tell
Love me some FP summons though. I have such a wide variety of characters now
Weltall Zero
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Edit: Also I've run out of material slots, I don't really want to spend precious lapis on boring material slots
I spent 300 lapis to get the limit to 65 and since then I've never run out of space. In fact I'm at 61, which is probably the amount of distinct mats in the beta. I don't have more than 99 of anything, though, but then again I doubt you'll run out of anything you can easily get to 99 in the first place, so you can sell extra stacks.
DrROBschiz
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Its pretty tough for anything under 30
Enemies hit hard. Go in with a strategy and a good friend helper
I've slowed down a bit this week. Exams are drawing closer, and there isn't enough content to keep me engaged and having fun.
So I will probably login for the rewards and doing some stuff whenever I feel like it until the Cactuar event launches. I will come back once the game launches.
So I will probably login for the rewards and doing some stuff whenever I feel like it until the Cactuar event launches. I will come back once the game launches.
Yeah I just tried it lol, i think the main problem was half of my units were blind. Does that ever go away or do I need magic/items to remove it?
I don't think 99 is the max, 100,000 friend points is the max. I think you're still quite far away from that.
FP units' trusts aren't really worth grinding, most of them aren't even really worth getting. Most of the noteworthy ones are the fish/stone/dragon killer/slayer, the explosive fist one and the +10% hp one.
DrROBschiz
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Has to be removed apparently
Ive never seen it time out.. I wonder if that applies to enemies as well. Could be a very useful offensive status against certain enemies
Pejo
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What are the highlight 4* units for now? I finally got all the 5* awakening mats for my "A-Team" (Cecil, Zidane, Bartz, Roselia, and Terra), and I want to start keeping track of awakening materials I need for other units.
So far I plan to bring up:
Rain: Just in extremely early prep of his 6* stuff. If I don't pull a full break unit by then, at least I'll have him ready to go.
Edgar: Bio blaster in the short term, and chainsawing my way through a low-manned ADV xp dungeon, as I get new units to level up.
Shantotto: Probably a better black mage than anyone else I have at the moment, but maxes out at 4*. I'd still like to have her ready for when I need her in upcoming content.
After that, I'm unsure of who else to bring up. I hate to do Cyan just for Blade Bash, but I don't really have anyone else that can do it. Otherwise, I just have a few healers which I don't need and Rydia/Galuf who will get 5* versions in the future.
Is there a breakdown of which characters have which skills in a quick reference format? like a spreadsheet or something?
So far I plan to bring up:
Rain: Just in extremely early prep of his 6* stuff. If I don't pull a full break unit by then, at least I'll have him ready to go.
Edgar: Bio blaster in the short term, and chainsawing my way through a low-manned ADV xp dungeon, as I get new units to level up.
Shantotto: Probably a better black mage than anyone else I have at the moment, but maxes out at 4*. I'd still like to have her ready for when I need her in upcoming content.
After that, I'm unsure of who else to bring up. I hate to do Cyan just for Blade Bash, but I don't really have anyone else that can do it. Otherwise, I just have a few healers which I don't need and Rydia/Galuf who will get 5* versions in the future.
Is there a breakdown of which characters have which skills in a quick reference format? like a spreadsheet or something?
Starwolf_UK
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So I just figured out what exactly what Shadow's Trust mastery reward means. It means you have to fully master his fucking trust to do what all the other ninjas can do naturally; throw stuff. Plus it being a trust mastery means you'll no longer need Shadow (the trust masteries in this game are so imbalanced, for the most part they are the same difficulty to achieve yet some are terrible compared to others).
I just hope one day Shadow gets a 5* awakening and stops being utter garbage tier Still using as I don't exactly have anything better...
I just hope one day Shadow gets a 5* awakening and stops being utter garbage tier
Still using as I don't exactly have anything better...
Shouta
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16% if you have 5 dupes. You get 5% when you fuse a dupe into another and that doesn't include the trust they've already earned.
Yu Narukami
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Holy shit Gorgimera is super strong lol.
DrROBschiz
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So I just figured out what exactly what Shadow's Trust mastery reward means. It means you have to fully master his fucking trust to do what all the other ninjas can do naturally; throw stuff. Plus it being a trust mastery means you'll no longer need Shadow (the trust masteries in this game are so imbalanced, for the most part they are the same difficulty to achieve yet some are terrible compared to others).
I just hope one day Shadow gets a 5* awakening and stops being utter garbage tier
How effective are throwing stars in this game anyways
spyhunterzero
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Anyone know where Earth cores drop from on World map or if they do? I've been trying the usual spots like Coliseum and Vortex but it's becoming hard to find.
DrROBschiz
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Yeah burned about 800 on slot upgrades but shpuld be worth it in the long run
Not going to touch lapis from here on out
Also Add me GAFbros
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Not going to touch lapis from here on out
Also Add me GAFbros
ID - 746,132,519
Wait so wait! We actually NEED THAT red magicite for esper evolutions?!!?
OH FOR FUCK'S
Hispanicguy
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Lmao! That's me. Let me add more slots and you should be good to go.
Yea, I've seen a few people with GAF in their name.
I think I wrote in my message, "Hispanicguy on GAF" lol
Sounds like they weren't very noteworthy pulls?
Hate that. The pulls are so expensive and the rate of getting a truly good unit is so low.
Those rate ups need to get here fast!
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