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Final Fantasy: Record Keeper |OT| The only ATB here is Active Time Battle.
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Or they go away from a business model that only tries to rely on whales.
The gatcha in this game can be cruel [although the rates for the current Cloud/Rydia/Kain/Wakka event are the best we've seen so far], but at least the game is still manageable only using in-game/farmable equipment, at least for the current selection of content. Both this, and Treasure Cruise [of which Wazzy mentioned earlier] and very fair in that regard, so even if you don't have the best of luck in pulling great items/units from the gatcha you still don't necessarily feel like progression is an impossibility. More difficult sure, but not undoable.
I'm not going to say that I'll never IAP [if it's something I'm having fun with, I do feel the need to chip in a bit of money to show my support] but it won't be often and it definitely won't be for a specific pull. That's the road to despair right there.
I'm not going to say that I'll never IAP [if it's something I'm having fun with, I do feel the need to chip in a bit of money to show my support] but it won't be often and it definitely won't be for a specific pull. That's the road to despair right there.
Pinko Marx
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Holy crap just realized Kain uses his left hand when attacking because he was left handed in IV.
I love all the subtle details in this game. I saw on the Reddit sub earlier that casting Raise on the Phantom Train results in an instant KO. Good stuff
Purple Cheeto
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Seems like they improved the pulls on the x11 relic draw. I just did my first pull since they updated it and got nothing less than a 3 star I think. I even got Aeris' guard stick and a couple of 4 star weapons (from FFXII ugh, at least now I can ditch most of my old FFXII gear).
Every good ecosystem always has catch-up methods. There are events later on that outright award summons etc. for a leg-up. While it might not be an instant rubberband to current endgame, 1 stamina then is not equivalent to 1 stamina now.
Heck even farming now vs two weeks ago was different. You'd burn 15+ stamina for a shot at a few Lesser Power Orbs.
Now the Aerith event floods you with them because lol.
In many ways mobile and its early adopter regions migrated/evolved from the online PC-based MMORPGs/MMOgames. I used to work in a publisher for one over a decade ago. I guess I made my peace even then. Bitching about it is like bitching about the 1% in USA. Yeah, it's unfair. No, it's not going to change regardless of how much your personal sense of justice pierces the heavens till you're purple in the face.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Why is it called gatcha? Are they just trying to add salt when you get a bad roll "haha gatcha money".
Mobius and pet octopus
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Ok, makes sense.
Elite bosses can drop 4-star orbs. No piece of equipment currently dropped is above 2* other than Black Cowl, interestingly enough.
That sucks, Square really wants people to spend money.
I guess I might as well still wait for Terra's weapon to be added to the pool, even if I use my 50 mythril in the four-weapon banner.
You're guaranteed to not get anything less than three stars from the non-free pull anyway.
Mobius and pet octopus
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There are some dungeons that have mastery rewards of higher than 2 star drops. Plus getting them from just accumulating mithril is really easy. And you can combine weapons to increase their star rating, although they aren't as strong as the higher star rating they are still stronger than the original.
cpp_is_king
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Thanks for pointing that out. I'll change everything from round() to ceiling() but I wouldn't be surprised if other rounding errors pop up due to the fact that I'm using multiple steps with floating point calculations, and it's not clear if internally they truncate, round, or ceiling at multiple points or just once at the end.
For now I don't think it will affect the results too much, but locally I'll make the change to using CEILING() and update when I do 0.4 or something
Yekshemesh
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My luckiest 10 pull yet, two 5* event items. Was aiming for Terra's corset. I might try another 10 pull before her event is done.
Mastery rewards do give you a bunch of Soul Break 4*s for the core classes though. That's a very decent 'base power level' that the game clearly does take into account. I'm still using my Light Rod on Rydia.
edit: beaten.
I stopped an hour ago. 78 Stamina is just under 4 hours to recharge.
IdreamofHIME
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Who's weapon is that? And you get character specific armour as well on top of weapons later? Good to see a 5* Light Armour as well. Could do with one of those...My luckiest 10 pull yet, two 5* event items. Was aiming for Terra's corset. I might try another 10 pull before her event is done.
2:45 minutes left I think. 2AM UK time
I was thinking Khimari, Cid (FFVII) or Freya. Never considered a Spear for Edgar. I always think of crossbows and drills when I think of him lol
Edit: Ahaha I just saw FFVI now when I was thinking Spear characters in general. Messed up there
Yekshemesh
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It's Edgar's weapon.
I'm going to MAster Elite Humbaba right before the event and get enough shards to refill my stamina. His dungeon is only one floor.
I'm a man with a plan.
IdreamofHIME
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Damn right.
Don't overdo it. Your stats don't increase when you level up until you start equipping Espers.
Damn right.
Don't overdo it. Your stats don't increase when you level up until you start equipping Espers.
Doh..... I might have overdone it. Should I go back to the previous save and just not level up at all? (edit: my guys are around level 15 now)
edit: Sorry to go off topic there, don't want to derail the thread haha
Nah, you're probably ok unless you left it running over night or something. EDIT: Oh, 15, yeah, that's not very high. Don't worry about it.
KojiKnight
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finished off the last of the elites. Need to redo a couple to get mastery, but I can take those after I've drained the terra event dry. Saved a few mythril for here, hoping my first 5 star weapon is her's.
Random Painted HIghway
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I'm doing this with imperial camp, I'll be able to run a few of the levels again before hitting the boss for the stam refill
Whixh ones did you not get Mastery on?
KojiKnight
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looks like Figaro castle 2 and caves of eblan. I also need to go back and master baron castle. Nothing that should take longer than a day or so.
Eblan was just because I forgot water/ice for rubicante. Figaro because I forgot what tentacle was what.
Woot Terra weapon get! I'm so happy and glad I saved my Mythril for this. I don't even remember what everything else I got is
EDIT. I got more FFVI gear which I probably don't and yet more Rods and Staffs as well. Apart from Terra's Weapon, the useful stuff are a 4* Black Robe and a 4* Crystal Shield. I'll take that though!
EDIT. I got more FFVI gear which I probably don't and yet more Rods and Staffs as well. Apart from Terra's Weapon, the useful stuff are a 4* Black Robe and a 4* Crystal Shield. I'll take that though!
Well that was fast
Judgement staff was my first 5 star and I'm still using it. Great if you have a dedicated healer.
Yazzzzzz
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BassForever
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Man this event is too ez been auto battling and watching my mages one shot
Cyan trying to rescue Terra by himself, but there's an enemy with stop. It will be slow.
Probability of the new event relic draw
0.001%
Grand Glove (VII)
Lustrous Shield (IV)
Masamune (VII)
Ice Whip (IV)
Official Ball (X)
Dark Sword (IV)
Blood Lance (IV)
Guard Stick (VII)
Buster Sword (VII)
Healing Grimoire
1%
Regal Gown (VI)
Zantetsuken (VI)
Enhancer (VI)
1.398%
Genji Armor (V)
Judgment Staff (V)
Danjuro (XII)
Genji Shield (IV)
Genji Helm (V)
Total for 5* is still 10%.
Why this even is giving me more Power Wrist (VII)? If only it were from a different world. Straight to the garbage bin.
Probability of the new event relic draw
0.001%
Grand Glove (VII)
Lustrous Shield (IV)
Masamune (VII)
Ice Whip (IV)
Official Ball (X)
Dark Sword (IV)
Blood Lance (IV)
Guard Stick (VII)
Buster Sword (VII)
Healing Grimoire
1%
Regal Gown (VI)
Zantetsuken (VI)
Enhancer (VI)
1.398%
Genji Armor (V)
Judgment Staff (V)
Danjuro (XII)
Genji Shield (IV)
Genji Helm (V)
Total for 5* is still 10%.
Why this even is giving me more Power Wrist (VII)? If only it were from a different world. Straight to the garbage bin.
That's the point. These events are made mainly to attract new people interested by a particular character, it should be tuned for new players (and grinding exp for said character and friends from that world).
Not made to be current content or to be done by a lvl 50 party
Time to level Cyan and the nameless crap
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