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Final Fantasy: Record Keeper |OT| The only ATB here is Active Time Battle.
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Dork Knight
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Do all the bosses in the Elite dungeons have preposterously high HP?
I just died trying to defeat the boss in FFX Zanarkand Elite dungeon despite my party being around level 28 and one-shot killing almost all the enemies before I hit the boss.
Just seems weird how I breeze through the earlier stages and then hit a roadblock with the boss.
If this is the case with the other Elite dungeons, I can seem myself quitting pretty soon because I'm no longer getting mythril on a regular basis (thus I can't get better weapons) and it doesn't seem like leveling up does all that much if your equipment ain't great.
Oh well. Still a fun game, but the balance on these bosses just seems off.
I just died trying to defeat the boss in FFX Zanarkand Elite dungeon despite my party being around level 28 and one-shot killing almost all the enemies before I hit the boss.
Just seems weird how I breeze through the earlier stages and then hit a roadblock with the boss.
If this is the case with the other Elite dungeons, I can seem myself quitting pretty soon because I'm no longer getting mythril on a regular basis (thus I can't get better weapons) and it doesn't seem like leveling up does all that much if your equipment ain't great.
Oh well. Still a fun game, but the balance on these bosses just seems off.
KojiKnight
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They do have a lot of HP, that's why you have to better plan accordingly... Honing your gear and abilities are key, as well as picking the proper elemental attacks. All bosses have weaknesses as far as I can tell.
KojiKnight
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A little convoluted, but you can save and restore main saves by linking them to individual e-mails/facebooks/etc. Just be careful you don't accidently overwrite either since there is no other way to recover.
"menu -> preventing data loss -> upload save data/import save data"
Please, kind sirs and madams? Orbs are a high commodity right now, so I'd like to avoid wasting them on a skill like Guard if it only Protects for a few turns. And I'm trying to figure out if I want to create Regen or Cura.
Katana_Strikes
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Got 80k saved up. Now I just need some materials so I can upgrade weapons and armour with.
I have Boost and Aim, but couldn't tell you how long they last since there's no icon. Debuffs like Blind last forever, but I doubt buffs are so fortunate.
KojiKnight
Member
Not true apparently... I was in an extended fight because half of my crew got blind put on them... and eventually it did wear off, but it did take awhile and it seems to reset the timer if the battle ends.
BassForever
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So will Tidus and Warrior be available to people who didn't pre register eventually? My bro wants to get the game after seeing me play a bit
Note that Guard is a Knight skill, and the only character in the game at the moment that can use Knight skills is Tyro.
I never preregistered for anything, I just downloaded the app and had them for free.
Interesting. Maybe next time I'll spend several turns passing or guarding or something.
I didn't pre-register and I got both. I think they're just limited to people who start playing in like the first week or so.
It is literally attacking twice. I have Double Cut and Jump on Kain and he does some respectable damage.
Yes. Can use black magic and has better attack. Whips also give her a decent attack from the back row while also boosting magic.
Is black magic really useful? I mean it is only 2 uses at lv 1 which is pretty restricting when Cloud is cutting 1200 damage on regular attack.
Ohhh whip, I was planning to give her the 4* light staff
philbythegreat
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Sooooo, anyone who's played the Japanese version.... Do they ever add in better options for party management? I feel like I should be changing my party up every now and then to prevent 5 of my characters being a way higher level than everyone else, but it's a bit of a chore to swap everyone out and change the gear and abilities around.
It's useful if you know the weaknesses of the enemies/bosses of have a good magic user. I have Rydia doing the same damage as Kain/Tidus. Also needed for the bonus sections for most bosses.
Also a question for JPN version users, are there stages for FFX-2 or FFXI? Decided to start a spreadsheet with listings for the bonus conditions for boss stages and am setting pages aside for each game.
Mystic_Wanderer
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Well, I did over 50 rare draws (28.99 + 84.99 packs, plus storyline mythril), no 5-star items, and no Buster Sword.
As my first and last time spending silly money on a phone game, this definitely confirmed what I always thought, it's pointless and a giant waste and poor form.
As my first and last time spending silly money on a phone game, this definitely confirmed what I always thought, it's pointless and a giant waste and poor form.
KojiKnight
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Never spend real money on gatchapons... You'll lose every time.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I'm guessing you figured "in for a penny, in for a pound"?
Impeccable
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This is the one stamina game I can see myself playing forever.
I'm in love.
I'm in love.
Would you have been satisfied if you got a 5-star item after spending over a $100 on the game?
If there is anything that involves pure chance + spending money for more chances, it's engineered to take all your money without giving you what you want. This isn't just a phone game thing.
Yowza. As soon as I saw that 5* item percentages stayed the same, only the Buster Sword likelihood within that went up I decided against spending any money. They're just using the name brand of the item to try to snag extra cash during the event.
If a 5* item has a 15% chance of popping, and the Buster Sword within that a 5% chance, that's a 0.75% chance for every roll. Even if the event quadrupled the Buster Sword's likelihood (and I think it only raised it or at most doubled it) it'd be a 3% chance.
That's not a difference I'm willing to bet money on.
If the rolls came out to $10 per 11 rolls or some kind of assurance that a 11 roll would significantly increase your odds of a Buster Sword, I might have bitten. Unfortunately, that would be living in fantasy land.
The only time I have ever put money into a f2p game, it was Terra Battle because I really appreciated how good the game was. It wasn't because I wanted some specific SS character or some other such nonsense, but because I legitimately felt they deserved my money with all the time I had spent playing it.
I would advise the same thought process be put into playing this game, or you will risk either going crazy or broke.
The only time I have ever put money into a f2p game, it was Terra Battle because I really appreciated how good the game was. It wasn't because I wanted some specific SS character or some other such nonsense, but because I legitimately felt they deserved my money with all the time I had spent playing it.
I would advise the same thought process be put into playing this game, or you will risk either going crazy or broke.
Here is a link to the spreadsheet I am working on:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EF8WKvtVC66TPYdRnxNdxCD0CQ33FZd8lCS-kyU-CxY/edit?usp=sharing
Just started going through the stages again to note down the conditions so as to make it easier to get high ranks when doing the elite versions. Just started so not many listed so far, if anyone wishes to help it would be appreciated.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EF8WKvtVC66TPYdRnxNdxCD0CQ33FZd8lCS-kyU-CxY/edit?usp=sharing
Just started going through the stages again to note down the conditions so as to make it easier to get high ranks when doing the elite versions. Just started so not many listed so far, if anyone wishes to help it would be appreciated.
To save you some time...
https://ffrkstrategy.gamematome.jp/game/951/wiki/Home
It's all there. Should have checked the OP
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
For those who have beaten the hard mode dailies, what's your level/setups? My party is level 30-31 and they still do 700-1000+ dmg to me and I can't keep up with the heals
It isn't about level as much as its about gear. I have 3 members in upgraded 5* armor and 2 members in 4* armor.
See that's the problem, there's no way to get better gear than try your luck at the rare draws and if you don't want to shell out real cash, you can sit there twindling your thumb while they feed you chump change amount of mythrils. This is seriously disappointing when compare with other F2P games like Kancolle. I don't see any reason to continue to invest in restrictions like these.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
(Or just upgrade your equipment by replaying levels and playing the daily events... Or just take a break from the game and play again when the content pipeline is up and running more)
The 'current' pipeline last me 2 days... if that's any indication of what's to come then I wouldn't be holding my breath. I have been upgrading and play the dalies: 1) The stat boost from upgrading 2* equipment to 3*/4* is laughable when compare to the hard dailies/force dungeon (the only thing left to do in this current stage) 2) Now that I found the dailies mythrils wouldn't be resetting each week, dailies just become that less appealing.
This type of game usually will have events that gives out free (if slightly inferior) 5* sooner or later so that even free player can build up a good deck over the time. Just don't treat this (or any card collection game) too seriously and it should be fine.
On a sparate note, 32 minor growth egg and 2 lessor is only enough to get my Rydia from 16 to 20, wtf
On a sparate note, 32 minor growth egg and 2 lessor is only enough to get my Rydia from 16 to 20, wtf
The 1* eggs are only worth 500xp each and the 2* are 2500xp each. They are best used for giving a start to new characters being used. The 3* you get from the daily is worth 10k but you only get 1.
Shouta
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Tidus will have his own event later on if you need to get him again.
Not yet. I sometimes go with the auto option to fill in and adjust based off that but I usually just swap folks in as necessary. Growth Eggs are pretty plentiful later on, so if there's a char you'd like to use, they can be brought up to speed with those instead of slowly grinding.
As for Mythril stuff, I've gotten like a couple dozen 5 star items without ever having spent money on the JP version of the game. That's how many mythril they'll give you as content gets updated and from dailies. They'll even give you some when the quest option gets added. So for folks that haven't spent money, I repeat what I said before, just hang on and save up.
For reference, the Buster Sword isn't all that great, IMO. There are other weapons that provide better limit breaks and some that change it for any character. So don't feel rushed to get spend mythril now. The Iron Grimoire for the MC is the big one to watch for since it reduces damage taken by the part when you use the limit break.
Try to keep a collection of gear for the different games. I just tested this with 2 different weapons on Tidus in Figaro cave. With a weapon for XII he was doing around 900 damage, I changed to a VI weapon which only had 7 more attack power and damage went up to over 1600 on the same enemies. It looks like there is a substantial boost from the synergy for the same stage even for gear so maybe try that out. Even low star gear might be enough to pass elites if synergy is used.
Blood Diamonds
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So is it a good idea to switch your party up from time to time? I have Waka, Warrior, Protag, and the White mage just sitting there :v
Mystic_Wanderer
Member
Yeah, I learned my lesson. Thought at first I had bad luck and with money to burn I wouldn't care. It's pretty annoying.
Hours Left
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Does the Japanese version even have Warrior yet? He wasn't on any list I've seen.
Shouta
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He was a pre-register freebie. They haven't done a dungeon or way to get him back again yet.
So, does our launch pretty closely resemble the Japanese launch? If so, how soon did they get Quistis?
Hours Left
Member
The reason I asked is because he wasn't in the pics you posted. Hopefully he'll be made available for those that missed him eventually.
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