BassForever
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Final Fantasy: Record Keeper |OT| The only ATB here is Active Time Battle.
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show me your skeleton
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is your iPhone jailbroken? my copy won't run unless i am in safe mode.
BassForever
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Nope, was playing fine this morning, now no dice :/
n8NMONSTER
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try checking your internet connection. like switch off/on wifi, or go to cellular.
IdreamofHIME
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Another hour, no?
I've been meaning to hone my break abilities, just kept being distracted with all the dailies and events happening lately. Vanille's event pinched me hard because of heroic anima, but I manage mastery in heroic fine, still a struggle without honed breaks
Nope, not quite.
Locke Event - Dungeon Clear (like Cecil/Rinoa/etc)
Locke cavorting around FF6's world, retreading a lot of the same stuff from the FFVI paintings.
The way this is set up is very similar to Rinoa's event, except 15 stages instead of 10. Hence, 15 Normal stages and 15 Elite stages.
To be honest, I don't really understand the appeal of it.
From what I gather:
- Buff potential Retaliate user with Boost
- Retaliate user uses Retaliate
- Other members use Double Cut on Retaliate user
- Retaliate user attacks two times for each Double Cut
What I don't get is, why not simply Boost each of the Double Cut users and attack the boss directly with Double Cut? For each Double Cut, you get two attacks out of it anyway [even if you use it on the Retaliate user], so you don't gain anything in the end.
Unless I'm missing something?
Edit - I didn't think about giving Double Cut to my Mages. I didn't even think they could use it. >_<
Cause you would lose precious turns boosting the Double Cut users instead of just using it once.
Also when you use retaliate, you can equip your best stuff on that character and every attack will hit with the same dmg.
IdreamofHIME
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There's no counter attack to retaliate. For example If you hit Animawith a double cut, he's going to knock a big chunk of HP from someone. Hit with a double cut through retaliate and he'll just take it like a chump.
Also, if you're lucky enough to have Cloud's 5* weapon, retaliate will turn everyone's attack into the same strength as that set up. Even a weakass mage.
Also, if you're lucky enough to have Cloud's 5* weapon, retaliate will turn everyone's attack into the same strength as that set up. Even a weakass mage.
Not really. If I equip her with her Enhancer Terra is my strongest attacker, and giving it to Cloud or Luneth is a waste.
Maybe if I get another weapon that's serviceable outside of FFV and FFVI dungeons.
cpp_is_king
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If anyone is farming Power Orbs to hone their break abilities, I just ran The Feymarch (Normal) - Queen's Trial 6 times and got a 3* Power Orb 5 out of those 6 times. I actually thought it was 100% until that last run didn't drop. If anyone is using FFRK Inspector and is also farming those orbs, check it out while running the tool. I'm curious to see what it looks like after 30+ samples.
That would consume more uses of Boost, and generally use weaker characters with weaker weapons. Retaliate's strength is that you get to focus on your hardest hitter with your best weapon, and funnel all of the same number of attacks you would otherwise be making through that one character.
cpp_is_king
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I've had that happen a couple times. I usually just kill the app, try again. Sometimes it takes a few tries. I think the server gets screwy sometimes and then fixes itself after some duration. How long has it been going on
cpp_is_king
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One of the reasons I don't like Retaliate is because it also requires that your hardest hitter actually be able to use Retaliate. And not very many people can actually use Retaliate. Unless I'm fighting a boss with powerful counterattacks or who deals out so much damage I don't want anyone to be in the front row, I don't really think Retaliate meta buys you much fighting power.
I think people use it as a one-stop shop for every boss when often it's not required and might not even help much at all.
cpp_is_king
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If you were referring to my post, I was talking about normal Power Orbs, not lesser. But for Lesser, Figaro Castle - 1st Floor is about 10 stamina / orb. Pretty good.
Will check that out! Thanks!
Can't use your inspector tool yet since the charger for my laptop frizzed out, got a new one coming in the mail. I'll use it once I can download it. Exciting stuff!
Try Opera House Classic - Left stairs, 6 stamina and waves of 3 mobs, I found that to be better for lesser power orbs. Give that a try too
Thanks you two, that makes sense.
I'll have to start using it more often. It sounds like it might be helpful.
According to reddit all 30 dungeons of Locke's event take a combined total of 953 stamina.
So don't wait too long.
Random Painted HIghway
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I view it as a necessary evil to compensate for bad relic pulls and bs moves made to cause the player to extend mythril for resets. It is also quite a crutch for people to lean on rather than improve their gameplay or grind to improve skills for a more balanced approach.
Jesus.
I was actually referring to a post about Solitary Island. I'll have to check out Figaro Castle as well. (Classic, I'm assuming?)
Using mythril to refresh stamina is a weakness of mine, and I'm sure I'll do that several times throughout the event. But you're right, that's a nutso amount of required stamina.
IdreamofHIME
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what exactly is Lockes event?
I looked on reddit and it seemed like we're gonna be fighting all the FF6 bosses again...doesn't look fun at all. What's the actual goal and motivation of such madness?
I looked on reddit and it seemed like we're gonna be fighting all the FF6 bosses again...doesn't look fun at all. What's the actual goal and motivation of such madness?
cpp_is_king
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Yea, classic.
Yeah, but like I mentioned before it seems to end a week from tomorrow and it takes almost precisely two days to regen that much stamina, so it's a fairly narrow amount of time.
Though the majority of the stamina cost is in the Elite half, so there's that.
Random Painted HIghway
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Yes, it's a retread. If there are a few of these in a row with little real new content then I will have to bid adieu.
Retaliate can't be countered and does full damage. A double cut does 2 hits, but less damage on each one.
Also, good luck wasting turns trying to boost every member of the party.
It's not complicated at all. It's also extremely efficient.
Johnlenham
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Is it worth me boosting up whats her face to use thundaja in the 6 event? considering Ive buggered about with ryida only to find out she cant use the highest level magic :/
Red Mage
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This is why I don't blow through the maps quickly. They're like free stamina boosts.
cpp_is_king
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Been using your application cpp_is_king, like it this far and happily contributing some drop ratesDo you have any plans of making an party optimizer tab?
Eventually yes.
Speaking of drop rates, just had to do a sad. It truly is the darkest hour.
Finished all X elites with mastery! I only have two elites left for V but I'll hold off until Locke event is completed. Feels good having almost all elites done. xD
Ahhh okay nvm if Terra is currently your hardest hitter than the method is a littler harder.
Ahhh okay nvm if Terra is currently your hardest hitter than the method is a littler harder.
What.
Earlier I said that it wasn't a grindy event so it probably wouldn't take too long. Everything I say turns to lies.
I did a single pull last night. It's been a while since I've done one. I got a five star Golden Lance (VI). I don't know who I"m going to give it to. I don't know who can use lances, other than Kain, and he's got his Relic weapon equipped. I don't want to ever remove it. Lancet is too good to lose.
Thanks for reminding me. I got jack shit as usual
Distributing tiny morsels of disappointment, one day at a time.
One of the more successful parts of f2p design. Keeps you trying every day, but rarely ever gives anything out.
How to hook a gambler 101, except that unlike in gambling, even when you win you've won nothing. At least if you haven't spent a dime you haven't lost anything either.
Purple Cheeto
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It was a lot more useful when I was new to the game, but I've gotten some good stuff from it even recently so I don't mind.
Specifically, Opera House Left Stairs/Stage 2. I've gotten an average of ~1 per run, for a hand-wavey, low-sample-size 6stam/orb. We'll see now that cpp's data gathering is out in the while. :V
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