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[Kouriozan]

The first tab in Cid Missions is automatically completed if you finished the first FFVI dungeon, might explain it.
Otherwise, it's missing the missions that give souls of heroes anyway.

Edit : just checked, they changed it to give mythrils instead.
RIP Cloud Advent Children event's blank MC2 T-T

 

[Star Falcon]

Won't say no to free mythril from auto-completing a load of quests!

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

they really can't pull off an update without messing something up can they? yuffie guns? hall of rites reward? I'm annoyed that I egged exdeath to 50 already, whoops.

btw, according to reddit, a 5+ gold sword is 93 + 2 atk, 186 +3 atk with rs. Annoyingly, with rs, this is now a slightly better weapon in VII levels than the rune blade rated at 185atk, not that I would choose the gold sword over the sb rune sword for 2 atk. I guess I'll combine and hold on to the gold sword + in case we get a third down the road which would push the rs atk to over 200. Of course by that time, I'll likely have another VII weapon that has higher atk anyway, I have 2 right now and really only need 3 atk weapons at most. hmm

 

[Starwolf_UK]

If 1 gem draws actually were a thing I'd buy a few hundred gems right now...

 

[Kouriozan]

Now waiting for compensation over false advertising

Spoiler

lol, if only

 

[Falk]

You also autocomplete a mission to get a hero from the Hall of Rites

ehehehe

 

[MicH]

DeNA's quality control is fucking embarrassing :lol Not to mention all the Mind Break references which are still in the new FFX dungeon descriptions

 

[Kaiterra]

If you got up to North Mines Classic, they just gave you all of the Wayfarer Missions.

Ohhh I misunderstood that.

 

[Lights and Waves]

Just got showered in mythril this morning. I'm liking this Cid Mission stuff!

I need help! I'm stuck in classic mode. I've reached the stage in FFV where the boss can only be hurt by magic and will heal if he's hit physically. Any good strategies? He seems to be auto-healing regardless.

 

[Noi]

All of his magic is single target, so carbuncle / magic lure + reflect will bounce everything he does back to him. Just remember to dispel his regen.

 

[Falk]

There needs to be something to spend Gil on.

 

[Star Falcon]

You also autocomplete a mission to get a hero from the Hall of Rites

ehehehe

I thought that was legit as I bought the Warrior from it in December. N1 DenA.

 

[LucaMac]

Got a 5* on my 'free' quest pull. Estar helmet? WTF?

 

[ActStriker]

Got a 5* on my 'free' quest pull. Estar helmet? WTF?

It's a pretty good Mage hat.

 

[LucaMac]

It's a pretty good Mage hat.

It seems grand alright...very small chance of getting it on the V banner though I imagine. Would have liked Exdeaths twig :/

 

[MicH]

I use that Estharian Helmet really often. Great MAG and MND stats on it

 

[ActStriker]

I use that Estharian Helmet really often. Great MAG and MND stats on it

I have 2 of them that I keep separated

I have no other FF8 mage armor so it's really helpful

 

[Lights and Waves]

All of his magic is single target, so carbuncle / magic lure + reflect will bounce everything he does back to him. Just remember to dispel his regen.

Thank you!

 

[LucaMac]

It sounds like I should stop being a whiney bitch and be very thankful for it...upgraded it there (got a reward for it too, thanks Cid) and it seems very good even out of VIII realms. No complaints. Thank you RNGesus.

 

[Lights and Waves]

Hey Team–

Is there a tier list for Record Materia? I.e., a list of all the RM I should make an effort to obtain? I feel like there's just so many to keep track of, I don't know which ones I'm missing out on.

 

[Star Falcon]

Hey Team–

Is there a tier list for Record Materia? I.e., a list of all the RM I should make an effort to obtain? I feel like there's just so many to keep track of, I don't know which ones I'm missing out on.

Not sure about a Tier List, but IMO these are the most useful ones:

Mako Might/Dr. Mog Teaching - I only have the former as I have no desire to level Tyro, but having an instant SB is really good for Ultimates and the like where you don't get a chance to build it up before the boss. I usually give it to Y'Shtola who can then use SS2 right off the bat.

Summon Spring II - Summons have low uses per hone, using this makes them much more usable and helps me get through dungeons pretty smoothly.

Mana Spring II - Like the above but for Black Magic, which doesn't have as much of a problem with hones but its helpful if you wanna take Flare and/or Meteor which I haven't honed that highly yet.

Dragoon's Determination - Good ATK boost and Sap isn't too bad of a trade off.

 

[AdawgDaFAB]

If 1 gem draws actually were a thing I'd buy a few hundred gems right now...

I came here to post the same exact thing.

If only.

 

[Kouriozan]

I'm glad Bartz finally got his 5* Combat buff, now I just need his MC2.

EDIT : Nooo, one month to wait for the Hall of Rites!
The blank MC2 event/abyss(now named nightmare) rewards are definitely getting replaced

 

[Lights and Waves]

Not sure about a Tier List, but IMO these are the most useful ones:

Mako Might/Dr. Mog Teaching - I only have the former as I have no desire to level Tyro, but having an instant SB is really good for Ultimates and the like where you don't get a chance to build it up before the boss. I usually give it to Y'Shtola who can then use SS2 right off the bat.

Summon Spring II - Summons have low uses per hone, using this makes them much more usable and helps me get through dungeons pretty smoothly.

Mana Spring II - Like the above but for Black Magic, which doesn't have as much of a problem with hones but its helpful if you wanna take Flare and/or Meteor which I haven't honed that highly yet.

Dragoon's Determination - Good ATK boost and Sap isn't too bad of a trade off.

Thanks! I'll add these all to my list. Anyone else have some good recommendations?

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

Not sure about a Tier List, but IMO these are the most useful ones:

Mako Might/Dr. Mog Teaching - I only have the former as I have no desire to level Tyro, but having an instant SB is really good for Ultimates and the like where you don't get a chance to build it up before the boss. I usually give it to Y'Shtola who can then use SS2 right off the bat.

Summon Spring II - Summons have low uses per hone, using this makes them much more usable and helps me get through dungeons pretty smoothly.

Mana Spring II - Like the above but for Black Magic, which doesn't have as much of a problem with hones but its helpful if you wanna take Flare and/or Meteor which I haven't honed that highly yet.

Dragoon's Determination - Good ATK boost and Sap isn't too bad of a trade off.

The three haste rms, zeal, sky pirates pride and theifs code

Heroic stance and pride of the red wings, moderate damage up with katana and sword

Double hit for retaliate meta

Solitude/loner for parties of three or less

Attunement 2, devotion, rod master, impetuous youth for magic/vulnerability hits

 

[MicH]

Thanks! I'll add these all to my list. Anyone else have some good recommendations?

DK Cecil RM3 (Pride of the Red Wings) and Sephioth RM3 (Heroic Stance) are both pretty great.+20% ATK (or is it DMG?) if you wield a sword or katana respectively. Vivi RM2 (Devotion) is also great for mages. Tidus RM3 (Ace Striker) for SB spamming

 

[Falk]

+20% damage. Physical only (so Sephiroth isn't gonna do 20% more blm damage ehehe)

 

[Kaiterra]

Tidus' Ace Striker is really good too. With Lifesiphon and Ace Striker it only takes two actions to get an SB charge.

 

[yasu151]

Thanks! I'll add these all to my list. Anyone else have some good recommendations?

It took a bit of time to get (have to complete through a lot of the dungeons to open up the FFVI battle that nets you the memory crystal) but Fusoya's Moon's Grace II. It restores 1 black and 1 white ability after each battle. I haven't found a use for both at the same time, so it essentially becomes an extra restore 1 black magic use RM for mage-heavy parties.

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

It took a bit of time to get (have to complete through a lot of the dungeons to open up the FFVI battle that nets you the memory crystal) but Fusoya's Moon's Grace II. It restores 1 black and 1 white ability after each battle. I haven't found a use for both at the same time, so it essentially becomes an extra restore 1 black magic use RM for mage-heavy parties.

Right, that's a good one that I always forget about.

It is nice to have a second bmage with an r4 Aja spell and slowaga, or protectga/Shellga for example.

I can see going the other direction on this and giving it to yshtola, since I have her ss2, and blasting enemies with diaga or holy every battle.

 

[Star Falcon]

Yeah i'd forgotten about the Fusoya one, I don't have it yet. It'd be great on ExDeath or any of the other characters with access to both White and Black 5*.

 

[Grzi]

Ultimate Maduin down. Didn't master it, ended up with two dead characters but I'm happy with the accessory.
Two Ultimate bosses down and I've started playing December 26th, I'd say that's not bad at all.

Now if only I could get ONE good Relic, just one.
(Did a single pull on the Terra banner for the new quest - rainbow gem appears, it HAS to be Maduin's Horn - nope, 5* heavy armor with a Draw Fire shared SB. Shit.)

 

[Omegasquash]

Ultimate Maduin down. Didn't master it, ended up with two dead characters but I'm happy with the accessory.
Two Ultimate bosses down and I've started playing December 26th, I'd say that's not bad at all.

Now if only I could get ONE good Relic, just one.
(Did a single pull on the Terra banner for the new quest - rainbow gem appears, it HAS to be Maduin's Horn - nope, 5* heavy armor with a Draw Fire shared SB. Shit.)

I equipped that on P. Cecil with stellar results on Maduin. Back row tank w/Provoke and Protect made the magic barrier part legitimately easy.

 

[broz0rs]

So are the Cid normal missions a one time deal or will they refresh at some point?

 

[LucaMac]

Hey Team–

Is there a tier list for Record Materia? I.e., a list of all the RM I should make an effort to obtain? I feel like there's just so many to keep track of, I don't know which ones I'm missing out on.

Lower down the list but useful none the less is Bards Zealot materia. It's great for RM farming ironically but also very useful against certain multi bosses with gimics aka Norg or Zorn and Thorn. I find it useful for autobattling orbfests also depending on the difficulty. I usually put it on my heaviest hitter and the others finish them off no problem.

EDIT:

So are the Cid normal missions a one time deal or will they refresh at some point?

They haven't in Japan since Ive been playing it anyway, and we are only a few events away from when I started that account. So no is more than likely the answer.

 

[Balphon]

In light of his massive stat buff, Team Gordon will be taking applications through the weekend.

Join today!

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

They haven't in Japan since Ive been playing it anyway, and we are only a few events away from when I started that account. So no is more than likely the answer.

I started my JP account with the Jecht event, so it feels weird to catch these things as they come now.

 

[LucaMac]

I started my JP account with the Jecht event, so it feels weird to catch these things as they come now.

Yea. I started with the Relm event. Very nearly caught up. Going to be a bit more dejavu than usual...

 

[Razmos]

Dissidia event in Japan, cool beans.

 

[Negator]

Can't wait to throw all my mythril at the Faris banner.

 

[WarAdept]

Oh god. Weekend Orb Rush this Sat/Sun (looks like Lightning/White/Wind), the bonus battles for ExDeath just dropped, but it's still Power Dailies.

My stamina.

 

[PixyJunket]

OOOOORB RUUUUUSH.

 

[WarAdept]

The following RM's are a lie and is a troll attempt by DeNA into thinking that they're real:

Dragoon RM2
Leon RM2
Ricard RM2
Steiner RM3
Fran RM3

Spoiler

Still haven't seen one Major Orb farming dailies for 4 weeks.

 

[MicH]

I had to do that stupid Wendigo fight three times because you can't tell when the real one is asleep. Ugh. Finally got it

 

[WarAdept]

I had to do that stupid Wendigo fight three times because you can't tell when the real one is asleep. Ugh. Finally got it

I said fuck it and AoE'd the shit out of it. Fuck the counter, I'm not dealing with that BS.

 

[Kouriozan]

That wendigo fight was super easy.
Put mitigation on -> Ruinga -> everyone attack the real one + sleep -> it'll always hit the real wendigo even if he teleport -> with good timing you can always attack the one getting the attack/ability animations (= the real one), win.

My second ++ fight I can do and the first one I mastered, I thought it would be much harder considering I'm fairly weak.

 

[AdawgDaFAB]

That wendigo fight was super easy.
Put mitigation on -> Ruinga -> everyone attack the real one + sleep -> it'll always hit the real wendigo even if he teleport -> with good timing you can always attack the one getting the attack/ability animations (= the real one), win.

My second ++ fight I can do and the first one I mastered, I thought it would be much harder considering I'm fairly weak.

I basically did this. FS Wall + Shellga then AoE w/ a WM on standby to use sleep on the revealed, true, Wendigo. After Wendigo is asleep, the clones won't counter AoE blasts, so it's an easy win once sleep hits.

 

[Noi]

With the right mitigation, you dont even need to Sleep to master it. You can miss the 3 medals there and still have enough if you get all the other ones.

My fight went:
Shellga > Bartz Steal Power on anyone > Emerald Light RW > Heathen Frolic > Valefor > All 3 others target the real one > Emerald Light RW > Valefor > Dead. Full medals except for the Sleep mastery. This version has barely any HP.

 

[AdawgDaFAB]

The difficulty on this fight felt far lower than in the Elite dungeon battle. I think the HP is lower in this ++, making it a breeze even without sleep, as noted above.

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

Windigo I used thancred and his bard sleep all,ability and just used full Mage blasts


Ultimate necropophobe is by far the easiest for me yet and he dropped a major power orb to boot

Four mages and bartz

Native wall
Rw was hymn of fayth

Barriers:
Mage 1 meteor
Mage 2 ruinga
Mage 3 valefor
Yshtola Shellga, then heal, the stoneskin
Rinse repeat, bartz on hold for fayth towards end


Necrophobe- full blast with the ajas and bartz on spellblades.

2 native rods, 4++ axe.
Flame rod for firaja Mage

No sls needed for me. Crazy.