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Final Fantasy: Record Keeper |OT2| I HAVE NO MYTHRIL AND I MUST SHOUT
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Heroic XP is practically the same amount (~22k the one time I checked for Champion). For me in my small sample size/anecdotal evidence, it was about the same cactaur appearance rate. Note I've only played each level once.
+ dungeons will give you a better chance at 4 and 5* orbs, heroics will give you more exp and probably more 3* orbs per stam.
Depends on what you need, really.
evilpigking
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so my n of 1 for + was 4 cactuars, 0 gigantaurs, with three 4* and one 3*.
I think I only got 1 cactuar on my heroic run yielding a 3*
I think I only got 1 cactuar on my heroic run yielding a 3*
Purple Cheeto
Member
Did the 11x beginner pull. Got excited when I saw two 5 star items.
Fire Bracer (FFX no soul break)
Healing Grimoire
Best part of that pull was getting 2 Aevis bows to combine with the 1 I already have. Now I have 1 half decent bow.
Fire Bracer (FFX no soul break)
Healing Grimoire
Best part of that pull was getting 2 Aevis bows to combine with the 1 I already have. Now I have 1 half decent bow.
CuthbertAllgoodz
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I had Vanille as my RW since the first day but I more and more consider changing to Leon with HotE. I was scared to lose followers like my few Luneth mutuals, but I never use them and now his SB will be very common.
Is there any interest for HotE here?
Is there any interest for HotE here?
Star Falcon
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Nooooo the Enhancer!
Between the Tyrfing and Storm Staff for me. The latter is another much needed staff, although Garnet is capped at 50 for me still. Luneth has his MC but the only FF3 content i have left to do is those recent elites. Got a while to decide anyway, will probably wait and see where i am after Festive Fantasy.
Chanced a pull on the Sephiroth banner and got the shared-SB Runesword. Think i got like 4 FF7 swords at 5* now
Edit: I only have one Hand of the Emperor on my RW list, whats your tag? Its a great SB.
Between the Tyrfing and Storm Staff for me. The latter is another much needed staff, although Garnet is capped at 50 for me still. Luneth has his MC but the only FF3 content i have left to do is those recent elites. Got a while to decide anyway, will probably wait and see where i am after Festive Fantasy.
Chanced a pull on the Sephiroth banner and got the shared-SB Runesword. Think i got like 4 FF7 swords at 5* now
Edit: I only have one Hand of the Emperor on my RW list, whats your tag? Its a great SB.
CuthbertAllgoodz
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I made the switch! 9z62 is my code.
Star Falcon
Member
Added you both
I got Stoneskin II as mine still 7zkd
I got Stoneskin II as mine still 7zkd
jasminlovesyoux
Banned
While we're exchanging codes mine is 9y4e if you want another stoneskin. Can also change to the Vega if you guys would prefer that.
I have HOTE (9fRe) but I seem to get summoned very little with it and am considering changing back to my ice whip Rydia
The exp is very disappointing. I was hoping to get my MC2 prep party much more along to where they need to be in this orbfest. Even with the insane cactuar rates on the Ex+ (more cactuars than not cactuars on my first run) I find it harder to justify refreshes this time around.
Star Falcon
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Luca you were my other HOTE so now ill probably summon you less
Joking aside, Ice Whip may actually be in demand for [M]ExDeath to meet the Ice Weakness target score for people who don't have Blizzaja honed. I'm undecided whether to use my Ice Orbs on that or Mental Breakdown.
Joking aside, Ice Whip may actually be in demand for [M]ExDeath to meet the Ice Weakness target score for people who don't have Blizzaja honed. I'm undecided whether to use my Ice Orbs on that or Mental Breakdown.
You have absolutely no need to either way though Falk. You got nearly everything wanted (never mind needed) the last time around. (As long as we are talking orbs and not relics of course)
EDIT: It's you and one other person who constantly use it so. Get 2 a day minimum but rarely too much more. At the end of the day, its only gil, and I don't need gil. So I'll leave HOTE up as its more useful for others even of its required less. Seriously selfless me.
I've been summoned an average of 30 times with HotE, but it has been dwindling down recently.
I think I will keep it as my RW anyway because there's already a lot of Hastegas RW around (I mean, half my friends list is Red and Sazh lol)
CuthbertAllgoodz
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That's my thinking. Even if I would be making 20k a day, I have over 40 millions so I don't need it. I prefer it to be summoned less but to be part of a tactic for some people even if it only serves a niche.
You can accept it again later. Until the quest system is revamped at least. But that only just happened in Japan.
Last night and this morning I ran through through all of the difficulties for the mythril rewards; between this and login bonuses etc I think I'm going to be able to hit 200 mythril for 4 SSB banner pulls
The EXP difference between Heroic and + is garbage though. I did one Heroic run and got one Cactuar who only gave a regular 3* orb, then across 3 + runs I only got two cactuars, one that dropped a regular 3* orb (should that even be possible on +?) and one 4* orb. Going to wait and see what people are reporting when I get home tonight, but I may wind up sticking with Heroic. While the EXP nerf from last orbfest is pretty hard, Heroic/+ still winds up giving a bit more than the Sunday EXP dungeon and is way easier, I can just auto-battle it. And since that means my two casters are basically doing zero damage I can rotate in other people I want to level up in their place and just have Cloud/Wakka/Gilgamesh carry the group (and Wakka & Gilgamesh will probably hit 65 doing this as well). Well have to see what kind of luck people are reporting with orb drops to see if I just want to run Heroic to get more EXP or not.
The EXP difference between Heroic and + is garbage though. I did one Heroic run and got one Cactuar who only gave a regular 3* orb, then across 3 + runs I only got two cactuars, one that dropped a regular 3* orb (should that even be possible on +?) and one 4* orb. Going to wait and see what people are reporting when I get home tonight, but I may wind up sticking with Heroic. While the EXP nerf from last orbfest is pretty hard, Heroic/+ still winds up giving a bit more than the Sunday EXP dungeon and is way easier, I can just auto-battle it. And since that means my two casters are basically doing zero damage I can rotate in other people I want to level up in their place and just have Cloud/Wakka/Gilgamesh carry the group (and Wakka & Gilgamesh will probably hit 65 doing this as well). Well have to see what kind of luck people are reporting with orb drops to see if I just want to run Heroic to get more EXP or not.
BassForever
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Yeah I'm not convinced + is worth it outside of the initial quest rewards of 2 m_o unless you reallh need the slight bit of extra money lol
Yeah, as someone who is still clawing my way up to endgame stuff all of the guaranteed 5* orbs from Mastering Heroic and + were fucking fantastic though.
Also forgot to mention that I did run into a regular Cactuar on Hard that dropped a 4* orb....so yeah unless the cactuar encounter/drop rate and + is baller and I just got unlucky this morning I think I'm going to stick with Heroic. Unless the EXP is glitched or something and they wind up buffing it.
BassForever
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Cactaur and gigantaur can show up on any difficulty even easy and drops g/m orbs. The difference is in the exp, money, and regular orbs you got from mooks which is why I feel heroic > + unless evidence comes out that cactaur/gigantaur rate is actually higher in +/their drop rates for g/m is higher.
BassForever
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How much better is better though? Is like a 5% better chance to see one worth and extra 15 stamina? Thats an extra 3 rounds in heroic which could potentially lead to more cactaur.
We obviously don't know the actual rates, but so far it's been good to me. I average a Csctuar for every 20 stamina. That's really not bad
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, I got 3 cataur in a row (2 big, one small) so the + rates must be juiced somehow.
jasminlovesyoux
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I can also attest to the cactuar rates being higher. I am definitely coming across them far more than the previous event although the gigantuar is still very elusive. Only seen 1 on this event so far with about 280 stamina spent.
The + exp definitely feels bugged, wouldn't surprise me if we get a fix.
BassForever
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3 + runs
3 cactaur
1 greater
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3 cactaur
1 greater
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BassForever
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Okay run 4 finally saw 3 cactaur... Still only one greater between the three
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Star Falcon
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Not spending anything on refreshes either - in a fairly decent place for ability hones so i'll just run it during downtime. When is the Sephiroth quests due? I have held off on finishing the elites for now and gonna start the new DU tomorrow.
CuthbertAllgoodz
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Tonight with DU16.
Looks like the 4 and 5* orb rates per stam are around twice as good in + versus the heroic on average, if you don't take orb conversion into account.
3* orbs, Gil and exp per stam are obviously worse on +.
Random Painted HIghway
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My create hone abilities tabs are in French. Is there some setting I need to change, or is this a bug and where's my mythril for not speaking French?!!?
RedNumberFive
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You get to choose a free 5* relic for doing an 11-pull which is pretty good. Stay away from the Sun Blade, Giant's Gloves and Dusk Lance though
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