Author Topic: Record Keeping Final Fantasy Record Keeper (Read 214028 times)

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3850 on:** June 23, 2017, 09:45:47 PM »

In Selphie's defense, her SSB still IS a pretty solid Medica, and I find myself juggling between her Burst and SSB whenever I run her. It's a pretty fun utility/healing mix, though you might want a SB gauge-boosting RM for her. Minwu with both his SSB and BSB can be worked similarly, and was key in my winning Nemesis run three months back.

(GRANTED, if it happened again today, I'd likely just run Eiko and Yuna with infinite Last Stand Curaga spam, so whatever)

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #3851 on:** June 23, 2017, 10:08:15 PM »

Yeah, for context there I would not have drawn on it at full price. Current healer SBs is like...

Minwu- SSB (new)
Arc- both SSBs
Rosa- SSB and BSB
Lena- SSB
Relm- BSB
Aeris- SSB
Selphie- SSB (new)
Eiko- SSB, BSB, USB
Yuna- BSB2
Vanille- SSB, BSB (new)
Y'shtola- BSB (also SSII because fuck it)
Ovelia- BSB (also SSB)

Sad thing is I still didn't feel like pulling off the last FFIV CM. BUt then Baigan can get fucked.

Shale · « **Reply #3852 on:** June 24, 2017, 12:44:56 PM »

BSB+ lucky, here we go!

4/11, all bursts: Ceodore, Kefka, Tifa and Zidane 2. Solid pickups, since they're all in realms where I need extra DPS -- and Zidane now has his en-wind/OSB combo!

My plans for the fest may be changed now, too - I was planning a pull on banner 2 instead of Celes 1, but Tifa's burst is a dupe thanks to the lucky draw, and I could use those FF6 faithgas to enable Kefka. Hmmmm...

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #3853 on:** June 24, 2017, 01:05:24 PM »

3/11

Lion burst, Fang OSB, Raines OSB

Free XI weapon, first mage OSB (with bonus universal element boost), and now I have a +30 fang with an En-Element+OSB combo. Daaaaaamn.

Magic Fanatic · « **Reply #3854 on:** June 24, 2017, 03:27:19 PM »

BSB+ Lucky!...

1/11...

Rinoa BSB. A dupe. Out of *everything* available on this banner, I go 1/11 dupe.

Meeplelard · « **Reply #3855 on:** June 24, 2017, 04:29:03 PM »

Pulled only on the 3rd Lucky Draw because "BSB+" is kind of hard to argue with.

Got Edge BSB (Dupe) and Hope OSB. Not bad.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3856 on:** June 26, 2017, 05:56:18 AM »

I went 2/11: Sabin BSB and Orlandu OSB. So uh yeah, this season's Lucky Draw final tally was fully fruitful. 6/33, two combinable dupes, two nicely party-padding Bursts, a marvelous USB and the best OSB in the damn game. Weirdest part is having a high-end Sabin - I also have both his SSBs, which makes him, in conjunction with the BSB, a pretty darn utility-geared monk. Too bad I have Refia and Yda both with their BSBs and Yda even has both SSBs, so he has fierce competition in that regard. Granted, I'm pretty sure I could make a functional elemental monk party now, since I could slap Galuf for Imperil Fire shenanigans and Yda functions pretty well as a break monkey when she has her BSB - that and I have more than enough fists and daggers to run monks pretty easily almost regardless of the realm. Funky, really.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3857 on:** June 26, 2017, 01:28:08 PM »

Event and Mired in Crisis fights done, Chaos CM aside. I don't really want to attempt it because I have literally -one- synergy piece for it and Ultimate Gaze sucks on a realm with no people who can even use Affliction Break. I might try a poverty setup (saw some people who pulled through on Reddit with setups I could easily achieve) since Chaos' offense actually isn't very dangerous, but AoE Stop just sucks - like Fiend just showed me once again. I recruited some pretty solid pubbies for Fiend and it worked nicely enough, though, by the end, we had a dead Lightning, Tyro 1 and Tyro 2. Relm and Yuna from the pubbies did real serious work keeping the party alive regardless. I ran Ramza and Orlandu - and Orlandu OSB is seriously wtf when hitting weakness, holy shit running a fight 24/7 at triple casting speed is ridiculous. He really was the offensive workhorse there. Lightning was also pretty great, since she ran her BSB2/USB combo, even landing a capped OSB IN SPITE OF LIGHTNING RESISTANCE before dying. That was pretty glorious. MagiMaster CM was mostly the Terra/Celes show once again. Weird how Terra manages to deliver even with her BSB when needed in spite of it being so outdated.

Shale · « **Reply #3858 on:** June 26, 2017, 05:38:21 PM »

Quote from: Shale on June 24, 2017, 12:44:56 PM

My plans for the fest may be changed now, too - I was planning a pull on banner 2 instead of Celes 1, but Tifa's burst is a dupe thanks to the lucky draw, and I could use those FF6 faithgas to enable Kefka. Hmmmm...

Mistake. I pulled on FF6 banner 1 and went 1/11 with a dupe Death Tarot. My only dupe on the banner. God dammit. Currently blitzing realm dungeons to try and get together enough for a fuck-you pull in addition to the two I have budgeted. I don't mind the opportunity cost because none of the upcoming banners beyond Cloud USB are particularly attractive anyway.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3859 on:** June 26, 2017, 06:50:23 PM »

Things I wish I had: Terra's upcoming USB. Running her OSB via Wrath-spamming under Gathering Storm RM and Papalymo's Ley Lines is kinda sexy (that's how I manhandled Apoc/Jump Start Chadarnook), having that EX Mode while doing that would be so ridiculous.

Meeplelard · « **Reply #3860 on:** June 26, 2017, 10:04:39 PM »

Was making the most out of Summoner Orbfest, since while it is no longer a big deal thanks to Thursdailies, I do need to "catch up" on Summon Orbs and waited until now to do stuff so...lots of catch up has been going on in the past 24 hours, still not caught up! Going to be a boring few days of just ripping things apart!

I did pulls on FF6 Banner 2 and got:

100 Gem: Crap
1st 11 Pull: Vishnu Vest (Sabin LMR), Sabin's Armlet (SSB2), Whale Whisker (Strago SSB)
2nd 11 Pull: Vishnu Vest and Sabin's Armlet (...what are the odds -_- )
3rd 11 Pull: Tiger Fang, Asura Rod x2

And so, I now have a +50 Terra!

Also got Mog's BSB on the 100 Gem on Banner 1, I can't complain other than "GIVE US HIS RECORD SPHERE DAMN IT!"

Magic Fanatic · « **Reply #3861 on:** June 27, 2017, 02:58:18 AM »

So, instead of saving my Mythril for Banner 4 like I wanted, instead I made one pull on each Banners 1 and 2 tonight.

Banner 1: Kuja OSB, Cid Raines BSB, Firion BSB dupe.
Banner 2: Noctis OSB, Cloud OSB dupe, Maria BSB.

So yeah. Huge upgrades for me.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3862 on:** June 27, 2017, 02:04:22 PM »

Pulled off the Chaos Cid Mission by stacking Master Monk with Attack boosting and damage boosting alongside Meteor Crush and Omega Drive and slapping a Celes BSB2 RW on him. This made the whole thing actually -rather easy-, since Ultimate Gaze is runicable and you can stack an insane amount of attack buffs with the commands. 32k damage a pop! So uh yeah. Right now, I'm just levelling Noctis and Devout. I should also put Golbez back into rotation. Saving the three MC3s I got for after banners 3 and 4, which are where I'm going to pull at all.

Meeplelard · « **Reply #3863 on:** June 29, 2017, 12:31:54 PM »

Beat Despair Sephiroth, but no mastery; couldn't DPS him down before Octaslash #10. Strategy was this:

Alphinaud: Drainga, Meltdown, Mako's Might, has Deployment Tactics and Aerial Burst
The lynchpin of the strategy, since a lot of the damage is through Deployment Tactics. This is a fight where you really need to keep things carefully, so Sephiroth beating himself up helps.
Eiko: Protectga, Curaja, Ace Striker, has her USB
The instant cast USB w/ Last Stand and Haste are incredibly valuable. Casting that as soon he fires off a Dispel of Despair, as it gets me back on my feet, provides a cushion for whatever else he may throw at me, and my only form of Hastega.
Yuna: Ultra Cure, Shellga, Knight's Charge, Miracle Veil and Tenet's of Fayth
Pretty much pure healing duty, her BSB and SSB2 both see use depending on circumstance, shouldn't have to go into details.
Arc: Curaga, Curaise, Battleforged, Word of Kindess and Renewing Rain
He has Magic Blink that also provides Shellga (good for freeing up a turn for Yuna to do a medica or something) and Heavy Regen, as well as an instant Medica to back up Eiko that also provides Blink as an extra cushion. He ultimately died mid-fight due to bad RNG, and I wonder if he would have survived if I had given him those 6 extra levels (he was 93), and his 3* record Spheres (makes him go from 4800 to 5300~ HP, so meaningful difference) If he was alive, it could have made the difference too since he was using Vanille's RW mostly for DPS Purposes, plus adds another hit for Sephiroth to smack himself with.
Tyro: Full Break, Magic Breakdown, Dr. Mog's Teachings, Sentinel Grimoire and his BSB
Should be straight forward what Tyro was doing; he always does the same thing these days!

I RW'd Vanille's BSB because it's instant, is a healer BSB and has damage attached on one of it's commands.

I don't know if this team can actually DPS him down fast enough if I manipulate the ATB more with Deployment Tactics, have Alphinaud use Aerial Burst earlier in the fight, and keep Arc alive to get more turns of Vanille off, so the question is "are 30 4* Bravery Motes worth the trouble?"

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3864 on:** June 29, 2017, 02:40:41 PM »

JUMP START TORMENT BAHAMUT IS A BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH.

Ahem.

So yeah, pulled off the CM. Setup:

L99 Cloud (Omega Drive R2, Pound R4/Truthseeker)
L99 Luneth (Aerora Strike R5, Dragoon Dive R3/Illustrious Dragoon or whatever the +30% Jump damage RM is, since his OSB is Jump-typed)
L99 Ramza (Full Break R4, Magic Breakdown R4/Flower Of The Sea)
L99 Onion Knight (Full Charge R4, Armor Breakdown R4/Adventurer's Dagger)
L99 Arc (Curaja R5, Protectga R3/Zeal)

RW: Sentinel's Grimoire

I gave Arc a Haste RM so he could drop his Shellga+Magic Blink+High Regen SSB early. A single casting of Shellga lasts you more or less the entire fight off 500+ MND, so I could save his remaining gauge for emergency Word of Kindness casts. With both his SSBs, Arc is seriously self-sufficient as a healer in Jump Start fights, which surprised me a lot and actually made this CM a lot more viable. Still, there's the looming issue that you have to squeeze -every single drop of DPS you can- out of this fight, saving the big shots for the wind-weak phase. I used one of Cloud's Finishing Touch charges to -get- Bahamut to the weak phase, since otherwise I'd spend a dangerously long time bereft of Sentinel Grimoire. Fortunately, the two following shots of FT and the three charges of Luneth's Heavenly Gust were enough to handle the endgame, but it was very close. This fight is all about managing your resources -very- carefully, since he can stall you out until the end of time with Curaja spam once you're out of bursting damage. Slugfesting-wise, he's not particularly dangerous.

As for Maw of Despair Sephiroth, I managed a clear yesterday with Raines/Terra/OK/Y'shtola/Eiko, but no mastery, since only Raines was left standing. Today, I managed mastery with a Cloud/Squall/Ramza/Eiko/Loserface party. Difference: I had one more character alive. Instant Last Stand is seriously stupid good.

EDIT: Three pulls on phase 3 net me husbando Raijin (both his Pauldron and three copies of his stick. Well, now I have my optimum Cloud USB RW monkey as long as Lightning isn't resisted), Orlandu's BSB, a Shantotto BSB dupe and enough Ashe armor stat sticks to solve my formerly perennial mage armor problems in FF12. Could've been better, could've been worse.

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #3865 on:** June 29, 2017, 05:27:45 PM »

Threw 2 pulls at banner 3, hoping for some Lightning relics to compliment her OSB (she's +30 for me).

Saintly Excalibur x3
Ashe Burst
Orlandu SSB

Not what I was going for but damn, can't argue with that return on investment.

Shale · « **Reply #3866 on:** June 30, 2017, 04:03:54 PM »

I decided to skip banner 2 and throw another 50 mythril at FF6, got Mog's ATK/DEF break SSB and Setzer's ATK/RES break. That has me set against physical bosses in the realm, so obviously it was time for an almost purely magical U++ fight! Then I did my 11-pull on banner 3 -- neither of the OSBs I really wanted, but three new toys: Shantotto BSB, Orlandeau SSB, and Raijin SSB! Lifesiphonable Guts/party instacast? Don't mind if I do.

MagiMaster CM: Surprisingly straightforward tank and spank. I went with a pure non-elemental team for the CM run, with Celes bringing Draw Fire to deal with his occasional physicals that hit for 3K without mitigation. Once I figured that out (my first try used Magic Lure) it was a simple win. Ultimate Ultima only hit for ~1200 through MBD and Setzer's FBD, which was particularly surprising, but that's not a complaint.

Chardarnook: This fight is dumb. Hoops to jump through every couple of turns at least, omni-resists, insta-wipe if you mistime an ability, a hugely luck-based opening round. Once you get all of that in order it's not challenging in the way tough FFRK fights usually are, it's just frustrating to keep all those balls in the air without forgetting to count the demon form's turns or something. Full Throttle was way simpler -- haste RMs on Papalymo (my holy/fire spellcaster) and OK to get things rolling immediately, full ATB on Yda to call in the wall RW before big damage arrives. That takes almost all the luck out of the first turn and then it was just a matter of keeping the three-turn rhythm going.

Bahamut: Did the D200 CM. Took a bit of S/L to get trash mobs that didn't shred me (or force me to use a ton of healing early) but after that it was smooth sailing. Luneth BSB dealt the lion's share of damage, OK brought his BSB and FB, Desch handled PBD/MBD, Ingus brought armor and mind breakdown, plus the Sentinel SSB to attract flares (and which did perfectly respectable damage), Arc's SSB2 is a godsend for cleaning up Megaflares. Biggest surprise of the run: Desch used Selfless Spirit! And it legit helped! With that and Onionburst, he and Ingus were hitting for ~7K damage with breakdowns.

Sephiroth: Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3867 on:** June 30, 2017, 07:14:33 PM »

Quote from: Shale on June 30, 2017, 04:03:54 PM

Sephiroth: Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow

I don't think I've had a fight as ugly as this in a very long time. I've never seen that many Last Stand triggers in a single-player fight.

Shale · « **Reply #3868 on:** June 30, 2017, 07:18:56 PM »

I have three last stand relics and I'm strongly considering bringing them all and RW'ing a fourth. It's pretty brutal.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3869 on:** June 30, 2017, 07:46:31 PM »

Quote from: Shale on June 30, 2017, 07:18:56 PM

I have three last stand relics and I'm strongly considering bringing them all and RW'ing a fourth. It's pretty brutal.

Depending on how you handle the fight, one may be enough as long as you don't mind doing it sloppily. With Raijin's Last Stand, your benefit is getting a party-wide instacast for putting buffs back up if you time it well. I ran Eiko's because instant AoE Curaga+Hastega+Last Stand is ludicrous, and you have Selphie's - which is almost as good. If you have a good phys stackable debuffer (hint hint: you have Irvine's BSB), you may as well forfeit Wall entirely, the three Dispel triggers are just despair-inducing.

Shale · « **Reply #3870 on:** June 30, 2017, 08:16:08 PM »

I'm kicking around two different strategies for the fight. One is a Nemesis-esque setup with four people spamming heals and Last Stand while Alphinaud yells "stop hitting yourself!" until Seph explodes. The other is a more traditional party where Raijin allows instant rebuffing after every phase change and I DPS him down as normal. I'm not sold on Irvine as a wall equivalent there because of the magic nukes, though; the version I'm workshopping now involves Tyro bringing Wall and RW'ing Fran's burst.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3871 on:** June 30, 2017, 08:39:00 PM »

I ran Eiko's USB on both my winning attempts - having two shots of a panic button on demand is way too good. Meteor... eh. FB+MBD+Shellga+ makes it -sorta- manageable, and the Meteors are just so scripted. He also stops using them entirely at his low HP phase.

Meeplelard · « **Reply #3872 on:** June 30, 2017, 10:13:01 PM »

It's a fight that single handedly demonstrates why Ultimate Dispel is complete and utter bullshit, and having to deal with it not only 3 times, but him having damaging combos immediately after only emphasizes it further. It's the one mechanic I will never defend because it has never been well implemented.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3873 on:** July 01, 2017, 01:21:34 AM »

It's sadly not even among the lowest echelon of implementations of the mechanic if only because the game has so much more in the way of safety nets than it did back when it was common. I still remember Ultimate Barthandelus and his Ultimate Dispel COUNTER.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3874 on:** July 01, 2017, 02:33:34 AM »

So, banner 4. First pull: 3/11. Apocalypse, Lightbringer and Magical Brush. Um yeah, ridiculously good. Then, I try a second pull because my debuff game could still be stronger. 4/11, being Evoker's Doublet, Veil of Wiyu and Excalibur dupes. This feels like a rethread of last year's fest Banner 1 shenanigans. Still, just no reason to complain about it, I should just full-dive Terra ASAP.

This said, I had still a pull left. So, I did a pull on the FF12 banner, since I got Balthier's LM off a single. Reks' SSB shield and Balthier's BSB2. Yeah, this just kicks ass.

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Author Topic: Record Keeping Final Fantasy Record Keeper (Read 214028 times)