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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/26/18 9:47:52 AM
#490
26 3* and 2 4* for me. Can't say I'm surprised, I haven't poured a lot into this game, and I only started a year ago.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/25/18 5:50:22 PM
#474
I run Xon with Raven's Cape and Pod, and I regularly get 20+ Alcrysts from a run of the caves.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/25/18 5:12:21 PM
#472
ChaosTonyV4 posted...
I can see their line of thinking, that building a team with what you RNGet is part of the fun, but relying on uber RNG for 7*'s could potentially make the 7* content impossible for some people.


This was my biggest issue with 7*, and while it's fun to look at builds based around them, the reliance on getting duplicates with an already deep pool of rare units is just too much. At some point, they're either going to need to become so generous with Lapis and tickets that your odds of being able to build a viable team skyrocket, or just give in and let you have a handful of units you pick. Yes, some people might leave because the challenge of the game is "gone" (I'd argue even with meta teams the hardest content is still a challenge), but those are likely people that didn't spend much if any money to begin with.

It's the main problem gachas have to begin with: Too much reliance on luck to be able to clear hard content. You can shore this up some with limiting how difficult the content is, but you can't easily strike a balance between making the content easy enough to keep the minnows in the game, who don't have full meta teams, and the whales who have everything and will breeze through most everything. I think FFBE strikes that balance fairly well, where the hard content is quite difficult, but not so punishing that it's impossible if you can build your strategy correctly. The videos of people clearing with 3-4* base units is proof enough of that. I personally don't have the time, patience, or skill to pull that sort of thing off even with what is by any definition a pretty strong box, and so I generally am content to wait for content to be power-crept enough that while it's still a challenge, one misplay won't cost me 50 stamina on a Trial. Usually.

It's part of why when I decided to start playing my two gacha games again, this and Puzzle and Dragons, I very quickly abandoned PAD after about a month. It just didn't feel like it had the staying power. When I left, I had some relatively meta-defined teams that could handle most content, but was lacking key subs to take on the truly difficult stuff, and there didn't seem to be anything inbetween. When I came back, it took me all of a week to figure out that I had the stuff to build two meta teams that were completely unrelated to what I had before, and steamroll a lot of the content that even now was considered a challenge. Yeah it was hard, but nothing like the Chamber of Arms or Marlboro. Nor was the gameplay any deeper when I came back.

In contrast, when I took my break from FFBE, I felt like I was at a stopping point because of my own skill, not the units in my box, and because of the time investment it would take to get back up to speed. I still pulled, and wound up getting units that made up the difference, allowing me to come back and take on challenges that still presented enough difficulty to be interesting. Even now I'm trying to figure out what I need to do to take on Marlboro, something I didn't think I could personally do when I left, but knew I had the units capable of doing it if I really invested the time.

But I'm worried about the eventual 7* meta, because at that point no amount of preparation is going to help if you don't have a solid base of 7* units. I know content strictly based around them won't come for a while, but the depth of the 5* base pool is currently wide enough that almost any rainbow has a chance of contributing (almost). In contrast, in 7*, what helps you is only whatever you get a dupe of, and that's only if their 7* is actually useful. That puts the whole game at risk to me.

Rambling done. Feel free to ignore this whole post.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/25/18 10:07:50 AM
#461
Should UoC actually happen, what are people planning to nab? Are you after a unit that you personally want to have, even if you don't have the best gear for them? Getting a 7* or STMR that'd be a gamechanger for you? I'm not sure I can decide. I'd adore a Fryevia just because I'm a fencer myself, and I always enjoy seeing them represented well in gaming. But long-term I know I'd get more out of getting myself something like CG Nichol or prepping myself for the future with a 7* like Sephiroth or Barbarricia.

Really can't wait for the next event. FFVIII is still my favorite, and I'm saving all my resources (as limited as they are) for pulls on that. I don't know that I'll even do dailies on Star Ocean, as I've never played any of those games.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/24/18 6:02:44 PM
#441
Crap, I actually had my first loss in the Item World. I mistimed a chain and got blasted by the 9F boss. Thought he'd be more physical, so I had Basch go for the physical cover; turns out he mostly used magic. I wasn't getting anything great, I was only up to ATK +15% total on the gun I was making, but it's still annoying.

So just to ask, does the Xon/Pilfer/Increased Gil ability still work wonders for raids for making money?
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/23/18 10:49:23 PM
#435
Did not realize Sephiroth chained with Onion Knight. I suddenly feel like I should think about developing the Onion Knight I have.

I also just got a SPR+15/12/10% setup on a Bowie Knife. It won't help her magic any, but I think that'll work fairly well for Rem or anyone else who needs a good SPR buff. Wish I could've gotten that on something else, but oh well.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/23/18 3:18:45 PM
#429
Mostly I just remember her not being able to take all of the magic attacks in from Bloody Moon, although I guess some of that was I was stupid and wasn't using a provoke tank for the physical attacks. I'm likely just overstating my case, because it was about when that trial was kicking my butt that I decided to take my break, and by the time I came back I had a Basch to raise up and get ready to go. This recent Carbunkle run hasn't done anything to improve my opinion of her of course, but I'm not about to run a few trials of him again just to see if I can gear her or my team to survive. It just isn't worth it.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/23/18 1:49:19 PM
#426
crazygamer999 posted...
Interestingly, iirc, I did use Mystea for her stop protection, with Basch as tank.

The thing with Mystea that kinda hampers her is, I think, her equipment. Her kit is pretty damn solid, but she can't do elemental protection as well as Basch, who has more equips at his disposal.


Yeah, I was probably too worried that Carbunkle would be a jerk and target someone other than who he was supposed to with insta-death, and so I just wanted a provoker with Genji Shield to guarantee safety. Should've just swapped the provoker out for Basch and gone the route you did. I may still if I feel like getting that 4* ticket, because for some stupid reason despite Tornado being part of the chain that killed him, it didn't give me the magic kill mission.

Really, the frustration is more about how everyone talked her up as the most important unit to get when she came out, how vital it was to have her for clearing content, and how impossible any magic-based content would be without her. While I get that, and I for sure would probably appreciate her more if I didn't have Basch, I have been so underwhelmed with her that I just can't understand the hype. Trials that she was supposed to be used for almost kill my Basch, and if he could barely take those hits, what chance would she have had?
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/23/18 10:04:17 AM
#408
Tried that. Mystea took so much damage that she died a second time, followed by most of my party being wiped out. All I had left was Barb and Noctis, and that wasn't going to let me recover. I wasn't going to waste a ton of stamina on this either, so I just decided to take the long route. Mostly I was gimped because the gear I had to put on for 150% light resist didn't let me get her SPR up past ~560, and she just doesn't have enough HP to tank a whole lot of hits. I'd have used Basch, but I needed someone for Stop resist without losing damage dealers, and figured I could survive with Mystea.

For being as hyped as she was, I'm really disappointed in her as a unit. I've never had any luck trying to clear content with her as a magic tank, and I praise the RNG gods for giving me a Basch because he's just so much better.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/23/18 8:19:39 AM
#406
crazygamer999 posted...
What's your team?


Setzer (Double Dice enhanced), Mystea, Barb, Lexa, LM Fina

Mystea rotates between Clear Veil (for Stop protection), Tritela Wall, and Destination for damage mitigation. LM Fina mostly spammed Manatopia, but was there for Full Life and her non-reflectable healing abilities for the ST magic attacks that Mystea decided not to block. Barb and Lexa chain single-cast Tornados while Setzer capped with Double Dice. It took me upwards of 80-90 turns and about an hour-and-a-half to finish, but I needed Mystea for the Stop protection and I couldn't figure out a build for her that let her survive Carbuncle's onslaught when he shifted to Dark Mode.

Looks like of that first list, all I get is Orlandeau. I might as well up him since I have him, but I don't think I have the Cactuars in any way, shape, or form to get him to max level.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/23/18 12:53:12 AM
#401
Right, do not try Carbuncle slow method when you have to go to bed. This is taking freaking forever.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/22/18 4:43:16 PM
#400
https://exvius.gamepedia.com/g00/Final_Fantasy_Brave_Exvius_Wiki?i10c.encReferrer=&i10c.ua=1&i10c.dv=14

I use that for all my research purposes. A lot of them boil down to having a 100% evade provoke tank, a magic tank that has the appropriate element resistance buffed high enough to take all the damage even with the debuff the esper slaps on, and your usual damage dealers. I think the hardest ones to manage are Shiva, because of her AoE physical attacks, and Carbuncle if you don't go the slow/tedious route.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/22/18 2:17:37 PM
#398
Do we know if those caves are going to be a permanent feature for story events from now on?
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/22/18 12:30:36 PM
#395
Got a total of MAG +30%/MP +15% on Glory of Evil. I think that one's done! That's also two of the rare abilities I've gotten so far. Got the Seal on Murasame+ as well. It won't get used quite as often since I got Seph's TM, but I'll take what I can get for sure.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/21/18 11:19:52 PM
#389
BakusaiTenketsu posted...
Is it sad that Weapon enhancements don't really interest me at all at the moment? Like even after a weekend of Snappers, I still probably just plan on working on Story Event and maybe another Esper or Trial attempt.


Well it takes no energy, and a complete runthrough takes maybe 10 minutes tops. When I first saw it I was pretty blah about it too, but after doing even a couple of runs it's suddenly become a lot of fun for me. It's basically free powerups with no cost or risk, and even a relatively bad run still nets you a small boost.

crazygamer999 posted...
...he really has become a Lassworm, huh


I figured he was just dull for most of Season 1, but when we got to the tournament arc and he spent half of the continent waffling over whether he should feel good or bad about becoming stronger than Rain, I began to loathe any scene he was in. I'm wondering if this is just Gumi's translation and he wasn't nearly this much of a dweeb in the JP version, but there's no way for me to know. Oh well, at least as a unit he's halfway decent, even if he's really, really not that useful on any of my teams.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/21/18 10:14:58 PM
#385
crazygamer999 posted...
I would love her... IF I HAD ONE


There's always this Halloween. I know I'm hoping for a 7*, and I will pull like mad if she gets one.

crazygamer999 posted...
You didn't get Killian's scarf?


I stopped playing a few months back, a little after Sheratan released. I felt like I had hit a wall with content, because while I could get close on some of the harder stuff, I didn't quite have it in me to actually beat it. Blood Moon, for example, Sheratan, a couple others. And I'd put a lot into the game timewise, and decided that while I had thoroughly enjoyed it, I was getting bored and it was time to move on. As a result I missed a lot of events, and so my gear isn't as complete as it could be.

I still pulled despite not playing, but I never saved up for any banners specifically, so I just spent whatever tickets and lapis I had. I still got some pretty decent units along the way, so I'm not hurting as far as good teams go by any means. Part of why I came back is I was able to start taking on some of that content again without getting overwhelmed or bored. I may not stick around for long, I did the same thing with Puzzle and Dragons, feeling the fun of putting together new teams with units I hadn't ever used, clearing content I previously found too difficult, so for all I know I'll put the game down again because the next Mog King event will be so tedious I won't want to do it. But I'm having fun for now, and that's what matters.

So yeah...all that to say no, no I don't have the scarf. :P

Oh, and I also quit because the Season 2 story is awful. I actually don't know if the overall story itself is good, but the main character is Lasswell, and I abhor Lasswell. I was really stupid and watched one of the cutscenes somewhere in the current-ish story content, the one where Sol challenges Akstar to a fight. I almost cringed when the words "Master was about to give me a new name!" came out of Lasswell's mouth in protest of the interruption, said with complete and utter sincerity. I have seen whinier and more pathetic characters, but not by much.

Kinglicious posted...
Well.
That was fast.

I don't think I'm gonna get much better luck with this weapon.


Christ. You're gonna blow things up real good with that.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/21/18 8:27:37 PM
#381
Well if nothing else I can still use him with a DW build with Orlandeau on my lonesome, and he won't be completely useless even if I never get the TMRs for it. So I think I'll go Masamune since it's going to be a pretty solid damage increase, especially after I spend a round in the castle enhancing it.

As always, thank you Fiyun.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/21/18 7:53:20 PM
#378
Thanks Fiyun. I can always count on you to have amazing advice for this game. Okay, so that narrows it down to Sephiroth, Lid, Seabreeze Dark Fina as high contenders, and Basch, BSS, and Barb as solid contenders. The most mileage will probably come from Seph's Masamune just because it's so powerful, Barb because magic killers are insane, or BSS for more magic power. Maybe SBDFina just because it'll make GLS more crazy than she already is, as my best option is Siren's Robe. I just wish I had a second Seph or Barb, that'd make the choice a lot easier. And that GLS hadn't fallen in popularity; she's still my favorite, even if no one else loves. her. T^T

I guess I should ask if DW Sephiroth will still be a thing, or if I'm going to lose out on using him with friend units in the future because I have no DH or TDH accessories/materia. I've mostly been using him because he can chain with Orlandeau and provide some better support options, and he's just crazy strong as is, but if all I'd be getting out of him long term is a very strong katana, I might as well go with something that'll get me more mileage.

At least I now know that outside of maybe Lid and Orlandeau, there's no pressing need to get TMRs for my 7* units, so I can focus on just general use. Which really probably means magic, so Barb or BSS are probably my best bets if I don't go Masamune.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/21/18 6:56:45 PM
#373
Oh I don't farm. I'm on iOS and I didn't feel like braving Nox because my computers would probably kill themselves running it. I tried doing Switch Control farming but it was painful, sometimes just plain froze up, and still required my phone to be constantly active. I think I got Rikku's Pouch and an Excalibur out of it before I finally decided it was pointless, especially since so many other things demanded my NRG resources.

I've just made very judicious use of my moogles, and I may be overstating how good my TMR pile is. It's not; I think I have a dozen or so. I just don't have top-tier cream of the crop units as a result, but they're good enough to get by after content has been powercreeped by a few months.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/21/18 6:26:32 PM
#371
Alright, time to make another TMR, and I need to decide which one. With 7* units sometime on the horizon, I'm breaking this up into two categories: Prep for future 7* units, and general use. I have no idea what units actually want their TMRs as 7* units, so I'm just putting in everything I'll be able to 7*

Future 7* Units:
Noctis: I already have two RoL, but a third could always be nice
Nyx: The materia itself is kind of meh, but the boosts he gets as a 7* are pretty decent I guess
Orlandeau: This is bottom of the barrel from what I understand, but again, I have no idea whether it's worth it or not. So here's the option.
Duke: My understanding is they changed the jump mechanics for 7*, letting you time it into a chain, but with a high chance of it breaking said chain, which makes him actually somewhat useful as a finisher. Bonus is his TMR is great for pretty much any spear-user, of which I have a few (himself, Aileen, Rebertas)
Reberta: I had taken my break right when her raid came around again, so I was stupid and didn't get her TMR. Bad, bad, bad.
Rem: She's my only 7* capable healer, so making her more awesome is never a bad thing.
CG Lid: Doesn't seem that great of a boost, but the TMR itself is kind of spiffy.

General use:
Sephiroth: I doubt I can get Sasuke's Katana in time to enhance it, so this is just to give me a second good katana to improve upon. I don't have any TDH or DH materia though, so those builds are out the window for me.
Seabreeze Dark Fina: Just to give my magic users more oomph, especially GLS.
Barbariccia: Magic killers are sickeningly useful.
Basch: Good shield? Good shield.
Merc Ramza: I dunno, I see this a lot as a good TMR I guess? I don't have hybrid units though, so it seems like kind of a waste.
BSSakura: More magic is good.
Shine: I have no Quick Assaults.
Crowe: I do have one Thirst for Survival.
Pirate Jake: I do have one Pirate Ring.

I think I'm mostly past the point where TMRs are gamebreaking for me. I'm noticing everything I've listed is mostly just going to be incremental improvements on gear or materia I already have, nothing that will give me something so amazingly solid that I have to have it. So I guess if I wind up doing nothing I'm okay with that, but I'd rather not just hold on to Moogles on the off-chance I pull something, because I'm unlikely to pull anything with a TMR that screams "Get me!"
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/21/18 3:49:04 PM
#369
Blood Moon is down! It's really nervewracking to realize you didn't notice your provoke tank getting snorted out after a threshold, especially since he was your backup revive for the off-chance your healer kicked the bucket. I miraculously survived the three turns, plus the turn needed for him to provoke, and managed to get back on track and end the fight. Might try and take down the Trio later, since I know this team will be able to handle it pretty easily. Only mission I missed was the one for Crazy Day, and I think I can live without that.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/20/18 1:47:14 PM
#355
I figure if I'm hitting a cap on anything, it's on a mage, and if I somehow manage that it just gives me more flexibility to up my MP or add on some refresh. I don't have the TMRs to hit max on anything other than MAG, and I doubt I can even hit that. I should probably check, actually...

Also, I can't wait for spears to come around. I'm sure most of them won't be well tailored to GLS, but bumping up anything on Reaver is going to be oodles of fun.

And y'know, I just realized I might as well enhance Purple Lighting since I have CG Lasswell. Geez, I've got a ton of Item World ideas, and I don't even have half of the awesome gear most people do.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/20/18 1:11:36 PM
#351
I'm definitely only going to do a katana if I get everything else I want, and I'm only worried about Daggers because I don't have Rem's personal set. But Rods just seem like a no-brainer to enhance if you have solid ones, and Balthier seems like a good unit to enhance Guns for as well if you have him. I'm going to be redoing the Automatic Pistols since my first run didn't net me much, but those and any decently strong gun together might finally give me a reason to get him to 6*.

I'm glad we're not seeing the issues and maintenance issues JP did. I'm actually really enjoying the idea of the Item World; I can do a full run in about 10 minutes, if that, with everything getting one-shotted. And the bonuses will really add up, especially for any DW unit.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/20/18 10:26:19 AM
#347
Well Item World is pretty easy. You probably want some status defense, but as long as you have good breaks, the bosses won't do anything other than tickle you. They're kind of durable without breaks, but with them they just crumple. I used a tank, but I don't think I needed him, and I used Lunera for buffs and MP recovery.

Just bring your A-team, and you shouldn't have issues.

Edit: Just for reference, I went with Ulric's Kukri for my first run

HP+10%
SPR +12%
MP +10%

I may just keep that, I'm not sure. A total of +30% MP is nice, a good weapon to put on someone who just needs MP and some additional stats. I'll probably do a Bowie Knife and see what I get off of that. I think I'm also going to consider giving Blood Moon a serious shot this weekend to see if I can get the staff, and enhance that.

And more than ever I really miss the fact that I wasn't playing when Rem came out. I hope her event re-runs eventually. I want those daggers!
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/19/18 12:57:07 PM
#337
Ouch, gotta take those cryst chambers a little more seriously. Got to the Kraken in the support one, and was stupid and brought Tidus. Yeah, that don't work so well, especially since I had no other chainers.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/19/18 11:27:10 AM
#332
Hmmm, Cryst chambers are open for the story event. Well I know where my energy is going for the next week, assuming I don't spend the weekend farming snappers. I'm down to about 7mil in money, and that just ain't gonna cut it.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/19/18 9:46:12 AM
#324
Awwwww yis, got me a Lotus Mage Fina from the CG Banner. Hadn't spent the 4* ticket from Shiva yet, makes me even happier I took the time and energy to figure it out. I think this is the first healer I've gotten that outclasses Tilith, and I've had her since day 1.

And so many Burst Pots. @_@ Definitely finishing CG Lid's LB, not sure where to go after that. Need to look and see what I've got available to me.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/18/18 9:07:43 PM
#318
And Shiva is down, all missions complete. It took several tries to get the strategy just right, but I managed to do it with the Physical Cover route, and without 100% evade even.

Build was:
Zargabaath: MP Battery, Bushido Freedom, Buffing
Basch: Physical Cover, ATK Break
Yuna: Barblizzaga, Reraise, Healing
Sephiroth: Damage
Orlandeau: Damage, Break

First turn killed me the most, because I had to fiddle with Basch's HP/Def. Apparently 2000 HP was worth a crapton more than 23 Def. Shoulda realized that. But his cover, 100% buff from Zarg, Atk break from Orlandeau, and Reraise lets Basch do his job of keeping me alive. From there I made a couple mistakes here or there, not keeping Atk break up, or missing a cover because I forgot turn counts. But 4-5 attempts isn't awful for me, so I'll take it.

I'll look at Carbuncle and decide if I think I want to do the safe or dangerous route. Gonna be thrilled if I can nab that one. From there I think I need to redo Ifrit to get all the missions, but hopefully that won't be too bad.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/18/18 10:43:25 AM
#309
Finally got it.

Shantotto
Barbariccia
Veritas of Earth
Zargabaath
Barbariccia (Friend)

Zarg worked much better as my MP battery. I probably didn't need to, but I fully enhanced Rejuvenate, kept his attack low so as not to kill Shantotto with Bushido, and occasionally used his other buffs if I had the time. Friend Barb was a 100% Evade provoker, which worked great for me as it let me chain her with Shantotto, leaving my own Barb free to chain cap with DC Aeroja.

Just Shiva and Carbuncle left. Not sure if I'm going to push for those or not.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/17/18 10:39:37 PM
#305
@crazygamer999 Well I tried. But I was stupid and didn't wrap my head around the need to dispel, buff earth resistance, and provoke on the same turn. I tried using VoE as my provoker and giving earth resistance at the same time, and yeah...it failed miserably. I may need to ask for a 100% evade provoker later on, but right now with the friend system being as glitchy as it is, I think I'm going to pass on this trial for tonight. And ruminate on whether it'd be worth it to try and TMR farm again, because I badly need those Quick Assaults.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/17/18 7:43:09 PM
#303
Would anyone be willing to put up a 100% Evade VoE for Golem? I can't rely on the 70% I can personally get to, and will be trying to make some evasion TMRs in the future for myself. If I can get Golem, then I just need Shiva and Carbuncle and I'm caught up on 3* Espers for the time being.

Also, I didn't realize just how significant a difference potting units really made. I had an unpotted Barbariccia sitting at 852 Mag, and after maxing her out she shot up to 992. That's one hell of a climb, and I will not underestimate those from now on.

EDIT: Updated on Rainbows, and I apparently got a lot more than I thought. I guess that since I still logged in to pull I got quite a few I had forgotten about.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/17/18 6:47:12 PM
#300
I should probably update that just so I can see what I have.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/17/18 3:05:56 PM
#293
ChaosTonyV4 posted...
Did my Ste 5 on Raegen and got goose egg.


Same here. Swing and a miss.

You know, thinking about it, I think I actually had better rainbow rates before the rate-up. Maybe some of that is bias, since before then any rainbow was something great, while lately they've just been another mediocre damage dealer that I don't need, but it sure feels like my pull rate has dropped off significantly.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/17/18 12:49:34 AM
#289
Took a couple tries, but Ramuh 3* is mine. My WoL isn't up to 100% evasion, but the 75% he is at seems good enough. I have absolutely no evasion materia because I skipped so many events, so I crammed another dozen or so moogles down a second Noctis' throat to get me a second Ring, which I'm sure will come in handy plenty of places. I know I can easily handle Siren 3*, I'm just too lazy to do it right now, and I think I should be able to take down Siren and Golem possibly. Not sure how to handle Carbunkle yet.

I feel like I'm both catching up and so far behind it's not worth bothering. It's not helped that my friend list is so threadbare after taking a break, and everyone is still spamming bonus units. I miss the days of GLSakura being so easy to find. Maybe next week will improve that situation.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/13/18 7:52:06 PM
#269
Buh, decided to go to the third part of the step up banner. All my pulls on that and the 30% ticket were duds. Ah well.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/13/18 2:12:41 PM
#266
Oh jeez, completely forgot that Rem is a great healer. So I've got 7* damage dealers, a healer, and a breaker. I guess I can't complain that much then.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/13/18 12:44:18 PM
#259
Not terribly great, honestly

3x Noctis
3x Orlandeau
2x Nyx
2x Rem
2x Reberta
2x CG Lid

That's it. No STMRs, and only damage dealers and a breaker that I slap Rikku's Pouch on so she has something else to do when she gets her breaks. I adore Lid and Rem, but I don't even use anyone else on here. Hell, I haven't even touched enhancements on any of my Old Mans.
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TopicFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius Topic: Saved from the Purge
Horith
07/13/18 11:25:31 AM
#255
I think I'm gonna jump back in here for a bit since I've picked the game up again. I spent several months not doing anything other than free pulls, occasional dailies, spamming tickets when I got them, and just in general using it to get my fix for pulling a gacha without doing anything else. It helps that I already had two CG units before this event, Lassworm and Lid so I actually had a good bonus team going. Now that the event is winding down, I'm ending it with an additional Lid for 7* goodness and BSS, which is just making me even more hungry for magic TMRs.

I've also been spamming story events for lapis, and I'm still working my way through Gungan stuff, so I imagine I've still got the ability to get a halfway decent cache of supplies. Not sure if I want to chase anymore CG units or not, because while I'd love a Nichol, Fina, and 7* BSS, I probably don't need them. And the chance of getting a useless Jake is just too damn high.

At some point I need to give Bloody Moon another shot, and I need to get my 3* Espers. I've got Ifrit, but that's it, and I don't know which others are actually worth the effort.
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TopicLet's settle this forever. What is cheesecake?
Horith
05/14/18 11:28:45 AM
#12
Well according to my girlfriend, who at least has some chef training so I tend to trust her on these things, a cheesecake is a cake. The method the ingredients are combined and the baking method make it a cake. The wikipedia article isn't terribly helpful. Early Greek culture considered it a cake, some claim it's a torte because of the eggs serving as the only leavening agent, and the crust and filling instead make it a custard pie.

So yeah...no idea.
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