Board 8 > Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius Topic 51 - Citra's Zest

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So I no longer have to grind like mad to get the only UoC ticket valued at 150k anymore?
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Not for this event, anyway.

I wouldn't expect the MK UoC tickets to stay at 1k in the future, but maybe Gumi will surprise me.
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Huh post update the memu has been wonky
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I often wonder how many TMRs I am behind comparatively to people who macro. It's been two years, so I imagine it's got to be quite a few.
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macros are for lamers
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What are these emblems all about? I accidentally clicked past the splash screen description, and I cant find it again.
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It's just a dick waving thing, showing off how many trophies of a certain type you have on your profile.

Each emblem does count as a trophy for purposes of getting to that Dominion Ring, so make sure you collect them if you're not to 70 yet.
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2 years of not macroing? You're probably behind quite considerably compared to someone who macros often.

I try to macro when I can but it seems like you either macro and skip events or do events and have no time to macro if you are trying to manage energy for said event.
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I've macroed, I've not macroed, and I really don't think it's necessary. Helpful? Sure. Necessary? Not terribly. Any 5* base TMR you want you're likely going to moogle. Most 3* base TMR you'll either get from dupes or not care about because they're terrible. The only TMRs that are really worth macroing for are some 4* base units that are universally useful to have, or elemental weapons from 3* base units that are just useful to have.

Yes, you're going to be behind anyone who macros, just like you'll be behind anyone that's been playing since day one, or someone who whales. But you're playing a glorified single player game; being behind everyone only means you're not clearing out all the trials when they release, or having a slightly rougher time with a limited time trial if it's a toughie. Beyond that? Being behind other people is pretty meaningless. Clear the content you can, enjoy the ride, and if you decide you get bored with the grind, reduce the grind. I started on the first anniversary, left the game for like six months, and the only reason I'm not clearing some content as easily as others is I don't have the most meta of meta units in a tricked out Hyoh. And if I wanted to take the time and NRG pots to do the content, I probably could.

So don't stress. Macroing is just one more thing of the many in this game to maintain, and the reward for doing it isn't gamebreaking. It gives you more options in a game flush with options and powercreep. That TMR you spent hundreds of NRG farming today will probably serve you well for a while, but it'll also be powercrept by free items in a few months. Not enough to make it obsolete, but enough to make it just another tool in the bag, rather than something gamebreaking.
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I tend to macro units TMR who I would like to have eventually but its not worth using 100% moogles on. A lot of those are indeed 5 stars but I mean like i said its 5 stars that are nice to have but not like OMG i need to blow 100% moogles on it right now.

Like right now I'm TMR farming a 2nd LM Fina, Prishe's Hairpin, a 2nd seabreeze dark fina, Wadow and Desch.

All of which will help any number of my units but all of which I dont believe deserve moogles lol.
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I don't macro
Still decently powerful.
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I usually stick 1 5 star unit + 4 identicals and have the macro on during work.

Seems to do the trick.
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Is there no banner with Pirate Jake?

I was really hoping to get another one of his rings :/
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Is there no banner with Pirate Jake?

I was really hoping to get another one of his rings :/

They are on the triple banner.

Check drop rate>Featured and scroll down about 2/3 for that banner.
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Burned both my 4* tix on the demon banner.

The waifu luck continues, since I got a Lillith.
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Wait, no GLS step up?

Dammit.
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Hey, the 30% rainbow ticket from the Citra step up got me Lilith!
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I used a total of 12 4* tickets, 6 on the demon banner thinking thats where I could get more Pirate Jakes, and another 6 on the old banner where the actual Pirate Jakes are. Got 2 Pirate Jakes and trash!
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Got my first iNichol, so I can't complain that much.
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Used 120 tickets on the RainLassSak banner and got four Rainbows, and not one of them was a featured unit.
Yuna (new)
Queen
Squall (new)
Shadowlord (new)

Also got 2 I Nichols, 3 P Jakes, 1 WW Fina, and about 30 BC Lids. I'm a bit disappointed there is no GLS Sakura step up, and I might have to go all in on regular Lapis pulls. Might wait closer to the end of Banner though.
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Oh yeah, I do need Pirate Jacks for the TMR.

Guess 4 star tickets only.
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7 tickets, 2 WWF, 2 Illusionist Nichols and 2 Pirate Jakes, that ought to be enough for this event.
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So what does iNichol bring over having a dedicated tank? His breaks seem pretty weak now, Mirage is kinda pointless if the idea is for him to redirect to a 100% evade unit, and he doesnt have much else. Like, I know he was used a ton, but can he still find a slot, or is his utility faded by now?
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I just want those top hats.
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Welp.

Decided to drop 10 regular tickets and 5 4* tickets to try for another pirate jake, and I got my first Grim Lord Sakura.

So now I have to decide if I want to dump it everything to try to 7* her, or just accept my lucky draw and have a useless 5* when the Halloween banner goes away.
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Trying to pull a specific 5* on a three-character banner seems like a very, very bad idea to me.

I got a 5* trying to get Pirate Jake as well. Thankfully, I got my first Kunshira instead of any of the old Halloween units. Even more reason to be excited for 7* Fry, now!
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These Halloween units wont appear in the UoC pool right?
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TheArkOfTurus posted...

Trying to pull a specific 5* on a three-character banner seems like a very, very bad idea to me.

QFT

Like I said, I put 120 tickets into the Banner and didn't even get one Banner Rainbow and got 4 off Banner Rainbows instead.
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I'm putting all my resources in, but I really would like 7* GLS, and I really don't see anything in the future that I badly want. I already know my next UoC target, so I'm just looking to pull for what I want, and am okay with making poor decisions as a result. Unless you really, really badly want her though, I wouldn't do it; the odds are just too low, and without a step up (why Gumi?!), chasing her is going to hurt a lot.
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Maybe the Halloween Units will get Step Ups next week. Can't tell you how many times I've gone all in on something and then Gumi pulls the rug out from under me.

Just before the revamp to Arena, literally about a month ago, I spent over 7k Arena points on 7 Board clears.
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I probably should've considered that before I did a 5k pull, but I'm usually not thinking all that clearly with my pulls in the early morning. Ah well, if they do they do. If they don't they don't.

So how are people feeling about the arena changes? Arena rewards are a bit of a downgrade, but the boards have improved a fair bit. Megacite isn't as good as supercites, but actually useful cactuars is nice, and no more junk items unless you pull with Arena Tickets, which I believe are still near useless even in JP. I'm...unsure at the moment. I thought they'd have actually given a slight bump to the weekly rewards, but is what we were given comparable to the changes JP made?

Least they could've done is improved the daily rewards. Fuck off with this Ether and Potion crap.

Edit: Heh, one of the KM Halloween tickets gave me my first Squall. That makes me happy, even if he's going to be stuck as a 6* forever.
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How are the arena rewards a downgrade?
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I almost feel like Arena isn't even worth the effort anymore personally. I may do it if I have Dailies for them, but the only reason I ever did Arena in the first place for for Trust Moogles, which overall trust gains seem even harder to get now than they were previously, unless my math is off.
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I still need to do the 100 consecutive wins.

I keep fucking up and getting distracted around 60ish and closing the app mid fight, only to return to an instant loss.

The struggle.
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RaidenGarai posted...

How are the arena rewards a downgrade?

Less moogles (it's small, 2% per week, but it'll add up), fewer stat pots, tickets are the same (still not terribly useful). And that's not including the loss of the monthly rewards, which is another 10% moogle, and the stat pots. In exchange, we get more King Burst Pots (maybe swapping with HP? We'll have to see), and whatever the big week provides which is basically going to be heavy rewards for whales only. I need to look at the medal boards again, but while those are definitely nice, I'm not sure those make up for it.
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FYI for the LGD Fight : white witch fina can raise all the enemies except the vampire boss and the bonus currency enemies for a one hit kill on them.
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This event seem excessively stingy with bonus enemies. I hardly ever run into them and when I do its only one.
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I've been having the same problem. Extremely glad the UoC ticket was only 1000 this time.
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Per announcements in JP, the first mainline Final Fantasy character to get a CG unit version is everyon's favorite, Lightning
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looks like I know what Im saving for after Xenogears
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So theyre going to release a new Lightning now?
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Goddess Lightning time?
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voltch posted...

Goddess Lightning time?

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All I see is HollowRichDugong
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Now?

https://webm.red/0ljk.webm
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now we good
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Bought all the tickets from the event and used them and got another Rainbow. Prishe. (new)
So now I have pulled 5 off Banner Rainbows in about 145 tickets.

5+1 also gave me a Rainbow. Basch (3rd)

The Halloween Tickets have been absolute garbage. I've only pulled Blues from them, and none have even been Black Cat Lid. The "best" thing I've pulled was a trust moogle for Clan Master's Headband.
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I got a Hyoh's Clothes moogle from a Halloween ticket, which I've been using moogles for anyway, so that's nice!

Everything else has been a 3* unit or a 3* moogle.
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Also, did the first page Spreadsheet stop getting updates? There's no place to put new 5* Bases after Hyoh.
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Not sure who normally adds characters, but anyone can if they want to.

I'm not sure how to add columns without breaking the formatting right now, though.
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