FFRKV: Now We Post Like Men! And Ladies! And Ladies Who Dress Like Men!

[DiscipleofBob]

Welcome to the FIFTH thread of Final Fantasy Record Keeper!

For those of you just joining us, Final Fantasy Record Keeper is a free-to-play freemium game for mobile devices. Like many similar games, the main point of the game is to collect 16-bit versions of characters from every major Final Fantasy game from Final Fantasy I to Final Fantasy XIV. You then train up your party, get equipment for them, form a party of five, and go through dungeons that retell the plot of various Final Fantasy games.

If you've only started recently, or are thinking about starting, it's a game that requires patience but rewards it. A lot of the characters are event-exclusive, but the game's really good at giving additional opportunities to recruit them. There are Daily Dungeons which let you farm resources, upgrade materials, and on Sundays, sweet, sweet valuable experience. Probably the most difficult aspect to acquire is the equipment, which is based off a lottery you can pay in-game currency that you either earn in game (Mythril) or spend real world money on (Gems). Fortunately, the game is very playable without spending a cent, and you can at least get all the characters without paying, though getting the equipment to really live up to their potential that can be difficult, even with disposable cash. Some of the character customization can be limited too, with only two abilities allowed per character (but that can be switched out as needed for different dungeons.)

The good news if you ARE a new player, that while you may have missed out on previous events, the rewards from those events repeat often. And you're actually at an advantage over long-time players as you have more opportunities to get better gear from later events.

Still, it's a game that's simple enough to pick up and enjoy, but with a lot of additional content and challenges to keep you playing, and there's Final Fantasy nostalgia packed into every bit, from the characters to the monsters to the music, all imported from games of Final Fantasy's history. And if you couldn't tell from the fact that this is on its fifth thread, it comes highly recommended by the forum too.

Happy hunting!

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper II: Also FFRKIV in Japan
Final Fantasy Record Keeper III: Cloud of Darkness... or FF7
Final Fantasy Record Keeper IV: Tellah Friend to Play Today!
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Spoiler: Currently Available Characters

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* = Can be Level Broken up to 65
** = Can be Level Broken up to 80

Core Classes:

• Tyro**
• Warrior
• Knight
• Red Mage*
• Black Mage*
• White Mage*
• Devout*
• Summoner*
• Samurai*
• Dragoon*
• Dark Knight*
• Spellblade*
• Viking*
• Ranger*
• Bard*
• Ninja*
• Gladiator*
• Thief
• Berserker
• Monk

Final Fantasy I

• Warrior of Light**

Final Fantasy II

• Firion**
• Maria*
• Leon*
• Gordon*
• Ricard*
• Josef*
• Leila*
• Minwu*

Final Fantasy III

• Luneth*
• Arc*
• Refia*
• Ingus*

Final Fantasy IV

• Cecil (Dark Knight)*
• Cecil (Paladin)**
• Kain*
• Rydia*
• Edward*
• Tellah*
• FuSoYa*
• Golbez*
• Rosa*
• Edge*

Final Fantasy V

• Lenna**
• Galuf**
• Gilgamesh**
• Bartz**
• Krile*
• Faris*
• Exdeath*

Final Fantasy VI

• Terra**
• Locke**
• Celes**
• Mog*
• Edgar*
• Sabin*
• Shadow**
• Cyan*
• Gau
• Setzer*
• Strago*
• Relm*
• Kefka*

Final Fantasy VII

• Cloud**
• Barret*
• Tifa**
• Aerith**
• Red XIII**
• Yuffie*
• Zack**
• Sephiroth**
• Cid*
• Reno**
• Vincent**

Final Fantasy VIII

• Squall**
• Rinoa**
• Quistis*
• Selphie**
• Irvine*
• Zell**
• Seifer*
• Laguna*
• Edea**

Final Fantasy IX

• Zidane*
• Garnet**
• Vivi**
• Steiner**
• Eiko*
• Amarant*
• Quina*
• Freya*
• Beatrix*

Final Fantasy X

• Tidus**
• Yuna**
• Wakka**
• Lulu**
• Kimahri*
• Rikku*
• Auron**
• Jecht*

Final Fantasy XII

• Vaan**
• Balthier**
• Fran**
• Ashe*
• Penelo**
• Basch*

Final Fantasy XIII

• Lightning**
• Snow*
• Vanille**
• Sazh*
• Hope**
• Fang*

Final Fantasy XIV

• Yshtola*
• Thancred*

Final Fantasy Tactics

• Ramza
• Agrias

Upcoming Characters
Bold are new characters, others are unlockable in case you haven't gotten a chance to yet.

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• Porom, Palom, D-Cecil, Rydia, Rosa, Tellah
• Desch, Luneth, Arc, Refia, Ingus
• Kuja, Beatrix, Vivi, Zidane, Amarant, Garnet
• Cait Sith, Aerith, Barret, Tifa, Yuffie
• Lightning's Knight of the Goddess Dress, Serah, Snow, Sazh, Fang
• Edgar, Sabin, Cyan, Gau
• Young Auron Dress, Braska, Jecht
• Yda, Papalymo, Yshtola, Thancred
• Shirtless Sephiroth, Cloud, Aerith, Cait Sith, Cid
• Adult Rydia, Yang, Kain, Rosa, Edge, Edward
• Seifer, Squall, Rinoa, Laguna, Quistis, Irvine
• Lenna, Faris, Bartz, Galuf
• Shantotto, Bartz, Luneth, Firion, Yshtola (Dissidia Event)
• Short-Haired Garnet, Zidane, Freya, Beatrix
• Gabranth, Basch, Vaan, Ashe, Penelo
• Garland (hopefully), Kefka, Golbez, Exdeath, Sephiroth (Dissidia Event)
• Delita, Ovelia, Mustadio
• Cid Raines, Lightning, Snow, Hope, Fang
• Krile's SHEEP Dress, Gilgamesh, Bartz, Faris, Lenna
• Celes's Opera Dress, Terra, Setzer, Strago, Relm
• Rikku's Gullwing Dress. Yuna's Gullwing Dress (Again), Paine, Lulu, Kimahri
• Selphie, Edea, Zell, Quistis, Rinoa
• Aerith, Red XIII, Vincent, Zack, Reno

Upcoming MC2s

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• Porom, Palom, Rydia
• Luneth, Arc, Refia, Ingus
• Kuja, Zidane, Beatrix
• Yuffie
• Serah, Snow, Sazh, Fang
• Edgar, Sabin, Cyan, Gau, Setzer
• Braska, Jecht, Kimahri, Rikku
• Yda, Papalymo. Yshtola, Thancred
• Barret, Cait Sith, Cid
• Kain, Rosa, Edge, Yang, Edward
• Seifer, Irvine
• Krile, Exdeath
• Shantotto
• Freya, Amarant, Quina
• Gabranth, Basch, Ashe
• Golbez, Kefka
• Delita, Ovelia, Mustadio
• Cid Raines
• Faris, Bartz, Gilgamesh
• Strago, Mog
• Paine
• Aerith, Cloud

Abyss Levels

Spoiler: Upcoming Levels

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Abyss levels are special dungeons where your synergy is not determined by the characters' realm of origin, but there ability to use abilities, encourage a "single class" party. The reward is the ability to craft 6-star abilities. These come once per month. Here's what's coming up soon so you can prepare your teams...

• Abyss 1: Black Magic. Nightmare Boss: Ultima Buster. Reward: Ultima
• Abyss 2: Combat. Nightmare Boss: Demon Wall. Reward: Crashdown
• Abyss 3: White Magic. Nightmare Boss: Evrae Altana. Reward: Reraise
• Abyss 4: Summoning. Nightmare Boss: Neo Bahamut. Reward: Neo Bahamut
• Abyss 5: Support. Nightmare Boss: CPU. Reward: Triple Foul
• Abyss 6: Celerity. Nightmare Boss: Tonberry King. Reward: Northern Cross
• Abyss 7: Black Magic. Nightmare Boss: Kaiser Dragon. Reward: Meltdown
• Abyss 8: White Magic. Nightmare Boss: Guardian. Reward: Curaja?

Spoiler: Updated SSB and BSSB info

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Spoiler: SSB

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1) Cloud's Organics, teaches Blade Beam, +10 attack. 3 ranged physical AoE's, ? multiplier, non-elemental. Debuted in lost Memories. Reappeared in VoM phase 2. Will reappear in The Lone Wolf's Lament banner 2.
2) Squall's Cutting Trigger, teaches Blasting Zone, +10 attack. 4 ranged physical single-target attacks, ? multiplier, non-elemental. Debuted in Gunblade of the Sorceress. Reappeared in VoM phase 5. Will reappear in Orbfest 3 phase 3.
3) Sephiroth's Yoshiyuki, teaches Black Materia, +10 attack. 4 ranged physical single-target attacks, 7.8 multiplier, non-elemental, chance for Sap. Debuted in Blood Madness. Reappeared in Hidden Resolve. Will reappear in Orbfest 3 phase 5.
4) Rinoa's Cardinal, teaches Wishing Star, +10 magic. 5 random magic single-target attacks, 15 multiplier, non-elemental. Debuted in VoM phase 1. Will reappear in Orbfest 3 phase 2, and A Meeting Beyond Time banner 2.
5) Tidus's Force Sabre, teaches Jecht Shot, +10 attack. 3 (ranged?) physical single-target attacks, 7.89 multiplier, water. Debuted in VoM phase 3. Will reappear in Orbfest 3 phase 4.
6) Tyro's Last Judgment Grimoire, teaches Last Judgment Grimoire, +10 attack. 3 (ranged?) physical AoE's, 6 multiplier, earth. Debuted in VoM phase 4.
7) Pally Cecil's Lustrous Sword, teaches Saint's Fall, +300 hp. 3 (ranged?) physical single-target attacks, 7.89 multiplier, holy. Debuted in VoM phase 5. Will reappear in Orbfest 3 phase 5.
8) Lightning's Peacemaker, teaches Crushing Blow, +10 attack. 5 (ranged?) physical AoE's, 6.5 multiplier, lightning. Debuted in Fang's Oath. Will reappear in Orbfest 3 phase 1.
Then we have 2 events with no SSB's at all.
9) Terra's Maduin's Horn, teaches Magitek Missile, +10 magic. 10 (ranged?) magical single-target attacks, 18 multiplier, non-elemental. Will debut in Forgotten Bond. Will reappear in Orbfest 3 phase 3.
10) Bartz's Excalibur, teaches ???, +10 attack. 5 (ranged?) physical single-target attacks, 7.9 multiplier, non-elemental, all allies def + 50%. Will debut in Orbfest 3 phase 1.
11) Aerith's Wizard Rod, teaches ???, +10 mind. All allies heal & Reraise (40% hp). Will debut in Orbfest 3 phase 1.
12) Lulu's Run Mog (?), teaches ???, +10 magic. 8 (ranged?) random magic single-target attacks, 17.92 multiplier, ice. Will debut in Orbfest 3 phase 2.
13) Vivi's Mace of Zeus (?), teaches ???, +10 magic. 4 (ranged?) magic AoE's, 14.24 multiplier, dark. Will debut in Orbfest 3 phase 2. Will reappear in A Summoner Reborn banner 2.
14) Locke's Valiant Knife, teaches ???, +10 attack. 8 (ranged?) physical single-target attacks, 8 multiplier (up to 14.4 when low on health), non-elemental. Will debut in Orbfest 3 phase 3.
15) Vanille's Medic Staff, teaches ???, +10 mind. All allies heal & restore 1 ability use at random. Will debut in Orbfest 3 phase 4.
16) Hope's Hawkeye, teaches ???, +10 magic. 8 (ranged?) magic single-target attacks, 17.92 multiplier, holy. Will debut in Orbfest 3 phase 4.
17) The Mighty Gilgamesh's ???, teaches ???, +10 defense. 3 (ranged?) physical AoE's, 6 multiplier, non-elemental, all allies heavy Regen. Will debut in Orbfest 3 phase 5.
18) Red XIII's Magic Comb, teaches Stardust Ray, +10 attack. 10 (ranged?) random physical single-target attacks, 7.8 multiplier, non-elemental, Shellga. Will debut in The Lone Wolf's lament banner 1.
19) Tifa's Master Fist, teaches Dolphin Blow, +10 attack. 4 (ranged?) physical single-target attacks, 8 multiplier, self attack + 50%. Will debut in The Lone Wolf's Lament banner 2.
20) Laguna's Machine Gun, teaches Desperado, +10 attack. 6 ranged physical AoE's, 6 multiplier, non-elemental, Slow (100%). Will debut in A Meeting Beyond Time banner 1.
21) Selphie's Crescent Wish, teaches Dreamstage, +10 mind. All allies heal + magic blink. Will debut in A Meeting Beyond Time banner 1.
22) Quistis's Red Scorpion, teaches Mighty Guard, +10 magic. Hastega + Shellga + heavy Regenga (UNNNGHHHHHHAAAA). Will debut in A Meeting Beyond Time banner 2.
23) Zidane's Orichalcum, teaches Shift Break, +10 attack. 4 (ranged?) physical AoE's, 6 multiplier, non-elemental, -50% attack, +50% self attack. Will debut in A Summoner Reborn banner 1.
24) Eiko's Fairy Flute, teaches Flames of Rebirth, +10 mind. All allies, heal + Reraise (40% hp). Will debut in A Summoner Reborn banner 1.
25) Garnet's Wizard Rod, teaches Divine Guardian, +10 magic. Hastega + heavy Regenga + res + 50% (it's like a not as good Mighty Guard). Will debut in A Summoner Reborn banner 2.
26) Firion's Rod of Arms (?), teaches ???, attack + 10. 5 (ranged?) physical single-target attacks, 7.8 multiplier, non-elemental, Blind (100%). Will debut in The Prophet banner 1.
27) Minwu's ???, teaches ???, mind + 10. All allies heal, no cast time (wtf Minwu). Will debut in The Prophet banner 1.
28) Maria's Sander 16 (?), teaches ???, magic +10. 4 magic AoE's, 14.4 multiplier, lightning, all allies magic + 20%. Will debut in The Prophet banner 2. It's a bow, btw.
29) Leon's ???, teaches ???, defense + 10. 3 (ranged?) physical AoE's, 6 multiplier, dark, self-sentinel (whatever that means, maybe Protect + Shell). Will debut in The Prophet banner 2. It's not a bow, damnit, on like the only knight who can use bows.

Spoiler: BSSB

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1) Cloud's 1st Fusion Sword, teaches Fenrir Overdrive, +10 attack. 8 (ranged?) random physical single-target attacks, 8 multiplier, non-elemental, self-haste + burst mode. In burst mode, attack does 2x AoE's, defend does 4x single-target attacks. Debuts in The Lone Wolf's Lament banner 1(after 17 for SSB).

[DiscipleofBob]

A lot of the information in the OP is still under renovation since last thread. But we needed this up.

In the meantime, any other links, infodumps, corrections, or anything else you'd like to share for the OP, now's the time to share!

[Red Fel]

We should probably also link the previous thread. And the Reddit. And the Official Wiki.

And ooh... New thread smell.

[lord_khaine]

Well.. the thread title does kinda leave out the Men Who Dress like Ladies :P

[T.G. Oskar]

White Mage Comparison/Analysis

Black Mage Comparison/Analysis

Monk extensive guide

You determine if they're worthwhile, no? The comparisons are due for an update, which should come once Palom and Porom choose to appear.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and update the upcoming info. We're already at Edea's first appearance event, and about to get Palom and Porom (and Desch), so might as well update everything. I mean, we already have three BSBs, though, and we're hearing about OVERFLOW Soul Breaks...

[danzibr]

Well.. the thread title does kinda leave out the Men Who Dress like Ladies :P

Don't need none of that here.

In other news, looking forward to the Gilgamesh boss event thing.

EDIT: Oh, DoB. 2 things. First, I updated the SSB list somewhere... I can probably find it. If I remember. Also, for the BSB stuff, this link has it all.

[Friv]

Well, I'm caught up on the FF8 battles. Despite my crummy synergy, it went pretty well!

Now, to go and try to master those last few Elite dungeons I could never manage... (I've now managed to complete everything. Even the dumb Island Shrine still hate you Wendigo.)

The only question is, do I even bother mastering the Desert of Shifting Sands? I mean, it's 60 stamina for four greater orbs, and the boss is not actually difficult, but is a giant pain.

[Greg_S]

Well.. the thread title does kinda leave out the Men Who Dress like Ladies :P

Vivi stands outside the thread in his Minerva Bustier, carrying the Pearl Rouge, saddened.

Did an 11-pull and 3-pull on the Basch 1 banner because of all the good stuff, as well as my lack of 12 gear. I got... a single survival vest to go with the Viking coat I already had. Oh well. Can't complain, celebration was very good to me.

[danzibr]

Well, I'm caught up on the FF8 battles. Despite my crummy synergy, it went pretty well!

Now, to go and try to master those last few Elite dungeons I could never manage... (I've now managed to complete everything. Even the dumb Island Shrine still hate you Wendigo.)

The only question is, do I even bother mastering the Desert of Shifting Sands? I mean, it's 60 stamina for four greater orbs, and the boss is not actually difficult, but is a giant pain.

The completionist in me says yes.

Vivi stands outside the thread in his Minerva Bustier, carrying the Pearl Rouge, saddened.

Did an 11-pull and 3-pull on the Basch 1 banner because of all the good stuff, as well as my lack of 12 gear. I got... a single survival vest to go with the Viking coat I already had. Oh well. Can't complain, celebration was very good to me.

Shucky dern. Sorry m8.

EDIT: But good call with Vivi ;)

[Slayn82]

New thread, same flavor.

Today I'm went after XII event Ultimates. After 4 team setups, at last I beat Judge Bergan. By the second try, I had my team established, but balancing the abilites and equipaments among chars was more troublesome. It was a matter of adjusting who should use what. Also, some people suggested leaving the lesser judges alone and focus on Bergan. That didn't work for me.

In the end, the Shout Team went to action: Tyro brought the required Machinist Abilities - Blind and Confuse Shot, plus a shared Shellga bracer, Zidane got Tempo Flurry and Thief Raid, Ramza got Armor and Magic Breakdowns, Basch got LifeSiphon and Banishing Strike, and Minwu the Protectga and Curaja. Tyro confused the Lesser Judges while the others dealt with Bergan. Basch worked with LifeSiphon until he had 2 full bars, and Tyro had one, enough for them to kill all the Lesser Judges at once.

Now I only have to deal with Dr. Cid, who is arguably a more simple battle.

[Starwulf]

Mostly just marking the thread, don't have too terribly much to say atm. Considering not doing the FF8 event due to the fact I only have 3 items total for synergy(Some funky looking dagger, Ten-Gallon hat and some other crappy item). Struggling just to complete a boss rush isn't my idea of fun, and I remember that's how it was the last event.

[Antonok]

Mostly just marking the thread, don't have too terribly much to say atm. Considering not doing the FF8 event due to the fact I only have 3 items total for synergy(Some funky looking dagger, Ten-Gallon hat and some other crappy item). Struggling just to complete a boss rush isn't my idea of fun, and I remember that's how it was the last event.

Boss rush is easy since they have very exploitable weaknesses. I did it with only Edea having synergy, and that just brought her up to lvl 65ish.

In other news, 54 more classic dungeons left to clear. I need to stop pulling for Penelo's Holy Rod but I wants it( only drawing 3* crap after 15 pulls might also be a factor). 3 400% holy attacks with a large medica. Would let be bench Yuffie and help immensely in the WHM nightmare.

[DiscipleofBob]

OP Updated!

I've admittedly been slacking lately, mostly due to burnout. Some of those Ultimates are stressful. Still a few XII battles away from having all the MC2's collected. I've decided not to even try the Crashdown event until I get Ramza's last MC and maybe get a few more 80's. Priorities and all.

Ever since I got his admittedly stylish cloak, Sephiroth's been making his way onto a lot of my teams. Nibelheim Nightmare is surprisingly powerful. Like SSB levels of powerful. Granted, I have to be careful against enemies that aren't afraid of fire, but Nibelheim Nightmare + Ace Striker = a move that when used consecutively gets even MORE powerful. Having Shadow Flare as well doesn't hurt either. Anyone else have surprisingly good characters?

On another topic, some of the later upcoming events no longer give new characters, specific MC2's, or even Dress Records. One of those events, however, has Cloud's OVERSOUL weapon and a blank MC3. It's coming folks...

[danzibr]

Thanks for your efforts, DoB!

I'm quite glad the amount of new characters plummets. So freakin' many as it is. I'd rather have a decent team of 80's per realm then a whole mess of people at 65.

Oh, and minor nitpick, it appears to be Overflow SSB, not Oversoul.

EDIT: Oh yeah! I meant to mention I got *really* lucky with RM's recently. Like, running through the VIII event stuff I got a whole mess of them. I'm down to just needing 13 (3 of which, Edea's, Zell's, and Vanille's, I just got access to).

[Slayn82]

Ever since I got his admittedly stylish cloak, Sephiroth's been making his way onto a lot of my teams. Nibelheim Nightmare is surprisingly powerful. Like SSB levels of powerful. Granted, I have to be careful against enemies that aren't afraid of fire, but Nibelheim Nightmare + Ace Striker = a move that when used consecutively gets even MORE powerful. Having Shadow Flare as well doesn't hurt either. Anyone else have surprisingly good characters?

Surprisingly good?

I've already mentioned recently my experiences with Basch's Golden Axe. And talked a lot about the strength of Rikku. Yuffie is no slouch either. Knight's and thieves are awesome. But I want to mention the guy that stands between both: Zidane.


I think either his or Wakka's was the first character relic I pulled. But between having access to abilities like Draw Fire, Life Siphon, Thief Revenge, Steal Power, Tempo Flurry, Dismissal and his Machinist 4, plus throw Weapons for the odd occasion, he is quite the Jack of All Trades, able to mitigate damage, lay a beatdown or fill Mastery Requirements. I'm waiting eagerly for his MC2. Basch may have taken over his job as SB spamming Knight in AOE battles, but Zidane's first SB still brings more damage in single enemy battles.

[Friv]

Yeah, I picked up Zidane's Orichalcum during the SSB-fest, and he's high on my to-level list.

[T.G. Oskar]

Anyone else have surprisingly good characters?

Besides the A-Team (Terra, Balthier, Gilgamesh, Lenna and Ramza, of which 4 out of 5 are either God Tier or pretty darn close), I'd say Basch as well. I've been mentioning him a lot for a good reason - between Combat 5, Knight 5, Samurai 5, a base SB that's basically Rampart and a Unique SB that's basically Hand of the Emperor, he's pretty complete without ever touching magic at all. Haven't used him much (couldn't use him on the Combat Nightmare Dungeon), but he might be a staple on future FFXII events, particularly if he levels to a degree higher than Gilgamesh can.

[Starwulf]

If I could get over how much I hate him, Gilgamesh would be pretty amazing considering I have his SSB and his one SB that grants protect/shell/haste. Other then that....sadly not really.

[SuperPanda]

When my first event in XII came around Ashe and Vaan were released. Now I expected Ashe to basically be what Agrias is and Vaan to be a Kimahri. Instead Ashe became my best black mage for a good long time and Vaan became my go to support up until I crafted full break.

Now looking at stats and abilities in FFRK I shouldn't have been surprised at how useful Vaan was and is, but I didn't expect it with him being sort of a tag along in his own game and less than exceptional in dissidia012.

Edge was also a surprise but mostly because I got two of his first Katana and hi. Dealing 3 max damage hits plus stun to ultimate Rubicant made me smile.

Also did my 100 gem pull on Edea banner 1. Three star and not a good one. No pull on banner 2 for me.

[Antonok]

So I have exactly 63 minor wind orbs to my name, but I now have saint's cross. Edgar now has even more firepower in his arsenal.

[danzibr]

So I have exactly 63 minor wind orbs to my name, but I now have saint's cross. Edgar now has even more firepower in his arsenal.

Grats!

I need to hone Saint Cross. Only have like 13 MLO. Got one this morning though, that was nice.

I did discover I could make 30 if I converted all my 3* and 4*.

[Hunter Noventa]

Took my A-Team into the bonus battles. Abadon and Elnoyle were much easier than the boss rush. Not that the boss rush was hard when Quake was going off twice for Rinoa. And bringing Gilgamesh against Elnoyle so I had Wind Jump was genius, because when I went to Fabul to reroll my RW, he got his Captain's Protection RM, which gives me even more reason to want to hone Saint Cross, for which I need a few more MWOs.

For those of you who haven't done Elnoyle yet, i'd suggest not bothering with a Black Mage. My level 80 Rinoa was doing only about 1.5k with -aga spells, 2.3k after Full Break. Boss just has really high resistance. But with full mitigation up I was able to outpace his damage using only Pulse Kindness for healing.

I'm not even touching those Ultimates.

[Cozzer]

I have a brand-new tablet, and playing RK is enjoyable again! The temporary tablet I was using after the old one broke was so slow that I had to stop playing this because it felt a chore.

Now that I've completed at least once most of the new dailies, my target is Elite core dungeons completion again. If I bring my A-team with Sentinel Grimoire, Hymn of the Faith and a Shout Roaming Warrior, I think there's nothing I cannot defeat in the core content. WHen events come out, I decide which Ultimates and UltimatePluses are worth it on a case-by-case basis, depending on the realm.

I also just pulled Laguna's light armor, which seems to be very good with its attack bonus!

[Jurai]

Took my A-Team into the bonus battles. Abadon and Elnoyle were much easier than the boss rush. Not that the boss rush was hard when Quake was going off twice for Rinoa. And bringing Gilgamesh against Elnoyle so I had Wind Jump was genius, because when I went to Fabul to reroll my RW, he got his Captain's Protection RM, which gives me even more reason to want to hone Saint Cross, for which I need a few more MWOs.

For those of you who haven't done Elnoyle yet, i'd suggest not bothering with a Black Mage. My level 80 Rinoa was doing only about 1.5k with -aga spells, 2.3k after Full Break. Boss just has really high resistance. But with full mitigation up I was able to outpace his damage using only Pulse Kindness for healing.

I'm not even touching those Ultimates.

Quit holding out and make - jas, then.

[danzibr]

Took my A-Team into the bonus battles. Abadon and Elnoyle were much easier than the boss rush. Not that the boss rush was hard when Quake was going off twice for Rinoa. And bringing Gilgamesh against Elnoyle so I had Wind Jump was genius, because when I went to Fabul to reroll my RW, he got his Captain's Protection RM, which gives me even more reason to want to hone Saint Cross, for which I need a few more MWOs.

For those of you who haven't done Elnoyle yet, i'd suggest not bothering with a Black Mage. My level 80 Rinoa was doing only about 1.5k with -aga spells, 2.3k after Full Break. Boss just has really high resistance. But with full mitigation up I was able to outpace his damage using only Pulse Kindness for healing.

I'm not even touching those Ultimates.

Quit holding out and make - jas, then.

I partially agree with Jurai. The -jas are great to have. But Elnoyle did have really high res, at least it seemed to me. My Rinoa (level 80, 7* Cardinal) was only doing like 3k per hit against an Elnoyle which had both Full Break and Mental Break on him (it?).

I have a brand-new tablet, and playing RK is enjoyable again! The temporary tablet I was using after the old one broke was so slow that I had to stop playing this because it felt a chore.

Now that I've completed at least once most of the new dailies, my target is Elite core dungeons completion again. If I bring my A-team with Sentinel Grimoire, Hymn of the Faith and a Shout Roaming Warrior, I think there's nothing I cannot defeat in the core content. WHen events come out, I decide which Ultimates and UltimatePluses are worth it on a case-by-case basis, depending on the realm.

I also just pulled Laguna's light armor, which seems to be very good with its attack bonus!

I'm sure the core content will crush beneath the might of your A-team.

And grats on the new tablet :)

EDIT: Looking ahead at the next 2 nightmare bosses, it appears they'll live up to the name.

[SuperPanda]

I'm pretty sure my Rinoa was hitting for at least 5k on the VIII+++ fight with Firaja, I feel like it was closer to 7k. I know Squall was hitting ~ 6k with aeroa strike and Cloud was only hitting 3k with wind slash- but that's a 2* celerity skill.

Wishing star was only hitting for 3k a hit though.

On upcoming Nightmares, I've only looked at white Mage nightmare. It looks like it will be a real test of orbs and Hones. I'm especially hurting for holy orbs right now and I'm trying to save enough for Diaga and/or Holy itself.

I have Arieth's SSB for medica and so I can use Arise R1 (it was free) on the troublesome lenses and then medica my team back up. Ensuna and dispel are actually useful in phase 2, and I have Curaga r3, curaga r5, and Diara R4 for offense. Renewing cure for party heals. Still it looks like a hard fight. I'm hoping Lenna's arise sb (her first staff) can target enemies for the goons in phase 3.

White Mage lucky draw has a good number of things I'd very much like: *cough* thyrus...

I haven't seriously looked at the following fight yet. I'm eagerly awaiting the changes BSSBB banners (burst super soul break bonanza). We all know they're going to be changed a lot, but with Cecil BSB, Tyro BSB, Balthier SSB, Basch Shield, Thyrus, and more very much desired stuff likely to sprinkled across banners, I'm eager.

[Jurai]

FOR IT IS PLAYGROUND MORPHING TIME!



But in other news, I'm going to pull on the White Mage Lucky Draw. I'd like to be able to use Garnet for her INTENDED purpose (breaking face) instead of healing and buffing. But I'm also going to try for another three pull on the first Edea Banner.

[danzibr]

Doesn't Garnet just have WM4? So she won't have synergy for the upcoming nightmare, and her relic won't be in the pool? Or does she get a buff?

[Merlin the Tuna]

Well, operation FF12 Dweebs vs. Boss Rush was a bust. I burned some eggs to get Basch and Balthier up to 50 since their Record Materia were the most valuable of the bunch, but Tiamat and Wyrm Co. may just be too strong and too different from each other, especially with their odd elements forcing me into unhoned abilities. I'm loath to bet the farm on this since the rewards, while good, aren't making me foam at the mouth. Though that Vinuskar fight after this does look very retaliate friendly if I can get there... Hm. Here's what I was running:

Basch: Double Cut (R3) | Armor Break (R2)
Penelo: Curaga (R3) | Esuna (R2)
Balthier: Aerora Strike (R1) | Silence Buster (R2)
Ashe: Firaga (R3) | Quake (R1)
Fran: Tempo Flurry (R3) | Magic Breakdown (R1)
RW: Mighty Guard (shell haste regen-ga)

So basically a straight up throwdown composition, with Silence Buster there to prevent the Treants from ruining my day via Protect. Easy improvements are swapping Esuna for Protectga (+ praying that RNGesus saves me from Sporefall), and honing Aerora Strike to R2 thanks to today's daily. Those hardly feel like a gamechangers though, so if I wanted to go all-in on retaliate, how should I be going for it? Something like this?

Basch: Retaliate | Draw Fire
Penelo: Protectga | Shellga
Balthier: Double Cut | Aerora Strike
Ashe: Curaga | Quake
Fran: Tempo Flurry | Boost
RW: (some manner of +ATK buff)

That'd give me defense-gas for each fight and acceptable Curagas coming from Ashe, with both mages still able to contribute the odd bit of damage via Retaliate. Penelo is packing the FFT White Staff, so the Esuna-ga Soul Break could make up some of the healing difference. No breaks/breakdowns is a bummer, but I could swap one in for Boost at least. Does that ability layout look roughly competent? (Don't worry about getting too down in the weeds about available abilities, and no I don't have any other A-teamers to bring in. Just trying to get a general sanity check.)

[Greg_S]

On the topic of surprisingly competent characters, I've gotta second Zidane. Machinist shells + draw fire also let him back row tank with a heavy weapon, if you're into that.

Shadow, though, goes from a boring character without much to say for him to carnage incarnate with his SSB. Dropping 120K damage in about 4 seconds is tons of fun, and in dungeons where you've got lots of mooks to charge SB gauges on? Oh, the destruction. What I'm saying is that if Ichigeki shows up on one of the next fest banners, it's worth a pull just for it.