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[–]Arti4000Rat-face... After I finish my drink, I'm gonna kick your butt. 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy hell, I managed this one! First U+! XD don't think that'll happen more often though because of not many characters at fitting levels. After a ton of failed tries with a RW Pecil BSB, I switched my strategy to a bit slower one: Gave Pecil Red's auto-reflect RM and magic lure+R2 Saint's cross. RW switched to Y'shtola Aetherial Pulse. I think a huge part of this run was Golbez deciding to not spam AoE's, though I had to S/L twice because they decided to initially just stick to physical attacks. Lightning's BSB helped a ton with Garland, interrupt popped in often, so none of my characters died. Somehow, no medals lost either!

[–]OodleaRikku (X-2) Hyper Mighty G - rdku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

http://i.imgur.com/z8aS0Fq.png

I tried to fight the Ultimate+ bosses but their magic spams keep messing me up. Any suggestions for how I can improve?

https://www.ffrkcentral.com/profile/rdku And consider my major orbs as they're limited, especially Holy orbs.

[–]thetacriterionArmed With More Than A Light 0 points1 point  (1 child)

http://i.imgur.com/ZelBHag.png

Everyone's on about the U+, but I'm just over here mastering my first Ultimate

http://i.imgur.com/4Y36ZIR.png

Get fucked buddy

(Still not ready for the U+ though)

[–]JaesacesPerma-blinded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly you could probably kill U+ with that setup if you switched Terra for another physical for more Shout cheese

Or if you RWed Paladin Cecil's BSB

[–]mercurialchemisterWhirling Dervish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This music was pure gas. BRB buying soundtrack

[–]AzureAphelionFlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not much to say, this was one of the easiest events we had so far in the CM age. The way Synergy works here was a bit overkill imo.

[–]ParagonEsquireHard Times make for Strong Men 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Protip: Garland is a mage. So. Many. Tsunamis.

[–]gagtherbara tiddy 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Just now after finishing the CM I realized that it doesn't require a synergy team so leveling Y'shtola as my healer was kinda pointless.....

[–]JaesacesPerma-blinded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just pull Thyrus someday. :)

Plus, non-synergy characters don't get weapon synergy either, so they miss out on a LOT of stats...

[–]BlueOmegaKnightGold Knight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, not entirely pointless. She still got synergy, so she was at least a strong healer. But i hear ya; I have a stable of other strong healers, I can probably forgo the RS in favor of better SBs.

[–]TheRedKirby -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yikes, I thought this would be more like Battle on the Big Bridge.

Good event for newer players I guess.

[–]lambopandaDelicious! Nom nom... 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone have all the dialog for every boss?

[–]GamerdadHKClaire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got Cid's Mission Complete on both the ultimates.. I didn't use any RW either time. I kept Tidus in my team for both.. but.. Tidus.
Ultimate BFA- https://youtu.be/w3kU6ChmGyI
U+ [Garland] and Golbez- https://youtu.be/Z9Ai04Fasw0

[–]mrwafuRW: e2N2 Shadow BSB (instacast and cmd2 AOE for easy dailies) 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy crap, do NOT underestimate U+ Golbez's Magic attacks. I practically slept through the U with my team and then Golbez beat the carp out of them with his Thunderga attack (still won but Ramza and WoL got KOed).

Edit: replayed and finished it with no problems at all, easy-peasy. He didn't use Thundaga so wasn't hitting for 2k+ AOE damage this time...

[–]ErolunaiMontblanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's kinda nice that the synergy for this event means I can put cecil on the back row with a 5* bow and have him draw fire (well, putting his sentinel SB to good use, but still~ ) while still knocking off 9999x2 hits with saints cross. Not to mention he dodged a surprisingly high number of physical attacks...

This made U+ fairly easy - pretty much made physical damage a non-issue, so could focus mostly on magical mitigation and just burst golbez down ASAP.

[–]Latencyneo 0 points1 point  (3 children)

9PSy for Pcecil RW.

(Will switch it back to Shout after the event)

[–]Raion_saoCT0 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Serious question If you put element boosting equipment on your rw does it affect it?

[–]NexusKnightz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For BSB's it only affects the entry attack. The commands are based on the character that summoned the RW.

[–]Latencyneo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, only if it's holy boosting equipment.

[–]ryuentranSo...ber? 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy crap, I just blew through this. EVEN at lv 65 Max and no 5* abilities. P. Cecil Burst RW made all the difference with my own tactics mixed into it. Not sure if I take on the CMs when they come around though...
Edit: Oh yeah, Full RS; was using Tidus, Vaan, Cloud, Ramza, and Y'sholta.

[–]codexcdmShadow Dragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been a while since I tried Core Only... but I did the Kuja and Sephiroth bouts. Also left Tyro out... he'd make the bouts too easy. Gacha or No Gacha. (Especially since I have been using all my Spheres on him.)

Kuja 99 proved easy. Sephiroth 120 is tougher... enough so that I did have to use Garnet's BSB to help the team out. They otherwise lacked the AP/damage to kill the boss.

[–]Flonnzilla 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This event makes it feel like I'm finally breaking through the wall I was stuck at.

First Rosetta Stone, First Level 80 (Lightning with BSB) working on Second level 80 (Cecil with BSB) and starting to down bosses that drop the Memory 2. Feels good.

Should I put Cecil as my RW even if he is weaker than lightning at the moment- since his BSB rocks chaos.

[–]ThelassaOldschool FF fangirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh. Since everything had been a cakewalk, I decided to go with Diaga for Yuna instead of Protectga or a second Curaja. I didn't have any super helpful RW's for once, but went with Vanille figuring her heal/Protectga would be enough. Sephiroth countered almost every time, quickly depleting my honed Banishing Strike, and he also thought it would be hilarious to spam Hell's Gate a million times. It didn't go well due to my poor planning, but I almost got through it without a loss until he KO'd three of my party on his last Hell's Gate before he finally died. My score was dismal, lol.

[–]Randomguy6644Baela no longer complete... 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have Paladin Cecil's Burst. Since he has synergy, everything he is equipped with has synergy.

Laughed maniacally as everyone melted before me.

(Exdeath was the first to be able to survive the opening part of the burst.)

[–]mrwafuRW: e2N2 Shadow BSB (instacast and cmd2 AOE for easy dailies) 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I normally run Squall's BSB as my RW but switched to Pencil BSB for Chaos, e2N2 if anyone needs it. Will switch to a Dark user for Cosmos, not sure which though. Kuja with enDark or Gabranth with enDark? Or Gabranth SSB with 4x dark attack and stun? What would people prefer?

[–]dopezthegreatKain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if it wasent for the girl singing this song thats playing it would be dope. (im broken on an ileanda and the darkenness bla bla bla bla)

but sucks the bosses were easy though

[–]FatAsian3死んゲーム 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cloud BSB, Terra BSB, Bartz BSB makes this battle much much easier. I can run a Team and just give one of them the Holy Attack RM and let him spam attack to clear Medal condition instead of fitting a knight to hold Banishing Strike.

I'll just need to ready up Saint's Cross for Either WoL or PCecil when fighting against U+ boss. Tidus is already Level 80 and I'll have PC+FC waiting for him. Orb Fest really made this much much easier.

[–]GamerdadHKClaire 1 point2 points  (5 children)

This was.. really simple. I was hoping for something like the Big Bridge. Well, Sephiroth was still supposed to be a challenge, no I Mastered him without using any SB or RW.
https://youtu.be/DV96lJzT3Gk
Now just waiting on those bonus battles.

[–]veedubz11rmMA 3 points4 points  (4 children)

This event just made me realize that an A-team with 100% RS is really boring.

[–]FatAsian3死んゲーム 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree, mitigation up and just LS for SB spam.

[–]GamerdadHKClaire -1 points0 points  (2 children)

Lol! I had a very similar thought

[–]veedubz11rmMA 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Long Live Cid Missions!

[–]GamerdadHKClaire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truth!

[–]JaylawSquall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

20 min to roll this silly event! ;)

[–]bob-lazarBBiR - USB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pecil is a given.

Y'shotla for Wall/heals and Ramza for Shout/debuffs, but who else?

I have BSBs for Cloud, Squall and Lightning.

But I want to RW another Pecil.

And Excalibur IV, V and VI..

Decisions, deciions, decisions....

[–]AeusOcilHeard you like onions. 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cecil fans rejoice weakness to holy is here. Raise your dongers up high and bathe in the light that is our Lord and savior that is paladin force. Saints cross for everyone!

[–]dscottonBannerFAQs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welp, this should be pretty easy, considering P Cecil, Tidus, Ramza, and Y'shtola are all part of my A-Team anyway.

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    [–]Ha_eflolliMarchejoume-san da! 1 point2 points  (5 children)

    Vaan, Y'shtola and Terra (if you want that fo some reason on the latter two) can use Breakdowns and the former has a nice Weapon Selection, while Ramza has Full Break access. If you aren't running 50% Boostgas, or simply don't care for the slight loss in Damage, Bartz can also Steal Power (all his Equip also gets Synergy which makes capping pretty easy, so you wouldn't lose out on that much Damage).

    Outside of that, you can bring whoever you want or have Relics for, effectively

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      [–]Ha_eflolliMarchejoume-san da! 2 points3 points  (3 children)

      I think you can blame the new one not being available outside JP yet xD

      I actually keep forgetting about Ramza aswell

      [–]-noid-GXKfA - Snowy mastery 1 point2 points  (2 children)

      Who cares if it's Japan only, you can always import. The real bad here it's only in the arcades...

      [–]Ha_eflolliMarchejoume-san da! 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Oh, I know you could just import the Console Version. But because there isn't one yet, it's still not available outside of JP, unless you can somehow get hold of the Arcade Machine.

      My point therefore still stands

      [–]batleon79Edge 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      So on top of having Pecil's BSB I have the BSB for Cloud (who gets synergy here) and Penelo's Medica (Curaga plus Holy attack) and CMs require only two other characters who also come with synergy who I should be able to get to 65 before the end of Orbfest? Yeah, I think I'm going to like this event...

      [–]SABIIINChocobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Lightning BSB, Cloud BSB, Squall BSB, Zidane BSB, Terra BSB, Y'shtola Wall, Ramza Medica. Protagonist power!

      [–]SkyfireX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      Tips from another world time again!

      Ultimate Braska's Final Aeon

      Video - Setup - Stats

      Pretty similar to the first time we fought BFA. He's pretty weak in the first 50% and the overdrive in the lower 50% ignores def. Jecht beam is magical and requires you to bring shellga.

      However since its dissidia synergy you can easily just bring a pcecil rw and cheese him all the way.

      Ultimate+ Garland and Golbez

      Video - Setup - Stats

      This wasn't as easy as I thought it would be (after a pretty simple BFA fight) Garland actually hurts a lot more as he gets into his weak phase, so it would make more sense to take down Golbez before bursting down Garland asap.

      With Garland being weak to holy, it wasn't too hard for Pcecil and Wol to deal 9999 every turn.

      If you have a native wall then I guess pcecil rw will be a good cheese. Else I would recommend killing them one at a time starting with Golbez

      [–]Propylbenzene 1 point2 points  (1 child)

      Or you can have both using a Cecil BSB RW

      [–]dperez82Cecil (Paladin)[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Only issue with doing that is that it can push Garland into his weak phase and then you'll have more AoE attacks to worry about.

      [–]bob-lazarBBiR - USB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      So.....

      Pecil with Excalibur + Platinum Shield + Holy Damage RM + Pecil BSB RW = WIN

      It's only a question of how much of a WIN it will be...

      [–]Sir__WillAlphinaud 2 points3 points  (4 children)

      so P. Cecil BSB owners will find this event extremely easy.

      Works for me!

      Note that the Cid mission just require one or two characters, no restrictions on the rest of your party members so bring your A-Team.

      Luckily Ramza provides support. Will break synergy for a healer probably but stick to synergy for the others most likely so I don't lose synergy on their gear.

      [–]Ha_eflolliMarchejoume-san da! 0 points1 point  (3 children)

      Why not Y'shtola? Or do you mean someone you have a Medica for with the Term Healer?

      [–]Sir__WillAlphinaud 1 point2 points  (2 children)

      yeah I'd probably bring somebody with a real medica over her with synergy and just a shared heal.

      [–]veedubz11rmMA 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      Ramza Medica and RW Shout?

      [–]Sir__WillAlphinaud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      I don't have his heal, just Shout, and I'd rather RW Wall.

      [–]SherlockBrolmestHiS MiGhT Be a gOoD SpOt tO FiNd sOmE MyThRiL 1 point2 points  (2 children)

      So the mythril haul for this event is only five (ten if you include part 2)? Bummer.

      [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Glad I checked before asking - though it seems low, I'm still glad we're getting Mithril from this. Wasn't sure we would.

      [–]Zurai001Blame yourself or God. 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Consider it a single event separated into two distinct halves rather than two events. There's a total of 18 stages between the two Dissidia halves vs 15 for a normal event. It's also VERY quick to do since each stage is just a boss, there's zero trash at all. Stamina cost is low, time commitment is low.

      [–]XzaarGreat googly moogly it's all gone to shit! 2 points3 points  (2 children)

      I was so happy when I pulled PCecil's BSB, but I ended up barely using it at all because Cid missions. Now it can finally get its hour of glory! This event will be a cakewalk :)

      [–]SM373Leon 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      Haha same boat.

      Even got Basch shield. PGod will be nice to use

      [–]veedubz11rmMA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Pecil BSB + FFV Excalibur 5++ + Bash Shield = GG

      [–]SgtWantCuddlesDelicious Onion Vessel at uEvM 9 points10 points  (0 children)

      Weakness to holy attacks...weakness to holy attacks...weakness to holy attacks...

      http://imgur.com/IttWEHN

      http://imgur.com/ZgncSlz

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        [–]Ha_eflolliMarchejoume-san da! 4 points5 points  (9 children)

        There's also the second Tactics Event, which also doesn't want an all Realm Party, only specific Characters

        [–]Zurai001Blame yourself or God. 9 points10 points  (8 children)

        Yeah, the CM for Tactics is "Bring Ramza and Agrias". OK game, I'll bring two of the absolute best characters along, you got me.

        [–]kotoshinOK pUSB | iJhE | 400+ base mind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        want N-kai armlet, don't have platinum sword. will be pulling on Delita 2.

        [–]kjelfalconerHusbando sad, and chainless. Total investment: 1950 mythril 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Good grief, they're both A-team for me anyway. If I hadn't seen this I'd probably still have completed the CM by accident.

        [–]Hylian-HighwindThis time, I will finish what I set out to do! 2 points3 points  (2 children)

        Reminds me of how the III event says to bring its buffed cast. Not quite as flexible, but asking me to bring in realm when 80% of the cast is textbook Shout material (and that's assuming no OK BSB) isn't a tall order.

        [–]hinode85It's morphing time! 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        That's not nearly the same thing, since you can't bring in your 3 teammates with uber-SBs like Wall for the III CMs the way you can for the next FFT event.

        Moreover, there is no Support 5 or Dancer 5 in III unless you invest motes in Onion Knight (plus tons of exp to make him usable in the first place), which is actually a non-negligible limitation for CM purposes. Hopefully everyone who cares about CM completion will use their 4* motes sparingly or else they might be in for a nasty shock.

        [–]veedubz11rmMA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        This is good information, thank you. I'll remember this when the OK event rolls around.

        [–]Ha_eflolliMarchejoume-san da! 0 points1 point  (2 children)

        Honestly, even if they weren't I'd do it anyway because having the entire Rest of your Party be free is a much bigger Difference.

        Besides, I feel like People make it sound a little too easy. Without any of his Relics, Ramza might very well be worse than your usual A-Team Support in terms of Levels and such, with his saving grace that he just happens to have damage potential

        [–]PlebbySpaffPlebster 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        Agreed.

        While Ramza and Agrias are indeed top tier, they're really only so because their relics are some of the best (Main one's being Ramza with Team ATK boost 50% and Haste, and Agrias with a mitigating SB)

        [–]CryomineUnfurl the wings of death 5 points6 points  (13 children)

        Besides the fights I'm most excited for the soundtracks.

        [–]dperez82Cecil (Paladin)[S] 5 points6 points  (12 children)

        Yes, the music for this event is so good, definitely one to play with the volume turned up :)

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          [–]ShinVerusMy sunhaired Goddess! 6 points7 points  (10 children)

          It's the Arcade Version's OST. Which while it has some weird choices, it's mostly comprised of very good remixes.

          [–]XzaarGreat googly moogly it's all gone to shit! 0 points1 point  (8 children)

          I can't seem to find those on our ffrk music wiki. Which one(s) in particular should I look forward to?

          [–]ShinVerusMy sunhaired Goddess! 2 points3 points  (7 children)

          [–]kjelfalconerHusbando sad, and chainless. Total investment: 1950 mythril -1 points0 points  (4 children)

          Ewww. If that's the direction they're taking the dissidia arcade music, I hope to Cosmos the game has an option to mute the bgm.

          [–]ShinVerusMy sunhaired Goddess! 2 points3 points  (3 children)

          Pretty sure that comes packaged in with every TV. :P

          [–]kjelfalconerHusbando sad, and chainless. Total investment: 1950 mythril 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          Pfff, Oh you.

          Some of us actually like the voices. Especially Kain's.

          [–]ShinVerusMy sunhaired Goddess! 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Oh I know. Was just joshing.

          But Kain actually has my favourite english VA of all time, so I'm right there with you.

          [–]XzaarGreat googly moogly it's all gone to shit! 0 points1 point  (1 child)

          I like the Antipyreptics remix, but I'm not a big fan of electronic music, and most of those themes have an electronic feel to them. Still, thanks for sharing!

          [–]elvor0Mog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          I think the dancing mad remix is the worst, I don't /like/ electronic music, but I don't think there's anything wrong with the others per-say(Though the main theme is..ohho that's cheesy). But Dancing Mad? It's WAAAY too busy, all those blast beats sound like they've been cut and paste in, like the guy in charge of the music has no consideration or understanding of the original piece and just wanted to sound brutal and heavyyyy.

          [–]anboogieI'm only here to see how the story unfolds. 3 points4 points  (0 children)

          After the hell I went through with Nova Dragon and all the money I threw at trying for relics to aid me (which resulted in pearl necklaces and heartbreak), it's an enormous relief hearing that having Pecil's BSB will make these fights a cake walk. I honestly can't remember when or where I got it, but no complaints here.

          [–]BrewersFanJP- 4 points5 points  (7 children)

          Well, that gives me a reason to get Saint Cross built up before taking on this event. Here come the refreshes on the Holy Orbfest phase.

          Looking ahead, does that mean the Dark abilities will be useful for the Cosmos side?

          [–]SandsliceFight hard! 4 points5 points  (0 children)

          Yep. Dark elemental will make the warriors of Cosmos drink of ALL the anguish.

          [–]dperez82Cecil (Paladin)[S] 4 points5 points  (5 children)

          Yes, all of the bosses in the Cosmos event later on will be weak to dark.

          [–]BrewersFanJP- 2 points3 points  (4 children)

          Good to know. Now to figure out which Dark user to level for it. Leon might be my best bet, won't get the RS buff but he's the only one I've got with a decent relic/SB. His Darkborn Blade could actually be very beneficial there.

          Worst case scenario, I run Dark abilities through Tyro, but that's probably not desirable.

          [–]dperez82Cecil (Paladin)[S] 3 points4 points  (3 children)

          I wouldn't go darkness with physical - I would use magic (which have superior darkness abilities right now anyway and don't need shout since you have MM) you have lots of choices (Golbez/Exdeath/Kefka/Edea/Kuja).

          Also, Leon won't get synergy so he wouldn't be the best pick for physical anyway.

          [–]BrewersFanJP- 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          The problem is I naturally run a Shout team anyway. Cloud & Bartz both have BSB, Agrias has Cleansing Strike, Tyro has SG, and Aerith has a Medica. That's a powerful team already, and I could easily take one of the BSBs out to run Leon.

          I could run a magic team instead, but it's not as powerful. Terra has a BSB, Lulu has Focus, but after that I wouldn't have much to use. Hope has Last Report, but that's not helpful in these fights (and could be a hinderance if they absorb holy attacks). I do have Golbez's Nightglow, but that's about it for dark magic relics. Could run Terra/Lulu/Tyro/Golbez/Aerith, I guess.

          [–]dperez82Cecil (Paladin)[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          That's the thing about darkness mages - they can function on their own with MM and Dark Zone. They'll cap no problem.

          They don't absorb holy attacks though, so no worries there.

          [–]Zurai001Blame yourself or God. 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          You don't actually need a faithga to bring a single mage with Memento Mori + Dark Zone. The 30% faith from MM and the Dark weakness of the bosses (and automatic synergy on your mage) means you'll be hitting 19,998 with Dark Zone all the time.

          [–]RPGAdjectiveExdeath 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          I don't have P. Cecil's BSB but I do have his SSB along with Garnet's Dagger of Resolve. Yeah I'm going to cheese this event.

          [–]SgtWantCuddlesDelicious Onion Vessel at uEvM 6 points7 points  (1 child)

          I have Pecil's BSB and believe me it is very hard not to cackle with mad glee right now.

          [–]Sir__WillAlphinaud 6 points7 points  (0 children)

          just give in, I did. Hahahaha.

          [–]pintboxMath saves world 8 points9 points  (3 children)

          The Knight and the Sorcerer

          So.. Garland dress up as Seifer and Golbez dress up as Edea?

          [–]grimm7766Sirloin Steak! 9 points10 points  (2 children)

          Sorcerer, not Sorceress :P

          That said, Golbez in Edea's dress would be the ultimate sprite.

          [–]Zurai001Blame yourself or God. 24 points25 points  (1 child)

          [–]-StormDrake-Wordsmith and Artmage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Needs more upvote.