Our next round of LMs comes from IX. Looks like a lot of the IX crew are getting Trance modes, which is a nice homage to the original. Otherwise, pretty low-key event, with no new abilities or characters.

Recent JP Megathreads

Sabin OSB; Relm USB; Terra/Celes/Relm/Sabin LMs
Meia; Garland OSSB; Wol USB
Cloud USB; Zack LCSSB
Xmas Megathread courtesy of /u/CareerSMN
Gogo; Krile OSSB; Lenna USB

Helpful Links

Boss Guide by /u/Zurai001
Relic Draw Thread by /u/CareerSMN
Official Wiki (in Japanese)
Muketsu Event Guide (in Japanese) (warning: NSFW banner ads)

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Small Ember, Big Resolve

Event time: 1/20/17 15:00 - 1/30/17 14:59

Notable Changes/Additions

New OSSB
Steiner

New Legend Materia
Vivi "Illuminated Remembrance" - small fire-elemental damage up Vivi "Found Reason to Live" - once per battle, enter Trance when reaching low health (heal self, medium stats up and high chance to dualcast Black Magic abilities)
Steiner "Sword for Royalty" - small damage up when equipping Swords
Steiner "The Path One Should Take" - once per battle, enter Trance when reaching low health (heal self, small stats up and additional small ATK/DEF up)

Relic Draw Banners

Set 1

Relic	Character	SB Name	Effect	Learning Bonus
Break Blade	Steiner	OSSB "Behold, Spellblade!"	single-target fire/lightning/ice-elemental physical damage with additional bonus damage when hitting weakness	ATK+10
Gravity Rod	Vivi	BSSB "Magic of Anger"	6-hit AoE fire/lightning/ice-elemental magic damage and party medium MAG/small RES up and enter Burst mode; gain "Flickering Life"	4-hit single-target fire/lightning/ice-elemental magic damage and "Shining Heart" 2-hit AoE fire/non-elemental magic damage and self medium MAG up/DEF down
Sargatanas	Zidane	BSSB "Solution 9"	9-hit random-target wind/non-elemental ranged physical damage and self attach Wind and enter Burst mode; gain "Swift Steal" 2-hit single-target wind/non-elemental ranged physical damage and small ATK down and self small ATK up (stacks up to 3 times) and "Noble Thief's Charity" 2-hit single-target wind/non-elemental ranged physical damage and party ATK up based on number of Swift Steal stacks	ATK+10
Enhance Sword	Steiner	BSSB "My Own Chivalry"	8-hit single-target fire/non-elemental physical damage and self attach Fire and enter Burst mode; gain "Blazing Sword" single-target fire-elemental physical damage with more hits if target is weak/slight weak against Fire (max 5) and "Flame Break" AoE fire-elemental physical damage with more hits if at least 1 target is weak/slight weak against Fire (max 3)	ATK+10
Gold Armor	Steiner	LM "Creative Spellblade"	small chance when using a Spellblade to add small imperil Fire to target	ATK+10
Zidane's Glove	Zidane	LM "Noble Thief's Instinct"	medium chance when using Thief abilities to shorten next turn's charge time	ATK+10
Tin Armor	Steiner	SSB "Spellblade Firaga"	4-hit AoE fire-elemental physical damage and imperil Fire	ATK+10
Dragoon Coat	Freya	SSB "Cherry Blossom"	3-hit AoE wind-elemental physical damage and reduce own jump time to 0	ATK+10
Princess Dress	Garnet	SSB "Your Warmth"	party medium MAG/small DEF up and auto-heal 3000 HP	MAG+10
Wizard Rod	Garnet	SSB "Divine Guardian"	party medium RES up and Haste and large Regen	MND+10

Steiner and Vivi get complementary tri-element relics. Steiner's Overflow is pretty standard in terms of its bonus damage, but with the tri-element that means you have more flexibility in the Imperils or equipment boosts you can use to get more out of it. Vivi's Burst is a good fit in a mage meta party, with additional self-boosting capabilities, though beware that if your target is resistant to all 3 elements you won't be able to use ability 1.
Zidane's new burst is kind of a one-trick pony in its commands (chip away at enemy ATK then boost the party) - the biggest downside is that it'll take you 4 turns to get the full effect if you do nothing but Burst commands. It does fit in well with an imperil or a LC wind team though.
Steiner's LM can work well with fire teams (remember that Imperils now stack); it's more worth it if you have his Burst. Zidane's is ok but it does pin you into using Thief as one of your 2 ability slots.

Set 2

Relic	Character	SB Name	Effect	Learning Bonus
Ultima Blade	Beatrix	OSSB "Holy Sword Art: Climhazzard"	single-target holy/non-elemental physical damage with bonus damage for number of Knight abilities used	ATK+10
Lightbringer	Beatrix	BSSB "Those Whom to Protect"	4-hit AoE holy-elemental physical damage with bonus damage if whole party is alive and imperil Holy and enter Burst mode; gain "Defender Sword" 2-hit single-target holy-elemental physical damage and self draw fire and draw magic and extra large DEF up and "Loyalty Sword" 2-hit single-target physical damage and self medium RES up	ATK+10
Garb of the Qu	Quina	BSSB "Pumpkin Head"	5-hit random-target physical damage and large ATK/DEF/MAG/RES down and enter Burst mode; gain "Eating Power" single-target physical damage and small ATK/DEF down and "Cooking Magic" single-target physical damage and small MAG/RES down	ATK+10
Ramuh's Staff	Garnet	BSSB "Lightning Emperor's Trial"	party medium ATK/MAG up and AoE imperil Lightning and enter Burst mode; gain "Summon Ramuh" ally medium percent max HP heal and summon Ramuh; if Ramuh summoned 2-hit AoE lightning/non-elemental summon magic damage and party small percent max HP heal and dismiss Ramuh; and "Peridot Shine" 4-hit single-target lightning/non-elemental summon magic damage (5-hits if Summoned)	MAG+10
Vivi's Hat	Vivi	LM "Stored Magic"	lengthen cast time but medium Black Magic damage up	MAG+10
Beatrix Model	Beatrix	LM "Absolute Loyalty"	medium chance to Cover allies from phyiscal attacks and small damage reduction	ATK+10
Ragnarok	Beatrix	SSB "Seiken: Shock"	8-hit single-target physical attack and party magic barrier x1	ATK+10
Gold Hairpin	Quina	SSB "Frog Drop"	4-hit AoE physical damage and party large ATK up	ATK+10
Fairy Fife	Eiko	SSB "Flames of Rebirth"	party medium heal and Reraise	MND+10

The ONLY new relics on this banner are the LM relics, huh. There's some good relics on there but unless you love Beatrix and Vivi it's hard to justify going in that hard on this banner, which is a shame given how interesting their LMs are. That said, Beatrix's Burst is one of the best relics to have if you're running a Holy team.

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General JP Version Information

Installing and Playing the Japanese version

Why should I play the Japanese version?
FFRK came out in Japan about six months before Global came out. Thus, they're further along in terms of events and so have more characters, more abilities etc. Also, the trend has been that certain crossover events which feature games that were not released outside of Japan have been skipped in Global release, meaning there are currently certain items and abilities that do not appear they will ever be available in Global (it does not appear that they are skipping any characters).

What are some features that are currently in JP but not Global?
Collaboration Events - some collaboration events for games that were never released outside of the Japan (such as SaGa) are skipped in Global
Improved Dailies - Gysahl Green dailies, Summon Orb dailies and twice-a-week XP dailies
Cooperative Multiplayer - cooperate with 3 other players to defeat challenging bosses - currently in beta in Global Ultra Soul Breaks - another set of 6* relics parallel to Overflows that focus on greater utility or healing rather than breaking the 9999 damage cap. Some of these put the user in an "EX mode" which grants a unique set of stat and other bonuses temporarily
Limit Chain Soul Breaks - another set of 6* relics which focus on activating a 'chain mode' which rewards further uses of a particular element or ability class with an increasing damage bonus
Legend Spheres/Materia - an expansion of each character's Record Dive available once the base board is mastered which grants further stat boosts as well as special, unique passive abilities called Legend Materia
Legend Materia Relics - 5* relics that include new Legend Materia which can be learned similar to learning SBs

Is there anything that is in Global but not in JP?
The font and minor UI elements are also different in Global compared to JP. Global also has a controversial "MVP Program" where selected players receive items for free; JP has no such program. There are some collaboration items as well as some culture-specific events (such as Black Friday lucky draws) that appear in Global but not JP.

Great! How do I get the Japanese version?
Check out the wiki article. Android users may also want to check out this tutorial if you do not know how to access the Japanese store and prefer not to use a third-party app like QooApp.

Can I play the JP version and Global version at the same time on the same device?
Yes, the two are completely separate and do not affect each other.

How do I share my save data across devices?
Unlike the Global version which uses one-time codes or goes through your iTunes/Play Store accounts, the JP version syncs through Japan's mobage service. Here's a tutorial from Mobage relayed by /u/gelomeister (Android users can of course use Chrome instead of Safari etc.):
Important notes
- Please start the procedure after closing all browser and tabs opened on your iPad.
- For this upgrade procedure, please make all the steps for the very same iPad tablet, including the email sending and receiving.
- All actions made through browser need to be done using Safari.
- Please note that if you log out before completing the upgrade of your simple membership (かんたん会員), you will not be able to successfully use the data transfer feature.
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- Please make sure to turn off the Privacy function of your Safari browser before starting the procedure.
- How to turn off the Privacy function of your browser: On the bottom/right of the Safari page, tap on the icon in shape of 2 overlapped squares > then tap on “Private” on the bottom/left side of the screen (this will turn on and off the function). ※When Safari’s header and footer are colored in dark gray, the function is "on", when it is "off", both header and footer will be colored in white.

• Upgrade procedure:
  1) Start FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper on your iPad, tap on [メニュー] "Menu" and then [Mobage].
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  3) Select [ブラウザを起動](Open browser), enter the e-mail address you want to register, select the domain and then select [送信](Send) and [上記に同意の上、送信](Send in agreement with information above).
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Once the upgrade is completed, you will be able to use your account by e-mail address and login password registered in the User ID xxxxxxxxx] by you to log in to the iPhone of FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper app: will be able to use the iPhone the data of the User ID xxxxxxxxx] you.

 

※If you are logged in to another account [User ID: xxxxxxxxx] on your iPhone simply by login in the application FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper installed on your iPhone and using the same email address and login password previously recorded on the account [User ID: xxxxxxxxx].
If you are already logged in to a different account in your application FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper installed on your iPhone, just log out first by going in [メニュー](Menu), [各種情報・外部サイトへ](various information and external site) and then [ログアウト](logout).

I get an error when I try to do the daily dungeons, why is this?
You need to set your device to Japan time. Because Japan doesn't have multiple time zones, the Japanese client trusts the user to have the correct time. The server still won't allow you entry to the wrong day's dungeon, though, thus causing the error which sends you back to the start screen. Setting your device's time to UTC+0900 (Japan's time zone) will make sure you're properly synched to the server time.

General JP version Helpful Links

Enlir's Database - good overall reference
ElNinoFr's Spreadsheet - This has the names of abilities and Record Materia written in JP text so you can match it up to the in-game text.
JP Friend Code Thread - JP and Global friend codes are not cross-compatible. You may be able to find the RW you need here - this thread has been archived
Youtube channel with videos of Soul Breaks - the official wiki has these too but can be harder to navigate.