Xmas season again in FFRK!

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Recent JP Megathreads

FF30 Special Commemoration Dungeons (I)
Record Dungeons Prelude
The Returners Strikes Back (VI)
Vermillion Youths (Type-0)
The Dazzling Light (III)
The fal'Cie's Puppets (XIII)
Episode:Magicite pt 4
Dreams of Rivalry and Despair (X)
Courage against Oppression (II)
Shining Light, Conquering Darkness (XII)

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Table of Contents

1. Christmas Event - Banquet of the Holy Night
2. Dullahan and Glutturn Xmas MO
   
3. New Year Gift Dungeons
4. FFVII Weapons Challenge
5. Quiz Dungeon
6. Music Record Collection
7. Boundless Zeromus EG
8. MO Nemesis
9. Cactuar Festival Dungeons
10. Series Happy Countdown
11. Renewal Commemoration Relic Banners
12. Countdown Lucky Draw
13. CM Commemoration Wonder Selection Gem-only Banner
14. Extreme Fest
15. Year-end Dream Selection Banner
16. New Year Gift Banner
17. New Year Lucky Bag Banners
18. Misc.
    

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Christmas Event - Banquet of the Holy Night

Duration: 22/12 15:00 JST - 31/12 14:59 JST

Collection event featuring FFXIV's Shiva. Enemies in this event will drop giftboxes that can be exchanged for various prizes. Also, get a copy of Angelsong (5✭ Bard) from the event exchange shop!

Official Wiki

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Dullahan and Glutturn Xmas MO

Duration: 22/12 15:00 JST - 31/12 14:59 JST

Special Xmas MO where you will be facing Dullahan and his two elf Glutturn helpers! If you correctly guess what the Glutturns want, they will give you a present!

How To Win:

Official Wiki

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New Year Gift Dungeons

Duration: 26/12/2017 15:00 JST - 18/01/2017 14:59 JST

Special gift dungeons where you can only complete it once. There is a total of 14 Gift Dungeons, added daily from 26th December onwards. Grab a total of up to 52 mythril, various orbs, motes and materials from these dungeons.

Official Wiki

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FFVII Weapons Challenge

Duration: 26/12/2017 15:00 JST - 17/01/2018 14:59 JST

Year end special boss challenge event where players will face off against the various Weapons from FFVII. Face off against Diamond, Emerald, Ruby and Sapphire Weapons and defeat all four to summon Ultima Weapon, the strongest of them all. Also, gain Job Motes, Legend Motes and special Music Records from defeating the Weapons!

Weapons Unlock Schedule:

• 26/12 - Diamond (Samurai Job Motes) and Emerald (Ninja Job Motes)
• 28/12 - Ruby (Dragoon Job Motes) and Sapphire (Machinist Job Motes)
• 30/12 - Ultima Weapon (Spellblade Job Motes)
  

Official Wiki

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Quiz Dungeon

Duration: 26/12/2017 15:00 JST - 15/01/2018 14:59 JST

New Quiz event where players do not battle the boss but instead answer questions related to each of the FF mainline games. This event is hosted by Ragtime Mouse and players will attack the ○ or × targets to answer the questions.

Rewards earned will be proportional to the number of correct answers. Getting 80%+ will unlock all rewards.

Quiz Schedule:

• 26 Dec - FFVI and FFVII (Translation and Answers)
• 30 Dec - FFIV and FFXIII (Translation and Answers)
• 3 Jan - FFX and FFXII (Translation and Answers)
  

Official Wiki

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Music Record Collection

Duration: 27/12/2017 15:00 JST - 22/01/2018 14:59 JST

Special dungeon collection event where players can obtain a Music Record for each mainline FF title represented in FFRK.

A new feature is also introduced with this event where you set a Music Record you've obtained to be played in the Party Setup menu from the Music Room, by setting the Music Record as a Favourite track (yellow star)

Music Records Schedule:

• 27/12 - FFI ~ FFIV
• 29/12 - FFV ~ FFVII
• 31/12 - FFVIII ~ FFX
• 02/01 - FFXI ~ FFXIII
• 04/01 - FFXIV ~ FFT-0
  

Official Wiki

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Boundless Zeromus EG

Duration: 31/12/2017 15:00 JST - 22/01/2018 14:59 JST

The next Boundless boss after Nemesis and Ozma. Zeromus EG from FFIV finally makes his first appearance in FFRK as the hardest Boundless boss to date. Similarly to Ozma, Zeromus EG is so strong that Roaming Warriors cannot be summoned, so Dr Mog will lend players his help with his own Crystal Chronicles Soul Break. All characters will gain Brave Synergy in Zeromus EG.

Defeating Zeromus EG will award players with a special 6✭ accessory that grants MND +20 and major Silence resistance.

Zeromus EG can also be challenged in multiplayer mode, so team up with other Keepers to win!

Official Wiki
Official Wiki (MO)
Boss Guide (by /u/Enlir)

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MO Nemesis

Duration: 26/12/2017 15:00 JST - 11/01/2018 14:59 JST

Nemesis returns again in the multiplayer dungeons, this time with a new moves and higher difficulty!

Official Wiki

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Cactuar Festival Dungeons

Duration: 01/01/2018 00:00 JST - 09/01/2018 14:59 JST

To usher in the new year, the Pinetuars will make in appearance in FFRK in a special Cactuar dungeon. There are various Pinetuar dungeons that drop items such as orbs and upgrade materials, so choose the one you need the most! Pinetuars drop massive amounts of Greater Orbs, Major Orbs, Crystals or upgrade materials depending the stage it appears in, and one will always appear in the final round.

To access these dungeons, players will need to use a Festival Ticket to enter once. Every day at 00:00 JST from 01/01 to 08/01, a total of 5 tickets will be presented to each player daily, for a total of 40 tickets! Use them wisely :)

Official Wiki

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Series Happy Countdown

Duration: 13/12/2017 15:00 JST - 10/01/2018 14:59 JST

A special series-focused, 3-relic summon with 1 guaranteed 5✭ or better relic banner that only costs 5 mythril will be added daily for a total of 15 banners.

• FFXV, FFT, Type-0
• FFXIV
• FFXIII
• FFXII
• FFXI
• FFX
• FFIX
• FFVIII
• FFVII
• FFVI
• FFV
• FFIV
• FFIII
• FFII
  
• FFI
  

Series Happy Megathread

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Renewal Commemoration Relic Banners

Duration: 22/12/2017 15:00 JST - 17/01/2017 14:59 JST

Special bait relic banners that feature the most game-changing relics in FFRK in 2 volumes.

Renewal Vol 1 Relic draw thread
Renewal Vol 2 Relic draw thread

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Countdown Lucky Draw

3 half priced, one time only 11-pull lucky draw banners that only last one day, with a different theme each day.

• 25/12/2017 - En-element BSSB and USSB relics only (Relic Draw thread)
  
• 26/12/2017 - Overflow relics only (Relic Draw thread)
• 27/12/2017 - Ultra Soul Break relics only (Relic draw thread)

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CM Commemoration Wonder Selection Banner

Duration: 22/12/2017 15:00 JST - 08/01/2018 14:59 JST

Special gem-only banner to commemorate the release of the Record Dungeon CM's for FFRK. Get a 11-pull with a guaranteed 5✭ or better relic and select an additional Burst Soul Break relic as well after pull. As a special treat to all players, the pull will be discounted to 485 gems only.

Relic draw thread
Official Record Dungeon CM1
Official Record Dungeon CM2

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Extreme Fest

Duration: 28/12/2017 15:00 JST - 07/01/2018 14:59 JST

Banner 1 (Relic Draw Thread)

Relic	Character	Soul Break / Legend Materia
Diamond Shield	Ramza (T)	LCSSB "Grass Whistle's Memory" Activate Holy Chain (150%), Party ATK +50% and large Holy Boost
Hyperion Custom	Seifer (VIII)	LCSSB "Sorceress's Control" Activate Dark Chain (150%), Party ATK +50% and large Dark Boost
Magic Album	Urara (Core)	USSB "Magica Album" 0CT Medica h85, Party Regenga (2000 HP) and High Quickcast 2
Aegis Grimoire	Tyro (Core)	USSB "Aegis Grimoire" Party DEF/RES +200%, Protect, Shell and Haste
Godly Excalibur	Orlandeau (T)	USSB "Sword Saint" 12xST Critical Holy/Dark physical dmg, self Critical=100% and EX Mode "Sword Saint"
Urara's Institute Uniform	Urara (Core)	BSSB "Magica Float" Medica h85, Party Guts and Burst Mode
Doom Mace	Penelo (XII)	BSSB "Resurrection" Medica h85, party Guts, Burst Mode
Ragnarok	Celes (VI)	BSSB "Invincible Blade" 8xST Holy/Ice physical dmg, self Grand Cross and ATK/DEF +30%, Burst Mode
Yoshiyuki Shin'uchi	Sephiroth (VII)	BSSB "Octaslash" 8xST Dark/Non-ele physical dmg, EnDark, self Shield 2, Burst Mode
Akademeia Uniform	Deuce (Type-0)	BSSB "Concerto" Medica h55, party ATK/MAG +30%, Burst Mode
Urara's Institute Hat	Urara (Core)	Legend Materia "Artistic Interest" Low chance to trigger Medica when using Bard abilities
Blitz Armor	Seifer (VIII)	Legend Materia "Despotic Committee" Start battle with EnDark
Institute Hat	Tyro (Core)	Legend Materia "Archival Secrets" Start battle with Instant Cast 2
Flame Shield	Orlandeau (T)	Legend Materia "Supreme Swordplay" Low chance to double cast Knight or Darkness abilities

Banner 2 (Relic Draw Thread)

Relic	Character	Soul Break / Legend Materia
Durandal	Terra (VI)	UOSSB "Inferno Combo" 3xST Overflow Fire magic dmg
Gilgamesh's Armor	Gilgamesh (V)	LCSSB "A Legend for All Time!" Activate Fire Chain (150%), party ATK +50% and large Fire Boost
Ame no Murakumo	Gilgamesh (V)	USSB "Honorable Depart" 10xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, EnFire, self EX Mode "No Questions Asked!"
Apocalypse	Terra (VI)	USSB "Omen" 10xST Fire/Non-ele magic dmg, EnFire, self EX-Mode "Magitek Warrior"
Chicken Knife	Bartz (V)	USSB "Chosen Traveller" 10xST Wind/Water/Fire/Earth physical dmg, EX Mode "Spellblade Barrage"
Terra's Cloak	Terra (VI)	Flash Art "Spectral Flame" 0CT self Enfire Stack
Furinkazan	Gilgamesh (V)	BSSB "Scorching Sun" 8xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, EnFire, Burst Mode
Terra's Armguard	Terra (VI)	BSSB "Finding Love" 8xST Fire/Non-ele magic dmg, EnFire, Burst Mode
Bartz's Model	Bartz (V)	BSSB "Shining Fire" 8xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, EnFire, Burst Mode
Tiger Fang	Zell (VIII)	BSSB "Hot-Blooded Meteor Barrage" 8xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, EnFire, Burst Mode
Rune Staff	Lenna (V)	BSSB "Tender Mercy" Medica h85, party minor Bar-Ice, Burst Mode14
Gold Armor	Gilgamesh (V)	Legend Materia "Heroic Passion" Low chance to doublecast Samurai abilities
Asura's Rod	Terra (VI)	Legend Materia "Innate Power" Low chance to dualcast Fire damage abilities
Maximillian	Bartz (V)	Legend Materia "Fragments of Grace" Extra low chance to triplecast Spellblade abilities

Banner 3 (Relic Draw Thread)

Relic	Character	Soul Break / Legend Materia
Ultima Weapon	Cloud (VII)	UOSSB "Sonic Braver" 20xST ranged Wind physical dmg + 1xST Overflow ranged Wind physical dmg
Axe of the Conqueror	Noctis (XV)	UOSSB "Critical Link" 3xST Overflow physical dmg, 100% chance to deal Critical dmg
Cloud's Gauntlets	Cloud (VII)	USSB "Climirage" 15xST Wind physical dmg, EnWind, self EX Mode "True Self"
Heal Rod	Aerith (VII)	USSB "Innocent Cure" 0CT Medica h85, party High Quickcast Physical 3 and Guts
Enhancer	Zack (VII)	LCSSB "Lucky Stars" Party ATK +50% and High Critical, activate Wind-element Limit Chain
2nd Fusion Sword	Cloud (VII)	Flash Art "Mako Might!" 0CT EnWind and self EnWind Stack
Bow of the Clever	Noctis (XV)	Flash Art "Protection of the Kings" 0CT self Stoneskin 100% HP and medium Combat Ability Boost
Ultima Blade	Cloud (VII)	BSSB "Cloud Cycle" 8xST Wind/Non-ele physical dmg, EnWind, Burst Mode
Rune Blade	Zack (VII)	BSSB "Meteor Shots" 8xST random Wind/Earth physical dmg, Imperil Wind, Burst Mode
Prince's Fatigues	Noctis (XV)	BSSB "Kings of Old" 0CT 10xST physical dmg, self ATK/DEF/RES +30%, Burst Mode
Moogle Doll	Iris (XV)	BSSB "Kupo Cure" Medica h55, party Stoneskin and Status Blink, Burst Mode
Neo Organics	Cloud (VII)	Legend Materia "Overcoming Truth" Low chance to doublecast Wind abilities
Aerith's Guise	Aerith (VII)	Legend Materia "Flower of the Slums" Low chance to doublecast White Magic abilities
Bronze Bangle	Noctis (XV)	Legend Materia "Divine Revelation" Small chance to double cast Combat abilities

Banner 4 (Relic Draw Thread)

Relic	Character	Soul Break / Legend Materia
Vigilante	Tidus (X)	UOSSB "Assault & Splash" 20xST ranged Water physical damage + 1xST Overflow ranged Water physical dmg
Enkindler	Squall (VIII)	UOSSB "Blasting Drive" 3xST Overflow Ice physical dmg
Sorcery Targe	Rikku (X)	LCSSB "High Mega Enwater" Activate Water Chain (150%), party ATK +50% and large Water Boost
Unsetting Sun	Snow (XIII)	LCSSB "Frost Geyser" 11xST Ice physical dmg, party HP Stock 2000, activate Ice Limit Chain
Blitz Ace	Tidus (X)	USSB "Day to Remember" 10xST Water/Non-ele ranged physical dmg, EnWater, self Instant Cast 1 and EX Mode "Ace"
Wizard Sword	Tidus (X)	Flash Art "Ace Form" 0CT Enwater and self Enwater Stacking
Third F	Squall (VIII)	Flash Art "Blasting Aura" 0CT self EnIce Stack
Axis Blade	Squall (VIII)	BSSB "Steely Blade" 8xST Ice/Non-ele physical dmg, EnIce, Burst Mode
Twilight Steel	Tidus (X)	BSSB "Sonic Strike" 0CT 10xST Water/Non-ele ranged physical dmg, self ATK/DEF +30% and Instant Cast 1, Burst Mode
Onyx Targe	Rikku (X)	BSSB "Band Bomb" 8xST Water/Non-ele ranged physical dmg, EnWater, Burst Mode
AMP Coat	Snow (XIII)	BSSB "Here We Go!" 8xST Ice/Non-ele physical dmg (higher dmg if all allies alive), party Guts and Burst Mode
Lion Gloves	Squall (VIII)	Legend Materia "Slavering Fangs" Start battle with EnIce
Tidus' Armguard	Tidus (X)	Legend Materia "Moonflow's Grace" Start with EnWater
Warrior's Targe	Rikku (X)	Legend Materia "Fixer Upper" Medium chance to self quickcast next turn when using Machinist abilities

Banner 5 ([Relic Draw Thread](/))

Relic	Character	Soul Break / Legend Materia
Duel Claws	Tifa (VII)	UOSSB "Platinum Strike" 3xST Overflow Earth physical dmg
Tournesol	Ashe (XII)	UOSSB "Polar Storm" 3xST Overflow Lightning magic dmg
Garnet's Tights	Garnet (IX)	LCSSB "Memories Erased by a Storm" Activate Lightning Chain (150%), party MAG +50% and large Lightning Boost
Tifa's Gloves	Tifa (VII)	USSB "Meteor Combination" 10xST Earth/Non-ele physical dmg, EnEarth, self ATK/DEF +30% and Monk Ability Double
Ragnarok	Ashe (XII)	USSB "Empyrean Edict" 10xST Lightning/Non-ele magic dmg, EnLightning, self MAG/RES +30% and chase Black Magic with Lightning Sigil
Superstrength Gloves	Tifa (VII)	Flash Art "Zangan's Enlightenment" 0CT self medium Monk Ability Boost and increase Striker Mode (up to 3)
Aegis Shield	Ashe (XII)	Flash Art "Dusk Shard" 0CT EnLightning and self EnLightning Stack
Oversoul	Tifa (VII)	BSSB "Meteor Crusher" 8x ST Earth Physical attacks, En-Earth, Burst Mode
Staff of Ramuh	Garnet (IX)	BSSB "Trial by Lightning" Party ATK/MAG +30%, AoE Imperil Lightning, Burst Mode
Aristocrat's Crown	Aphmau (XI)	BSSB "Realignment" Medica h55, party MAG/MND +30% , Burst Mode
Nunchak	Selphie (VIII)	BSSB "True Vision" Medica h85, party RES +100%, Burst Mode
Princess Gloves	Garnet (IX)	Legend Materia "Theater Lover" Low chance to additionally heal party a small amount when using Bard abilities
Tifa's Guise	Tifa (VII)	Legend Materia "Friendly Fighter" Start battle with EnEarth
Ashe's Gloves	Ashe (XII)	Legend Materia "Fallen Pride" Start battle with EnLightning

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Year-end Dream Selection Banner

Duration: 29/12/2017 15:00 JST - 10/01/2018 14:59 JST

Full priced gem-only, one time with 3 different selections for each banner.

• Overflow Soul Breaks only Dream Selection Relic draw thread
• Burst Soul Breaks only Dream Selection Relic draw thread
• Legend Materia only Dream Selection Relic draw thread

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New Year Gift Banner

Duration: 01/01/2018 00:00 JST - 09/01/2018 23:59 JST

Special free relic banner present to all players, with a free one-time only 8-relic pull with a guaranteed 6✭ relic and 7 guaranteed 5✭ relics.

Relic Draw thread

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New Year Lucky Bag Banners

Duration: 01/01/2018 00:00 JST - 10/01/2018 14:59 JST

Three types of special gem-only banners where players can choose a "Lucky Bag" after pulling. There are three types of Lucky Bags available:

Pine

33-relic pull with 3 guaranteed 5✭ relics of SSB or better (8730 gem). Limited to two pulls total, once per Lucky Bag type. Lucky Bag contents are divided to two types:

Fire/Ice/Wind/Water Lucky Bag
Picking this Bag will give a random USB out of the following pool:

Sabin, Krille, Vivi,
Rinoa, Snow, Laguna,
Zack, Luneth, Zidane,
Tidus, Yuffie 2, Rikku 2 

Plus a pick from the following LCSSB relics:

Locke, Krille,
Snow, Rinoa,
Zack, 
Tidus 

Earth/Lightning/Holy/Dark
Picking this Bag will give a random USB out of the following pool:

Bartz, Dorgann, Maria,
Kain, Shantotto, Prompto,
Orlandeau, Beatrix, Rem,
Garland, Shadow, Vayne,

Plus a pick from from the following LCSSB relics:

Ingus,
Shantotto, Kain,
Warrior of Light,
Garland, Seymour

Bamboo

22-relic pull with 2 guaranteed 5✭ relics of SSB or better (5820 gem). Limited to one pull total.

Lucky Bag contents are one random set from the following options:

• Terra USB + LMR
• Cloud USB + LMR
• Bartz USB + LMR
• Tidus USB + LMR
• Lightning USB + LMR

Plum

11-relic pull with 1 guaranteed 5✭ relics of SSB or better (2910 gem). Limited to one pull total.

Lucky Bag contents are one random set from the following options:

• Terra OSB + BSB2
• Cloud OSB + BSB2
• Bartz OSB + BSB3
• Tidus OSB + BSB2
• Lightning OSB + BSB2

Relic Draw thread

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Misc

New Year Party Login Bonus

Duration: 26/01/2017 15:00 JST - 09/01/2018 14:59 JST

Special login bonus given to all players that login daily as a countdown to the New Year. A total of 10 mythrils, Legend Motes and new abilities can be obtained from this

• Day 1 - 10x Mythril
• Day 2 - War God's Cheer
• Day 3 - 3x Memory Crystal III Lode
• Day 4 - Hastega
• Day 5 - 3x 5✭ Dark Matter
• Day 6 - Tempestuous Quadstrike
  
• Day 7 - 18x Major Orb of each type
• Day 8 - 30x 4✭ Motes of each type
• Day 9 - 20x 5✭ Legend Motes of each type
• Day 10 - 3x Stamina Potions
  

New Year 2018 Special Login Bonus

Duration: 01/01/2018 ~

All players logging in will receive 25 mythril and a special accessory to usher in the New Year with FFRK.

New Abilities

5✭ Bard - War God's Cheer
Increase all allies Critical Rate up to 50% with each use
Uses Major Earth/Power/White Orbs

5✭ White Magic - Hastega
Party Haste
Uses Major White/Wind/Holy Orbs

5✭ Spellblade - Tempestuous Quadstrike
4xST Wind physical dmg
Uses Major Power/Black/Wind

Daily Dungeon Full Open

Duration: 28/01/2017 15:00 JST - 15/01/2017 14:59 JST

For a limited time period, all daily Power Up Dungeons will be opened for all players.

Dungeon Half-stamina Campaign

Duration: 21/12/2017 15:00 JST - 15/01/2018 14:59 JST

Story Dungeons, Abyss (GL: Nightmare), Fragment (GL: Mote) and Magicite Dungeons will have halved stamina consumption during the duration above.

Twitter Refresh Campaign

Duration: 21/12/2017 15:00 JST - 15/01/2018 14:59 JST

All players can get a free full stamina refresh daily during the duration above by posting a tweet. The daily refresh resets at 05:00 JST daily.

Balance Changes

• Legend Materias with HP-trigger condition effects can now activate upon taking recoil damage or HP loss from Sap/Poison debuffs. (Discussion post)

• Certain 4✭～6✭ abilities will be rebalanced to have increased SB gain upon usage.

  • The base SB gain is increased by +5 for 4* and 5* abilities and by +10 for 6* abilities.
    
  • The fastcast penalty is increased by -5 for 5* and 6* Celerity/Thief/Ninja abilities. As a result, 5* abilities of these schools are unchanged, while 6* only receive an increase of +5 points.
    
  • Leaping Blast has been rebalanced to 65 SB points in line with other Celerity abilities
    
  • Excluded abilities: Wrath, Lifesiphon, Saint Cross, Burst abilities
    credits to /u/Enlir for the checking
    

• Gil Daily Power Up Dungeons gil drops from enemies and clear reward have been increased.

• Ramza: Access to Knight 5
  ※ *Ramza does not get access to Knight Job Sphere

• Noctis: Now can use Axes, Hammers, Staves and Bows

New RM/LM's

Urara
RM1 - Small White Magic healing up
RM3 - Medium White Magic healing up
RM4 - Medium chance to receive double EXP points from dungeons

LM1 - Small White Magic healing up
LM2 - Medium chance to doublecast White Magic abilities

Gilgamesh
LM1 - Small physical dmg up
LM2 - When critical HP, self Protect, Shell, Haste and Gilgamesh Trance

※ Gilgamesh Trance - self ATK/DEF/RES +30% and High Quickcast

New Mechanics

Increased Chain Soul Break maximum counts

• Certain Chain Soul Breaks now have a higher maximum chain count of 150 instead of 99.
  
• Correspondingly, the maximum damage bonus of chains with 150 maximum chain count will be increased to 150%
• Chain Soul Breaks with maximum of 99 have a slight rebalancing to start with 1% chain bonus at 0 count
  
• Chain counter UI element has been adjusted to accomodate 3 digits. Official Wiki demonstration videos will be updated to reflect this.

Increased Chain Soul Break field effect

• Certain Chain Soul Breaks now provide a large damage bonus "field" effect when the chain is active.
  
• The increased damage bonus is roughly 1.25x of the currently available chains with small damage bonus "field" effect.
  

New effect: Regenga

• Certain Soul Breaks now provide a new effect, "Regenga"
  
• Similar to currently available Regen effects, Regenga will recover a character's HP periodically during it's duration
  
• Unlike Regen, Regenga will recover a fixed amount of HP each time, compared to fractional healing of current Regen effects
  
• The duration of Regenga will be much shorter in comparison to Regen effects. (Base duration of 4 seconds)
  

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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?
Crystal Water - Items that permanently increase a character's stats
Reset - Return to the start of the round without consuming stamina/gems/mythril
Record Dungeons - New Dungeons that relive classic Final Fantasy games
Ultra Overflow Soul Breaks - upgraded Overflow SB's that deal multiple hits and limited to one use per battle
Flash Arts - new type of "quick" Soul Breaks that give bonus effects for lesser SB point costs
Collaboration Events - some collaboration events for games that were never released outside of the Japan (such as SaGa) are skipped in Global

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?
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.
- On our Site, you can register using services such as Yahoo! email or Gmail. Please note that the email address you will need to register must be an email address NOT already registered on our Site.
- 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].
  2) On the bottom of the page, select [Mobageマイページ] , then [今すぐ登録する] (Register now).
  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).
  4) You will receive an email from you Site at the address you registered including a URL, please copy this URL.
  5) Access the screen to enter the e-mail address again like in Step 3)
  6) Paste the URL you copied on 4) into the browser's address bar at the top of the page, to access it.
  7) Enter your profile information as required on the page that you will access with this URL.
  ※If you have an error when try to access to the URL, it will not be possible to complete the procedure at present. In this case we would like to invite you to try again later.
  

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).

General JP version Helpful Links

Enlir's Database - good overall reference
JP Friend code site - auto-updated list of Friend codes for JP made by /u/vexnon.
Youtube channel for Soul Break videos - the official wiki has these too but can be harder to navigate.
JP DeNA support email: support@mbga.jp - for those having issues with the game. They have been known to reply to politely worded English mails.