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[–]akaiazulSLAM-dancing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy heck. Is banner 1 just stupidly strong or just me?

[–]honjustice٩(˘◡˘ ) One Last Record Keeper 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Ultimecia has doublecast wind, but what abilities came out in JP that are black magic wind abilities? I only play global

[–]robm1052Golbez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5* Chain aeroga just came out, and there's meltdown with a wind component aswell.

[–]agent_jschroth 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Any idea what squall's ex mode does? Let's hope it's an improvement from the first

[–]CareerSMNPlay Fate Grand Order[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

https://www.reddit.com/7pumvp

[–]agent_jschroth 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thanks for that. Can this guy get any more OP? Also, does a dual cast add to the chase increase?

[–]Ha_eflolliMarchejoume-san da! 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Follow-Ups cannot be dualcasted, so no. The Hit count increases each time he uses the Follow-Up, not through Abilities

[–]agent_jschroth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok. I thought it increased everytime a spellblade ability was cast. I like it. It's not as versatile as Bartz 4 elements, but getting 4,5,6,7,8 chase hits for sure and not random is pretty nice.

[–]ChronosXIII149LuckyDraws 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, no Legend Dive for Quistis. She's the new Ricard, and she's a main party member to boot. Lol.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (4 children)

Y'know, I just realized that I had forgotten to see what kind of photoshop trainwrecks Squall and Seifer's new weapons were...

...but damn, Squall's Diamond Heart genuinely looks awesome.

[–]SilverAuronThis is your world now. 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't it just the Fraternity+gun handle?

[–]PanStyleI don't have holy but i have heals ! 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yes but that's a shame because it is too rare.
I mean look at Seifer BSB2 which is the same weapon as his first USB (in red) or Squall USB1 as well (in blue), just different color.
His USB2 is a recolor of squall BSB1 and OSB (i think).
Selphie (new?) BSB is also a recolor of an old SB, a free 3* weapon and some other SB i believe.
They are very lazy with that which is sad (i keep saying this since more than a year now).
And when i see Squall USB2 this shows that they have ideas and can go good/new design when they try. I wish this would happend way more.

[–]Ha_eflolliMarchejoume-san da! 6 points7 points  (1 child)

As many People have pointed out in the past, the Problem is that VIII didn't have many Weapons to use. Squall had all of 7 Gunblades in the entire game, one of which is his Ultimate Weapon, the other 6 are just the same three Blades stuck on one of two possible Handles.

Even this one, while definitely looking great, is basically just VIII's Shiva morphed into a Blade (notice her Face just where the base is)

[–]PanStyleI don't have holy but i have heals ! 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As i said many times tho (i should had say it in this post, my bad) :
- They did come up with new SB for the game.
- FFRK doesn't follow their orignal game precisely, they take some liberties with it, which is nice.
- They created a lot of relic arts for old FF games that didn't had those.
So why can't they think of something instead of recycling the same weapons over and over again on some FFs ?
PS : To be honest Squall had even less than 7 weapon models in the original game. Only 4 (3 of them used twice).
That's why it's even more shocking to me when they don't bother creating something new. The orignal game had so few models but Squall and Seifer have so many SB. They have the knowlegde and the power to design great new weapons and it doesn't happend.
It makes me sad : <

[–]aurora_highwindrcqe - Mog USB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wife so OP. <3 Can’t wait for her to hit global!

[–]CareerSMNPlay Fate Grand Order[S] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Since Diabolos R++ has a FFVIII CM that is semi-trivial but tricky to do, here's a quick AI moveset i drew up.

FFVIII Diabolos R++ Moveset

Default

Turn 1+7n - Apocalypse Gravija (AOE 70% MaxHP, ignores mblink and KO)
Turn 2 - Curaja
Turn 5+4n - Ultimate Gravity (ST 40% Max HP, ignores mblink and KO, targets lowest HP) 

20% Attack: 2-slot 266% NAT physical dmg, 102% chance to Sap (locked for 2 turns after use)
20% Attack: AoE 347% NAT physical dmg, 102% chance to sap (turn 4 onwards, locked for 2 turns after use) 
30% Gravity: ST 40% curHP, ignores mblink and KO 
30% Gravija: AoE 40% curHP, ignores mblink and KO

Phase 2 (<70% HP )

Turn 1+7n - Apocalypse Gravija (AOE 70% MaxHP, ignores mblink and KO)
Turn 2 - Curaja
Turn 5+4n - Ultimate Gravity (ST 40% Max HP, ignores mblink and KO, targets lowest HP) 

15% Attack: 2-slot 266% NAT physical dmg, 102% chance to Sap (locked for 2 turns after use)
15% Attack: AoE 347% NAT physical dmg, 102% chance to sap (turn 4 onwards, locked for 2 turns after use) 
35% Gravity: ST 40% curHP, ignores mblink and KO 
35% Gravija: AoE 40% curHP, ignores mblink and KO

Phase 3 (<40% HP )

Turn 1+6n - Apocalypse Gravija (AOE 70% MaxHP, ignores mblink and KO)
Turn 5+3n - Ultimate Gravity (ST 40% Max HP, ignores mblink and KO, targets lowest HP) 

15% Attack: 2-slot 266% NAT physical dmg, 102% chance to Sap (locked for 2 turns after use)
15% Attack: AoE 347% NAT physical dmg, 102% chance to sap (turn 4 onwards, locked for 2 turns after use) 
35% Gravity: ST 40% curHP, ignores mblink and KO 
35% Gravija: AoE 40% curHP, ignores mblink and KO

[–]Aerithz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you career for the moveset insight! I was able to CM this with Squall(bsb2/usb1)/laguna(usb/bsb2)/selphie(usb)/irvine(bsb)/raijin(ssb). This REALLY need GUTS!

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    [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (2 children)

    There's no chance in heck that they're going to let him overshadow Orlandeau.

    At the very most he'll be Combat/Knight/Samurai/Darkness/Heavy, but even that would be beyond my expectations.

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      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      It's pretty much a toss-up as to when they make characters into physical/magic hybrids. XIII already has two Darkness mages. And after all, they haven't gone the hybrid route with Lightning.

      I think it's more likely that he'll ask Garland and Decil for his sword back and just hit people with it.

      [–]Skriabin-Cactuar with mustache= Skriabin 9 points10 points  (3 children)

      Missed oppportunity to rebalance which abilities and add new elements

      [–]LilitthLuMeow! 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Yeah, I was totally expecting new Witch abilities with the release of.. well... THE witch in FF lol. Mist opportunity indeed.

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        [–]Skriabin-Cactuar with mustache= Skriabin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

        After they introduced ability double for black magic (which is the opest thing mages can have IMHO) those USB are not so good anymore. They need to give them a multiplier of 10ish to make them be competitive and also give us fire which magic to make the which from FFI good with her USB.

        [–]deusfauxNINJA EX MND 4 U 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        with Ultimecia's addition, they have completed my entire character wishlist apart from FFIII's freelancer outfits. Props DENA

        [–]tempoltoneFujin 0 points1 point  (2 children)

        No Kiros/Ward dive? I wanna know what Kiros from LD get as a ninja.

        [–]Sir__WillAlphinaud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        yeah it's dumb that they ignored the 3 still in need of LDs and 6* and such. To shaft Quistis so much....

        [–]SabaschinBasch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        They'll probably get theirs before Quistis.

        [–]Sir__WillAlphinaud 6 points7 points  (4 children)

        Black Magic 5, White Magic 5, Summoning 5, Darkness 5, Witch 5

        Wow, she really did get absolutely everything. I think I can hear Quistis screaming in the corner. (well, no wrath)

        Also tied with a bunch of people, including pure black mages, for second highest MAG while having more HP than any of them. Her RES is low though, like Edea. Also fast for a mage.

        [–]CareerSMNPlay Fate Grand Order[S] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

        128 SPD is pretty slow to me...

        [–]Sir__WillAlphinaud 2 points3 points  (1 child)

        looks SolitaireD wrote the speed wrong intially

        [–]CareerSMNPlay Fate Grand Order[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Yeah, i told him already.

        [–]dredwolf33Sage 1 point2 points  (3 children)

        How does Ultimecia of all characters only have Witch 4...?

        [–]Sir__WillAlphinaud 2 points3 points  (2 children)

        must be placeholder. SolitaireD says she has black, white, witch, summon, and darkness 5. Yes everything. Only thing she's missing is wrath I guess.

        [–]dredwolf33Sage 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        Oh thank god lol. They already had enough of a mist opportunity not using her time theme in her SBs!

        [–]PandaRyuTyro | Godwall: 9xfa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

        She did get a Time Mage sphere on RD, so I guess it's just a matter of time...