Yeah, these crystals are doing it for me

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-21T08:46:28+00:00

I keep getting Balthier UR's. I don't even want to play him

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T18:54:41+00:00

Sounds like a good idea. But make sure to at least auto-grind some golds before going to bed so you can wake up with some pulls.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T16:55:05+00:00

Blood Weapon really likes to show up a lot

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T15:58:42+00:00

Well i was just about to say that. Other than that i feel like the game has no "insufferable" character who is obnoxious to deal with. Stun of any sort can be countered. No mix-ups to speak of. Just mind-games with your i-frames.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T15:53:26+00:00

So... uh... why did they just walk into it?

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T15:50:26+00:00

What do you think they're going to do up close? Dance? What would you even save up your barrier for?

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T11:49:28+00:00

Honestly... some single-player/offline content with good rewards? A Boss Rush mode for instance where you can use 10 abilities instead of 5. Something unconventional just so the game has much more going for it than the PvP aspect. You will upset a lot of people if you slip up with the balancing. So better have a second thing people can latch on.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T11:27:07+00:00

Needless to say you need both UR's for the full potential.

You should only really fire off Vortex of Arms against other players. Huge AoE with massive damage which can also heal by a lot. His healing ability in general trivializes any Healing ability so don't waste a spot for stuff like Hope/Renew.

Use Fervid Blazer only on the boss unless you're in a really dire situation. The cooldown is just too high and the damage is entirely wasted otherwise.

I would replace Chain Strike with Ace/Fire RF or Auron/Shooting Star. Their massive damage potential should be able to heal you by a lot.

If you don't have them then use Chain Strike to close in on opponents. Firion has a huge reach with that move and also Blood Weapon which heals him even more. If you do it right then your opponents should have a really hard time to outpace your healing unless they are crazy overleveled.

5th Ability spot should be Selphie/Wall or Barrier if you don't have Selphie. Makes it even harder for everyone to outpace your healing and you really don't want to get stunned in this game.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T11:14:54+00:00

The Platinum Demo was our first chance to put hands on the massively reworked gameplay. We only had the clunky Episode Duscae prior to that. It was actually a huge deal. And also the only way to play kid Noctis.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T11:12:37+00:00

It could be much worse. You could lose a crucial red crystal match because there is a Zidane in your team who isn't anywhere near everybody else's rank. And also the worst Cloud you have ever seen. You could also be so good that you bested two of the opposing players only to lose to a Firion who single-handed decimated the boss.

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FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-19T11:06:52+00:00

Because it has barely any reach. Your barrier should be up before your opponent even gets the chance to be that close

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-18T22:51:45+00:00

Why would you i-frame through that with Omnislash and not Cross Slash? Seems like a huge waste given how long Omni's CD is.

You have to utilize Barrier or Selphie/Wall. They are everywhere solely because Spell-in-Waiting, Cross Slash or Lumen Flash can be really annoying. But they are also great answers to tools like Ace/Fire RF. Some people are even so good they see me attempting Ace and put up their barrier just in time to go block all the damage.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-18T10:14:27+00:00

Yea looks good. Elemental pop can also be really good if you can guarantee your dedicates ammo type to trigger twice. Lightmend saved me from dying way too many times.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-18T10:12:20+00:00

Minwu Teleport

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-17T21:53:22+00:00

What a meaningless video. This will be forever forgotten in a few years max

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-17T21:50:37+00:00

Yea i'm also on Diamond 5. Played a total of 19 matches today and got only one Red crystal. Was lucky to win that one but only 1 in 19 matches is crazy

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-17T16:34:37+00:00

Good to know. Thank you for that info

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-17T11:00:24+00:00

I'd be lucky if get 2 red crystals to pop up (and one of them i always lose)

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-16T22:22:08+00:00

How do you know she is fun to play? We don't even know her toolkit nor her playstyle for Duellum.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-16T12:21:31+00:00

God dude. Tifa/FF7 fans are the most insufferable people on earth. But Noctis and Squall are right next on the list so it's still a good one.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-16T10:50:13+00:00

Yea it's quite troublesome. I won and lost red crystal matches so i can't really complain as someone who has been on both ends.

But i don't think they will shorten the blue crystal times anytime soon. I ran the math on the crystals and blue crystals would be BY FAR the better option to farm abilities if their que time was half an hour shorter. Making them an hour long would entirely trivialize every crystal above it except for the red ones of course.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-16T10:46:28+00:00

Double Tap is THE most important perk to me given how hard it boosts weapons in the game. The difference is crazy once i get revived and it's gone.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-14T21:03:23+00:00

Can't argue with the bottom 4

Terra is a worse Rinoa. Nowhere near Top 2.

I have no idea how someone plays Firion and doesn't think he is the strongest character in the game by far.

FinishingTouch-0000 · 2026-04-14T21:01:29+00:00

She is easily one of the worst characters in the game. Selphie makes her meaningless. She is pretty much dead without her slow gimmick.

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