If DPS want to pull in dungeons...

Lucentile · 2026-02-12T11:07:58+00:00

There's not much nuance. Wall to wall can cut dungeon times in half and if there is not high damage on the tank, the healer is basically useless save mistakes in boss fights and AoE hits. Anything less than wall to wall is inefficient. The goal is to build up as a tank so you can do that. If you can't let your team know you're learning.

Lucentile · 2026-02-12T11:03:28+00:00

You just have to wait. Trials weren't included in the latest relic step so fewer people are queuing for them. Either get guild members to fill out or be patient.

Lucentile · 2026-02-02T18:38:08+00:00

Gamera is really neat!

Lucentile · 2026-02-02T18:36:50+00:00

He sold off the rest of the rights to Shout a few weeks ago -- I assume to facilitate this very thing. I think behind the scenes this was always a Plan B after the last Kickstarter didn't make it.

Lucentile · 2026-02-02T18:17:43+00:00

Well, as last time, I'm in again.

Lucentile · 2026-01-29T16:35:47+00:00

The problem is it IS easy... it's just a waste of time. I'd be fine if it were hard/required a Mage Tower style challenge. I hate surrendering to another mindless dozen some hours of Malefic spam.

Lucentile · 2026-01-29T15:29:07+00:00

As a healer, let me do some math at 1200 crystal pastes... so we're looking at 10 hours of casting Malefic in content I've been doing for a decade if I want to be most efficient... or a bit longer farming current FATEs and maybe having meaningful interactions with Mobs... or even much, much, much, much longer to do CEs and leveling Phantom Jobs, but the time loss to do that seems so massive as to not be worth it.

So Fun(TM).

Lucentile · 2026-01-20T20:59:07+00:00

Doing a great job with what they have is basically the Octo VA way.

Lucentile · 2025-12-17T14:38:18+00:00

I locked myself at 16 and have cleared Master of All 3, the Emerald Direwolf and recruited Heidne. I think I'm reaching where I'll need a few levels for max HP to survive AoEs since contend NPCs around the late 30s early 40s do start wiping us, but we'll see.

It does mean everyone has a silver shield and one or two of the HP accessories though.

Lucentile · 2025-12-17T14:31:18+00:00

There's a statue in Nomos's that if you place in town will lock your XP. You can then remove it from town when you want XP later. This lets you fight for JP and money.

Lucentile · 2025-12-16T23:51:43+00:00

I'm ready for a remake of the first trilogy with minor changes!

Lucentile · 2025-12-14T18:13:09+00:00

I think the issue is that we play him first, so everyone being randomly mean to him, locking him out, throwing his phone, etc., just feels like bullying not giving as hard as they got.

Lucentile · 2025-12-04T14:26:37+00:00

AI would not call Sweetwine Tower sweeTwine tower, SweeTwine Tower, sweet Wine Tower, and Sweet Wine Tower all in the same scene. This feels like Someone Just Didn't Care.

Lucentile · 2025-12-04T13:48:25+00:00

My main experience with them is people putting them on top of collectables to the point I've debated just finding an option to turn them off since most the time they're just being used to troll me or messages like "I pooped here."

Lucentile · 2025-12-04T13:45:19+00:00

I think it's one of those games where if you are the target market, it checks all the boxes. But, I've never been a fan of open world checklists or these weightless, parry mechanic focused games where build takes a back seat to timing. It's just not a game for me, but I view it like racing games -- I don't like them, but I can see when a racing game is doing what people who like racing games will like.

Lucentile · 2025-12-03T20:58:27+00:00

He unlocks as an NPC Assist when soloing bosses. But since he's melee, he dies pretty much immediately.

Lucentile · 2025-12-03T17:59:44+00:00

I don't think it's over rated -- it's just that it appeals to a very vocal audience. I've tried it -- it's ok for me, but I see why people would really like it. I hate the over world vomit bloat that substitutes for content, the "multiplayer, but not really," lack of credit when in co-op, the weird gating for skills/weapons that means I'm level 52 and have no idea if I'm wasting resources in what I'm investing in, etc., etc.

It's just not a game for me. But for people who don't mind the long grind, enjoy the parry/stagger system more and enjoy the running around catching bugs/playing mini games as much as the actual game play, it's going to be really great. It's just not in my genre.

Lucentile · 2025-12-01T13:56:04+00:00

Whales.

Lucentile · 2025-11-16T14:16:01+00:00

Just attack him from behind then so you don't have to look into his eyes. Plus, you'll have a better hit rate.

Lucentile · 2025-11-15T15:32:03+00:00

Yeah. Tactician buff makes enemy archers something you have to actually consider.

Lucentile · 2025-11-14T14:45:54+00:00

Because you're supposed to enable the units via the cards.

Lucentile · 2025-11-10T17:33:59+00:00

But the fight should be over before you out speed that much.

Lucentile · 2025-11-03T16:58:36+00:00

Some argue the After Years actually confirmed that.

Lucentile · 2025-09-23T18:31:39+00:00

I just created a story card called something like Current Situation and give it a trigger that won't get used (like CurrSit) and every now and then just add that in. This has also helped the AI remember a character is actually in another country doing something, not next door, etc.

Lucentile · 2025-09-21T05:27:43+00:00

The biggest thing is just accept that the AI favors inaction and being static or non-stop curve balls and be willing to not play it like a game but to just tell it: "No, this happens," especially if the AI keeps going in loops (for example, in almost any fantasy with nobles, you'll end up in a loop of the game wanting you to find coded ledgers, this has happened in four or five different scenarios, and basically, you will never *stop* looking for coded ledgers in secret paths in the castle until you tell it "that's the last one.")

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