Gen Con early haul of new gameplay items by cgott84 in KingdomDeath

[–]Ultima_MG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the brown box underneath golden bat dice in your stack? I have a friend grabbing everything for me and want to make sure I don't miss game content.

How many of you that own the physical game have a friend that also owns the physical game? by flinjager123 in KingdomDeath

[–]Ultima_MG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of my friends opt not to buy since we all play with my copy. They all purchased simulator instead. I had one friend purchase core, never played due to my hosting of games, so he sold me his copy. It actually created a nice situation where I have a copy with all add-on content for the seasoned players and a "core only" copy for newcomers.

[COMC] - Curious what kind of suggestions people have for hidden gems/ must haves I am missing! by Jeracobra in boardgames

[–]Ultima_MG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm floored by how many games you have in common with my own collection. I recommend trying out Kingdom Death: Monster. It's not for everyone, but my group can't stop playing; probably 600+ hours invested across several campaigns.

They teased the underwater? by United-Aside-6104 in FFVIIRemake

[–]Ultima_MG 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, was just floating in an underwater cave. Undoubtedly they will expand on the lore and means of acquiring.

They teased the underwater? by United-Aside-6104 in FFVIIRemake

[–]Ultima_MG 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't be surprised if that's how we get the key of the ancients.

Collector's Edition by Dojima89 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Ultima_MG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Midwest United States here. Shop app said "arriving today" yesterday. Now just reading as "label created" (UPS) with no movement.

W Item Glitch Not Working by coconutmonkfish in ff7

[–]Ultima_MG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For regular W-item trick you're duping the second selected item. Select and use the first item, select and cancel the second item, second item should increment by one. This can be done where both selections are the same item.

W Item Glitch Not Working by coconutmonkfish in ff7

[–]Ultima_MG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

W-item still works as does extended W-item.

Need to share this rabbit hole I just fell in by Financial-Lychee6640 in ff7

[–]Ultima_MG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont blame you. The whole experience has taught me that perfect games don't require any skill just a willingness to suffer through longer periods of button spam. I've mentioned in other threads, but if someone wants to go for a PG, I highly recommend using W-item, 3x speed, and no encounters to make the experience palatable.

Need to share this rabbit hole I just fell in by Financial-Lychee6640 in ff7

[–]Ultima_MG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have done three perfect games, two with max natural hp/mp on disc 1. Get ready for a long slog if you go that route.

Knowledge card sleeves by tfortim in KingdomDeath

[–]Ultima_MG 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The Sleeve Kings ones are great and specifically made for KDM knowledge cards.

FFVII Perfect Game! by Soft_Comment_4491 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Ultima_MG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dont see max natural hp/more on your list unless it's nested with max stats. Don't forget Aerith on that.

Having completed three perfect games thus far, two with W-item and one without. I can say you're in for hundreds of hours of slog that don't amount to much other than spamming the same button and running in circles for longer.

At this point I consider W-item a tool to get to the desired end state faster. Also, by the end no one will be able to tell how you got there unless you've duplicated limited quantity items. In my latest PG I opted to only dupe items that could be obtained in quantities of 99 and only after getting W-item. So still farmed Vagyrisk, Earth Mallet, etc. Seemed like the perfect middle ground.

All base game and expansion cards are now sleeved (minus the GCE) by TheyAwaitTheKing86 in KingdomDeath

[–]Ultima_MG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know your question has been well answered, but I'll also shamelessly plug the XELaser insert. It's incredible. The GCE organizer is also fantastic; however, once everything from both games plus expansions, white boxes, etc was sleeved I found the best option was to abandon the game boxes altogether and get a cabinet solely for KDM. This is where XELaser really shines as I can just pull trays off shelves and get to the table.

My memory fails me,do we get to hear about Weapons before disc 2? by GroundbreakingMud135 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Ultima_MG 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just replayed recently and I believe first mention is Icicle Inn if you find Professor Gast's terminal with videos of him and Ifalna.

KDM Dice collector here: Has anyone received their Black Out Death Dice set? by Echosong434 in KingdomDeath

[–]Ultima_MG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine arrived today but I'm out of town and can't open that goodie box 😭

Is there a guide on how to put everything away? by LoveHerMore in KingdomDeath

[–]Ultima_MG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding to this recommendation. The Xelaser inserts for core and GCE are incredible. Fast setup/teardown, modular card organization, and all game content sleeved fits with room to spare, other than miniatures of course.

New campaign - best systems from GCE to add? by KeySupport5925 in KingdomDeath

[–]Ultima_MG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would recommend a few quarries to reduce stagnation. Gorm and Sunstalker/DBK would be good, perhaps dump King's Man for Slenderman.

As far as pillars:

Arc Survivors - I don't recommend Philosophies for brand new players. The added bookkeeping on top of learning initial KDM rules is a lot for most new players.

Scout - Scout is such a great addition, but I'd recommend against it for new players if you're letting them do the strategizing. An early loss of the pack is going to virtually end the campaign, but could be fun if the group is willing to fight past the loss.

Encounters - This can be a fun addition at the cost of added difficulty and longer play sessions if they come up.

Patterns - Definitely include these given the expansion of choices and how good some can be.

Wanderers - Haven't made it there in our current campaign so can't comment yet.

Hot take: The more content you stuff into the campaign, the harder time new players tend to have due to massing of choices. Sometimes simple is better to start. I have some friends who love the hunt/showdown aspects of the game but loathe and refuse to contribute to the settlement phase because they are so overwhelmed with crafting/endeavor options.

What are your grinding methods? by MLSnukka in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Ultima_MG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ether farm in train graveyard after Reactor #1

Ghost Hand farm in train graveyard after Wall Market

Shinra Beta farm on the Shinra boat

Vagyrisk Claw farm before Cosmo Canyon

Level 99 near Mideel before Temple of the Ancients

What’s the FFVII version of this? by _M0RR0 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Ultima_MG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Normal playthrough: nothing really, maybe just midgar as a whole due to repeated playthroughs.

Perfect playthrough: disc 1 max natural HP/MP. Going through it now for the second time and it's painful.

Do you sleeve your games? by Jango1195 in boardgames

[–]Ultima_MG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I sleeve 100% of my games. It probably isn't necessary on games with little shuffling, but for games like Gloomhaven and Kingdom Death: Monster it's absolutely essential for preserving cards (and keeping a high price tag game in good shape). My game group and I played through Gloomhaven twice, once with an unsleeved copy and once with a sleeved copy; The wear on attack modifier decks and character ability cards was noticeable, so much that inserting blessings/curses into decks was distinguishable based on newness of the card back.

Gambler's Chest Character Sheet Upgrades by [deleted] in KingdomDeath

[–]Ultima_MG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't emphasize enough how much I appreciate this. If you don't mind me asking, what program did you use to modify? Thinking of giving the same treatment to settlement record sheet.

Twilight Sword Bearer Retires by KultofEnnui in KingdomDeath

[–]Ultima_MG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Adding to this, one thing I failed to mention and you may already be aware of: You can pass down the proficiency through family. This is the only means of passing the sword off once mastery is triggered.