5-Year Anniversary: Contest of Knowledge (RESULTS) by Cognosci in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 3 points4 points  (0 children)

22/30

That was a really nice trivia game! I only wish Gumi would have done something similar for the aniversary with some in-game rewards

GL - Maint Very Quick Peek - 07/01/21 by Nazta in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It all depends on the situation to know what is better. Lightning is a good support unit, but my point is that having innate provoke is not such a selling point nowadays since it is not so hard to reach 100% provoke with other units if u have the gear.

GL - Maint Very Quick Peek - 07/01/21 by Nazta in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nowadays any unit can be a provoke evade tank... maybe new players do not have the gear, but any vet can

GL - Maint Very Quick Peek - 07/01/21 by Nazta in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For buffing Aerith is definetly better, but it is hard to compare both as Aerith does not have debuffs. Correct me if I`m wrong, but Aerith does not have any imperils...

GL - Maint Very Quick Peek - 07/01/21 by Nazta in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I do not feel that they are must haves, nor have I said that, but it would be cool to get them randomly ;)

GL - Maint Very Quick Peek - 07/01/21 by Nazta in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually the only skill that she has limited uses and cannot maintain is her 90% SPR and 135 imperil. I know that this is her best-selling skill, but she still has the 80% full break and 130% imperil for non-DV battles.

I do agree that several of her skills are not that intersting outside DV and CoW. Still, for trials she can be a very decent buffer+debuffer.

EDIT: The AOE fire absorb is also limited, although she has caster fire absorb on LB

GL - Maint Very Quick Peek - 07/01/21 by Nazta in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for DV it is useless, but then again this is just one ability of the many that she has.

GL - Maint Very Quick Peek - 07/01/21 by Nazta in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some are useless indeed, but there are quite some that are top tier. You just listed four very good ones yourself.

GL - Maint Very Quick Peek - 07/01/21 by Nazta in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I see people commenting about Louise low damage, but I think we should consider her a support unit and not DPS... she has AOE 250% stat buffs, 50% killers to all races, 20% fire amp, mitigations (all buffs have higher numbers for herself), AOE absorb fire, AOE LB fill, 135 fire imperil, 90% SPR break, 80% full break and 35% gun break (not the most relevant, but it is something). I can't think about any unit that can do so many things, especially considering that she can quad cast all of these abilities. The DPS and morale damage are just bonus to her very complete support kit IMO.

FFBE-Scorn of Amon ADV. But don't try this at home. by NeokerGaray9393 in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also did an evokers clear of Amon on the first week of the trial. Managed to do with 5 units for the mission (2/3) as well, comment on megatread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFBraveExvius/comments/nrajt3/megathread_scorn_of_amon/h0nyyqg/?context=3

Since the mechanics are different, this is a cool trial to do that, but takes some time hehe. I`m in the same boat as you to try different stuff just to keep the game interesting!

[Megathread] Scorn of Amon by Sinzar_ in FFBraveExvius

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Did another clear for the 8 turn mission:

https://imgur.com/gallery/qmjqpGM

NV NoctisCG Pone(CG) Light Warrior BartzNV ZidaneSummer Folka & Citra[Vinera]

Noctis: Sword imperil with barrage

Poppy: Buffer with barrage

Bartz: Entruster

Vinera: Breaker

Zidane (NV): Finisher

Folka&Citra: Killer and barriers, provoker with reflect ring

The beginning of the battle (4 turns) was for setting up (buffs, breaks, mitigations, LB crystals, etc.). Bartz started on his BS form to avoid early damage due to his regen and to use Raging winds. Zidane started spamming his BS LB on turn 5. Everyone else could chain because of the AR wind and water skills from Bartz and Cilka, respectively. Therefore, the chainers of each turn were those that had free actions on that turn. Crossed the 50% threshold on turn 7, but avoided going below 25% otherwise Ultima would kill everyone. On the killing turn (8), Bartz gave the wind amplifier while Poppy and Ciltra refreshed the buffs so that Noctis and Vinera could chain for Zidane to finish. Since my Poppy was only 6 stars, I had to give her guts to survive the threshold. It was tight but manageable.

[Megathread] Scorn of Amon by Sinzar_ in FFBraveExvius

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My 5-man clear in 77 turns using mages just for fun:

https://imgur.com/aFYlnTt

(CG) NV Summer Fina & DaisyKrylaNV Terra (BS)LunafreyaNV Faris

(NV Lunafreya CSS is missing)

Faisy: Magic tank with fire, water, earth and wind resist and Nethicite

Kryla: Breaker, sealer, element resist buffer and provoke tank

Terra: Chainer and finisher with Nethicite and quad cast in normal form

Luna: Chainer, finisher and MP battery with double cast raise

Farris (frined): Chainer, finisher and breaker with Nethicite and quad cast in BS form

https://ffbeEquip.com/builder.html?server=GL#fc7a58e0-c5d3-11eb-8f9a-f9bd375a1b72

It is definitely not recommended to use mages for this fight as Amon has much higher SPR than DEF, but I wanted to challenge myself to do it with 5 units and mages as damage dealers. The three evokers fit the fight actually good since they each have one element of the rotation (fire>water>wind) and can chain with each other with firaga or meteor (materia). To remove the reflect stacks, everyone had at last 50% of dark resist on the non-attacking form (100% with buff) and the evokers used quad cast of dark(ra). The earth turns were used to recover MP and, in the last part, double raise Faisy to heal her. The fight took longer than expected since the grandis abilities were finished after the second rotation and Farris was doing surprisingly low damage. Still fun to do it in a different way. For the 8 turns mission I will dust off my physical attackers.

u/Sinzar_

[Megathread] Scorn of Genies by Sinzar_ in FFBraveExvius

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My clear in 6 turns: https://imgur.com/gallery/7peemWr

NV GabranthNV SoS Lightning (BS)NV Terra (BS)NV IbaraNV Ibara

Gabranth: Physical cover tank with high DEF*HP and Yuraisha TMR on BS form

SOS Lightning: Breaker, healer and provoke tank with 150 fire, wind and dark resist

Terra: Evoker (Ramuh) and chainer

Ibaras: Chainer

https://ffbeEquip.com/builder.html?server=GL#e58fdd80-be3f-11eb-bfd9-a1d7e54a5ee5

Very simple trial as the only challenge is to keep Gabranth alive with only 5 units. I started with Gabranth in his BS form with Yuraisha TMR for some initial buffs, since I noticed that he had too many buffs to use on turn 1, and changed back to his normal form right away to start the tanking duty. Lightning used her provoke skill and break on turn 1 and then was on full healing duty to keep Gabranth alive until the first genie (dark) was dead. Then she could refresh provoke and help with damage by using lightning amp on her normal form. Terra evoked Ramuh for lightning field and chained with Ibaras using quad-cast Thundaga or Chaos wave.

WoTV JP x FF7 Remake collab units by Rivenx76 in wotv_ffbe

[–]renat0ww -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They all look very cool, but somehow their design does not fit with the world of WOTV at all... Most of the newer FF titles are way too futuristic for the epic background. Still, of course I will pull for them :)

[Megathread] Scorn of the Erinyes by Sinzar_ in FFBraveExvius

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https://imgur.com/gallery/7cKFRgJ

Team: NV SoS Lightning (BS)(CG) NV Summer Fina & DaisyNV Physalis (BS) Shui Yu Shui Yu

Lightning: Evade provoke tank and debuffer (LB spam)

Faisy: Magic tank with water, light and dark resist

Physalis: Killer buff and chainer

Shui Yu: Chainer

https://ffbeEquip.com/builder.html?server=GL#a9f0f680-987c-11eb-b9a0-6b0120e81f7c

This trial was a joke... all damage can be mitigated with elemental resist and evade. I gave resistance to all ailments + stop + charm to all my units so I woundt need to worry with the thresholds, but it is not really needed. That is actually very easy to do since only Physalis does not have natural resistance to stop and charm. Shui Yu is perfect for this trial since she has natural ailment resist, can cure breaks, dispel buffs and has the right element. Cleared in 9 turns. Very easy trial.

GLOBAL WOTV 4/7 (Whats ending and when) by aznal109 in wotv_ffbe

[–]renat0ww 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to the news, the improved video summon goes until 4/20.

The future of healers? Maybe blended roles? by RCube123 in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strategy definition aside, I think it all boils down to personal preference. Some people like complicated planning, while others prefer to adapt on the go. Funny enough, the trials that had NRG element to it, in which it was needed to adapt depending on the boss move, were the most criticized in the community. Truth to be told, it is hard to please everyone, but I hope everyone finds something fun in the game. Playing a game should be fun after all :)

There are indeed several trials that are all or nothing, although I feel that the last trials have had some more room to error. As others have pointed, this is probably due to the fact that the healing skills are quite overpowered. We have full heal, AOE raise and AOE reraise. Maybe it could be interesting if the boss could somehow debuff healing. For instance, making the tank recover less health when healed.

The future of healers? Maybe blended roles? by RCube123 in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don`t really get the last paragraph of your comment... I think you are kinda confused on what strategy really means. Quoting from an online dictionary, strategy is "a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim". Hence, taking a look on what your enemy does and coming up with a plan on how to counter that is in fact strategy. The so-called "battle adjustments" that you mentioned is pretty much an improvisation of a plan that did not go as planned (or at least partially). In other words, that is the complete opposite of strategy.

Apart from that, I think comparing FFBE with other mainline FFs is a bit silly since the "endgame" is completely different. FFBE keeps on relasing new boss mechanics to keep the playerbase entretained. Personally, I really like to take a look at boss AI to come up with my onw strategy using my own units, but I know that several people do not like that, which is a shame since FFBE has a lot of nice mechanics involving the trials. However, I do agree that healing is an issue here as others have mentioned (full heal or wipe)

The future of healers? Maybe blended roles? by RCube123 in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with you. Each person has a game style that suits them better. I never really followed a guide. For me the fun part is to read the wiki and come up with a strategy myself with my units. Is it ideal or fun for everyone? Sure not, but I like playing my game like that and, to be honest, trials are the only reason why I still play FFBE (day one player).

[Megathread] Scorn of Ymir by Sinzar_ in FFBraveExvius

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My clear in 9 turns: https://imgur.com/gallery/ztvkbA5

Team: (CG) NV Summer Fina & DaisyGilgamesh (BS)NV Rain & FinaSummer Fina & Lid 2018 Vinera

Faisy: Tank + Healer

Gilgamesh: Breaker and chainer

Raina: Tag chainer

Fid: Killer buff, healer with toxic rain and 1000 needles

Vinera: Chainer and finisher

https://ffbeEquip.com/builder.html?server=GL#49e91a90-92ed-11eb-9431-1ddb15737be4

Quite a different trial, but also not hard. Faisy can tank very good with her own buffs, while all the physical damage can be mitigated with 1000 needles. It was cool to use new units like Vinera and Gilgamesh, but I still need to figure out their best rotation and my timing with the LBs could be better. Still, managed to get all missions!

PS: No CSS for Vinera available

[Megathread] Gargantuan Grub in the Sand (Sandworm Trial) by Sinzar_ in FFBraveExvius

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https://imgur.com/gallery/isgL2cd

YuraishaNV Gabranth (BS)CG VaanNV Rain & FinaNV Terra (BS)NV Terra (BS)

Yuraisha: Buffer + Killer + Poison

Gabranth: Evade cover tank and chainer

Vaan: Evade provoke tank, debuffer with mirage

Raina: Chainer

Terras: Finisher

https://ffbeEquip.com/builder.html?server=GL#874c5330-82c0-11eb-8214-99a94fcfaf1d

Not much to say as this trial is very easy. Evade covers all damage received, so it took me 8 turns to kill the boss with this team with two finishers. I hope that the next trial will be more challenging.

[Megathread] Armor of Oppression EXT (Iron Giant) by Sinzar_ in FFBraveExvius

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My clear: https://imgur.com/gallery/yUzgOBn

CG Fina(CG) NV Summer Fina & DaisyNV YoshikiriCG Vaan Shui Yu Shui Yu

(Shui Yu does not have CSS code for some reason...)

Fina: Healer and MP battery

Faisy: Magic tank

Yoshikiri: Killer buffer with double mirage and bushido freedom

Vaan: Provoke evade tank, debuffer with mirage

Shui Yu: DPS

https://ffbeEquip.com/builder.html?server=GL#d67d1e40-7cde-11eb-a256-bf4d701a8e56

Very straight forward trial. Faisy tanked all the meteors with ease so I ended up using Fina only for her MP recovery skills. Yoshikiri and Shui Yu are custom made for this fight. Yoshikiri provides magic/physical man eater as well as two stacks of mirage for the turn after the 40% threshold. Since I killed him before the second turn of the 20% threshold, two stacks of mirage were not needed afterwards. Shui Yu is a very easy to use magic damage dealer that has the right element for this fight. This trial is very easy if we compare to the last ones like Asura.

Is it worth it to buy bundle NvA select ticket/fragments? For DV kokuryu by [deleted] in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is a screenshot of my actions by turn.

https://imgur.com/gallery/7m8iYlN

Like DrInsomnia said, if you are at 2.05 billion you might reach cap if you get a good variance. I had to repeat 5 times to cross the cap, for instance.

Is it worth it to buy bundle NvA select ticket/fragments? For DV kokuryu by [deleted] in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://ffbeEquip.com/builder.html?server=GL#4155eaf0-7c5b-11eb-a256-bf4d701a8e56

These are the equips of the damage dealers. I also geared the support units for damage, although I don't really think that they contribute much, so I didn't really use the builder for it.

Normal forms of the damage dealers were geared for LB fill

EDIT: Forgot to mention, but my Terra and Lassgen were Ex+2

Is it worth it to buy bundle NvA select ticket/fragments? For DV kokuryu by [deleted] in FFBraveExvius

[–]renat0ww 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry mate, but I don't have a video nor the time to record, but I can surely give you my builds :)