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Ultimecia
Gilgamesh
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Fang
Agnès
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Y'shtola
Yugiri
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Terra
Edea
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Y'shtola
Yugiri
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Quistis
Edea
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Y'shtola
Yugiri
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I'm running both Black Knight and one Flare at the moment. No-one ever expects Flare.
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Y'shtola
Yugiri
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Who knew Young Dragonhawk's greatest contribution to the game of Hearthstone would be as half of a zombeast.

My favourite creation so far though is the Knuckles/Stranglethorn Tiger hybrid. 10 mana 8/12 with stealth that always hits face. The turn after it had spell immunity and Houndmaster buff.
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Bahamut
Ultimecia
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Y'shtola
Yugiri
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I don't know how 'good' it is, but making zombeasts is the most fun I've had with Hearthstone in a long time.
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Y'shtola
Yugiri
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Ultros
Ashe
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Terra
Ultimecia
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Y'shtola
Yugiri
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Yugiri
Y'shtola
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Great_Paul posted...

Offering free noms to people I like. 1 per person.

Yugiri if that's alright!
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voltch posted...

However many noms I have left, I'll nom w/e over the next hour.

Fire away on those borderlines you want in.

A bunch of characters on 8 just got bumped up to 9, so keeping Yugiri in the chase would be great.
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Cissnei
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Oh, I still have one nom. Cissnei for Yugiri seems like it could be a potentially mutually beneficial arrangement though!
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I think Yugiri is missing a nom from PlasmaKappa btw.
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Fine, Rean. It sounds like it should be Raen though.
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Our hero Raen bumps into blonde girl straight off of the train, and I'm already beginning to develop a headcannon where he wants nothing more to do with her. The "Hmm's" and "Uh-huh's" in response to her chatter, and then the "Huh, I completely forgot to ask her name. Oh well." just confirms it. We'll make a cynic out of you yet, Raen. An entrance ceremony and several anime tropes later, we have our first dungeon. It's pretty gentle, with even the boss not terribly taxing, but I suppose it's main purpose is to just set the tone. None of the characters have really stood out to me as especially likeable yet, other than Raen, oddly enough. I'm not normally drawn to the main character, but there's plenty of time for that to change. Elliot seems to be angling for the Yosuke position on the team, whilst they're really laying it on thick with the misogyny and projected self-loathing with Machias; they really don't want you to like that guy!

End of prologue seems like a good stopping point for the start of this topic. Expect more over the weekend.
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Here's a game that I'd been meaning to play for a while, yet was dangling tantalisingly out of reach unless I'd bought a PS3 for the express purpose. I was left pretty much hoping for a PC port, and lo and behold they eventually made one. Icon was kind enough to gift me it in exchange for furthering word of it in some way; so here we are in the first playthrough topic I've ever attempted. I never really considered people would be interested in episodic blurbs of a game I'm playing though before, but I guess we'll find out now!

I don't intend on detailing my reactions to every little thing that happens. It's fine for people who like to give exposition on their every plot point and cutscene, but I'll be more concise than that. I'll also be going into it almost totally blind. You can summarise my pre-knowledge of ToCS as being aware that it's a strategy/RPG kind of game, it's in the same series as Trails in the Sky (which I haven't played, but I think this is maybe in the same universe of a kind rather than a direct sequel), and the fact there was a Class VII Mercs build (which incidentally sparked my initial interest). So yeah, no spoilers as I'm going along would be just fantastic thanks.

I can't think of much else to say so I'll be jumping in!

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I could have been prepared to believe that the beginning of the game was the start of the story (it wouldn't have been the first to throw you straight into the fray after all), but given we're all starting at level 49, it kind of tips me off that we're being given a glimpse of the future before being parachuted back to simpler times at the end of however long they want to tease us for. What immediately strikes me is that I'm left to my own devices once combat begins, which feels like a throwback to games of old. Or maybe it's just a symptom of modern gaming that I'm half expecting an explanation for what everything does. Move? Skills? Crafts? We'll find out how best to use those as we go along then! A quick look at the notes section shows space for combat tips when they deign to fill me in, so in the meantime it seems like I'll just be muddling through the tutorial section until that stuff actually matters.

I come through the first couple of fights with the default party before I decide to switch things up. Everyone seems to get the same amount of EXP regardless of whether or not they're fighting, so I leave in the overleveled instructor and swap the awkward looking 'tall boy' for 'blue haired girl'. Much better. She hits like a truck so I don't feel like I'm sacrificing efficiency for aesthetic preference either. I'm aware of characters being linked as I fight, but I choose not to dwell on how to optimise it as I assume the time will come when this becomes relevant.

Eventually we come across two robots on whom auto-attacks will not suffice! Time to mess around with skills and crafts then! Magic doesn't seem all that strong until I use blue haired girl's S-craft, which eats a big chunk of health bar but uses all her CP. Whether it's because I'm worried about wasting the rest before a harder fight appears, or because it's making it seem to easy, I decide not to use another. They both soon fall, and yep, we're going back to Day 1 and the lowly depths of level 3.
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Upgrade my Yugiri nomination to a double.

Paine
Bahamut
Chocolina
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FFDragon posted...

http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/3162-new-card-revealed-skulking-geist

holy shit they weren't kidding

rip fucking jade

(and secret paladin in wild)

Poor Gazlowe. He's the real victim of this!
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Hey numbers, I will offer my support for Brave Exvius legend Dangerous Ariana in exchange for FF14's second most prominent ninja, Yugiri Mistwalker.
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3. Ultimecia
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Nero tol Scaeva
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Yugiri
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KommunistKoala posted...

TheRock1525 posted...

Anagram posted...

Cordelia and Female Robin added

I really think you can do better for lance users than Cordelia.

No you can't.

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At the risk of being 'that guy', I thought something like this was bound to happen at some point given the administration structure of this game.
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Who'd be a Mercs admin/player/voter?
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Is this how the last arwing match went

Regardless, if I thought Vergil & co win that, then I think likewise of this obscene Ryu3.
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I'm not sure that was actually the case. It's just as likely that Kazunoko changed it on a whim after Knuckledu went back to character select, and Twitch chat reacted with typical hysterics.
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Oh hey, I'm going to see Gorillaz in December. Wish I could've seen them 10 years ago during the Demon Days era, but there was every chance this tour and the most recent album might never have happened, so I'll take what I can get!
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And Chris I think taking over any team of another's making, especially in an endgame format, is difficult (which I know from experience). You have to learn not only what it can do, but perhaps what everyone else's can do also. I imagine you're doing the best you can under the circumstances around whatever other RL commitments you have, especially against a team like Mewtwo's which is ability spam central.
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Our esteemed admin friend was a little overzealous with Objection! and bopped one too many mercs (Grigori costs one extra slot in mid, which when doubled becomes two, and thus three in total, not four). If you take the simplest approach and just discount the second dice roll, the roster is actually Grigori, Jaesa, Flynn and Haseo vs Raiden, Armstrong, Turok and Ellie.
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Nah, if a Merc is none they just don't contribute towards any company.
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I just read all this and am starting to think the car did me a favour.
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I guess I'm a little more lax on her movement mechanics than most, and I don't think an FMV environment screws her over, but to state the obvious, getting her character upgrade improves her battle use a great deal. Those spells are pretty good for a 1/week!
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You know what, if she can dance around dragons and beats an undead mage at the end of her own game, she can grind out Neclord as well.

Cadence
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Well I guess she at least knows how to use a sword. She even uses a sentient weapon at the end of the game! Kind of.
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I picked FF14 back up again yesterday after the group I was playing with stopped about a year ago just before Cape Westwind. I did that, then the dungeon after it. The credits rolled. "Great!" I thought. "Now I can finally move onto the Heavensward content and try out Astrologian."

Imagine my surprise when I discovered there were another 101 mainline quests before I reach Heavensward.
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Team Kahn
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I doubt I'm allowed to vote, so here's my take on two characters I like.

Richter is a lot faster. Dark Knights aren't slow, and Ninja passives boost her evasion, but whilst DK's are a B, Richter is effectively an S tier. Throw in terrain advantage and I think Agnès has a rough time hitting Richter.

If she does hit him though, it's going to hurt. A lot. Now I don't buy Richter having a weakness to dark for the reasons KJH mentioned a couple of posts above, but her damage output still eclipses his. Dark Knights are very strong.

I think two, maybe three solid connections should be enough to put Richter down, but the question is whether she can manage it. DK's aren't quite as tanky as they appear, but they still have access to heavy armour and shields, and I'm equally unsure if Richter has the tools to get around that. Good fight though!

Templar actually would've been interesting here. They're not as quick as DK's, but get around it by BSing the brave/default system, and are just as strong and physically durable.
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Team Tira

Because the argument was shorter.
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