Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

Hi All.
Sorry, haven't been around much of late.

Is anyone else playing this?

If so my ID is 201,935,091 if you need more friends.

Alright, I'll add my name to the thread.
ID is 941,899,337. Currently using Firion for friend companion, though once Kefka appears there, know that I have acquired Meteor.

I've been getting quite a few nice characters lately, unfortunately, none of them are the god-tier future-proof characters. They're great, but not perfect. I have enough good 5* capable characters now that I'm having trouble deciding which of them will become part of the A-Team once they're max-leveled. I have-

- Celes
- Garland (JUST got confirmed for 6* upgrade very soon in Japan)
- General Leo
- Roselia
- Firion (6* capable in the future)
- Golbez
- Kefka
- The three main characters at 5*

Also, a rundown on what to expect tomorrow-

A new piece of sealed equipment is being added to the Farplane, and it is being guarded by a Chimera boss. This particular boss has about 200k HP, and is immune to Fire/Ice/Lightning and all status effects other than Sleep. It also has powerful group attacks in the three major elements that it'll use once during the fight, so you'll want to bring Bar-spells if you can. I think I was told that all of its attacks are considered physical, so Power Break is something that needs to be in effect at all times.

If you have Kefka, this is his time to shine, with his Hyperdrive ability.

The piece of equipment being guarded is heavy armor- Force Armor; 51 DEF, 13 SPR, 10% resistance to Fire/Ice/Lightning. For comparison, Vaan's Trust reward, Maximillian, only has 62 DEF; and Celes's Trust reward, Minerva Bustier, is 47 DEF, 45 SPR, and 30% resistance to same elements (also female-only). This piece of equipment is close to actually being a match with Trust reward equipment, unlike the Murasame, considering Trust weapons tend to have at least 30 more ATK than that katana. With this in mind, I'd say that if you have a character that fulfills the tank role (currently, either Cecil or Leo), you WANT this armor.

And here we are, Team Gestahl Empire-
https://i.servimg.com/u/f35/17/49/75/42/img_0010.jpg

... Okay, confession, that Celes is still level 1, but freshly awakened to 5* rank. Cactuar Dunes will change that fast enough. Leveling Garland (who is also 5* now) once I'm done with Celes, wondering if I should consider changing Firion out for Garland until I can get some good abilities (like Barrage, from Luna), since Garland doesn't have any ability slots apparently (And that will change 8 months down the line, when he gets a 6* upgrade).

Also, I decided to take on Devil Chimera the day it came out. Was definitely easy enough for me. Gave the Force Armor to General Leo.

Wow, you're blitzing it!

I've got Vivi maxed out (4star) as my companion for double cast.
Recent rise of Leo and Golbez to 5 star.
Kefka is still on4 star awaiting more awakening materials.
Haven't manages to snag Celes or Terra, but have maxed out Rydia so hopefully she gets a 5 star version soon.

Well, I also had a 2-3 week head start due to how early the pre-launch version was released in other regions (Philippines and Sweden? I know I got it from Sweden).

I know Rydia does get the upgrade for sure. I don't know how soon it'll be, though. I'm fairly certain FFIV and FFV were the earliest to get events/character upgrades (unfortunately, Golbez was not included in the upgrade). EDIT: Just looked at this timeline- https://exviuswiki.com/Update_Schedule
FFIV literally was the first batch to get upgraded during the Giant of Babil event. However, based on what we have now, you probably shouldn't expect it to come for another four months.

New Summoning banner this Friday. Warrior of Light, Lenna, and Tellah.

1) Warrior of Light is VERY nice. Full Break, Bladeblitz, Sentinel. Completely outclasses Leo, and is much better for having more offense in a tank than Cecil (Cecil will likely never lose the title of "best tank."). Received a 6* upgrade in JP, an upgrade which put him in the Altema rankings as TIED with Cecil, despite Cecil being the better tank, so his other roles (debuffing, really) received a MAJOR boost. He's a 4* base, so... good luck pulling him.

2) Lenna... She pretty much makes Fina and Roselia pointless right now. She has Cheer, the reason someone might prefer Fina. She has Curaja, the reason someone might prefer Roselia. She has Esuna, which I don't even think I've seen come naturally on a healer yet. She has a weapon Trust Mastery, instantly making her someone better to have as a healer at all times. And she's a base 3*, so you have a HIGH chance of pulling her in this banner.

3) Tellah... well, I guess he has high MAG stats, and a special ability (Recall) which has a small chance of casting Meteor (4%?), but I'd think the only use I'd have for him is his MP+30% Trust Mastery. My Kefka with Meteor has only been getting stronger, and Hyperdrive is amazing when you only have a single target to nuke.

A lot of people are complaining about Demons Unleashed. Honestly though, with enough time reasonably spent, you could have the Demon Hearts needed for a Gravity Rod in 5 days (it'll be 4 for me). Biggest problem for me will be Farplane Souls, need 220 with which to turn into Void Vessels for the Gravity Rod. In fact, with the Farplane Souls being needed in such a quantity, I'd probably have to give up on wanting to build 2 Rods (which is possible), as by the time I'd have enough for a second, we'd probably be at the next content batch with stuff just as good.

Also, I'm predicting that next week will have the next Trial Boss. However, I don't know whether it'll be Intangir with the Enhancer (this one actually came first in JP, though it shouldn't have, as it's a different progression), or Brachiosaur with the Killer Bow (apparently really frickin awesome for someone that has BE-original Artemios).

EDIT: So, after spending my tickets today (Friday)-
The bad news- I didn't get any of the characters I wanted, or any characters to take up on my main roster, period. Got 2 Tellahs, but I don't want Tellah.
The good news- I did get some additional copies of characters with good Trust Masteries: another Celes and Kain. So if I could get both of them and their first copies to 100% Trust, that's 2 Minerva Bustiers (one for my main healer, and another for a female fighter, like Lightning or Queen) and 2 Gungnirs (Well... if I'm lucky enough to get Lightning, she can naturally DUAL WIELD them at Rank 6*, level 100)

People got datamining, and this is stuff they found for the future-
https://imgur.com/a/zXrUA

It definitely does not look to be entirely accurate/finished. After all, Shantotto doesn't even have 5* upgrade in JP, but she's listed as a 5* unit in her Trust Special summon banner. But who knows, I think an interview with the devs mentioned that some things will come in a different order, such that maybe even Global will get some things before JP. Perhaps XI-related characters and an upgrade to Shantotto might be one of those things.

And unlike FFRK, it looks like BE will be doing the game-crossovers (Imperial SaGa, Brave Frontier confirmed, we'll probably get the Dragon Quest crossover too). It looks to be much more important here anyways, due to Units being the big deal in the game, and all of these crossovers including units.

And today, I finally pulled Lenna! Unfortunately, used more tickets than I wanted to on her. And I hate to say it, but I don't think I want to spend more tickets hunting down Warrior of Light, due to his rarity (also got three Tellah copies... meh, I don't like him that much). Also saw that you got Lenna, Rosssi, congrats. I will say that I also got a Rydia, who does get a 5* upgrade later, and looks to be the only other mage that can use a very certain whip in the future, and unless I get two of a very VERY rare character (You should know EXACTLY who I'm talking about), she'll probably be using that very whip.

Yeah, I got lucky with Lenna. Didn't manage to get Tellah or Wol.
Rydia rocks the whip in my group (Love the animation) At least until Quistis gets released (Because they've got to do FF8 and Blue Magic at some point, right?)
Unfortunately Lenna is the only 5star capable girl I have at the moment (other than Fina and they share the same party role)

Picked up Ramuh today and got Shiva to lv30. (Challenged her two star version but lost because I equipped Barfira instead of barblizzara )
Try again tonight.

Looking forward to the FFIX banner this weekend, hopefully will score Lani for my Colourful hair ladies party .

No offense, but I don't want to wish you well in getting Lani. I'd rather wish you well in drawing in a different IX banner (probably next week?) that has Garnet (good fucking luck, a 4* base) and Freya (3-5*). Lani only goes up to 4*, and there's not much of a future for them. And when I say that, I fully realize I'm saying this for Rydia and Kain as well; my consolation being Krile being one of the best 5* characters once she gets her upgrade. And IX characters still don't have an upgrade in JP either, nor does VI.

... The latter actually does get to me, having 2 Celes, 4 Kefka (will reduce to 2 as I TM-farm for Ribbon), and Leo, and I figure at least one of them should be getting a 6* upgrade at some point.

I did do some drawing today though (after all, I would like Zidane for his Dual Wield TM), and got a Firion, which now puts me at three units with a confirmed 6* future: 2 Firions and a Garland.

Also, it's about time I posted something in the game with a bit more relevance to the forum-
There is a "femonster" within the current game content. Only one style though, with two variations. She's an elemental spirit, pretty much:
Undine (water)- https://i.servimg.com/u/f35/17/49/75/42/img_0012.jpg
Ainsel (wind)- https://i.servimg.com/u/f35/17/49/75/42/img_0011.jpg
The latter is actually one of the bosses in the current "Exploration Into the Abyss" event.

Whoops, misread the banner, I thought she (Lani) went to 5*.
Pulled a few Vivi, and a Miyuki (My first natural 5* pull, not sure if i"ll use her or not for the moment.)
No Amarant or Zidane or Kuja... probably stick to the once a day 250 lapis summons for the rest of the event.
Also pulled 3 more Rydia, so will probably use those to get a couple of Blizzaga and boost her when her 5* becomes availble.
I'm enjoying th "Into the Abyss" event, I've only had 1 run through where the bosses didn't drop any of the limited time items for crafting the new skills.

Personally, I'm probably just going to start saving for Lightning, I already have a pretty damn good team, and have really only been looking towards equipment and Trust Masteries of those I have.

Miyuki is definitely a good pull for her TM, Sakurafubuki, but that's only really at its best when you have the best katana users, like Chizuru. If you're low on 5* characters though, she'll probably be a good addition for you. Also, I hear there might be a good reason to want a Throw-user in your group when one of the Farplane Trials gets here. And speaking of Farplane Trials, she has a higher ATK than Lasswell, so is better suited for wielding Murasame. I will also say Vivi at 4* was a great starter for me, and will likely be a great 5* IF the IX characters ever get an upgrade package.

So, we have another update coming Thursday. Dinardo region. If it goes like it did in JP, it should be in two parts. Part 2 will have a new main character added to the party, and a new Esper.

It's rather up in the air right now, but it was looking like they're getting ready to add the Intangir trial, which will earn you pretty much the strongest weapon you're likely to get outside of TM-weapons: Enhancer/Enhance Sword.

Also, Summer Celebration in the JP version it seems. Three particular characters are getting clone characters added to the summon pool- swimsuit versions.

Swimsuit girls:

Unfortunately, I found myself extremely disappointed with the fight against Intangir. Then again, I also took along a Chizuru companion with over 500 ATK, and Beast Killer from Ifrit. I did over 90% damage in a single turn. Were this any later, it would've been scripted to use Meteor on me. Instead, as it was the first turn, it simply fell asleep and got its defense buff. A defense buff that wasn't enough to stop me from killing it with auto-attacks the second turn.

Anyways, I now have my current strongest weapon, Enhancer. I put it on Leo, as well as Barrage, and he's now my unit set to Companion if you need to use him.

Now, for interesting story stuff-

Dirnado, part 1:

Yes, you must have been disappointed, but you are ridiculously OP! ( At least to my (mostly) F2P eyes.
Haven't tried Intangir yet, but I imagine I'll have a much tougher time than you. Beat the demon Chimera today for the force armour and Maxxed out Lenna, Leo and Goobez yesterday, so I was happy... Until I found out a guy at work is playing too. We friended and I saw he had Terra (Who I want so badly for nostalgia reasons) as his companion. "Cool" I said. He looked confused... He hadn't played 6.... And he thought she was common, he has drawn her three times

Well, might want to let him know that Terra has just been confirmed to getting a 6* upgrade soon in JP (which is about 6-7 months away).

And for that matter, Kefka is too, and I still have 4 copies of him. By the time that gets around here though, I'll probably have other really good characters, so I'll pretty much only be keeping 2 of him around, as per my original plan.

Oh, and Terra is getting the Cecil treatment- Esper Terra is getting introduced as a 5* base -> 6* character during the VI event coming up for them. And then there's Setzer 4*-6*, and Gau 3*->5*. Unfortunately, the other VI 5* characters, of which I have two, do not get 6* upgrades, don't know about the 4*-max characters, but I'd think they'd get 5* upgrades.

IMPORTANT!

Unlike the current event, Expedition into the Abyss, the next event, Festival of the Autumn Moon, is FREAKING AWESOME, and you'll want to spend every single NRG you get on it! This will pretty much be the decider- this is what events in the future will look like: Collection for the Mog King (unless it's a very hard Challenge Exploration, in which it's more like Abyss, but ACTUALLY HAVING GOOD REWARDS).

The stuff?

Lunar Pestle. Mace-class weapon. +60 ATK, +15 MAG, +25 MP. This thing almost has as much ATK as the famed Murasame, and still adds some MAG on there to boot, a lesser Enhancer if you may. If you're not strong enough to get Enhancer yet, DEFINITELY make sure you can get this weapon while this event is on. Cloud of Darkness users are rejoicing at the thought of this, since CoD can only use Maces and Throwing, and not everybody has the patience to get Locke and his Trust Mastery. I was almost ready to consider benching Celes when something like the Killer Bow comes out, in favor of putting Firion in her place. With Lunar Pestle, I may decide to keep her in the main party. Not just because of Lunar Pestle though;

Stellar Shield. Small shield class. DEF+28, MP+10, MAG+15. This, paired with the Lunar Pestle, were CLEARLY meant for the hybrid type characters, of which Celes definitely belongs. She'll get a MAG+30 boost, ATK+24 from the difference between Pestle and Superior Blade, and MP+40.

The question will become if I want Kefka nuking things, or Firion coming back with more physical attacking when Killer Bow comes out; while Celes does her thing (minor casting, physical attacks, or party support [but then again, her support benefits Mages more]).

Also, lots of Star Quartz, Summon Tickets, and now BURST POTS and TRUST MOOGLES (Don't recklessly spend the Burst Pot. Find a unit with a very highly rated Limit Burst. Best option might be Cecil at 3* rank, max out his LB, rank him up, max it out again, rank up again)

Okay... this event is going to be a bit harder than I thought. That's a whole lot of cakes you need. The amount I'd need for everything I want from King Mog is 140,000-ish cakes. Ingredients ARE NOT the problem here, the problem is time. Running a single Synthesis Moogle for 24 hours on just the Mogcake recipes will get you about 4300 Mogcakes PER DAY. I've already spent 100 lapis on getting a second synthesis slot, heavily considering getting a third (which costs 200 lapis, forge slots go up in price the more you want, unlike item/unit/equipment slots), which would be getting me about 12000/day if I keep all three running at all times. Also, this event is only for 15-16 days, or at least the "campaign" is. I don't know if we can keep baking after the campaign is done as long as we have ingredients or not. And the best way to keep things running is getting the Premium Recipe (900 lapis) :/

Yeah, the Campaign is until the 15th the claim period is until the 22nd. S shelled out for the 8hour recipe. I'm saving for the pestle but I should get a few rare summon tickets which will more than cover the lapis I spent. Still haven't managed to pull Terra or Celes but did get5 star WoL on the half price summons, so I can't complain too much

Well, at the rate I'm taking things, I might actually be able to get a little more than I initially intended, on one condition-

I gather so much baking ingredients that I can keep baking for days without having to gather more. I believe people are assuming this should be possible in the time between the campaign end and the exchange end. Once the Exchange End comes around though, it won't matter if you can bake more, King Mog won't take them.

Really wishing I had a 3* Cecil right now. It's the Mini Burst Pots that were lower on my priority, and if I go and grab them, they'll be taking up space in my unit roster until I fuse them to someone, and Cecil is considered to have the ABSOLUTE BEST Limit Burst (at 6*, where it now highly boosts ATK rather than just DEF & SPR).

At the very least, I shouldn't have a problem getting all the Summon Tickets and Star Quartz. The Star Quartz should almost put me at enough for what I hear is coming in the next Fat Chocobo Exchange, Earrings that boost MAG by 20% (I'm not that big on MAG-users in general, but it is my goal to have a REALLY good one, especially if it's you-know-who. And by the time she comes around, I'm hoping I might have two MAG+30%s from two Shantottos, a MP+30% from Tellah, Wizard Rod, and definitely those Earrings)

Also: Goddamn, congrats on that WoL. That Full Break will definitely take you places. I just got a second Leo. Don't need him for anything, so I'll probably keep him around until I decide it's time to focus on getting Aegis Shield (only want 1), and Trust grind both of them to fuse into one.

Whoo! Just got enough for the shield today! And I pulled Celes with a rare ticket I got from King Mog as well. Now to focus on that pestle!
(Ended up paying the 200 lapis for the third slot, if I can get enough materials to keep all three slots going during the event it should easily pay for itself) Still no Terra, but I'm fairly happy with the banner and event so far.

Also I finally noticed your Leo has Barrage! Noice!

Oh, what would you be most likely to use as a friend summon from my maxxed characters?

Leo for tanking
Lenna for cheer/curaja
Locke for drop boost
LGolbez.... cos he looks cool
None of the above.

Right now, just your strongest attacker. I don't think anybody needs anything else right now.

Also,
ANYONE ELSE THAT MIGHT BE STOPPING BY IN THIS TOPIC

I started looking around for other PC alternatives to run the game. I found one, and I'm testing it out myself, and it looks AMAZING. (Except for Esper Evoking sequences)
It's an Android emulator called NOX. And unlike my iPhone 4, can actually run the damn thing with best settings. Of course, I'm also looking at doing something a little more shady (but not hacking) with it for when I'm sleeping, but that's something else entirely.

Though one should also be careful if playing over both an iOS version and an Android version- the Lapis (premium currency) does not carry over between the versions. I have just under 5k on my legit iOS version, but when I access my data on NOX, I have 0 Lapis. I don't think any of it ever gets lost, but you apparently can't keep the lapis you gain from one OS when you play on the other.

Next banner has a pretty sexy character, the Crystal Defenders Fencer. Both she and the Juggler have really nice TMs too. However, I'm not entirely certain how they are as fighters, and all three characters on the banner are 4* base, so RARE CHANCE. Taking a look at the JP original schedule, we should be at the Lady Swordsman banner (Charlotte the Knight, Ludmille the Red Mage, and LIGHTNING) any time! The only other banners before it in JP were a Brave Frontier and Imperial Saga collab.

Lightning will be the first 5* base character when she gets here. That's the rarest pull of all. If I didn't have a slight interest in Charlotte and Ludmille as well, I might suggest leaving it alone. Charlotte's a good tank though, better than Leo (but Leo is a good attacker too, unlike Charlotte), and Ludmille has Dualcast for her TM (would be AWESOME for my Kefka).

EDIT: Took a closer look at the details. Apparently, these characters are NOT being added to the regular pool, if I'm reading the wording correctly. As in, once this banner is done, the Crystal Defenders are gone for good (until they release the banner again or something).

Whooo! Who likes Fencer-vice? Just pulled a certain sexy bunny girl!
And beat Intangir as well, today is a good day.