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Hi everyone! I know I'm not around too much / not super involved in anything other than Arena, but I wanted to share with you guys the game I've been working on these last two years!

Four of my friends and I formed a small game design partnership here in California, Lixivium Games. After years of work, we are launching our first game, Laboratory Mayhem, and it's now on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/821972236/laboratory-mayhem-an-alchemical-strategy-card-game

We've got some more art since this post was first made, and a proper how-to-play video, too.

If you're at all curious about the hundreds of hours that went into the game, please visit the Kickstarter page. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

Thanks for reading, and I'll be available to answer any questions you guys have!
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♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ S 3 ♌ ♍ ♎ ♏ T O U R N A M E N T ♐ ♑ ♒ ♓

Hosted by Barren, CT5Holy, TrueLight, and Zotis

Legend

Red = Winner's/Regular Bracket Commentators

Blue = Loser's Bracket Commentators

Yellow = Helpers who structured S3 and put the pieces together

Extra Notes

Barren - Checked and registered the teams
CT5Holy - Managing the brackets, randomized maps for all matches (includes Winner's + Loser's Bracket and Final Match; X videos in total, Y-Z rounds in total)

FFH AI Tournament Youtube Channel

Brackets - http://challonge.com/arenas3

Videos & Maps

Vigilanti vs Angelus
S: 8 - Riovanes Castle
L: 054 - Lost Sacred Precincts
M: 031 - Dorter Trade City

Winterfractal vs Leif1991
S: 092 - Igros, Beoulve Residence
L: 102 - Tutorial (2)
M: 056 - Orbonne Monastery

Shadowstrike vs Reks
S: 058 - Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: 085 - Mandalia Plains
M: 077 - Lenalia Plateau

Mallen vs RedWorld
S: 020 - Inside of Zeltennia Castle
L: 109 - BRIDGE
M: 098 - Outside Castle Gate in Lesalia

whitebox vs DARKANGELUXZ
S: 065 - Granary of Bethla Garrison
L: 071 - Dolbodar Swamp
M: 005 - Roof of Riovanes Castle

DomieV vs Zotis
S: 094 - Broke Down Shed-Stone Building
L: 102 - Tutorial (2)
M: 016 - Inside of Limberry Castle

Eternal vs TristanBeoulve
S: 092 - Igros, Beoulve Residence
L: 088 - Finath River
M: 079 - Yuguo Woods

Barren vs TrueLight
S: 013 - Inside of Lionel Castle
L: 100 - Public Cemetary
M: 032 - Slums in Dorter

Anima Zero vs Fenire
S: 004 - Office of Lesalia Castle
L: 074 - Sweegy Woods
M: 077 - Lenalia Plateau

White Knight Wiegraf vs CT5Holy
S: 051 - St. Murond Temple
L: 061 - Underground Book Storage Fifth Floor
M: 049 - Fort Zeakden

silentkaster vs Otabo
S: 068 - Bethla Garrison
L: 029 - Colliery Underground Second Floor
M: 019 - At the Gate of Limberry Castle (2)

Vireblaze vs skiploom188
S: 058 - Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: 055 - Graveyard of Airships
M: 032 - Slums in Dorter

Dragonblade vs Dokurider
S: 058 - Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: 029 - Colliery Underground Second Floor
M: 028 - Colliery Underground First Floor

Celdia vs Malroth
S: 021 - Zeltennia Castle
L: 030 - Colliery Underground Third Floor
M: 072 - Fovoham Plains

reinoe vs Asakawa
S: 021 - Zeltennia Castle
L: 054 - Lost Sacred Precincts
M: 091 - Thieves Fort

spacethypoon vs The Damned
S: 086 - Doguola Pass
L: 102 - Tutorial (2)
M: 027 - Goland Coal City


Vigilanti vs Leif1991
S: 021 - Zeltennia Castle
L: 089 - Poeskas Lake
M: 034 - Cellar of Sand Mouse

Reks vs Mallen
S: 053 - Entrance to Death City
L: 110 - VALKYRIES
M: 063 - Golgorland Execution Site

whitebox vs Zotis
S: 024 - Military Academy's Auditorium
L: 088 - Finath River
M: 001 - At Main Gate of Igros Castle

Eternal vs Barren
S: 065 - Granary of Bethla Garrison
L: 071 - Dolbodar Swamp
M: 034 - Cellar of Sand Mouse

Anima Zero vs CT5Holy
S: 112 - HORROR
L: 045 - Ruins of Zeltennia Castle's Church
M: 002 - Back Gate of Lesalia Castle

Otabo vs Vireblaze
S: 021 - Zeltennia Castle
L: 109 - BRIDGE
M: 077 - Lenalia Plateau

Dokurider vs Celdia
S: 096 - Pub
L: 045 - Ruins of Zeltennia Castle's Church
M: 063 - Golgorland Execution Site

reinoe vs spacethypoon
S: 008 - Riovanes Castle
L: 109 - BRIDGE
M: 019 - At the Gate of Limberry Castle (2)


Leif1991 vs Mallen
S: 073 - Inside of Windmill Shed
L: 085 - Mandalia Plains
M: 031 - Dorter Trade City

Zotis vs Barren
S: 086 - Doguola Pass
L: 061 - Underground Book Storage Fifth Floor
M: 069 - Murond Death City

CT5Holy vs Otabo
S: 112 - HORROR
L: 110 - VALKYRIES
M: 035 - Zaland Fort City

Dokurider vs reinoe
S: 086 - Doguola Pass
L: 061 - Underground Book Storage Fifth Floor
M: 049 - Fort Zeakden


Leif1991 vs Barren
S: 073 - Inside of Windmill Shed
L: 106 - DELTA
M: 002 - Back Gate of Lesalia Castle

CT5Holy vs Dokurider
S: 094 - Broke Down Shed-Stone Building
L: 089 - Poeskas Lake
M: 090 - Germinas Peak


Leif1991 vs Dokurider
S: 058 - Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: 085 - Mandalia Plains
M: 077 - Lenalia Plateau


Angelus vs Winterfractal
S: 021 - Zeltennia Castle
L: 085 - Mandalia Plains
M: 049 - Fort Zeakden

Shadowstrike vs RedWorld
S: 008 - Riovanes Castle
L: 029 - Colliery Underground Second Floor
M: 090 - Germinas Peak

DARKANGELUXZ vs DomieV
S: 008 - Riovanes Castle
L: 102 - Tutorial (2)
M: 060 - Underground Book Storage Fourth Floor

TristanBeoulve vs TrueLight
S: 053 - Entrance to Death City
L: 044 - Bervenia Free City
M: 035 - Zaland Fort City

Fenire vs White Knight Wiegraf
S: 112 - HORROR
L: 125 - Checkerboard Stairs
M: 080 - Araguay Woods

silentkaster vs skiploom188
S: 073 - Inside of Windmill Shed
L: 105 - TERMINATE
M: 016 - Inside of Limberry Castle

Dragonblade vs Malroth
S: 058 - Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: 061 - Underground Book Storage Fifth Floor
M: 010 - Inside of Igros Castle

Asakawa vs The Damned
S: 018 - Office of Limberry Castle
L: 125 - Checkerboard Stairs
M: 003 - Hall of St. Murond Temple


spacethypoon vs Angelus
S: 024 - Military Academy's Auditorium
L: 087 - Bariaus Valley
M: 118 - Checkerboard Land 2

Celdia vs Shadowstrike
S: 024 - Military Academy's Auditorium
L: 106 - DELTA
M: 079 - Yuguo Woods

Vireblaze vs DomieV
S: 073 - Inside of Windmill Shed
L: 125 - Checkerboard Stairs
M: 002 - Back Gate of Lesalia Castle

Anima Zero vs TrueLight
S: 092 - Igros, Beoulve Residence
L: 006 - At the Gate of Riovanes Castle
M: 005 - Roof of Riovanes Castle

Eternal vs Fenire
S: 103 - Windmill Shed
L: 089 - Poeskas Lake
M: 001 - At Main Gate of Igros Castle

whitebox vs silentkaster
S: 096 - Pub
L: 037 - Ruins Outside Zaland
M: 010 - Inside of Igros Castle

Reks vs Dragonblade
S: 025 - Yardow Fort City
L: 084 - Bariaus Hill
M: 010 - Inside of Igros Castle

Vigilanti vs The Damned
S: 065 - Granary of Bethla Garrison
L: 037 - Ruins Outside Zaland
M: 069 - Murond Death City


Angelus vs Shadowstrike
S: 012 - Office of Igros Castle
L: 109 - BRIDGE
M: 091 - Thieves Fort

DomieV vs TrueLight
S: 058 - Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: 112 - TIGER
M: 010 - Inside of Igros Castle

Fenire vs silentkaster
S: 094 - Broke Down Shed-Stone Building
L: 100 - Public Cemetary
M: 091 - Thieves Fort

Reks vs Vigilanti
S: 051 - St. Murond Temple
L: 089 - Poeskas Lake
M: 077 - Lenalia Plateau


Zotis vs Angelus
S: 058 - Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: 029 - Colliery Underground Second Floor
M: 108 - VOYAGE

Mallen vs DomieV
S: 073 - Inside of Windmill Shed
L: 100 - Public Cemetary
M: 048 - Slums in Zarghidas

reinoe vs Fenire
S: 086 - Doguola Pass
L: 074 - Sweegy Woods
M: 049 - Fort Zeakden

Otabo vs Reks
S: 094 - Broke Down Shed-Stone Building
L: 106 - DELTA
M: 017 - Underground Cemetary of Limberry Castle


Zotis vs DomieV
S: 068 - Bethla Garrison
L: 029 - Colliery Underground Second Floor
M: 063 - Golgorland Execution Site

reinoe vs Otabo
S: 020 - Inside of Zeltennia Castle
L: 087 - Bariaus Valley
M: 032 - Slums in Dorter


CT5Holy vs DomieV
S: 068 - Bethla Garrison
L: 074 - Sweegy Woods
M: 035 - Zaland Fort City

Barren vs reinoe
S: 018 - Office of Limberry Castle
L: 125 - Checkerboard Stairs
M: 017 - Underground Cemetary of Limberry Castle


DomieV vs reinoe
S: 013 - Inside of Lionel Castle
L: 030 - Colliery Underground Third Floor
M: 016 - Inside of Limberry Castle


Dokurider vs DomieV
S: 058 - Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: 046 - Cemetary of Heavenly Knight Balbanes
M: 031 - Dorter Trade City


Leif1991 vs DomieV
S: 008 - Riovanes Castle
L: 037 - Ruins Outside Zaland
M: 003 - Hall of St. Murond Temple
M: 098 - Outside Castle Gate in Lesalia
M: 063 - Golgorland Execution Site

Leif1991 vs DomieV (if necessary)
S: 096 - Pub
L: 074 - Sweegy Woods
M: 031 - Dorter Trade City
M: 003 - Hall of St. Murond Temple
M: 034 - Cellar of Sand Mouse
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FFT Arena / Seeding for upcoming tournament
July 25, 2014, 12:10:50 am
Simple question before I can generate the brackets - do we want to use seeds or not?

Seeding would (theoretically) reward people who did well in the previous tournament. Then again, this is a new format/ruleset we're using, so we're all sorta on even footing, in a sense.

Leaving poll open for 2 days. Once it closes, I'll generate the brackets.
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FFT Arena / FFT Arena Stream day
May 12, 2014, 05:58:10 pm
So, I'd like to have a few days during the summer where I stream FFT Arena! Most likely, there will be matches with commentary, where you guys send in teams and request matches and etc live. Another idea I had was for all of us to essentially build a team together! And we can talk through our decisions on equips and abilities and themes maybe and all that fun stuff.

I'm not too sure how many opportunities I'll have to stream though, due to work and/or housing situation. Work for me prob won't start till June, so I'm thinking of having at least one of these stream days (well, it obviously won't be a whole day, but for as long as there is interest, I suppose) in the next week. I'm thinking of having the first one be on May 21, Wednesday, 4 PM Pacific Time (GMT -7).

Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/ctfive

Are there any specific days and times of the week people prefer? Sundays usually won't work for me, as an fyi.
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The Lounge / Sleep!
November 26, 2013, 06:32:07 pm
Hey everyone,

As part of a class, we were asked to do something to help educate the community about the awesomeness of sleep. So I made a very short story that is hopefully both amusing and educational. If you want more specifics, I'll try to answer as best as I can.

But yeah, enjoy! Hopefully you'll have learned something from the mini-story =P
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♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ S 2 ♌ ♍ ♎ ♏ T O U R N A M E N T ♐ ♑ ♒ ♓

Hosted by Barren, CT5Holy, Dokurider, FFMaster, Gaignun, and The Damned

Legend

Red = Winner's/Regular Bracket Commentators

Blue = Loser's Bracket Commentators

Yellow = Helpers who structured S2 and put the pieces together

Extra Notes

Barren - Checked and registered the teams
Gaignun - Randomized maps for all matches (includes Winner's + Loser's Bracket and Final Match; X videos in total, Y-Z rounds in total)
CT5Holy - Managing the brackets

FFH AI Tournament Youtube Channel

Brackets - http://challonge.com/arenas2

Videos & Maps

woodenbandman vs EmmaNigma
S: (024) Military Academy's Auditorium
L: (044) Bervenia Free City
M: (095) Church

Torgo vs TheJonin
S: (012) At the Gate of Lionel Castle
L: (040) Slums in Goug
M: (007) Inside of Riovanes Castle

Andante49 vs JamesOnyx
S: (073) Inside of Windmill Shed
L: (109) BRIDGE
M: (077) Lenalia Plateau

Avalanche vs woodenbandman
S: (008) Riovanes Castle
L: (084) Bariaus Hill
M: (063) Golgorland Execution Site

The Damned vs Otabo
S: (023) Beoulve Residence
L: (055) Graveyard of Airships
M: (048) Slums in Zarghidas

the frisky dingo vs Jumza
S: (013) Inside of Lionel Castle
L: (087) Bariaus Valley
M: (022) Magic City Gariland

Shadowstrike vs DarkxFatal
S: (113) HORROR
L: (099) Main Street of Lesalia
M: (098) Outside Castle Gate in Lesalia

CT5Holy vs Garland
S: (011) Office of Igros Castle
L: (061) Underground Book Storage Fifth Floor
M: (056) Orbonne Monastery

LightningHax vs Eternal
S: (092) Igros, Beoulve Residence
L: (030) Colliery Underground Third Floor
M: (003) Hall of St. Murond Temple

Wiz vs Malroth
S: (018) Office of Limberry Castle
L: (054) Lost Sacred Precincts
M: (091) Thieves Fort

Angelus vs Dokurider
S: (094) Broke Down Shed-Stone Building
L: (045) Ruins of Zeltennia Castle's Church
M: (060) Underground Book Storage Fourth Floor

Gaignun vs Torgo
S: (068) Bethla Garrison
L: (074) Sweegy Woods
M: (002) Back Gate of Lesalia Castle

Dol vs skiploom188
S: (058) Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: (085) Mandalia Plains
M: (031) Dorter Trade City

Fanatic vs Dragonblade
S: (004) Office of Lesalia Castle
L: (100) Public Cemetery
M: (079) Yuguo Woods

DomieV vs reinoe
S: (096) Pub
L: (112) TIGER
M: (017) Underground Cemetery of Limberry Castle

Barren vs Andante49
S: (065) Granary of Bethla Garrison
L: (071) Dolbodar Swamp
M: (069) Murond Death City

TrueLight vs Reks
S: (051) St. Murond Temple
L: (076) Zeklaus Desert
M: (001) At Main Gate of Igros Castle

iamBQB vs Ahong
S: (053) Entrance to Death City
L: (072) Fovoham Plains
M: (101) Tutorial (1)

Vigilanti vs Zareb
S: (020) Inside of Zeltennia Castle
L: (102) Tutorial (2)
M: (118) Checkerboard Land 2

Avalanche vs Otabo
S: (021) Zeltennia Castle
L: (006) At the Gate of Riovanes Castle
M: (032) Slums in Dorter

Jumza vs Shadowstrike
S: (025) Yardow Fort City
L: (080) Araguay Woods
M: (016) Inside of Limberry Castle

CT5Holy vs LightningHax
S: (086) Doguola Pass
L: (125) Checkerboard Stairs
M: (075) Bervenia Volcano

Wiz vs Angelus
S: (008) Riovanes Castle
L: (088) Finath River
M: (005) Roof of Riovanes Castle

Gaignun vs Dol
S: (023) Beoulve Residence
L: (029) Colliery Underground Second Floor
M: (090) Germinas Peak

Dragonblade vs reinoe
S: (065) Granary of Bethla Garrison
L: (037) Ruins Outside Zaland
M: (035) Zaland Fort City

Barren vs TrueLight
S: (096) Pub
L: (046) Cemetery of Heavenly Knight Balbanes
M: (027) Goland Coal City

iamBQB vs Zareb
S: (051) St. Murond Temple
L: (105) TERMINATE
M: (028) Colliery Underground First Floor

Avalanche vs Shadowstrike
S: (113) HORROR
L: (106) DELTA
M: (034) Cellar of Sand Mouse

CT5Holy vs Angelus
S: (073) Inside of Windmill Shed
L: (089) Poeskas Lake
M: (010) Inside of Igros Castle

Gaignun vs reinoe
S: (013) Inside of Lionel Castle
L: (039) Underground Passage in Goland
M: (049) Fort Zeakden

Barren vs Zareb
S: (018) Office of Limberry Castle
L: (026) Weapon Storage of Yardow
M: (022) Magic City Gariland

Avalanche vs CT5Holy
S: (053) Entrance to Death City
L: (108) VOYAGE
M: (098) Outside Castle Gate in Lesalia

reinoe vs Barren
S: (024) Military Academy's Auditorium
L: (044) Bervenia Free City
M: (079) Yuguo Woods

Avalanche vs reinoe
S: (004) Office of Lesalia Castle
L: (109) BRIDGE
M: (049) Fort Zeakden

Garland vs JamesOnyx
S: (086) Doguola Pass
L: (088) Finath River
M: (016) Inside of Limberry Castle

woodenbandman vs TheJonin
S: (094) Broke Down Shed-Stone Building
L: (029) Colliery Underground Second Floor
M: (091) Thieves Fort

Torgo vs EmmaNigma
S: (011) Office of Igros Castle
L: (106) DELTA
M: (017) Underground Cemetery of Limberry Castle

Eternal vs JamesOnyx
S: (025) Yardow Fort City
L: (039) Underground Passage in Goland
M: (063) Golgorland Execution Site

Malroth vs Dokurider
S: (092) Igros, Beoulve Residence
L: (054) Lost Sacred Precincts
M: (002) Back Gate of Lesalia Castle

The Damned vs woodenbandman
S: (012) At the Gate of Lionel Castle
L: (089) Poeskas Lake
M: (075) Bervenia Volcano

the frisky dingo vs DarkxFatal
S: (020) Inside of Zeltennia Castle
L: (085) Mandalia Plains
M: (090) Germinas Peak

Andante49 vs Reks
S: (021) Zeltennia Castle
L: (125) Checkerboard Stairs
M: (118) Checkerboard Land 2

Ahong vs Vigilanti
S: (058) Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: (105) TERMINATE
M: (101) Tutorial (1)

skiploom188 vs Torgo
S: (068) Bethla Garrison
L: (026) Weapon Storage of Yardow
M: (035) Zaland Fort City

Fanatic vs DomieV
S: (011) Office of Igros Castle
L: (071) Dolbodar Swamp
M: (095) Church

Dragonblade vs JamesOnyx
S: (086) Doguola Pass
L: (087) Bariaus Valley
M: (005) Roof of Riovanes Castle

Dol vs Malroth
S: (092) Igros, Beoulve Residence
L: (072) Fovoham Plains
M: (007) Inside of Riovanes Castle

iamBQB vs The Damned
S: (053) Entrance to Death City
L: (084) Bariaus Hill
M: (077) Lenalia Plateau

TrueLight vs the frisky dingo
S: (012) At the Gate of Lionel Castle
L: (055) Graveyard of Airships
M: (069) Murond Death City

Jumza vs Reks
S: (065) Granary of Bethla Garrison
L: (080) Araguay Woods
M: (060) Underground Book Storage Fourth Floor

Otabo vs Ahong
S: (073) Inside of Windmill Shed
L: (108) VOYAGE
M: (032) Slums in Dorter

Wiz vs Torgo
S: (025) Yardow Fort City
L: (099) Main Street of Lesalia
M: (034) Cellar of Sand Mouse

LightningHax vs Fanatic
S: (013) Inside of Lionel Castle
L: (076) Zeklaus Desert
M: (031) Dorter Trade City

Dragonblade vs Dol
S: (024) Military Academy's Auditorium
L: (046) Cemetery of Heavenly Knight Balbanes
M: (001) At Main Gate of Igros Castle

iamBQB vs TrueLight
S: (018) Office of Limberry Castle
L: (102) Tutorial (2)
M: (003) Hall of St. Murond Temple

Jumza vs Otabo
S: (051) St. Murond Temple
L: (037) Ruins Outside Zaland
M: (056) Orbonne Monastery

Wiz vs LightningHax
S: (068) Bethla Garrison
L: (045) Ruins of Zeltennia Castle's Church
M: (028) Colliery Underground First Floor

Shadowstrike vs Dol
S: (023) Beoulve Residence
L: (112) TIGER
M: (048) Slums in Zarghidas

Angelus vs TrueLight
S: (008) Riovanes Castle
L: (040) Slums in Goug
M: (010) Inside of Igros Castle

Gaignun vs Otabo
S: (021) Zeltennia Castle
L: (006) At the Gate of Riovanes Castle
M: (027) Goland Coal City

Zareb vs Wiz
S: (113) HORROR
L: (030) Colliery Underground Third Floor
M: (098) Outside Castle Gate in Lesalia

Dol vs TrueLight
S: (094) Broke Down Shed-Stone Building
L: (074) Sweegy Woods
M: (056) Orbonne Monastery

Gaignun vs Wiz
S: (004) Office of Lesalia Castle
L: (100) Public Cemetery
M: (049) Fort Zeakden

Barren vs TrueLight
S: (058) Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: (061) Underground Book Storage Fifth Floor
M: (063) Golgorland Execution Site

CT5Holy vs Gaignun
S: (096) Pub
L: (006) At the Gate of Riovanes Castle
M: (090) Germinas Peak

TrueLight vs CT5Holy
S: (020) Inside of Zeltennia Castle
L: (046) Cemetery of Heavenly Knight Balbanes
M: (022) Magic City Gariland

reinoe vs TrueLight
S: (058) Underground Book Storage Second Floor
L: (076) Zeklaus Desert
M: (005) Roof of Riovanes Castle

Avalanche vs TrueLight
S: (025) Yardow Fort City
L: (100) Public Cemetery
M: (028) Colliery Underground First Floor
M: (060) Underground Book Storage Fourth Floor
M: (095) Church

S: (020) Inside of Zeltennia Castle
L: (072) Fovoham Plains
M: (034) Cellar of Sand Mouse
M: (118) Checkerboard Land 2
M: (007) Inside of Riovanes Castle
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What the topic asks. =P

I'm just curious, really. I think it'd be interesting to see the differences.

Anyways, I take... a while. I don't make teams that often, either, so that isn't helping things. Recently, it probably takes me 2-3 hours per team on average, though there was definitely a time when I would crank out a team to mess around with in ~45 minutes.
That number only counts how long I actively spend thinking about a team - usually the initial idea I have for a team comes to me like weeks or months beforehand, but I don't get around to building a team until way later. Or I'll come up with a unit I want to try out but I don't use him for whatever reason, either me forgetting or me feeling like the unit doesn't fit in the team.

Also, how do you guys go about building your teams? Where do your ideas come from? Do you just think of ideas on your own? Do you get ideas from watching videos?
For me, I usually just go through the Master Guide looking for... something that interests me, I suppose. Usually something that can produce big numbers.

Share and discuss and what not~

(I get the feeling that there'll only be like ~6-8 replies haha)
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The Lounge / o/
April 17, 2012, 01:43:25 am
That's about all I say on chat, and that's just about all I'll say here.




Well, okay, I'll say a bit more. But just a bit.

I think everyone knows where I got my name from, so no need to explain that. Although, this is the first time I've used it, so if you see another CT5Holy anywhere else, it's not me.

I found this place by one day browsing the FFT message boards on GameFAQs and seeing a topic about 1.3. I got curious, tried it out, liked it, etc.
Then the first 1.3 AI Tournament rolled around. The idea in theory just sounded so awesome, and indeed it was awesome. And several tournaments later, we now have FFT Arena! Lots of fun, even though I don't even build or test teams that much nowadays. I commend fdc's knack for constantly coming up with new ideas and actually going back to refine his ten billion teams. I'm so lazy.
I basically only play Arena, haha. Well, Arena is what I'm most likely spending my time on here at FFH. I have played through CoP and PW, most of CCP, a good bit of LFT, and some EGCC. All fun stuff. Well, EGCC right now is kinda depressing. But hopefully I'll figure it out.

As for real life stuff, well, I'm just a college student right now. Planning on being a Psychology major. Not sure what to do after I graduate, but that's a ways away.

Other games I like to play are table tennis, Starcraft 2, and Magic: the Gathering.

And that's me. I actually wrote down a decent amount of stuff, it looks like? Huh. Anyways.

o/
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It's time, folks!

Register by PMing me your teams (one team per player), following the same rules and format we all know and love:

If you would like to revise your team, please re-submit your whole team. Do not just list changes.

-Any Zodiac, including Serpentarius, is legal
-State which palettes you want your team in
#0 Black
#1 Blue
#2 Red
#3 Green
#4 White
#5 Purple
#6 Yellow
#7 Brown

RULES:
  • Teams will consist of 4 generic humans at Level 35, controlled by enemy AI routines.

  • Fury and Faith range is between 40 and 70. There is no minimum or maximum for Team Fury/Faith

  • Each unit has 3000 JP to spend on various abilities. It costs 250 JP to unlock ANY job.(includes Squire/Chemist) For example, to unlock Ninja, you only have to spend 250 JP(the 250 JP is lost forever). You do not need to unlock Squire/Knight/etc to unlock Ninja.

  • Only two units can buy any individual ability. Innates do not count towards this. (i.e. four units could have the Punch Art skillset, but only two could have purchased Earth Slash; conversely, you can have two Chemists and a Knight with Throw Item)

  • Only two units can equip any individual item.



REGISTRATION FORMAT:
Name
Gender
Zodiac
Fury
Faith
Primary Class
Secondary
Reaction
Support
Movement
Right Hand
Left Hand
Head
Body
Accessory

Primary abilities known
Second abilities known

For example
Cirno
Female
Sagittarius
60
70
Wizard
Item
Counter Magic
Magic Attack Up
Float
Wizard Rod

Flash Hat
Black Robe
Sprint Shoes

Ice, Ice 2, Ice 3, Frog
X-Potion, Ether, Remedy



  • All fields are case-insensitive. (You'll probably want to capitalize names, though)

  • Name can only be a maximum of 16 characters.

  • Sex is male or female ONLY.

  • Skillset action abilities have no limit on writing style, though the briefer yet more understandable it is, the better. Refrain from writing JP costs, though.

  • Leave any blank slots empty. DO NOT write "blank", "---", etc.

  • Don't forget proper spelling. Whilst it will probably be corrected when received, it will save people from a bit of extra work. For example, Magic AttackUP is "Magic Attack UP", Move HP UP is "Move-HP UP", H-Bag is "H Bag", etc.


VERY IMPORTANT: Based on map placement:
• Unit #1 will be on highest panel and Unit #4 will stand on lowest panel
IF the panels heights are about the same:
• Unit #1 will be the nearest unit to access a high leveled area.
IF there is no high leveled area:
• Unit #1 will be in front of the others.
Note that I used constantly "Unit #1". But in fact if we'd have 4 units on different heights, for example #1 would be placed on height 7, #2 on height 5, #3 on height 4, and #4 on height 2.

Check the Master Guide for all the information you'll need to build your teams!
Also take a look at the very handy Team Design Helper by Gaignun
And the Arena patch itself so you can actually test!

Registration deadline: April 28th, 23:59 PST

Registered competitors:
AeroGP
Angelus
Avalanche
Barren
Celdia
CT5Holy
dacheat
Dol
DomieV
Dynablade
Eternal248
Fanatic
Fantactic1316
iamBQB
jansported
Kagebunji
Leif1991
LordBobBree
Otabo
Reks
Ryason55
Shade
Shadowstrike
skiploom188
Squidgy
Taichii
the frisky dingo
TrueLight
Vigilanti
Wiz
Xeno
mucus
Pierce
Kihaku_FTW
Dome
FFMaster
fattyzila
Havermayer
LightningHax

Reserved slots:
The Damned
FDC
secondadvent
Pride
Odal
Star
Alaris
dinosaur
10
If you are new to FFT: Arena, please take a look at the Master Guide to familiarize yourself with the rules, since that's what you'll need to work around as you build your team. Worry about stats, abilities, and items later.

When I build a team, I always start with an idea. I like to look through the list of abilities and equipment for inspiration. An excellent way to gather ideas, especially for those new to team creation, is to watch videos. Videos are great sources of ideas and concepts - you can get a feel for not only what works and what doesn't, but also for AI behavior. Once you have your idea, start thinking of other units and abilities that would go well with it, and work from there.

General guidelines when actually constructing your team:
1. Stick to your plan. Make sure each unit can do its job. You only have 3000 JP, and since each unit will most likely dabble in 3-5 jobs, you really only have ~2000 JP to spend on abilities. If you want your unit to have good R/S/M, said unit probably won't have many action abilities, and vice versa. Whether you choose to focus on explosiveness or opt for more stability and resilience (ex. status protection), make sure your team can carry out the plan.

2. Try to build a cohesive, synergistic team, not four individually strong units that are unfocused as a team. My S3 team is a good example of this problem. It was composed of four solid units, similar to my fairly successful S2 team. I was eliminated in the first round. Elemental absorb teams (popularized by the success of the S3 finalists) are a simple, straightforward way to have a team work together. Make sure the healing is worthwhile though - quite a few teams in S4 are capable of elemental healing, but it typically isn't enough to offset the damage by the opponent. Pride's "Return of Another Boring Team" and The3rdOracle's team are examples of elemental healing done right. Another fairly common example is the Lore + Save teams from older versions of Arena. Constant, low damage from the Lore user would power its teammates to absurd speeds and damage capabilities.

3. Revival and healing are good. Obvious, yes, but absolutely essential. At least one person needs to be able to heal and revive on a team. I don't remember any decent teams with no revival, or if anyone even had the guts to try a team with no revival.

4. Speed is good. More speed → more turns → more chances to make your opponent sad/mitigate any problems your opponent has inflicted. Haste is quite valuable - in AI tournaments, ~70% of teams will have someone that can apply Haste. With the recent change to Haste (increases speed by 25% instead of 50%), it will not be as important if you can't fit Haste into your team. Haste will only increase the effective speed of most units by 2-3 instead of 4-6. Slow, however, remains a 50% speed penalty, and is still rather crippling when applied at the right time. If you test against The3rdOracle's winning team from S3 (and/or Akwikone's resubmission of said team for S4), you will likely find that once Slow lands, any chance of comeback is instantly erased. That team runs on speed - the Hasted thieves are already fairly difficult to keep up with. Slow makes it impossible.

As for AI behavior, if you watch videos and test, you'll get familiar with it very quickly. If you've played FFT before, you already know a tiny bit about it! Now it's about manipulating it to do what we want. Here's how it tends to behave:
1. Be stupid. It's the AI. It'll somehow find a way to make you sad with their awful decisions, guaranteed.

2. Revival/healing is top priority. Always. Even if they could kill the last opponent (I'm pretty sure, anyway). If they think someone needs to be healed or revived and they can do it, they will. End of story. A rather extreme example that stands out in my mind, was I believe a match in S2, I think Dol vs Saeru. A geomancer had an opportunity to kill two units on the enemy team, but chose to retreat and revive instead. That move likely cost the team a victory.

3. Will almost always move and act, even if moving is unnecessary. The one exception is when they're at the end of the map, like in my match vs Skip Sandwich (S1, round 2)). The Lancer waited in place after throwing Phoenix Downs. They also like to act then move; rather frustrating when instead of Chakraing himself and his low-on-MP mage, the monk acts first, healing only himself, then moves next to the mage anyway.

4. MP restoration is erratic. Sometimes they'll throw that Hi-Ether on the Wizard when she needs it, and other times they'll ignore the Wizard and let her go whack the enemy for inconsequential damage and trigger their Speed Save. Most mages will have Move-MP UP to prevent them from becoming useless if they never get MP from their allies. In general, you'll want your units to be self-sufficient.

5. AI loves Haste, but hates every other buff. Absolutely loves Haste. If someone doesn't have Haste, they'll try to stick it onto them. In critical? Run away and Haste yourself. Other buffs? Not so much. Protect and Shell will only be cast after someone has been hurt, but at that point, they'll likely need to be healed, instead. Regen is considered healing, so they'll use it when in critical and have no better way to heal (say, a male Samurai with Masamune). Reraise? Forget about it. It's 100% hit in Arena and they still won't use it. Maybe if they're in critical. That's when they would use Preach in 1.3.

6. AI targets lowest HP units. They also like to waste actions - ex. a Lancer jumps on a target for enough to kill, but while he's in the air, a teammate kills the target. Lancer lands on corpse, action wasted.
I'm sure there's more, but these should be enough to take into consideration while you make your team.

"Know the AI, be the AI, kill everyone else!" - philsov

Suggestions? Any other topics I should address?