Arena Team Battle

[ShadowDragon15]

Derpy massive damage Flares plus resurrection and healing. Hopefully She doesn't run out of MP despite having carbuncle.

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Serena
Female
Virgo
40
70
Wizard
Summon Magic
MA Save
Short Charge
Pilgrimage
Wizard Rod
Holy Miter
Robe Of Lords
Reflect Ring
FlareCarbuncle, Moogle, Fairy

[TrueLight]

If everyone is okay with it, I would be willing to revive and run this mini-game as Spring Break is coming up for me.

[ShadowDragon15]

Woop woop, good with me.

[Jumza]

In the interest of my teammate(s) having a fighting chance, can I change my entry to

spoiler: Hartman

Hartman
Male
Serpentarius
70
40
Paladin
Item
HP Restore
Throw Item
Warpath
Phoenix Blade
Escutcheon II
Crystal Helmet
Diamond Armor
Elf Mantle

Nurse
X-Potion, Ether, Maidens Kiss, Soft, Holy Water, Bandage, Phoenix Down

(I think this guy is ok, but I haven't made up any units or teams in awhile. Might want to double check the legality of everything he has :P)

[TrueLight]

Alright then. Let's get things started. First we have to determine the teams. Below is a list of all the contestants. I gave them numbers based on the time of their unit submission. We have 17 units in total, but if Shintroy only submits one of his units we have an even 16. There will be a total of 4 teams.

spoiler: Contestants

1. Dokurider
2. Andante49
3. Formerdeathcorps
4. Reinoe
5. CT5Holy
6. Jumza
7. Silentkaster
8. The Damned
9. TrueLight
10. Barren
11: White Knight Wiegraf
12. Reks
13. Shintroy
14. Malroth
15. Rouroni Elmdor
16. ShadowDragon15

Using Random.Org, numbers will be randomly generated and teams will be made.

spoiler: Team One

Numbers: 10, 11, 7, 5
Players: Barren, White Knight Wiegraf, Silentkaster, CT5Holy

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High Flyer
Male
Serpentarius
70
40
Lancer
Ninjitsu
Abandon
Overwhelm
Move-HP Up
Dragon Whisker
Escutcheon II
Barbuta
Carabini Mail
Power Wrist

Level Jump6, Vertical Jump8
Kagesougi

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Titania
Female
Aquarius
70
50
Dancer
Ninjitsu
Auto Potion
Equip Ranged
Fly
Windslash Bow

Twist Headband
Power Sleeve
108 Gems

Witch Hunt
Meiton, Kagesougi

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James
Male
Virgo
70
40
Thief
Basic Skill
Counter Flood
Two Swords
Move-HP UP
Hidden Knife
Ancient Sword
Black Hood
Secret Clothes
Chantage

Steal Heart, Quickening
Heal, Wish

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Punch
Male
Serpentarius
70
50
Mime
Ninjutsu
Speed Save
Two Swords
Move-HP UP


Barbuta
Carabini Mail
Defense Armlet

Kagesougi, Tsumazuku

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spoiler: Team Two

Numbers: 6, 14, 12, 15
Players: Jumza, Malroth, Reks, Rouroni Elmdor

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Hartman
Male
Serpentarius
70
40
Paladin
Item
HP Restore
Throw Item
Warpath
Phoenix Blade
Escutcheon II
Crystal Helmet
Diamond Armor
Elf Mantle

Nurse
X-Potion, Ether, Maidens Kiss, Soft, Holy Water, Bandage, Phoenix Down

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Kali
Female
Serpentarius
40
70
Chemist
Black Magic
Regenerator
Maintenance
Pilgrimage
Main Gauche

Golden Hairpin
Black Costume
Cursed Ring

X-Potion, Hi-Ether, Antidote, Chrono's Tear, Echo Grass, Maiden's Kiss, Soft, Bandage, Phoenix Down
Nether Fire, Bolt, Frog, Death

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Gray
Male
Capricorn
40
40
Squire
Talk Skill
Dragon Spirit
Equip Polearm
Move-HP UP
Javelin
Swift Plate
Green Beret
Secret Clothes
Sprint Shoes

Throw Stone, Yell, Wish
Blackmail, Death Sentence, Mimic Daravon

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Crystal Viper
Female
Pisces
50
70
Oracle
White Magic
Damage Split
Defense UP
Move-MP Up
Octagon Rod

Black Hood
White Robe
Setiemson

Petrify
Cure 2, Raise 2, Wall, Esuna

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spoiler: Team Three

Numbers: 9, 1, 4, 3
Players: TrueLight, Dokurider, Reinoe, Formerdeathcorps

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Cindy
Female
Pisces
40
50
Time Mage
Draw Out
Damage Split
Overwhelm
Float
H Bag

Black Hood
Wizard Outfit
Genji Gauntlet


Bizen Boat, Murasame, Masamune, Chirijiraden

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Hurricane
Male
Serpentarius
70
45
Monk
Steal
HP Restore
Martial Arts
Move +1
FS Bag

Chakra Band
Power Sleeve
Germinas Boots

Spin Fist, Repeating Fist, Wave Fist, Stigma Magic, Chakra, Revive
Heretic

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Goddess M.
Female
Serpentarius
40
50
Mediator
Draw Out
Counter Flood
Unyielding
Move-HP Up
H Bag

Thief Hat
Secret Clothes
Cherche

Mimic Daravon
Kiyomori, Masamune

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Sixe
Male
Aquarius
70
40
Squire
Item
Abandon
Attack Up
Move-HP UP
Tactician's Blade
Genji Shield
Black Hood
Brigandine
Power Wrist

Accumulate, Bullrush, Throw Stone, Heal, Wish
Hi-Potion

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spoiler: Team Four

Numbers: 13, 8, 16, 2
Players: Shintroy, The Damned, ShadowDragon15, Andante49

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Dharok
Male
Taurus
70
45
Geomancer
Punch Art
Dragon Spirit
Two Hands
Warpath
Slasher
Twist Headband
Power Sleeve
Salty Rage

Kamaitachi, Hell Ivy, Waterball, Carve Model, Local Quake, Blizzard, Quicksand
Stigma Magic, Chakra, Revive

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Shamaness
Female
Gemini
40
70
Wizard
Summon Magic

Short Charge
Move-MP Up
Faith Rod

Golden Hairpin
Light Robe
Defense Ring

Nether Bolt, Poison, Frog, Death
Moogle, Fairy, Odin, Carbunkle

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Serena
Female
Virgo
40
70
Wizard
Summon Magic
MA Save
Short Charge
Pilgrimage
Wizard Rod
Holy Miter
Robe Of Lords
Reflect Ring

Flare
Carbuncle, Moogle, Fairy

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Erana
Female
Serpentarius
40
70
Oracle
Summon Magic
Absorb MP
Unyielding
Move-HP UP
P Bag

Black Hood
Chameleon Robe
Defense Ring

Dispel Magic, Sleep
Moogle, Fairy, Carbunkle

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I'll give everyone a few days to meet with their teammates and determine unit order, palettes and a team name if you really want one. I'll just use the default unit order and palettes if I don't get a response before I record the matches. 

For the actual mini-game, I was thinking of just playing the first three rounds out normally. After everyone plays each other once, I'll give time for the teams to edit one unit before we head to the semi-finals. That sounds cool to everyone?

[Barren]

Oh this will be fun, I'm on a team that has only one reviver. Things should be interesting. As far as editing one's own team member, are we allowed to only do it once?

[Jumza]

Oh this will be fun, I'm on a team that has only one reviver.

My team (team two) on the other hand, has every unit with a form of revival Though it doesn't look like we'll have great damage output. Maybe Death, Death Sentence and Petrify will pull us through though.

(Guys we need a team name!)

[Shintroy]

Team 4 looks damn good. Looks like a sure thing with three summon alts and two OHKO units. We even have Sleep and Absorb AOE. Moogle and Carbunkle everywhere.... Our only weakness is status. Dharok, my unit, is the only one with anti status but he's using Salty Rage.

Good luck to everyone else. I'm down for any team name. I think the team order is fine since we don't have haste and Dharok is the only melee unit. Could probably tank for a bit and get dragon spirit off by going first.

Round robin sounds like a good idea TrueLight. Also thanks for picking this random team battle up. So many mages.

[TrueLight]

FFT Arena 1.39C [Minigame] - Team One vs. Team Two

FFT Arena 1.39C [Minigame] - Team Three vs. Team Four

As far as editing one's own team member, are we allowed to only do it once?

I'm thinking of adding another unit edit submission anytime during the first three rounds. This along with the edit opportunity right before the semi-finals if you guys feel one edit is too little to work with. So in total, 2 edits.

[Elmdork]

Aaaah! Didn't realize people were doing this. Thanks TL for running this, I think it's awesome. I enjoy the mutual dysfunction and the interesting plays that happen due to random limitations. If it were up to me, I'd say NO edits, but I don't mind.

spoiler: team 1 vs. Ultra manly harbringers of absolute destruction (suggested team name)

it's hard to believe these teams were randomly selected. The mime reacted perfectly to the abilities, and that thief is some clutch shit. Unfortunately, wish wasn't enough to keep them going for the long haul.

Crystal viper & Hartman BFFL they worked together so well, and THE BUFFS! Even managed an elemental absorb. Gj guys XD

If we were to make 1 change, I think the squire needs to lose the speed gear.

spoiler: team 3 v. Team 4

wow the 0HKOs. Incompatibility makes their revival shaky, but as round 2 shows, they can end a match quickly. Very quickly. Like 1.5 rounds quickly. Damn. That sleep + zerk geomancer...
All teams are functioning better than expected and the matches are as close as can be. GJ TL for putting this together!

[Jumza]

Thanks TL for running this, I think it's awesome. I enjoy the mutual dysfunction and the interesting plays that happen due to random limitations. If it were up to me, I'd say NO edits, but I don't mind.

I agree with no edits, but I think 1 could also be fun.

Crystal Viper + Hartman forever! I just wish Hartman was a little more useful. The -1 speed from Phoenix Blade is more crippling than I thought it would be, and the squire only hasted him once. Though he is still quite the tank, lot's of evade, hp restore, high hp, it's a good combo.

[Shintroy]

I'm okay with no edits since most users won't be around to make suggestions... I do wish I thought about compat issues though rip.

spoiler: 3 vs 4

No idea why this took so long. How were they able to tank so well? Too many questions that'll go unanswered.

GG. I like the silence before the storm moment.

[The Damned]

(Check this off as one more thing I am now caught up on.)

Thanks for doing this, TrueLight. I didn't expect this go anywhere for several reasons, especially since I figured formerdeathcorps was going to end up rather busy and disappear again, but it's nice to see that this finally got enough people to sign up to kill each other.

I do feel a bit odd that my unit ended up on the team that ended up hogging all of the Summon Magic it seems like, especially since all three of us have Fairy, but that's true randomness for you. Thanks, random.org.

Fellow teammates-slash-victims, if we want a team name, then I personally think we should go with "Dr. D and the Women". We could also use "Three Women and a Barry Berserker" though. Shrug.

Anyway, as far as commentary on the matches so far go:

spoiler: Team One vs. Team Two

Well, this took a while, partly because the first round ended up being a 3 v. 3 with a bunch of Charm and Critical and Undead resurrection forestalling things further. Also, Hartman being at 7 Speed did him no favors, especially in that round. Good damage and good coincidental synergy with Kali--even as dubious as I think that unit is--but he's a glacier whose damn was outstripped by pretty much everyone else on the other team, especially since Kagesougi is still so damn stupid.

As such, that Team Two ultimately won because of the Squire who went down pretty much immediately in the first round isn't too surprising. Team Two can't really do much damage--Death doesn't count as "damage" to me-- but between all units having revival and having some type of status removal enabled it to take advantage of the Squire's Death Sentence, which is basically what Team One ended up succumbing to, especially since Team One "only" has two revivers.

spoiler: Team Three vs. Team Four

I somewhat expected to lose this entire match despite the fact that I think Team Three is the most "weird" one. Everyone on Team Four is squishy, even Dharok since he has no evasion, and his bad Faith (and compat.?) makes it difficult for Fairy to actually resurrect him even if we all have it. On top of that, Serena having Flare as her only form of offense is pretty flawed when she has no method of MP revival save for Carbuncle...despite the fact using Flare enough leaves at 2 MP, which is too little to cast Carbuncle. This is even more of problem when she essentially wastes so much MP Flaring someone whose HP is barely breaking double digits just to put them back down. Whoopie.

It also didn't help that Poison and Dispel Magic are pretty damn useless against Masamune--how surprising--and that for some reason, the A.I. preferred using those over Frog & Odin and Sleep for some reason. Not that Sleep really even benefits our team that much since Dharok basically OHKOs everyone anyone and magic doesn't get boosted at it. Hell, Serena and Sleep are outright antithetical to each other due to her running around Flaring everyone to death. (My fault for purchasing Poison despite already knowing it's not worth a damn, at least on Wizard's skill set and with Masamune around.)

That said, we got kind of lucky with Death hitting as much as it did and the second and third maps were really in our favor. I'm really glad Dharok is someone I don't have to fight against even if none of us can revive him all that well. Averaging 500~ damage per hit is pretty disgusting even with the disadvantages that Always: Berserk brings.

[TrueLight]

Alright, one edit allowed it is.

FFT Arena 1.39C [Minigame] - Team One vs. Team Three

FFT Arena 1.39C [Minigame] - Team Two vs. Team Four

[Shintroy]

spoiler: Team 2 vs Team 4

The only unit I was worried about was the OP squire Gray since my team is really weak against status. Glad to see the RNG gods on our side this match. As if the team wasn't OP enough.
GG. 5 minute match.

[Kurosabes]

Here's a quick tally of the wins and losses so far.

spoiler: Teams wins and losses

Team 1
1 win, 1 loss
Team 2
1 win, 1 loss
Team 3
0 wins, 2 losses
Team 4
2 wins, 0 losses

[Barren]

Since I am allowed one edit, the team I'm on needs a primary magic user so here it is. A throwback from my old Big Assault team for those who remember it.

spoiler: Jane

Jane
Female
Serpentarius
40
70
Scholar
White Magic
Finger Guard
Magic Attack UP
Move-MP Up
Ivory Rod

Holy Miter
Earth Clothes
Reflect Ring

Bio 2, Quake
Raise, Esuna

[Elmdork]

Awesome! Would it help if people post two entries? Figured if team pools are too limited, we can double the roster.

spoiler: T2 v. T4

O..ow. That was difficult to watch, I'm not into snuff films. If we had any chance of winning, we needed a petrify or death to hit. Odd to see "death" at all, let alone two death casters. I didn't realize, when a unit has death on them, they behave as if the death is sure to hit. (Relatively) Many potential raise 2 attempts were reduced to stick whacks which may make death viable as disruption. The lack of synergy on our team is painfully obvious and highlighted in these matches. Odd how all the support builds end up on one team and the OHKOers(suggested team name) on another. Malroth had a similar idea to mine, but executed it completely differently (as only he could make a unit like that) and we couldn't support each other well. Against a tanky oracle or paladin, death would (and did) work great, but with the squishy units all being on the other teams, a two handed geomancer is preferred.

spoiler: Shintroy

I have had a discussion with the other members of fft arena and we have agreed that your geomancer has a drug problem. I asked him "What are the four basic food groups?" he told me "COCAINE!" And hit me in the face with an axe.

I leave all my worldly possessions to barren. Spend it wisely, my son.

[Shintroy]

Just thankful I got paired up with all these summoners. Maximum Damage tho.

Team name OHKOers could work. Thank you RNG Gods.

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Team 4 is going to easily take this since all the status users are all on one team. I am not complaining.

[reinoe]

Hey I made a couple of updates to my Unit.  I'm absolutely not keeping track of JP in case that wasn't already apparent.

Also team one's mime has a ton of synergy with the thief.  Who would have thought that if the mime has two swords then it can mimic two sword abilities?  Learn something new every day!