Final Fantasy Hacktics

Quote from: Zotis on November 11, 2013, 09:07:25 pm
Yeah, now it's viewable.  Good job Otabo, dang that Balance!

Thanks. It actually could have went either way; if your ninjas went for the paladins while the monks were down after they both went, you probably would have taken it.

If anything, blame Phoenix Blade & Cursed Ring, two of the stupidest things in Arena right now. 

Also, whenever someone can get a chance, could my other new team Last Hurrah get a match or two. I really need to see how that team performs as a whole.

Quote from: Avalanche on July 21, 2013, 03:16:54 am
i dont think Bizen Boeat is a huge Probleme, sure it can win a Match with a singular action.

Doesn't matter how the AI uses it, the fact is Bizen Boat is simply not balanced for Arena the way it is currently. That's like saying how Vanilla Calcs can use CT5 Holy to one-shot entire maps in one action, but yet not acknowledge the fact that it's broken so there's no problem with it. Then again, this is Arena and not Vanilla, so...that might be a bad example. But you see where I'm going with that.

Quote from: DokuriderYeah, most of those interruption statuses are somehow blockable in a way or two. So would Bizen Boat be balanced if it was counterable somehow? What if we made it so MP Restore and Absorb MP triggered on MP damage?

Could be a possible solution, I think. Maybe not so much for MP Restore, but for Absorb MP? It could work I suppose. But I think it still needs to become evadable at the very least or have its numbers lowered a bit (or both).

Quote from: Dokurider on July 20, 2013, 01:41:24 am
Is Bizen Boat's interception ability really that big of a deal when it basically does what Sinkhole, Silence Song, and other status intercept abilities that do that already, but have much more persistent and more complete effects?

Yeah it is, actually. Sure, the AI typically uses it as a disrupt ability, but it also does use it even when the enemy mage isn't casting anything at the time. I see what you're saying, but the problem with BB is not only that it's AoE, but the thing is both instant AND unevadable. That alone makes it way too good. Not to mention it also doesn't give a care about fury or faith, has no cost whatsoever, and can potentially hit an entire team, unlike most interception abilities which either require charging, are subject to evasion, are subject to faith, is single target, isn't 100% guaranteed to hit anyway (i.e. Insult, Mimic Daravon), can be resisted/avoided/protected against by various equipment in some way or another, or any combination of the above. Add to the fact that the skill is present on a class that has naturally good MA values and can potentially be MA stacked (not that people MA stack just to get more MP damage from BB mind you, I mainly say that for those untis that have stuff like Chiri, Koutetsu and what not, and just happen to have Bizen Boat in their arsenal), and it get quite stupid to deal with. And what's worse is that Bizen Boat can screw over, not just mages, but any unit that has to rely on MP to use their skills to be worth anything. Sometimes, this can be an entire team.

I agree with Malroth & Damned. Mages already have enough crap they have going against them. Bizen Boat, as it is now, is too good and needs to be dealt with.

Confirmed that the Shieldrender works, too.

All units have Shieldrender, Escutcheon II & Counter equipped. The thing works, folks.

Quote from: Gaignun on July 12, 2013, 11:20:05 am
Let me try a different approach: can we scrap Phoenix Blade?  We can put Dokurider's wind sword in its place.

Yes, please. Let's just get rid of that thing already.

Darn, and I thought I would be the one to get away as being the only one to run both Ignore Height and Feather Boots...

Good luck to everyone.

May the RNG have mercy on ALL of our souls...

Quote from: The Damned on July 05, 2013, 05:49:54 am
Finally, I find it amusing that I'm facing the person I thought I'd face first anyway. I look forward to seeing if things play out like I think they "should" when it comes to fighting that Geomancer at least. This even though I'll probably ultimately get my ass kicked like 95% of the time.

I feel special now...

Quote from: LightningHax on June 29, 2013, 04:13:35 pm
Uh... Small/Large/Medium?

I don't really see what's wrong with it. It's worked fine in the past, so why not keep using it?

I second this. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Quote from: Torgo on June 23, 2013, 12:31:15 am
Couple other questions about making/posting teams:

• What's the general rule of thumb on publishing teams in general? For tournaments do we just submit them privately to keep them secret, or do we put them up publicly anywhere beforehand?


• Is there a general thread for talking team construction and critiquing?

For tourneys, you send the team to whoever is hosting the tournament usually, then they usually get posted after the deadline has passed; right before the tourney starts. For non-tourney teams though, all you have to do is make a post in the Team Submissions thread and post whatever teams you want. Just look at some teams in the Team Submissions thread to get an idea on how it's done. It's easy. People have anywhere from 1 or 2 teams to 10+ teams, so there isn't a limit. One of the recorders will get around to making videos at some point. Usually it's Barren, Dokurider or CT5Holy making videos for the teams (used to include me as well, but I stopped for...reasons I won't get into).

The team reminds me of my Lucky Number 108 Team; similar concept, just different approaches/setups.

Quote from: Reks on May 30, 2013, 05:27:46 am
Also noticed the lack of general usage of my teams.

Ditto for mine. Even though Sisters and Dizzy Troupe have been seeing action as of late, I'd like to see more action from Deus Associates (despite their track record so far), Lucky Number 108, and Flying Dragons. Deus Associates especially because I'm not certain whether I should keep them around or axe them completely. So I'd like to request some matches with those three teams in particular please before I do my next major update. A match with Warped Time would be nice as well, but that team tends to drag out matches so it's up to (whoever's recording) to use them or not. I don't mind either way.

No problem. It happens. That team is getting updated anyway.

So many scholars.

FFT Arena 1.38d - Reinoe (Circuitfried) vs. Angelus (Scholars R Us)

If anything, this should be more than enough proof that both Phoenix Blade and Quickening need to be removed.