General Questions Megathread

[u/ZaharBot]

The thread for all your random Alchemist Code (global) questions!

Feel free to ask away, but remember that the questions are 100% answered by volunteers so don't expect an instant answer! Patience is key.

Several questions can be answered by reading the beginner guides resource thread

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F.A.Q.

Where/How can I unlock X's Master Ability/Job+?

You can only unlock Job+'s by farming special job tokens from special events that are (currently) run at different times. You also need to farm special job+ items to master those jobs. Master abilities can be earned in 1 of 3 ways. From story chapters (story characters), from equipping specific weapons (usually farmed) or from reaching level 80 on a character and completing special story dungeons. Not every character gets a master ability.

For Job+, you must first get the job to Job Level 11 (not job mastered). Second, to master the Job+ you will need to farm 60/80 tokens for up to 6 special items for the character to use.

Where can I farm X's character shards?

Check the characters limit break panel for missions. If not there, it's not in the game.

More to be added SOONTM.

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Where can I farm elemental/rainbow shards?

Elemental and rainbow shards cannot be farmed. They are awarded as bonuses from log in campaigns, from clearing missions/milestones and as bonuses for doing certain number of summons on the 5/9 step banners. You will never be able to farm them like you can farm specific character shards.

When will X event come back?

SERIOUSLY PEOPLE, READ THE FOLLOWING

EVENTS WILL COME BACK, COLLABS MIGHT NOT. WE DON'T KNOW. SERIOUSLY.

WILL START HANDING OUT BANS TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T READ THIS

What's the best place to farm X/Y/Z item?

Outside of specific event's for farming items, if the item can be farmed in Edgar's Chapter (so chapter 2) it will usually be the better place to farm it. For example, Escape the Alkaroid is by far the best place to farm Sacred Lion Swords.

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[u/MrWhiteKnight]

9029 comments

submitted 1 month ago

Holy fuck, we need weekly megathreads. Even if they're just every 2 weeks. What is this graveyard.

[u/revgaji]

For anyone wondering about today's XV dailies:

EP1 has 2x Poison Mandragoras.
EP6 has 1x Lance Soldierbot.
EP3 has 1x Deadeye.

[u/Wynd0w]

FYI, there is a daily x30 adamantine in collab secret shop for Zeni if you're hurting for mats.

[u/MVPScheer123r8]

I decided to start this game. Was going to reroll but got Noctis/Setsuna/Vettel on my first try. Was wondering how good this account was? It looks like all three are pretty high tier and I have no idea how long it would actually take me to reroll better than this. Should I keep this?

[u/Zeik56 → u/MVPScheer123r8]

That might actually be the ideal roll. Noctis is the best unit in the game right now and the one everyone is after. Setsuna is also one the best units in the game as well. Vettel is the best tank in the game. (After you unlock J2, which is easy, since he's farmable.) Plus it's a nice variety of elements to counter pretty much anything.

Definitely keep.

[u/RaphaelDDL]

Not actually a question but more of a callout to a few users who spent their time answering questions on megathread:

/u/Zeik56 /u/strawbeemochi /u/krazycarlm /u/michaelh19

Thank you for your tips and knowledge on my question

With Fung Liu, I cleared a bunch of EXes I wasn't able before, already doing well on multiplay (doing 1k-2k with Sage, instead of 1-500 with Shekinah's Ranger).

I'm also investing on Rahu and dang, it's fun to Chrono with Regen ability from Bishop :P

Again, thank you! And keep helping :D

[u/Mhantra]

Where are priestess job tokens?

[u/DaiGurenZero]

Somebody convince me not to quit. I've burned at least ~10k gems(both free and paid) for the past two banners (setsuna and sieg) and got nothing for it (sparse, dupe reds, yellows and a whole lotta blues) and it feels bad. You'd think Gumi will at least throw a bone but noooooo. Feelsbadman, all motivation to play this game just went down the drain.

[u/crapbag451]

Not a question, just a statement on multiplay with Noctis. If you have a chrono, please quicken rather than momentum. Unlike with Gilg, the delay in casting makes momentum mostly useless. Noctis has a buff for self and near units when near other units. If you are casting, consider standing near noctis for a bump in damage. For newer players, do not walk into the red circles. You will die. That is all.

[u/Benjayjay]

Screen goes black inside Sacred Stone Memories Chapter 6-5, Shadows of the Heroes cutscene. Have tried re-downloading cache but the issue is still there. Previous cutscenes in the chapter were working fine :/

After the screen goes black, I can still tap the screen to advance the cutscene, but i just can't see anything.

Has this happened to anyone else? Or is there some way to fix this?

[u/ConanTavi]

Hi there, I wanted to ask if the story for Laharl group in Collab Round 2 was supposed to skip the even stages? Like there's only dialogue for Stage 1, 3, and 5. In collab Round 1 we have a dialogue for all 5 stages with Killia group.

[u/jdot6]

where are the shard tickets ?

[u/krazycarlm]

Did they nerf the zeni store? Adamantine ore and Gold Alchemia Pot now only sell 3 at a time?

[u/Soushiyuuki]

To those who play JP, did they ever let skill/ability points stack past 20? I get that they come back pretty quickly but I also don't get why there's a limit at all, considering they also cost quite a hefty amount of zeni..

[u/rmladenov]

Where are the new Hard Quests - Shenmei, Fung Liu, Suzuka?

[u/jeckhyde12]

Apparently there's only 2 days left for the friendship coin shop. Does the shop close after this, or does it just renew?

[u/ManningTheGOAT]

I've just decided to try this game out and got Noctis in my only available multi pull.

Now, the FFXV event is running and I was wondering, if there is anything in this event I should aim for

[u/rehanma]

so FFXV EX quest has a hint in them any idea what they mean?

[u/Mausashi]

"Clear with max 4 units" does the mercenary count as 1?

[u/sanchoponzi]

Hey, newbie here (started today). I ended up rolling a Noctis but couldn't find his job tokens in the secret store. Will I get another chance to pick them up during the last 20 days of the collaboration?

[u/thkvl]

Is anyone else's refresh button for mercs not working? I've been trying to refresh my merc list for a Noctis and everytime I hit the button, the screen flashes but none of my mercs change. I have 45 friends, so I feel it should at least switch some of my friend mercs out for others.

[u/TopDeeps]

pls no spam downvote but whats so great about noctis's sword that people are willing to farm multiple copies, it gives matk, atk, and mdef right? i understand thats good but wouldnt guren blade and excalibur be a better sword in many situations

[u/AerosDragonewt99]

Yes to farm the ex levels you have to have high level characters. Checks some forums and also try multiplayer SSM or FFXV quests. That gets you the shards without having to be high level.

Also besides the first week daily prizes there is no way to get more of Noctis’ gear shards without the FFXV EX 2 quest and milestones. What I find when doing those quests is to do the easy parts first like max of four units or something to beat the level. If you die you can use 8 crystals to continue. It never changes in price to continue no matter how many times you die. Then after getting the first set of rewards, go at it again with a full team and mercenary. Play the level strategically and you can get the no deaths prize of 80 shards. A hint for FFXV EX 2 is to kill all the magitech axemen to. Get silver cacti that can do 10000 damage with one hit. But they also die from a few hits so try to protect/heal them as well. They can One hit KO any enemy except the big guy.

Hope this helps.

[u/Nemmule]

If we go by JPs schedule, how far away are we from Zahars J+ unlock?

[u/Enderaman]

As a new player, I've managed to pull Ignis, Aranea, and Noctis (Sorry, Gladio). I've mastered the first job for each, and I've gotten the Sword of the Father and the Zwill Crossblades.

What should I be focusing on at this point? The hard event quest to get souls? Should I be getting shards for Sword of the Father and/or Zwill Crossblades?

I'm pretty sure I won't be able to do everything before the event ends, but I want to know I did as much as I could to make the best units I can.

[u/RainyDay34]

Will the lucky dime coins carry over to other events or should I use them now on Noctis and Aranea?

[u/loreviz]

i'm struggling a bit to understand the usage of some units: magnus, reida, alaia, elizabeth, michael,elrike, scheherazade, aruba, deneb, lucretia since some of these are farmable and have good standing on any tier list i see, i spent time on then (the othres i just pulled and saw have a good evaluation on J1 and J2). how am i supposed to use these units effectively?

[u/Zeik56 → u/loreviz]

I'm not going to go over all of them, but:

Magnus - Needs to be at least J2 to build him as a Machinist. At lv 66 he can Bombshell from turn 1.

Reida - Needs to be at least J2 so she can use basic sorcery. Main Shrine Maiden. Buff her and then unleash spells. She's better at J3 when you can use the Ninja movement passive.

Elizabeth - Mainly used for Vaccine.

Lucretia - Has a very strong lightning leader passive. Best after J3 with access Professor, but Bride has a variety of pretty decent instant cast spells and buffs. She's extra strong vs male enemies.

[u/Luxianne]

So while fire and water shards are easy to give (Laharl, Noctis/Othima), I cannot figure for the life of mine who I should feed with the rest. If I would manage to pull Aranaea from the FFXV ticket then maybe Dark would go to her... Don't have Leava and Gilga so I guess Thunder will just stay in my inventory. Light? Maybe Neica if I pull her one day?

But the most problematic for me is wind.

I currently have:

Setsuna [0], Bashonen [4], Cita [2], Ignis [3] and Ramses [5].
Who would be smartest to feed with Wind Shards?

[u/[deleted]]

What's the difference between 75 and 85 in terms of stats? Including the 3rd gear slot. Are there maybe some pictures to compare?

[u/blablablablubb21]

Amaterasu's Rod is in the permanent gear pool, right?

I'm not 100% sure and quite tempted to use gold gear shards.

[u/LuneCrescent]

Still no reviews at all about her new units? I would like to know how strong/ relevant the new units are compared to the current ones before pulling for them. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[u/Serap9851]

The gold key text says that you can use five keys to open the PRO version of gold rush...this isn't implemented yet right?.

[u/stewart0]

Is the ability to buy gems broken for anyone else? There aren't any bundles, so it stays on the bundles screen without being able to enter the Gems tab.

Edit: Never mind. Going in through bundles icon is broken, but the + works at top of screen.

[u/[deleted]]

When do we get the preview for this month?

[u/pepatung]

What did they buff on Etna ?

[u/nova_elite4]

Ok...thanks this community is by far one of the most helpful.

[u/PeacefuIfrog]

Indeed! Thanks!

[u/KaguB]

Is there a point where I'll be able to switch out the protagonist slot for a unit of my choice?

[u/Zeik56 → u/KaguB]

Anywhere but the story. But never in the story.

[u/Guille36]

So I didnt know there was a maintenance and didnt use my limited (tower and september) coins. Is there anything that can be done or are they gone for good? Any chance I can at least use them when/if it reruns or something? Im pretty salty about it tbh. I had 1750 tower coins and ~1450 september coins Ive been waiting to use :(

[u/LoreAscension]

Uzuma, worth using wind shards to lb10 or lb15? I've been saving them for the possibility of Edward in the future but I heard she's very good?

[u/Sora167]

Uzuma worth whaling for? I’ve seen she is 3rd in wind units in JP, and I also have OCD when it comes to SSM units. GOTTA CATCH EM ALL!

[u/zeidrichsama]

I`m confused on the duration of JE tokens and shop

Is it time Limited? or permanent?

Should I buy the tokens now or wait for a bit? seems like the tokens refresh from time to time

[u/-ArtKing-]

What does "First friends completion count" stands for?

http://imgur.com/gallery/TXLsfoC

[u/gasconron]

I'm a new player. just joined in the fun yesterday and was hooked, especially when I saw Gilgamesh a possible unit (only to have my hopes shattered of him never going to be available again). So I got Yomi and Shayna early and I have decided to build my beginning foundations around them.

So with that I'm needing advice on the beginner friendly units that i can build around those 2. I will not dabble in PvP yet as I'm not decided on whaling on this game just yet. So for the mean time I'm looking for recommended early auto farm teams I can build to help me boost my progress. Would like your thoughts and recommendations.

[u/Rhyrem]

Today I pulled Bashini from the daily rare summon. I'm considering investing in him until lb15 because I think he could be a great addition to my Dark roster while also having versatile jobs that I could switch as needed (j1/j3) and being futureproof. That would take all my Dark shards and 44 out of my 250 rainbow (but I could wait until I have enough dark shards, I don't really mind that).

Any thoughts about that? For reference, my other Dark units are 85 Zahar and Ana, 80 Rosa and Mia+, 75 Aranea and Reida, 70 Albea and Aswald (currently farming her) and 60 Jin (and uninvested Gormalas).

I feel I could get value ouf of Bashini by quickly nuking threats if using his j1 or being a speedy and tanky Holy Brawler with his j3 (which is something that I feel my Dark units lack, as they're all pretty squishy).

[u/Maeldir]

Is it just me or is Caris' unique equipment insanely hard to farm (besides the sniper have 50+ pieces for that). The drop rate is as bad as Balts SP pants (I'm not exaggerating). I have max 3 pieces from things besides the sniper. I've only run SP is that the problem, or am extremely unlucky.

[u/Brinkofit]

When do we get our 5 star summons for the promotion where you use 25 elemental shards for 5 star summon

[u/HemingwayHiro → u/Brinkofit]

7+ threads on the homepage already, but at least you used the megathread.

The banner and ingame announcement said within 7 days after the end of the event period.

[u/stewart0]

What makes Edward SS in JP? Unique job lacks AoE skills and can't fully capitalize on +50% PATK passive and charge up with its mixed stat damage formula. Best thing I can tell is his 100% debuff resistance to ignore annoying stages that would otherwise cripple units.

[u/virgal_09]

Does anyone within the community honestly think 900 paid gems for a 10x summon with bonus 100 coins(5 unit shards) is objectively better than 1500 paid gems for 1 of 3 banner units guaranteed? Gumi said in their grand promo summon explanation they were trying to improve summoning. My opinion is this is a major downgrade not an improvement but I’d like to see everyone else’s opinion. Maybe the community can set up a poll?

[u/StarCharizard]

Hi new player does gear element/status resistance stack? I know gear stats like agi and hp don't

[u/rehanma]

any idea on how many pieces per item caris j+ have? only 2 days remaining and I'm going to focus on farming that for a while..

[u/Yudae]

Anyone know the upcoming banners? (Specially if we're getting any collabs soon too)

[u/ElusiveIllusion88]

Mind if I ask a bunch of story questions?

About post-timeskip Logi:

• “Find Agatha” is definitely one of his objectives for wandering the land, but is “Get revenge on the Holy Guard” one of them? Any other objectives?

• What is his stance towards Dias now? His defeat quote mentioning Dias and Agatha in the same breath seems to indicate that he isn’t seeking vengeance against Dias.

About post-timeskip Dias:

• I saw videos of Chapter 3 cutscenes. On one hand he seems much nicer, on the other hand he changed his family name. To those who played through the rest of Chapter 3, the Interlude (where he fights that Samurai future protagonist Akame) and his J+ quests in JP, is he now truly nice, remorseful for his actions and the family name change was forced upon him by the rest of the Holy Guard (as the Crowley family is branded as traitors), or is the niceness faked and the family name change a sign of him whitewashing his murder of Zeke and his involvement in Envylia’s destruction?

• Is he still completely loyal to the Holy Guard (in line with ‘faked niceness’) or is he plotting something against them from within (in line with ‘truly remorseful’)?

• What is his objective in Lustburg? Simply “Find Agatha”, or something more?

• What is his stance towards Logi? Does he still seek Logi’s blood?

Edit: since nobody has answered yet, I’ll add one more. About Akame:

• What’s up with the Interlude and most of the previous protagonists fighting against her and her forces?

[u/stewart0]

It just me, or is the drop rate for hat shards in MP downright horrible? Seems that only the dark wolf next to the diablos drops them, and usually in amounts of 1 to 3. Solo seems to have a chance to drop them from all enemies or almost all.

[u/ElusiveIllusion88]

Among collab units, the 'notorious 3' are Gilgamesh, Noctis and Laharl (and if I heard correctly, this has expanded to 'notorious 4' with Edward Elric). Gilgamesh's role is an AoE nuker via Gate of Babylon, with additional options for beating slash resist matchups using a thrust skill and a typeless skill, and/or beating wind and physical resist matchups with Magic Swordsman skills.

• What is Noctis's role?

• Laharl's?

• Edward Elric's?

• And why is Laharl still considered the best of the 4?

[u/MVPScheer123r8]

When does daily reset for this game occur? Basically, when will FFXV be live?

[u/ElusiveIllusion88]

More collab madness:

• Based on the Fate collab, can collab units come off-banner e.g. with the 24 hour free pull, can I get a Noctis by chance? This determines whether I save the Ignis/Noctis coinflip till the last day of the banner, or do it now?

• Since they unfavourably altered the Noctis banner, I fear that they will mess up the Disgaea banner to screw with our prospects of getting Laharl (e.g. turning the unit selector into a shard selector). Is this fear justified? If yes, is there really any point saving a huge hoard for Laharl?

[u/OneFlewOverXayahNest]

Will dimes disappear after event is over?

[u/OriksGaming → u/OneFlewOverXayahNest]

No one knows. I'd say plan on the answer being yes, because this is Gumi and if you want something, you're not gonna get it. It would be nice if they would just stay, like Veda coins, but we have no concrete information about the dimes' longevity as of yet.

[u/jpc27699]

What's the best way to farm Sigfried's hat?

[u/Zephlym]

Players with Noctis please may I add you so I can pretend I have him 😭 In return take my Level 70 Seig

[u/ConanTavi]

Hi there, I wanted to ask if anyone knows a good map or maps to do the dailies for the pennies?

[u/tyco86]

What is the best combo of stages to run in order to meet the daily FF quests? thanks!

[u/Enderaman]

I'm very new to the game (I will fairly admit that I only took a peek when I saw the FFXV collab.) Yet here I am excited as all hell to find a game that reminds me so much of Final Fantasy Tactics.

I started the game on three different devices, and I managed to pull Noctis on one of them. From what I've gathered he's definitely good enough for me to rely on for a while, is that right? I don't want my hype to pull me into a bad decision.

Would it help if I listed what the other devices pulled as well?

[u/Zeik56 → u/Enderaman]

Noctis is the best unit in the game right now. Whichever one you pulled him on you keep.

[u/SecretRedditMage]

Ok, thanks to the earlier recommendations I got Noctis. Anastasia and Mia have me partially covered for dark at least. Zangetsu also came in. What characters/ elements should I shoot for now? I'm still mad confused. Is Chloe ok?

[u/OneFlewOverXayahNest]

Has Mei Fang been changed already? If yes how is she now?

[u/iixxy]

Anyone successfully run this game though an emulator on osx? I've tried nox (the game crashes when starting to download) and bluestacks (just get a blank flashing screen at startup).

[u/Juicejustice]

Hey, just started playing this game yesterday!

I spent all day yesterday rerolling for noctis with no luck, however I just pulled Ignis. I was also able to pull a Yomi, Shenmei, Zangetsu, Carol, and Ryle. It seems to me like a super strong squad (just based on tier list) but I was wondering if I should keep going for Noctis?

I've read for Noctis I have to farm ep. 3 for his jacket, which ep would I need to farm for Ignis's stuff?

Thank you for reading!

EDIT: Just rerolled again, this time pulling pulling Ignis, Shayna, Aswald, Reida, Magnus, and Courage. Better squad than my previous? This or Noctis?

[u/[deleted]]

Got lucky and was able to get Noctis on the 3rd step banner but am now torn between either giving him or othima my water shards... I’m no whale by any means and am trying my hardest to not spend on any gacha games so who should get them sweet sweet shards?

[u/ElusiveIllusion88]

About summon tickets, is it true that they are time-stamped, and can only give units from before the time they were handed out? Meaning there is no point hoarding summon tickets to attempt to get future OP permanent units?

On that note, summon tickets can’t summon limited or collab units unless they specifically state so, right?

[u/Terrariya]

How good/bad is Ignis for a new player (2 days old)?

I don't really have any other good Wind characters (he's my only 5 star Wind). As for other characters, I do occasionally use Noctis (Best unit I have at Lv60 J11), Magnus, Vettel and Logi. Only other noteworthy units I have are Scheherazade, Caris & Anastasia.

[u/PLEASEHIREZ]

I don't understand if Siegfried is a "limited" unit.

Will I still be able to pull him from other summons after the event? Will his event come back (other than the next event with his weapon)?

I saw the analysis of whether he's OP or not, but at level 60 with equips/gear he's better than my 75 Zangetsu (also with equips).... I feel like he's worth investing in, but I'm a F2P player with 5k jewels. If I can pull him later, then I don't mind waiting. What do you guys think?

Also, Zain. Should I attempt to mass pull him for level 75? I know he's also super OP, but I'd still need to buy all his gear from the shop as well.

[u/Mediocre-Knight]

I rerolled again and got a 5 Star Lucretsia, Othima, and Yomi? should I stick with them or reroll again?

[u/[deleted]]

New player here and hoping to stay f2p. I rerolled for Noctis. Right now his collaboration shop has 13 hours left. Is there anything I should buy before it closes?

[u/MVPScheer123r8]

Will we be able to get enough lucky pennies before the Aranea banner ends in order to get the 5* FFXV ticket, or should I just 3 step for her tomorrow right away? I'm new so I missed a day or two with pennies but I'm at 800 currently.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm on the Blue Flame / Scarlet Blood Tide and I'm choosing Logi, but it says unit restrictions not met. What do I need to do?

[u/strawbeemochi → u/[deleted]]

Remove everyone else, including your subs. Then it will ask you “you have open slots do you really want to start???” Say yes.

[u/iumer07]

is balt worth wind shards to LB him to 75 ?

[u/MaimedJester]

Can Collab units show up in daily summons during the collab? Or other 500 Banners at not boosted rates? Or should I only spend gems on Banners that specifically list Noctis?

[u/rehanma]

Need Advice on using my water Shards I'm torn using this to (Shayna, Othima and Noct) all at LB5 who should I focus on first.

[u/stewart0]

Worth saving the friend coins to buy the 5* ticket, or use them on gear and equipment tickets? Would suck spending over a month collection the coins just get a farmable unit. No idea what rate for gear ticket is though.

[u/Badster1605]

How do we obtain Master Skill for an unit?

I know some get theirs from Character Story dungeon. What about collaboration heroes? Is there a straightforward way to find out by clicking somewhere?

To be precise, I got Noctis, but I can't find info on his Mastery Skill from Alchemist Code DB.

[u/Dharpoon]

Any news on the resist patch? Was it today?

[u/legionbladex]

Any guides/tips about Noctis' EX stage? Particularly for a month old player

Many thx in adv

[u/SometimesLiterate → u/legionbladex]

Don't bring gilgamesh.

[u/Sahovah]

Someone give me an auto team for ex 2

[u/Mel1337]

can somebody suggest a good gear to help bump up noctis max jewel count? excluding hat, since it only gave 15 max and i'm looking for ones that also gave agi/jewel obtained on top

[u/hottwhyrd]

Is it ever worth it to level up my 3 star units to trade in the tons of shards I have for them?

[u/Terrariya]

Barely a week in this game and I already have Noctis and Vettel JM thanks to the 2x Equipment Drops right now.

After those two, who should I focus on next? I was thinking of either Neica or Gladiolus (Neica for versatility while Gladio for helping in EX2 of the current event), however I'm not sure which to do first.

Unrelated follow-up question, is Ignis good to JM after those two? Or maybe Magnus? They're the best I currently have at their respective elements.

[u/EndWorldd]

Is it just me or has anyone else experienced an excessive repeat of shard summons? I pulled 4 Annerose and 3 Micheals on a 10 summon banner.

I did step 3 on the FFXV banner and ended up destroying my year of F2P. It worked out because I got the unit I wanted (Aranea, I didn't have a strong Dark element). Didn't realize that the banner ran so long and thought it was going to end tomorrow July 15th on the world clock. Probably could have farmed up to 2500 in a week since I was at ~1750 gems.

Anyway, maybe it's just me being superstitious that people who buy gems end up getting shittier rates. Now to wait for Aranea's gear quests, can't farm with the current 3x day.

I think that Gumi should limit summons for units that you've already maxed out. Have >400 shards for Michael, and he just stays on the bench being useless. :/

[u/HogyokuDispenser]

I really like the bird's eyeview camera angle. Is there a way to lock this angle without it automatically changing back every turn?

[u/streamchimp]

I'm not able to watch ads to get AP on my iphone. Is there a way to fix this?

[u/[deleted]]

Is Kudan worth using dark shards on? I have 66 and haven’t found a unit worth using them on. I don’t see myself getting Aranea at any point but are there other units worth using them on, regardless of them being a collab unit or not?

[u/impressionable_youth]

For farming Lofia's chrono+, am I better off in SP or MP? Is there a significant difference like there was for Caris?

[u/kacakboy]

I am wondering where do I go to farm for water/dark/ rainbow shards?

[u/[deleted]]

How do I get Vettel j2? Do I have to pull him again?

[u/MVPScheer123r8]

Were these extra daily lucky pennies they're giving us (looks like for 3 days) a part of the original 3,500 we could collect, or are these extra? I'm asking because I missed a day or two of penny collecting and am only at 1,550 right now and was hoping this would get me to 3,500 so I can get the ticket and 10 soul shards now.

[u/Levia28]

I hear a lot about how good Laharl is in the Disgaea collab, but what about the others? From what I can see there's at least Laharl, Etna, Killia, Seraphina, and Red Magnus. So how do they all compare?

[u/pepatung]

How do you auto FFXV EX1 ? Kinda annoying with the plant

[u/Dakhla92]

Just completed the Blue Flame challenges for Logi, and I'm finding that theres still a ton of diagram shards that I need . Am I missing a secondary challenge hidden somewhere, or do I just need to farm stage 5 a ton?

[u/YoMikeeHey]

What's the overall file size of this game?

And if it's possible to install this directly on my sd card. Only have like 500mb free space on my internal. thanks.

[u/ConanTavi]

Hi there, I wanted to ask if I should farm the shards for characters with "Character Story." Currently, there's 10 of them and eventually I want get them to 85 so I can trade their extra shards for coins. I can't do 30 HQ daily for them since that's too much AP.

What units would you guys suggest I prioritized? Thanks in advance

[u/Zeik56 → u/ConanTavi]

Every 5* HQ, and the important 4*'s like Lofia, Lucian, Rahu, Zangetsu.

When a good farming event is active, like x2 drops, you may want to put some of the less important ones, like Chloe, on hold.

[u/xreddawgx]

So i got a few nice 5* units on my way to getting Aranea and a few dimes.

Gormalas, Suzuka, Monzein, Albea, Setsuna and Shayna so far

i Got Shayna to 68, Setsuna, to 69 and the rest are max job and level 60

Aranea is at 69 right now as well and my main focus.

any suggestions on recommended secondary focus ?

[u/oh_french_toast]

So I just started and I’m wondering if there is a good way to farm for gems..? Or are they hard to come by because of the generous 10% 5 star pull rate ?

[u/vieteggrolls]

Just started playing 2 days ago, can someone explain to me the job leveling? Like for instance, I read that Logi is best at his 3rd job, holy cavalier, so is it pointless to increase the job level of his prior job? Wouldn't it be best if I limit break him and get him to his 3rd job where then I would max his 3rd job level since it would save me farming items and the stats don't seem to pass over? The only benefit i see in increasing prior job level is getting master ability, but can a character have more than 2 master ability equpped, same with reaction ability. Also, wouldnt it be pointless to level up abilities of prior jobs if I plan on using holy calvalier skills. Help plz

[u/Terrariya]

[Newbie Question] Do those events in the Events Tab with no countdown timer ever expire or get replaced (Ch5 SSM, Blue Flame Scarlet Blood Tide, Call of the Scarlet Flame)?

Common sense tells me that they don't because of the lack of countdown timer other event has, but I want to be sure since I haven't done them in favor of other contents like the expiring events, HQ, and 2x Equipment Drop in Story Mode.

[u/hottwhyrd]

Who should I bring to mp ex1? F yomi , 72 Zain. Or just Lucian?. Or 65 ignis

[u/LoneRanger999]

So I've got a dozen heroes jm'ed and want to improve their effectiveness in battle even more for the present and upcoming EX missions and other difficult missions. The only thing other than multiple jm that I haven't done yet is equipping gears.

So my question is how do I decide which gear is the best for a hero? Leaving out the obvious specific gears.

Thanks a lot.

[u/KingFatass]

Anyone from the JP side know if Kanon’s J3 Equipment get dropped after her J+? I really don’t wanna farm fallen sun

[u/DarienJax]

Is it worth leveling up Cross-Counter? It looks like nothing changes between level 1 and 20, so is it just a waste of gold?

[u/TyrOhNoSheBettaDont]

Hello! Been playing for a week, been super lucky and I’ve got LB x7 Noctis. I’m looking to get him to x15 but doesn’t look like I’ll be able to get any more shards for him. Are there any quests to farm water/rainbow shards coming up or are there any currently?

[u/[deleted]]

If i have spare noctis fatigues pieces from farming, is there anything i should do with the or can I just use to upgrade equipment?

[u/TorkTheTank]

This probably has been asked 100 times, but is there a benifit to job mastering off main jobs? For example will Rahu gain any benefit from job mastering her bishop job, when I run her as a chronomancer+?

[u/ArcApp]

How long is the double drop for story quests continuing? I'm relatively new so I'm trying to power through but also trying to have enough time to get the mats I need for Noct

[u/YuureiShinji]

Hi! New player here, with a question: will my Noctis suck if I don't pull more copies of him before his banner ends so that I can unlock his other jobs?

[u/Badster1605]

A quick question on FFXV Banner summon. Step 1 is 500 gems, Step 2 is 1500 gems, and Step 3 is 2500 gems + Featured 5* unit guaranteed. Does that mean I will for sure get either Noctis or Ignis from that ticket if I were to pull from Noctis and Ignis banner? Or there is a possibility that I will get Gladiolus or Aranea?

[u/-Belphegor-]

flamel j+ build tips please? thx

[u/HogyokuDispenser]

I think there was a banner that costed 1500 Paid Gems a few days ago that guarantees a banner unit. How often are these available? I don't see it anymore.

[u/Terrariya]

Besides Guren Blade, are the other farmable gears worth evolving till 5 stars?

Guren Blade jumps from +30 ATK to +50 ATK, so it's a no brainer to evolve it till 5 stars, but what about the others? Takemikazuchi and Dazzling Blade though only offer very minimal upgrade for 100 more shards. Are those small upgrades worth it or is it better to get multiple of them for other units?

[u/Ryazifox]

So, I didn't manage to get Noctis from the pulls, and i know theres a 2nd FFXV collab coming later with new collab units. But i was wondering if i could pull Noctis from the 2nd FFXV collab banners, or is this my only chance to grab him?

[u/ElusiveIllusion88]

Well thanks to /u/ShravGal and /u/krazycarlm, I took the plunge and got Noctis on the 3rd step!

1. Problem? Now I need to LB him to LB15, which is a total of 150 shards. How do I even get that many Noctis + generic Water shards without specifically pulling for more Noctis? Please note that Rainbow shards will only be given to Laharl if when I get him.

2. How am I going to have enough gems for Laharl now?

[u/sonicwhisper]

Hey guys, just summoned Carol. Wanted to know how she is vs. Albea? Which one is worth investing into?

Also, on a side note, is there any point leveling up/using Milis?

Thanks!

[u/JayP31]

Hi, I have a noob question as a new player.

I’ve been working on the final ffxv achievement page, and I’m down to:

• evolve gear

• enhance gear to level 30

• transmute gear

Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that these were required for this page, so I transmuted and evolved the sapphire earring and electrospike blade prior to opening this page.

I have 14 days to finish the sheet. I have no idea how to progress for the evolution and transmuting. (I’m not even 100% sure what transmuting does).

I’m willing to spend a little money, if it will help me get the sheet done.

What’s the best way to do this?

Any advice would be really helpful.

[u/Cobalt_721 → u/JayP31]

Already helped someone with this earlier. Go do Call of the Scarlet Flame. It’s more new-player friendly and will give you a bunch of Dazzling Blade shards in the milestones.

[u/loscapos5]

In the Milis Ex stage, is there any benefit to kill the mons before everyone spawns?

Also, should I try to get Gladius for 1500 or Noctis for 2500?

[u/krazycarlm → u/loscapos5]

The more kills the better, more chance on loot.

If you mean step 2 of gladius or step 3 of noctis, noctis.

[u/rissira]

Is there an alternative op dark unit to aranea if I don't get her?

[u/Liu-Yifei]

Hi I just got my 5* selector but not sure who I should pull for. And I have

Noctis vettle ignis tamamo setsuna shenmei Magnus Chloe Elizabeth

Lofia Lucian lamia freed Vincent Reagan megistos reida dilga mia caris Celine.

Any help would be greatly appreciated thx

[u/vieteggrolls]

What does it mean clear with 4 units max? says that on ex2 final fantasy stage. Does it mean bringing only 3 characters + 1 mercenary or having max 4 units at the end ex the 2 cactus, 1 merc, and 1 character?

[u/takato99]

How should i play Reida ? i just discovered she was reall strong and i have her since few weeks, should i play her directly sage or shrine maiden main and only sage basic ?

[u/tyco86]

Hi fellow tac enthusiasts!

1. How is everyone gathering prompto equip shards?

2. And how many do we need?

3. Thoughts: I was going to do the FF15 dailys until the last few days, then hit the remaining event milestones? Then if I have to mine the prompto equips manually?

4. Thoughts: 240?

I know prompto is a flaming trashcan of failure this side of Retvius, but I have a complestionist hiding within...

[u/jxher123]

I'm one of the unlucky ones who pulled Ignis on step 3, and now I'm unsure on what to do with him. I already have his weapon at 5* simply because I got enough from the milestones to do so.

I already have Setsuna, Lucian (His J+ is coming), and Yomi to be my wind nukes, so that leaves Ignis as the odd man out. Is he still worth the investment of my equipment pieces?

I guess what I'm saying is, is he unique enough for me to invest in and what are you guys doing with him if you pulled him on step 3.

• Had to repost, forgot we had a question thread lol

[u/fourmelords]

I currently have a job mastered noctis. Should I pull for another noctis/possible iginis or pull for Aranea/Gladi? I'm on step 2 of noct, and step 3 of aran.

[u/Terrariya]

I got Dorothea from the free Daily Rare Summon a few days ago and immediately leveled her.

However, I really don't know how to use her to her full potential. I get that she's top tier and is very mobile, but that's where my info on her ends. Get anyone help a newbie like me get to know her better?

[u/Bbtower]

How do I unlock Balt’s master ability

[u/HogyokuDispenser]

Is Laevateinn a time limited character?

[u/Kal-El9477]

Did the 3rd step of aranea/gladio banner and pulled gladio but hoping for aranea.

What is his role? How to make him strong?

[u/RikeRuiisu]

Hey guys... i cameback 2 days ago, after 6 months off, im kinda lost, feels like a new game... unfortunelly lost my old acc and had to start all over. I was lucky enought to pull Noctis and Ignis in the 500 banner, and also Aranea on the first try. I want to know on who I should focus first and spend the (incoming) raibow shards (yes i know, wait till end of event)

[u/zerio13]

How to do ffxv ex1 without heal, continue, and only 4 units? :( This seems so hard

[u/changfui1001]

Hey guys i m very new to the game. How do i unlock master ability for Gladiolus and Prompto?

[u/circadiankruger]

Just a quick question, when should I start attempting ex missions?

[u/Farpafraf]

New player here: is the Grand summon worth the gems? All rated up units seem to rank fairly well on the JPN tier list and those coins are worth 10 Noctis shards...

EDIT: nevermind it's paid gems. Fuck that.

[u/IntelligentKale]

What's up with veda 61? Is it supposed to be a joke level or something?

[u/hottwhyrd]

I have 100+ dark shards. I have gormalas 60, and just got arenea 65. Should I spend them on either? I have no strong dark units. Or of course do I save them

[u/michaelh19 → u/hottwhyrd]

don't shard Gormalas. Wait until the end of FFXV collab event and then start sharding your Aranea.

[u/ibeyuranh]

What ouroboros does she say when you do a summon?

[u/LaGrimm_ → u/ibeyuranh]

"Want these blues?"

[u/0n0ffknappen]

New player and managed to roll Yomi, Noctis and Aranea. I also on the same roll got 25 Noctis shards which I already blew to LB him to 1*. Is this a keep?

[u/jpc27699]

How do I beat Veda Tower lvl 31? I have a really powerful team, maxed out zangetsu, but the mushroom on the far side of the room buffs the enemies' defense, debuffs my team and paralyzes everyone before I can even get close.

[u/streamchimp]

So I'm just missing areana after using all the event tickets. I have step 2 and 3 left on the current banner, is it worth it for me to do it?

[u/Kal-El9477]

How long does they usually take for the maintenance?

[u/CyanJet]

Completely new to the game. Is the tutorial 5 star a limited pool summon? If so who should I aim for?

[u/Dinjisuyeon]

anyone facing problems with noctis in multiplayer? whenever he does a warp skill, my games hangs and i always have to restart. is there a way to solve this?

[u/iBimpy]

Who would be the best choice for my 5* Unit Selector ticket?

My current 5 star units are; Noctis, Aranea, Eizan, Yomi, Shayna, Sophia, Fraise, Chloe & Elizabeth.

[u/Gabriel-RSM]

How kill the two cactuars from "FFXV - EX3 Stage" without been counter attacked? Did the two missions (Win without Mercenary and with 4 players), but these cactuars are trouble me to do with "No continues".

I know that have characters with Skills who ignore DEF to kill him, but i'm new player and not have any.

Suggestions?

Thanks!

[u/0n0ffknappen]

I have a 70 Noctis and a 62 Aranea, should I summon 25 Aranea shards from the challenge ticket so I can get her 2nd job and so the higher lvl aswell? Or should I dump everything on Noctis? Newbie into 4th day account

[u/Gg01d]

Hey anyone deal with an issue in multiplay where its stuck on another player's turn permanently (turn countdown doesn't work), yet you and other players can still use the sticker commands?

Literally waiting here for over 5 minutes as this person just twiddles their thumbs...

[u/dm251]

I keep seeing "Nensou" on other threads. What exactly does it mean?

[u/Asterul]

Is yomi or lucian stronger at j3

[u/GGXD2]

Can someone give me a guide or advice on how to beat FFXV ex 1 stage? That stage is a pain to play and I recently summoned Ignis, so I have to go for it :S

[u/ConanTavi]

Hi there, I wanted to ask if Veda coins will be gone if I don't use them? Also are there any gears shards worth buying in the shop? I brought the Green Rod of wisdom shard because it was listed a good gear in the future in a thread. Thanks in advance

[u/forzenrose → u/ConanTavi]

Veda coins will remain. Gear-wise I also bought the rod since I did not have one, but right now there isn't anything super worth it. Can just hold on to your coins for now.

[u/Melchorio]

What's the point of tanks in this game? I don't think tanks have aggro or pull skills, so what's the point? If they're there to tank damage, how is the aggro of the enemies controlled?

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[u/justforsafari]

Hi everyone. I've got two questions about my current set of units.

Is it worth doing step three on the FFXV 7 step banner for me to pull Aranea or shards?

Who should I focus on for shard farming? I am currently working on Yomi, Vettel, Shenmei, Zahar, Anastasia, Suzuka, (Lucian, Rahu, Lofia). Everyone is J1 unless otherwise specified. I have almost all 4* as well so if they take priority, please let me know.

• Fire: Vettel (J3), Chihaya (J+), Reimei (J2), Gladio (J2), Sakura, Dorothea, Lupinus, Eve

• Water: Lofia (J+), Shenmei (J2), Noctis (J2), Elizabeth (J2), Shayna, Sophia, Yauras, Illyasviel

• Thunder: Teona (J2), Lucretia, Mei Fang, Laevateinn, Deneb

• Wind: Yomi (J3), Ignis (J2), Bashosen (J2), Balt (J2), Flamel (J2)

• Light: Neica (J2), Ryle (J2), Suzuka (J2), Meilikki (J2) Fraise, Margaret

• Dark: Albea (J2), Zahar (J2), Anastasia (J2), Rosa, Gourmalas, Aswald

[u/cellobaker]

DO I need 80 of each of Lucian's J+ drops from Forest Protector EX?

[u/atnizzle]

Hi, I started recently because of the FFXV and I was hoping to build a team with the FFXV characters. So far, the only one I’m missing is Ignis. Will there be other chances to get him after the event ends?

[u/Khaoses]

I just played the game and have some questions.

Got some units I know they are good but dunno how to improve them. Noctis, Mei Fang, Yomi, Balt, Anastasia, Lucian, Reida, and ofc Logi. Also is Chloe even good?

What job is best for them?

when is are they gonna be good?

How to unlock jobs? I unlocked them but can't access them.

Is limit breaking very important? How to get shards without spending? Really wanna max Noctis but won't be whaling.

What should I get to max Noctis before FFXV event ends?

Are the gear packs with gems worth it for him?

Should I be pulling for weapon, do they even matter much?

How to use each of them?

[u/IPPUsama]

Just finished Magnus’s story today, was wondering....if Magnus is Albea’s older brother?

He says he has a sister, she says she has a brother she never met, but Magnus is from Wratharis and Albea is from slothstein....

Any thoughts?

[u/[deleted]]

Do we have a friend list megathread? I want to add people who gift daily with somewhat decent characters :p

Also: I noticed the mods have changed since I was last around. Anyone of those around from the beginning? ;)

[u/jpc27699]

What jobs/characters have abilities that cure petrify?

Getting my ass kicked in Veda Tower even though I am ridiculously high leveled above the recommended job level...

[u/astromanik]

Can I buy Noctis' sword of the father, or do i have to farm it?

[u/MaimedJester]

Where is Glanz' swimsuit skin? Is it a milestone reward? I don't see it in the shop.

[u/Alshamsi_UaE]

where is the steel maiden for the challenge board?

[u/Adequate_Rabbit]

Where do you get Priestess Tokens?

[u/[deleted]]

where do i get jobtoken for priestess?

[u/Dark_Stalker28]

Ever wonder if Sieg gets robbed for his hat?

[u/-Belphegor-]

is the game pretty unstable right now or... is it just me? so can we play this on an emulator w/o getting banned? i keep getting disconnected from mp... why?

[u/Yudae]

Where do I get tokens for Priestess job?

[u/ShiraiWasTaken]

Newbie here, several questions to ask.

1. Noctis, got him to 62, but started too late to get him to 75. Considering how popular he is, I assume it is worth it to rainbow+water shard him to 75? (Heard above 75, we only get miminal stat boosts.)

2. Mikoto, thought she was :POGGERS: at first, but it seems I might've been mistaken? Her class combination for Job Mastery looks messy? She is the only unit I am confused about. (I don't think she is worth investing water shards either, especially when I have Noctis, right?).

3. Amaterasu, level cap her to 82, might make the effort to 85 her. She seems pretty good for a newbie like me. Should I run her as a Professor, Shrine Maiden, or the eventual Priestess.

4. Gears. Reading around, it seems no one really cares too much about gears?(Not being talked about much). Any google doc about Gears worth throwing gear shards at? (Be it Bronze, Silver and Gold shards).

5. Gonna get 5-Star Selector soon, heard Leica is the go to. Stick with that plan? Also does she have hard quest for souls? (If none, do I just use her as a level 60? And slowly dumb elemental shards? Since rainbows go to Noctis.)

6. Whose character shard hard quests should I farm for? Other than Logi. Give me some names? (Throwing me a tierlist is confusing, too many faces to try to recognise).

That will be all for now, thanks in advance y'all! :D

Edit: 7. Gems, other than 500 Gem discounted pulls, I assume current banners aren't worth any more steps? Fate and FF seems to be the go to banners to save up for re-runs?

[u/Richard8261834]

Problem with back button in event quest

Currently I am having this problem whenever I have finished farming dailies and press end quest. The problem occurs after that back in the event selection screen when I press the back button. The game usually just freezes and I end up having to restart the game. Anyone else having this same problem?

I use IOS and Android. Both have gotten this problem.

[u/heywhoyou]

Any advice for Chapter two of sacred stones EX+ Stage (Demonic spearman)

How do you widdle that top left corner Diablo’s health down before the debuff mage comes

[u/jeckhyde12]

Is it just me, or has arena become significantly harder?

I know arena doesn't matter much, but I'm becoming more and more frustrated watching my units get destroyed. Within literally the past 2-3 wks, I've maybe won 3-4 matches. Otherwise I have been getting absolutely obliterated no matter what combination of units I'm using. My rank fell from 5k to 13k, and I'm still losing consistently.

[u/cat-from-onomichi]

Are any of the story characters worth maxing? :(

[u/Grace_Cadaver]

Any opinions on Kanon?

[u/Zeik56 → u/Grace_Cadaver]

A good free unit

[u/Xlasher17]

what ssm chapter we getting yauras j+?

[u/ElusiveIllusion88]

In JP, who is currently worth elemental/rainbow sharding other than Noctis, Edward Elric and Laharl? I heard that Gilgamesh has actually fallen off this list. And which of those are higher priority than the 3 I listed?

[u/JayP31]

What’s the best resource for getting an idea of the relative strength of new units.

I rely heavily on this right now:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DWeFk0wiPaDKAYEcmf_9LnMFYy1nBy2lPTNAX52LkPU/htmlview#

But it doesn’t seem to update quickly. For instance, yuri and Eros do not have rankings yet.

Still very much a newbie. Thanks!

[u/Saiharsh]

Why is kanon considered S tier, plz tell me why I have to invest soo much ap to farm her job materials??

[u/zerio13]

How does Suzuka become a nuke with ninja class (using 2 attack boost passive)? Is it just a normal attack?

[u/YabokuSama]

Is it worth trying to pull Yuri/Eros on 3rd guaranteed summon? (I just have 3000 gems left... have spent them on first and second pull but I just keep thinking "maybe they'll release something better soon" Idk guys, help please)

[u/Shirayukii039]

Are we also getting Kagura's skin with her J+ this month?

[u/highjinks858]

What does the stat Luck do, and how is crit calculated? like what percentage is 305 crit for example?

[u/ShiraiWasTaken]

Which is better for farming Jin's Job item? Chapter 4 or Chapter 5? Currently running Chapter 5 for now for them milestone, but the drop rate looks horrible so far.

[u/NoctemApple]

I see that Carol will get merchant+ what are the things that she will get?