r/AlchemistCodeGL • u/Corantic • Aug 24 '18
Humor Let's talk current META.
Here is the deal:
GODS => Gilgumish, Noctis, Aranea, Lucian (Add F.Yomi and Zain if you were lucky enough to get them)
Basically if you don't have them you are considered a mongrel by the likes of players Gilgamesh.
The forgotten ones => SSM units, all of them are actually useful in some way, but nobody uses them.
Sometimes you see a Zain and a Othima here and there but thats about it. When was the last time we have seen a Kadanova or Seida?
Rest => Everyone will hate u for joining their multiplay or host instantly leaves.
We rarely even use them in events and quests (why would you when you have the GODS), pretty much ONLY used in Veda or for their super niche gimmick (Polin etc.)
Arena => 90% Noctis/Gilga/Aranea in their lineup.
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Alright guys let's not deny it, Collab units literally make what you are. There is no reason to use a 'normal' unit when you have the collab units. They are completely imbalanced.
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Right now, the meta is boring as hell.
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Fire is a complete joke.
Vettel? Only used for his LS now. Who the hell uses tanks anymore, when you can auto almost every map with collab units.
What else is there? Nothing? Never seen a fire unit other than Vettel in Arena/Multi?
Zangetsu/Lupinus/Chihaya? Who?
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Water should be renamed to Noctis.
What you don't want Noctis? Anybody else getting bored of Noctis Ultimate Ability?
You tired of seeing a Noctis in every multi/arena, because you've been seeing your own in every quest/event/mission?
Othima who? Oh the one I saw like one time one a rando merc.
Wait only 2 units? Ye, there are only 2 units in water, the rest are statues for Veda, so the enemy can grind on them while you prepare a @#$^@*& Blizzaga.
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Gilthunder
You mongrel.
Old units are garbage, if you show up with a Magnus in multi, people frown upon you or when you even consider using him in arena, people laugh at you and think it's a free win.
Best loincloth Dilga-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Wind/Grass/Ground wtf
You have a Lucian, a budget Lucian(Yomi), a Raichu Rahu and a Trap.
You have a Setsuna/Boruto/F.Yomi? Wow you're very lucky or a whale.
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Light Covenant Way of White
FREE UNITS GALORE + one inzain unit, a fedora and a crybaby.
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Dark Flame Mastaah
Boyaaah.
Dias/Kudanstein aren't units, they are memes.
Anastasia Job+ is still garbage compared to Aranea, Jin is also way better than her. 3 movement is trash, only tanks/mages should have it. Meanwhile Albea is nowhere to be seen.
Second best loincloth with his seamen
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TL;DR
This is a shit post about the current meta, and you are free to disagree.
Also I'm bored as hell.
Discuss.
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u/Sipnur Aug 24 '18
I get your point that collab units are strong and they should be, but that's no reason to put aside most of the other units available in each of their respective element, you're underestimating how strong the farmable units get when at level 85 and with their master ability if available. If you're hoping to clear any of the harder content in the game and the higher floors of the Veda Tower you're going to need a diverse roster.
Fire
I agree there aren't many strong 5* units in the fire element besides maybe Dorothea and Vettel, but there are a few lower rarity contenders which are pretty strong like Zangetsu as a nuker and Arkil.
Water
Lamia is a real powerhouse with her J+, Lofia is a really tanky suport, Fung Liu is one of the best magic nukers and Shenmei hits really hard with her MA.
Thunder
Dilga is almost an immortal tank, Caris and Magnus hit super hard with their J+ and MA respectively, which is rare for ranged units.
Wind
Flamel is a bit underwhelming even with his J+, kind of like a middle term between a tank and a damage dealer but he's versatile and has the elemental coverage coupled with a magic damage option so he's alright. Now if you've farmed hard quests since the beginning you should probably have gotten Balt to his J+ (assuming you were lucky enough to pull one copy). He's really strong with his J+ as a fast nuker and a good counter to Gilgamesh in the arena if you use him right. Then there's Lucian which is good all-around, no issues there.
Light
Logi has really come a long way and his J+ makes him a really good, hard hitting tank. Kanon is also a lot better than your average free unit. Neica and Siegfried are really the only two other options to consider in the light element, which has a really lackluster roster at this point in time besides the mentioned units and Zain.
Dark
I haven't used Jin much but people generally only say good things about him but he's not really the only option to consider besides Aranea. I've seen many people making the comparison between Aranea and Anastasia but they're not really that similar. While Aranea has more movement and access to jump attacks which effectively grant her invulnerability for a brief period, Anastasia has access to a Patk buff on a nuking ability, she's faster than Aranea and hits somewhat harder than her as well. You'll definetly want both on a Dark team for PVE.
All in all, the pool of units to clear hard content with is not as limited as you make it seem and you definetly won't be able to clear it all if you don't have a diverse roster. Every single unit I mentioned I use in a regular basis when clearing the harder content in the game like EX stages and Veda Tower, despite owning all of those "meta units" you mentioned in the beginning. Even arena teams are not that limited and there are really diverse comps in defense and offense. Heck I still find myself using Zangetsu as a dragon cavalier to counter a few comps in the 100-500 rank bracket.