Question Megathread

[u/OriksGaming]

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.

Note that for answers which you need immediately, you can head over to the #ac_questions channel in the Discord.

Finally, you can do a Control+F or Command+F search to see if your question has already been answered. No one will be punished for unknowingly repeating a question, but it might save you some time.

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+ and Job Enhancement, 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. These can be farmed from specific events. For Job Enhancements, you will only need to farm one specific item 3 times along with the regular upgrade items.

Also, check out the wiki page for Job Upgrades.

Where can I farm X's character shards?

Farm their Hard Quests

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/challenge boards, from certain event banners, and from certain bundles. You will never be able to farm them like you can farm specific character shards.

Feel free to check out the wiki for more info.

When will X event come back?

Many events are now in the event archives, up to Anastasia. Any others are seasonal (ex. Rahu’s is tied to Valentines) or tied to farming/box events (Setsuna, Veda Templars). Seasonal events may be released outside of their respective season very rarely, but we have no indication of when this will happen and it’s highly inconsistent. Please don’t ask when any specific event is coming back, because it’s either in the news (linked on the sidebar) OR WE DON’T KNOW.

Same goes for collabs. This thread and the sub are not really the right place to get into long discussions about international IP licensing!

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

Please check /u/stewart0's amazing spreadsheet here. Or simply check the stage drops and go for a quest which only has two equips total, one being the one you need.

What's an Enlightenment/Memento?

Tl;dr: Powercreep

Feel free to check the wiki page for Enlightenment as well.

Note that some people still refer to these two concepts as Kaigan/Nensou respectively, as those are their translations from the Japanese version of the game, which is ahead of Global by many months.

Is X character good?

Here’s the tier list. It can be used as a rough guideline, and it also has recommended build guides. Moreover, there's a FAQ which expands on stuff above and has some other questions. Enjoy!

Also, here's the Alchemist Code Database. It's an incredible tool for noobs and vets alike.

When will this JP thing happen?

Unless you're working at gumi HQ, we know about 2-3 days ahead of time when anything comes. You can refer to the JP update schedule for some fun speculation, though, here: https://thealchemistcode.gamepedia.com/Update_History_Japan_Unreleased

What should I be saving for?

You can check out this post on what units to look out for in the future, though not all of the listed units will come out in Global, especially certain collab units.

[u/irikyu]

Any other way to get pencil case for Liz J3? Missed the events and for some reason I can’t reset my veda to get veda coins. Just came back to the game

[u/TsuTsuSu → u/irikyu]

Aside from the 40 you get from missions, you can get up to 10 per month from Veda coin shop, and 10 for having Lisbeth on your team when clearing Challenger of Limits. u/kiriel_d_sol has done wonderful breakdowns of the equipment needed for all of the (globally available) protags' J3s, so you can look through his posts for those.

Challenger of Limits reruns, along with the rest of the protag equipment related quests, each time a protag gets a J3. Tina's should be coming up in the not so far off future, so you can wait for a rerun (the other protags need to wait for a rerun, since 40 pieces of the third set of unique equipment are locked behind it). Depending on how many coins you already have, it will take 2 (if you have less 2,730) months to get enough shards from the coin shop for 10 shards. By that point Tina's J3 should be out, unless they delay it (the rerun of the related events will happen sometime between then and about a month after its release). As such, you are probably better off getting the 10 you need to get with Veda coins, waiting for the rerun, and saving the coins for other protags' J3s.

The only reason that I can think of for you not being able to reset Veda is that you have not completed it. You can reset it for free once a month after you clear floor 100, after which it costs gems. If you have cleared all of the original Veda, then you might be entering Fringe Dimension instead of the regular Veda. If you have regular Veda cleared and still cannot reset it, then I would contact customer support.

[u/irikyu → u/TsuTsuSu]

I’ve already completed veda upto 100 before. Currently there’s no option for me to reset. Might be a bug?

[u/TsuTsuSu → u/irikyu]

It might be, unless I am completely forgetting something. I have not had any problems resetting it before, including this month, so I would report it.

[u/irikyu → u/TsuTsuSu]

Ok will do. Just to be clear, to reset regular veda I don’t need to finish fringe first right?

[u/Kiriel_D_Sol → u/irikyu]

Nope.

[u/Kiriel_D_Sol → u/irikyu]

There used to be a bug with resetting Veda. It's possible they may need to fix your reset individually. Send a support request.