Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier

Saven

Pro Adventurer
Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I thought the controversy before the release of the game was pretty silly (it doesn't really affect FFVII all that much), but this turned out to be a lot more fun than I imagined. I never played a battle royale before this one, but this shit can get pretty tense when you and someone else are the last one left! I am definitely looking forward to seeing what they add to this game. It desperately needs a PC or console version though. It will be such a better experience when it comes to either or.
 

Makoeyes987

Listen closely, there is meaning in my words.
AKA
Smooth Criminal
Chocobos have been nerfed to the point they're not viable as weapons, even against monsters. They're so weak now, you're best bet is to just use them as easier transportation or to soften someone up and then kill them yourself. They really ended the murderbird meta.

Last game I won was weird. KO'd the final person, however it was during the movement of the mako gas and they limped straight into the gas and camped there. I thought they were staggered and were going to soon die. But, they just stayed in the gas, crouched on one knee. I'm confused as hell, staring at them in shock. Then they got out, cast Comet, I dodged it, cast Blizagga and dashed towards them to melee kill and won.

They had the Revival Ring, and thanks to the patch that prevents you from losing HP while being revived, you can now revive yourself in the mako gas, and then immediately get out before it kills you. Had I not dodged out of the Comet zone, they'd have cheesed a revival win thanks to camping in the safety of the lethal mako gas. Don't think I like that change with revival at all :monster:
 

Makoeyes987

Listen closely, there is meaning in my words.
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Smooth Criminal
Yes but I don’t remember the I’d or date or none of that, I told them it was sync to my play store but said was not there ?

Hope you don't give up! That really sucks tho, I'm sorry.

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Yeah, seriously. The chocobo I posted earlier with max stamina, HP and attack dies after less than a round of SMG fire. Can only kick around 3 times if I don't jump, and the max damage it's done against a human is like 84 or so, I think. Yeah, you're not relying on chocobos for victory anymore :monster:

I actually used the Revival Ring for the first time and won with it. I dunno what happened but this Ranger was my final opponent, they hit me with Thundaga, I dashed out of it but still had taken damage, and then they finished me off with a machine gun. I was pissed but said "fuck it" and tried to revive myself.

And they stood there and let me.

I couldn't believe it. And then I figured it out.

They got disconnected :wacky: Their game must've crashed cause they just stood there, still as a statue.

So I crushed them like one. :awesome:

That was so cheap but I'll take it.

Now I have Doom in my next game. Really need to figure out how I'm going to win in 12 minutes or less.
 

Erotic Materia

[CONFUSED SCREAMING]
The doom thing is optional, right? What's the benefit in playing with it?

Edit: never mind, I found the info on it. It's a one-time usage thing, though... ? If you don't win during the round it's equipped, you're out 300 gil until the next time it pops up
 

1rstClassSoldier

Pro Adventurer
Hope you don't give up! That really sucks tho, I'm sorry.



Yeah, seriously. The chocobo I posted earlier with max stamina, HP and attack dies after less than a round of SMG fire. Can only kick around 3 times if I don't jump, and the max damage it's done against a human is like 84 or so, I think. Yeah, you're not relying on chocobos for victory anymore :monster:

I actually used the Revival Ring for the first time and won with it. I dunno what happened but this Ranger was my final opponent, they hit me with Thundaga, I dashed out of it but still had taken damage, and then they finished me off with a machine gun. I was pissed but said "fuck it" and tried to revive myself.

And they stood there and let me.

I couldn't believe it. And then I figured it out.

They got disconnected :wacky: Their game must've crashed cause they just stood there, still as a statue.

So I crushed them like one. :awesome:

That was so cheap but I'll take it.

Now I have Doom in my next game. Really need to figure out how I'm going to win in 12 minutes or less.
Thanks ?
 

Erotic Materia

[CONFUSED SCREAMING]
Update to my preferred setup!

I went through HOURS of headaches to find an emulator setup that works, only to find that it's buggy as hell, constantly skips frames, the controls are garbage, etc. Overall not worth it.

That being said! I found a nifty little program called scrcpy that mirrors my phone via USB connection, and it works AWESOME. I did up the bit rate from default to compensate for some (relatively minor) artifacting, but it works so good! Now my screen is twice as big! And another bonus, because I'm using a Microsoft surface, I can use the touchscreen just like I'm using my actual phone! I'm loving this setup!
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Makoeyes987

Listen closely, there is meaning in my words.
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Smooth Criminal
The skill level is going up. People are tearing each other up faster and the meta is shifting.

Sorcerers and warriors are the two most dangerous styles. Sorcerers especially. Trance is lethal in that tiny final circle, and people just love hurling Firaga fireballs. Even if they blow themselves up.

It's fascinating seeing how the playstyles evolve over time. No game is ever the same. But you can see people adapting.
 

Makoeyes987

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AKA
Smooth Criminal
Double post for this momentous occasion.

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It says to show up tomorrow bright and early at Mako Reactor 0. I guess I'll be stationed beneath the Shinra Building or something? :awesomonster:

But yeah, Warrior has been fun as hell. Now I think I'll try a new style. I'm thinking Sorcerer. Gonna get some use out of how busted Fire/Fira/Firaga is before it's nerfed.

And make no mistake, it will be nerfed. It's completely obnoxious that Firaga can not only deal over 120 damage for 1 MP, but it doesn't even have to hit. Simply being near it, within an unmarked blast radius, deals full damage to the target. Not only that, but Sorcerers fire three Firaga at once, for 1 MP and it deals even more damage. Not only that, but with their special ability Trance, the cooldown time is cut significantly, allowing repeated spam-casting while they have increased movement speed and high speed MP recovery. Ridonkulous.

Developers already said they'll be thinking of a way to balance it due to it's power, so.. I think I'll get some use out of it before then. Might as well be on the other end of these damn fireballs while I can!

Can't say enough how much fun this game is. Murderbird meta and Firaga spam aside, this game is surprisingly well crafted and balanced. They put some real thought into making this game balanced, varied, and able to handle the RPG and BR elements simultaneously. There are hiccups and kinks to iron out, but their responsiveness and active listening to players really leaves one feeling optimistic. I want this game to succeed because it's good, and I can easily see this making a great transition to consoles and PC one day. It's mobile only status sucks but even with that in mind, it's a phenomenal game. A-Team and S-E really pulled off something off-the-wall and awesome. The fact I went from literal 0 BR game experience to getting the hang of this and winning is just... Wow.
 

Erotic Materia

[CONFUSED SCREAMING]
Jesus H. Christ, 30 wins?! My god, you're a beast.
Unit 14 Lost Force
I genuinely can't tell if you're serious or if this is a reference I'm missing.
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But in regards to sorcerer, I'm with you 100%. I've been playing it the last few times, and while it's definitely had more of a learning curve, spamming firaga is the tits. Especially when someone is chasing you, and you pop it at the corner right before they come around it. Something about killing someone without needing direct line of sight is satisfying as hell.
 

Makoeyes987

Listen closely, there is meaning in my words.
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Smooth Criminal
Jesus H. Christ, 30 wins?! My god, you're a beast.

LOL thanks, I've just simply been playing. And FS is thankfully one of those games where repetition really does pay off. :wacky:

I genuinely can't tell if you're serious or if this is a reference I'm missing.
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LOL, it's a Dirge of Cerberus Online mode reference. @Shademp and their Online Mode article goes into great detail.

To quote @Shademp and their article

"The Restrictors were the absolute will in Deepground. Disobedience to their orders meant death. By the time of the events in the Single Player, the Restrictors have been overthrown and the Tsviets of Color are now the dominating force.

The Restrictors belonged to the 14th SOLDIER Unit known as “Lost Force”, typically referred to as a unit that “wasn’t supposed to exist”. What this likely means is that the Unit didn’t exist officially. It is not clear if there are only the four Restrictors found in Deepground, or if more existed off-screen."

Would be really cool if they released skins based on that. Probably a bit too obscure but that or even just the DG SOLDIER trooper costumes would make me open my wallet in a heartbeat.

But in regards to sorcerer, I'm with you 100%. I've been playing it the last few times, and while it's definitely had more of a learning curve, spamming firaga is the tits. Especially when someone is chasing you, and you pop it at the corner right before they come around it. Something about killing someone without needing direct line of sight is satisfying as hell.

That's like... the cause of 99% of my deaths, LOL. Chasing someone down to melee them and then they suddenly turn around and haphazardly toss Firaga in my general direction. :awesomonster:

It's so nuts. I didn't bother with Firaga as a warrior until like after that achievement, because aiming magic with my PS5 controller isn't easy. But, then it clicked that you really don't have to aim that well with Firaga because the damn blast radius is so huge! So. Gonna party rock until it's over, lolol
 
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