FF6 - Brave New World

Heads up incoming +Mag Cyan build. Storm/Eclipse/Holy spam go! [EDIT: Looking the printme over, it looks like Cyan doesn't actually have any +mag espers available. Still going to go for all the +mag items I can find though (NirvanaBand/MagicCube/ForceArmor/Kazekiri go!), and then probably go for a +Stam build to see how that stacks up.

It'll be interesting to see if anyone gets any use out of Cyan's attack magic (I like his Storm against the IAF picner attacks, but that's about it). Hopefully, Dragon's switch to stamina damage shouldn't affect this build too much.

Will probably give Gogo a shot this time around too, since I 100% ignored him last time. Any recommended builds? BTB likes to hint at a couple different builds he's seen for the mime, but I don't recall seeing any concrete "I used him for this" statements.

We deliberately avoid giving out much info on Gogo builds because we want to see how creative players can get with him. I *will* say the one thing we thought was going to be beyond broken on him is not what has turned out to be broken, so it's really all about how willing you are to experiment.

Maybe try to rush certain WoR espers as well, so I can have a proper magic-heavy Celes.

Yeah, it bugs me that her Magic+2 esper shows up so late (unless you know where it is, obviously). Hopefully, Siren is enough to tide her over, and all of those speed levels don't feel wasted on her.

Any other alt builds people want to suggest?

A speed-focused Relm, tank your Cyan with Kirin/Alexander levels, save Mog for as many Palidor levels as you can and dragoon him, stamina-build Strago and use him for Holy Wind spam (this was done, actually, with rather good results)... maybe see if Edgar finds any use whatsoever for Siren (or Celes for Phantom, which I doubt very much she does).

Hey all, just registered to discuss Brave New World. Spent most of the weekend buried in it and just beat it about five minutes ago.

Groovy. I'll PM you the Unlockme password shortly.

Everyone was level 50, so Kaiser and Kefka weren't much trouble.

Dear Celestia, man. I need to ask two things:

1) How much grinding did that require (and how much of it was done in Kefka's Tower)?

2) How easy did the endgame feel at max level?

MVP World of Balance: Gau. His Stamina was obscene thanks to Stray, so I gave him the Life Bell and he was effectively immortal.

Although the Immortal Sabin build is a bit more popular, our Stamina overhaul should also nerf Gau in this respect, as well.

I was able to use his Rages in a supporting role (Flan, Rhinox, Defender) or an MT damage dealer (Albatross, Sand Ray, Ninja) depending on the situation, and they weren't redundant. Dragon and Io were useful for a lot of the WOR, but once my spellcasters started hitting the damage cap, he fell by the wayside.

...this much won't change, though. Just as in the original game, Gau's focus eventually shifts from being a disc one nuke and to tanking elemental damage through proper rage selection.

Glitches: In the Fanatic's Tower, the chest containing Crusader opened normally, then defaulted back to its "closed" graphic after I'd entered the menu. It stayed "closed" for the remainder of the game.

I'll let Synchysi field this one >.>

Miscellany: I take it Gogo's ability to equip Daryl's Soul is because you're going with Gogo = Daryl?

I was wondering if someone was going to point that out >.>

Yeah, that's what I was trying to hint at. I also tease the Setzer/Terra ship a bit, too.

Also, have Edgar's Air Anchor and Debilitator been removed entirely, or did I miss them?

They be gone entirely. We may add in some replacements in a later version, but for now Edgar has only six tools.