Aerith Anniversary Banner Review - FF7 Ever Crisis

[@ArikadoX]

At 07:03 you mention centipede gives Pdef High at OB6 which is not the case you need 2 casts for it, i don't understand how pdef mid is discouraging ppl to pull on this, you should see or try someone to show you how an ATB+1 for all allies is insane, not pulling for this weapon is mad. I have been neglecting pulling for Aerith banners as F2P as for some reasons her banners came after some important banners or next to mid/anniversary, missed on Kamura as i was saving for anni and I regret it a little but there is no way ppl can keep foolong themselves for this wpn.

[@Nitelight9]

You are correct!! This is important to note; I'll pin this for others! Thank you for correcting this mistake!

[@carlkitchen]

Yeah, everyone seems to be fixated on the high potency p.def all for centipede vs bahamut rod but centipede is still only mid per cast even at OB10. And it's a 5ATB cost. So you're waiting on 10ATB to get it to high (and that's if you don't already have p.def down on your characters). If you absolutely need high potency then you're probably better off just having someone like cloud or Barret (I think maybe Cait too) that can bring it all the way to high with only 4atb.

[@19Andre87]

@@carlkitchenif you are menus u just use new limit breaks or new build weapon to reset at 0

[@edwardsgamingcorner3880]

3 ATB cure all. I cannot stress this enough. I have 1 copy, 3.1k Heal potency from how I was geared, was healing for 1.8k per 3 ATB using Esuna. Granted, I have whale power and a good Highwind, but still, this thing is nuts. This weapon is work compression cranked up to 11. We heal cantrip speed, we heal more with pdef buff normal speed, we give ATB to our DPS each time boss claps us. We have a single target cure slot that now heals 5k+, we remove status ailments on one cast (B100 just became way easier) and we ensure our mag DPS is getting juiced by our main weapon instead of carrying random party weapons in the back slot that does not give us any benefit to our job. This thing is the Swiss army knife of healing weapons.

[@Nitelight9]

@@edwardsgamingcorner3880 great perspective!! I didn't even really think about the fact that esuna does cure also. I love your metaphor of the swiss army knife 😅

[@Oblivionknight]

People are severely underestimating this weapon and only looking at it in a vacuum. What needs to be examined is Aerith's entire build and how she synergizes with the rest of the team. Having an Aerith who can offer a ton more offensive support (Costume 5% atk/Weapon +60 and 25% matK) while losing very little healing due to the costumes itself granting 10% healing. Also this weapon having the matk all effect as a main not only grants you more matk than running a lb sub weapon, but also opens up a back slot to run a completely different weapon. So you are essentially consolidating 2 weapons slots into 1. This allows Aerith much greater build flexibility to run either more Heal/Extension or more guild weapons that can further buff the entire team's pdef/mdef as needed. Also the new systems need to be considered, Brandings and Ultimate weapons. Branding for pdef/mdef can drastically increase a unit's effective hp and also makes the guild weapons even more effective, which means the requirements for high pdef buff should be less. And Ultimate weapons allow for even more R abilities, which means healers like Aerith and Matt can get a lot of healing from just those weapons (+20 r ability and 150 healing stat). And that's not even mentioning the Esuna all slot and the Atb regen, which is insane. I do wish the pdef buff went mid to high, but I think people are too focused on that and not looking at the overall picture. Sorry for the rant, but I've seen so many people underrating this weapon 😅

[@Nitelight9]

Rant well received!!! I agree with you! This is why I acknowledged the part everyone is going to initially see as the downside, but why I think it's still a very fine choice! You articulated things I didn't mention though, and that makes me happy :)

[@Oblivionknight]

@@Nitelight9 Glad to hear it! Hope your pulls go well

[@titi3736]

Honestly I think you're the one overestimating this weapon, sure MAG all is nice but once you're stuck with a physical team ( wich is 70% of the time) this stats becomes useless compared to let say kamura wand which has better R abilities and isn more versatile IMO, then once you're realize the ATB boost never proc unless you have it at OB 10 ( a weapon that heals but at the same time needs you to be low in HP is dumb IMO) you're stuck with a mid def boost and a bad healing potency. Sure esuna all is nice but really not needed 99,9% of the time. Very niche weapon when for when you're facing a boss weak to magic that spams attack and aoe ailments. Which almost never happens. Although I can guarantee the guild boss will be exactly like that past that point the weapon will be sitting in the dust (unless OB 10 for the constant +1 atb)

[@Takeshe36]

I have Matt's Centipede on OB10, but when I saw Esuna All on Aerith's weapon, I decided I need that (Imagine Shiva EX fights where you can clear everyone of Silence with good timing!). Thanks for the video and good luck on your pulls!

[@Nitelight9]

@@Takeshe36 yup! This is what I was envisioning too! Thank you! Same to you

[@CaponeToneTony]

Good job covering her weapon! And I agree, I can't fault anyone for saying they would prefer centipede instead just for bigger heal stat and PDEF to high (and the fact that its not limited) but that MATK all allies on the main hand is fantastic for a support on any MATK team, plus esuna all along with the ATB boost is a really nice combination, especially at OB6 or above. Plus i'm an Aerith main and i'd much rather use her all the time than Matt use at all 😆 I have mine at OB10 with Centipede and 4 point shuriken in the back so I get Level 8 heal + level 4 buff/debuff, my heal stat is 4K with materia equipped. Throw in something like OB7 Guild Umbrella in the last slot and you're also boosting Magic Defense all allies too.. love the setup! But anyways, Good luck with your pulls!

[@Nitelight9]

Great to hear from you, sir!!! I also love using Aerith as my main which is why I am compelled to pull. Still haven't gotten to do that yet, but hopefully very soon!

[@joshuafitzpatrick7714]

I did pull and had bad luck but finally got to OB6. I will say I didn’t realize how much it does until I used it in places like the battle tower. Very strong.

[@Nitelight9]

Ob6 is gooooood! I'm hoping for that as well!!

[@Dad2Kids]

Aerith will have her own content and also Matt. People keep comparing this insane weapon with Centipede. Esuna all mean you can save a lot freaking ATB. Cure potency is also very good. Ultimately that +1 ATB. This weapon make Aerith as a Healer, Buffer, and Enabler.

[@Tomrom52]

I understand your disdain for people comparing it to another weapon, but no-one can really blame us for this. - The weapon has the exact same healing potency as centipede, not close to, the exact same [yes we did double check this to confirm] - The weapon's primary ability (this means abilities that are non conditional) does the same as Centipede as well, partywide Heal + PDEF. - Matt is the only unit comparable to Aerith, since we have only 2 dedicated healers in the game. - When weapons are released, we naturally compare them to others - this is a weapon and outfit review video, how else do you want it reviewed if we are to ignore the fact there is another weapon that does 70% of the weapons abilities already, while that weapon is permanent and even does one of the roles better Yes she has Esuna All and this video makes it very clear that is the primary thing to look at for this weapon beyond the ATB addition. The ATB addition though is a bit counter intuitive unfortunately, since they gave the HEALER, whose job it is to keep health up, an ability that promotes not healing, all the while putting it on a skill that Heals.

[@alchalant4663]

Yeah the esuna all on this weapon was major contributor to making b100 dare I say… easy… not quite but you know what I mean. That’s 6 atb saved every time the boss cast poison breath-4 times throughout the course of the fight. The atb boost was great too. It seemed like red always had atb to spare to help heal with his cure all or matk down boss/adds or debuff boss elemental resistance. Thumbs up on this one it’s a winner imo 👍

[@danielcurtis8039]

Loved your thoughts on the weapon Nite! I can confirm it is also a great weapon for cait teams as he will love any extra atb for most of his chanced weapons more atb means more crit hits or haste is my first thought right away. Super excited!

[@Nitelight9]

@@danielcurtis8039 this is very true! And you know I love me some Cait! Especially excited to see his ultimate weapon!! Good luck on your pulls!!!

[@alchalant4663]

This thing is gonna help my b100 a ton. I’m trying to pick out my best dps choice to go with aerith and red and gonna give it a go this weekend. I think I’m like one copy away from water seph ob10 it’s a shame my 6 month Glenn needs a lot of work I’ve been seeing a lot of people take it down with him.

[@Nitelight9]

That would be awesome! I still haven't attempted battle tower past maybe floor 80ish

[@alchalant4663]

@@Nitelight9 ded ass alien - cleanup on aisle b100 please 🥳🥳🥳 new aerith did the trick - I had been building cloud and red backend sun weapons since it released tho too

[@mariobalaguer3328]

Yo Nite, thank you for the video and your own personal thoughts on the weapon! ONE thing no one can call you is a "Sheep", haha. I always appreciate you giving your different perspectives whether I agree or not! That said, I actually kind of disagree here. Mainly I disagree with the notion that this weapon is a "pick up one copy" and you're done. No, I'd say this weapon is really meant to be OB6 to really get the full effect and even then it still doesn't compare to OB10. OB10 is just another tier of good. I think a lot of people of focusing a bit too much on the PDEF being "Mid" capped, as if most people are ignoring the ATB increase for the rest of the team, or assuming it's not good enough to be considered limited worthy which is very odd to me. I mean don't get me wrong I'd love for it to have had the ability to get High even if it was 2 casts but frankly Mid MDEF/PDEF is typically good enough buff if you supplement it with a PATK/MATK down (lot of end game fights that require you to survive that is) For example back when Floor 70 was some of the hardest content in the game, I was able to beat Behemoth (his PATK couldn't be debuffed either) with pre OB6 Centipede which only capped at Mid as well. I'd argue in a lot of situations High MDEF/PDEF is more a luxury than a "need/requirement" (unless maybe you're severly lacking survivability stats) so I personally don't think it's all that bad that it's "Mid" so long as we have something else to make up for it and I think the ATB boost, not to mention Esuna-All slot more than makes up for no "High" PDEF buff. But I digress... I personally believe this weapon is a weapon you try and OB6. I just can’t really recommend it @ OB0 or even OB1, if you're F2P/low spender. Unlike Kamura Wand which generally allowed players to make the most out of OB0/OB1 because you still reached "High" on both MDEF and PATK buffs, but it required 2 casts (8 ATB total) while OB6 made it just 1 cast for 4 ATB... But this weapon at OB0/OB1 you're essentially ignoring the ATB Boost b/c the HP% just isn't reasonable in *many* situations... Jack from our guild/discord theorized it should still be effective in burst damage phases where the boss hits you really hard but even then that shouldn't come often and to me the weapon is being kind of wasted, when half the damn thing isn't workin', haha. I will say though that the Esuna-All is great and everyone gets it out of the box but for me, the main reason for this weapon is the ATB bonus for the rest of the team. Otherwise I’d just use Matt/Barret for my PDEF needs. I really look at this weapon as a ATB funding machine on top of it giving heals, survivability and Damage increase for your Magic focused team. It just does too much not to be a great weapon, when invested in. Speaking of investment, this is the first support weapon since Black Whiskers that is “fully realized” at OB10. Unlike B.Whiskers tho, this weapon is limited, so in my eyes, you have to go in before it’s gone (we probably won't see it again for another 6 months potentially) Most support weapons you can take to OB6 and it will reach "peak effectiveness" in terms of its C.Abilities. Taking most other support weapons to OB10 will only see a slight growth there but this weapon gets a pretty huge buff to it, in that you can readily funnel your team ATB in most situations. That is to say, I think OB10’ing the weapon should be the goal (at some point I’m down the road) but I also don't think it's required either. That also being said, I somewhat agree with you in that the Aerith weapon (while I think in theory, it's the best weapon out of the ones we've gotten so far) It's also a weapon that isn't "required" right now so I think it's fine to hold off if you haven't spent your gems. For now I'm waiting as I'm sitting roughly 30k (I have more I need to collect tho) which isn't enough to guarantee 2 full pages on Aerith Banner. I also don't plan on spending anymore on this anniversary, so I just have to wait but I do intend to pull before the banner goes away seeing as Aerith is my main Support and with this and Kamura Wand she essentially covers all your defensive supporting needs while also buffing your team, lol. TL;DR - I wouldn't recommend OB0 at all, better to just wait until rerun when you get better pull chances and value (remember half anni rerun, anyone?) Likewise, If you have Kamura and the gems to spare I think this weapon is as close to a "must pull" as it gets (OB6+), considering everything we've seen so far. At the same time I hate that term and don't endorse people to spend for it if they don't have the gems/means, it's okay, it's a fantastic weapon but I believe Matt will do just fine for majority of your needs!👍

[@Nitelight9]

Okay, sooo I think you make good, valid points. But, I want to say that OB0/1 was specifically mentioned for people who started after 6-mo anni. and either missed those weapons or have very new/low-end accounts. My reason is this... if Aerith is your main healer, even a low potency def buff is better than what she has now (assuming you really can't fit in the other weapon with the power creep), but more importantly, I STILL use 3 of the 6 mo anni weapons alllllll the time JUST bc of the attk-all R abilities, which are pretty great even at 5-star lvl 120. So my main reason for suggesting a pickup of one copy is simply for a sub weapon for MATK-all. I made the humongous mistake of not picking up a copy of each during the 6-mo anni, and never realized what I was missing until they came back around and I got a copy of each. They're useful for most players, and I think I said something in the vid to the effect of "especially if you missed the 6-mo anni weapons". Aside from that, I agree that it has very limited use as a main hand weapon at 5 star. But considering how great her costume is, I truly believe there is a lot of value in pulling a page, in which you get the weapon for sure, and the sweet costume. I also agree that this isn't likely to be a weapon you stick in all or most of the time (like kamura wand) unless you at least ob6 it, and even then.. not sure if it beats out other stuff. I still think Kamura wand is *mostly* better. Although getting that aoe heal as part of the C-ability is still pretty damn good. I also must concede here, though, that the esuna-all is not going to even be a thing if you aren't main-handing it, which is a big plus for me, and same goes for the MATK-all to 50% of a degree. My last and final plea for why this is good is not something I went in depth on in the video, because although I believe it, it isn't necessarily sound logic--but this game has thus far proven to me time and again that if, by chance, they make a big limited weapon that isn't amazing, they will absolutely tailor content to require it (maybe not a "must" but you get my drift here), so this is my "if you're 50/50 on it--I think it will be plenty useful" argument to nudge anyone who is so close but just needs a little nudge. TLDR: I think saying ob0 is not at all recommended works for some players like vets or strong accs, but too broad of a statement in general because there is value even as just a sub weapon for maybe 15-20% of the player base? However, I 1,000% agree that it can be skipped and should absolutely be skipped if it even remotely requires spending beyond means even in the slightest. I don't think it's even close to as ground breaking as Kamura, and I also agree that Matt can fill in just fine in a majority of content where this would truly be needed. Thanks for the super thoughtful comment! Always love them. Even if I did spend 20 min reading and responding :P

[@mariobalaguer3328]

@@Nitelight9 I have nothing else to say but you're GOATED. Have a good night, sir.

[@youngj1490]

Bahamut OB10 Dream Team Aerith Cloud Tifa 💜

[@19Andre87]

I agree with you and I will still think if pulling this or not… the pdef mid mid was a big turn off… could only be a whale territory weapon but as u said as long we don’t try it we can’t know… plus now we are overpowered compared the state of the game so pdef mid should be enough too… but wht will happen when the game will start to raise the difficulty? What about crash? What about new ex 2 summons? Don’t think mid potency will be enough even with pdef brands on sub

[@unclezen6276]

Hoping Tiffa can be debuff patk and matk. Just like sephiroth limited kuja spirit blade.. missed it previously twice 🎉 Anyway been catching up on your videos lately, great and informative . Keep it up :)

[@Tomrom52]

If you havent been able to get Kuja Spirit Blade, take a chance to look through Vincents kit, he has a weapon jokingly dubbed "Kuja Spirit Gun" so you may be able to use that kit through another unit

[@chipmunkm4n]

I really wish the pdef buff went to high, even if it took two casts. It's certainly a good weapon, just feels a little shy of anniversary level.

[@Nitelight9]

@@chipmunkm4n I feel you here, especially considering how good Clouds weapon was. But I'm still planning to pull for it. Hopefully my luck holds!

[@nomadicgamer9466]

So far, I have all three costumes so far. And I should have enough to get Tifa's costume, too. To me, that's a win. :)

[@Tomrom52]

The outfits have been quite strong this time, they should hopefully help players out for a good few months

[@jaredv5692]

I pulled it mainly for the Esuna all, didn't worry about getting OB6, just enough to get her costume

[@OldManSakaki]

I hope Tifa gets something similar to bahamut's protection on her costume... Maybe switch out the healing

[@pliyo]

Great analysis, brother! Love the side to side comparison in excel. I agree this weapon is fantastic, I was just disappointed because I was expecting even more hhaha. Appreciate you!

[@Nitelight9]

If we're being honest, I was expecting a bit more too ;)

[@Tomrom52]

Thankyou for the compliment on the Excel stuff, this is something I started making for NL9 for his videos, so its nice to see people enjoying that content ^^

[@titi3736]

MAG all is nice but once you need to use a physical team ( wich is 70% of the time) this stats becomes useless compared to let say kamura wand which has better R abilities and is more versatile IMO, then once you realize the ATB boost never proc unless you have it at OB 10 ( a weapon that heals but at the same time needs you to be low in HP is dumb IMO) you're stuck with a mid def boost and a bad healing potency. Sure esuna all is nice but really not needed 99,9% of the time. Very niche weapon when for when you're facing a boss weak to magic that spams attack and aoe ailments. Which almost never happens. (except for some permanent end game content like twoer and such but you can beat it without it and there is no rush to do so anyway). Although I can guarantee the guild boss will be exactly like that, past that point the weapon will be sitting in the dust (unless OB 10 for the constant +1 atb)

[@GahloWake]

I think this weapon is insane and basically a must pull if you can reliably OB6 it. The nitpicking I've seen to discredit this weapon like the PDEF not going to high or the inevitability of other weapons eventually getting Esuna All and it's just like... this weapon is more than the sum of its parts. Personally, I drew to the gear in 5 Draws(2, 2, 3, 3, 3) and ended up with OB1. Waiting for Tifa's banner to see how much I have left over so I can decide how many banners I want to pull the 2nd card of but as things stand(90k) this is highly likely to be one I return to.

[@Nitelight9]

I agree that it is much better than it looks on the surface! I want an ob6 copy for sure!

[@jmaldo85]

I got my ass whooped by this banner. I have it at OB2, and just got to the second stamp card. I’m down to 36k crystals at the moment. So I’ll wait for Tifas, see how the crystals are, and then maybe circle back for this.

[@Nitelight9]

@@jmaldo85 I'm about to release my pulls in the next 5 min!

[@daquancurry7805]

The weapon is nuts the downplay is crazy. Also is it me or is this anniversary mid as hell?

[@Nitelight9]

@@daquancurry7805 I won't lie.. I was hoping for some better events that seemed a little more fun or made me want to play more.

[@tiptester]

I suspected Aerith would have a unique play and pairing this with Kamura rod is pretty much busted. I think ultimately the ATB addition is what brought that PDEF down. Esuna all is crazy stupid and that total heal is pretty week but ultimately theres enough going in the play to see that Aerith will basically be cycling through buffing PATK and running bahamuts aura with some ATB spare to do whatever debuff removing. This is a high level content mainstay she just needs to cover MATK boost via a Kamura like weapon and you have a complete Heal/Buff character until whatever power creep/meta changes occur. Still waiting for Tifa to drop before I get underway on pulls. The other point of PDEF is we have a really good PDEF booster in Barret. Agitation is very good, 4 ATB Pdef High and it procs so quickly. He can be used in a DPS role still with the responsibility of raising PDEF if high is crucial. Seeing the Cait Sith Ulitmate Weapon on the tifa ticket is well has me very suspcious her card is also going to be unique. I fear by splitting her off from the rest of the pack even if you have 200k crystal we run the risk not being able to acquire either weapon via pity.

[@Nitelight9]

@@tiptester I'm so interested to see what Tifa and Cait get. Esp. Cait. He has needed an aoe heal for quite some time. Also, I wonder if I'm ever going to pull an ultimate weapon bc if not, I may have to choose between Seph and Cait, which could be really hard.

[@tiptester]

@@Nitelight9 It looks to me like it's been designed to stop most us getting both. A 90k pity is steep for most to chase.. But then also with Tifa/Cait being on its own we're also going to have to go deep. For Tifa. Upside most people will probably have her at OB10 if you have to go that far. Of course I'm assuming Cait will also be 300. I wonder if it will just be 100 pieces. Instead. That would Ratio out to 100 ultimate gems per banner. I do not think it will be that easy though.

[@Narklas_unavailable]

lets be honest. Aerith weapon is a whale toy. the reason why this is so apparant is the upcoming guild battle. Bahamut Alba will be the next guild battle, and he is weak to magic non elemental damage (Tifa's upcoming weapon). Now why is Bahamut Rod so important there? well... bahamut uses aoe skills so she can boost atb for tifa consistently if bahamut rod is ob 10, they will MOST likely add aoe fog/silence/fatigue/blind to his kit, so the all esuna is going to determine if you are a top 100 or a top 10 player, the magic atk up + atk up from the costume is a no brainer. I really wanted to grab something cool for aerith, but for a free to play this is a very unappealing weapon. the weapon isstraight up unusable below ob 6, so you have to go in hard on this and even if you do, you will only get a slight upgrade to your account (matt is equal if not even better for availability reasons). compared to Cloud and Yuffie the weapon doesnt really shine and both of the other characters will already get mileage out of a ob1 version.... and dont forget... mage tifa will get megaflare (non elemental magic single target ~1400% dmg) which will allow tifa to be the best non elemental physical, non elemental magical, elemental magic fire and magic water dps in the game. It will simply outshine this underwhelming aerith weapon so hard, you will have nothing but regrets wasting gems here. Take this with a grain of salt. I am looking at this with the f2p eye. A spender will be VERY happy to pick up a ATB boosting weapon with aoe esuna, boosted heal and matk (ally). it is simply a upgrade to the very old fairy tale. combined with hasted cloud and mage tifa you will have a BEAST team and it will clear many upcoming ranking events with ease. For me tho, i will either go ob 6 for yuffie or tifa depending on the tifa banner and after that i gotta save again, because they want to bring angeal after anniversary i heard..... (and apparantly new characters come with limited banners these days)

[@dandominelli1273]

Hey great job with the vids man😊 I watch other channels but you're more legitimate than most. I aimed this same question at smelly octo....... I don't really expect to hear him respond to it because I know he has his own life and a million things he's juggling including family. That being said maybe you can shine some light on my question if you have time!! Why is it erith still does not have the capability to revive were one full year in I figured for the anniversary they would at least hit us with something special like a staff or a ride that can revive or something around that measure. Have you heard anything through the grapevine that we may get somebody with revive capabilities.I would have to imagine it's Aerith..... It just bothers me we got main healers and sub healers and nobody can really revive except for co-op. Anyway keep up the great work bro, I like your style💯

[@Tomrom52]

Hi there dando, hope you dont mind me delving into this topic, I'm one of the members of NL9's community and help do the data sheets for units, how they compare and such. The short answer is they either dont want to put revive into the game yet or want to avoid it entirely. The long answer... is a bit more complicated. When we look at how the game is balanced currently there is a large range of abilities seen on Debuffers, Buffers and DPS, but honestly not as much for healers, this is due to the overwhelming desire to keep a basic balance in the game for having a stable progress. Giving a unit like aerith the capacity to resurrect in a battle makes her too powerful of a unit to balance around without giving 2-3 other units the same capability. While we do often see inbalance in strength of units in the game, its more like a unit is forgotten about instead of a unit becoming the only viable option moving forwards for everyone regardless of strength of account. We can see this affect with Reprieve, the 'Final Stand' ability in the game has only been released once so far, and that was only a couple of months ago. Reprieve is the kind of precursor that will likely pave the way for a resurrection skill to come to the game eventually, but it wont be any time soon due to balancing. All of this become moot, if they just choose not to give us resurrect? Well the restriction to this ability could be due to a few potential reasons, its too powerful, we're too early in the game to get the good recipe, its a basic one, and gransmaster recipe for it with skills would take significantly more supplied and favors. Hope this goes over everything, and if you have questions, reply under this ^^

[@Nitelight9]

Great question and let me also say that I am super super grateful for your compliments! I appreciate them so much! As to your question, I was going to point Tomrom to this because he really knows more about this stuff as he researches it A LOT. And I see he has given a quite in-depth reply, so I will point you there! :) Hope you find it helpful!

[@dandominelli1273]

@@Tomrom52 You raise logical points 👌 carefully reading your dialogue. With the power creep slowly driving us to thrive for stronger weapons we will probably see it at some time. I'm guessing.........🤷 It's also part of the gotcha system for sure,lapis crystals & tickets cuz if you can't initially beat certain battles and you're just going to start buying stuff if you can to raise those ob's and get extra tickets for draws so you can raise weapons mag/ attack. This is why that shop has gotten graciously larger, I'm quite sure you've noticed it,I'm very familiar with your content and I appreciate the weapon pages and everything you do for the community. Awesome that you and NL9 took the time out to respond so quickly & thoughtfully. You guys are the best 🙂 I'm pretty much free to play. I came in right after Halloween I believe so I'm still playing catch up. Love final fantasy games have been playing on them for over 20 years. Even just turning 40 I remember the greatest days of my life nostalgically playing final fantasy games as a child. I'm sure your childhood was similar in that manner. Keep up the great work..... Much respect,much love, big shout out to you guys. Stay humble stay righteous stay genuine 🙏 Deuces- Dan

[@dandominelli1273]

@@Nitelight9 Thanks broski 😀

[@Nitelight9]

@@dandominelli1273 Dan, I can totally relate to turning 38 myself this year and constantly thinking back on my days playing FF3, 7, & 8 and loving every moment of it from the first time I saw them advertised on the cover of magazines like EGM! Good times, and loved reading your comments

[@DiccolausCage]

If anyone has a accurate answer for this question it would be well appreciated. It is true that appearance rates decrease drastically on banners past the EX pages?

[@Nitelight9]

@@DiccolausCage I dont think I've ever gone past a 3rd page.

[@Tomrom52]

Hey Diccolaus just had a look for you. On the EX pages, the actual rates of weapons do not reduce in any way. What does change is the guaranteed copies. - Guaranteed copies of the weapons only go to 'numbered' pages instead of Ex pages. - EX pages give us 'Guaranteed' 5 star chances on stamps 6 and 12, those specific stamps (ex 6 and ex12) have a 19.94% chance to role into the focused banner weapon. If you need further information, feel free to reply and let me know

[@DiccolausCage]

@@Tomrom52 Well appreciated mate thanks for the info

[@DiccolausCage]

@@Nitelight9 Its a first for me mate. I've been stuck at OB7 since stamp 9 on pg 3 smh. Not sure if I just have dreadful luck or the game is takin a piss hence the inquiry

[@azurelleb]

I pulled one page and was burnt pretty badly. Considering whether I should go further.

[@Nitelight9]

Suchhhh a hard spot to be in. I can tell you from personal experience that sometimes it gets way better, and sometimes it just continues being shitty. For me, it's 50/50 in that way. My advice is to wait for Tifa's to release, see if you want to pull on that and if so, how far you wanna go, and come back to this if you can spare the crystals. I think if you have them to spare, it's most likely worth trying to do the second page... but if you're tight and like Tifa, I'd highly rec waiting.

[@daquancurry7805]

Also how yall be building gems? Only pull on limited weapons right?

[@Nitelight9]

@@daquancurry7805 I pull more than that, but I also spend a bit. But mostly I didn't pull on much leading up to this banner.

[@THC007]

I decided to pull for the costume and managed to get the rod to ob3 and finally got a copy of genji for 18k crystals. Did the rng gods bless you with it yet?

[@Nitelight9]

@@THC007 I'll have my pulls out a bit later today. I will tell you that I still have not pulled Genji

[@THC007]

@@Nitelight9 fingers crossed for when tifa's banner is out

[@Nitelight9]

@@THC007 exactly!

[@CircusKing006]

Look at the love that Aerith gets vs Matt. How does Matt healing compete with Aerith? I switched to Matt main heal with Centipede and havnt looked back, but now if Matt doesn't get more love I'm going to be left behind

[@Nitelight9]

@@CircusKing006 they constantly flip-flop, but Aerith pulled a bit ahead with kamura (she was way behind until that) and now I think she is solidly ahead.

[@Janille_]

Well looks like my comment got deleted too bad

[@Nitelight9]

I don't have any clue how that happened! I pinned it so ppl could see it, and then saw it pinned after, so I know I didn't hit a button on accident.....

[@theman1187]

Its good ok done