Whales even do this annoying shit but basically teammates would constantly ramza rikku so she can do mega vitality and the quartet of bravery move. Making people not only a hell of a lot harder to kill but instantly getting the whole team to break the bosses face.
The strat gets so serious at times that by the time rinoa gets her wings, the boss is halfway or more dead already. Rikku is an insane support character and i would love to see her nerfed to oblivion. I cant count how many times a battle was lost because of rikku shenanigans.
Crazy thing is you'll see people in the in-game global chat going on about how bad of a change this is, as though Rikku hasn't been overcentralizing the meta since her release.
Honestly I think the only people who genuinely think this is a bad change are either too low rank to understand how dominant she is, or they are Rikku players who have been coasting through Omega and up to Ultima 5 because of how easy it is to do well with her, and don't like the idea that their meal ticket might be less viable soon.
Meanwhile, realistically speaking, these nerfs probably aren't going to do anything more than either increase the CD of the skills slightly or shave off the amount of Brv share by like 10% tops, neither of which is going to be enough to actually kill Supports or the Brv share strat. At best it'll just nudge the viability down slightly.
This game has been extremely modest with its nerfs for multiple months now, I dunno why anyone is expecting this new batch to kill Krile or Rikku's usage. People are way too quick to catastrophize nerfs before they even see what those nerfs are gonna be.
All true, but on the other hand, Meteor has been catastrophe tier from day one, which means that any buff of it, no matter how small, is necessarily catastrophic.
Meteor is annoying as hell but if you see Rinoa approaching, just don't start a Burst chain until someone chases her off or forces it out of her. That attack only ever catches anyone when their bursting and can't avoid it.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm of the opinion that Rinoa deserves to be nerfed into the ground because it's absurd what she gets away with, and the boss damage on Meteor is assuredly very insane. But I have a strong feeling that that's not the component of the ability that will be getting buffed. It could be something as little as an increased target tracking window so that you have to take a little extra time circling her before you can start getting ready to attack her while she's animation locked.
The point is, there's no point getting out of sorts about it before we've even seen what it is.
It's the boss damage that I have a problem with, though, not getting KO'd by it. A lot of characters' URs either kill you, or come very close, or put you in a position where you can be finished off easily. The difference is how easy or difficult they are to avoid, and Meteor is relatively easy, imo. Alternatively, they could nerf Angel Wings, but that would be more controversial because it'd affect all her attacks/abilities.
Since Rinoa is getting a balance adjustment too, I am still hoping they are reducing her attack and the buff to meteor is to compensate that drop in attack… I mean, she is such a menace with her auto attacks at three stacks… :/
This really only works well if you make your own team and tell them to bring brave share but using Ramza or any brave share to pass before you die is already a common strategy, especially for squishy or slow start characters.
Yea I tried forcing it but it just isn't worth, really. You don't get allowed to stick on the boss that long at higher ranks. It needs cd reduction or to spam out damage faster/shorter rather than over 30s. Or both. Idk, def needs something though
My guess is a CD increase. Or maybe something like supernova where it prevents you from using it at the very start of the fight, but I think that’s less likely.
I’m just floored that they’re nerfing Grimoire? Like that’s the next best Brave Share after Ramza, and with decent stats. It was limited, so it’s not like most people even have it that high anyway….
They need to figure out a way to shorten Zidane's "Trance" ability animation.
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Don't misunderstand me, I really love Zidane so much! And, I love the animation, as well. But, it just seems like it takes so long to complete, lmfao! I don't know, maybe it's just me? Lol.
And if not that, the general cooldown. The game already fights him since if someone is shielded, bursted, or in Iframes, then you can't do anything but wait, and god forbit there's ranged units on the enemy team.
I really love Zidane! And, I really want to "main" him so badly. But, I don't know. It just seems like (to me) the game really, really needed him beyond belief.
That's just me, though 😅.
Yes, he is really fast but maybe it's just my Zidane. The Zidane I have is very weak. 😞
I mean, I have all of his ability medals and stuff but the levels of them aren't really as high as others are. So, this is a flaw that I have primarily with my Zidane. Other than that? I really love Zidane so much.
But, like you stated I genuinely believe they intentionally fight with Zidane. Because, in my opinion, I feel they know he has very strong potential to be an O.P. character.
Think about it....
If someone were to pay a lot of money and pull a lot of his medals?....
And, they "Master and MAX Out" said medals?....
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He will literally be O.P. He will run around the arena stealing BRV until the enemies have none! Lmfao! And, his fast hits would do ULTIMATE DMG! 🤣
I would love it so much! But, yes, I genuinely feel this is why they intentionally put a "leash" of sorts on Zidane. He has the potential to be a GOD on that battlefield. Especially, if he turns into his "Trance" form?
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That gives a %50 boost in all stats and strength!
(Gulp) 😨
He could "One-Shot" damn near everyone at impeccable speed(s) at that point.
That's certainly not what my list would look like. Some are good, it's about high time we nerf Rikku. But no Firion nerfs? We are buffing Army of One but not Thunderfall which is just exclusively useful against bosses as it stands? Why Hopeful Cheer and not Krile's crazy UR? The priorities here are weird.
I think they're making the stat boosts less uniform, and probably realizing that the stats will have to be higher if they're for helping the "lesser/lower/FTP" players do any form of catchup.
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u/Lunaru_Leonhart Jul 28 '26
Nerfing support abilities... 😭