The DVP's FFT 1.3 Challenge

[The DVP]

This is where my play-by-play run ofthe tactics 1.3 patch is gonna be, I just don't feel like starting it now. Or maybe I do....

The first fight I just put on auto battle so I really don't know what happened. I just looked back in time to see Gaf finish off the last guy.

Gariland Magic City

l i t t l e m o n e y
This went easy. It was a little more drawn out then usual, but it still is the first battle.

Now it is time to recruit some generics. I got Rae a high faith virgo to match perfectly with my pisces Ramza, Skeltorok who I think I want to make a mime just for fun, Ai another high brave faith female, and the ultimate score in Swordy a 70 40 badass. First time I ever rolled a 70 40 and more important now that 1.3 doesnt allow brave or faith altering. So I got a new team of squires and chemists and I am ready to rock.

Mandalia Plains

Argath is a even worse name then Algus. Probably the only thing about the PSP translation that is worse. However you spell it he is a moron. The first time I tried this I had to reset because he managed to get himself killed before I got a turn. The next time he moved back towards my guys with his first turn. Then slowly I picked them all off and got a couple skills from the crystal drops. Typical Mandalia plains. Though I almost had a heart attack when that panther jumped two squares to do its poison attack. Well played panther, well played.

Unfortunately now that you need 3 levels of chemist or squire to unlock any other jobs I still got just chemists and squires.

[The DVP]

Well since I am already heading to finish off chapter 2 I figure I should skip through the boring parts. Chapter 1 went pretty smooth until Weigraf. Had two resets here, the time I won it went really smooth though. Bringing in a mediator to cause some sleep helped big time. Argath was a little trouble. I had control most of the way after charming a black mage and a knight right away, but it took forever as the battle was really drawn out. But chapter 2 is when it got interesting.

Chapter 2

Back at Orbonne with Agrias and Gaff, Ramza sets off in pursuit of the princess and Delita. Dorter kicked my ass to start off chapter 2. The thieves here dicing me up with kotetsus and the archers rained death down from the high ground. After 3 horribly failed attempts I realized 1.3 is gonna be a challenge. Bringing in Ramza as an armored monk, along with Rae as a mediator, Skeltorok as a black mage with arrow guard, and Swordy monking it up as well. First turn both archers missed thanks to my arrow guard mage. The thieves came down and dished out some big time physical damage. And then I gambled with an invite and brought one of the thieves over to my side. With his added fire power I brought down the other thief and one of the priests. Gaff and the other priest kept each other in a kill revive loop of the dead priest. And after that it was clear sailing to the end. Kind of a wussy way to win, but i'll take it and hope I don't have to fall to that trick again.

[The DVP]

Aruguay Woods

Nothing much to say here, Gaff and Agrias didn't help much. Gaff spent the whole battle confused thanks to the goblins eye gouge adding that as well now. Ramza as a martial arts ninja and Swordy destroying goblins as a lancer led the charge as I mowed through the goblins.

Zirkille Falls

Big suprise here. I unequipped Gaf and turned him to a priest before the fight, but shockingly in 1.3 he comes in to battle as a dark knight and fully decked out regardless. However with Delita insta ko'ing 2 knights with Crush Punch the battle was not much to worry about.

[The DVP]

Haven't updated in awhile. But here goes. I left off at Zirekile I think

Save Mustadio

Or not. I wasn't even going to bother trying to do that. The idiot gets himself killed first turn. I switched ramza from equip armor to two swords so he was dealing death with two fists of fury. Outside the shock of seeing a wizard decked out in armor launching a fire 4 at me to start the battle it was pretty easy.

Barius Hill

Took a couple tries. The new lineup includes some geos that kept getting lucky with statuses. Winning run agrias stopped the first knight mustadio managed to dont act a summoner and a swept things up quick while the enemy was outpowered.

Zigolas Swamp

I think the PSP name is terrible and I wont use it. Seal evil helped a lot. But this was far from easy. The damn ghosts have blade grasp making them harder to kill then 8 bitches on a bitch boat. Brought in a Wizard with white time mage backup for hasting. Wiped out the skeletons early and then got stuck in a sandbag war were i kept raising my guys. Skeletons crystaled thankfully and then i got lucky as Ramza wiped out one of the ghosties with two 30% chances. Easy from there.

Goug

Suprisingly easy. My first fight with nameless dance. Silenced a summoner, stopped a thief and a summoner, and then mimicked it to frog another one right off the bat. Clean sailing. Dancer + Mime > Goug

Rescue Agrias

At least she can take some hits. Don't acted both guys on the right with mustadio. Ramza, Swordy, and Agrias teamed up to trounce the other side.

Golgorand

TOAD 2! The revamped calc skillset gives some uber status magic and takes the whole calulating skill. Managed to frog both the knights turn one. And got a time mage on the next. With them down I slowed Gaf and finished him before he could night sword. From there it was on cruise control.

Gate of limberry

I toad 2'ed my way through this as well ending up with 3 toads outside the gate. Swordy midcharged a summoner after getting hasted for the kill. Ramza as a autopotion monk just outlasted gaf untill my outside crew could help take him out.

Queklian

What a bitch! My first Zodiac of 1.3. He had 4000 hp! about 5 resets here. Made most of my team immune to sleep, and from there I just racked up as much damage as fast as possible. Thankfully towards the end he kept killing my samurai/time mage over and over as I rez'd her and had Ramza and Swordy do what they do best.

On to Chapter 3

Olan

Not easy thanks to the charm happy thieves. But thanks to galaxy stop and some well mimed high level black magic i wiped them out.

Zalmo

Tough fight. Took 3 tries. 3rd try I speed break the hell out of them with my dancer while i kept one of the priests down so Zalmo would be busy raise 2ing. Plus a charm on one of the knights never hurt.

Orbonne

Great fight. It was real close early. But a little toad 2 magic to take out 1 of the lancers was enough. Statused and stripped the gear from one of the lancers. Crystal gear and a Holy Lance. Don't fuck with Swordy now!

Izlude

Fucker. 600+ hp, reflex so i have a 30% to hit if not behind him, and the power to OHKO anyone but Swordy. Mustadio don't acted the summoner and I toad 2'd one archer. hasted all but ramza. Swordy OHKO'd the other Archer thanks to the holy triggering. Then I got caught in a long sanbagging fight where i kept uncharming my guys while the dragoon with item kept re rezing the summoner. Finally after 4 times charmed missed and i was able to take out one lancer and then quickly moved on to the next still stuck in a pheonix down loop. Then teamed up on Izlude who thank god didnt have speed save. First time he had it I took out his whole team but he started double turning me before I could get him. gg for me.

Save Luso

Two tries cause the idiot thinks he can melee with the behemoths. Managed to invite one so now I got some monster power with him and my red chocobo.

Grog hill

No real trouble here. Agrias, Swordy, and Ramza brought the pain while Musty healed and my mage/mediator worked some mimic daravon magic to keep that dual weilding thief from destroying me. Seriously two ninja swords and innate concentrate was doing just over 300 a turn.

Malak

He is a beast now. His skill is instant cast and ignores ally panels. The new mp cost did not equal this out. Thankfully Rafa is also a beast. Took a couple tries but winning try rafa took out both ninjas early, and then I teamed up on malak. Mid charged a summoner. You know how it goes.

And I will continue, but first I am going to call my boss and quit my job. WOOOOOOOT!