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**The Crystal Chronicles**

The Crystal Chronicles is YOUR Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia Podcast! Join Mino and Mark every week for all your DFFOO news and talk!

Latest Episodes:

S3E80 - Keeper of Fear Dec 13, 2019

Show notes

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 80 [December 12th, 2019]

I. Welcome

Mino out due to going bankrupt buying ingot packages
Special guest: Inkwelder
What is everyone drinking tonight?

II. News

Panel Mission Change: Early Dec requires Marilith instead of Affect kills
Usher in the Mist Raid: at 47 / 50 total kills for all rewards (do not forget this co-op)

III. Winter Festival Event

New co-op added (Ice Gigases)
Added Rewards

IV. Agrias LC “Knight’s Honor”

Agrias Rework + EX Realization - #Mark
Faris Rework + EX + Realization - #Kriese
#podcast-polls
Chaos discussion
- Knight's Honor C2A
- Have Agrias = win (again)

V. Machina Event “Keeper of Fear”

Rem Rework + EX Realization - #Inkwelder
Machina character kit - #Inkwelder
#podcast-polls
CHAOS discussion will be next week!

VI. Host Discussion (always gauge to see if we have time for these)

Host’s Ingot Investments
Pathos?
Sphere usage (so far)

VII. Looking Ahead

12/17: Winter Festival Part 2
12/18: Act 2 Chapter 6 “Second Partner”
12/22: Locke LC “Treasure Hunting”
12/25: Basch Event “???”

VIII. Goodbye!

- Website: www.tccpodcast.com

- Discord: https://discord.gg/kraX4cC

- Facebook: @fftccpodcast https://www.facebook.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitter: @fftccpodcast https://twitter.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecrystalchronicles

- You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_4iKBtg-w&t=14s

- Tonberry Infographics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dffoo/

- Macnol’s C2A: https://old.reddit.com/user/Macnol/comments/b7h0zo/index_of_dffoo_coop_cheatsheets_and_call_to/

S3E79 - Usher of Mist Dec 06, 2019

Show notes

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 79 [December 5th, 2019]

I. Welcome

What is everyone drinking tonight?
Term clarification: “Gravity attacks”

II. News

Community Stream Stuff!
December Calendar
Early December Chocobo Mission Panels (Kuja/Squall, use Shiva, Garchimacera, Skeletons)
Winter 1 Chocobo Mission Panels (Flans, Faris/Lenna/Lilisette/Zidane, use Ifrit)
Returning Costume Bundle - Squall “Seed Uniform”
Returning Costume Bundle - Kuja “Treno Noble”
New Costume Bundle - Lenna “Classic”

III. Quick Recaps

Deuce Chaos
- Deuce LC Chaos C2A (unique characters used: 14)
- Original Deuce EX C2A (unique characters used: 25)
Ultimecia Chaos
- Ultimecia Chaos C2A (unique characters used: 19)

IV. Dimension’s End: Pathos and Order

No Boosted characters, no friend units, units are locked to stages they complete
Order:
- 3 EX, 2 COSMOS
- EX Token Shop Selections: Characters that have been featured as the “main” character of a game (such as Serah, Zack, Vincent, MCs)
Pathos
- Pathos: 2 EX, 2 COSMOS, 3 CHAOS
- Tier 5: Turtle and Lizards, Mag Res
- Tier 6: Skull Dragon and Armors, Debuff Immunity
- Tier 7: Mother Wolf and Ghost Brothers, Phys Res

V. Winter Festival Event

Rewards
Co-op

VI. Awakening Wave Five

Kuja Rework + EX Realization - #Kriese
Lilisette EX + Realization - #Mark
The others: Lenna, Rydia, Zidane, Palom
#podcast-polls

VII. Raid: Usher of Mist

Raid rewards
Cosmos Co-op
CHAOS discussion
- https://old.reddit.com/r/DissidiaFFOO/comments/e6mfwt/gl_call_to_arms_usher_of_mists_soulcage_raid/

VIII. Host Discussion (always gauge to see if we have time for these)

Host’s Ingot Investments
Ingot package pricing and discussion
- JP Cost vs GL cost
- Business, known risks, gambling, ri

IX. Looking Ahead

12/8: Agrias LC “Knight’s Honor”
12/12: Machina Event “Keeper of Fear”
12/18: Act 2 Chapter 6 “Second Partner”
12/22: Locke LC “Treasure Hunting”
12/25: Basch Event “???”

X. Goodbye!

- Website: www.tccpodcast.com

- Discord: https://discord.gg/kraX4cC

- Facebook: @fftccpodcast https://www.facebook.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitter: @fftccpodcast https://twitter.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecrystalchronicles

- You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_4iKBtg-w&t=14s

- Tonberry Infographics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dffoo/

- Macnol’s C2A:

https://old.reddit.com/user/Macnol/comments/b7h0zo/index_of_dffoo_coop_cheatsheets_and_call_to/

S3E78 - Ultimate Leviathan Nov 22, 2019

Show notes

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 78 [November 21st, 2019]

I. Welcome

Special Guest Tonight: Strafe
What is everyone drinking tonight?
No Podcast next week due to United States Thanksgiving

II. News

3x Items on sale in the shop
Nerfs to Ifrit, Shiva and Ramuh farm fights / Pages for prior COSMOS completes
Late November Chocobo Panel Missions
Enhance Campaign Panel Missions 2

III. Special Strafe Segment/Discussion

About Strafe: what is his role as a content creator in the community?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzbej72VAxyEg1kTLVLI4Mw

IV. Ultimate Leviathan

Zell character rework + EX Realization - #Kriese
Krile character rework + EX + Realization - #Strafe
#podcast-polls
Leviathan summon grind discussion
Chaos discussion
- Leviathan C2A Thread

V. Looking Ahead Character Overviews

Ace EX Realization - #Kriese
Deuce character rework + EX + Realization - #Mino
Squall EX Realization - #Mark
Ultimecia character discussion - #Mark / Kriese
#podcast-polls

VI. Host Discussion (always gauge to see if we have time for these)

VII. Looking Ahead

11/24: Deuce LC “Gentle Strength”
11/25: Community Stream?
11/27: Ultimecia Event “Helpless Before Solitude”
11/27: Surprise Event
12/4: Awakening Wave 5, Raid Boss Event?

VIII. Goodbye!

- Website: www.tccpodcast.com

- Discord: https://discord.gg/kraX4cC

- Facebook: @fftccpodcast https://www.facebook.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitter: @fftccpodcast https://twitter.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecrystalchronicles

- You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_4iKBtg-w&t=14s

- Tonberry Infographics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dffoo/

- Macnol’s C2A:

https://old.reddit.com/user/Macnol/comments/b7h0zo/index_of_dffoo_coop_cheatsheets_and_call_to/

S3E77 - Cycle of Battle Nov 15, 2019

Show notes

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 77 [November 14th, 2019]

I. Welcome

What is everyone drinking tonight?

II. News

Join friend co-op text no longer in Japanese
Prepare for Leviathan Ultimate! (Level Leviathan to 20 if you are lagging behind)
Garland Costume + Gem bundle available
Weekly gem sales active

IV. Fang Lost Chapter “Fangs of Promise”

Fang character rework + EX + Realization - #Kriese
Tidus EX Realization - #Mark
#podcast-polls
Chaos discussion
- Fang C2A Thread

V. Garland Event “Cycle of Battle”

Garland character discussion - #Mino
Warrior of Light EX Realization - #Mark
#podcast-polls
Chaos discussion
- Garland C2A Thread

VI. Host Discussion (always gauge to see if we have time for these)

Book/Ingot Management (#podcast-questions)
The business model behind EX+ Era (?)
now that we're at the start of CHAOS, how about a quick COSMOS post-mortem. Who were your most used chars? Who were your least used? Any regrets? Any all stars?
What are your guys thoughts about pulling for two of those characters that can't be used in the same team?

VII. Looking Ahead

11/17: Leviathan Ultimate
11/25: Deuce LC “Gentle Strength”
11/28: Ultimecia Event “Helpless Before Solitude”
11/28: Surprise Event...

VIII. Goodbye!

- Website: www.tccpodcast.com

- Discord: https://discord.gg/kraX4cC

- Facebook: @fftccpodcast https://www.facebook.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitter: @fftccpodcast https://twitter.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecrystalchronicles

- You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_4iKBtg-w&t=14s

- Tonberry Infographics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dffoo/

- Macnol’s C2A:

https://old.reddit.com/user/Macnol/comments/b7h0zo/index_of_dffoo_coop_cheatsheets_and_call_to/

S3E76 - Encountering the Furnacekeepers Nov 08, 2019

Show notes

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 76 [November 7th, 2019]

I. Welcome

Mino is alive
What is everyone drinking tonight?

II. News

November Event Calendar now available
Early November Chocobo Panel Missions (Leon, Rydia, Dark Knight Cecil, Dragons, Mini Dragons, Sahagin: https://telegra.ph/Chocobo-Panel-Missions---DFFOO-08-01)
Maintenance
QOL: WOI Weapons, Inventory Increase (100+100), Summon Boards Auto Button
Game now prompts you to go to HOME screen when login rewards are available
EX Weapon and 90CP Armor Realization (EX+)
Enhance Campaign
2 free Books of Ruin’s Mysteries and Books of Refuge’s Mysteries for Data Backup + Enhance Campaign
Enhance Campaign Chocobo Panel Missions Part 1 (Cloud, Vincent, Garnet, Tidus, Cactuars, Golden Cactuars)
- Completing all missions gives enough materials to refine 1 of each Book and Ingot
Less resources than JP
No FEOD Beta (Incorporated into Abyss maybe? More resources on the 25th.)
PSA: EX+ characters are not Boosted
Garnet Costume + Gem Bundle
Cloud Costume + Gem Bundle rerun
Community Portal Campaign Rewards arrived

IV. Sherlotta Event “Someday Never Comes”

Sherlotta character kit discussion followup
Boss discussion
- Sherlotta C2A Thread

V. Awakening Wave 4

Dark Knight Cecil character rework - #Mino
Cloud EX Realization - #Mark
Vincent character rework + EX + Realization - #Kriese
Just 70 Awakening: Seifer, Yang, Garnet - #Kriese
- #podcast-polls
Heretics “Encountering The Furnacekeepers”
- Beat-Back Challenge
- Cosmos battle
- CHAOS

VI. Host Discussion (always gauge to see if we have time for these)

Book/Ingot Management (#podcast-questions)
The business model behind EX+ Era (?)
Should players assume that 70/70+Bloom are expected for Chaos difficulty going forward?
The sphere system seems like a really cool customization system. But the resources to make a sphere seem to be quite large compared to the benefit of the sphere. To get three spheres on a unit requires disadvantaging other characters that have had a lot of investment. Do you imagine that SQEX had grander plans for this system that were ultimately scrapped ( perhaps because dupe limit breaking was a potential back door)? Should there be a sphere shop where spheres could be purchased with sphere tokens from event rewards? Do you think that the sphere power level was lowered due to a potential "cursed arts" situation?
now that we're at the start of CHAOS, how about a quick COSMOS post-mortem. Who were your most used chars? Who were your least used? Any regrets? Any all stars?
What should SE do with the Defense stat in the game? It's rarely seen as a desirable artifact passive and no skills in game (to my knowledge) have dmg/brv gain/healing based this stat. Many of our existing tanks also do not make use of the stat either (except Snow, who actually lowers brv dmg with a skill as well)
There has been quite a bit of discussion about which ex plus weapons should have how many ingots invested into them, but almost no discussion about which armor is worth using a book on. How should we decide which armor pieces to plus? If we are going to 3/3 an ex plus weapon, is the armor always worth plusing?
Extension of this: should you always 70/70 and bloom every character for which you will 3/3 an ex plus weapon?

VII. Looking Ahead

11/10: Fang LC “Fangs of Promise”
11/13: Garland Event “Cycle of Battle”
11/17: Leviathan Ultimate
11/25: Deuce LC “Gentle Strength”
11/28: Ultimecia Event

VIII. Goodbye!

- Website: www.tccpodcast.com

- Discord: https://discord.gg/kraX4cC

- Facebook: @fftccpodcast https://www.facebook.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitter: @fftccpodcast https://twitter.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecrystalchronicles

- You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_4iKBtg-w&t=14s

- Tonberry Infographics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dffoo/

- Macnol’s C2A: https://old.reddit.com/user/Macnol/comments/b7h0zo/index_of_dffoo_coop_cheatsheets_and_call_to/

S3E75.8 - Bonus Show [Post Show] Nov 01, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to our bonus show featuring audio from season 3, episode 75's post show. We do our Sherlotta pulls and talk JP news! Mino joins us from his death bed!

S3E75 - Someday Never Comes Nov 01, 2019

Show notes

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 75 [October 31st, 2019]

I. Welcome

Mino has quit in light of Burst Weapons, replaced permanently by Aarolei
Special Guest: Aarolei
Post Show (bonus episode): Sherlotta Pulls and JP news talk.

II. News

Issue with Android users: game will force quit randomly due to some bug involving Chrome. SQEX will fix in future, but temp solution: disable Chrome in phone App Settings
Upcoming changes to Account Backup: New Option of SQEX Account

III. SQEX Mobile Stream

QOL: WOI Weapons, Inventory Increase (100+100), Summon Boards Auto Button
EX Weapon and 90CP Armor Realization (EX+)
- What is Realization? What is Realizable? How to Realize and Fully Realize?
- Books, Ingots, Pages, Shards (how many are we looking at in November?)
- Bonus Spheres
- Videos: Strafe, Lidz87, Joesephyr, The Broadway Saiyan
Chaos fights incoming (with Awakening Wave 4)
Community Stream Rewards: 20 Draw Tickets, 10 Armor Tokens, 3000 Gems.

IV. Leon LC “Power is Everything”

Leon rework and EX (Aarolei)+
- #podcast-pulls
Lost Chapter battles

V. Sherlotta Event “Someday Never Comes”

Sherlotta character kit discussion (Kriese)+
- #podcast-polls
Boss discussion? (probably not)

VI. Host Discussion (always gauge to see if we have time for these)

Stat differences in 35/EX/EX+ weapons
Book/Ingot Management (#podcast-questions)
The business model behind EX+ Era (?)

VII. Looking Ahead

11/6: Awakening Wave 4 + Heretic Event
11/10: Fang LC “Fangs of Promise”
11/13: Garland Event “Cycle of Battle”
11/17: Leviathan Ultimate

VIII. Goodbye!

- Website: www.tccpodcast.com

- Discord: https://discord.gg/kraX4cC

- Facebook: @fftccpodcast https://www.facebook.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitter: @fftccpodcast https://twitter.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecrystalchronicles

- You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_4iKBtg-w&t=14s

- Tonberry Infographics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dffoo/

- Macnol’s C2A: https://old.reddit.com/user/Macnol/comments/b7h0zo/index_of_dffoo_coop_cheatsheets_and_call_to/

S2E74 - Royal Puppeteer Oct 25, 2019

Show notes

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 74 [October 24th, 2019]

I. Welcome

II. News

Maintenance 10/24: removed Facebook integration +more (iOS update, 300 gems for linking to Google/Apple)
iOs screen fixed
Chocobards (Autumn 2 now available, Late October still open)
All community raid rewards cleared!

III. Act 2 Chapter 5.8 “Torsions to the End”

All stages now unlocked and all Manikin Weapons available
- You NEED to collect all weapons to unlock Hard mode
Hard mode fight discussions

IV. Aphmau Event “Royal Puppeteer”

Aphmau discussion
Lion rework + EX discussion
COSMOS strategies

V. Autumn Festival Part 2

New animated sticker
New co-op event

VI. Host Discussion (always gauge to see if we have time for these)

ELITISM

VII. Looking Ahead

10/28 ?Community Stream?
10/28 Leon LC
10/31 Sherlotta Event?

VIII. Goodbye!

- Website: www.tccpodcast.com

- Discord: https://discord.gg/kraX4cC

- Facebook: @fftccpodcast https://www.facebook.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitter: @fftccpodcast https://twitter.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecrystalchronicles

- You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_4iKBtg-w&t=14s

- Tonberry Infographics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dffoo/

- Macnol’s C2A: https://old.reddit.com/user/Macnol/comments/b7h0zo/index_of_dffoo_coop_cheatsheets_and_call_to/

S2E73 - Calamity Unleashed Oct 18, 2019

Show notes

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 73 [October 17th, 2019]

I. Welcome

II. News

Maintenance 10/13: removed Special Boosted for Ramuh
Costume+Gem Bundles from Last Week (that only Kriese seemed to remember)
- Noel Costume (new)
- Ace Costume rerun
Reminder: Facebook integration ending, switch to Apple/Google-based backup methods
Portal App Campaign Complete!
DFFOO Keychain Idol - vote on the Portal App Now
Chocobards (Autumn 1 and October Late)

III. Raid Event Blackened Will “Calamity Unleashed”

3x EX weapon banner draw (1st pull free!)
- Aerith EX, Ace EX, Serah EX
Blackened Will COSMOS
The raid grind: the boss is a damage sponge and likes to wipe buffs/debuffs
- 4 million raid damage for all personal rewards (2 million will get everything except armor tokens)
- Global rewards: Currently at 29 total kills

IV. Act 2 Chapter 5.8 “Torsions to the End”

Fights involved (29/45 raid boss kills to fully unlocked)
New Manikin weapons for protagonists: 15cp weapons with EX stats when MLB

V. Act 2 Chapter 5

Story talk
Hard fights

VI. Relm LC

Coming tonight
Relm rework + EX weapon

VII. Host Discussion (always gauge to see if we have time for these)

Pull Polls [Relm]
- 17 tickets, 2 gems, 4 pities, and 32 skips
From StrayBead: Managing 3x tome purchases - do you plan based on cost, based on # of tomes needed, or overstock (ties in w/ Vayne Novus question about value of time vs resources (3x books vs 2x books)
From ikicksmallkids: If you get an EX casually from tickets (or a free pull), would you throw WT or tickets to build the character up, or would you just lament that you jokingly pulled the EX and move on.
From cisam: what strategies do you do to stay disciplined and avoid bad decisions.
#podcast-questions

VIII. Looking Ahead

10/20 Aphmau event “Royal Puppeteer”
10/23 Autumn Festival Part 2
10/28 ?Community Stream?
10/28 Leon LC

XI. Goodbye!

- Website: www.tccpodcast.com

- Discord: https://discord.gg/kraX4cC

- Facebook: @fftccpodcast https://www.facebook.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitter: @fftccpodcast https://twitter.com/fftccpodcast

- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecrystalchronicles

- You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_4iKBtg-w&t=14s

- Tonberry Infographics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dffoo/

- Macnol’s C2A: https://old.reddit.com/user/Macnol/comments/b7h0zo/index_of_dffoo_coop_cheatsheets_and_call_to/

S2E72 - Walk This Way Oct 11, 2019

Show notes

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 72 [October 10th, 2019]

I. Welcome

Special Guest: Inkwelder (Kriese isn’t dead)

II. News

Facebook Discontinuation of In-Game Service, Back up your data!
Portal App Campaign - just crossed 80,000 points, go login! We’re way behind meeting the 1.1 million mark.
- Rewards left to claim:
  - 10 Draw Tickets (600k)
  - 10 Armor Tokens, 3 Weapon Tokens (1.1 mil)

III. Alphinaud Event

Alphinaud (Introduction, Kit, Viability, Similar Counterparts, Etc.)
Yda EX
COSMOS Battle

IV. Start Dash Campaign

Banner (Cloud EX, Squall EX, Lightning EX)
- First Multi-Draw is Free!
- Permanently available for 7 days (Vets countdown from login; Newbies countdown from Beginner Quests [Equip a Weapon])
- No Offbanners
Limited-Time EX Exchange
- FF1 - FF15 Protags Only (?), 10 tokens from 10 days of pseudo dailies (can collect all at once on Day 10)
Daily Missions for Crystals and Orbs
x2 Cycle Quests
WoI Carbuncle

V. Trick or Treat Co-op

All boosted
Gold Eidoja tokens for the WoI shop from Link Bells
Final wave fun

VI. Act 2 Chapter 5

Locke RW (event rerun, roughly what’s changed, what does this mean for COSMOS)
Noel - Wind/Ice Vayne (Roles, Utility, Comparison to Vayne, CHAOS viability)

VII. Awakening Wave 3

Aerith RW & EX
Ace RW (magic jesus)
Serah Awakening (quick)

VIII. Host Discussion (always gauge to see if we have time for these)

Pull Polls [Alphinaud Yda Ace Aerith Serah Locke Noel]
- Maybe we break this down to, out of 45 votes
  - 33% wanted to ticket Alphinaud
  - 15% wanted to ticket Yda
  - 63% wanted to pull Noel, mostly via tickets, with some opting for gems
  - 43% wanted to pull Locke
  - 55% wanted to pull Aerith
  - 47% wanted to pull Ace
  - 20% wanted to pull Serah (mostly bc they had her already)
From StrayBead: Managing 3x tome purchases - do you plan based on cost, based on # of tomes needed, or overstock (ties in w/ Vayne Novus question about value of time vs resources (3x books vs 2x books)
From ikicksmallkids: If you get an EX casually from tickets (or a free pull), would you throw WT or tickets to build the character up, or would you just lament that you jokingly pulled the EX and move on.
From cisam: what strategies do you do to stay disciplined and avoid bad decisions.
#podcast-questions

IX. Looking Ahead