Hako update

 Quick update - things are going well lately.  We're playing at least 3 times a week, and some new players have arrived on the server.  Millefeuille from the last hako era is back.  She says Papasz is here as well but I haven't seen him yet.  Usually this means a bunch more people follow suit, but we'll see.  We already have so many dedicated players.  Amazing.

I've been recording regularly now so my youtube channel has some fresh videos for anyone interested in that.  

If you're on the fence about joining again, it's so easy these days with Discord.  We just throw the question out there in the early evening, and everyone chimes in with their availability for the night.   We can quickly determine whether a game is possible or not, then play or move on.  Such little time invested for quality hako!  Also for you lazy bums like me out there, you can still sell those Mars orbs from the NPC for plenty of gil to keep your augmenting going.  Suuuper easy.

Plus ~ new bounty coming soon! Something about nine digits of gil for 3v3!?

Edit:  Just saw Papasz in game.  Hell yeah

Update about updates, updated

 We've been playing a LOT of hako lately.  Everybody's getting stronger, so I think it's time I completed some of these job/equipment guides.  In the next few days I'll have most of the hako jobs' guides done on here.  I'm posting this so that I can't be lazy and not do it!

Feb20 - MNK and SAM have been updated to include equipment and strategy for 3v3, WHM has been updated for equipment sets

New video from 3v3 JPvNA!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCyXiLfDDns

 

Check it out:)

New Years Update

Happy new year!

Balli has been flourishing in the last few months, with diorama happening on almost every non-OM day.  We've had lots of groups try the bounty battle, and even though none have been successful yet, there's been massive improvements by the players.

These groups gave it a try in 2021:

Alizka & Struggler

Sonicwinder & Nekohamnett

Igo & Senorbacon

Sonicwinder & Biabby

Sonicwinder & Giness (two drawn games)

Two of our old friends Fuuring (now Giness/Obrigado) and Jyrkainen (now Dokaaan) have come back thanks to the free login campaign, and we're hoping they stick around for some high quality games.  With those two plus Sonic and Biabby, the Japanese squad is looking great.  If you're an oldie that just checks this blog once in a while, now is a good time to swing by for a few NA vs JP classics.

Hopefully 2022 is a bit better than the last couple years have been.  Talk more soon/

Bounty reissued

We tried this a while back, but now I have more gil, so here we go again.  

The bounty

10 million gil for one win, 100 million for a best of five

Master levels: No SJ increase under Sync

New update dropped today, with a new 99 upgrade that as usual threatens our game balance.  This time it's some shit where you kill even more crabs and at some point you unlock increased subjob levels.  As far as we know it goes up to 5 so far, with 99/54 being the cap.  So naturally my first thought was how fucked things might get with level 60/35 ~ 60/60 jobs in ballista.

Fortunately, ballista is safe - tested a 99COR/51NIN with my 60 BRD with level sync, and he was synced to 60COR/30NIN.  Whew.

EDIT:  I was told you get some attribute bonus and skill ups as well every master level, so I tested that too.  Doesn't have any effect under 60 sync, so we're safe.  Thanks to Aldraii and Alizka for testing help!

Hako in 2021

Alright, so we've had some hako matches with the new crew.  Everything went pretty well.  I'm working on a diorama guide here for those looking to set things up.

WIP hako guide  3v3 specifics

 

 More to come later

2021...!!

 Well, here we are in 2021.   Ballista never dies, we all know that by now.  There's a huge following on Asura.

I saw a diorama video recorded by our very own Megume, now Alizka - and came back to see how things were going.  The video she posted was classic traditional hako style, a mirrored match with PLD WAR SAM.  Pretty enticing. 

Of course I resubbed and played some OM.  Same as before, general players doing their best to activate hyper with poison and reraise...  A few black mage players, though.  I've been trying to turn them away from that.  Otherwise the OM aren't terrible.  The players that play balanced jobs are decent, surprisingly so.  There are some super ooof new players, but I think there's room to grow.

I haven't been able to make any of their hako games.  I have seen a few that are just random, OM-style, come as whatever, which is a bit sad.  But there have definitely been some intense mirrored games as well.  There's potential here for sure.  Even in OM there are players whose game sense really pops.  I'll try to get them into serious hako soon.

To the veterans (and new friends) who happen upon this blog, I hope it finds you well.  The last few years have been harrowing beyond what I think we all thought was possible.  Please be safe, and healthy.  That's an order, maybe the only one I'd ever give, from your old man LS leader, Teishi.

TILLECOE

Tillecoe's back baby!

Hako time!

look at this big ass turtle

60 Sync with /checkparam (WIP)

We made a lot of assumptions in the past about 60 sync, and a lot of it was wrong.....
I used RNG dynamis belt for years... and it was giving me like nothing... loollllllll


頭　：飛攻1
両脚：命中０　攻撃２　回避３　飛命１　飛攻2
首　：命中4
耳　：飛命1　飛攻0
腰　：飛命3　飛攻0
指　：飛命７　飛攻5

武器：命中２　攻撃２　回避２　飛命7+　飛攻０
頭　：命中０　攻撃３　回避５　飛命０　飛攻０
胴　：命中７　攻撃７　回避７　飛命６　飛攻３
両手：命中３　攻撃３　回避２　飛命２　飛攻０
両脚：命中０　攻撃２　回避３　飛命１　飛攻？
両足：命中１　攻撃１　回避１　飛命？　飛攻？
首　：命中？　攻撃５　回避２　飛命５　飛攻５
耳　：命中０　攻撃４　回避５　飛命？　飛攻？
指　：命中4+　攻撃３　回避１　飛命７　飛攻？
背中：命中０　攻撃０　回避３　飛命０　飛攻？
腰　：命中８　攻撃７　回避５　飛命？　飛攻？自分

head: attri+2, 0 acc, 3 atk, 5 eva, 0 racc, 1 ratk
neck: attri+2, 4 acc, 5 atk, 5 racc, 5 ratk, 20 hp, 20 mp,  NO DEFENSE
belt: attri+2, 8 acc, 8 atk, 3 racc, 0 ratk, 20 hp, 20 mp,  4 DEF
ear:  attri+1, 0 acc, 4 atk, 4 eva, 15 hp, 0 ratk, 1 racc
grip:  3 acc, 5 atk, 24 hp, 2 eva
body: 7 acc, 7 atk, 7 eva, 6 racc, 3 ratk
pants: 0 acc, 2 ratk, 1 racc, 3 eva
ring: 7 racc, 5 ratk

weapon:  acc 2 atk 2 eva 2 racc 7+ ratk 0
 Head: acc 0 atk 3 eva 5 racc 0 ratk 0
body: acc 7 atk 7 eva 7 racc 6 ratk 3
hands: acc 3 atk 3 eva 2 racc 2 ratk 0
legs: acc 0 atk 2 eva 3 racc 1 ratk 2
feet: acc 1 atk 1 eva 1 racc? ratk?
Neck: acc4 atk 5 eva 2 racc 5 ratk 5
Ears: acc 0 atk 4 atk 5 racc 1 ratk 0
Finger: acc 4 + atk 3 eva 1 racc 7 ratk 5
Back: acc 0 atk 0 eva 3 racc 0 ratk? 
waist: acc 8 atk 7 eva 5 racc3 ratk 0 

Stuff taken from leban's site + my own testing, will clean up + test more later

Balli never dies part CXXVI

We're baaaaaack

Here are a couple vids from yours T ruly feat. Aya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDMu57-8k5k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr3K0hW0ZQ0

Soo0o0o we're looking to get the crew back together.  Pikki and Jsp have shown up, plus we have Zhouer altho he's living in Japan right now.  Evv is on the return trail too.  Everybody else, let's go :o


edit: ANOTHER ONE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIpxqtMiwWQ

Hrng

Sorry for being away this last month or so.

New work/school stuff just came out of nowhere and kicked my ass,
and then I had a big part in organizing my sister's wedding..
and when I came back home after the craziness, somehow my graphics card just pooped the bed and doesn't work anymore..

So it'll be a bit longer before I can come back.  I need to buy a new card and finish up some other things I'm behind on ... but then I am definitely on my way back.  Can't wait to play with you guys again @_@ Sorry
 

 One day I'll play ballista again...

 

P.S  there you go Dre:) Hope you join us soon buddy