S3E96 - Abyss Normalis

The Crystal Chronicles

The Crystal Chronicles - Episode 96 [April 2nd, 2020]

I. Welcome

• TCC “Unofficial SQEX Stream” occurred earlier this week

II. News

• April Schedule Live
• Maintenance
  • QoL: Friend management, free ability uses more obvious
• Early April Chocobo Panel Missions
• Vayne Costume + Gem Bundle (NEW)

III. Character Retrospectives

• Seymour
• Papalymo

IV. Raid “Let Slip Hell’s Hound”

• Co-op discussion?
• CHAOS Battle Discussion
  • Let Slip Hell's Hound C2A
  • 3 main strategies:
    • Tank that can mitigate most/all damage (Zack, Celes)
    • Last Stand to survive the deadly combo (Y’shtola, Vanille)
    • Evasion tank (Eight, Edge)
  • TCC Challenge Shout-Outs

V. Abyss: Normalis

• Stratum 1: High Magic resist
  • Substratum 1: High Melee + Ranged resist
• Stratum 2: Red + Blue crystal chars only
  • Substratum 1: Yellow + Black crystal chars only
  • Substratum 2: Green + White crystal chars only
• Stratum 3: No Sword users
  • Substratum 1: Sword, Bow, Staff
  • Substratum 2: Greatsword, Gun, Dagger
• Stratum 3 Part 8 CHAOS battle discussion
  • Abyss Normalis Stratus 3 Part 8 C2A
  • TCC Challenge: Y’shtola, Rosa, Penelo, Edge, Ultimecia, Papalymo, Zack banned

VI. Spring Festival Campaign Part 2

• Free Banner Draw (Vincent/Sephiroth/Cait Sith EX banner)
• More free banner pulls through the first half of the month (total of 8 for Fest)
• April Fool’s SPIRIT MOOGLE WOI/SUMMON (very limited duration!!)
  • New Summon, “Spirit Moogle”
  • Missions of the Spirit Moogle Choco Board
• Spring EX Tokens (1 per day through April 10)
  • Shop is same as DE EX Token shop
• #podcast-polls
• Co-op “The Marauding Mimesis”

VII. Vayne LC “Conqueror’s Duty”

• Vayne 70 + EX Realization: Mark
• Paladin Cecil 70 + Rework + Realization: Kriese
• #podcast-polls
• CHAOS battle discussion
  • Conqueror's Duty C2A

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

• Questions for next time perhaps:

IX. Looking Ahead

• 4/5: Beatrix Event “Roses of May”
• 4/8: Mission Event “Burrow of the Phoenix”
• 4/8: DE: Entropy Tier 9
• 4/14: Act 2 Chapter 8 “Whither the Wind Returns”
• 4/19: Fran LC “Girded for Freedom”
• 4/22: Exdeath Event “”
• 4/27: Next SQEX Community Stream
• ???: Final Awakening Wave

X. Goodbye!

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- 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/