Thread: [Event 03] Advent Battle vs Garuda

well grab your jewel while u still can then lol

Platinum chests to date (running Expert or Expert SP on every run except for first-clears):
Apocalypse: SSR eidolon (3 half-elixirs used, AP used on CD for 15hrs/day for all but one day)
Phoenix: SSR eidolon (~7 half-elixirs used, AP used on CD for 15hrs/day all days)
Garuda (3.5 days into the event): SR assault weapon, SSR eidolon (0 half-elixirs used, AP used on CD for all but half a day)

For the record, both of my platinum drops in the Garuda event occurred without Snatch up (I likely did more runs with Snatch than without).

Originally Posted by sanahtlig

Platinum chests to date (running Expert or Expert SP on every run except for first-clears):
Apocalypse: SSR eidolon (3 half-elixirs used, AP used on CD for 15hrs/day for all but one day)
Phoenix: SSR eidolon (~7 half-elixirs used, AP used on CD for 15hrs/day all days)
Garuda (3.5 days into the event): SR assault weapon, SSR eidolon (0 half-elixirs used, AP used on CD for all but half a day)

For the record, both of my platinum drops in the Garuda event occurred without Snatch up (I likely did more runs with Snatch than without).

For me, snatching at least 5+ in every run of the first two events netted me only a single plat during apoc (and it was an SR weapon), and nothing since. I haven't bothered using it since.

Slightly off topic, but is it just me or is the way the events are being arranged are scummy?
What I mean by this is, currently we're on Garuda event (wind).
Next is Typhon (Fire) which makes the Garuda summons and weapons pretty ineffective if not downright useless in that event.
Same thing applies to the event coming after that which is Jormungandr (water).

There was a very brief interruption with the Medusa (dark) event.

But then all of a sudden its lightning event now with Sandalphon which obviously beats water. And the time it takes for everything in the current Garuda that we farmed (wind) to actually be properly effective against another event in the future is over a month according to the DMM dates on JP wiki. Oh well no wonder people just stuck with their Apocalypses.

Garuda summon will be fine; the double attack rate buff won't be impacted by enemy element. And the water attack buff half of the passive will come in use. Aside from that, it's just part of the conundrum with the water/wind combination; when one side has advantage, the other half will have weakness.

The events are in arbitrary order, element-wise, aside from no repeating back to back. You're trying to find a Megaman-style order to it, but that's a trap. The human mind by default wants to see logical patterns, but sometimes, things just aren't planned so neatly.

Originally Posted by sanahtlig

Platinum chests to date (running Expert or Expert SP on every run except for first-clears):
Apocalypse: SSR eidolon (3 half-elixirs used, AP used on CD for 15hrs/day for all but one day)
Phoenix: SSR eidolon (~7 half-elixirs used, AP used on CD for 15hrs/day all days)
Garuda (3.5 days into the event): SR assault weapon, SSR eidolon (0 half-elixirs used, AP used on CD for all but half a day)

For the record, both of my platinum drops in the Garuda event occurred without Snatch up (I likely did more runs with Snatch than without).

I spend 10 half elixirs on apocalypse and 40 on phoenix expert SP. I also used most of my ap on cooldown (but not all of it). From all of this, one platinum chest with an SSR weapon, that's it, no eidolon drop at all.

Spent 2 elixir on garuda so far but that was when I was testing the expert SP drop rates. Turns out they're shit.

Originally Posted by BigBobs

For me, snatching at least 5+ in every run of the first two events netted me only a single plat during apoc (and it was an SR weapon), and nothing since. I haven't bothered using it since.

I was running double anzu and snatch 7+ stacks during first two events with no luck. This event I didn't bother with either and got 2 SSR weapon drops already.

Then again it could just be a coincidence, or increased rainbow chest odds by quite a bit.

Finally I found a platinum chest, yay!






Sr weapon. Damn...

Originally Posted by Inb4whales

Slightly off topic, but is it just me or is the way the events are being arranged are scummy?
What I mean by this is, currently we're on Garuda event (wind).
Next is Typhon (Fire) which makes the Garuda summons and weapons pretty ineffective if not downright useless in that event.
Same thing applies to the event coming after that which is Jormungandr (water).

There was a very brief interruption with the Medusa (dark) event.

But then all of a sudden its lightning event now with Sandalphon which obviously beats water. And the time it takes for everything in the current Garuda that we farmed (wind) to actually be properly effective against another event in the future is over a month according to the DMM dates on JP wiki. Oh well no wonder people just stuck with their Apocalypses.

You can use the summon and weapon just fine as a sub, you'll still be stronger than if you skipped the event. Also you don't have to use the element that is strong to something, you can use something neutral to it. It isn't like everyone used a light team to fight apoc.

Investigation is underway on the Expert SP quest. They will make an announcement.

I tend to agree with the prior poster who pointed out the SP quest shouldn't have been there to begin with. Wait and see.