FFT AI Tournament: This game is complete!

Post by **Mogri** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:13 pm

Twinconclusive: I noticed you switched around your Support abilities. They all look okay, but Two Swords does nothing for a gun-wielding Chemist. Attack Up is a good Monk support ability (it increases Attack damage as well as Punch Arts by 33% each), but Two Swords is also good for a Monk (it effectively doubles Attack damage).

Hachi · Post by **Hachi** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:34 pm

ALL THIS ENERGY CALLING ME
BACK WHERE IT COMES FROM

Drew
Male Bard 70/70
Protect Drew

Sing (Battle Song)
Elemental
Caution
Equip Armor
Move +3

Bloody Strings
--
Thief Hat
Reflect Mail
Accessory: Sprint Boots

IT'S SUCH A CRUDE ATTITUDE
IT'S BACK WHERE IT BELONGS

Kate
Female Dancer 70/40
Protect Kate

Dance (Wiznaibus)
Steal (Steal Heart)
Counter Flood
Attack UP
Teleport

Cashmere
--
Thief Hat
Black Costume
Accessory: Bracer

ALL THE LITTLE CHICKS WITH THE CRIMSON LIPS GOIN'
CLEVELAND ROCKS! CLEVELAND ROCKS!

Lewis
Male Chemist 70/40
Protect Kate

Item (X-Potion, Hi-Ether, Remedy, Phoenix Down)
Throw (Axes, Knight Swords)
Auto Potion
Defense UP
Ignore Height

Mythril Gun
--
Thief Hat
Black Costume
Accessory: Sprint Boots

LIVIN' IN SIN WITH A SAFETY PIN, GOIN'
CLEVELAND ROCKS! CLEVELAND ROCKS!

Oswald
Male Archer 70/40
Protect Kate

Charge (Charge+1, 2, 3, 4)
Battle Skill (Speed Break)
Arrow Guard
Concentrate
Fly

Gastrafitis
Crystal Shield
Thief Hat
Black Costume
Accessory: Bracer

Post by **Mogri** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:56 pm

Ohio!

You've been optimized. I gave you Thief Hat instead of Crystal Helm on Drew, since 2 Speed and DM/DA immunity for 20 HP is a sweet, sweet deal. But the Reflect Mail is a good fit for your team, so Equip Armor isn't a wasted slot.

Uncommon · Post by **Uncommon** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:00 pm

going with a gimmick team
i haven't played this game in so long

Caleb
Male Time Mage
50 Br, 70 Fa
Save fading life

Time Magic
Yin-Yang Magic
Regenerator
Half Of MP
Move-MP Up

Wizard Staff
---
Golden Hairpin
Light Robe
Feather Mantle

The beginning of inefficient choices for character integrity's sake. If I went Oracle instead of Time Mage I could give him better staffs, but he's definitely more of a Time Mage.

Iris
Female Thief
70 Br, 50 Fa
Protect allies (Caleb)

Steal
Battle Skill
Weapon Guard
Equip Sword
Move-HP Up

Rune Sword
---
Thief Hat
Power Sleeve
Bracer

Same situation, only worse because now picking the other class takes away the support ability (though really i only picked Battle Skill because i couldn't think of anything else).

James
Male Ninja
70 Br, 50 Fa
Save fading life

Throw
Talk Skill
Critical Quick
Equip Knife
Move +3

Kikuichimoji
Spell Edge
Thief Hat
Power Sleeve
Bracer

Ideally it would've been Talk Skill and Math Skill, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Also, shame you can't do Two Swords with a gun and a sword or two guns.

Feather
Female Monk
70 Br, 70 Fa
Save fading life

Punch Art
Black Magic
Damage Split
Short Charge
Fly

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---
---
Black Costume
Feather Mantle

By all means, I should give her Equip Armor and Reflect Mail, but taking big stupid risks and laughing in the face of danger is Feather. I couldn't decide between Short Charge and Two Swords, but I figured she might never use magic if she can punch everything so much.
Shame Secret Clothes and Barettes aren't in shops.

Post by **Mogri** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:01 pm

Neither are Blast Guns

It's Mythril Gun if you're using one. Or Romanda, I guess, if you want people to laugh at you.

Uncommon · Post by **Uncommon** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:03 pm

I forgot to look in the Shop List when picking my gun

Maybe I'll just make him a Ninja and forget about the gun

No Blood Sword, either. Too bad.

Nathan Karr · Post by **Nathan Karr** » Wed May 13, 2009 10:19 pm

First, my leader

Wolf, Male Archer
Protect Zera

Optimal Equipment

Zera, Female Priest
Normal

Optimal equipment

Dan, Male Knight
Charge In Like An Idiot

Optimal Equipment

Foxi, Male Wizard
Run Like a Rabbit

Optimal Equipment

Post by **Mogri** » Wed May 13, 2009 10:58 pm

Please provide abilities, accessories, and Brave/Faith for all of your units. I'm not going to come up with your team for you.

Hachi · Post by **Hachi** » Thu May 14, 2009 12:38 am

MOOGLE! I made a few changes.

Kate
Switched out Weapon Guard for Counter Flood

Lewis
Altered Throw to Throw (Axes, Knight Swords)

Post by **Mogri** » Thu May 14, 2009 12:43 am

Thanks for bringing them to my attention. Your changes have been noted!

Post by **Mogri** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:14 am

In the interest of getting things underway (and because I'm excited!), I'm going to start the tournament. Signups will remain open until the first round is over. The videos take awhile to finish, so this won't be for a few days at the least. If you enter before Saturday, you're guaranteed a slot.

As mentioned, pairings are random and will decided immediately prior to battle. The first pairing in Round 1 is Momoka vs Uncommon at Goland Coal City. The video is already wrapped up and is compressing currently. I won't say how the battle turned out -- you can watch for yourselves -- but I will say that I was surprised. I'll need to find some editing software to cut the video in two, then it'll take awhile to upload to YouTube. Expect it late tonight.

The original venue that was rolled for the battle was the "Church outside the city," where Delita joins you killing Zalmo in the game. This starts one team on top of the building and the other at the entrance, so it was deemed an unfair advantage.

Twinconclusive · Post by **Twinconclusive** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:22 am

Yes yes, can not wait.

How long (roughly) do these matches last?

Post by **Mogri** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:54 am

Usually about 15 minutes.

Uncommon · Post by **Uncommon** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:12 am

Can't wait! I wonder if my team did well at all. If I still had my copy and a working Playstation, I definitely would've tested it myself first...

Post by **Mogri** » Thu May 14, 2009 4:00 am

Round 1A is ready to go. I'll post it in a bit.

I realized after recording round 1B that I had made a horrible mistake: the enemy AI doesn't use certain abilities if its level is too low. This doesn't have any effect on the team that's marked as the home team, but the enemy team is at a severe disadvantage: they won't use most Draw Out, Throw, or Item commands. Going forward, all characters will be set to level 35 (but their stats will be unchanged). This gives them the appropriate skillset for the tournament.

So if the loser of 1A wishes, I'll rerun that battle. It was pretty unilateral and I can't help but think that the above is to blame for that. 1B was won by the "enemy" team, so that one will remain the way it is unless there are objections.

(edit) I think the recording may have screwed up on 1A. So I may need to rerun that one anyway.