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Posted by egingell on Jan 22, 2024

Posted in: Android.

<Me>
I’d like two of my accounts merged.

<CS Mayank>
Thank you for contacting EA Help. My name is Mayank and I would assist you today with your concern
Please do not worry about it, we will try our best to help you with this issue.
kindly provide your username and email address so that we can locate the account
Also, if you have any further questions regarding this or any other issues, d please do not hesitate to let us know. You can also find answers to common questions on our Help Center at http://help.ea.com , or ask our community experts by visiting Answer HQ at http://answers.ea.com.   Thanks again for contacting EA Help.

<Me>
The accounts I want to merge are redacted (redacted) (the new account) and redacted (redacted) (the old account). I want the stuff from redacted to be the account receiving the goods from redacted (ie redacted is the destination account). I don’t know how this merging thing works. If I have to blow up both of them, so be it.

<CS Viola>
Thank you for reaching out to EA help!

My name is Viola and I will be assisting you today.

I would like thank you for taking your time to share your concern with us.

I understand that you are having a concern regarding The Merging of the account.

Please be rest assured we will do our best to help you with your concern.

Just so you know, all EA account are lock due to security reasons and we need to verify them to proceed further.

Also thank you for confirming your email and EA ID we have successfully located your account and sent you a 6 digit verification code in your email please check your inbox and your spam folder.

Awaiting your response.

Should you need any further assistance you can contact us through our live chat channel https://www.help.ea.com and select the option as live chat.

Thank you for contacting EA Help!

Have a great day.

<Me>
The code you sent to redacted is redacted.

Did you also send one to redacted? If you did, I didn’t receive it.

<CS Manish>
Hi there,
Thank you for reaching out to EA help!
My name is Manish and I will be assisting you today.

I would like thank you for taking your time to share your concern with us.
I understand your concern.

ACCOUNT MERGER DISCLAIMER

n order to merge your EA Accounts, I’ll need to remove your games from the old EA Account so we can add them to the primary EA Account. When I do this, you will lose the progress, saved data, and stats from your games saved online on EA servers to your old EA Account. This includes:

any content you’ve saved to the cloud
any online and multiplayer data, such as Apex Legends stats or FIFA or EA SPORTS FC Ultimate Team content
any purchases you’ve made on the old EA Account we’re moving the games from, including in-game currency and anything you’ve bought using in-game currency
any EA games you’ve downloaded and purchased on Steam or Epic
any content, online and multiplayer data and purchases made in games accessed via an active EA Play subscription on the old EA Account
and potentially any offline saved data on your device.
I can only move full games (excluding FIFA, EA SPORTS FC, Apex Legends, SWTOR, Third-Party games and games downloaded from the Play List from any active EA Play subscription on the old EA Account), so any Alphas, Betas, or Demos will be lost, and not moved to your new primary EA Account.

[If they have The Sims 3 content on their account: If you play The Sims 3 and have purchased Worlds for your game, the Worlds and any game saves you have with Worlds will be inaccessible. That means you will not be able to play any of your game saves and would need to create new ones without Worlds to play your game.]

Once we merge your accounts into the primary EA Account and all of your content is in one place, all of your old accounts will be deactivated.

Now that you know what will happen when we combine accounts, do you understand these risks and agree to an account merger?

Awaiting response.

Should you need any further assistance you can reach out to us any time or you can also contact us through our live chat channel https://www.help.ea.com and select the option as live chat.

Thank you for contacting EA Help!
Have a great day.

<Me>
Yes.

<Me, again a full day later>
Just checking in. I said yes.

<CS Binod>
Thank you for contacting us back at EA. This is Binod following up on your case.

Thanks for the confirmation. I would request you to please read the below conditions and recommendations of merging accounts relevant to your accounts and confirm if you want to proceed.

We can only transfer all Origin/the EA app PC games that are in the account. We can’t transfer only one or a few games.
We do not transfer duplicate games in order to preserve their accounts and games integrity.

We can’t transfer EA Play Memberships / Third-Party Games.

We can’t transfer SWTOR because a player’s SWTOR account is connected to the EA Account. If we remove the SWTOR game from the original EA Account, game data will be lost, and the game will be unplayable.

We do not transfer Apex Legends or the latest version of EA SPORTS FC in order to preserve accounts and games integrity. We recommend that the EA Account which has SWTOR, Apex Legends, any Third-Party games, the latest released version of EA SPORTS FC and/or an active EA Play membership to be the primary. However, if the player decides otherwise, they will lose all this content.

We can unlink the same platform account ID per EA Account every 6 months. If the platform account ID has already been unlinked in the past 6 months, the player will lose access to it once the old EA Account is deactivated.

I’ll look forward to your reply and appreciate for your patience and understanding on this matter.

You can check the status of your case from My Cases on EA Help.
https://help.ea.com/help-my-cases/

If you need more information, check out these resources:
https://help.ea.com/help-home/

For game-specific help: Go to the EA Help home page, choose the game or product you need help with, and click See all help topics https://answers.ea.com/. Visit Answers HQ to get help from other players in the community.
Follow http://eahelp/ for everything from outage info to game news.
Subscribe to EA Help on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0GKI1WjINB2BqHsaodnOeQ

Thanks again for contacting EA help.

<Me>
Yes. I want to proceed.

<CS Nishita>
Hello
Thank you for reaching out to EA help!
My name is Nishita and I will be assisting you today.
I would like to thank you for taking your time to share your concern with us.

I understand that your concern is regarding Merging account. Please be rest assured we will do our best to help you with your concern.

Thank you for your response.

To share any information or make any changes to your account I would need to do the owner verification, for that, I have sent a verification email, please check. The email has the subject line “Verify ownership of your EA Account” and you may have received it in your inbox or spam inbox.
I have shared you 6 digit code on your email please share the same here.

I will look forward to your reply and appreciate for your patience and understanding on this matter.

Should you need any further assistance you can reach out to us any time or you can also contact us through our live chat channel https://www.help.ea.com and select the option as live chat.
Thank you for contacting EA Help. Have a great day!

<Me>
Verification code: redacted

We did this before.

<CS Raja>
Thanks for reaching out.

Thank you for providing the code.

I would like to inform you that we won’t be able to merge the account however, we can transfer your content to the new account.

Let me know if you would like to proceed.

We will be waiting for your response.

You can check the status of your case from My Cases on EA Help.

If you need more information, check out these resources:

For game-specific help: Go to the EA Help home page, choose the game or product you need help with, and click See all help topics.
Visit Answers HQ to get help from other players in the community.
Follow @EAHelp for everything from outage info to game news.
Subscribe to EA Help on Youtube for video walkthroughs and guides.

Thanks for contacting us and have a great day!

<Me>
I just want the contents of redacted (redacted) transferred to my current account: redacted (redacted).

<CS Himanshi>
Hello Player,

Thank you for contacting EA help. My name is Himanshi and I will assist you with your issue today.

I hope this email finds you in a great mood and health. Upon reviewing your case, I’ve gathered that you have contacted us regarding Merging accounts.. Please do not worry, I will surely try help you regarding your concern.

I am afraid but the code you have shared is expired. Please be informed that I have shared another 6-digit verification code on your registered email address.

In case you have any query, you can visit find answers to common questions on our Help Center at http://help.ea.com, or ask our community experts by visiting Answer HQ at http://answers.ea.com. Please do not hesitate to let us know if if you need any further assistance. You can reach us on help.ea.com.

Thank you once again for contacting EA!
Have a great day and stay safe!

Kind Regards,
Himanshi

<Me>
And another verification: redacted

Don’t y’all communicate with each other?

<CS Richa>
Hello,

How are you doing today? Thank you for contacting EA Help. My name is Richa. I’ll be your EA Help specialist today.

After reviewing your email, I learned that you want to merge the accounts.

Thank you for the code. Please do not worry. I certainly understand your concern. I will try my best to assist you with fixing this concern and I also apologize for the inconvenience caused.

I would like to inform you old EA games might not transfer correctly due to being sunset and that if they are not transferred they will lose access to them once the account is deactivated. Does you want to proceed?

We will look forward to your reply and appreciate patience and understanding on this matter.

Should you have any further questions regarding this or any other issues, please do not hesitate to let us know.

You can also find answers to common questions on our Help Center at
http://help.ea.com” or ask our community experts

By visiting Answer HQ at
“http://answers.ea.com“.

Follow EA support on Twitter for more news and information.
https://twitter.com/EAHelp.

Subscribe to EA Help on Youtube for video walkthroughs and guides.

Thank you again for contacting EA help. Be safe, stay healthy and take care of yourself.

<Me>
Tapped Out is the only game I care about on the old account. You may proceed.

<CS Vinay>
Thanks for reaching out.

So, as intimated earlier I would again like to reiterate that we won’t be able to merge the account however, we can transfer your content to the new account.

Let me know if you would like to proceed.

We will be waiting for your response.

You can check the status of your case from My Cases on EA Help.

If you need more information, check out these resources:

Thanks for contacting us and have a great day!

<Me>
That’s what I want. Proceed.

<Me again, an hour later>
Do it, please.

<CS Ritika>
Hello there! thank you for contacting EA Help. My name is Ritika and I hope you’re doing well. I will assist you with your case today.

I completely understand your concern. Please be assured that I will try my best to assist you with the same.

Please share the email address?

I look forward to your reply:

For any query with EA games, you can always contact us or check our knowledge base at help.ea.com for self-help options and Answers.ea.com for in-game queries. We will be happy to help you with your concern.

It was a pleasure talking to you today. Thank you for contacting EA Help. Have a great day ahead!

Still need help? You can reach us on help.ea.com .

Ritika
EA Help

<Me>
We’ve been over this. There are 23 messages under this ticket number (redacted).

I want the stuff from my old account (redacted (redacted)) transferred to my current account (redacted (redacted))!

I’ve verified ownership of the old account 3 times now and the risks have been explained to me 3 times now. I’m starting to get pissed off.

<Me again, a correction>
The current account is redacted. I’m all flustered over here.

<CS Suhel>
Hi There,

Greetings from EA!

Thank you for contacting EA Help. My name is Suhel and I would assist you today with your concern.

I request you to confirm the email address so that we can assist you further.

We sincerely appreciate your time and patience. Looking forward to your reply.

Please feel free to contact us whenever you need our assistance. We will be more than happy to assist you. Still need help? You can reach us on help.ea.com.

Thanks & Regards
Suhel
EA Help

<Me>
My primary account: redacted (redacted)
My old account: redacted (redacted)

SOURCE: redacted (redacted)
DESTINATION: redacted (redacted)

My face right now:
\*gif of Angry kid in red shirt shaking a bottle while shouting “Angry!!!!!!”\*

<CS Rohit>
Thanks for contacting EA. My name is Rohit.

I hope you are doing good today! No worries will certainly help you with this.

In order to begin my investigation, Please Confirm the EA Account which will be your primary account

We await your response, please revert back to the same E-mail address.
You can check the status of your case from My Cases on EA Help.

If you need more information, check out these resources:
For game-specific help: Go to the EA Help home page, choose the game or product you need help with, and click See all help topics.

Visit Answers HQ to get help from other players in the community.
Follow @EAHelp for everything from outage info to game news.

Subscribe to EA Help on YouTube for video walkthroughs and guides.
Thank you for contacting EA.

<Me>
I already said the primary is redacted.

<CS Sunita>
Good morning,
Thank you for contacting EA Support! My name is Sunita. I hope this day goes well. I will be helping you today in connection with the report I received. I assure you that I will provide all relevant information on this subject. I understand your frustration. I see that you have been waiting for a long time. I recommend contacting us via live chat.
We do not have any number to share as there will be a dial-in option, otherwise we will be happy to provide it to you. If possible, please contact our live support team to allow us to provide better assistance and resolve this issue without further waiting. Here are the steps to contact our Live Support:
– Please go to https://help.ea.com/en/ .
– Please click Contact Us.
– Please select a product.
– Please select a platform.
– Please select a topic and then a problem.
– Please click the blue button (please select contact option).
– Please complete the Case Information and click Next.
– Select chat. I appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter. You can also find answers to frequently asked questions in the Help Center at http://help.ea.com or ask experts in our community by visiting Answer HQ at http://answers.ea.com. Please follow EA Help on Twitter, to receive current information. https://twitter.com/EAHelpThank you again for contacting EA Support. We encourage you to contact us again at https://help.ea.com if you require further assistance in resolving this issue or if you have any additional questions in the future. We wish you a nice day.
Best regards,
Sunita

<Me>
I can’t seem to get that to be an option… on *any* problem. Not even email.

<Me after finally getting chat to work>
I got into chat. The person who answered said it couldn’t be done. Now why would several email support agents tell me they could, then when I when it came time to do it, they ghost me?

<CS Ashish (I swear these can’t be real names)>
Thank you for contacting us back. My name is Ashish and I would assist you with your issue today.
I see that you’ve contacted us regarding merging your accounts. I will try my best to help you with the issue.

Thank you for the information. I can understand you frustration as I am also a gamer but no worries I am here to help.

I would like to inform you that we can only transfer the game but the progress will not be transferred.

Shall I proceed?

For any query with EA games, you can always contact us or check our knowledge base at help.ea.com for self-help options and Answers.ea.com for in-game queries.
Thanks again for contacting EA Help. It’s my pleasure talking with you and you’ve been great throughout the session. Have a great day ahead!

<Me oops, swype-o>
Tit all keep asking me that and I keep telling you “yes”. Yes! Yes! Do it!

<CS K… just K… and Sanjeev. There are two names in this one>
Hello! Thank you for contacting EA.

Hope all is well with you. Please accept my sincere apologies for not being able to resolve your issue in a timely manner due to the large volume of emails we receive these days.

Regarding this issue, I have reviewed your email and cannot determine if this issue has been resolved. Please tell us if you still need help? If no, and your issue has been resolved, please ignore this email.

While your issue is ongoing, please reply to this email with information that further describes the issue and we will be happy to provide you with the assistance you need.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for choosing EA, we look forward to providing you with further assistance.
For game-specific help: Go to the EA Help home page, choose the game or product you need help with, and click See all help topics.
Visit Answers HQ to get help from other players in the community.
Follow @EAHelp for everything from outage info to game news.
Subscribe to EA Help on Youtube for video walkthroughs and guides.

I am looking forward for your reply. If you have any questions, let us know.
Thanks for reaching out to EA Help.
I have tried to fetch the details, but I am sorry as at the moment our tools are experiencing some issues so we are unable to fetch your details. I have noted the details of the case redacted and that you contacted during an outage. we will definitely assist you in this issue.

Thank you for contacting EA. My name is Sanjeev and I will assist you with your issue today.

First, I want to apologize for the time taken to get back to you. Your case was stuck due to some technical issues. Undoubtedly, it is not your fault and we’re sorry to make you feel neglected. Trust me, it was never our intention and all our customers are important for us.

Coming on to the issue, I am unable to understand whether it got resolved or not. If you still need further assistance, then please contact us back.

You can check the status of your case from My Cases on EA Help.

If you need more information, check out these resources:

Thank you for contacting EA Help, and have a great day.

<Me>
NO! IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED!! You all keep asking me if I want you to proceed with the merge, yet when I tell you I do want you to proceed, you do nothing… literally nothing! Nothing has been done on this case except your colleagues giving me the runaround—telling me they can do things, then don’t do those things.

<Me again, they literally gave me a case number that’s not even one of mine>
What is case redacted? It’s not on my list.

<CS Shubham>
Thanks for reaching out.

As I have checked, there are no games in the account redacted and there is no PC game in the account egingell@gmail.com and we can only merge PC games if there are games in both the accounts, so if you only want to change the emails of the account, then we can do that for you.

You can check the status of your case from My Cases on EA Help.

If you need more information, check out these resources:

<Me>
It’s only The Simpsons Tapped Out that I care about. It’s not a PC game, but it definitely exists in redacted.

<CS Viola>
Hello,

Thank you for contacting EA Support. My name is Viola, I will be your assigned EA Support Expert today. After reviewing your email, I came to know that the concern is regarding Merge of the account. Please be assured I will provide you all the relevant information about the same.

I appreciate for your patience and understanding on this matter.

We would like to inform you that we are not able to find the The Simpsons Tapped Out in the EA Account with the email: ‘redacted‘

Can you re-confirm to us as well is this the same account that you are facing an issue with?

I hope you’d find these instructions helpful, but don’t hesitate to contact us further if you need any assistance with EA Products. You can also find answers to common questions on our Help Center at http://help.ea.com, or ask our community experts by visiting Answer HQ at http://answers.ea.com. Follow EA Help on Twitter for more updates. https://twitter.com/EAHelp

Thank you again for contacting EA Help! And please feel free to reach out to us again through https://help.ea.com in case you need further assistance with this issue or any further queries you might have in the future.

Be safe, stay healthy and take care of yourself.

Best wishes,

Viola

<Me>
I can assure you with absolute certainty that there is indeed a Tapped Out game using the email address redacted.

Here’s a video proof of just how certain I am (it’s me logging in with said email address).

redacted

<CS Rajiandai>
Thanks for reaching out EA. I hope you are doing well. This is Rajiandai from EA Help following your case regarding merging your accounts.

Don’t worry, we will provide you all the relevant information about the same.

Thanks for your patience.

Upon checking your accounts, it seems that there is no PC game on your redacted account so, we cannot transfer the game means we cannot do the account merge for this account.

As have stated in the disclaimer shared previously which says:
We can only transfer all Origin/the EA app PC games that are in the account. ⚠️ We can’t transfer only one or a few games.

Because of this reason we won’t be able to do the merge for this account.

Should you have any further questions regarding this or any other issues, please do not hesitate to let us know.

You can check the status of your case from My Cases on EA Help.

If you need more information, check out these resources:

Thank you once again for contacting us!

FFX-2 Matchmaking & Publicity

Posted by egingell on Dec 2, 2023

Posted in: Gaming.

Matchmaking & Publicity

Whether you pick Argent, Inc or Open Air, Inc the pitches are the same and it’s the same people for both, so you might as well do them both at the same time. Here are the pitches you need to make.

	Open Air	Argent, Inc
1	Fun awaits you at Open Air!	Fun awaits you at Argent!
2	Take to the Air. Open Air.	Argent, at your service!
3	Open Air. Get your Air on.	For a good time, call on Argent!
4	I lost 30 pounds with Open Air!	Argent. Fun you can rely on.
5	Shee yoo at Open Air, yesh?	Would you like to hear about Argent Inc.?

	Matchmaking
1	Find your better half!
2	I have the perfect person for you!
3	The heir to Argent, Inc. needs a fiancee…
4	The man of your dreams awaits!
5	Do you believe in…destiny?

Location	Sub-Location	Person	Chapter
			1	2	3	4	5
			Publicity
			Matchmaking
Besaid	Village	Lady on the right near entrance. In Chapter 3, she moves to House (the first tent on the right).	2	2	2	X	2
			3	3	3	X	3
		Lady walking her dog.	4	4	4	X	4
		Lady walking her dog.	4	4	4	X	4
	Village or Great Hall	Boy running around the temple with a little girl.	3	3	3	X	3
	Village or Great Hall	Boy running around the temple with a little girl.	X
	House	Man in first house on right side.	1	1	1	X	1
	House	Man in first house on right side.	X
	Shop	Lady in the first tent on the left. Behind counter.	5	5	5	X	5
	Shop	Lady in the first tent on the left. Behind counter.	3	3	3	X	3
	Lodge	Keepa. He's in the back of the second tent on the left.	1	2	X	X	X
	Lodge	Keepa. He's in the back of the second tent on the left.	X
	Village Slope	Keepa. He's by the save crystal. In Chapter 3, talk to him first, then watch or skip the cut scene with Beclem, then you can pitch to him.	X	X	1	X	X
	Village Slope		X
	Beach	Keepa.	X	X	X	X	1
	Beach	Keepa.	X
Kilika	Dock	Left side Man talking to lady next to boat.	5	X	X	X	5
		Left side Man talking to lady next to boat.	X
		Right side Man in blue vest staring at new Youth League base.	4	X	X	X	4
			X
		Lady next to man on right side.	X	X	5	X	5
		Lady next to man on right side.	X	X	1	X	1
		Man next to lady on right side. In Chapter 5 he by the gate to the woods.	X	X	5	X	5
			X
		Man in blue vest on far right side.	X	X	4	X	X
		Man in blue vest on far right side.	X
	Residential Area	Left side Man in green shirt just as you enter. In Chapter 5 he moves to the right side.	4	X	X	X	4
			X
		Left side Man in blue vest walking around. In Chapter 5 hes found under some balloons.	5	X	X	X	5
			X
		Left side, upper level Man at hut where boys are jumping.	5	X	X	X	X
		Left side, upper level Man at hut where boys are jumping.	X
		Right side Lady talking with man by bridge stairs. In Chapter 5 she moves to the bridge facing the gate to the woods.	2	X	X	X	2
			3	X	X	X	3
		Man in green shirt facing man in blue shirt in lower left side.	X	X	4	X	X
			X
		Man in blue shirt facing man in green shirt in lower left side.	X	X	5	X	X
			X
		Man standing outside of hut on upper level in lower left side.	X	X	5	X	X
			X
		Lady speaking to a guy in the lower right.	X	X	2	X	X
		Lady speaking to a guy in the lower right.	X	X	3	X	X
Luca	Outskirts	Lady sitting on a bench alone.	3	3	X	X
		Lady sitting on a bench alone.	2	2	X	X
		Lady sitting on a bench with a man.	5	5	X	X	5
		Lady sitting on a bench with a man.	3	3	X	X	3
		Lady in yellow shirt to the right of the save sphere.	X	X	3	X	3
		Lady in yellow shirt to the right of the save sphere.	X	X	2	X	2
		Lady in pink shirt to the right of the save sphere.	X	X	5	X
		Lady in pink shirt to the right of the save sphere.	X	X	3	X
	Square	Boy near the stand.	4	4	X	X	X
		Boy near the stand.	X
		Man in brown seated on bench.	5	5	X	X	5
		Man in brown seated on bench.	X
	Bridge	Man facing north on right side.	X	X	1	X	X
		Man facing north on right side.	X
		Boy running around waving his arms in the middle.	X	X	4	X	X
		Boy running around waving his arms in the middle.	X
		Lady in yellow shirt and orange skirt facing north in the middle.	X	X	4	X	X
			X	X	2
		Man in yellow shirt randomly walking across.	X	X	5	X	X
		Man in yellow shirt randomly walking across.	X
	Stadium Entrance	Man in green randomly walking.	3	3	3	X	X
		Man in green randomly walking.	X
		Boy with blitzball.	X	X	X	X	4
		Boy with blitzball.	X
		Lady sitting on the bench above the counter.	2	2	2	X	X
		Lady sitting on the bench above the counter.	2	2	2	X	X
	Dock 2	Lady in white walking around the boxes,	X	X	X	X	2
	Dock 2	Lady in white walking around the boxes,	X	X	X	X	2
	Dock 3	Lady walking to the left.	4	4	X	X	4
		Lady walking to the left.	2	2	X	X	2
		Man walking at north end.	1	1	X	X	1
		Man walking at north end.	X
	Dock 5	Man on the left of the two men behind the boxes.	X	X	X	X	3
	Dock 5	Man on the left of the two men behind the boxes.	X
Mi'ihen Highroad *	South End	Lady in blue dress in front of statue, facing toward road.	1	1	1	X	1
		Lady in blue dress in front of statue, facing toward road.	1	1	1	X	1
		Lady in white dress in front of statue, facing away from road.	2	2	2	X	2
			5	5	5	X	5
		Man standing in right side area in north part.	3	3	3	X	3
		Man standing in right side area in north part.	X
	Central	Lady next to sled machine in south.	4	4	4	X	4
		Lady next to sled machine in south.	2	2	2	X	2
		Man in right side area next to hover in north.	2	2	2	X	2
		Man in right side area next to hover in north.	X
	Agency - Front	Man at the cliff.	1	1	1	X	1
	Agency - Front	Man at the cliff.	X
	Agency	Lady seated on left. In Chapter 2 make sure you get her and her friend last.	4	4	4	X	4
			2	2	2	X	2
		Man seated on right. I Chapter 2 make sure you get him and his friend last.	1	1	1	X	1
			X
	Newroad North	Lady standing on the bridge. In Chapter 5 she moves to the north end.	4	4	4	X	4
	Newroad North		1	1	1	X	1
	North End	Boy standing near gate to Mushroom Rock. In Chapter 3 make sure you get him while you're doing Machina Mayem. He's also the only one you can get before you complete that mission.	5	5	5	X	5
	North End		X
	Oldroad North	Man in purple shirt.	2	2	2	X	2
	Oldroad North	Man in purple shirt.	X
	Oldroad South	Lady standing to the left of a machina.	4	4	4	X	4
		Lady standing to the left of a machina.	1	1	1	X	1
		Man on right/top at dead end.	1	1	1	X	1
		Man on right/top at dead end.	X
		Man on left/bottom at dead end.	3	3	3	X	3
		Man on left/bottom at dead end.	X
Djose Temple	Djose Temple	Lady standing beside save sphere.	3	3	X	X	3
		Lady standing beside save sphere.	4	4	X	X	4
		Lady in bikini outside hut.	1	1	X	X	1
		Lady in bikini outside hut.	5	5	X	X	5
		Man on the left in green talking with old guy.	2	2	X	X	2
		Man on the left in green talking with old guy.	X
	Pilgrimage Road	Lady in red walking around.	3	3	X	X	3
		Lady in red walking around.	5	5	X	X	5
		Man in green shirt facing left.	5	5	X	X	5
		Man in green shirt facing left.	X
		Man in orange shirt with green sleeves.	1	1	X	X	1
		Man in orange shirt with green sleeves.	X
		Man in yellow shirt.	4	4	X	X	4
		Man in yellow shirt.	X
		Lady in purple facing left.	3	3	X	X	3
		Lady in purple facing left.	5	5	X	X	5
Moonflow	South Bank Road	Lady standing at south end.	3	X	3	3	3
	South Bank Road	Lady standing at south end.	1	X	1	1	1
	South Wharf	Girl walking around near the save sphere.	5	5	5	5	5
		Girl walking around near the save sphere.	2	2	2	2	2
		Boy beside stairs at shoopuf.	5	5	5	5	5
		Boy beside stairs at shoopuf.	X
	North Wharf	Lady south of shoopuf.	5	5	5	5	5
	North Wharf	Lady south of shoopuf.	4	4	4	4	4
	North Bank Road	Lady at north end.	1	1	1	1	1
	North Bank Road	Lady at north end.	5	5	5	5	5
Guadosalam	Guadosalam	Boy just to the right of the save sphere. In Chapter 5 he moves to outside the house on the right.	1	X	1	X	1
			X
		Hypello outside house on the far right.	3	X	X	X	X
		Hypello outside house on the far right.	X
	Data Dealer	Man at the counter.	2	X	2	X	2
	Data Dealer	Man at the counter.	X
	Tobli Productions	Hypello inside house on the far right.	X	X	3	X	3
	Tobli Productions	Hypello inside house on the far right.	X
	Shop	Man browsing.	4	X	4	X	4
		Man browsing.	X
		Man behind the counter.	2	X	2	X	2
		Man behind the counter.	X
Macalania Woods	South	Guado to the right of the save sphere.	1	1	1	X	X
	South	Guado to the right of the save sphere.	X
	Campsite	Guado on the right.	4	4	4	X	X
	Campsite	Guado on the right.	X
* In Chapter 3, with the exception of the boy by the exit, you can't pitch to anybody until after you do Machina Mayem.

captcha-words

Posted by egingell on Nov 7, 2023

Posted in: Uncategorized.

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Level Breakdown for Zelara’s AOE Spells

Posted by egingell on Nov 5, 2023

Posted in: Gaming.

Anything below level 30, you’re gonna die anyway, so they’re not listed; although, 30-40 is a bit iffy in that regard. “X” means it will effect that character at that level. Gear with the appropriate immunity does work against his status effects, so if all your characters are level 99 and you have a Black Belt equipped to all of them, you have nothing to worry about, but the higher in level you are, the less you have to worry about any of them.

Level	Lv.2 Sleep	Lv.3 Disable	Lv.4 Break	Lv.5 Reverse	Prime Lv. Death
30	X	X		X
31					X
32	X		X
33		X
34	X
35				X
36	X	X	X
37					X
38	X
39		X
40	X		X	X
41					X
42	X	X
43					X
44	X		X
45		X		X
46	X
47					X
48	X	X	X
49
50	X			X
51		X
52	X		X
53					X
54	X	X
55				X
56	X		X
57		X
58	X
59					X
60	X	X	X	X
61					X
62	X
63		X
64	X		X
65				X
66	X	X
67					X
68	X		X
69		X
70	X			X
71					X
72	X	X	X
73					X
74	X
75		X		X
76	X		X
77
78	X	X
79					X
80	X		X	X
81		X
82	X
83					X
84	X	X	X
85				X
86	X
87		X
88	X		X
89					X
90	X	X		X
91
92	X		X
93		X
94	X
95				X
96	X	X	X
97					X
98	X
99		X

Final Fantasy X-2 – Via Infinito

Posted by egingell on Oct 20, 2023

Posted in: Gaming.

In chapter 5 a 100 level deep dungeon called Via Infinito becomes available. In said dungeon you are presented with challenges in that each level is one of 15 random floors. The deeper you go, the tougher the fiends and the Charm Bangle has no effect.

I recorded the solution to each level and here they are in no particular order.

Getting Screenshots from Switch to Smart Device

Posted by egingell on Sep 9, 2023

Posted in: Android, Gaming, Nintendo.

Go to your album and select the desired screenshot, then press A or touch “Sharing and Editing”.
- From this screen you can either select “Post” and send it/them to Facebook or Twitter and download them from there or select “Send to Smartphone”. For best results, choose the latter.

From the following, you can choose to either send one or more than one (more than one is not an option for videos).

Either way, the next screen will assist in connecting to the Switch’s ad-hoc Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Scan the QR code and connect to the hotspot.

If you can’t scan QR codes, press the “+” button or touch “Trouble connecting?” for the hotspot info and connect to it yourself. The password is random, but the SSID will always be the same.
- Your device does not have to be a phone. It can be anything with Wi-Fi and the ability to download images and videos, even a laptop or PC.

Once you connect, the screen will change. Scan the new QR code. This one opens your web browser to the Switch’s web interface.
- Note: your device will not have internet access, so if it asks you if you want to stay connected to this Wi-Fi, click yes.

If you can’t scan the QR code, press the “+” button or touch “Trouble connecting?”. This will tell you where to point your browser to. It’ll probably be “http://192.168.0.1/index.html” like in my screenshot below.

The page contains linked thumbnails of your selected screenshots. Just download them.
Go back to your Switch and press the Home or B button or touch “Back” or “End” to disconnect. Your device will switch back to the previous connection. If not, you know what to do.
Ironically, I had to take the above screenshots with my phone because the Switch won’t allow you to screenshot system menus.

The Last of Us (Part I, Left Behind, and Part II)

Posted by egingell on Feb 7, 2023

Posted in: Gaming.

The Last of Us may be the best video game series to date. 10/10. Here are some insights into the game. If you’re looking for tips on getting all the collectibles and other stuff, you’ve come to the wrong place.

Note: The title of TLoU on the PS3 and PS4 does not contain “Part I”, it was added for the PS5 and PC versions and the PS4 version contains “Remastered”. For simplicity, I will just call it “The Last of Us”.

* SPOILERS AHEAD *

The Last of Us

When acquiring trophies for collectibles (artifacts, training manuals, shiv doors, comics, crafted items, Firefly pendants, jokes, and conversations), you don’t need to get them all in one run. I would recommend it, though, if you don’t know which ones you’re missing. The Chapters menu on the main menu does, however, show how many you have collected per chapter, so you can easily tell if you need to repeat a chapter.
If you’re hunting for collectibles by going through the Chapters menu, I would recommend doing them in reverse order because if you go back to a previous chapter, you can no longer access the subsequent ones.
When you’re hanging upside down in the warehouse in Bill’s town, you have unlimited ammo, but you can’t change weapons.
I’m Bill’s Town when you’re push-starting the truck after you push it out of the garage, if you’re low on ammo, you can basically summon infected to loot. Don’t push the truck. Instead walk away until Bill leaves the truck. An infected will come out and attack Ellie. Then just run back and melee fight it. Then repeat if needed. And there are bricks that re-spawn to assist you if you want.
If you equip a brick or bottle, it becomes your melee weapon. Unfortunately, it’s a one-hit wonder, but it does do significant damage.

Left Behind

Like Part I, you don’t need to get all the conversations on one play through.
There’s no trophy for picking up all the artifacts.
Takes place in Winter in Boulder, CO, right after Joel gets impaled by rebar and right before you chase down the deer and meet David for the first time (as Ellie) and the flashbacks are three weeks prior to Summer in Boston, MA, when Ellie and Rylie get bitten.
The gas for the empty generator in the loading dock is always in the same truck, the one on the other side of the first truck you see when you are by the generator looking toward the vehicles. It has an external tank.
You don’t have to win either the window breaking game or the water-gun fight (except to get the trophies), but you do have to do them both.
You don’t have to go to Winston’s tent nor the photo booth (except to get the conversion trophies and insight into Winston’s, Rylie’s, Ellie’s characters).

The Last of Us: Part II

General
- There’s no trophy for conversations, so you don’t really need to talk to anybody (pressing Triangle when prompted) save for the ones that are forced (Maria before the snowball fight, the person waiting in line in the mess hall, Nora at the FOB, the guy standing guard at the apartments in the FOB, the guy sitting by the elevator in the FOB apartments, to get Yara to throw the dog toy after her amputation, Dina at the sink in the farmhouse).
- The “Skip Puzzle” option allows you to skip guitar playing, dumpster pushing, and rope swinging. Thank God for that (I hate rope swinging).
- As with Part I and LB, you don’t need to get all the collectibles (safes, artifacts, journal entries, work benches, trading cards, and coins) in one run for the corresponding trophies.
- You can’t manually save with Permadeath active, but if you have a PD auto-save and you want to play a regular game, don’t worry, your auto-save will be backed up first, so you won’t lose it when your regular game auto-saves.
- In fact, anytime you start a new game or even start a game using the Chapters menu, your auto-save gets backed up to the next available slot.
- The Encounters menu only has the encounters you’ve seen in your current auto-save.
- Same with the Chapters menu.
- There’s nothing to gain from doing encounters from the Encounters menu. Except practice, I guess.
- You can’t use cheats on Grounded mode nor with PD active.
- If you have the option to shoot or melee, you can break almost any glass.
- Pressing L3 shows you where to go (if the option is enabled), but it sometimes leads you to places that aren’t required to go (mostly in downtown Seattle with Ellie and Dina) and if you press it quickly enough, it’ll just lead you in circles.
- There are only a few places you are required to kill all the enemies (other than forced). Everywhere else, you can grab-crawl your way through (with unlimited “invisible while prone” and “reduced enemy perception” active) or run if you have “reduced enemy accuracy” enabled or kill just enough and be out of range/eyesight of the rest or get to the next checkpoint.
  - In the area right after your first encounter with an infected (the one you have to throw a bottle at) with Ellie and Dina.
  - In the area right after Dina gives you the molotov (where you have to toss a cable over the ductwork) with Ellie and Dina.
  - The bloater in the arcade with Ellie.
  - The parking garage of the courthouse with Ellie and Dina.
  - Sniping infected with Ellie and Tommy.
  - The bloater in the hotel with Ellie and Joel.
  - In the lobby of the same hotel with Ellie and Joel.
  - In the warehouse with Abby, Manny, Mel, and Alice.
  - During your first encounter with Lev and Yara after the Saraphites ambush you. Right after Lev cuts down Abby. I guess technically you aren’t killing them all, but you do kill all the ones you see before someone says “that’s all of them”, then run away while your UI lights up with warnings from all directions. With Abby, Lev, and Yara.
  - In the area where Lev gets ambushed, shot, and outed (Abby is so clueless). Despite “allies don’t get grabbed” being enabled, Lev still gets grabbed when you try to go up the ladder on the other end. With Abby and Lev.
  - The rat king in the hospital with Abby.
- Places where you might think you have to kill everything, but you don’t:
  - The loading dock with Abby, Joel, and Tommy. Technically, you can just run around until Tommy gets the gondola over to the window, but only if “allies don’t get grabbed” is enabled. Though, you may have to kill a few.
  - The shootout at the gas station. Technically, you can just run around dodging bullets until backup arrives. You do have to kill a few. As Abby, Manny, Mel, and Alice.
  - The area where Lev and Yara help Abby escape after going through the auto shop garage. Technically, you can just run around until Lev and Yara bust through the ambulance that crashed through the wall. You do have to kill a few of them, though. With Abby, Lev, and Yara.
  - The shop where you have no choice but to break the glass and alert all the infected inside to get through. It’s your first encounter after leaving Yara at the aquarium to go get supplies from the hospital. You can just break the glass and haul ass to the other end and climb through the wall. With Abby and Lev.
  - The parking garage with Tommy shooting at you. You can get to the other end, without killing them all, but you’ll have to kill some, though. With Abby and Manny.
- The places where you are riding in a vehicle, you have unlimited ammo, but you can’t change weapons.
Jackson
- Prologue
  - You don’t need to win the snowball fight.
Seattle Day 1 (Ellie)
- The Gate
  - If you don’t pick up the Map of Seattle artifact from the trailer, it’ll be a forced pick up when you try to pick up the Checkpoint Gate Codes artifact (don’t worry, it’s in the other drawer) and if you don’t pick that one up, you can’t enter the code on the Main console even if you know it (it’ll just fail after the third digit).
- Downtown
  - You are only required to go to two places: the dome and the courthouse, but you have to do them both because the first one, regardless of which you do first, will have no gas.
  - As soon as you enter the dome, “Skip Puzzle” becomes available and allows you to skip the entire area right up to the exit including getting (or not getting) the gas. You do, however, miss some chatter about the Torah Scroll, insight into Dina’s Jewish heritage, and Ellie’s confusion about the year on the calendar.
Seattle Day 2 (Ellie)
- Finding Strings
  - The bloater in the hotel will grab Ellie after you’ve shot him enough times. There’s no avoiding it.
- Flooded City
  - It’s easier to swim underwater when going to the aquarium after your boat sinks, that way you won’t get hammered by waves.
Seattle Day 1 (Abby)
- The Stadium
  - In the mess hall, you only need to talk to the guy waiting in the food line.
  - You don’t need to compete with Manny in the shooting range.
- The Aquarium
  - You have to go into the cabin of the boat and pick up the kid’s clothes on the bed, but that’s all you have to do.
  - Once you get into the big room with the whale hanging from the ceiling, you can just head right up the stairs.
- Hostile Territory
  - After offering ways with Manny and after getting ambushed by an infected, you come to an area with stores on either side. You don’t have to go into any of them unless you need artifacts.
- Winter Visit
  - There’s no way to avoid the shooting gallery, but you don’t have to get the high score or even shoot anything. If you don’t shoot anything, Owen gets cheeky and Abby says she “didn’t have anything to prove”.
Seattle Day 2 (Abby)
- The Shortcut
  - There’s no way to avoid falling off the sky bridge, but if you fall too soon, you’ll die.
- Return to the Aquarium
  - You have to throw the dog toy…twice and you can’t leave the room until you talk to Yara.
Permadeath and Cheats
- The game doesn’t allow you to activate cheats with Permadeath active; forever, there is a workaround.
  - Step 1: Load any save that allows for cheats.
  - Step 2: Activate the cheats you want.
  - Step 3: Without exiting to the title screen, load up your Permadeath save.
  - Step 4: Enjoy your cheats.
  - Caveats: You can’t change them without repeating all of the above steps and it doesn’t work if the difficulty is set to Grounded.

TLoU Game vs TV Series

Posted by egingell on Jan 29, 2023

Posted in: Gaming, Television. Leave a Comment

The Last of Us is a video game created by Neil Druckmann in 2013 about a pandemic involving a fungus called cordyceps which infect humans and cause them to become violent, cannibalistic monsters. In which one man is tasked with escorting a young girl across the county in order to save the world. It’s a coming-of-age buddy-buddy story. 10/10 stars.

This game was adapted for TV in early 2023. It’s on HBO. They have released three episodes thus far. The latest being January 23, 2023.

Some Notable Differences Between the Game and the Series:

CONTAINS SPOILERS

Game:
- Austin, Texas:
  - The infected neighbor is a younger male.
  - The infected neighbor kills the dog.
  - The escape from Texas happens in the middle of the night.
- Boston, Massachusetts:
  - Joel doesn’t give two shits about Tommy’s whereabouts and Joel isn’t looking to get out of town to find him.
  - Joel and Tess go after Robert because he took the guns they bought from him and sold them to the Fireflies instead.
  - Tess kills Robert.
  - Joel, Tess, and Ellie get ambushed by guards (plural). Where we find out she has the fungus.
  - Joel and Tess agree to take Ellie to the capital in exchange for “double the merchandise” Robert sold them.
  - Uninfected attack them at the capital while Tess gets into a shootout with them to buy time for Joel and Ellie to escape.
- Lincoln, Massachusetts:
  - The arcade game they find is called “The Turning”.
  - There are plenty of infected.
  - Bill lives in a church transept.
  - Bill and Frank had a falling out and Frank stole his truck battery so he could get away from Bill. Then Frank got infected and hung himself.
  - Bill helps Joel and Ellie get a car so they can leave Massachusetts. He is alive and well when they leave.
  - Joel doesn’t know who Frank is until they find him hanging from a light fixture and Bill tells them about him.
  - There’s no way in hell Bill would have let Joel have all his stuff.
  - Ellie steals a nudie magazine from Bill’s bunker.
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  - The ambush happens in Pittsburgh, PA.
  - Ellie kills a guy to save Joel.
  - Joel gets angry with Ellie for shooting the guy.
  - Joel gives Ellie a crash course in shooting a rifle.
  - Joel finds Henry and Sam by accident.
  - The leader of the hunters is a man named David.
  - Sam is not deaf.
  - Sam and Henry didn’t have help. At least not that we saw in the game.
  - Their escape happens at night via the surface.
  - Sam hides getting infected from everyone.
  - Henry kills him them himself.
  - The sniper encounter in the cul-de-sac happens in broad daylight.
- Jackson, Wyoming
  - Tommy and Maria are fixing the dam which gets invaded.
  - Joel doesn’t complain to Tommy about being weak.
  - Ellie steals a horse and takes off when she finds out Joel is going to leave her.
  - Joel decides on his own after a long ride back to Jackson to not leave Ellie with Tommy.
  - Ellie quotes Rylie.
  - Joel took the horse with permission.
  - Ellie named it Callus.
- Bolder, Colorado
  - A recording on a recording device tells them where they went.
  - Joel gets impaled by rebar.
- Boston, Massachusetts and Boulder, Colorado
  - Rylie wakes up Ellie by pretending to be an infected.
  - The girls don’t drink any booze until they get to Winston’s tent in the mall.
  - Bounces between Boston in the past and Boulder in the present.
  - The carousel breaks down when Rylie gets on.
  - Ellie is mad at Rylie.
  - Vacation plans discussed.
  - The photo booth printer is broken
  - Nothing in the arcade works and Rylie describes playing The Turning while Ellie imagines it.
  - Brick Fucking Master.
  - Water gun fight.
  - Ellie knows who Marlene is.
  - The kiss happens in the department store after the Halloween store.
  - Ellie has Rylie’s mix tape in her Walkman.
  - They get bitten after a lengthy run from a horde of runners.
  - Ellie hunts with a bow.
  - Big shootout with infected.
  - She hunts a rabbit first.
  - Ellie is awakened by David’s party.
  - Ellie tries to sneak away.
  - Ellie makes it to a resort before getting caught.
  - Joel wakes up on his own. No raider.
  - Ellie and David aren’t alone in the cage room.
  - Joel interrupts Ellie while she’s wailing on David.
- Salt Lake City, Utah
  - Joel rescues Ellie from nearly drowning and gets caught while Joel is giving her mouth-to-mouth.
  - Joel finds out when Ellie is before going up to get her.
- Overall:
  - Starts in 2013.
  - The main story takes place in 2033.
  - No tendrils.
  - No hive mind.
  - Joel just has hand guns until he gets a regular, non-assault rifle in the Boston capital building. He doesn’t get an assault rifle until the hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah at the end of the game.
  - Ellie doesn’t get a gun until Joel gives her one after their run-in with some hunters in a hotel in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
  - Joel never laughed at any of Ellie’s jokes.
  - They meet the first bloater in Bill’s Town.

CONTAINS SPOILERS

Series:
- Austin, Texas:
  - The infected neighbor is an old lady.
  - The dog doesn’t get killed.
  - The escape from Texas happens in the afternoon.
- Boson, Massachusetts:
  - Joel is worried about Tommy because he hasn’t checked-in in a while.
  - Robert gets killed because he tried to sell a bad battery to the wrong people.
  - Joel and Marlene both want the battery so they can get out of Boston. Joel to find Tommy and Marlene to get Ellie out.
  - Marlene promises Joel a battery in exchange for smuggling Ellie out of the QZ.
  - Joel, Tess, and Ellie get caught by one guard. Where we find out she has the fungus.
  - Infected overrun the capital while Tess dumps gasoline all over the floor in order to blow them and the capital to smithereens allowing Joel and Ellie to escape.
- Lincoln, Massachusetts:
  - The arcade game they find is called “Mortal Kombat”.
  - Bill and Frank live in a house.
  - There are no infected.
  - Frank has cancer.
  - Bill and Frank remain lovers until they both commit suicide together some time before Joel and Ellie get there.
  - Joel and Tess are friends with both Bill and Frank.
  - Bill essentially leaves Joel all his stuff.
  - Ellie finds a nudie magazine under the seat of the truck.
- Kansas City, Missouri
  - The ambush happens in KC, MO.
  - Ellie wounds a guy to save Joel. Joel kills him.
  - Joel apologizes to Ellie for putting her in that position then shows her how to use the gun.
  - Henry and Sam find Joel and Ellie.
  - The leader of the hunters is a lady named Kathleen.
  - Sam is deaf.
  - Sam and Henry have a collaborator.
  - Their escape happens at night, but via tunnels.
  - The sniper encounter in the cul-de-sac happens at night.
  - Sam tells Ellie he’s infected and she tries to cure him by smearing her blood all over his bite. It doesn’t work.
- Jackson, Wyoming
  - The dam is fine and there’s no invasion.
  - Joel complains to Tommy about nightmares and general weakness.
  - Ellie doesn’t take off.
  - Ellie doesn’t mention Rylie.
  - Joel was going to steal the horse.
  - No name is given to the horse, but I’m 100% sure it was not Shimmer.
  - Joel gives Ellie a choice whether she wants to go with him or Tommy.
  - Joel teaches Ellie how to shoot a rifle.
- Bolder, Colorado
  - They discover on a map where they all went.
  - Joel gets stabbed.
- Boston, Massachusetts
  - Rylie just pretends to try to kidnap Ellie.
  - The girls get the booze early, long before getting to the mall.
  - They drink more booze on the carousel.
  - Ellie is happy to see Rylie.
  - No mention of their vacation plans.
  - The printer works on the photo booth.
  - The arcade is fully functional and they play Mortal Kombat II.
  - Rylie doesn’t like what Ellie has in her Walkman.
  - No Brick Master.
  - No water gun fight.
  - Ellie doesn’t know Marlene.
  - They get bitten in the Halloween store after a fight with just one infected.
  - Ellie hunts with a rifle.
  - No shootout with a horde of infected.
  - No rabbit.
  - Ellie goes outside and spots David’s party.
  - Ellie makes them chase after her.
  - Ellie gets caught right away.
  - Joel gets woken up by one of the raiders.
  - Ellie and David are alone in the cage room.
  - Joel finds Ellie after she escapes from the restaurant.
- Salt Lake City, Utah
  - Joel and Ellie get ambushed by the Fireflies.
  - Joel figures out where Ellie is on his own.
- Overall:
  - Starts in 2003. Not counting the TV talk show clip from the 1960s foreshadowing the cordyceps.
  - The main story takes place in 2023.
  - Joel has an assault rifle. At least until he stashes it in a gas station.
  - Ellie has a gun. She took it from Bill’s house.
  - Joel laughs at and even spoils some of Ellie’s jokes.
  - They meet the first bloater in Kansas City.

CONTAINED SPOILERS

YOU WERE WARNED

Guardian Tales: Switch vs Android

Posted by egingell on Jan 17, 2023

Posted in: Android, Gaming, Nintendo. Leave a Comment

Guardian Tales is a great game. 8/10 stars. It is a free RPG available on the Nintendo Switch, Android, and Apple. I, however, am not here to review the game, I’m here to point out key differences between the Switch and Android versions (I don’t have an Apple device, so I can’t comment on that version except in regards to the coupons).

Color Code
- [S] Switch
- [A] Android
- [Ap] Apple
- [All] All
Caveats
- [A] I don’t play on the Android, so if anything is wrong, that’s why.
- [Ap] I don’t have an iPhone or any other Apple device, so if anything is wrong, that’s why.
Available Chapters
- [S] 1-12 on Normal, 1-9 on Nightmare, and 0 on Hell.
- [A] 1-15 on Normal, 1-12 on Nightmare, and 0 on Hell.
Equipment Modification
- [S] Equipment level is capped at 75 (80 with Limit Break).
- [A] Equipment level is capped at 84 (89 with Limit Break).
Side Stories and Short Stories
- [S] There are only 5 side stories (1 of them is seasonal (Christmas)) and 7 short stories (1 of them is seasonal (Halloween)).
- [A] There are numerous side stories and short stories.
Coupons
- [S] Coupons submitted in-app.
- [A] Coupons submitted in-app.
- [Ap] Coupons submitted via website.
Towers
- [S] Heavenhold Tower up to level 60.
- [A] Heavenhold Tower up to level 58.
- [S] No Tower of Horizon (Strange Cube).
A Bunch of Nos
- [S] No WORLD CLEAR PASS.
- [S] No “Forums” or “Enhance” on the World Map menu.
- [S] No fishing.
Guild
- [S] Guild Introduction has canned selections to choose from.
- [A] Guild Introduction is free-form (i.e. you can put in whatever you want).
Controls
- [S] Touch screen controls don’t extend to inside dungeons.
- [S] Run and Action/Talk are separate buttons.
- [A] Run and Action/Talk are the same button.
Servers
- [S] There is one World server.
- [A] There are two World servers.
Voice Acting
- [All] Some of the voices are different.