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Welcome to the Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta 2013 thread! Unlike 2012, where we kinda took over the Final Fantasy Megathread, we have our own little home to swap tips and collaborate, lament our failures (or Gilgabot's lack of mercy), celebrate our successes, and otherwise celebrate the Fiesta. If you're looking for a quick link to the official Fiesta website, that is available here.
So Kyrosiris, what IS the Four Job Fiesta?
Every year, RevenantKioku and his trusty sidekick Gilgabot (or maybe it's the other way around?) organize the Fiesta as a charity drive for Child's Play and as a gathering for all FFV fans to celebrate the game. Mechanically, the Fiesta challenges you to play through Final Fantasy V using just one job from each Crystal. Hard Mode ups the ante, allowing Gilgabot to pull from past Crystals - you can, for example, get another White Mage from the Fire Crystal, or a Berserker from the Earth Crystal! In 2012, the Berserker Risk option was added as a way to pump up the difficulty even more - for every $10 raised prior to the Fiesta's start, every Berserker Risk participant was assigned a mandatory Berserker! Enough was raised to stick every participant at Risk with at least one Berserker, and SA member Trasson ended up with what was considered the nastiest team of the Fiesta - a Knight and THREE Berserkers!
While the challenge is not one regularly recommended for those new to Final Fantasy V, there were several goons who challenged the Fiesta as their first playthrough of the game and triumphed! That said, the challenge will definitely require a bit more aptitude and awareness of the game's mechanics and neat combos than a game where you plow through everything with !X-Fight, !X-Magic, and other powerful combos (that is, unless Gilgabot is merciful and gives you those combos).
How's this all work, then? What're the rules?
An example team would be mine from 2012 - I got Thief, Summoner, Ninja, and Samurai. From the Wind Crystal on, I had to have a full party of Thieves. Once I finished the Water Crystal, I got to choose a configuration of at least 1 Thief and at least 1 Summoner, and then the other two could be either Thieves or Summoners, with no limit aside from having at least one of each. The Fire crystal was the same - I had to field at least one Ninja, Summoner, and Thief at all times, and my fourth character could be what was best suited of my three job options. After the Earth Crystal, that was it - everyone was locked in. You can switch jobs around as is necessary, but you've gotta adhere to those guidelines. If you want your Ninja to learn some Summon Magic, that Summoner has to switch to being a Ninja too.
So who the hell is Gilgabot?
Gilgabot is the Twitter bot that does the backend paperwork of the Fiesta. You tweet keywords to him (@FF5ForFutures) at certain thresholds in your playthrough and he will do whatever those correspond to. For example, you can tweet "@FF5ForFutures #Water" to note that you've reached the Water Crystal. Gilgabot will then reply (maybe - he hit the daily tweet limit several times last year) with your Job assignment for that crystal. You can see a full list of his commands here. (link this to letsplaying's commands page when the site's back up)
Twitter? Ewww, I don't do that social media bullshit.
Tough. Don't blame Gilgabot, blame yourself or God. If you wanna Fiesta (at least officially - no one's stopping you from doing your own using random.org or similar), you gotta tweet. Worst case scenario, you make a throw-away account you use just for the Fiesta and then ignore it.
Help! Gilgabot gave me a shittacular job combo and $BOSS is kicking my ass!
Relax. Trasson got through the entire game and even the optional superboss Shinryu last year with a Knight and three Berserkers. You can beat the focus of your ire too, with some strategy and tenacity. That said, we're not going to leave you in the lurch - lots of FFV pros participate in the Fiesta, and last year we came up with a veritable compendium of knowledge, tactics, and advice. You can find it here, but be aware it contains story and boss spoilers, as well as a significant amount of mechanical information for the game. Other resources include Sulla's Solo Straight Class Challenges, the FFV Algorithm Guide (for SNES and GBA), and IRC! We'll all be prattling away at #FF5Fiesta on SynIRC.
Alright, I'm in! What do I do?
Get on Twitter and send Gilgabot (@FF5ForFutures) a pre-registration tweet. This will look something like <We don't know yet, pre-registration is slated to start on 5/31 at 10 AM CDT>. Then, just wait for the Fiesta to start! June 2013 is the current target.
Trivia and Infographic Nonsense!
Every year, RevenantKioku puts out an infographic for the year's Fiesta, covering a lot of trivia and data, distribution of classes, stuff like that (as well as how fair and balanced Gilgabot was, which he always is). They're pretty neat, and are timg'd below - click the year (or expand the image, but they're really big) for big.
2011 Infographic:
2012 Infographic:
Here There Be Winners!
The goons who have completed their Fiesta will be immortalized here, including their ancillary accomplishments (like Shinryu, Omega, or any GBA superbosses), as well as if they were in Hard Mode and Berserker Risk (or other gimmicks added in 2013).
Username - (Accomplishments and Difficulty) - Team Composition
<None yet, the Fiesta hasn't started!>