So as was released earlier with the latest maintenance update, the keyblades in Chi are finally being upgraded to be even nicer and more powerful, to +43!
(Starlight - Rock Splendor - Last Resort - Desire Lamp - Road to Hero) (Picture courtesy of developer's report #10)
Additionally, the EX Boost Bonus will be upped from a three times boost to a ten times boost. Read the spoiler if you wanna learn more about the EX Bonus Boost mechanic!
What is an EX Boost Bonus, you might wonder? Well, if the keyblade you're using is the advantage keyblade of the week, you have the potential to unlock a damage multiplier, called the EX Boost Bonus. How you unlock it varies from keyblade to keyblade. If you go to your keyblade menu (from the menu->second section-> furthest right in the top row for the section, should have a nice keyblade picture near it) and click on the keyblade you're using (or want to use), a screen pops up. At the bottom of the screen, you can see three cards lined up, much like your cards line up when you attack. Above those cards you'll see (for now at least) キーブレードボーナスX3.0 (Keyblade Bonus x3.0). Depending on what background the cards have on this pop-up determines if you will get the EX Boost Bonus. Take for example the keyblade Starlight, the basic keyblade that you get at the beginning of the game. Its EX Boost Bonus is Yellow-Yellow-Purple, or as some would call it, Upright-Upright-Reverse. The yellow cards (generally the "good guy" cards) will fulfil the first two cards and then you need a purple card (generally a "bad guy" card) to attain the bonus. The cards must fall into this order. The bonus will not activate if there is a Yellow-Purple-Yellow, Yellow-Purple-Purple or any other combination of cards that is not Yellow-Yellow-Purple. It's hard to pull off, as you might tell, so the increase in damage, especially to the Raid Boss, is awesome to get.
Note that the EX Boost Bonus only works against Raid Bosses, and not on common map enemies.
What do you think about these new Keyblades? If you play Chi, what is your keyblade of choice? Do you specialize in Power, like the Rock Splendor? Magic, like the Desire Lamp? Speed, like Last Resort? Or are you an all-around player, not focusing on one card type, that might use either Road to Hero or Starlight? Or does it change, and perhaps you use whichever keyblade happens to have the advantage?
Also, do you think that there should be any keyblades that have not been introduced that you think should be introduced? Keep in mind that some areas that are in the game's data but have not been implemented are Beast's Castle and Enchanted Dominion.
As for me...
I'm a Rock Splendor user! Power cards forever Also the main reason I chose to focus on it was it was the advantage keyblade when I started playing, so it was only natural for me to use it. Plus, it's the first real keyblade that you need to work at to get (not handed to you like the Starlight), and it really started me to focus and dive into Chi once I got it!
One of the keyblades I'd like to see is Metal Chocobo, but alas they have already given a Keyblade to Olympus Colosseum, so the chances of it being implemented are slim. Also being able to get/use your foreteller's keyblade would be fantastic but has probably even a slimmer chance of being implemented than the Metal Chocobo.
So as was released earlier with the latest maintenance update, the keyblades in Chi are finally being upgraded to be even nicer and more powerful, to +43!
(Starlight - Rock Splendor - Last Resort - Desire Lamp - Road to Hero) (Picture courtesy of developer's report #10)
Additionally, the EX Boost Bonus will be upped from a three times boost to a ten times boost. Read the spoiler if you wanna learn more about the EX Bonus Boost mechanic!
What is an EX Boost Bonus, you might wonder? Well, if the keyblade you're using is the advantage keyblade of the week, you have the potential to unlock a damage multiplier, called the EX Boost Bonus. How you unlock it varies from keyblade to keyblade. If you go to your keyblade menu (from the menu->second section-> furthest right in the top row for the section, should have a nice keyblade picture near it) and click on the keyblade you're using (or want to use), a screen pops up. At the bottom of the screen, you can see three cards lined up, much like your cards line up when you attack. Above those cards you'll see (for now at least) キーブレードボーナスX3.0 (Keyblade Bonus x3.0). Depending on what background the cards have on this pop-up determines if you will get the EX Boost Bonus. Take for example the keyblade Starlight, the basic keyblade that you get at the beginning of the game. Its EX Boost Bonus is Yellow-Yellow-Purple, or as some would call it, Upright-Upright-Reverse. The yellow cards (generally the "good guy" cards) will fulfil the first two cards and then you need a purple card (generally a "bad guy" card) to attain the bonus. The cards must fall into this order. The bonus will not activate if there is a Yellow-Purple-Yellow, Yellow-Purple-Purple or any other combination of cards that is not Yellow-Yellow-Purple. It's hard to pull off, as you might tell, so the increase in damage, especially to the Raid Boss, is awesome to get.
Note that the EX Boost Bonus only works against Raid Bosses, and not on common map enemies.
What do you think about these new Keyblades? If you play Chi, what is your keyblade of choice? Do you specialize in Power, like the Rock Splendor? Magic, like the Desire Lamp? Speed, like Last Resort? Or are you an all-around player, not focusing on one card type, that might use either Road to Hero or Starlight? Or does it change, and perhaps you use whichever keyblade happens to have the advantage?
Also, do you think that there should be any keyblades that have not been introduced that you think should be introduced? Keep in mind that some areas that are in the game's data but have not been implemented are Beast's Castle and Enchanted Dominion.
As for me...
I'm a Rock Splendor user! Power cards forever
Also the main reason I chose to focus on it was it was the advantage keyblade when I started playing, so it was only natural for me to use it. Plus, it's the first real keyblade that you need to work at to get (not handed to you like the Starlight), and it really started me to focus and dive into Chi once I got it!
One of the keyblades I'd like to see is Metal Chocobo, but alas they have already given a Keyblade to Olympus Colosseum, so the chances of it being implemented are slim. Also being able to get/use your foreteller's keyblade would be fantastic but has probably even a slimmer chance of being implemented than the Metal Chocobo.