Insane Difficulty Olympics 2017 - Brainstorming Challenges!

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#1 Hart-Hunt

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24 February 2017 - 07:39 AM

The Insane Difficulty Olympics 2017 are here! (click here),

And this year we'll be including all of your major mods! We need the help of you guys to brainstorm a fitting challenge for all players to accomplish, one that includes a challenging difficulty, but approachable to both veterans and newcomers alike (So, avoiding end-game challenges would be ideal here).

All major mods that get a fitting challenge posted in their own forum will participate! So if you want to see this mod be part of the Olympics, please show your support by cheering the Olympics (See link at the start of the post)

Post all fitting challenges in this thread! And remember, it needs to be not too hard to allow new players to do them! You have at least until Sunday 5th to submit it your well thought ideas!

I'll be around reading all of the threads, and if you feel like I'm missing something, feel free to reach me via PMs and / or our Discord channel!

#2 Lockirby2

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26 February 2017 - 09:06 AM

Escape the Tower of Babil/Eblan Cave with Cecil and Edge. Cecil is level 23 and Edge is level 25, and the party is standing on the save point just after Cecil teleports from the underworld. This is your inventory (Cecil and Edge are currently unequipped):

Spoiler

You may only use the two Tinctures and four Echo Screens provided as far as Items are concerned. Any equipment including the stuff picked up along the way is fair game.

EDIT: No running from encounters either.

#3 Rynzer

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26 February 2017 - 01:25 PM

Lockirby2, on 26 February 2017 - 09:06 AM, said:

Spoiler

You may only use the two Tinctures and four Echo Screens provided as far as Items are concerned. Any equipment including the stuff picked up along the way is fair game.

Not a bad idea, but running from fights is terribly easy in FFIV (especially with Edge).

I haven't really had time to do much thinking about this since I'm trying to get 1.07 out in the next few days, and I've had quite a few bugs hindering my progress with it.

#4 Lockirby2

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26 February 2017 - 02:21 PM

Oops, no running was supposed to be part of the ruleset, but I forgot to write it in.

#5 Sora

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26 February 2017 - 03:38 PM

man this will be very hard just sayin

#6 Lockirby2

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26 February 2017 - 05:33 PM

Sora, on 26 February 2017 - 03:38 PM, said:

man this will be very hard just sayin

I already ran it myself to check it out. It's doable, and I think it's friendly to new players. You only need to learn how to play two characters, and Cecil is very straightforward, so it can provide a challenge without requiring a deep knowledge of the game. Although we should probably drop a hint that Muted characters cannot be Charmed, as this is both quite useful and non-obvious if you don't already know.