Some random tips

[commanderryu1]

More random things if you already know a bit to the game but if you already played the game a lot this isn't much new info if you have talked to some people.
ATB CANCEL/LIMIT BREAK CANCEL
If you attack before a limit break or before an enemy's skill that has an animation, IE Scorpion Tail laser, and your attack DOESN'T hit you gain the lb you would've if you had hit effectively doubling your lb gain.
IMPORTANT NOTE: There is a weird buffer to this game where if you do cast an attack during another animation it'll cast it after, only noting this because if you try to say use a breach or a ruin with a healer to try to get a little extra atb you will just lose the atb because it is wasted and casts after the animation.
Simplest way to practice this is just like go to a training map and bring Red/Tifa then cast a materia then cancel it with Red or Tifa's fast lb to see it go up but no atb used. You can also test it on the scorpion's tail laser if you want to try it with an enemy skill
UNISON STANCE
Much more known but if all THREE players in Co-op are in the same stance you will gain 15% more attack in attack stance and 10% more damage reduction in def stance and like 10% more healing. Only if all 3 are in same stance if 1 switch you lose that damage and even def because if you stay in def stance for more than like a second it depletes fast.
DUO CO-OP/FIND RANDOM PLAYERS
So you can duo coop if you join a friend, you will not gain unison buff tho since it actually needs 3 players.
For finding random players if you are with a friend you will need to hit lobby info in the bottom left and then it'll find some random players so you can coop if you think you need a third

[Legendary fighter]

thanks for the tips, once your weapon reaches Lv 90, what would be the best way to farm weapon parts to overboost your weapon ?

[commanderryu1]

Originally posted by Legendary fighter:

thanks for the tips, once your weapon reaches Lv 90, what would be the best way to farm weapon parts to overboost your weapon ?

There is no real way besides praying rng blesses you on the banner with your wishlist or tickets, you can use specific parts but those should be saved for crossover weapons

[Karl Pilkington]

Buy all the materia synthesis slots asap, it will help you craft things much faster (and complete quests for doing so)

Otherwise, never spend blue crystals on anything but the banners. The point of the banner is to get the costume and getting some of your wishlisted weapons along the way. Expect to spend around 15,000 to 25,000 for costume. Costumes with the Arcanum bonus are must have, they are the best in the game. Some costumes are worth skipping unless you are a whale who just can afford to buy everything.

There's a free chest in the chocobo farm every day, don't forget to open it.

There's a free pack you can buy from the store every day in the "special" category. Don't forget it.

Always buy the gil shop items and clear it out every day, including all refills. It has some great items in there and gil is so plentiful, it won't put a dent in your savings. The only thing that really eats into your savings is the upgrade of weapons and you would have to do a lot of it at one time.

Don't play a crisis dungeon on hard unless you know it isn't required for one of the summon contracts since you will just have to play it again, it's a waste of a ticket. There's one for Ifrit, Shiva and Ramuh. The contract must be ACTIVE for the clear to count.

I would also recommend watching some basics videos from the bigger youtubers playing this game as they explained some mechanics I had no idea about even after a month of playing. Things like Limit break canceling animations of the boss, how R abilities work, C materia slots, how crafting Materia works and how to get the best stats... , how to put together a good wishlist, and much more.

Be sure to buy the buster sword every month in the crisis dungeon medal shop as you only can get one each month and this is the only way to get them. It's a very versatile and powerful sub weapon that works with every character build. It's the only weapon currently that gives HP+ and Attack+

What to buy from the Crisis Shop: The monthy buster sword. The 4 star breach materia, and the 30 Mithril Ore. Don't waste medals on anything else.

Aim for two 5 star copies of a weapon for a wishlist, and then you can focus on others. Weapons get their biggest upgrades after the first overboost from the second copy, and then again after their 6th overboost from the seventh copy. After you reach OB6, you can pretty much chill on that weapon for good, and just be happy if you are lucky enough to get more copies.