Had this battle arena situation before?

[Tanka]

So i had up to 70k BP and then in the next 8 rounds of fighting i ended up with broken accessories and one of the creatures gave me Beserk, So i Couldnt Choose what i wanted to do at all until the 8 rounds is over. But then in the last round i Spun up Minimun so every time i hit the serpent it would only do 1HP damage and the Serpent has 14k HP. So i had to Quit the game and Lose my BP :(

Anyone else had a Similar or a Different worse Situation?

[JD]

The best way to manipulate the battle square handicaps is to rapidly tap assist/square which will slow down the reels. Then quickly switch to press confirm/circle when the reel is on the handicap you DON'T want. The game will almost always confirm the next handicap in the reel, sometimes if you're slow it will confirm the handicap after that. It's not infallible, but I've been able to avoid the worst of the three handicaps almost all of the time with this method.

This also helps build BP much quicker if you get the hang of it. The last fight in the sequence will generate most of the BP. If you don't need green materia (Enemy Skills does a much better job IMO), try to get that handicap to max out BP.

[Jaydox]

Encountered this today, the quick and easy solution is to run away from the battle 😃

[Deadbeat_Hero]

Originally posted by artinum:

Originally posted by Xengre:

Mystify + Added effect on armor will block Berserk as a precautionary against accessories breaking or vice versa. If one happens back out on next chance to avoid losing all progress. This will prevent it from ever being a issue.

Better, link Hades materia with Added Effect. This will block against a bunch of negative status effects, I think including Berserk.

This plus a ribbon is generally the best combo for going into the arena. That or just use the Tifa + cursed ring + power soul with death + Hades on armour with an added effect each. She will destroy everything , especially if you have 4x cut materia. So you can power grind those points.

[Spooniest]

Originally posted by The ONE:

you can escape from arena.

Well I wish I'd known this 20 years ago

[SkipSandwichDX]

Originally posted by The ONE:

you can escape from arena.

woof.... this is news to me lol recently lost almost two hrs re-loading after i got stuck in the arena kinda like op did xD

hind sight......

[Xengre]

Originally posted by Deadbeat_Hero:

Originally posted by artinum:

Better, link Hades materia with Added Effect. This will block against a bunch of negative status effects, I think including Berserk.

This plus a ribbon is generally the best combo for going into the arena. That or just use the Tifa + cursed ring + power soul with death + Hades on armour with an added effect each. She will destroy everything , especially if you have 4x cut materia. So you can power grind those points.

Well, my advice is mainly for doing it right when it becomes available just after getting the Buggy so you can get Omnislash immediately (as the best limit break grind spot is just a bit prior to that in the forest next to Fort Condor). Otherwise Ribbon/Hades (or both since you can break either in arena) are good options. I wouldn't bother with Tifa tbh. If you are far enough to get 4x Cut then Cloud, Cid, and Barrett are the strongest characters in the game. Their final limit breaks, that late into the game, hit 18x each while Tifa's caps at 7x (assuming you don't miss), and even assuming you don't have their final limit breaks yet almost all characters have non-final limit breaks with more hits. Tifa's is ideal for a low stat/level runs though due to the high damage multipliers if you are good at it, where otherwise the damage cap becomes a burden to her.

[Deadbeat_Hero]

Originally posted by Xengre:

Originally posted by Deadbeat_Hero:

This plus a ribbon is generally the best combo for going into the arena. That or just use the Tifa + cursed ring + power soul with death + Hades on armour with an added effect each. She will destroy everything , especially if you have 4x cut materia. So you can power grind those points.

Well, my advice is mainly for doing it right when it becomes available just after getting the Buggy so you can get Omnislash immediately (as the best limit break grind spot is just a bit prior to that in the forest next to Fort Condor). Otherwise Ribbon/Hades (or both since you can break either in arena) are good options. I wouldn't bother with Tifa tbh. If you are far enough to get 4x Cut then Cloud, Cid, and Barrett are the strongest characters in the game. Their final limit breaks, that late into the game, hit 18x each while Tifa's caps at 7x (assuming you don't miss), and even assuming you don't have their final limit breaks yet almost all characters have non-final limit breaks with more hits. Tifa's is ideal for a low stat/level runs though due to the high damage multipliers if you are good at it, where otherwise the damage cap becomes a burden to her.

This Tifa strat uses the Masterfists Triple damage or the Powersouls quadruple multiplier for having the death sentence debuff from the Cursed Ring. Paired with the +35 strength from the ring and the X4 materia, She can cut through entire formations in one round. Using this I managed to get the points I needed really quickly.
I use Hades and added effect on armour because I frequently get break accessory on the slots. I found that pairing to be a bit safer for me anyway.

[Xengre]

Originally posted by Deadbeat_Hero:

Originally posted by Xengre:

Well, my advice is mainly for doing it right when it becomes available just after getting the Buggy so you can get Omnislash immediately (as the best limit break grind spot is just a bit prior to that in the forest next to Fort Condor). Otherwise Ribbon/Hades (or both since you can break either in arena) are good options. I wouldn't bother with Tifa tbh. If you are far enough to get 4x Cut then Cloud, Cid, and Barrett are the strongest characters in the game. Their final limit breaks, that late into the game, hit 18x each while Tifa's caps at 7x (assuming you don't miss), and even assuming you don't have their final limit breaks yet almost all characters have non-final limit breaks with more hits. Tifa's is ideal for a low stat/level runs though due to the high damage multipliers if you are good at it, where otherwise the damage cap becomes a burden to her.

This Tifa strat uses the Masterfists Triple damage or the Powersouls quadruple multiplier for having the death sentence debuff from the Cursed Ring. Paired with the +35 strength from the ring and the X4 materia, She can cut through entire formations in one round. Using this I managed to get the points I needed really quickly.
I use Hades and added effect on armour because I frequently get break accessory on the slots. I found that pairing to be a bit safer for me anyway.

That is fine, though its no better than what was already mentioned. Slash-All/Flash would be more ideal than x4 Cut, and you get it in the process of getting Cloud's Ultima Weapon (well technically the path to it gets opened in the process and its a quick grab) making him even more ideal though. Your option is a possible outcome for a low level run but it means you can't get some of the best point combos because Tifa will easily die then or simply become much weaker than other characters. In contrast, at normal and higher levels its simply no better than going with Cloud due to him already instantly killing everything since his Ultimate weapon is acquired roughly around that point. It would be neat if there wasn't a damage cap but doesn't have any practical value in the game outside a low level run for Emerald Weapon/Sephiroth (and hero drinks still offer up better alternatives, unless those are banned for the challenge run along with certain materia).