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| - Sel: Why didn't our whole team get Gate Breach status, I wonder.
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frame|right|The Dreamers hear a final explanationbefore the match begins.]]
Fen: Give 'em hell, team!
Laisser aller!
- "I seem to run into the same people on and off the field."
- "From day one."
- "Since Ballista began."
- "The danger and excitement!"
- "The rush of battle against other adventurers!"
- "The strategy involved."
- "Usually alone, or maybe with one other friend."
- "With lots of people if I can organize it."
- "With up to six friends sometimes!"
- Novice adventurer. Still unaccustomed to party battles.
- The leader of the Dreamers. Has some management issues.
- Are there any particular matches that stand out from the many you've played?
- Gate Breach status is attained by defeating a member of the opposite team. This status must be achieved before Petras can be thrown into a Rook.
- So, do you usually participate in Ballista alone or with friends?
- Aba: Here's the plan: we take 'em out one at a time.
- Aba: He's getting away.
- Aba: Hyah!
- Aba: Not likely.
- Aba: Ouch...
- Aba: Shoot! Shoot!
- Aba: What the...?
- Aba: What's gotten into you all of a sudden?
- Sel: The best way to experience Ballista is to put yourself in the line of fire!
- BLM Lv54/WHM Lv27
- BST Lv60/NIN Lv30
- Bern: Hey guys, what's a Rook?
- Bern: Huh!?
- Bern: I'm doomed...
- Bern: Raurghhh!
- Bern: What's a Rook?
- Birp: A new movement?
- Birp: Damn Utsusemi!
- Birp: Did we actually form a party?
- Birp: I couldn't tell you...
- Birp: No!
- Birp: Search me.
- Birp: Take this!
- Birp: Uhuh.
- Birp: Yes, very impressive.
- DRK Lv52/BLM Lv18
- Do you join parties right there on the field?
- Fen: Don't lose him /sprint
- Fen: Quick! Sling it in!
- Fen: What's he going on about?
- Fen: Yai, you choose the victim.
- Hint: Form a party when playing Ballista.
- The closer the match, the more intense the Ballista experience. Will the Dreamers' battle go down in the pages of Ballista history?
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frame|right|Team Fen pursues the fleeing Bern
Team Fen pursues the fleeing Bern
Team Sel struggles against the well-coordinated attacks of Team Fen.
Bern: Yipes! I'm outta here!
- NIN Lv74/WAR Lv37
- PLD Lv50/NIN Lv25
- RNG Lv53/NIN Lv16
- Rookie reporter. Author of this article.
- Sel: How did we lose?
- Sel: I scored all our team's points!
- Sel: No time for talk. The battle begins!
- Sel: Now you're in for it!
- Sel: Take him, my pet!
- Sel: That would explain it!
- Sel: Yeah, not quite sure what, though...
- Team Fen
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Abalard
- Team Sel
- The only reliable mage. Lifeline of the party.
- Troublemaker extraordinaire.
- Yai: /quarry Found a Petra.
- Yai: /scout Got a Rook close by!
- Yai: Got it
- Yai: In for the kill!
- Yai: kk.
- These participants have been playing Ballista long enough to know everybody's name, it seems. They must really enjoy getting together for their matches on a regular basis. I asked how many matches they usually play per month.
"I play pretty much every day."
- This time around, the Dreamers tackle the popular Vana'diel pastime of Ballista. This resurrected military exercise has been called the ultimate do or die contest, where adventurers compete against one another in a struggle to throw the most Petras into the Rooks .
The Dreamers gathered under the foreboding boughs of Jugner Forest. The apparent miracle of the entire party arriving on time was almost overshadowed by Sel's next statement.
Sel: For our first Ballista match, it's gonna be Dreamer versus Dreamer!
- "There was one huge match with over forty players that we won by a single point..."
- I hope this account will inspire those of you who have yet to attempt this popular activity.
- That's a lot of Ballista! Daily devotees to this pastime are not uncommon.
- It seems that the combat aspect of Ballista holds universal appeal.
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Bernwart
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Birp
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Feneinei
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Selfeilliget
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Yai
- Recent improvements made to the rules of Ballista have created an even more exciting and addictive experience.
- What could this new Ballista-related movement possibly be? I'm certain all will be revealed in the near future.
- Full-frontal assault...
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Before the match, I would like to share several comments from Ballista enthusiasts and explore the attraction that keeps so many adventurers coming back for more. Firstly, how long have you been participating in Ballista?
"From the very start."
- Although many people play Ballista with friends, there are still those who prefer the lone wolf approach.
- Bern: Would someone please tell me what a Rook is...?
- Fulfills his role admirably, but can occasionally be over-the-top.
- "I remember a match where the lead switched twice right before the end."
- "When I'm really into it, I play like fifty--no, sixty--matches a month."
- Team Sel pressed their attack and took the lead. However, Team Fen quickly regained their former momentum and secured victory by four points.
- What is it about Ballista that has you so completely hooked?
- So what will Team Sel's response be to Team Fen's well-thought-out strategy?
Sel: Let's do this!
- "I always remember the matches that go right to the wire."
- Sel: By the way, I heard there was some new movement connected to Ballista.
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