You can already pre-register on Android here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.DFFOperaOmnian i'm not sure how to find it for IoS though. pre-registering guarantee's you 5000 free gems which is basically an 11x pull.
I'm currently in the process of ranking up a JP PSN account to see if matchmaking pairs me with JP players. Only started so it's just gold right now but no sign of being paired with obviously JP players with any consistency (titles missing, etc...) I expect I will need to get to mythril+ before I can see if I run into the usual people VS. new faces.
I attempted to use a VPN from Tokyo using my main account. I would never get matched with anyone. (Using paid NordVPN and getting my usual speeds in tests.)
So, unless my JP account idea works, I'm still looking for a consistent way to get into JP matchmaking besides duo and party with JP players.
by the way, just felt like telling this
also no I am not paid to advertise
context: ever since the Vayne matchmaking update, a lot of SEA people are suddenly deprived of the smooth and intense Japanese matches we get especially in Diamond+.
I've been experimenting with a few paid VPNs for other games I play
lately I've subscribed for IPVanish because apparently it boasts as being one of the better VPNs for P2P connections
so I did
connected to their Manila server
and now I actually get to crawl again into the very alive Japanese solo queue
I've been playing almost all saturday and abig chunk of sunday (until my sister stole the ps4 rip) where the frequency of bots have significantly lessened ever since I set up the VPN on the router my PS4 is connecting to. There's some technical know-how needed to set it up on the router without flashing DD-WRT in, but at least it works
as evidenced by me dropping all the way from Crystal A to Crystal E; currently holding my rank right there well it seems. it makes sense since I was Crystal E when the Vayne patch happened, which is where we stopped getting Japanese matches
I feel so invigorated to play again now that I get to crawl in to Japanese queue. I even fought Dekoichi once and he was using Weaponsmaster, rip me
if any of you have money to try it out you can do so at ipvanish.com. Of course results may be subjective based on other factors like distance and server availability. Philippines is closer to Japan than Singapore though so i guess I have that advantage
ExpressVPN, and then i choose either Hong Kong or Japan servers.
I dont know about lag since i can't compare when i cant even get matches with them without vpn, but i do know that i find a lot more matches when I'm VPN'd and it's the legit Japanese queue with Japanese players which actually wall me out of Crystal D. It helps that I'm also from Southeast Asia so distance problem is much lesser than people from other parts of the world
The funny thing is that when there's a lull in Japan queue, connecting to the VPN actually gets me US queue for whatever reason; and of course due to distance I get some lag, lol. But I normally don't get US queue outside of VPN, so it's really weird how VPN'ing opens me up to not just the rest of Asia, but the rest of the world
You can get them here.
I also have the 012 Prologus game, but I dont rememeber where I found it. Either way, that link should be enough.
Good point.
I dont have the Aerith data individually. The data its alongside all of the official DLC (dunno if you see as a double win).
<strong>https://cdromance.com/sony-psp-dlc-list-psp-downloadable-content/</strong>
Just give a quick search in the list for 012 and you will find it.
Oooh he's using Waifu2x too! that might sightly improve the result, but i think PPSSPP is doing a big job here as well.
If you ever want to try this yourself, Waifu2x is actually free to use for anyone over here: http://waifu2x.udp.jp/index.html
You can try to upscale the textures yourself to get a better looking 012, however the part of getting the textures in the game i don't know since i never modded the game, but there has to be people out there that still know.
Hopefully this helps if you ever want to try this yourself.
https://www.amazon.com/Dissidia-Final-Fantasy-Steelbook-Brawler-PlayStation/dp/B074ZQ9F4S/
If I preorder the NTSC steelbook brawler version and import to Australia will the Nail Bat DLC work on my Aussie PSN account? If not that sucks because I'll have to go digital only to get the pre order bonus and it's 99AUD or 140AUD for the Deluxe version. IMO the american steelbook looks waaay better than the Aussie steelbook version too haha