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Today, we are beginning community testing of our upcoming Tactics League PvP Patch, a way to improve certain aspects of Final Fantasy Tactics without changing fundamental or core features, unless it wholesomely benefits the competitive environment. This patch co-exists with the official save data in mind, allowing us to tweak stuff like abilities, gear, and other things to further strengthen their viability in PvP while weighing in on how these changes affect the current formats. For now, the current 2.3.1 save version will be the save to test on, but once the patch is official we will release a save data update to compensate or adjust where necessary.

To view the current status of proposals and implementations visit Tactics League: PvP Patch Updates | Trello

Proposals

Proposals are the “ideas” for improving the patch. Community members in the Tactics League Discord can provide a concept of what to change, such as adjusting clock ticks of cast-time abilities or improving certain weapons for better overall choices. Once a proposal is posted and there is some discussion around it, the proposal will then go through the following phases:

• Proposal – The idea or concept a person would like to see implemented into the patch.
• Testing – The proposal is set into the patch for testing purposes. Feedback is key to moving forward.
• Implemented/Not Implemented – After testing and upvoting or downvoting it, depending on any further iterations needed the proposal may be fully implemented into the PvP patch for official use once it is fully released. If a proposal does not work out in the end, it will be moved to Not Implemented and shelved for the meantime (but this does not mean it cannot be iterated on and put back into Testing).

Cycles

Of course, we cannot put every proposal into a patch each time it is brought up otherwise we could never get proper testing done! Cycles are a way to set a timeframe to thoroughly test everything in the Testing phase so we can get some real-time responses on how they feel and play in PvP. For now, each Cycle will be set for 2 weeks, subject to change depending on the activity with playtesting.

These are the following start and end dates for each cycle as of this post:

• Cycle 1 – 9/20 – 10/3
• Cycle 2 – 10/3 – 10/17
• Cycle 3 – 10/17 – 11/1
• Cycle 4 – 11/1 – 11/14
• Cycle 5 – 11/14 – 11/29
• Cycle 6 – 11/29 – 12/12

Be a part of the community and help us shape the future of Tactics League competitive PvP! If you have not joined the Tactics League Discord, join us today, get set up for multiplayer, and experience our PvP offerings!

The Tactics League official game settings and map pool is getting some changes today that we are going to go over. As a reminder, these settings are for use with our official save data it isn’t necessary when playing a few casual games with a friend.

Game Settings Changes

We have added a 40 Action Limit to all premade and starter formats. This was done in preparation for future tournaments; to reduce stalling and make each turn more impactful in the course of the game. The new game settings are as followed:

Map Selection – Manual

Time Limit – 15 minutes

Action Limit – 40

Special Controls – Off

Trap Placement – None

Arithmeticks – Allow (this setting needs to be allowed for premades that use it)

Map Pool Changes

We have also changed our map pool selection. We have removed maps classified as large-size as they tend to cause games to take much longer and can also be used to promote stalling. We have also added 2 new maps and re-classified Gariland as a medium-sized map, making its return instead of being removed. Here are the changes:

Removed large maps:
Araguay Woods, Balias Swale, Monastery Vaults – Level 3, Zeklaus Desert

Added maps:
Mandalia Plain (small), Dorvauldar Marsh (med), Gariland (med)

We hope that these changes provide positive changes to PvP Tactics. We are always looking at feedback, so make sure to post in our Discord if you have any.

For the new map pool and game settings, visit game settings.