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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Can't believe we're already into October aka the month of "backlog buidup" since every dev was avoiding November for some "completely unknown" reason😂. I'm kicking it off with some nostalgia and playing the complete remaster of Dynasty Warriors 3!

Screenshot of Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered title screen.

Photo of my original physical copy of Dynastry Warriors 3 on the original Xbox.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Lightning the supermodel and her signature pose.📸 #FinalFantasyXIII #DDFF #LouisVuitton

Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII strikes her signature pose across iterations. On the left, her original render from Final Fantasy XIII. Top right, Lightning featured in a campaign with Louis Vuitton. Bottom right, Lightning is the lead character for the intro to a match in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I can't believe it's been 2 years since my first upload and also the first time I completed any sort of challenge! The thumbnail sure could use some work.😅 #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth youtu.be/-7O5y92KPks

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Legendary Bout: Tifa Vs. The Martialists No Damage Run

YouTube video by Magic 9Ball

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The no HUD run has come to it's conclusion! That was fun and also interesting how some of Hornet's attack are drawn. Here's just a very small sample of some of my favorites shots taken + the final action shot! #Silksong

Hornet guards against Tormented Trobbio's tornado attack with her silk skill, Cross Stitch.

After a grueling gauntlet against the Karak, Hornet Silksoars to the apex of Coral Tower to "meet" Crust King Khann.

Hornet and Skarrsinger Karmelita rush head to head with each other in a battle of heart and will to test Hornets resolve to save Pharloom.

Hornet lands the final blow versus Lost Lace with a bolt from Volt Vessels and Hornet jumps with her Faydown Cloak.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am ready for the full Trance crew! I also find it funny my 2 best characters(minimum of 30 ranked games) are the 2 who use Trance. #DDFF #DissidiaNT

Infographic of Kuja's UR ability Trance in his upcoming release in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy.

Screenshot of the 3 Trance users from left to right: Terra, Kuja, and Zidane as they prepare to battle against Sephiroth and the Emperor in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.

Screenshot of my latest statistics sorted by highest win rate down in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy 1st anniversary to Hades II and the "greatest callout in gaming"! #Hades2

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy 1/2 anniversary to Dissidia Duellum! I know people were upset the new Dissidia ended up as a mobile gacha, but I've been enjoying it as I'm also no stranger to gachas😅. Here's a fun, little match on my alt. where Terra was basically in burst mode the whole game. #DDFF youtu.be/ZriofxUocJM

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Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy | Terra Constant Burst Mode

YouTube video by Magic 9Ball

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy birthday Nintendo🎉! Obviously 137 years ago Nintendo wasn't a video game company, they were all about producing playing cards! #Nintendo #Hanafuda

Photo of my hanafuda cards that I purchased from the New York Nintendo store featuring the 5 brights(lights) along with the box that has art of Napoleon Bonaparte on the front.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Final Fantasy Resonance releases in one month! I've not look at any trailers or played the demo. "Why is that?" No one asks me😆. Well I'll tell you, I played A LOT of Brave Exvius! Nearly the entirety of its global lifespan A LOT😅! #FinalFantasyResonance #FFBE

Final Fantasy Resonance official artwork released on Final Fantasy socials. It features all the main characters surrounding Fina and a blue crystal.

Screenshot of my stats on the final day before Final Fantasy Brave Exvius shut down their global servers. Notable stats are total login of 2857 days with 2704 of them apparently were consecutive days.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Summer is officially over, but that won't stop Cloud and "his little bro nicknamed Onion Knight😆" from layering up or wearing sleeveless hoodies to the beach! Both donning chocobos somewhere on their ensemble too🐤! #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #DDFF

Cloud zips around Costa del Sol riding a "Segway" wearing his ocean chocobo outfit while the rest of the party runs far behind him.

Onion Knight stands up from the picnic table after finishing a refreshing watermelon fully decked out in his nautilus diver gear.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This was a really fun series to put together! It was fun going back through both games capturing combat moments as they happen! Now I'm really looking forward to Revelation and Sea of Sorrow!! #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #FinalFantasyVIIRevelation #Silksong

9 piece collage of the 9 main playable characters from the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy and their variety of combat styles.

9 piece collage of Hornet from Hollow Knight Silksong emulating the 9 main playable characters from the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy.

On the left, Zack Fair executes the final combo of his unique High Braver ability. On the right, Sephiroth successful pulls off his Scintilla counter ability.

On the left, Hornet unleashes a fully charged Reaper Crest attack. On the right, Hornet performs her silk skill Cross Stitch and counters an attack.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Double bonus!! Hornet can also mimic super SOLDIER, war hero Sephiroth's Scintilla guard counter ability! Hornet's Cross Stitch silk skill allows her to guard and counter attack with excellent timing. #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Silksong

Sephiroth successfully parries a strike from an ogre raider and counters its attack during a combat simulation in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

Hornet perfectly times her parry against a Karaka with Cross Stitch while fighting through hordes of Karak during the Coral Tower gauntlet.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Bonus mimicry from Hornet this time it's none other than the ever upbeat Zack Fair and his Rebirth combat revolving around his Charge mechanic. Hornet can also charge her Needle and also gains a "Quick Charge" when she gets the Pin Badge. #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Silksong

Zack Fair from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth charges his attack in order to realize his full potential. He goes from Charge to Quick Charge and finally Combo Charge to max out his charge at level 3 where he gains access to an attack featured in later images.

Hornet is also surrounded by particles while she charges her Needle for a more powerful Needle Strike.

When Zack reaches charge level 3 he gains access to a powerful ability called, High Braver where he delivers huge, sweeping arc attacks against enemies.

Hornet also has a huge, sweeping arc attack once her Needle is fully charged with her Reaper Crest.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As an "aerial combat queen", Hornet masterfully mimics "the leaping lancer, the dashing dragoon" Cid Highwind! He's undoubtedly gonna be the aerial combat king of Revelation! It's really funny and awesome that Hornet "surfs" on her Needle for her down attack. #FinalFantasyVIIRevelation #Silksong

Cid Highwind performs some form of dive attack as shown in the gameplay trailer of Final Fantasy VII Revelation during at Summer Games Fest.

Hornet performs her signature 45 degree dive attack with her Hunter Crest as an evasive maneuver during a fight against Nyleth's 2nd phase.

Cid throws his spear while midair fighting mobs in the Wutai region of Final Fantasy Revelation as demonstrated in the gameplay trailer at Summer Games Fest.

Hornet throws her Needle with her Clawline ability to close in on Nyleth.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Now onto a bit of "speculation" with Vincent Valentine and his gameplay. We know him a a sharpshooting former Turk while also harboring something "wild". Hornet can also deliver precise headshots and also go "berserk" herself! #FinalFantasyVIIRevelation #Silksong

During a cinematic cutscene in the gameplay trailer of Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Vincent no-look snipes what seems to be a piece of debris.

In the gameplay trailer of Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Vincent in his Galian Beast form tears at mobs with his sharp claws, all while Cid rides upon top.

Hornet goes "berserk" while binding with her Beast Crest ripping at The Crawfather and its lackies

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hornet mimics Cait Sith and Mog so closely that she'll also throws bombs by lobbing them just like when they use Moogle Mine💣! While not the same Hornet also "rolls the dice" to negate damage loosely akin to Cait Sith rolling 6 to cast Shield on the party🎲! #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Silksong

Cait Sith and Mog scatter a bunch of mines disguised as dolls with their skill Moogle Mine.

Hornet lobs a Pimpillo at the face of Groal the Great.

Cait Sith "Rolls a couple o' dice" with its skill Roll o' the Dice with each number having a different effect. If Cait Sith rolls a 6, Shield will be cast on the party negating physical damage.

On the left, Hornet plays a game of "chance" versus Lumble the Lucky for the Magnetite Dice. On the right, Hornet gets lucky when the Magnetite Dice procs negating damage.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Mimic Hornet best/closest mimed ability is probably Yuffie's Shooting Star where both can throw a sickle weapon! In Hornet's case it's her tool the Curvesickle and for Yuffie it's her Crescent Sickle. #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Silksong

Yuffie uses her ATB ability Shooting Star to throw her Crescent Sickle weapon at the Great Malboro in Gongaga off screen

Hornet throws some Curvesickles during a bout versus Skarrsinger Karmelita at the height of her power in a dreamlike sequence

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Aerith isn't the only party member with an outrageously powerful magic attack. Here's Hornet mimicking Red XIII's Stardust Ray with her Rune Rage silk skill! #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Silksong

On the left, Red XIII casts Stardust Ray on some hapless mobs in the Cosmo Canyon region. On the right, Hornet casts her Rune Rage silk skill in a duel against Second Sentinel.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Mimic Hornet doesn't just mime physical fighters, she can also mimic Aerith's magic Transcendence II! Full photos this time since Trobbio gets cut off. #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Silksong

Aerith unleashes crystal missiles at the Tonberry King with her ultimate ATB attack Transcendence II.

Hornet casts Pale Nails in a bout versus Tormented Trobbio.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

We're rolling into the weekend with 2 "queens"! Hornet perfectly mimics Tifa's finisher, Dolphin Blow! #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Silksong

On the left, Tifa ends her Dolphin Flurry limit with her OG Dolphin Blow uppercut. On the Right, Hornet lands the killing blow on a Grand Reed with an uppercut with the running attack of her Reaper Crest.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Next up, Mimic Hornet charges in guns blazin' just like Barret and his Maximum Fury! They even have a similar firing stance😆 #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Silksong

On the left, Barret unleashes the full might of his gunarm using his skill Maximum Fury. On the right, Hornet rattles off a barrage of rosaries with her Rosary Cannon tool

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hornet has "mastered the mimic job" of Final Fantasy and is miming the combat of the playable cast of Final Fantasy VII. First up is "Mr. 1st Class" Cloud Strife where Hornet is able to mimic his Blade Beam/Burst skill! #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Silksong

On the left, Cloud unleashes waves of blade beams with his skill, Blade Burst on some shoalopods in the Corel region. On the right, Hornet charges her Needle Strike to send a huge blade beam while equip with Crest of Shaman.

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I had a "revelation"😂😄😁🙂😐 while going through pics of my no UI/HUD run!👀 #FFVIIRebirth #FFVIIRevelation #Silksong

Character renders of the main playable cast of the Final Fantasy VII Retrilogy on the left and official artwork of Hornet of Hollow Knight Silksong

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I can't wait for Kirby and the Truman Show...I mean World Beyond! I'm also excited about Metroid Ravenous and genuinely Professor Layton. #NintendoDirect

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The Truman Show Ending: The Truth Comes Out

ALT: The Truman Show Ending: The Truth Comes Out

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Labor Day has ended so here's some pics of allies in action + 1. You know it's already difficult to press another button for screenshots, but it's also difficult to "unlock in" and capture the action. I missed all of First Sinner😭 #Silksong

Hornet gracefully evades Shakra's "ring punch" during a sparring session just outside of Bellhart.

Hornet parries the wild swings of Garmond while sparring above the Whispering Vaults

Hornet watches Second Sentinel charge an "x-scissor" attack against a Reed while patrolling the Choral Chambers.

Hornet expertly executes a 1440 triple cork as she shreds her way down Mount Fay after obtaining the Faydown Cloak

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

On the 1st anniversary, the derust no UI run finally saw its first death doing something insignificant or course😭😅 #Silksong

A flea "juiced" Hornet parries an attack from one of the Cogwork Dancers with her Beast Crest

A Reed successfully blocks a heavy strike from Hornet's Reaper Crest

Hornet tries to jump over an attack from a Dreg Husk in The Whiteward

Hornet with the help of Garmond and Zaza, clear out some enemies in the Choral Chamber

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy 1st anniversary to Hollow Knight Silksong! Look at this "riveting gameplay" when everyone got to "play" it upon release😂 #Silksong

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Day 3 of the No UI run and still haven't died even after taking on the "dreaded Savage Beastfly"! We'll see how the rematch goes though👀 #Silksong

Hornet finishes off a Reed with the Reaper's "shoryuken" running uppercut while traversing the Choral Chambers

Hornet throws straight pins at Loddie's assistant during a game of "hit the target" in the former prison of the Marrow

Hornet rushes and dispatches the Savage Beastfly in The Chapel of the Beast

After dealing with the Savage Beastfly, Hornet claims the Beast Crest

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Final Fantasy VII Revelation will have 2 dlcs!!! Sephiroth + Vincent and the Turks!!!!!!! #FinalFantasyVIIRevelation

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Day 2 of the no UI run and still no death even if I only went up against the Last Judge. Action shots are actually really hard to take mid fight since Hornet strikes quickly. I find a lot of the time Hornet is already at a stand still when the shot is taken😅 #Silksong

Hornet plays for keeps in a game of "chance" versus Lumble the Lucky. The Magnetite Dice are actually "loaded" and if Hornet shakes the dice for approximately 5 seconds she'll win every roll

The Last Judge determines the pilgrims to be "unworthy" of entering the Citadel and attacks them with a thurible incense burner.

The Last Judge strikes Hornet while twirling her incense burner causing an explosion on impact.

After Hornet defeats the Last Judge, The Grand Gate opens allowing Hornet passage to The Citadel

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

With the Hollow Knight Silksong 1st anniversary approaching I decided to derust by doing a no UI run for some "cool" action shots! Surprisingly, if it were a Steel Heart run it'd still be alive up to Widow so far. It would seem I've "still got it"😆 #Silksong

Hornet from Hollow Knight Silksong defeats Lace in Deep Docks with Silkspear

Hornet throws a Curveclaw at Fourth Chorus's head as it begins making flaming rocks rain down

Hornet binds the Reaper Crest in The Chapel of the Reaper

Hornet whips around her Needle with Thread Storm as a poisoned Widow flashes out of the arena

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Finally made it to Bartz's FINE episode so now all current playable characters are in the group chat! Who invited Sephiroth??? #DDFF

The entire(currently as of September 1, 2026) playable cast and their FINE renders as seen in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"Original 16" Dissidia Duellum cast in a group chat! What are they all texting about?? I would pick Iroha's red phone or one of the purple ones. #DDFF

A collage of screenshot featuring the first 16 playable characters of Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy all texting on their "FINE" phones

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My best attempt at capturing the lunar eclipse last night. I should really practice more astrophotography😅 #lunareclipse

Lunar eclipse photographed on August 27, 2026 with my Meade telescope and Nikon camera

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Made Omega rank fully F2P, solo queue, and touch controls!!! I had to switch to Rikku late since I found myself among the weaker players in matches so I probably won't climb anymore. Times sure have changed since season 1😅 #DDFF

Screenshot of me achieving Omega rank for the very 1st time in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy

My stats page of my last 100 rank matches in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Lightning may be the supermodel of the Final Fantasy universe, but she's got her work cut out for her in the Duellum world. Gaia's got a "runway gait" if I've ever seen one😂 #DDFF

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My first character to reach 13k cp and I also got her summer outfit! It might be time for me to learn how to play with Gaia next season #DDFF

My Gaia is the first character to eclipse 13000 combat power in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy

I managed to land the 33.3% chance to get Gaia's summer outfit in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

When DDFF was first revealed I joked that Krile was Terra's little sister. Now it's true more than ever! Terra would eat her right up she's so cute and they even have the same hairstyle now!😂 #DDFF

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Rinoa in her summer outfit plus her angel wings is gorgeous. See you Space Angel, bang! #DDFF #CowboyBebop

Rinoa in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy gets ready to fire her weapon "Valkyrie" wearing her "mermaid pearl" summer outfit is a somewhat similar way to Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop

Rinoa from Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy directs her Meteor attack at the boss

Rinoa casts "Frigid Rain" to stop her offscreen "rival"(me in this match) from attack the boss

Rinoa from Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy "soars"(falls with style after the Malboro runs into her) with her angel wings

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

And now "world photography day" real world edition! Yes all photos were taken by me😊 #worldphotographyday

Church organ of Melk Abby in Melk, Austria

Anasazi petroglyphs in Red Rock Canyon Las Vegas

Bougainvillea bloom in Santorini, Greece

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's "world photography day" Final Fantasy VII Remake/Rebirth edition

Aerith wearing her red dress casts magic from her plumose rod at Gold Saucer Battle Square colisseum in "The Fight for Naming Rights"

Cloud in his Kingdom Hearts guise faces off against Reno in Final Fantasy VII Remake

Barret with all the pastels holds a magic orb while preparing a sychronized attack with Cait Sith

Sephiroth shows zero emotion right after nearly killing Tifa during "The Nibelheim Incident"

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The results are in! I thought I played "a ton" of matches this season since I was actually trying to climb. I guess having a more consistent win rate plus the season end boost helps with ranking faster!🥉 #DDFF

My season 6 rank results with bronze icon of Celes

My season rank win rate (38-21) after the latest season (6) was revealed

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Season 6 has wrapped up and I made it to Diamond 3 in the shortened season. Now it's time to see it I can make it to Omega before reset fully F2P, solo queue, mobile controls. It's gonna be really tough since I find myself among the lower CPs in most matches already😅 #DDFF

Screenshot of me finally reaching Diamond 3 in rank for Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy

Screenshot of my end of rank win rate for the last 100 matches

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Today is 8/8, which means it's Octopath Day and coincidentally it's also "International Cat Day"! If there's one thing I've noticed it's Team Asano, the developers of the Octopath Series and Adventures of Elliot, love their cats!😸 #OctopathTraveler #InternationalCatDay

The party of Octopath Traveler versus 3 cait variants plus a wolf

Character menu art of Isla the scholar cait from Octopath Traveler 0

Feintz from Octopath Traveler Champions of the Continent strikes a pose with a rose :). As a new CotC player I did manage to guide her right before her banner expired

Wynat, the Tawny Sage from The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales says, "why not"

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Thanks to the perseverance of the player base and generosity of the devs I was able to get all of Celes' outfits and Blossom Princess Terra! Of course as a F2P player it's all gone now😅 #DDFF

Dissidia Duellum dev team distributed gifts for their social media campaign featuring 50k growth eggs, 20 ability ticket draws and 20 character ticket draws

Terra Branford wearing her Blossom Princess outfit as she puts her phone away while idling on the title screen of Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy

Celes Chere complete with all of her outfits and palette swaps in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

<--Games so outstanding I can't bring myself again Games so outstanding I can play them over and over--> Anybody else have these experiences with certain games? #Expedition33 #Silksong #LiesOfP #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth

Title screen of Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Title screen of Hollow Knight Silksong featuring the Sisters of the Void version with lightning effect of completing Steel Soul

Title screen of Lies of P without text at its second stage of progression

Title screen of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

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Magic 9Ball @magic9ball.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Finally finished The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales! It was really fun to mess around with various weapon combinations and magicite builds! I'm gonna guess there are multiple endings, since the text for the main mission kept changing, but I don't think I'll get them right this instance

Loading screen of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales when players first boot it up

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