Final Fantasy IV Elemental Archfiends

This should be an interesting one. None of the units are meta-defining, but they're not all trash either, with some interesting mechanics, and I imagine lots of people will be pulling just to have these units for nostalgia. Glory and salt in the comments, and please consider contributing your pulls to the survey so we can continue to monitor and understand the rates.

In an attempt to make it easier to participate I'm going to begin relaxing the requirement that you submit your pulls for the entire banner. Although it's obviously going to give us better data if you do, it's also important that we get large sample sizes and I think people are finding it hard to commit to the entire two week banner period. So instead, let's try committing to a minimum of the first week and see how that goes.

Summon Survey

Take the survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3r6gvi-vZP1ZfBTmeteohxNG0GzQtDrs18XM10RwUHxLSAQ/viewform

For 10 1 pulls, make sure you are paying attention to which unit is the first crystal and which are the remaining ten crystals so you can accurately report which one was the bonus crystal. I recommend just taking a screenshot of your results screen so you don't lose track of it.

Results

Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nGjN40JWeVQqu2Dvnb4W6WI9Tt-F8ruHAottkl6-WuA/edit?usp=sharing

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Pull rates are estimated only; that's why we do the survey! Know your odds before pulling.

FQA

Why do surveys?

Alim publishes the rates for the JP version of the game, but Gumi does not tell us the rates for GL. We think we have a good idea of approximately where they are but the only way to know with any amount of confidence is to collect a statistically significant sampling of data and analyze it for ourselves. We already know that Gumi does not give us identical rates to JP, they are at the very least lower for 4* banner units on 4*-guaranteed crystals. Furthermore, by keeping rates a secret Gumi maintains the ability to change the rates on any banner whenever they see fit to do so, so if they won't give us transparency it's important we keep up the effort on our end to at least hold them accountable.

What are the rates, exactly?

The rates as known are posted here: https://exvius.gamepedia.com/Summon

Also be sure to check the Oddsbitch to know your chances of getting the units you want with the resources you have.

How do I participate?

Fill out the survey for any pulls you do that are on the banner for at least the first week of the banner. (Of course, if you can do the entire banner it's even better!) I cannot stress this enough: if you cannot include all of your summons for the first week of the banner, it's better if you don't participate. These surveys tend to bias themselves towards people who want to report the really cool unit they got and not bother with the Shadows and Hopes they pulled, so the more you commit to thorough reporting the better quality our results will be. That said, I hope you will choose to participate!

How do I submit 10 1 tickets and EX tickets?

This survey is for the banner only and those tickets are bannerless. Please do not submit results for them.

Previous Survey Links

• Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (featuring Loren)
• Halloween 2017 Part 2
• Halloween 2017 Part 1
• Final Fantasy XV: Kingsglaive
• Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (featuring Ayaka)
• Festival of the Autumn Moon
• Final Fantasy XI
• DEVELOPER'S CHOICE
• FFIII Banner #2
• Veritas Banner #2
• Malboro Killers (hahahaha)
• NieR: Automata

Older survey history thread, courtesy of SteamBoy27