Well, a win's a win eh?
I just beat IV. Tweaked my auto team, did it manually. Way easier than Odin. Granted... this is one of my best teams (tied with V and VII, likely). I'm hoping to get like... 4 wins. That gives enough lenses for 2 HA iirc. Plus Greg'll return, not permanently losing out on rewards.
Getting the Historia Crystals up are *super* important imo. Break rage, all the right buffs, instant cast, change music. Everything you need.
Yeah... this weekend gonna shoot for IV (done!), V, VII, X. Might try for 2 more depending how those go.
Edit: tried LotR after all, did the 4 available, got 3 dupes and a USB.
EDIT EDIT: Man, power creep. Just realized there are VII Torment missions. Can auto Jenova in ~15s. My old manual record was a bit beneath 30. I remember trying when she first came out, couldn't win.