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Bravely Default |OT| For the Americas
- Thread starter Goli
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Is the online functionality of this game prominent enough that someone should experience them during their playthrough? I've had the game since day one but I haven't played it yet because I want to get through Mario & Luigi Dream Team first....but God is it so slow. Based on the structure of the walkthrough I just checked out I'm only around the halfway point.
Aveyn Knight
Member
Don't give me ideas!
It's good for bosses that normally one-shot your party. It'll make the battle drag, but saves you spending BP reviving characters only to see them one-shot again.
I hear Rage works well because the damage is already high to begin with and you use it 10 times with Low Leverage (since you lose less HP), instead of the normal 5. Haven't gotten around to trying though.
EDIT
You need it to get Norende village residents without StreetPass. Plus Nemeses, guest summons and if you have friends, their summons and Abilink.
It's part of what made my experience so fun.
theprodigy
Member
Rage caps at 5 hits anyway, so I don't see how that's useful
and Full Leverage>>>>>>>>Low Leverage
Aveyn Knight
Member
Boo, I've been cheated. Maybe they meant use Rage twice?
You try fighting Tako-Izumi with Full Leverage : P
Nah I'm gonna do it myself. I've sent out full party heals + massive MP regen + 2 BP to people, it's time to bring balance back and one-shot people who summon me
theprodigy
Member
Aveyn Knight
Member
Not to my knowledge*. There is a cut off point of sorts, but you can get everything later.
*Unless you're a really OCD player.
hipsterpants
Member
I've been thinking since last night and noticed another problem with the story in chapter 5+
Also,
if, as the ending of the game implies, there are all those thousands of parallel protagonists as well, why don't we see any of them? The side quests kind of imply they exist, but otherwise there is no mention of them at all. The Summoner side quest is the only one that even touches on this, but like all the other side quests the writers forgot they existed when they made the ending.
Also,
was Ringabel supposed to have gone back in time or something in the ending scene? They never mention that was possible. They also never explain why exactly Airy decided to kill the protagonists in the original world bu then decide the guys in the next one were worth keeping alive. I suppose it would make sense if it had something to with Airy's sister giving Tiz power or something, but its never explained.
Well I want to complete the compendium with items/skills/enemies and I just ran into (Chapter 4 spoilers)
the point of no return prompt from the pillar of light.
Aveyn Knight
Member
In that case, you've nothing to worry about : )
Some minor/mid spoilers:
Some enemies and thus Genome Abilities will become unavailable until you reach the bonus dungeon, which opens during the ending.
Squall ASF
Member
That reminds me, ENDING SPOILER
Is the celestial inside Tiz Airy's sister? I forgot she even existed until she pops out at the end and thanks you for dealing with her sister. She's just a fairy though so not sure how she'd be a celestial but I can't think of anyone else it could be
Aveyn Knight
Member
I don't think so.
Were you paying attention during the final boss? (Note: Not dissing here; I actually missed it the first time.)
MEGA spoilers:
You see the Celestial Realm in the final phase
theprodigy
Member
I don't see how your spoiler makes the answer to his question a no
Aveyn Knight
Member
I guess... but it makes it very unlikely, especially when you actually see it. I don't want to spoil what it looks like either : /
Squall ASF
Member
Really? I remember seeing other worlds that the game pretended was assigned to people on my friends list, that had the same 4 heroes but I don't remember a celestial world. One of the worlds had a celestial looking dragon flying in front of it but it seemed like a typical grandship and crew to me so don't interpret that as a celestial world. What are you talking about, exactly?
As long as I can get everything at the end that's fine. Thanks.
Aveyn Knight
Member
Hmm, weird, I can't find the right footage.
MEGA SPOILERS for final boss:
When you're in battle, you can see a parallel Luxendarc in the background, behind your characters. During the final phase, Luxendarc is replaced by the Celestial Realm and through it you see yourself.
theprodigy
Member
Squall ASF
Member
Was it during the actual combat portion? I too was just high jumping away haha I'm guessing I could youtube the fight and see what you're talking about. Is it even worth looking up? When you say
yourself, do you mean....oh, the 3DS camera captures you and you literally see yourself as the celestial? That's cool haha
oh I didn't notice, I was High Jumping away
Never noticed this either, unfortunately. Wish they'd drawn more attention to it as it sounds like a great moment and is really a key bit of information in grasping what the hell is going on.
Aveyn Knight
Member
Yeah, you're correct on all accounts.
Weird thing is that I don't see it in two Youtube videos (maybe some kind of interference with the capture devices?) and I didn't notice it until my second playthrough. So not sure if you'll have any luck finding it o__o
That reminds me, I tried to take a picture for Miiverse, but the screen wouldn't show up when I tried to write a post.
Squall ASF
Member
Too bad I saved post credits otherwise I'd redo the last fight real quick to see it. The price I pay for being so overpowered that I could initiate the fight and turn away haha That
celestial
3DS could capture footage from the front side
BigJonsson
Member
Amazing....the trash before the Earth Crystal gave me far more trouble than the boss lol
Although that may have been partially due to trying to conserve MP to use on the boss
Although that may have been partially due to trying to conserve MP to use on the boss
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
Hey guys, I need a little advice on the Ch4 sidequest.
Thanks!
I'm level 52 trying to the vampire quest and these dragons are tough. I just got Arcanist, Spiritmaster, and Templar, so I have no levels in them and would rather not resort to grinding jp. I'm also not looking to build a custom party just for specific fights, so no quadruple ninja dodging here. Think of it as a personal challenge! I'm looking for some general tips. Is the breath attack physical or magic? I tried both +pdef and +mdef and it didn't seem to affect much. Is there any way to get rid of the elemental weakness debuff? Does the ninja's aggro redirection skill make the dragon stick to single target attacks? Anything handy I might be missing?
Thanks!
SoraanTribal
Member
Chapter 4:
So how good are
jobs? Are they better than Black Mage and White Mage?
So how good are
Arcanist and Spiritmaster
Squall ASF
Member
Most of us that finished the game already seemed to be already OP or in the least, did the Ninja cheese for that part haha If you aren't willing to do that, all but one I think have a specific elemental weakness to exploit and likewise, they use a specific element against you that you can protect yourself against. The attack you're asking about is considered a physical attack. What jobs have you leveled up?
kuroneko0509
Member
Usually the the parallel version are dead. For example in 1 of the world, it is Tiz's brother who survived instead of Tiz
Squall ASF
Member
Arcanist has a move or two that can trash weak mobs and can supplement Black Magic builds if you like to use black mages but most people go away from magic in the later portion of the game favoring physical damage builds. Spirit master is an amazing supplement to White Mage builds. There is no better healer than a White Mage/Spiritmaster. That said, many people seem to just use 4 of whatever is the most powerful build and don't even bother with conventional roles.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
I have every job up until that point not including the jobs I mentioned leveled up to 7~11. Of course, these jobs are spread out among my party. How do I protect myself against the breaths? I tried using the element charm accessories, but the debuff seems to override it.
Aveyn Knight
Member
I am on the verge about this game....
The battle system. Is it slow or fast? I've seen some videos but still can't grasp it
Faaaaast.
It can be slow when you're getting started though, especially when you need to input multiple commands each turn.
SoraanTribal
Member
Ah, I gotcha. Thanks for the info/thoughts about 'em.
I'm a fan of the more traditional roles personally. For boss battles, my setup is usually (main/sub): Black Mage/Time Mage, White Mage/Performer, Thief/Ninja, and Ninja, Valkyrie, Pirate, etc. I know that setup is probably not the most powerful or even a smart one to do, but it's the most entertaining to me. Just doing like all Ninjas or whatever would be pretty boring, imo. Speaking of Ninja, what is a good subjob for that one? I usually sub Valkyrie for trash so I can spam Crescent Moon, but not sure what is best for bosses.
Why do they have to make the
Arcanist
that furry tail just makes me laugh. Even in serious cutscenes, lol. Ranger has the same problem..
theprodigy
Member
you know, I didn't notice Victoria had a tail behind her until after switching MY characters to Arcanist :lol
Squall ASF
Member
That's why Ninja is so perfect, that one ability works specifically against physical damage attacks. Otherwise, I'd say just general defensive supplements like a shield and armor that focuses on physical defense. You can use knight if you want to play especially defensive if you don't care to level up that latest job you picked up. I imagine you could use Knight for the defense benefits and spell fencer as secondary to use elemental attacks that exploit their weakness to pack some punch. I'm not sure on removing the debuff, I'm guessing Esunaga doesn't work on that? I'm guessing you could counter it with a buff using the
salvemaster
SoraanTribal
Member
toddhunter
Member
It is very worth it.
Even if you stop half way...which you kind of should ... you still get 20 odd hours of the best JRPG goodness to be released in a long time.
Squall ASF
Member
Ah, I gotcha. Thanks for the info/thoughts about 'em.
I'm a fan of the more traditional roles personally. For boss battles, my setup is usually (main/sub): Black Mage/Time Mage, White Mage/Performer, Thief/Ninja, and Ninja, Valkyrie, Pirate, etc. I know that setup is probably not the most powerful or even a smart one to do, but it's the most entertaining to me. Just doing like all Ninjas or whatever would be pretty boring, imo. Speaking of Ninja, what is a good subjob for that one? I usually sub Valkyrie for trash so I can spam Crescent Moon, but not sure what is best for bosses.
Why do they have to make thejob look so ridiculous? I want to level it up for a bit, but in cutscenes, seeing Tiz withArcanistthat furry tail just makes me laugh. Even in serious cutscenes, lol. Ranger has the same problem..
I usually am too, I'm not used to broken combinations but then again, I haven't played many job system games.
One of the top 3 most broken builds in the game is Ninja/Valkyrie but it requires you master Time Mage first to get it's final support ability. If you're not looking for super cheese though, spell fencer goes nicely with ninja since you can exploit a boss' elemental weakness and get in the rapid multi attacks that ninjas can do.
theprodigy
Member
but Xenoblade came out less than 2 years ago here in America
Squall ASF
Member
Yep, Chapter 3 is the longest and the rest of the chapters are substantially shorter not counting any grinding you might do.
dreamer3kx
Member
Im still on the fence about, Im right there ready to pick up but I hesitate because it looks like it can be overwhelming, Im not 20 yrs old anymore, I need something simple, I love jrpgs but prefer simple set class structure, I want one class throughout the game, couple of weapon upgrades, I dont like managing my allies anymore either, can I do these things?
podracer35
Member
What's the best amount of time for keeping the Freelancer job? I just got the Monk and White Mage jobs, but am unsure if I want to abandon Freelancer after only getting to level 2...
As soon as possible. Freelancers do not bring enough to the table until much later, and even then there are better class combinations.