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Bravely Default |OT| For the Americas
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influentzar
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Stein's Gate writer, expect repetition
influentzar
Member
The battles are different in 8, even more variety than 7. No story progression whatsoever, just get done with the crystal if you're not interested in Boss Rush Gauntlet
So I just fought
So glad I had some Friend Summons ready for that fight. Cuz Mr. "I spam potions" would've made it a tough ride otherwise. I also got lucky because
this time.
Up until this fight Tiz and Edea were my favorites, but Tiz' lecture prior to the battle really kinda took him down a peg in the standings.
Onions is the worst, though.
Jackal the Bandit and his Mage Knight compatriot.
what's his bucket didn't use Silence Blade
Up until this fight Tiz and Edea were my favorites, but Tiz' lecture prior to the battle really kinda took him down a peg in the standings.
Onions is the worst, though.
Zomba13
Member
Thanks. Very quickly running out of steam with this game. After chapter 5 I played less and less each day, just checking for build times and internet friend invites. At the point I am I'm not really getting much challenge from bosses. Replenishing 4 BP every turn, doing almost 9999 damage with all attacks and Rampart and Spirit Ward negating most damage I'm just beating them for any sort of story/background info.
blitzwolf215
Member
CH 5 spoilers
Is there any point to beating all the asterisk bosses again?
influentzar
Member
Why do you equip Thief's Dagger on a Thief? The weapon's purpose is so that other classes can steal too, and changin equip in battle doesn't cost a turn.
Some backstory on chapter 5-7, 7 being the most lighthearted one. 8 being the challenge but no story because every battle is 4 vs 4
Choppasmith
Member
Okay, just started (seriously just 10 minutes I'm so far) and I already love the visuals. I felt a little sheepish when I first started the game up and that fairy starts chatting with you when I was sitting with a few co-workers in our break room (I had my headphones on though)
Just curious, but what are the AR cards for? I didn't have them on me, so I skipped that part.
Just curious, but what are the AR cards for? I didn't have them on me, so I skipped that part.
BassForever
Member
Finally got the game and started playing, what exactly do the difficulties impact? Just monsters stats or do you get better drops on higher difficulties?
I don't know about the other ones, but the initial cutscene was pretty cool with the AR Card. Not necessary, but the characters/backdrops pop up out of the card and around it, stuff like that.
Doesn't affect drops at all. All the enemies have more 35% more HP, most stats are increased by 25% I think, aside from speed and evade. That's just a general rule, there are some exceptions I think with the non HP/Speed/Evade stats.
l33tweasley
Member
About 6 hours in, going through the wind temple, and I thought to myself "wow, y'know, it's great you can change the encounter rate but I kind of feel like a chump turning it down. I'm fighting a shit-ton of people though..." Realized that I had left it at +100% from fulfilling that little mini-quest requirement, at least now I'm ridiculously over-leveled...
Don't see what the big fuss is about Ringabel so far, seems like a pretty one-note dude to me
Don't see what the big fuss is about Ringabel so far, seems like a pretty one-note dude to me
BassForever
Member
5 minutes in and this OST is amazing, honestly everything seems awesome so far but this music oh man I need to get a hold of the OST
Still really early, it's the best dagger I've got
I want to know what the function of using the Thief's Dagger as an item is. Is it equivalent to a regular attack but with a steal effect? Lower/higher chance to steal? Or...?
You're going to get a better dagger soon. Though I use double daggers on my thief.Still really early, it's the best dagger I've got
Fbh
Member
Yeah I know.
But I decided to level swordmaster and pirate because the LV 14 of both jobs seem to combine very well. A very strong attack that takes half your MP with a skill that lets you use attacks for 0mp seems like a great match.
At least that's what I've been using with my pirate for now (once you get that item to double xp and jp it becomes really easy to max them out).
MotionBlue
Member
Just hit Chapter 5
Is it worth it to go fight all the bosses again now, or in chapter 6?
BassForever
Member
How long until Tiz and Agnes have sex jeebus so much sexual tension and I'm not out of the prologue lol
BassForever
Member
Oh man I wasn't expecting the orcs in the ruins to deal 100 damage a hit to my team or to have that much health lol got wiped trying to instantly end the battle with all in brave and just got rocked by the 2 that survived :X
I'll send you my FC if you want it. Check your PM.
NHarmonic.
Member
Well with 95 hours in i finally beated the game ( with the 2 endings )
well it was a fun ride, glorious job system, amazing artstyle and ost...
Waiting for the sequel, then...
i think it was expected, all the airy shit, however i don't quite understand the route they went with tiz... From a regular boy to a "celestial holder" ? I was impressed.
Also, anyone knows what did he do on caldisla's graveyard? I suppose the sequel will go with the AR plot they showed, that somehow connects to that too...
Also, anyone knows what did he do on caldisla's graveyard? I suppose the sequel will go with the AR plot they showed, that somehow connects to that too...
well it was a fun ride, glorious job system, amazing artstyle and ost...
Waiting for the sequel, then...
BassForever
Member
Beat the second boss and I really am in love with this game though I realize now where SP is most useful. SP is best used on bosses when they decide to brave without warning because even though they have a turn penalty odds are they'll kill someone in their back to back turn. SP is really the only way to counter it unless you got lucky and had everyone default that turn.
theprodigy
Member
I'll take irrelevant statistics for $500
This is why they censored the Bravo Bikini.
I've been advising people to just do a few in 5 to get a grasp on the story implications then move on. Don't know how it's worked out for any of them though!
True. It's a good note, though.
Acquiescence
Member
I should've completed this game before I put it at number 4 in my list for the GOTY '13 voting thread, or at the very least gotten past chapter 4. Now I wouldn't even put it in my top ten. It can't be overstated how diabolically awful and lazy the second half is. This
tramples all over what was otherwise an exemplary game.
Groundhog Day bullshit
Nope. SP is best used when you want to create a new Friend Summon which does well over 9999.
Or when you're bored of a boss having too much HP and just want to end the battle in a single turn.
chaobreaker
Member
Are Nemeses spoiler territory?
I have a story I want to share about fighting one but I'm don't want to break any rules.
I have a story I want to share about fighting one but I'm don't want to break any rules.
I got a Nemesis pretty much when I started the game lol. I don't think they are spoiler territory, but I've never battled a Nemesis though.
I didn't want to use any SP, but my inner completionist is saying use the SP to complete that Tutorial Quest thing. I guess I'll use it on a low level enemy or something.
I didn't want to use any SP, but my inner completionist is saying use the SP to complete that Tutorial Quest thing. I guess I'll use it on a low level enemy or something.
Pimplitosaurio
Member
Hey guys, just starting the game(Edea just joined), so I got a couple of questions:
1 - Does the Diary that ringabel gave me spoil me things in the game? I want to read it, but I dont want to spoil myself :S
2 - The chars have different stats growths? The jobs give you different stat growths? There is any difference in saying using Ringabel as a monk for like 20 levels(for example) and then changing him as a Black mage? There are chars inclined more for magic or something?
Thanks!
1 - Does the Diary that ringabel gave me spoil me things in the game? I want to read it, but I dont want to spoil myself :S
2 - The chars have different stats growths? The jobs give you different stat growths? There is any difference in saying using Ringabel as a monk for like 20 levels(for example) and then changing him as a Black mage? There are chars inclined more for magic or something?
Thanks!
NHarmonic.
Member
I agree. That said there's still some interesting dialogues and interactions in Chapter 7 and 8 (and really intense battles too) and if you love the battle and job system, you can probably stick around just fine. (Grinding becomes really easy, you can try new combinations of jobs, etc)
I feel like 5 and 6 are totally forgettable, and the game would've been better without them.
Chapter 4 question
How critical is it for me to
?
The characters have different stat growths. The Jobs do not affect your GROWTH, but they do affect your stats right now. So a Ringabel who is a Monk is going to have higher STR than a Ringabel who is a Black Mage, but if you're a Black Mage for all 20 of those levels, the only difference is gonna be how many skills you've learned as Black Mage vs. how many as Monk.
How critical is it for me to
beat all the dragons before I step into the light
The characters have different stat growths. The Jobs do not affect your GROWTH, but they do affect your stats right now. So a Ringabel who is a Monk is going to have higher STR than a Ringabel who is a Black Mage, but if you're a Black Mage for all 20 of those levels, the only difference is gonna be how many skills you've learned as Black Mage vs. how many as Monk.
robotzombie
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1. No, the Diary doesn't really spoil as it is kind of the point of having it. They want you to read it
2. No worries about stat growths at all. The characters have predefined stats that only get modified whenever they change jobs. So if you leveled Ringabel as a Black Mage from level 1 to 99 and then switched to a Monk, his strength would be exactly the same if you leveled solely as a Monk
The characters themselves have very slight inclinations towards one stat versus another, but it really is no big deal. For the record, Tiz is the jack of all trades, Agnes is more about mind, Ringabell is speed, and Edea is strength
It's not critical, you can do it all later, but the longer you wait the harder all the battles get I believe. Also, the class you get for completing that quest has a skill that involves needing to battle certain enemies, 14 of which are in chapter 4 and then won't be available again until the end of the game
Pimplitosaurio
Member
You're supposed to read it and note the differences, so go ahead
thanks, will do that today then
Thanks all for the status growth explanation, now I will feel more free to change jobs at anytime then
Loving the game so far, hype redeemed
Its not a waste, S-E wants you to buy those SP potions!
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Holy shit. Still working on the Water Crystal, but Haste + Godspeed strike is breaking the game in half right now. Boss fights are so easy
Make sure you equip the speed + 20% ability too and the hermes shoe. I used that tactic to kill a lot of the bosses early on.
You need to start stacking bonuses from the specials.
Played for four hours straight after having put the game away for a couple of weeks. Only one more side quest in chapter six, all but one main story mission done, too. No random encounters really helps move things along.
Despite feeling annoyed with the way they have handled the story, the gameplay is good enough to keep me going. I still like Ringabel.
Despite feeling annoyed with the way they have handled the story, the gameplay is good enough to keep me going. I still like Ringabel.
Just started Ch.7 after I saw the
ending. Not liking the long-winded way they're trying to get their point across in Ch.5 and 6, definitely could have cut that down a great deal, but the combat is still great fun. I turned off XP and JP progression to keep it interesting.
Hope the pay-off from Ch.7 and 8 make it worth my while continuing.
breaking a crystal
Hope the pay-off from Ch.7 and 8 make it worth my while continuing.