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Dragon Quest 9 |OT| Last chance* to shine
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I feel like I got jipped on the metal slime equipment. In the end, I ended up with 3 helms, 3 sollerets, 1 armor and 1 gauntlet. I take it that there was still a shield and some sort of leggings to go, and then however many metal slime weapons there are?
DarthWoo said:
There's also a shield, a sword, and a spear. No leggings.
Don't worry too much about it, later on if you get a good enough grotto you'll be able to accumulate more metal equipment, albeit probably rather dlowly.
Quest rewards yielded me a shield, a helm, and one other metal item, if I remember rightly.
I don't know exactly what they have planned, but I wouldn't be shocked to see another metal slime week. DQVC will keep going until at least July.
someguyinahat
Member
It doesn't just cycle?
Edit: oh, you said "at least."
Someone in this thread tried that a while back. It was apparently VERY tedious.DarthWoo said:
You can buy a cheap R4 for about $5, a 2GB microSD card for about $5 (or an 8GB for $10), and download saves from the internet and tag those saves.
Neither method is more moral or less cheating than the other. You are expected to tag real people, not spam and delete new games, and you are expected to meet people in the real world, not online.
But one method is faster and easier, gives you some cool maps, and gives you a shiny new toy to keep and use responsibly (you can load ROMs of the games you legitimately own onto it, you don't have to steal them).
Boo-urns!
'He who does not drop another grotto map' was the boss at the bottom of that level 97 dungeon, so I couldn't piggy-back off that one to get another high-class map.
I did find a couple of previously unseen monsters down there, though. So at least I'm slowly creeping towards completing that aspect.
'He who does not drop another grotto map' was the boss at the bottom of that level 97 dungeon, so I couldn't piggy-back off that one to get another high-class map.
I did find a couple of previously unseen monsters down there, though. So at least I'm slowly creeping towards completing that aspect.
Hours Left
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That was me. Tedious doesn't even begin to describe it. But I got it down to just over an hour per each new game to get to the Quester's Rest. Once you've done it a few times, you basically just go on auto pilot.ruby_onix said:
30+ hours for an upgraded inn is a lot of work though. Just thinking about it is making me woozy.
I also wondered if grottoes ever have red chests. I've gone through probably 15 grottoes so far, and while I've gotten some of what would normally be relatively expensive equipment via DQVC from blue chests, I've never seen any reds. It makes me wonder what the other columns in the grotto completion list for each map are.
I know this is the height of laziness, but please forgive me. We're up to something like 6000 posts and I started just going through them all again but I'm just going to go more direct and ask, since this should be simple information for anyone really into the game...
I just bought this at Amazon; I kept missing all the smaller sales throughout the year and now it was finally available at a price point I'd bite for.
I'm excited, but I noticed that some people have put in 240 hours or somesuch on this game and still don't have 100% completion. What is that all about? The average DQ game is much shorter. Is there like a lot of post main quest content or something? Collectibles? Rare items and secret dungeons or something? I had heard the main game was actually pretty short, but I guess I heard wrong?
Is multiplayer local only, friend code only, or what?
Obviously there's some benefit to this "Tag mode" I keep seeing mentioned, but it's hard to find other players with the game running in that mode if you're not in Japan. Maybe less difficult now that the game is on super sale, one hopes?
I guess what I'm looking for is some kind of "Newbie DQIX Player Primer."
I just bought this at Amazon; I kept missing all the smaller sales throughout the year and now it was finally available at a price point I'd bite for.
I'm excited, but I noticed that some people have put in 240 hours or somesuch on this game and still don't have 100% completion. What is that all about? The average DQ game is much shorter. Is there like a lot of post main quest content or something? Collectibles? Rare items and secret dungeons or something? I had heard the main game was actually pretty short, but I guess I heard wrong?
Is multiplayer local only, friend code only, or what?
Obviously there's some benefit to this "Tag mode" I keep seeing mentioned, but it's hard to find other players with the game running in that mode if you're not in Japan. Maybe less difficult now that the game is on super sale, one hopes?
I guess what I'm looking for is some kind of "Newbie DQIX Player Primer."
Yeah, there's a ton of stuff to do after the main story. I'd imagine that you could breeze through the main story in a couple dozen hours or less. Even now, new quests, some story-related, get released on a weekly basis. There are new quests slated to be released up until at least July of 2011. Besides all those, there are various collection related things to complete, like the bestiary, wardrobe, and alchemy. Then there is also revocating your character like mad, which I sadly haven't gotten to yet.
JayDubya said:
Just connect to the DQVC.
You'll find it once you move Erinn to the Inn in Stornway.
Haven't really had a good look, but Nintendo UK have done a Facebook page for DQIX:
http://www.facebook.com/dragonquestcommunity?v=wall
http://www.facebook.com/dragonquestcommunity?v=wall
So I spent the evening with a friend walking round London so being the smart fella I am I took my DS with me to canvas for guest.
Not a sausage. Not one bleedin' sausage in the whole of the West End.
Nintendo needs to get Jedward to do an advert where all they say is "Make sure you canvas for guests or we'll release a Christmas single". God damn.
Not a sausage. Not one bleedin' sausage in the whole of the West End.
Nintendo needs to get Jedward to do an advert where all they say is "Make sure you canvas for guests or we'll release a Christmas single". God damn.
On the topic of repeating grottoes again, will the boss at the bottom be the same if I do it again? I found one that apparently was the target of a quest, but I hadn't gained the quest by the time I was in that grotto. On the plus side, it was the first appearance of metal king slimes for me. Sadly, they seem just as bad about fleeing as the liquid metal slimes. 
Mockingbird
Member
Oxx said:
Unless I'm Lvl 99 fighting Legacy Bosses, I always wear Elevating Shoes for the 5% EXP gain per battle. You won't need the item you'll get from the Metal Slime Sollerets trade until the final quest though, so you might be able to find another pair in the span of that time.
Mockingbird
Member
Oxx said:
Well if that's what you want, you could do both if you go ahead and complete the quest:lol By completing the quest you'll get an item that'll be +1 to your wardrobe.
Oxx said:
Yeah - I went to one of their events yesterday (purely by chance - it was in a shopping centre in Birmingham).
I got the Nocturnus map at LVL 1 and my first tag too! Need to tag my cousin as he has it but we've only played multiplayer.
I also got some metal slime stickers they were giving away.
There was an event in Birmingham!? And nobody publicised it!? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
Edit: Looks like today was the last day. Arse. I might have considered going if I had realised earlier today that it was still going.
Then again, I was in Birmingham last weekend and it was nightmarishly busy.
Edit: Looks like today was the last day. Arse. I might have considered going if I had realised earlier today that it was still going.
Then again, I was in Birmingham last weekend and it was nightmarishly busy.
Oh wait. I don't need to go to a special event to get Estark's map. Thanks Santa!
*Oxx's rage subsides*
Edit: Okay, looks like DQ isn't too popular on the weekends... and I don't want to treble or quadruple post, so I'll keep editing the old ones like a crazy man.
- These weapon quests suck
- Nothing sweeter than using a single, randomly-picked grotto to complete 3 obtuse quests
- I really wish I hadn't lost/discarded my Miracle blade
*Oxx's rage subsides*
Edit: Okay, looks like DQ isn't too popular on the weekends... and I don't want to treble or quadruple post, so I'll keep editing the old ones like a crazy man.
- These weapon quests suck
- Nothing sweeter than using a single, randomly-picked grotto to complete 3 obtuse quests
- I really wish I hadn't lost/discarded my Miracle blade
Giolon
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I finally beat DQIX last night. It took me over 74 hours! My party was Mage (44), Warrior (50), Ranger (48), Sage (41). At least 10 hours of my total was revocating my Minstrel->Mage, and my former Mage->Sage right before hitting the final area and grinding them up to ~Lvl 38 on Liquid Metal Slimes. My god Sages are OP.
Now this whole Grotto thing. How do I get better ones? I keep running them, and 90% of the time the boss is Shogum, and I only ever get a map that's level 9-12.
Now this whole Grotto thing. How do I get better ones? I keep running them, and 90% of the time the boss is Shogum, and I only ever get a map that's level 9-12.
Giolon said:
The grotto stuff might take a while to get going. I think the quality of the map is based on the heroes level and the number of times he/she has revocated. Honestly they aren't particularly fun, but they are a means to an end if you want to get better equipment, level characters, and see new enemies.
Lard said:
I guess there are some exclusive alchemy recipes you get from tagging other players, but you can probably just read the recipes online.
It would seem that at least some of the maps you get from the special IRL events will show up in the game as well, so I'm less concerned about that aspect.
Alright, my friend finally got a grotto map w/ Greygnarl, which I grabbed this morning. Now the real work begins.
Aaaaand, I still haven't gotten the right drop for Quest #044. At first it seemed like the lengths were increasing steadily by a random number, but as soon as I got 99cm and then the next one was 6cm, I wanted to chuck my DS across the room. My friend got it after about 10 battles, but for me, nothing. Four 90~99cm ones... ugh.
Good stuff in the store this week! The metal slime one last week was a bit disappointing... I got the shoes like 3 times, 2 days had nothing but non-rare alchemy crap and gear, and the other two metal items were ones I already had. Pretty weak, but still good for throwing in the pot for easy funds.
Oh, and I beat DQ8 on Saturday!
Aaaaand, I still haven't gotten the right drop for Quest #044. At first it seemed like the lengths were increasing steadily by a random number, but as soon as I got 99cm and then the next one was 6cm, I wanted to chuck my DS across the room. My friend got it after about 10 battles, but for me, nothing. Four 90~99cm ones... ugh.
Good stuff in the store this week! The metal slime one last week was a bit disappointing... I got the shoes like 3 times, 2 days had nothing but non-rare alchemy crap and gear, and the other two metal items were ones I already had. Pretty weak, but still good for throwing in the pot for easy funds.
Oh, and I beat DQ8 on Saturday!
I'm actually behind you guys on the monster list, I still just have 92%.
Had a really nice grotto run last night with a Metal Slime Sword, Metal Slime Helm, and a Deft Dagger (first time to get that one). Also grinded up to 1 million gold pieces to get me through DQVC for hopefully a few weeks.
Had a really nice grotto run last night with a Metal Slime Sword, Metal Slime Helm, and a Deft Dagger (first time to get that one). Also grinded up to 1 million gold pieces to get me through DQVC for hopefully a few weeks.