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[Loto]

what do you mean it crashed? is this a common problem for people? i just got this game on boxing day and have only just started. is your save destroyed? or did you just not get to save so you lost the unsaved game-time?

The glitch is NPC's would talk to you in gibberish. It should destroy the save. Just like in all rpg's save often. I gave 600 hours and it's only happened once.

 

[turnbuckle]

The glitch is NPC's would talk to you in gibberish. It should destroy the save. Just like in all rpg's save often. I gave 600 hours and it's only happened once.

Yeah, this is my second time through the game (gave my original copy to my brother when I thought i was done, then the thought of multiplayer drug me back lol). Between the two campaigns I've put in over 400 hours and it was the first time it happened. Luckily my file wasn't wiped, but I was stuck with NPC gibberish in an impossible to get out of loop at the church. I've slacked off on real saving and have gotten by on the quicksave most of the time. Heck, if it weren't for the game forcing you to save during multiplayer or store updates I probably would have lost a hundred hours of game time

Nice avatar btw

what do you mean it crashed? is this a common problem for people? i just got this game on boxing day and have only just started. is your save destroyed? or did you just not get to save so you lost the unsaved game-time?

I just lost the progress I had made since the last time saving. If my whole file was destroyed I'd probably swear off RPGs forever

 

[Loto]

Ha ha exactly. I need to take my own advice, I rarely save in portables. I did lose some progress when mine glitched. A lesson learned! Nice avatar yourself! Love the pic.

 

[Johnas]

I see some of you regular dudes are still playing. I put DQIX on hold back around Thanksgiving to play Baldur's Gate I, II, and Torment. Currently roughly halfway through BGII. I don't know when I'll ever get back to DQIX.

 

[donny2112]

I don't know when I'll ever get back to DQIX.

Just log in once after the final quests get put out in July, and you'll be fine.

 

[Oxx]

I save pretty religiously, but I've never used multiple slots.

I'm not sure what I would do if I lost a lot of progress. It's not as if anything I do will carry into another game.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

The localization team must really like The Simpsons. In addition to Patty and Sellma, there's Disco Stew too.

Wonder if there's any more references to the show.

 

[Oxx]

While pretty cool from a story perspective, I have to say I was expecting something a little more spectacular out of quest 162.

And I can't for the life of me work out which class to talk to Borya with to get the item. I swear I have tried them all.

 

[Loto]

While pretty cool from a story perspective, I have to say I was expecting something a little more spectacular out of quest 162.

And I can't for the life of me work out which class to talk to Borya with to get the item. I swear I have tried them all.

How many items has he given you? He told me he gave me everything after 3 pieces. Initial conversation, 30 tags, and birthday.

It doesn't look like he will give you anything if you talk to him as a certain class.

 

[Oxx]

Just the initial conversation so far.

 

[Proc]

I just bought this game and it is pretty rad so far.

Did anyone pick up the strat guide and think its worth it?

Seems like a lot could be missed I don't buy it.

 

[edgefusion]

Just grabbed it on the cheap from Amazon. Up to the Jack of Alltrades so far but

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he killed me and now I need to grind out some levels

. I'm really enjoying it so far, reminds me of the days before RPGs got all either actiony or westerny.

 

[ghibli99]

I just bought this game and it is pretty rad so far.

Did anyone pick up the strat guide and think its worth it?

Seems like a lot could be missed I don't buy it.

I bought it... it's good at first, and I like all the art, but as you dig deeper into the game, you'll realize FAQs and other websites are far more useful, like this one.

 

[Oxx]

FUUUUUUUUU-

I saw a dude on the train today playing DQIX and the only cart I had with me was Ghost Trick.

I'm going to leave my DS in tag mode and walk up and down the same train for the rest of the week.

 

[DarthWoo]

I had that glitch happen to me once too, thankfully didn't destroy my save file. Is there any cheap way to export a save file somehow?

 

[ghibli99]

I had that glitch happen to me once too, thankfully didn't destroy my save file. Is there any cheap way to export a save file somehow?

I have never done it, but I believe there are save sender/receivers via homebrew that you can use to send your cart's save file to your computer via Wi-Fi.

 

[Oxx]

Another reason tag-mode is fail: My DSi can't even last 12 hours in canvass mode without the battery dying.

 

[ghibli99]

Another reason tag-mode is fail: My DSi can't even last 12 hours in canvass mode without the battery dying.

Wow, when are you out and about canvassing for that long?

I don't like that it takes quite a long time to tag (or it seems inconsistent anyway)... I understand there's information that needs to be exchanged, but it's pretty worthless for those times where you're just walking around.

 

[Oxx]

I think I unplugged the DSi from the charger at 5.30am. It was dead when I checked at 7 this evening.

I played a bit on the train, but on the lowest brightness.

 

[Giolon]

Went to the DQVI early launch in Palo Alto today, and got my copies of DQVI and IX signed by the man himself! They had a translator there who asked if I had any questions or things to say and all I could stammer was "Uh, I really like Dragon Quest!".

 

[Oni Link 666]

Wow! That's awesome, Giolon.

I just beat DQIX about half an hour ago. It's not the first DQ I've bought or played but, it is the first one I've beaten. I started off liking it and then I thought that maybe I didn't like it so much around Wyrmwood and didn't play it for a while but, then I picked it up a couple of days ago and it turns out I was close to the ending. I ended up really liking it. I think I'm a DQ fan from now on. I kind of felt like I should have been playing with a guide though. I feel like I missed a lot of things especially regarding quests and professions. I never did find out how to get an archer and that's something I really wanted to do 'cause I love Hunters in WoW. Hunters and Rogues. That's why I played with a thief in my party.

 

[AgentOtaku]

So yeah, I've finally allowed myself to let the sweet charms of DQ to wash over me (previously found it hard to get into due to ensuing boredom). I've already ordered DQIV,V, and VI.
In the mean time, my concern is DQ9's technical prowess, or more lack there of. I'm early on and decided to make 3 cats total. Then, I said fook it and added a 4th a few hours later and WTF happend to my framerate!?
It's really pretty jarring and I honestly am considering just sticking with a 3-member party. My question, is the game doable with just 3 members? It's seemed pretty tolerable thus far before I added the 4th.

Thanks again GAF

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Been doing the recent Extra Quests and I have a question about Nodoph's Defeated Monster entry. Is the info in the first blurb correct and not a mistake? Specifically the reference to

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Celestria

instead of

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Serena

? Or is the story more convoluted than I initially thought?

I feel like I missed a lot of things especially regarding quests and professions. I never did find out how to get an archer and that's something I really wanted to do 'cause I love Hunters in WoW. Hunters and Rogues. That's why I played with a thief in my party.

If you're referring specifically about the Ranger class, I believe there's a NPC with the unlock quest right before Zere Rocks. The NPC is next to a cave entrance so maybe you missed her while rushing to the next area? There are multiple classes that have access to the bow though.

In the mean time, my concern is DQ9's technical prowess, or more lack there of. I'm early on and decided to make 3 cats total. Then, I said fook it and added a 4th a few hours later and WTF happend to my framerate!?
It's really pretty jarring and I honestly am considering just sticking with a 3-member party. My question, is the game doable with just 3 members? It's seemed pretty tolerable thus far before I added the 4th.

Not sure why your game is having FR issues with a 4 person party. But the story is mostly easy enough to complete with less than 4 members. At certain bosses, you might have to do a little bit of grinding. The postgame could be tough without a full party though once you get to legacy bosses and such.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Not sure why your game is having FR issues with a 4 person party. But the story is mostly easy enough to complete with less than 4 members. At certain bosses, you might have to do a little bit of grinding. The postgame could be tough without a full party though once you get to legacy bosses and such.

Thanks the reply!

Guess I'll tough out an additional party member. Now if I could only decide on a look (>__<) .....

 

[Oxx]

Been doing the recent Extra Quests and I have a question about Nodoph's Defeated Monster entry. Is the info in the first blurb correct and not a mistake? Specifically the reference to

Spoiler

Celestria

instead of

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Serena

? Or is the story more convoluted than I initially thought?

To be honest it has been so long since I beat the game that all the story quests draw blanks from me.

Which is a shame. In a perfect world I would have liked to have finished the story and the embarked on all the post-game story quests in succession

 

[Little Green Yoda]

To be honest it has been so long since I beat the game that all the story quests draw blanks from me.

Which is a shame. In a perfect world I would have liked to have finished the story and the embarked on all the post-game story quests in succession

Yeah, I'm feeling that too actually. The spacing between the availability of quests linked by the same storyline really makes it hard for one to remember all the details of the entire storyline. I wished the story review (by pressing Y) applied to more of the postgame stories.

Luckily since I didn't enter the postgame until a few months ago, the quest related storylines from the earlier DLC quests were available to me all at once so I was able to do those one after another.

 

[Oxx]

I've accumulated enough materials for 21 Agates. I should really go and earn some money so that I can get all the Chronocrystals.

I think the only recipes left in the Alchemonicon involve rare weapons/equipment.

 

[donny2112]

Been doing the recent Extra Quests and I have a question about Nodoph's Defeated Monster entry. Is the info in the first blurb correct and not a mistake? Specifically the reference to

Spoiler

Celestria

instead of

Spoiler

Serena

? Or is the story more convoluted than I initially thought?

Just did

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Nodoph

last night. It has to be a mistake. Celestria was a

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tree

at the time.

On a side note, has anyone been able to access DQVC the last couple of days? I keep getting error code 31020, when I try to connect.

Edit:
Saw some references to others getting that error in the past, and it fixed for them by switching to a regular DS. Did that and it worked! DSi bug? Weird that the error code isn't on Nintendo's site...

 

[ghibli99]

http://www.radiantcg.com/neogaf/DQSigned.jpg

Went to the DQVI early launch in Palo Alto today, and got my copies of DQVI and IX signed by the man himself! They had a translator there who asked if I had any questions or things to say and all I could stammer was "Uh, I really like Dragon Quest!".

At least you didn't say, "I like turtles!"

That's so awesome. It's been cool reading about everyone who was able to go to the event. The pictures I've seen have been great as well... Horii really seems like he's genuinely flattered by the series' growing popularity in the US.

 

[botticus]

I think the only recipes left in the Alchemonicon involve rare weapons/equipment.

I finally got around to wasting precious ingredients on alchemizing a gold bar, so I'm in the same boat now. Not sure if I'll ever do all of those though. Even having done the first evolution of most of the equipment, there are a lot of Agates to be spent.

In happier news, bestiary is done save for the 4 legacy bosses that haven't been released to the general public.

 

[Oxx]

Well, that dlc quest was worthwhile...

 

[donny2112]

I've found new motivation with DQ9, since

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Aquila

became available as a party member. Took him,

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Patty

, and

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Erinn

to the MKS grotto to go beef them all up. I find it ironic with multiplayer that it says my other team members have to stay behind, though, since it says

Spoiler

only Celestrians may go through the Rapportal and Aquila *is* a Celestrian

. :lol

 

[ghibli99]

I've found new motivation with DQ9, since

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Aquila

became available as a party member. Took him,

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Patty

, and

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Erinn

to the MKS grotto to go beef them all up. I find it ironic with multiplayer that it says my other team members have to stay behind, though, since it says

Spoiler

only Celestrians may go through the Rapportal and Aquila *is* a Celestrian

. :lol

Ooh, that's cool! I'm really into DQ6 right now, but with some long flights to/from Montreal this week, it might be a good opportunity to kill some time with all the DLC stuff.

 

[Oxx]

All I have done with the extra characters so far has been to strip them of their equipment and then leave them in the inn.

Oh fuck! Rare weapons in this week's DQVC11!!!!!1

 

[botticus]

All I have done with the extra characters so far has been to strip them of their equipment and then leave them in the inn.

Oh fuck! Rare weapons in this week's DQVC11!!!!!1

Ditto.

I suppose I should share my PSA that maxing out wardrobe/alchenomicon is an impossibility. From where I'm at now with 89% and 88% respectively, I will need to accumulate 157 more Agates of Evolution. Not to mention an equal amount of orbs.

I don't know what they were thinking requiring 3 agates for each ultimate evolution.

 

[Oxx]

It is going to be the orbs that will be the killer.

I spent ages this morning trying to get one silver orb to drop so that I could sex-up my newly acquirred Stardust sword.

When the dlc cycle ends in July they should just fill the Dqvc with orbs and rare stuff.

 

[ghibli99]

Before hopping on the plane to Montreal this morning, I jumped back in to grab all the DLC. Crazy how different everything seems after 15 hours in DQ6. Felt right at home, though, and the music actually brought chills to my skin... probably a sign of withdrawal/addiction. LOL

 

[darkjedi187]

LTTP - Finally picked this up and man is it great. I really hate to say this but I have been enjoying DQ series more than FF lately. Then again DQ is more classic rpg . The FF series has turned into something totally different.

Where and when can I download the quests/additional stuff?

 

[donny2112]

Where and when can I download the quests/additional stuff?

A few hours into the game, you'll get to Stornway. The Inn there will eventually (not sure if it's there the first time you arrive) have a girl in a white/green dress behind the counter. Talk to her to connect online.

 

[Oxx]

Legacy boss just used Disruptive Wave six times in one battle. Ridiculous.

 

[ghibli99]

Legacy boss just used Disruptive Wave six times in one battle. Ridiculous.

Sounds just like the final boss battles in the other DS DQ games!

 

[Oxx]

Time to try and remember my way around the Hoimi Table again. I want some guaranteed Alchemiracles.

Edit: Woo hoo! Success. But now I have almost completely exhausted my stockpile of orbs and agates.

 

[added_time]

I cant believe I'm still playing this instead of buying DQ6! I must be extremely OCD because I simply refuse to stop playing this until I beat every side-quest in the game instead of playing DQ6 which I know would be way more fun!

This game is incredible but I've been done the main story for over 150 hours now and I find the random grotto stuff kind of annoying. There is something to be said for knowing exactly what is in the next cave instead of hoping for the best over and over and over.

Oh well... at least this means I won't have to buy a 3DS for a very long time since DQ9 is putting a huge delay on cracking my enormous DS backlog... haha

 

[Oxx]

It's the game that keeps on giving. I could probably spend most the year playing nothing but DQ and Pokemon.

 

[Gvaz]

So I just beat Morag, and I'm on my way to the next place, how much longer would you say it is until I can start downloading stuff from that Wifi thing?

 

[Atreides]

Does the fan Attribeauty have an increase of accuracy when you attack with it? I'm using this fang with the skill Fan Dango to kill metal slimes and it almost always hit (1 or 2 damage each hit), and sometimes I even do a critical hit. Best thing so far for hunting metal slimes.

 

[donny2112]

Best thing so far for hunting metal slimes.

Thunder Thrust.

So there's Best Buy events yesterday and next Saturday. Any idea what the special map is?

 

[Atreides]

Thunder Thrust.

A 50% chance for critical, but it has to hit first. How many attacks on average do you have to do? With Attribeauty and Fan Dango I do about 5 damage each time, so I can kill a Metal King Slime in three or four attacks.

 

[PataHikari]

A 50% chance for critical, but it has to hit first. How many attacks on average do you have to do? With Attribeauty and Fan Dango I do about 5 damage each time, so I can kill a Metal King Slime in three or four attacks.

Thunder Thrust is always miss or hit, as far as I know evasion doesn't factor into it.

 

[Loto]

Thunder Thrust.

So there's Best Buy events yesterday and next Saturday. Any idea what the special map is?

I heard it was

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Orgodemir