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Dragon Quest 9 |OT| Last chance* to shine
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Ivan A Nguyen
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This is what killed me. I am just no good at Grottos. If the quest system didn't dead end me into these stupid grottos then I'd be playing this game regularly.added_time said:
Easystride
Member
I saw a pretty awesome remix of "Heaven's Prayer" posted on the Woodus forums. Heaven's Prayer was one of the few memorable tracks in the game for me.
http://dod.bossies.org/duel.php?dir=11-03-Portables_Month&month=Portables
It's the fifth one down.
http://dod.bossies.org/duel.php?dir=11-03-Portables_Month&month=Portables
It's the fifth one down.
added_time
Member
Easystride said:
Sounds a bit like Steve Vai but I can dig it!
Oh I'm über annoyed, I hope GAF has a fix for me. My DQ9 is a legit US game, and I apparently canvassed a Japanese person whom I'm guessing hacked their save file to create a level 100 Zoma map. Whenever I select this map, my game freezes on the spot. I don't know how to delete it if I can't select it without the game locking up - of course I saved after talking to everyone so I can't just reset and lose the maps I acquired. Any suggestions from someone would be VERY much appreciated, thanks, and ugh.
added_time
Member
NEO0MJ said:
I started with IV as my very first dragon quest game and got me hooked. Then I played V and then IX. I love them all! I can't wait to start VI next.
I actually liked V and IX better than IV in the end but I'm still glad I started with that one first.
You can't really go wrong, but if you could see yourself playing multiple games in the series you might want to start with IV or IX.
IX gives you the most bang for your buck and a lot of the traditional RPG elements have been streamlined (visible enemies etc). V probably bests it in terms of story and characters, but I would argue that playing IV and IX before V might prevent the disappointment that the lack of party chat might provoke.
IX gives you the most bang for your buck and a lot of the traditional RPG elements have been streamlined (visible enemies etc). V probably bests it in terms of story and characters, but I would argue that playing IV and IX before V might prevent the disappointment that the lack of party chat might provoke.
Damn, that bites... so just highlighting the map from the list crashes your game? Have you tried highlighting the map both with and without another map open? That would suck if maps could be hacked to crash other people's games, although that wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility.SS4Rob said:
ConradCervantes
Banned
Picked this up from Best Buy's sale on Easter. Three hours in, and I'm enjoying it a lot. What I'm wondering though is how extensive the multiplayer is in the game. Is it essential to play with others to reach completion, or can I still be forever alone and have an equal amount of fulfillment?
ConradCervantes said:
100% completion is a mammoth undertaking and I imagine that tagging friends and raiding their online shops would only make the process slightly easier.
I've never encountered anybody with the game and it's fair to say that I have had my money's worth out of the game.
The only thing I can think to do is just keep collecting maps. The max you can have is 108 iirc. Once you reach the max and Earn another map it asks if you want to keep it by deleting another from your collection. Though you would have to select the glitched map. Hopefully that will work.SS4Rob said:
Little Green Yoda
Member
You should be able to have fun with single player only unless you're really, really OCD about completing everything. There are a few accolades that are tied into multiplayer but there's so many things to do that I doubt it'd bother you too much for the first 300+ hours of gameplay lol.ConradCervantes said:
ConradCervantes
Banned
Cool, thanks. I'm not really the OCD type, I'm looking forward to the main quest and some side stuff. The Wiki entry claimed this game was the first in the series intended for co-op, so I wasn't sure how to interpret that. I'm pretty sure I won't be playing it for 300 hours though, hehe.Little Green Yoda said:
Haha... yes, you say that now.ConradCervantes said:
The co-op is fun, and beating bosses this way can be thrilling early on. It's great helping out lower-level players as well. Seeing their faces as they blast up levels w/ relative ease is really cool. It does mimic a lot of the hooks and addictions of your typical MMOs, so in that sense, completing quests and collecting gear can become a bit of an obsession. There are some really neat things you can exploit w/ the game's random number generator later as well.
If you're in it for the main storyline, you're looking at 30-40 hours. You may find yourself killing time hunting metal slimes and such, which eats up a lot of time as well.
So much of the game's content comes after you beat it, though. It's one of those criticisms that I agree with: I do wish they would have balanced those aspects out a bit better, since I'm sure there are many players who stop after the credits roll and miss out on the majority of the good stuff.
Anyway, whether you decide to do that or not depends on how much you enjoyed the main quest. After I was done, I was definitely thirsty for more, so the rest, as they say, is history.
added_time
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I made the decision yesterday to finally walk away from DQ9. I had a great time and spent 200+ hours on it but I've beaten everything that I consider fun.
The only things left are missions that require grotto hunting which doesn't appeal to me because I don't like the randomization of it.
There is no point to play parts of the game that I find to be a chore because it will lead me to remember the game in a bad way.
This way I walk away happy because I only did fun stuff.
*me salutes DQ9*
...now on to VI!
The only things left are missions that require grotto hunting which doesn't appeal to me because I don't like the randomization of it.
There is no point to play parts of the game that I find to be a chore because it will lead me to remember the game in a bad way.
This way I walk away happy because I only did fun stuff.
*me salutes DQ9*
...now on to VI!
Little Green Yoda
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You can only carry up 99 of any particular item in your bag, right? I've been grinding a lot of legacy bosses lately (mostly to get maps of other legacy bosses so I can fill out more of my bestiary) and my mini medal count has been going up rapidly. What's the best thing(s) to get for them?
I already have a Pixie/Tricksie Boot for each character but I haven't tried the Alchemiracles stuff yet so I don't know how many Reset stones I should be hoarding. I think I have enough Orichalchum (got all but one of the Metal King gear) and Saint's ashes.
I already have a Pixie/Tricksie Boot for each character but I haven't tried the Alchemiracles stuff yet so I don't know how many Reset stones I should be hoarding. I think I have enough Orichalchum (got all but one of the Metal King gear) and Saint's ashes.
Little Green Yoda said:
I usually just get Elfin Elixirs, but if you need Alchemy ingredients, too, go for those.
As for the grotto grinding, use Vanish if you don't want to actually fight your way to the bottom and just want to see what's there. It would also help to write down what bosses you found at the bottom of the grottos, so that you don't search a lot to find a particular boss. Finally, it really pays to understand how the game determines that you get higher level grottos. It takes a ton of the guesswork out of trying to get higher grottos.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/937281-dragon-quest-ix-sentinels-of-the-starry-skies/55674123
The main "extra" thing that you wouldn't normally think about is having your hero be level 99 in a job that you're not going to revocate. That adds 99 points to your totalling effort, which is a real boon to your grotto results. If you're looking for a particular type of enemy, I'd suggest the website below.
http://www.gamingreality.com/2010/07/dragon-quest-9-monsters-and-bosses.html#grotto
The main "extra" thing that you wouldn't normally think about is having your hero be level 99 in a job that you're not going to revocate. That adds 99 points to your totalling effort, which is a real boon to your grotto results. If you're looking for a particular type of enemy, I'd suggest the website below.
http://www.gamingreality.com/2010/07/dragon-quest-9-monsters-and-bosses.html#grotto
Since quitting DQ9, I've been finishing and enjoying other games at an unbelievable pace. LOL Crazy to think back on all the time I put into this one. My wife's a patient person, but even this game was pushing her to the breaking point with how I was *always* playing it. To its credit, it's the only game in recent memory that has been this addictive.
I was on the fence, but finally picked up the game. Will start playing this after Pokemon White, which I just bought too.
Still not terribly excited, if only because all the main characters are silent, with no development at all, which hurts the story I imagine. After DQV's strong tale this is one thing that disappointed me about DQIX.
Still not terribly excited, if only because all the main characters are silent, with no development at all, which hurts the story I imagine. After DQV's strong tale this is one thing that disappointed me about DQIX.
I might not get to DQIX again until after July, which is fine, since all the DLC will be out by then.
Kind of wish it was the game that never quit giving, though. Still hope DQX involves the rebuilt
100 years down the road or something. DQX info finally out by the time DQIX "ends"? Maybe a U.S. version of the DQ Collection in Japan with DQI-III only for the NES by then?
Kind of wish it was the game that never quit giving, though. Still hope DQX involves the rebuilt
Brigadoom
creid
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It's the Princess of Moonbrooke. She didn't have a name, so they gave her a silly one. And yeah, not all guests have a vocation-specific item.Oxx said:
Sucks that my birthday was 3 weeks ago, I'll be waiting until 2012 to get my gift from the last 2 characters. No, I'm not going to fake it.
Time for another Quest Log update since we are getting down to the wire.. only a few more weeks left. I've only been playing about an hour every Friday to get the latest quest & items.
Current Battle Records:
Time Spent Playing: 763:52
Time Spent In Multiplayer: 00:01
Battle Victories: 12080
Alchemy: 2368
Accolades: 363
Quests Completed: 178
Grottoes Completed: 629
Guests Canvassed: 30
Defeated Monster List: 99%
Wardrobe Completion: 99%
Item List Completion: 99%
Alchenomicon Completion: 100%
All classes level 99, all classes revocated x1, Gladiator revocation x10.
It's been an awesome journey. I will be sad but proud when I reach 100% for everything.
Current Battle Records:
Time Spent Playing: 763:52
Time Spent In Multiplayer: 00:01
Battle Victories: 12080
Alchemy: 2368
Accolades: 363
Quests Completed: 178
Grottoes Completed: 629
Guests Canvassed: 30
Defeated Monster List: 99%
Wardrobe Completion: 99%
Item List Completion: 99%
Alchenomicon Completion: 100%
All classes level 99, all classes revocated x1, Gladiator revocation x10.
It's been an awesome journey. I will be sad but proud when I reach 100% for everything.