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Dragon Quest 9 |OT| Last chance* to shine
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Kind of embarrassing, but when I was talking to the
mayor of the town with the disease, he told me to go talk to the doctor. But when I removed a smudge from the DS's touch screen, it went through the talk screen so I couldn't read where the doctor is. I remember seeing the word west. Is the doctor in the town or somewhere else???
TurnipFritters
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Link Man said:
Talk to the Priest in the Inn, then talk to the man up on the first floor in front of the statue until he tells you how to unlock the door to the tower
Jona
Joe Shlabotnik
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botticus said:
Holy shit, I'm a moron but also that's some sloppy localizing. So Wands are called Staffs in stores and Staffs are called Poles? I've been dumping points into Staffs for my Priest, considering she was, you know, outfitted with an oak staff.
Dark Octave
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What?Joe Shlabotnik said:
Is it kind of like how Balrog is really M.Bison, but Vega is really Balrog, which means Balrog is really Vega...or M.Bison? ...Wait...
Crazymoogle
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Koomaster said:
Seems? :lol Oh, it's definitely just deciding on tactics when the character's individual turn comes up. For the sake of unpredictableness it's not 100%, but unless I know for a fact that I need to have my Priest healing that round, the tactic is far safer than using manual control.
The first four hours of the game had fooled me into thinking "Fight Wisely" had become an evenhanded MP mechanic, but I guess it sometimes falls back into the same old crap that DQ4/6/8 had where you have to enforce "Don't Use MP" for most of a dungeon. -_-;
Nonetheless, AI is really a must for levelling, cuts down battle time and general button tapping annoyance a lot.
:lol Yeah, definitely is a better word than seems for this. I usually just wander around with someone focusing on healing and not worry about my party's health after that as I know whenever anyone gets low at anytime they will get taken care of so long as she has enough MP and healing items.Crazymoogle said:
And yeah Fight Wisely is a misnomer; it's like the AI gets nervous about under performing, so will use MP even if it means overkill. My thief will constantly try to poison EVERYTHING even if it's only a single enemy on the field which the party could easily finish in a single turn. Yes, please waste your MP poisoning that slime, it's super helpful! :lol
Link Man said:So I'm a little ways in (), and I figured I should probably post my party:just met Jona and the whale, er, Llevaithan
Sykalios would be Sykaliorsa, if not for the character limit.
When I was looking through the faces, I just knew that I would have to recreate Krilin (from Dragonball, for those who don't know). In the spirit of DBZ abridged, I've made him a priest, nerfing his attack power.
Dragona is my main damage dealer, and I'm loving her. I couldn't think of a name for her, and that was the first name I came up with that seemed appropriate.
Can't wait to be able to change my job (I'm guessing it's coming soon), I want to level my Hero as a thief for a bit to get half-inch.
Oh, and I got the strategy guide. The thing is huge! I can already see myself consulting the bestiary regularly, and some of the listed accolades seem insane! And if I'm reading this right, it says that if you level a job up to level 99, you can reset the job at level 1 with the same stats. (JapanGAF, please correct me if I'm wrong. Also, it makes it sound as though the grottos can be obtained indefinitely without having to use tag mode, is this true?)
Anyway, looks like this game is going to be really meaty, so I'd better get cracking on it.
I made a martial artist Kuririn. :lol
Segata Sanshiro
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Yeah, you do.Einbroch said:
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Alright, finally had a chance to get through the opening.
LOVING it! That battle theme is catchy!
The cutscene was beautiful.
I REALLY like the theme/story of the game, super cool.
LOVING it! That battle theme is catchy!
The cutscene was beautiful.
I REALLY like the theme/story of the game, super cool.
futnownarcade
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This is my first Dragon Quest game and I'm really enjoying it so far. The characters are really fun to customize and upgrade. The story is unique and interesting and I havent got lost yet. The monsters have all been cool, probably old news to most but its a refreshing change from familiar D&D stuff. The npcs are worth talking to and always have new stuff to say at the right times. I was a little confused about starting as a bard automatically and wasted my first ten levels points in swords, when I probably should have been getting my class specific skills. The framerate drop with a full party in town kind of sucks but at least the battles show everyone on screen together and are smooth.
Segata Sanshiro
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Well, it's not thaaaaaaaat high level.
Level 18 Priest
lordoftherink
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The framerate drops aren't *too* bad, but to sort of get around that I've been playing with a party of three. I might regret it once the game gets more difficult, but I'm doing okay so far.
Community Forum
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sorry if its been answered, but I can now form a party, and was wondering what the most effective starting party should be! yes I want someone to hold my hand here!
Segata Sanshiro
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You'll be fine with any mix, but if you need someone to give you a starter...SHOTEH FOCK OP said:
Warrior, monk, mage, priest. Go!
Segata Sanshiro
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Ah, right, forgot.Link Man said:
Minstrel, monk, mage, priest, GO!
So I've encountered the toughest challenge yet in the game:
Holy shit this is awful. It wouldn't be so bad if he wouldn't land hard ass critical blows constantly.
Edit: Holy shit, I can go outside? :lol Dammit, now I can sleep tonight. Maybe I should leave them there...
the pig boss at the prison.
Edit: Holy shit, I can go outside? :lol Dammit, now I can sleep tonight. Maybe I should leave them there...
Community Forum
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Segata Sanshiro said:
ok! thanks!
Hours Left
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So, I've started going forward with the following party:
Minstrel (Hero): Whip & Acrobatics
Priest: Spear & Faith
Mage: Wand & Magick
Martial Artist: Weapon Undecided & Battle Spirit
Eventually I'm going to have each character learn a second weapon and class skill when I train them in their second class. But this is going to be my party for the foreseeable future.
Is this going to be an adequate party or will I run into trouble? I know a whip isn't really a traditional choice for a MC but I wanted to give it a chance. My Martial Artist's weapon choice is a difficult one for me. I really want to use a fan but I worry that I'll be without a really strong melee character that way.
Minstrel (Hero): Whip & Acrobatics
Priest: Spear & Faith
Mage: Wand & Magick
Martial Artist: Weapon Undecided & Battle Spirit
Eventually I'm going to have each character learn a second weapon and class skill when I train them in their second class. But this is going to be my party for the foreseeable future.
Is this going to be an adequate party or will I run into trouble? I know a whip isn't really a traditional choice for a MC but I wanted to give it a chance. My Martial Artist's weapon choice is a difficult one for me. I really want to use a fan but I worry that I'll be without a really strong melee character that way.
Just bought my copy today! Played about 45 minutes before bed. I wanted to keep going but I had to get to sleep since I have to get up in the morning.
Also, I feel a bit ashamed since I still haven't finished DQIV yet. I'm going to get to it though before I glo much further!!!
Also, I feel a bit ashamed since I still haven't finished DQIV yet. I'm going to get to it though before I glo much further!!!
Freyjadour
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And done for the night. Metal Medley is GREAT, my new Level 1 Farming spot 
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I need to figure out what I'm going to do about this 15 Ranger quest, I haven't leveled a Warrior yet and don't really want to put that many points into it to get Whistle
. I need to figure out what I'm going to do about this 15 Ranger quest, I haven't leveled a Warrior yet and don't really want to put that many points into it to get Whistle
donkey show
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Just got the game! I'm ready for some good 'ol JRPG goodness!
lordoftherink
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Leafy Larrikin calls for backup!
It isn't a Dragon Quest game without enemies using that so many times in a battle, the letters to designate the different monsters of the same kind is up to about H and everyone levels up at the end. At least, I've had it happen to me in all the ones I've played. :lol
Also,
It isn't a Dragon Quest game without enemies using that so many times in a battle, the letters to designate the different monsters of the same kind is up to about H and everyone levels up at the end. At least, I've had it happen to me in all the ones I've played. :lol
Also,
I wrongly assumed the same thing in Coffinwell, only to realize I needed to first talk to the mayor again and get the key to Quarantomb. Shall tackle that tonight.Aeana said:
Crash Station
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So how rare are metal slimes in this one?
Crash Station
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Himuro said:
Hot. I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Where's the first area you can find them? I just got to the part where you can change vocations.
Bloodworth
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This is amazing. THANK YOU.Gyoru said:Here's my translated material map (click for huge):
ShineALight
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Himuro said:
What's the trick?
Welp got my first deaths. Damn you 2nd Boss (
)! He took out my mage and healer. Fortunately with this game you get exp even for folks who die so I didn't have to bother doing the boss battle again.
It cost 20 gold to revive each. I know that the costs for reviving scale up but I've never really figured out how it works. Does it increase every time you have to revive someone or does it sort of scale by your level?
The other thing I've noticed now that I have four people in my party is the framerate hit. Wow. It is pretty damn bad. It really chugs when you're on the world map and there happens to be not only your team but more than one baddie. The worst part is that it seems to make the actual text speed chug too. Maybe I'm crazy but after the boss battle in the NIS it was just two characters, and the text speed was fine, but on the exploration screen in a town when all four chars are on the screen it seems really choppy. I'm not really sure about the difference since there have been NIS's with several characters on the screen. Maybe in those NIS scenes they're able to cut out a bunch of other things and handle it differently.
Wight Knight
It cost 20 gold to revive each. I know that the costs for reviving scale up but I've never really figured out how it works. Does it increase every time you have to revive someone or does it sort of scale by your level?
The other thing I've noticed now that I have four people in my party is the framerate hit. Wow. It is pretty damn bad. It really chugs when you're on the world map and there happens to be not only your team but more than one baddie. The worst part is that it seems to make the actual text speed chug too. Maybe I'm crazy but after the boss battle in the NIS it was just two characters, and the text speed was fine, but on the exploration screen in a town when all four chars are on the screen it seems really choppy. I'm not really sure about the difference since there have been NIS's with several characters on the screen. Maybe in those NIS scenes they're able to cut out a bunch of other things and handle it differently.
Bloodworth
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Anyone remember where the thief's quest giver is? I've got one to level 15 now, but I can't remember where I ran across it.
the_painted_bird
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This game is so fucking good. L5+SE=Win