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[Mauricio_Magus]

Aw yeah I'm the best class.

I was going to comment on the low damage your team would be making but you should be fine now.

I'm not a big fan of having both a Princess and Monk in your team but you should be fine.

 

[ohlawd]

Mau-chan, I just got to that part. You're right on the money. Effing Atlus...

I'm gonna beat the rest when I feel like it. Since I have a digital copy, I can do it whenever. idunno how I feel about putting in an unfinished game in my GotY ballot but I'll manage.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Mau-chan, I just got to that part

I'm gonna beat the rest when I feel like it. Since I have a digital copy, I can do it whenever. idunno how I feel about putting in an unfinished game in my GotY ballot but I'll manage.

FINISH IT!

 

[ohlawd]

FINISH IT!

no thx

don't wanna look at this EO-lite game for a second more

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

no thx

don't wanna look at this EO-lite game for a second more

and yet it will be in your goty list? what a shitty year.

 

[SliceSabre]

Aw yeah I'm the best class.

I was going to comment on the low damage your team would be making but you should be fine now.

I'm not a big fan of having both a Princess and Monk in your team but you should be fine.

I am mentally unable to make a party without those two. I have to have a Princess buffing and passive healing with Monk attacking and direct healing.

 

[omlet]

I am mentally unable to make a party without those two. I have to have a Princess buffing and passive healing with Monk attacking and direct healing.

Once you get subclassing you'll be better off with a P/M and letting the M's slot go to a damage dealer. My first (or one of them) EO3 party was H/P/N/Z/M and it was pretty slow going until I downsized to just having buffs and heals in one party slot instead of two.

 

[Man God]

Monks are so bad. They sound so great on paper, the return of ass kicking frontline medical type when what they really are is a decent subclass option for Princess. I know there's some decent other builds you can make but nothing really matches that. Shame.

 

[ohlawd]

whatever lol I'm not gonna overthink it. I had a great year despite the multitude of gaming disppointments I've bought

I am mentally unable to make a party without those two. I have to have a Princess buffing and passive healing with Monk attacking and direct healing.

I did M/P eventually.

 

[spiritfox]

Monks are so bad. They sound so great on paper, the return of ass kicking frontline medical type when what they really are is a decent subclass option for Princess. I know there's some decent other builds you can make but nothing really matches that. Shame.

M/P is better than P/M.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

M/P is better than P/M, it's the sad sad truth.

Why? Form Qi is the answer.

 

[Laconic]

M/P is better than P/M, it's the sad sad truth.

Of course it is.

P has a pee poor class skill.

M has a great one.

 

[Man God]

What sort of build are we talking here? I'm curious now.

It's likely that my memory of that game has slipped though. I think my final party had no healers whatsoever.

FAKE EDIT: I might have even had a Monk/Princess that was mainly Princess skills for some reason. Is it something like that?!?

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

What sort of build are we talking here? I'm curious now.

It's likely that my memory of that game has slipped though. I think my final party had no healers whatsoever.

FAKE EDIT: I might have even had a Monk/Princess that was mainly Princess skills for some reason. Is it something like that?!?

yeah, you just keep using Orders all day but Form Qi and the high TEC of the Monk makes Protect Order better and useful in the post game.

The only thing the Princess has better is HP and defense but those are nearly irrelevant compared to the better Protect Order.

 

[omlet]

FAKE EDIT: I might have even had a Monk/Princess that was mainly Princess skills for some reason. Is it something like that?!?

That's what I had. A monk that had a few ranks of healing and revive skills but was heavily invested in princess skills, but took Form Qi for enhanced healing (makes princess healing very strong) over Royalty for TP restore.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

I still finished the game with a Princess, because fuck I was going to use her no matter what. (She's still a beast in the main game, it becomes a problem when the move just doesn't heal you enough in the post game only)

I swear, if they make a EO3 remake and the Princess doesn't have a buffed Protect Order for the post game or the Monk/Princess is still better...

 

[Rutger]

I swear, if they make a EO3 remake and the Princess doesn't have a buffed Protect Order for the post game or the Monk/Princess is still better...

An EOIII remake should just make use EOIV's subclassing.

 

[Dandy Crocodile]

My current EO3 save is using a P/M just 'cause the Princess class has way better portraits and it fits my imagined narrative.

 

[Anustart]

Storm emperor down, Fallen One has been awoken! My sub classes suck. What goes good with Nightseeker? Sniper? Landsn...something?

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Storm emperor down, Fallen One has been awoken! My sub classes suck. What goes good with Nightseeker? Sniper? Landsn...something?

Arcanist for Ailment Boost.

There's also the Bushi sub if you want to do crazy damage but I already had a Linker so I didn't do any of that.

 

[ohlawd]

lol my plans fell through so I've been doing the last dungeon. Almost done fo sho.

I can definitely finish tomorrow. won't be near my Wii U anyway so meh might as well get this PQ shit done

 

[spiritfox]

Is PQ that bad? I found it fine, it has better dungeon design than the previous EOs.

 

[OccamsBlender]

Oh snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap the EO/Fushigi no Dungeon cross over is something I think is long overdue.

Oh EO3, you were so so sweetly broken. My Ninja solo suicide squad devoured so many bosses and IMO 3 has the best soundtrack ever! ::runs::

 

[Shengar]

Is PQ that bad? I found it fine, it has better dungeon design than the previous EOs.

People just like to hyperbole whatever they like/unlike.

 

[Shiina]

Is PQ that bad? I found it fine, it has better dungeon design than the previous EOs.

I think that depends on what you like about EO games and how much you like the P3/4 cast outside of their respective games and storylines.

 

[Rutger]

Is PQ that bad? I found it fine, it has better dungeon design than the previous EOs.

I have two dungeons down so far and they've been great. That's all I need to put it over 1/U & 2.

It'd have to screw up big time for me to call it bad now.

IMO 3 has the best soundtrack ever! ::runs::

No need to run when you're just telling the truth.

 

[Zweizer]

Storm emperor down, Fallen One has been awoken! My sub classes suck. What goes good with Nightseeker? Sniper? Landsn...something?

Why not Nightseeker/Imperial?

Spoiler

Arcanist or Bushi is fine.

 

[Ricker]

edit Wrong thread...

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

wait what

 

[Anteo]

wait what

Getting ready for that EO V ita

 

[spiritfox]

Getting ready for that EO V ita

With more otaku pandering.

 

[ohlawd]

Is PQ that bad? I found it fine, it has better dungeon design than the previous EOs.

no, it's good. I'm iffy on all the dungeons except the 4th.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

With more otaku pandering.

Every class is the Gunner.

 

[SliceSabre]

Every class is the Gunner.

Day 0.

I'll break into the production factory and actually consume the cartridges.

 

[E_Darkness]

Every class is the Gunner.

Day 0.

Day -1

 

[Zweizer]

Every class is the Gunner.

Throw in a Gunner figurine and it may even revive the Vita.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

I already traveled through time to get my copy.

Throw in a Gunner figurine and it may even revive the Vita.

Let's not play god.

 

[ohlawd]

uhhhh well done EOGAF.

 

[SliceSabre]

In the short time I've been playing EOIII again I'm reminded on how low on TP I am at the beginning on the game. Zodiac gets maybe 3 uses of Fire Bolt(or w/e its name is) before she runs dry and becomes utterly useless.

 

[Zweizer]

Let's not play god.

It'll be the next Monster Hunter!

Believe!

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

In the short time I've been playing EOIII again I'm reminded on how low on TP I am at the beginning on the game. Zodiac gets maybe 3 uses of Fire Bolt(or w/e its name is) before she runs dry and becomes utterly useless.

Zodiac ends up with a huge TP pool at least, get one level of every star spell and then dump points into TP UP.

Spoiler

Then you get Dark Ether and the game is officially over.

 

[Zweizer]

In the short time I've been playing EOIII again I'm reminded on how low on TP I am at the beginning on the game. Zodiac gets maybe 3 uses of Fire Bolt(or w/e its name is) before she runs dry and becomes utterly useless.

Yeah that's a common occurence. It becomes less of a problem once you get a bigger TP pool as you level up and Etheric Return.

Spoiler

You can run a Ninja/Zodiac for free Dark Ether. For both rows, even, with Bunshin.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Spoiler

Dark Ether

is so good that it gets spoiler'd.

Don't mind me as I spam Meteor, Front Mortar, and 5-Ring Sword every single turn.

 

[Nachos]

Well, it looks like some Japanese airline is starting to offer Etrian music on their flights for the next year. Selection includes Untold and 2 Untold.

Also, Atlus is apparently hosting a contest where you can win a stamp set based on the Etrian maps.

Spoiler

Maybe someone who actually knows Japanese can correct me.

no, it's good. I'm iffy on all the dungeons except the 4th.

Really? I was a bit iffy on the first two dungeons outside of their thematic gimmicks and music, but I thought the third one was great. If nothing else, I hope V has more puzzles like Q does and that it starts changing the appearance of its dungeons halfway through.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

 

[ohlawd]

some of the best use of airplane.jpg I've seen on GAF.

Really? I was a bit iffy on the first two dungeons outside of their thematic gimmicks and music, but I thought the third one was great. If nothing else, I hope V has more puzzles like Q does and that it starts changing the appearance of its dungeons halfway through.

3rd's alright. The other half was pretty good.

oh and the last change in music in Group Date Cafe is so good. My fave song.

 

[Zweizer]

Music is being broadcasted on ANA's international flights apparently.

You can find the selection here.

 

[PK Gaming]

Is PQ that bad? I found it fine, it has better dungeon design than the previous EOs.

It's quite good. As you mentioned, the dungeon design is fantastic and the character interactions are top class. That said, the balance is a good deal worse than the EO games, and it's not that difficult. There's less depth, due to the inherent lack of a class/subclass system.

Still a ludicrously fun game though. I'm currently grinding for skillcards so I can make my ideal party set up.

 

[Zweizer]

There's some sort of post-launch impressions campaign running through Etrian Odyssey's official Twitter account from Dec 5 to Dec 24. The available prizes are 10 EOU2 booklets autographed by Yuji Himukai and 5 EO-themed stamp sets.

Those who want to participate should tweet their impressions to the official account with the hashtag 【#新世界樹2感想】.

Also, for those who wanted it, this picture is available as a wallpaper (1024×768, 1280×1024 and 1920×1200) on Atlus' blog.

 

[Nachos]

That said, the balance is a good deal worse than the EO games...

I dunno about that...

Still a ludicrously fun game though. I'm currently grinding for skillcards so I can make my ideal party set up.

Yeah, I must've spent at least ten hours fusing personas and farming cards alone. I'm just worried it'll be overkill, as a Shura Tensei-linking Kanji with a Death Chaser/Forked Spear Yosuke seems like it'd do stupid amounts of damage. Add Eternal Melody to extend their buffs, and I doubt many enemies would last long enough for the six turns to pass.

Spoiler

It baffles me that you can get the Shura Tensei card in the thirties but need to wait until the sixties to get the release card.