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Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan |OT|: Fight & Heal Brings 3D To Europe!
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It only has a digital manual.
DidntKnowJack
Member
The one I got from Amazon didn't have a physical manual either. Just a health and safety booklet.
Lame, Atlus. LAAAAME.
Not sure why everyone thinks the sniper's binds don't work often enough. With arm/leg snipe at level 4, I've been able to bind things about as well as I expect. Normal enemies are bound pretty reliably, foes I usually get 1 arm bind and 1 leg bind over the course of the battle, and I was able to bind the first real boss (and doing so wrecked him pretty hard).
The RNG is with you.
ImpassionateGods
Member
Alright I have a lot of questions I'm gonna bombard you guys with 
1. What are the benefits of the Nightseeker's different skills? I've been focusing on getting my blind rate up, and don't really see the point of spreading myself thin with all the other different status effects. Am I missing something here?
2. How many points are you putting into Counter/Chase samba? They seem pretty useful in theory, but I don't want to waste the skill points needed to test them.
3. I saw these weird white floaty things on the map when I was in my airship but they disappeared before I could get close to them. What do they do?
4. Aaaaand finally: I have a quest to kill and Angry Baboon or something like that, and I've killed about 7 of the things but my quest remains uncompleted. Is there a special baboon in a special location?
Any help would be greatly appreciated lol
1. What are the benefits of the Nightseeker's different skills? I've been focusing on getting my blind rate up, and don't really see the point of spreading myself thin with all the other different status effects. Am I missing something here?
2. How many points are you putting into Counter/Chase samba? They seem pretty useful in theory, but I don't want to waste the skill points needed to test them.
3. I saw these weird white floaty things on the map when I was in my airship but they disappeared before I could get close to them. What do they do?
4. Aaaaand finally: I have a quest to kill and Angry Baboon or something like that, and I've killed about 7 of the things but my quest remains uncompleted. Is there a special baboon in a special location?
Any help would be greatly appreciated lol
Koroviev
Member
I'm really not impressed with them atm. I cancelled my FE preorder because I didn't think I'd have time for it, then changed my mind and picked it up from Target on release day. I kept my order for EOIV, but now I'm considering going there and using the credit toward some eshop cards.
I mean, I did pick up a 16GB SD card in anticipation of this possibility...
Now I'm wondering if I should keep the Soul Hackers preorder or not.
Alright I have a lot of questions I'm gonna bombard you guys with
1. What are the benefits of the Nightseeker's different skills? I've been focusing on getting my blind rate up, and don't really see the point of spreading myself thin with all the other different status effects. Am I missing something here?
2. How many points are you putting into Counter/Chase samba? They seem pretty useful in theory, but I don't want to waste the skill points needed to test them.
3. I saw these weird white floaty things on the map when I was in my airship but they disappeared before I could get close to them. What do they do?
4. Aaaaand finally: I have a quest to kill and Angry Baboon or something like that, and I've killed about 7 of the things but my quest remains uncompleted. Is there a special baboon in a special location?
Any help would be greatly appreciated lol
1. Like with any other character, you are not supposed to max all skills. What I want to do is open some of the later efects and then decide which one I'll max.
2 and 3 I don't know :lol, I've seen the white things too.
4. Maybe is to kill it in a specific location? I remember a quest in B1F of Lush Woodlands about killing a monster, you had to go to C5 at the spot where the Comunal Box or whatever is called is. If you don't remember the hints, you can cancel the quest and take it again with no penalties, and you get to see the hints again.
Edit: Just checked in the game, yes the monster you have to kill is at the Communal Box, it's attacking explorers at that location so you are supposed to go there and kill it.
JacksUsername
Member
Definitely a specific location at a communal box. After that specific encounter, you'll know for sure the quest is complete and redeemable.
ImpassionateGods
Member
Thanks for the help! I keep accidentally skipping all the quest hints haha.
Yeah, I forgot to mention the Accuracy part on Head Bind (it's a smaller effect than Blind) and Evasion part of Leg Bind.
And, yeah, EO4 has the resistances. There's a skill dedicated to removing it :x
sonikokaruto
Banned
I'm gonna buy this in a couple of hours.
Is it worth it to finish the demo? (Extra item, reward or somethin)
Is it worth it to finish the demo? (Extra item, reward or somethin)
Hispanicguy
Member
Just beat the 2nd Sanctum boss and unlocked
the Arcanist class
Word of advice for those entering the 2nd Stratum..get that leg binding ready!
Since you're past the 2nd Sanctum I'm going to toss this question to you regarding that area (or anyone else that can answer):
How am I supposed to get the part that allows my Airship to fly up a level so I can access the main dungeon? I've been fulfilling requests for the Red and Blue Airships on both overworld maps for hours, and have yet to see this part. I'm guessing by now that I'm doing something wrong here, but can't figure out what.
No, other than you can transfer your progress from the demo to the main game.
the EOIV Arrange Soundtrack version sounds even better!
Dandy Crocodile
Member
I've only managed to catch two, a white one and a red one.
They're "Pookas" and when you defeat one (they only have 1 HP) they drop a book that increases a stat by 1 permanently. You can only use so many per character, though.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
not really, same experience in the full version
Hispanicguy
Member
The part you need is in the Miasma Forest. You need to "Mine" for it. The mining spot is at A-2
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
how's the sniper doing now? is her leg/arm bind working better now?
Wait you can no longer grind books to have max stats on chars? =/
Well there is that gaffer that said he's been binding FOEs and Bosses left and right
sorakirosaki
Member
I need this game this song preety much sealed my purchase
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jYURna2xZU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jYURna2xZU
ImpassionateGods
Member
Wow that's fucking awe-inspiring.
Wait...what? I thought Atlus games always has a thick manual. Noooo...
Awesome, thanks! I clearly missed something at some point. Every time I revisited town the only clue directed me to the airships from what I could find.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Persona 4 Golden didn't have a physical manual either, though that's par for the course with Vita games. But not even the Solid Gold Editions had manuals, which I found disappointing.
Hispanicguy
Member
The sniper is growing on me, lol. She has the most attack (171) and STR (35) in my party. It won't be as easy for me to switch her out now because of how attached I am.
There are enemies in the 2nd Stratum who are hard to hit unless you bind their legs. I've noticed I've had a better time binding but I don't know if that's because these enemies are weak to it or I'm just getting lucky. Speaking of luck, does it increase the chance of binding? She also has the most luck out of the group (28).
No problem! I had a tricky time with that part as well.
Koroviev
Member
The story barely exists. Jump on the train and enjoy.
Velcro Fly
Member
Anyone have any advice for the Hole-y Terror quest? I feel like my party is pretty good and I've made it to the area where the quest takes place. What exactly am I going to be fighting here?
Good enough for me, thx
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
play 4 and ignore the rest
Assuming its the same as EO3, both luck and tec increase binding with luck being worth twice as much as tec. And in my experience with these games, it is not uncommon for normal enemies to be weak to the bind that will wreck them hardest.
There was a 3rd Stratum enemy in EO3 that randomly had a like 200% Leg Bind weakness. For some reason. Then there was the post-game boss(es) that could be shut down with Binds or equipping the right items.
Most regular enemies (even most FoEs, honestly) have this. That crippling weakness to exploit. It's one of the biggest changes to how encounters work over the course of the games.
A
single scorpion that you'll see as a regular enemy on the next floor. Just kill it with a Spell of some kind to make the fight go by faster. Only notable thing it does is a high-damage single-target attack that causes Paralysis
Velcro Fly
Member
Well my Runemaster is pretty much a beast so I think I can manage that.
I swear I've been playing this game for about 6 hours straight. It's so good. I wasn't too pumped to play the game but now that I am it's got that right mix of gameplay and progression that makes me want to keep playing.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Pushing deep into Stratum 1. Weapons haven't been upgraded enough; need to kill more early FOEs.
Will EO4's barrage of battle tracks surplant EO3's murderer's row of epic red-ass beatdown themes of power? STAY TUNED.
Will EO4's barrage of battle tracks surplant EO3's murderer's row of epic red-ass beatdown themes of power? STAY TUNED.
I clicked on this song while looking at related videos from other EO4 songs thinking it would be a FOE theme or something. It's so amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1_7UQHIDcA
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I don't say it much because I like when players discover it, it's so good
transience
Member
I would post in here but I've been playing for like five hours straight! Just got to the second area. God I love this game.
I just got the QR code to
but I've already killed him and he hasn't respawned. That's what I get for wanting to murder every FOE I see!
I just got the QR code to
kill the deer in Valley Spring
That's what I get for wanting to murder every FOE I see!Mauricio_Magus
Banned
True. Edited it out.
same, hehe
SatelliteOfLove
Member
I hadn't heard anything but what was up on the Japanese site (I think it's airship/town by day/first stratum/regular battle/2nd stratum(?)). I am a huge advocate of in situ listening unless I ain't buying the game.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I would post in here but I've been playing for like five hours straight! Just got to the second area. God I love this game.
I just got the QR code tobut I've already killed him and he hasn't respawned.kill the deer in Valley Spring
I don't have the game yet but... F.O.E's respawn after several days, just go rest at the inn or mess around.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I've decided to wait for my physical copy to arrive, it's going to be a horrible week.
I think I'll play FE:A instead *cries*
I think I'll play FE:A instead *cries*
piratepwnsninja
Member
What are all these QR codes? I haven't played an EO game since the first one. I picked this one up though...didn't play the demo and really have no idea what to expect. I was terrible at the first game. I really have no idea what I'm doing.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
try to make a balanced team, always bring with you some healing items, Medicas, which are cheap!
remember that you can rest your characters(you lose 2 levels and you can respec them, so you can experiment all you want, NOTHING is permanent)
if you're a newbie(nothing wrong with that), I highly recommend a Fortress so you can survive the early game
have fun, this game is a bit easier at the beginning so the player can understand the mechanics. Just don't fight the big monsters at the very beginning, some of them are really powerful and will wipe your team!
The QR codes can be used in the cargo, you can get nice gear at the beginning of the game.
last and most important, don't give up! You can ask whatever you want in here, we are here to help!