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Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan |OT|: Fight & Heal Brings 3D To Europe!
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I never really even touched forging. At the time I made the weapons I usually didn't have the parts needed to add them, and then later when I did I would forget.
The exception is I purposefully forged a dagger with 1 forge each of stun, petrify, paralyze, sleep, and something else I think which I then gave to my Arcanist who seems to land at least 1 of those a lot of the time (I would say 50% chance or so to get at least one).
Not crazy effective but it amuses me to have my arcanist stab for no damage and then the enemy dies from petrification.
The exception is I purposefully forged a dagger with 1 forge each of stun, petrify, paralyze, sleep, and something else I think which I then gave to my Arcanist who seems to land at least 1 of those a lot of the time (I would say 50% chance or so to get at least one).
Not crazy effective but it amuses me to have my arcanist stab for no damage and then the enemy dies from petrification.
whiterabbit
Member
The only time I used forges was a 3x frost affinity bow for my Sniper for the Boiling lizard. I'm not really sure it helped, but adding elemental damage toward a weakness made sense to me.
I wish I knew exactly how it worked though. Too bad the manual doesn't seem to go into depth about explaining forges or damage types.
One thing I noticed was that a conditional drop from a "kill with element" monster didn't work with an elemental weapon skill. It had to be a Runemaster skill. Now that I think of it, that doesn't make sense. For example, blazing link should drop a conditional for killing with fire, shouldn't it?
I wish I knew exactly how it worked though. Too bad the manual doesn't seem to go into depth about explaining forges or damage types.
One thing I noticed was that a conditional drop from a "kill with element" monster didn't work with an elemental weapon skill. It had to be a Runemaster skill. Now that I think of it, that doesn't make sense. For example, blazing link should drop a conditional for killing with fire, shouldn't it?
whiterabbit
Member
Oh, I realize it could be the drop rate. Some conditionals might not drop 100% of the time even if you meet the conditions. Correct me if I'm wrong...
Depends on if you were regular attacking or not. They don't do anything to your skills :x
Elemental Forges are +7% Damage as whatever the forge is. It only applies to regular attacks. ATK/ELM Forges should be +3% but they apply to skills.
Someone mentioned that Links work with the Elemental Forges so I'm going to look into that when I get the chance.
That is correct. They still have a drop rate, though almost all of them are pretty close to 100% as far as I'm aware.
It might have been fixed in the US version but I read in the japanese wiki that combining elemental links with elemental forges was bugged. And depending on which elemental link and which forge the element of the link actually got overwritten.
It was something like if you used fire link, the damage was fire no matter what but if you used volt link it would take the element of your weapon. So Volt link + Ice weapon = Ice link but Fire link + Ice weapon = Fire link.
But this might have been fixed and/or I misinterpreted the google translated japanese.
Don't worry about it. You can't use the boss conditional drops until you get to the end game anyway.
But yes, you have the condition right. Just come back later.
CornBurrito
Member
This thread is getting painful now. I'll get III and IV on the 9th, but then have to play through III before touching IV. Gah. Maybe it wouldn't be too bad is I played IV first.
I think IV would be easier to get into and better prepare you for III
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I recommend playing the newest one
I still don't have my copy, and midterms start next week...
Ah okay. I'll just move on from here, thanks!
I was kind of disheartened as I opened the box today, only to find that the game doesn't include any physical manual whatsoever (not even a slip like what Nintendo's been including with their recent first party games). I mean, if they're going through the trouble of giving us a full color art book with a soundtrack CD, would it kill them to throw in an extra 20 page black and white booklet?
ShineALight
Member
This feels weird. Jeremy Parish's review for EOIV was just posted...on IGN: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/04/etrian-odyssey-iv-review
9.0
Looks like EGM's review went up today as well: http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-etrian-odyssey-iv-legends-of-the-titan/
9.0
Edit: Okay, removed spoiler tags.
9.0
Looks like EGM's review went up today as well: http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-etrian-odyssey-iv-legends-of-the-titan/
9.0
Edit: Okay, removed spoiler tags.
I actually expect anything between 7.5 and 8.5
Edit:
IGN Review said:
Hmmm...
Edit 2: =/ No spoiler tags for scores? ok
Dreamwriter
Member
I think a bunch of clueless people complained that they didn't receive an instruction manual in the box.
Knux-Future
Banned
Just got the ability to ascend or descend...
there be dragons
there be dragons
I thought I'd be able to go under. WRONG, MOTHERFUCKER.Just got the ability to ascend or descend...
there be dragons
Though I had bad luck one time and it spawned when it was impossible to avoid. I just suicide charged, reloaded, and idled away from the spawn point.
This reminds me of one instance wherein I thought I was perfectly safe. I was following its shiny drop trail until it made an unexpected turn to me. All those food wasted...
And I just got to the 4th land early today. Well time to play I guess.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
4 has been inherently better than 3 as while 4 gives you all the stupidly-powerful stuff you can equip, learn, and do they are NEEDED, unlike 3. 3 felt like cakewalk to what's been going down in 4, which has got me digging deep with strajerty and caution more and more as I've entered the 3rd stratum despite neat new tricks aplenty.
Him bending you over a countertop and having his way with you was the the game's way of telling you to avoid him.
Do not worry. Parrish knows. Parrish comprehends.
Those are some big words you are speaking, friend.
Him bending you over a countertop and having his way with you was the the game's way of telling you to avoid him.
Do not worry. Parrish knows. Parrish comprehends.
Those are some big words you are speaking, friend.
Explore the dugeon, Whirlwind should have told you that there are 2 entrances to that dugeon, eventually you'll reach a place with a event to freeze everithing.
Yeah, it is amazing, and I love the new battle theme too. But now I want to try some other things so the 4th dugeon has to wait. (Also I don't want to finish this game yet, so let's do some other things in game!)
read a few posts back, i already found the second entrance and now i'm at a roadblock where there's a path but the water is not frozen
SpeedySwaf
Member
Quick question about the
elemental dragons that wander the landscape. If I drop to low altitude, can I pass under them, or am I in danger no matter what altitude I use?
try it
you get boned no matter what. also, sometimes they move two spaces, so watch out
okay thanks. i didn't realize that it came back after a while
Time for hints:
1
You should be able to freeze B1F w/o going through the other entrance.
You don't need to freeze the 2nd floor to proceed
However you need to go to the B2F entrance and work your way to the frozen B1F
The event to freeze B1F is in the room at the middle of the map.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
I traded a rare food item to one of the NPCs on the land map, but I can't find the item I got in return. Its icon was like a fork and knife or something.
Anyone know what I'm talking about?
Anyone know what I'm talking about?
Those are equipment for your airship.
Probably ship equipment?
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
ShineALight
Member
Drop their favorite food in front of them (e.g., Dream Eater's like Gold Stinkhorn's, Omnihunter likes Golden Goose) and they'll turn shiny when they eat it.
Just man up!
The damage on the robo hounds was absurd the first time I fought them. Then I just figured them out (Sleep!) and it became pretty easy