Zoe
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FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 |OT| Change the Future
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RPGCrazied
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Well, I don't even see the box in either time, but I'm 3/4, and 4/5 in both times. The other one I'm missing is the C'ieth battle that kicks my ass. Do I have to fight that first?
I'm confused.
I'm confused.
I was playing how I play it. I have most jobs leveled evenly, with a slight bump in COM/RAV, and I pumped some monsters. I dunno what I'm doing wrong, so I'm just grinding out some points I guess, since I got nowhere else to go.
The game is easy. 3RAV and 3COM. All you need. The game doesn't penalize you like it did XIII for making stupid paradigms. Well... not as much at least.
RPGCrazied
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Electivirus
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I'm really loving The Archylte Steppe's newfound grass and sepia filter. xD
Edit: wtf did this sheep just moo? ._.
Edit: wtf did this sheep just moo? ._.
It tells you when you can.
You guys should probably point out the fact you jacked up your crystarium first. Cause I dunno how 3 RAV or 3 COM can handle the giant flan with all the damage it dishs.
Ah, thanks! Not quite there then. Just started the area in the demo and wanted Noel as the leader for those stylish animations.
Zoe
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Sorry, forgot triple Sentinel as well and I use it whenever I can.
Electivirus
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I love battles in this area. The sepia filter + tall grass + swirling dust clouds in the background make it reeeeally atmospheric.
RPGCrazied
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Get a flanitor when you get the chance. Shows up way more often than the green choco
Did get two different blue chocobos for whatever reason. Didn't think you could actually have two at the same time.
RPGCrazied
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And people moaned about this game being easy. I don't think its THAT easy. I've already met a few things I can't kill. Mostly optional stuff, but w/e.
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Yup rare mobs show up as black hole thingies.
Only the giant flan made me change my normal tactics so far. I also explore as much as I can, I'm about 7 hours in and just reached Sunleth. Oh, there was this flying enemy in Bresha that was one shotting all my roles except sentinel, that's the only time I've had to use delta outside of the flan boss.
Here is my great widsom:
Make your main monsters a healer, a defender, and one as an attacker. Use a defender more often than not. As soon as you get the improved mog throw, go get chichu from the Archylte Steppe.
Regarding reviews about how easy the game is/was; maybe they played through the import already and knew what to expect? Maybe they had a game guide or walkthrough available to them?
I figure that if you're going in blind and playing this like a typical player, you'd be exploring a lot more just to figure out where to go next.
I figure that if you're going in blind and playing this like a typical player, you'd be exploring a lot more just to figure out where to go next.
My playthrough the first time was still quite easy. Only difficulty I had was on the final boss.
Electivirus
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Good lord. Got a Pulsework Knight after my second try, maxed it out, and it's taking hits like a friggin' champ. @_@
Speaking on the difficulty, I've had a pretty challenging time so far. Particularly going through the Archylte Steppe. Ran into a Goblin party and they pretty much forced me to hit Retry and run away. >_> And
thrashed me the first time, and the second took nearly 15 minutes to beat him.
Speaking on the difficulty, I've had a pretty challenging time so far. Particularly going through the Archylte Steppe. Ran into a Goblin party and they pretty much forced me to hit Retry and run away. >_> And
Faeryl
RPGCrazied
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Right now, the only thing I'm having a problem with is Royal Highness 2nd fight and the C'ieth Gorgyra.
Erm, did you leave Sunleth and defeat the dragon in Archytle to weaken the king flan?
RPGCrazied
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Nope. I think I'm about to go there actually. I just found the Coliseum and got the fragment and now going back to Sunleth. Good to know you can weaken him.
What about that C'ieth?Nope. I think I'm about to go there actually. I just found the Coliseum and got the fragment and now going back to Sunleth. Good to know you can weaken him.
Remind me where that one is again?
If you beat the giant flan without weakening him, you'll get a paradox ending.
Dark Schala
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I'm the same way.
I never ever run away from battles in any RPG. It's do or die.
Plus don't you have to fill out the maps and get 100% on them for fragments, anyway?
Yes, a good chunk of the fragments in Academia AF400 are map completion ones.
Crud, really? Oh well, I can barely manage fighting him even after weakening.
And about that kichu / chichu mob, did you level it up via that popular guide method that is floating around, or is it a great COM regardless? I don't want to sacrifice my poor green chocobo medic for that 'build'.
It's a great one regardless, but I did level it up with the guide and it became better than Serah and Noel.
I beat the giant flan unweakened during the post game... it was really easy at that point. Same with Atlas.
RPGCrazied
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It's at Yaschas Massif 01X AF.
The guide suggests a Mud Frog, Cloudburst and Flanitor. Suggets Serah at least has 2,500 HP and Noel 3,000HP. I guess I'm not meant to fight it now. This is the C'ieth fight.
I'll go weaken him, the big flan, then close the gate when I'm stronger and take him on without him being weakened?
Fight it later on. You can't weaken it before hand.
I usually don't run away either, but I'm finding the encounter rate a little high, and it's becoming tempting. Sometimes I just want to chill and stroll around, but nope! dam mog clock pops up.
Luckily, later on you get a fragment skill that lets you turn the encounter rate up or down.
Self_Destructive
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This game is pretty awesome. With the right storyline, it could have been so much more.
They are definitely learning from FF13.
They are definitely learning from FF13.
Electivirus
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Just sitting around messing with the weather in Archylte Steppe. I'm having way too much fun with this.
Awesome. That'll be so nice to have while back-tracking.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Thanks for the info.
Which guide did you use for the Kichu build?
I know what you mean. It's lame when you're exploring.
But the encounter rate when I'm grinding feels a little low, lol. (Still in Bresha Ruins. I'm actually grinding for the Clock Stopper trophy, but I went back to New Bodhum for the invisible fragment, so that took a bit of time too. I forgot you can just exit to the Historia Crux without running back to the Gate.)
Thanks for the info.
Which guide did you use for the Kichu build?
I know what you mean. It's lame when you're exploring.
But the encounter rate when I'm grinding feels a little low, lol. (Still in Bresha Ruins. I'm actually grinding for the Clock Stopper trophy, but I went back to New Bodhum for the invisible fragment, so that took a bit of time too. I forgot you can just exit to the Historia Crux without running back to the Gate.)
http://blog.game-de.com/ff13-2/f132-mons/
That's where I'm at too. What do you have to do for Clock Stopper? Sounds like it's looking for preemptive attacks maybe? I've earned a bunch of trophies without trying, but that's one I've yet to get.