That's really fucking dumb. What makes them decide stuff like this? It's just about unfathomable.
Just curious, are Noel and Serah my only PCs forever? Is it just monsters otherwise for the whole game?
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FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 |OT| Change the Future
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That's really fucking dumb. What makes them decide stuff like this? It's just about unfathomable.
Just curious, are Noel and Serah my only PCs forever? Is it just monsters otherwise for the whole game?
Yes.
Use debuffs on it then break -> repeat. I had a ATK/ATK/ATK set up for that battle. Make sure you have a defender too.
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Yes with a guest/guests in some parts.
What were you monster pack set up? I use debuffs with Serah since I feel like having a debuff for one monster is waste of a slot?
My monsters were a healer (flanitor), an attacker (kichu) and a defender.
Actually, I recorded a video of me 5 starring the last boss. You can see my strategy here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAPZ3IYfjn8
Thanks, I appreciate it a lot. I lost 10 times already and pretty frustrated with it.
My record time for the lass boss is about 1 minute 50 seconds now
Just out of curiousity, did you just max level or something? Your HP is much much higher than mine. I have currently 3000 and 2900 right now.
EDIT: Also, what healer is better, the Flan or the Green Chocobo?
This is my secret ending run, so by the time in that video all stats and all fragments were obtained.
What exactly determines if you "catch" a monster or not? I'm having a harder times getting some of the monsters I want in the full game in comparison to the demo.
Also, is there really any point in leveling up any of the party roles outside of the main ones? I feel like I annihilate everyone with my com/rav/monster roles.
Also, is there really any point in leveling up any of the party roles outside of the main ones? I feel like I annihilate everyone with my com/rav/monster roles.
Sir Abacus
Member
Monster's base chance + 20% fragment skill chance (monster collector) when you get it + added chance from using monster sync skills in combat.
dakkumauji
Member
This game is going to suck up so much of my time as I realize I must collect every monster out there.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
If I can do it in the Bresha Ruins, you can do it too.
Also, never again.
Edit: Pretty sure the Wild Thing (use 100 Feral Links) trophy is going to be one of the last ones for me...
Also, never again.
Edit: Pretty sure the Wild Thing (use 100 Feral Links) trophy is going to be one of the last ones for me...
Considering the fact that this game is time based, the lack of haste (and slow /stop) is practically inexcusable.
My hope is that SE introduces more DLC FFXIII characters, like Sazh and Hope, and they come with Haste. BTW, the Lightning DLC has her army of one move as a feral link. Awesome
My hope is that SE introduces more DLC FFXIII characters, like Sazh and Hope, and they come with Haste. BTW, the Lightning DLC has her army of one move as a feral link. Awesome
CountBlack
Member
I just got a Green Chocobo on my first try
What are they good for? Are they a really good medic? Or should I level up the Flanitor
What are they good for? Are they a really good medic? Or should I level up the Flanitor
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
I thought Haste was granted as a bonus for striking the enemies or successfull QTEs. I must have dreamed it
One more day for european release!
The lack of Sazh is much more inexcusable than the lack of Haste.
I want a FFXIII-3 starring Sazh. He's the best character SE has created in the HD era.
MotionBlue
Member
Just unlocked the
Is there a limit to the number of monsters you can carry? I made my Nekton eat a gremlin, thinking I had a limited number of monsters I could carry.
Edit: Also, late-bloomer monsters are amazing once you invest a few levels into them.
alternate future
Is there a limit to the number of monsters you can carry? I made my Nekton eat a gremlin, thinking I had a limited number of monsters I could carry.
Edit: Also, late-bloomer monsters are amazing once you invest a few levels into them.
I don't mind it at all, not having access to haste outside of initiating attacks or having a monster that does it. Aside from tonberries and bosses, all the fights end fairly quickly.
Can anyone post the actual names of the Wild Fragments and where you get them? Im trying to figure out which one I'm missing. Its one for sure, maybe two. I thought one was from the slots but that was just some random fragment I won for whatever reason.
Now I'm 0-5 on trying to tame a tonberry.
Can anyone post the actual names of the Wild Fragments and where you get them? Im trying to figure out which one I'm missing. Its one for sure, maybe two. I thought one was from the slots but that was just some random fragment I won for whatever reason.
Now I'm 0-5 on trying to tame a tonberry.
Thats what I thought, the whole game was easy as piss and then suddenly all the final boss fights are extemly hard (at least compared to everything before).
Well there are 10, and one if buyable in Xanadu (Or Serependity? something in the us version).
sry doublepost
Yup. I don't even know what to do at this point... Ugh... So stupid.
I thought Haste was granted as a bonus for striking the enemies or successfull QTEs. I must have dreamed it
One more day for european release!
God I hope you're being facetious.
BTW, i'm looking over the old skillsets and we lost a ton of moves. Maybe they'll reintroduce em via DLC, hmrmmmm.
Uggh, I haven't been able to capture a single new monster since leaving Bresha Ruins >.< I'm loving that aspect, but this is frustrating.
On another note, has anyone's Crystal Edition shipped from GAME? Or have you been charged at least? I think my card was charged, but it's not reflecting on their website...
On another note, has anyone's Crystal Edition shipped from GAME? Or have you been charged at least? I think my card was charged, but it's not reflecting on their website...
Capturing Monster is hit or miss. I don't think it's really handled well.
This game is so much better than XIII. This is what XIII should have been. Kind of crazy it took an extra two years just to get what I'd call a "proper" FF (and it apparently isn't selling so well, not that I'd personally hold it against the game/my own experience).
For those of you who have played this game a lot, or to completion: What's the most sensible way to avoid overleveling? I'm pretty amazed at how quickly you earn considerably large amounts of CP and are able to hop along the Crystarium. The transition from being weak to strong is way too accelerated, which doesn't really strike me as making much sense since there's so much more exploration opposed to XIII.
I don't wanna break it early on if I don't have to.
For those of you who have played this game a lot, or to completion: What's the most sensible way to avoid overleveling? I'm pretty amazed at how quickly you earn considerably large amounts of CP and are able to hop along the Crystarium. The transition from being weak to strong is way too accelerated, which doesn't really strike me as making much sense since there's so much more exploration opposed to XIII.
I don't wanna break it early on if I don't have to.
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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Is it ok if I let's say keep Noel upgrading exclusively on Commando and Serah exclusively on Ravager .. how sound is this strategy ?
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
In the east surely could've gone better. In the West? Let's wait and see. Chances are there for it to have a bigger launch than XIII, but for how long it'll sell? Whatever happens, this game is pure profits in any way for S-E.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I really do think bringing back some of the older skills would ruin the balancing even more. Being able to cast Haste/stick on Auto-Haste would make the game way easier than normal. Element Guard replaces the Bar- Syn spells, so they aren't really needed. The En- spells would be great since Noel doesn't learn Fire spells early, and he only has Galestrike and Icestrike + Blizzara at the moment. Edit: I'd love it if Slow were back in, though.
Also, defeating weakened Atlas with two party members on normal mode is entirely possible, if anyone's curious. Rav/Rav and don't even bother switching to Sen (well, I was overpowered with HP in the 1000s, so Sen wasn't needed), and then Com/Sab or Com/Rav (since Serah's Rav and Sab were way stronger than her Com for me, and I was ATB-cancelling to get the job done faster). Got the 5-star trophy for it, amazingly enough.
Didn't try my hand at Strengthened Atlas because I haven't been levelling up monsters a whole lot (I'm waiting for Vitality items), and I knew that since I haven't maxed any roles yet that I wouldn't be able to take Atlas on like that. Plus I didn't want to spend anymore time in Bresha Ruins since I've experienced that place for hours, including time in the demo.
Er, actually, I haven't been leveling Sen much for the other two either. Sen is at Lv 14 for Noel and Lv 7 for Serah. Been leveling everything else but Sen, and I should really fix that.
TheVampire
Banned
Do I need to play the Final Fantasy XIII before playing this?
I read the first game wasnt that good but this is alot better.
Just wondering if I'll be lost in the story or not.
I read the first game wasnt that good but this is alot better.
Just wondering if I'll be lost in the story or not.
100 Consecutive Pre-Emps! I grinded it in Bresha Ruins because it'd bug me if I missed a pre-emp.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
100 consecutive preemptive strikes. If the timer runs out or if an enemy touches you, the counter resets to 0. You may save and quit between encounters in order to make the trophy feel less mentally taxing, or you can save... and reload if you mess up and run out of time/enemy touches you.
Apparently the best place is to do it in the Archlyte Steppe, but the Bresha Ruins tunnels are great for this because the robots and other enemies in the tunnels don't rush you at all.
Edit: beaten, lol.
StunandStab
Member
I have no idea (and I don't want to know just yet... if it ends up being the last trophy I need I'll probably look it up then XD), but I would ASSUME it is initiating a battle without allowing the Mog Clock to move at all. I've been trying to do it for a long time now but no luck
EDIT: oh, I just read Schala's post... well that isn't hard at all! I should have that in no time
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
You don't. The story is self-contained and in any case there's a recap of previous events.
Small annoyance, but driving me nuts just the same - it seems every time I finish a standard battle, I start back on the map facing the opposite direction I was heading in. Every single time. WHT? I head off running again, only to realize I'm going the wrong way. Argh.
But the game is great otherwise. I love Serah. Probably because I'm making her choose all the doofy answers to the Live Triggers, but it's so fun.
But the game is great otherwise. I love Serah. Probably because I'm making her choose all the doofy answers to the Live Triggers, but it's so fun.
That happened to me sometimes. I always thought it was just because I had to turn around to attack the monster to get the initiative.
Hm, that could be it. I do always try for the preemptive strike. And Noel doesn't always swing where I want him to, so maybe that's why he's facing odd angles after the battles.
Riposte
Member
FFXIII was more balanced and more difficult with better encounter design (player level vs monster level) and prettier. I would argue it is better, but if you are in a rush to play XIII-2 you probably won't want to touch all the sidequests which make the battle system shine. However the story between the two is hardly a problem (though some cutscenes in FFXIII-2 will lose meaning, like reintroducing old characters). The main link between FFXIII and FFXIII-2 is the mythology (just like any of the Fabula Nova Crystallis games) and that isn't explained much at all in XIII. (There is also the possibility that you'll hate both.)
Should I really go back and grab a Pulse knight? I'm in the Archlyte Steppe and found a punching monster that is filling the Sen role but I'm not sure about him. Also I got wrecked there by robots...the big one summoned like six after I killed it's cronies and it was just a sweep then. >.<
Some people managed to get it in advance (at least in France). As for me, I'm still waiting an e-mail confirming that I can come and get my copy at the shop.