Eventually you get a fragment skill called "Monster Collector" that increases the odds of it happening.
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FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 |OT| Change the Future
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Eventually you get a fragment skill called "Monster Collector" that increases the odds of it happening.
Rahxephon91
Banned
Oreba? It's pretty much the same. Except XIII actually had more to it.
RPGCrazied
Member
Anyone else hoping, on Tuesday when they release the Lightning Colisuem fight, they will put up at least some more costumes too?
Costumes, Card DLC and a Buster Sword adornment.
RPGCrazied
Member
Noel's Battle outfit has been done in Japan for awhile now. To have Serah have a costume, but Noel doesn't, is odd.
RPGCrazied
Member
DLC.
Costumes/Outfits aren't in games anymore. Its all about $$$$$ you.
Times are tuff I guess.I think they'll put DLC every 1/2 weeks, so I don't expect them to put much content in each update. I don't know if I should buy any DLC, I'm so tempted...
Potent Orbs drop from Ghouls in Academia -400 AF- and from Buccaboos in the Stonestump Wastelands of Archylte Steppe -Year Unknown-.
Potent Slivers drop from Feral Behemoths in Yaschas Massif -010 AF- and from Flabaneros in Sunleth Waterscape -300 AF-.
RPGCrazied
Member
Don't really care to have Lightning in my party, or fighting stuff in the Coliseum. I want costumes and the story related DLC.
Rahxephon91
Banned
I probably wont buy the DLC since it seems like it will be pretty pointless. I want Light to be in my party the entire game, not just at the ending after I've done most of the shit.
Regardless, I really hate the monster stuff. Why couldn't they just level like normal party members. All this monster stuff is real annoying.
Regardless, I really hate the monster stuff. Why couldn't they just level like normal party members. All this monster stuff is real annoying.
For $3 per fight? thanks but no thanks.
Oerba is basically the only one like that though, but you can argue that you can't change a town, like in X how they didn't really change Zanarkand. I did like doing Bhakti in XIII though.
Yeah, the monster is super annoying, especially because at this point the monsters are dragging down my party because I don't have the patience to farm out the right level up items.
Otrebor Nightmarecoat
Banned
After that last horribly designed dungeon, the last boss slayed me in the most horrible way possible. I would fuck the disk to break it in half but its a rental.
I don't agree with the price either, of course I'd rather just some fights to be in the game already. Just hoping that the fights are interesting.
It would be funny if it was $3 or a standard XIII-2 battle :
ver in 9 seconds::Rahxephon91
Banned
People could have moved there and repaired it. Making it a Pulse town with Cocoon stylings. Could had said something about the state of the world. Would have like to take that bridge and see what the hell that place across the water is.
RPGCrazied
Member
I don't agree with the price either, of course I'd rather just some fights to be in the game already. Just hoping that the fights are interesting.
It would be funny if it was $3 or a standard XIII-2 battle :
We don't even know how hard the battle is, it could be over pretty fast. I think it should've been priced like .99 cents or something.
Ah yeah, I can agree. You do know what Hope did about that place with Academy though, right? Oerba I mean.
RPGCrazied
Member
Might have to further the story, some you can't get until you beat the game. But I have like 118 or so, and I haven't beat the game yet.
Rahxephon91
Banned
Yeah I read the reason. Reads like a lame excuse more then anything.
Are Silver Lobos pretty decent third party members? Most of the monsters I want to have in my party are Feral Creatures, so I'm always trying to capture those variations. Uridimmu is one of my favorite ones lol.
EDIT: Jeez, I am getting killed by some of the monsters in
. I'm assuming you're not really meant to fight everything you come across?
EDIT: Jeez, I am getting killed by some of the monsters in
Archylte Steppe
To each their own.
Robin64
Member
Was a bit dissapointed to see that the Coliseum doesn't come with any ingame fights. I knew DLC fights were here, but I didn't realise it would be only DLC fights. Oh well.
Made it to (what I think is) the final area today and the jump in difficulty was harsh. I'd felt like I was taking out enemies prior to this without breaking even a minor sweat, then bam, I'm having to break out MEDs and SENs all over the place.
Made it to (what I think is) the final area today and the jump in difficulty was harsh. I'd felt like I was taking out enemies prior to this without breaking even a minor sweat, then bam, I'm having to break out MEDs and SENs all over the place.
You got to wait till chapter 2 and in the menu there will be a option called "Outfit", from there then you can change your costumes.
Oh, I already have that. It's just on that menu section, only default outfits are listed and not the alternate ones. :/
Hispanicguy
Member
Went to my local Redbox this past Wednesday to pick this game up since money is tight at the moment..but wow, I did not expect to become this addicted to it! Will probably get the collector's edition when my tax return comes.
dakkumauji
Member
Dear lord, do I hate
.
The whole suddenly, there's a monster and you can't get to it cause it's on a whole other level! It's just too much to bother with, even if the enemies are stupidly easy.
Academia 400F
The whole suddenly, there's a monster and you can't get to it cause it's on a whole other level! It's just too much to bother with, even if the enemies are stupidly easy.
StunandStab
Member
I liked that area going through it the first time, and I liked the boss there... but yeah, every time I've had to return is just the worst thing ever
So I'm close to getting the normal ending and will probably wind up with about 50 fragments in total as I do it. Spoiler tagging this post for safety even though it's not really a spoiler.
Be honest GAF, am I better off just looking it up on Youtube?
I guess the reason I post this is to ask if the special ending is worth it since you have to getting all the fragments to view it. I don't have a ton of time outside of this upcoming weekend to play the game, so it's going to have to be something that would be doable in another week or so.
That being said I've really enjoyed the game and even the plot of the game more than I thought I would. Despite all the hate it seems to be getting Noel is great, so is Sarah and Caius was actually a villain that felt like he had a purpose.
That being said I've really enjoyed the game and even the plot of the game more than I thought I would. Despite all the hate it seems to be getting Noel is great, so is Sarah and Caius was actually a villain that felt like he had a purpose.
Yes, you have to get all fragments to get the secret ending and some can be very time consuming (like filling out the bestiary or getting the "lucky coin" one). Secret ending isn't worth it at all if you don't have much time, just watch it on YouTube and be glad you didn't waste time getting all fragments just to watch that. On the other hand if you really really really liked the game and have time, do get all fragments! They are fun to get for the most part.
On a somewhat unrelated note, interview with Toriyama and Kitase from the 2/9 (1/26 on sale) issue of Famitsu is now online for those interested: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201202/06009506.html
Aw dammit. I thought they would vanish after the first time.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
I must be going too fast, I'm 36 hours in with 129 fragments.
Anyway, where can I findthe manual in Yaschas Massif AF110 for that technician guy?
Anyone?
Anyone?
Up by the camp... where the meeting room table is or whatever/oracle drive location.
dakkumauji
Member
Anyone?
It is located at where you saw the Oracle Drive with Hope and whatshername You need to use the Moogle to make it appear.
SpaceBridge
Member
Augusta Tower boss spoilers:
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Question about Academia:
Woah at that proto falcie fight, I fough him 4 times cuz I kept answering the wrong option, lol, but damn that was epic
Question about Academia:
Was the city built on Pulse or Cocoon?
Just did the first
boss battle in Oerba. I had to re-try a couple of times because I wasn't killing him fast enough. Maybe I was under-leveled, but every time he buffed himself and used blast wave, basically one shot me when I wasn't in a SEN paradigm. Had to get new equipment and a couple of levels before I finally beat him during his first buff phase. bleh.
really need to find better monsters with more hp, lolz.
Caius
really need to find better monsters with more hp, lolz.
SpaceBridge
Member
Nope, I start most battles with Serah as RAV, Noel as COM and a RAV Monster until I get a stagger, then I switch to Serah as COM, Noel as COM and a COM Monster. Has kept me pretty well. Ive got a few other paradigms with a SYN monster and Noel as SEN and Serah as MED.
Attackthebase
Member
I had a hard time with that battle too. Then I simply powered through the fight when he buffed himself. Either I was going to kill him super quickly, or my party would wipe. I succeeded on the former but barely.
StunandStab
Member
Holy shit... very late game paradox ending spoiler:
Would have been a lot easier if I had a SEN monster that didn't suck
Caius vs. Serah was fucking TOUGH, omg, thank god for WOUND
Would have been a lot easier if I had a SEN monster that didn't suck
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I'm not using the monsters, and I'm finding both Noel and Serah doing enough damage and chaining the gauge easily. I imagine that if I were using a monster the chaining would be happening faster. Also I guess I could be using a SEN monster as bait, but that would be a little easy, I guess. I'm trying to work myself up to the Strategist trophy by Optima Changing often, so I usually have a Sen/Med or Syn/Sen Optima set whenever I get in trouble (which isn't often in the first place :/).
Of course, I've unlocked the accessory slots up to 90 weight, and I have a Kaiser Knuckle on Noel (STR % increase + increased chaining), and a Magistral Crest on Serah (MAG % increase + increased chaining), so I guess the accessories and role bonuses I've unlocked are helping me out some.
LizardKing
Member
big node bonuses
magic
rav
sab, syn (odd levels)
strength
com
sab (even levels)
hp
med
sen
syn (even levels)
Holy crap on a poodlestick the final boss is hard, mostly because
. Could someone help me? I'm not actually dying but I can't get in and I've been doing this fight for almost two hours to a standstill.
Jet Bahamut keeps summoning those other Bahamuts before I can lay the smackdown after buffing then it heals itself