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Final Fantasy XV |OT| There and back again.

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Eblo

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I'm 17 hours in and haven't even progressed through the story that much. Just obsessively doing sidequests and hunts. I rarely bother with those sorts of things in games, but I find it hard to stop this time. Something about this game makes me want to milk out every last sweet, succulent drop of it.
 

Bladenic

Member
Ramuh at night looks incredible. I also got a special/different animation for him triggered during the chapter 7 dungeon. Still haven't seen Titan, my crew hasn't dying lately.

I also killed my first Red Giant, didn't get anything for it though.
 

Finalow

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actually there are attributes that dictate who will come.

For Titan, a party member must be KO'd.
For Ramuh, it had to do with the duration of the fight.
For Leviathan, Noctis must be in danger and water must be nearby
For Shiva, its all of the above. basically you have to be really fucked and near water.

otherwise its all RNG.
I like how the need of water nearby in order to summon
Leviathan
actually makes sense. not so much about the rest though
 

Papercuts

fired zero bullets in the orphanage.
This Deadeye fight is ass. Trying to aim spells at the barrels is atrocious. Ran out of fire, and it doesn't look like they give you any.

Why are all my party members idiots?

Having friendly fire AoE in a game where you can't control group placement at all is baffling.
 

Ishida

Banned
This Deadeye fight is ass. Trying to aim spells at the barrels is atrocious. Ran out of fire, and it doesn't look like they give you any.

Why are all my party members idiots?

Doing it wrong.

Wait until Deadeye is near one of the barrels. Then auto aim into Deadeye and cast Fire.

Easy as pie. No need for aiming.
 
Guys answer quickly

If I start the quest Brave new world, will the chapter end and I'll lvl up automatically or will I be able to get to x3 exp hotel?

Im sitting on 150k exp points
 

LotusHD

Banned
Guys answer quickly

If I start the quest Brave new world, will the chapter end and I'll lvl up automatically or will I be able to get to x3 exp hotel?

Im sitting on 150k exp points

You ain't getting there until
Ch. 9
And when a chapter ends, you are forced to give up your exp.
 

twisteh

Member
Wow, you guys weren't kidding about chapter 13.

How on earth did it get it past playtesting and QA? Literally one of the worst game sequences I've ever played.
 

Papercuts

fired zero bullets in the orphanage.
Regroup is really good for making your guys move.

Yeah I've been using it for that. Still feels like an awkward bandaid and at some points doesn't work because it's reliant on Ignis himself being in a spot farther away.
 
Wow, you guys weren't kidding about chapter 13.

How on earth did it get it past playtesting and QA? Literally one of the worst game sequences I've ever played.

Is Chapter 13's problem(s)... patchable? I'm honestly wondering if that's the case I should just wait until something like that comes out.
 

Bladenic

Member
I got my Chocobo to level 6 and it said I unlocked Dance de Chocobo which supposedly boosts stats but I don't see the option under the menu. Is it triggered by bringing Zidane into battle or what?
 

Foffy

Banned
Small question, fam.

For Gladios
fishing quest, what lure does the big fish like? I'm now stuck on this for over an hour in failure...
 

theofficefan99

Junior Member
So I just reached Lestallum, parked and turned the game off. Level 30.

I'm thinking of doing whatever remaining hunts I can do at this point, MAYBE attempting that one dungeon in Leide, then perhaps continuing on with the story for a little while (I say this, but I'll probably get distracted by sidequests every chapter).

I have some questions:

1. What is this "Expericast" people are talking about? How do you create it? The game explains Elemancy horribly TBH

2. What chapter can you get all 13 Armiger weapons in? I obviously have two for now that are story related but I have no clue if the game points out all the other tombs for you.

3. What chapter do you get the whistle to call enemies? I think I'll officially grind when this happens

4. Is there a reason to keep stuff like "Behemoth tusk" or the coins or can I just sell them? I feel like the descriptions point out that they're simply there to sell.
 

Jarmel

Banned
Well one of the super dungeons is glitched for me and I can't get to the entrance. You're supposed to warp to the other side of a cavern in Daurell Caverns but the highlight doesn't pop up for me.

This sucks shit.
 

Mailbox

Member
I'd personally rank the villain above Barthandelus but below Caius imo. (I liked Caius)

Is Chapter 13's problem(s)... patchable? I'm honestly wondering if that's the case I should just wait until something like that comes out.

no, chapter 13's problem is that it overstays its welcome, and that the chapter's prior are too short.

That said, there are some parts of chapter 13 that are good. Specifically a boss battle near its end.
 

theofficefan99

Junior Member
Whoa... what?

I'm not surprised. Game has a shitload of content. Overlevel a bit, and then suddenly the content that was too challenging to attempt is now stuff you can do.


Plus if you wanna save up EXP you're gonna be wasting time at night too

It's extremely easy for this game to be super long.

Now, I'm not sure how lengthy or full of content the chapters after 3 are, but I'm 18 hours in, Level 30, and I just reached Lestallum, and I can easily see myself finishing Chapter 3 at like 30 hours, maybe a little more. And there'll still be things I haven't done, like all the damn rescue missions, or anything involving fishing.
 

sora87

Member
I went into 2 dungeons tonight that are apparently around my level but I was getting absolutely owned in then :eek:

Whoa... what?

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"What's taking that asshole so long?"
 

Ishida

Banned
I'd personally rank the villain above Barthandelus but below Caius imo. (I liked Caius)



no, chapter 13's problem is that it overstays its welcome, and that the chapter's prior are too short.

That said, there are some parts of chapter 13 that are good. Specifically a boss battle near its end.

Personally, Caius was way too melodramatic for my tastes. I rank XV's villain as one of the top ones in the entire franchise, though.
 

LotusHD

Banned
Discovered a secret enemy base that had an insane double boss battle. Barely beat it. Yeesh!

The one where you get a Magitek Shield at the end? If so, I just beat it a hour or two ago myself. Was hard af, especially because I was stupid enough to not have potions on hand for the longest time. I used up literally all my elixirs, potions, and Phoenix Downs, and ended up having to beat them with their own artillery lmao

No it's reliant on nocti's position.

Oh really? It honestly never felt that way, I should pay more attention lol

So I just reached Lestallum, parked and turned the game off. Level 30.

I'm thinking of doing whatever remaining hunts I can do at this point, MAYBE attempting that one dungeon in Leide, then perhaps continuing on with the story for a little while (I say this, but I'll probably get distracted by sidequests every chapter).

I have some questions:

1. What is this "Expericast" people are talking about? How do you create it? The game explains Elemancy horribly TBH

2. What chapter can you get all 13 Armiger weapons in? I obviously have two for now that are story related but I have no clue if the game points out all the other tombs for you.

3. What chapter do you get the whistle to call enemies? I think I'll officially grind when this happens

4. Is there a reason to keep stuff like "Behemoth tusk" or the coins or can I just sell them? I feel like the descriptions point out that they're simply there to sell.

1. You cast it on monsters, and then I guess you get more EXP once you kill them. The more coins (Debased, Rare, apparently you should save your Oracle Acension Coins though) you use to craft said magic, the more EXP you'd gain. For example, I used a bunch to kill this one boss monster, and got about 120k EXP or so.

2. No clue. Look up a guide for that one.

3. I wanna say Ch. 4 or 5? I forget. It's not really all that effective for grinding though, unless you mean grinding for AP.

4. May be used to upgrade weapons, help Ignis to come up with/make new recipes, etc. So far I've only bothered to sell stuff that I have a bunch of.

Fishing in this game is so great.

Meh, I will never be a fan of fishing, regardless of whether or not it is in a video game.
 

AngryNeox

Neo Member
Wow... Angry Joe stream: Low on items and even mentions that there wasn't a vendor in some time. Continuous to walk pass the next vendor with nearly zero items into the next chapter.
 

CLBridges

Member
Moved the story along to chapter 10. Man, this has been the quickest 30 hours I've put into a game, gonna probably get 100 easy lol. Reminds me of when FF12 first came out. Just grinding, exploring and hunting. Well, time to go back to the open world and get some things done.
 
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