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[darkwing-buck]

Willing to bet this has been posted, but I saw it on Twitter and had a good laugh out of it.

 

[Laughing Banana]

Finished the 1st dungeon

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and beat the 2nd Memento mini-boss. I like that the moved the random generated dungeons to that part

Is there any good way to gain Kindness fast? I feel I'm missing important days as I can't start/progress with that party member

Working in the Flower Shop in the Undeground mall is the most consistent one that you can do it continuously. which will give you 2 musical tones with possible 3 if you can do its "puzzles" correctly, which will show up from time to time.

Or Rent DVDs or watch movies in theaters, which will give you large gains but in limited quantities.

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If you finish a dungeon "early" do you have the rest of that time to do whatever you want ? or does time skip ahead to the next major storyline ? Also, is it worth trying to nab every persona you encounter in a dungeon ? do some of them appear later on if you skip them ?

Yep, free time after you finish dungeons. That's why it's recommended to do them as early as possible.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Oh my god dude I am enjoying this story way too much. The silliness is making me laugh at the corniest stuff.

 

[PK Gaming]

I do have a couple more questions that I'll leave in spoilers just in case -

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If you finish a dungeon "early" do you have the rest of that time to do whatever you want ? or does time skip ahead to the next major storyline ? Also, is it worth trying to nab every persona you encounter in a dungeon ? do some of them appear later on if you skip them ?

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You have the rest of the time to do as you please, yeah.

As for your 2nd question, nah not really. It's good to stock up on a ton of Personas for fusing (Always Be Fusing) but you don't need to collect em all.

They don't appear later on, but the option to obtain them via fusion is always there.

 

[NoctisCaelum]

What difficulty are you guys playing on? It seems to me the challenged is more not to get wiped out during normal encounter than the boss fights. lol boss fights are too easy, just finished the 3rd dungeon

 

[TwoDurans]

Asked earlier and didn't get an answer. Is there a way outside "config" to auto-play conversations? In P4 it was the Square button, but it doesn't seem there is one here.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Lmaaaaao

"want to find a different way to gain proficiency? Drop the lockpick materials on the floor and build them there you fuck"

 

[Uno Venova]

Damn thieves guild is showing the average level at 20 and I'm at 17 I'm really slacking

 

[texhnolyze]

At *some point* you basically have to throw away all those 1st tier spells anyways, if you want to stay competitive against the increasing challenge, especially against bosses.

Play around with Baton passes and invest in Melee weapons to maximize the SP gain. Also, I haven't tried it, but if it works like in previous games, then Invigorate also stacks with the SP regen accessory, yeah? Meaning if you have invigorate 2 in your persona + you're equipping SP 3 accessory, your regen will be 5 + 7 = 12 per turn for your MC.

Hmm.. I guessed as much. Thanks.

I'm in late august and my social stats are

Knowledge: 4
Guts: 4
Charm: 3
Proficiency: 2
Kindness: 2

How fucked am I?

I'm in mid July and I have better stats than that (three 4s and two 3s).

Yeah, I think you might want to focus on them for now.

I'm only on 5/7 but I get the feeling Ann is gonna be a really great party member.

She's great. Her reduce attack spell is essential for every boss and sub-boss fights.

What difficulty are you guys playing on? It seems to me the challenged is more not to get wiped out during normal encounter than the boss fights. lol boss fights are too easy, just finished the 3rd dungeon

Indeed. I posted similar thing before as well. Normal encounters are more intimidating for me.

 

[Kuriboi2k6]

Am I REALLY screwing up or does the game REALLY hate giving up Kindness,guts etc?

I'm only at like 5/6 but the only thing thats really Moved is my Charm (which is at Head turner).

otherwise I'm in LOVE with this game. Might overtake P4G at this point.

 

[AngryMoth]

Just beat the 3rd palace. Way easier boss than the 2nd

This is my first persona game and I'm loving it but my major criticism so far is the long stretches at the start and in between palaces. Would have been a lot better if they gave you more free evenings during these times instead of getting forced into what can feel like an hour of buttoning through dialogue. Hoping it's not as bad this time...

Also question: I'm stuck at rank 1 for the strength confidant, can't find the persona I need. I'm guessing it was in an earlier palace, in which case am I kinda screwed for progressing this one?

 

[HMD]

I'm in mid July and I have better stats than that (three 4s and two 3s).

Yeah, I think you might want to focus on them for now.

What did you do for Proficiency and Kindness?

 

[Rhaknar]

Damn thieves guild is showing the average level at 20 and I'm at 17 I'm really slacking

Ive always been underleveled compared to other people every time I checked

 

[danm999]

Just beat the 3rd palace. Way easier boss than the 2nd

This is my first persona game and I'm loving it but my major criticism so far is the long stretches at the start and in between palaces. Would have been a lot better if they gave you more free evenings during these times instead of getting forced into what can feel like an hour of buttoning through dialogue. Hoping it's not as bad this time...

Also question: I'm stuck at rank 1 for the strength confidant, can't find the persona I need. I'm guessing it was in an earlier palace, in which case am I kinda screwed for progressing this one?

Use this

Basically you're not screwed.

 

[texhnolyze]

Am I REALLY screwing up or does the game REALLY hate giving up Kindness,guts etc?

I'm only at like 5/6 but the only thing thats really Moved is my Charm (which is at Head turner).

otherwise I'm in LOVE with this game. Might overtake P4G at this point.

Florist for kindness, and burger challenge for guts. Also, try to study at the diner and order a cup of coffee to get a gut point when you're aiming for knowledge. Study in rainy days to maximize the effects.

What did you do for Proficiency and Kindness?

Make tools or go batting for proficiency. Make sure to read the books first.

As for kindness, florist part time job is the best.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

What did you do for Proficiency and Kindness?

Proficiency

- build thief tools
- read books
- work the beef bowl night job

Kindness
- giving nutrients to your plant
- working flower job
- eating the nostalgic beef
- books


But yeah charm and knowledge are the easiest to gain faster.

 

[zelhawks37]

Just finished palace 3. Best dungeon design and I loved the boss fight. This game is a drug. Gonna play more after work tomorrow.

 

[Makikou]

Is it normal to only have like 2 stats on 2, everything else 1 after the first palace and starting to find out about the 2nd one? (Kindness and guts or charm, can't remember which)

First time playing but social stats just irk me out since they restrict so much apparently and the game is constantly interrupting my "planned" schedule.

Oh and it has not rained in like 20 days or something so no diner studying or baths lul

 

[Laughing Banana]

What did you do for Proficiency and Kindness?

Buy fertilizers for your plant for free kindness points (the best one is the 3000 yen you can purchase from the red-light district). Also, part-time jobs at Underground Mall's Rafflesia, 2 each with possible 3 if you can solve its "puzzles" that can show up from time to time.

Watch movies (more effective if you buy the movie book from Red-Light district), rent DVDs.

Basically the same for Proficiency, only different part-time jobs location, and change plants to making tools (which you can save-scum, btw, to get 3 notes instead of 2)

Is it normal to only have like 2 stats on 2, everything else 1 after the first palace and starting to find out about the 2nd one? (Kindness and guts or charm, can't remember which)

First time playing but social stats just irk me out since they restrict so much apparently and the game is constantly interrupting my "planned" schedule.

Oh and it has not rained in like 20 days or something so no diner studying or baths lul

You don't need rain to maximize baths in Mondays and Thursdays for maximum Charm gains there.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

Asked earlier and didn't get an answer. Is there a way outside "config" to auto-play conversations? In P4 it was the Square button, but it doesn't seem there is one here.

I don't think so. The "config" seems to be the only way to auto-play stuff.

 

[Hylian7]

Morgana is the real MVP watching over the MC

Or a total dick.

*I want to make lockpicks*
"You should get some sleep."
*going into dungeon, seeing locked chest*
"Shoulda made some lockpicks!"

Fucking cat. It really hit me after I finished the first Palace, I never got the chance to make more lockpicks before going into the second dungeon.

 

[YaBish]

So I really thought I wasn't going to like Makoto after her introduction, but she really redeemed herself.

Now to hit the books hard to go after her later!

Fucking cat. It really hit me after I finished the first Palace, I never got the chance to make more lockpicks before going into the second dungeon.

I always make my lockpicks the night before a boss fight. For some reason, it's one of the few things that Morgana lets you do then.

Edit: I should clarify, I make my lockpicks then for the NEXT palace.

 

[HMD]

Florist for kindness, and burger challenge for guts. Also, try to study at the diner and order a cup of coffee to get a gut point when you're aiming for knowledge. Study in rainy days to maximize the effects.



Make tools or go batting for proficiency. Make sure to read the books first.

As for kindness, florist part time job is the best.

Proficiency

- build thief tools
- read books
- work the beef bowl night job

Kindness
- giving nutrients to your plant
- working flower job
- eating the nostalgic beef
- books


But yeah charm and knowledge are the easiest to gain faster.

Thanks guys, are there any books that improve my social stat gain? Like the Cinema Buff book?

 

[Laughing Banana]

Thanks guys, are there any books that improve my social stat gain? Like the Cinema Buff book?

The only way to improve your Social Stat gains for general activities (not specific ones like watching movies/giving plant fertilizers) is through Fortune confidant rank 1, I believe, for 5000 yen each time to improve the gains of your chosen social stat for that particular day only. Expensive (not to mention you need 100k and go through a Mementos mission to activate the Confidant in the first place), but worth it if you want to level up social stats as soon as possible.

 

[Totakeke]

Praying at the temple also allows you to advance confidants even when they're unavailable.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Thanks guys, are there any books that improve my social stat gain? Like the Cinema Buff book?

That I do not know. Might be an arcana. None of the books I've found/bought do that at least

 

[Mikey Jr.]

How do you get the maid to make your coffee? I unlocked it, but I don't get how to make her do it.

 

[texhnolyze]

Thanks guys, are there any books that improve my social stat gain? Like the Cinema Buff book?

I don't think there's such books. You need to read specific books for certain activities to maximize their stats gain.

For example:
- read batting book to get more proficiency from batting
- read florist book to get more kindness from taking care of flowers
- read movie book to get more stats from watching movies (different stats depending on the movie)
- etc.

How do you get the maid to make your coffee? I unlocked it, but I don't get how to make her do it.

The more important question is, what things that you can actually ask the maid to do?

 

[cheez124]

already in november and i've only maxed out like 5 links or so, lol....most of my other links are at rank 5-6, i wonder how many more i have time to max

 

[Astral]

I feel like I'm neglecting everyone by always hanging out with Takemi. I just can't say no when she texts me.

 

[Laughing Banana]

The more important question is, what things that you can actually ask the maid to do?

Do laundry, make tools, give massage (which happens to be one of the best perks in the game, lol)...

 

[LotusHD]

I feel like I'm neglecting everyone by always hanging out with Takemi. I just can't say no when she texts me.

Well, you are her guinea pig

 

[Kalentan]

already in november and i've only maxed out like 5 links or so, lol....most of my other links are at rank 5-6, i wonder how many more i have time to max

It never feels like you ever have enough time and some just won't rank up.

 

[Lusankya]

How do you get the maid to make your coffee? I unlocked it, but I don't get how to make her do it.

Try to make coffee yourself and then you will be getting asked if you want to use her help instead.

 

[Rhaknar]

The more important question is, what things that you can actually ask the maid to do?

 

[ErzaScarlet77]

is it true that hifumi was supposed to be a party member? her story is definitely more interesting than haru

 

[Lusankya]

It never feels like you ever have enough time and some just won't rank up.

You can max out all social links on the very first playthrough with quite some days to spare in the end. But without a guide or future knowledge (e.g. when and how to get "free" stat and relationship points) it's quite hard.

 

[Augemitbutter]

best game.

 

[texhnolyze]

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Nah, she's not my type.

 

[PInk Tape]

I think I found a misspelling in one of the subtitled text conversations, lol.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Yusuke is the worst.
7/18 spoilers

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"You should be more aware of your womanhood."

Really? This game really wants me to like him but between that and

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blackmailing Ann

, he's a complete asshole in my book.

Other than that, my post dungeon 3 time has been great, I've progressed so much with my confidants.

 

[Kalentan]

You can max out all social links on the very first playthrough with quite some days to spare in the end. But without a guide or future knowledge (e.g. when and how to get "free" stat and relationship points) it's quite hard.

I'm on

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10/27

and unless somehow the game starts giving me a lot of freedom... I fear I will have less than half of them maxed even though I put so much time into them...

 

[Laughing Banana]

I'm on

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10/27

and unless somehow the game starts giving me a lot of freedom... I fear I will have less than half of them maxed even though I put so much time into them...

NG+ mannn, that's the whole point of NG+.

 

[Ostinatto]

Iwas playing on Merciless, and i went to safe mode to farm a couple of llevels, and now i can't go back? wtf is going on?

 

[Xeteh]

Iwas playing on Merciless, and i went to safe mode to farm a couple of llevels, and now i can't go back? wtf is going on?

Wouldn't that defeat the entire purpose of the hardest difficulty?

 

[Aaronrules380]

Beat the last boss, in the middle of the epilogue portion. Completed all but three social links (Futaba, Haru, and Iwai)

 

[Laughing Banana]

Iwas playing on Merciless, and i went to safe mode to farm a couple of llevels, and now i can't go back? wtf is going on?

The game punishes you for being a chump, lol.

You can't change back from Safe, only from Easy Normal Hard.

 

[ramyeon]

Iwas playing on Merciless, and i went to safe mode to farm a couple of llevels, and now i can't go back? wtf is going on?

Once you change to Safety you can't go back, game warns you of this.

 

[Kalentan]

NG+ mannn, that's the whole point of NG+.

Yeah I know but it feels a lot harder than say Persona 4: Golden. In that, yeah, I didn't max out everyone, but I maxed out most people and got all my stats maxed and even got the true ending on the first run. Only using a guide for how to not get the 'bad' ending.

In this the game feels sometimes way too restrictive.

 

[loki 16]

I don't know if this counts as a spoiler.

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Is the item that cost 100,000 yen from the fortune teller worth it?

(about an Item)