ScraftyDevil
Banned
I'm from Canada too! Just got back from picking up Ultimax at the Eaton Centre, actually.
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Persona Community Thread |OT6| Where 6 Comes Before 5 (No PQ or P4U spoilers!)
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I'm from Canada too! Just got back from picking up Ultimax at the Eaton Centre, actually.
ispendtoomuchmoneyongames
Member
Play P3P only if you want to do the female MC route. Otherwise go to P2: Innocent Sin. Innocent Sin has an amazing, fast-paced story. The gameplay is a little dated and the encounter rate is insane, but IMO it's the easiest of all the Persona games so it's pretty easy to run through enemies.
names2hard4you
Member
On my way home from York U, and Keele is a bitch right now full of traffic. Game is waiting for me at the door, along with Natural Doctrine
P4A as in Arena/Ultimax?
Yea jump right ahead. P3P is mostly the same thing, though playing through the eyes of a female character might add another perspective on things.
Cannon_Fodder
Member
Did you finish The Answer too? Because the story of The Answer has a big impact on Arena. You might want to play/watch that first. P3P is cool, but mostly just a different perspective on stuff you've already played.
Also, for the Canadians, we should have a mini-Ultimax tournament for fun to decide who's the most skilled Canuck! (I say this confidently, despite being absolutely dreadful at fighting games)
Speaking of tournaments
Who would be interested in a P4AU netplay tournament? Free entry, it'll be streamed, maybe I'll try to get commentary, and maybe prizes? None of this is worked out yet but I have a streamer at least. Anyone can enter, just make sure your connection isn't, well, shit.
Who would be interested in a P4AU netplay tournament? Free entry, it'll be streamed, maybe I'll try to get commentary, and maybe prizes? None of this is worked out yet but I have a streamer at least. Anyone can enter, just make sure your connection isn't, well, shit.
Auron_Kale
Member
Ultimax has arrived and I like whomever packaged my...game...?
Right-side up...
...Nah
Right-side up...
...Nah
ispendtoomuchmoneyongames
Member
I know this isn't the SMT thread and everyone is hyped up over P4AU (as am I), but I just got Soul Hackers a few days back and it's the first non-Persona SMT game to really catch my attention. I have Nocturne and DeSu: Overclocked but neither have really grabbed me. I'm about 2-ish hours in and loving the Soul Hackers story.
As long as it was properly organized and overseen, sure. I've organized multiple P4A online events in the past, and they've gone pretty smoothly because I was on the ball when it came to managing deadlines and straight up DQing people, but then I see some that are just a total mess, where everyone is confused, including the TOs.
Tips: Lobby mode makes it easy for players to meet each other in a short period of time and get their matches done quickly and efficiently, if the format of the tournament allows it. It's handier for players to submit their own results via Challonge than to have to report it to the TOs each time.
Tangentially: There should be the second edition of Exciting GAF Air Dashers taking place some time after Guilty Gear Xrd is released.
Cannon_Fodder
Member
I'd be interested! I could live up to my username that way, haha. It would be fun though.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
I'm actually attending a tournament this Sunday in Toronto, and I think it'd be awesome if we held a CanadaPGAF Shodown sometime!
That is, if you're comfortable with Flux, the resident Arena champ, wiping the floor with everyone
I would definitely be interested in participating and/or commentary. Sounds like it'd be a blast!
BassForever
Member
So is there ever a reason to doze off in class in persona 3? Or should I always stay awake?
Star awake whenever possible. Sleep is only there to relieve the tired status.
I'd be down (to probably get manhandled by some of you, my Junpei is pretty bad but I'm sticking with him)
Well, it also turns the status from normal to great.
BassForever
Member
So should I fuse Orpheus and Pixie to make Apsaras or should I be waiting till I have a lot of persona to start fusing? Also is there any way to check what a spell/skill is? No idea what a bufu or a dia is :|
Primary level:
Dia= heal spells
Bufu=Ice
Agi=Fire
Garu=Wind
Zio=Lightning
some other spells are considered buff spells.
Add a "Me" or a "Ma" in front of them and they become a AOE spell e.g Media=lowest level AOE heal spell (heal around same as Dia spells, just that you heal everyone at once)
Mabufu=AOE Ice spell of normal "Bufu" strength.
Diarama
Bufula, Garula etc are mid-level spells e.g Mediarama=mid level AOE healing.
(element)dyne spells are considered some of the best, though there are higher damaging spells available as well as you progress.
Yeah there should be a way to check in the status screen for a Persona. I think it's a bit oddly placed in the original Persona 3 tho.
Here's a basic cheat sheet however:
Agi = Fire damage spell
Zio = Eletrcitiy damage spell
Bufu = Ice damage spell
Garu = Wind damage spell
Dia = Healing spell
Ma or Me prefix = spell hits all targets instead of a single target.
And here's a full cheat sheet. A list of every skill in the game.
BassForever
Member
Okay thanks for the info
I guess another question is how do I best make use of after school time? Not in a crazy min/max way (won't worry about that on my first play though) but everything I try to do warns me I'll be there till dark when I haven't seen any of the characters to social link with. Do weekends give more time to hang out with people while week days are better used at shops and the arcades to increase your stats and buy supplies?
Also I should be exploring Tartaraus every night correct? Or are there night only events that I have to do instead of the dark hour dungeon crawl?
I guess another question is how do I best make use of after school time? Not in a crazy min/max way (won't worry about that on my first play though) but everything I try to do warns me I'll be there till dark when I haven't seen any of the characters to social link with. Do weekends give more time to hang out with people while week days are better used at shops and the arcades to increase your stats and buy supplies?
Also I should be exploring Tartaraus every night correct? Or are there night only events that I have to do instead of the dark hour dungeon crawl?
There's less to do at night in FES than in P3P, as there are more slinks at night. In FES there are two, but the 3k yen arcade game gives you the best boost in a stat depending on which night of the week you do it.
In terms of sleeping, you lose Knowledge, but go up a status level. It's not a bad idea to do it before you go into Tartarus as you do more damage under Great, have a higher crit rate(I think), and can just in general stay in there longer as you have to get knocked down to Good before you start becoming Tired. HOWEVER, once a day you can use a bathroom for a chance to go up a status level as well.
In general, you don't *need* to go into Tartarus more than once or twice a month before you hit a barrier if you're begin efficient in there, so just play things by ear I guess. So long as you can hit the barrier before the next full moon, you should be able to handle anything that happens.
Time management you should mostly spend your days with a social link, while at night you level up your stats in the arcade games in the mall. The one addition to think is to stay in Tartarus until you get Tired, save before you leave so you don't get better, then see the nurse for a boost of courage. You can get up to 4 boosts of courage this way if you're lucky enough(Tired, Tired, Sick, Sick, auto better).
atlusprime
Atlus PR
Amazing. And +1 for Tito's Vodka. That shit is awesome.
YoYo Switch
Banned
Count me in
Ultimax has arrived and I like whomever packaged my...game...?
Right-side up...
...Nah
Same thing happened with mine. Weird
Guess your arcana tarot cards....got reversed.
Auron_Kale
Member
I found it funny actually but yeah, it was a WTF moment for sure when I opened up my Amazon package.
Bop bag Teddie will eventually be inflated though I need to figure out where he'll go...
BassForever
Member
Grr nothing more annoying the having a random new enemy cast a spell that instantly wipes your whole party -.-
Hama/Mudo <3
redhairedking
Junior Member
I just got my copy of Ultimax and have played for about an hour and a half or so. I'm really liking the changes to Yu and Rise seems pretty cool, though I suck with her right now. Still waiting on that DLC to go up on the US store. If there are any other scrubs in this thread let me know, it'll be good to play with someone on my level.
Beginners level?
Hit me up. I get demolished easily and can use the practice.
PSN: MSMrRound.
Will come around to getting Ultimax either today...or in a couple of days when my retailers finally have it in stock.
CrazyTank940
Member
BassForever
Member
My party is a bunch of punks they're all wiped after only 2 floors, I assume each time my party recovers from being tired their stamina will go up so I can get farther in the tower?
Cerveza por favor, sensei.
LelouchViBritannia
Member
Levito, when's the next ep of slink out?
Never, the show has been cancelled and I'm working on an off shore oil rig till retirement.
EDIT: Probably Thursday
Not really sure how it works, if it's either by character level, or just the more flows they go up thing, but yeah, you eventually can fight more and more later. Which is good, because the floors you need to clear to go up to the next barricade increase as well.
Petrock123
Member
I see. I don't live downtown, but I live within an about 30min to hour long drive from Toronto (though technically I'm not living there right now because I'm in university). Nice to hear that things are going well for you.
Cannon_Fodder
Member
Ah, I'm in Alberta. Good luck in the tournament though, and if you don't expect success, I hope it's fun!
That is, if you're comfortable with Flux, the resident Arena champ, wiping the floor with everyone
Good player's are always fun to watch, even if they are perfecting you consistently, haha.
Never, the show has been cancelled and I'm working on an off shore oil rig till retirement.
EDIT: Probably Thursday
I'm truly thankful for this edit, can't wait to listen to Nich and everybody. I have a general S. Link question though, what all is involved in production between the recording and releasing the actual episode?
redhairedking
Junior Member
I'm fairly certain we're already friends, or at least we were at one point. Your name is super familiar. I'm
CardboardCannon
-Record skype call
-Take MP3 skype recording, import to Sony Vegas
-Edit it to improve pacing, mix audio channels, and add music etc(This is the longest part)
-Pace around for an hour trying to come up with an Episode title
-ID3 tag it so it shows up properly in itunes/players properly
-Trueself uploads the title card
-Upload actual epsiode .mp3 to slinkfm.com
-Write up show post/episode description
-Submit episode
-make sure the RSS is working/syncing onto the itunes store
-Link to episode on twitter, GAF, and r/Megaten
-Hope people like it and don't hate my face
I'm really thinking about grabbing P3FES (not sure why I didnt long ago), but im not sure if I want to try and track down the one that came with the soundtrack and art book...or was there one that was similar to Persona 3's original release?
Also from the Ultimax thread: PSN - TeknomanEX.
I want to learn Akihiko, Junpei, Yu, and Yosuke, but remembering all those nuances is gonna be kinda tough.
Also from the Ultimax thread: PSN - TeknomanEX.
I want to learn Akihiko, Junpei, Yu, and Yosuke, but remembering all those nuances is gonna be kinda tough.
names2hard4you
Member
Yeah I wish I could move to my campus. I go to York, which let's be frank, if you live downtown is in the middle of buttfucks nowhere lol... Takes me around an hour to get there in the morning, and 1:30-2 to come back, depends on traffic. Every. Single. Day.
That aside, I'm having a ton of fun and enjoying the story of P4AU so far. It's great to see the characters back in their former glory, after the disaster that P4GA was lol.
Cannon_Fodder
Member
I really like your process, haha. Seriously though, thanks for the answer! Always appreciate the work you and everyone else at S. Link does.
Idt i ever slept in class.
cj_iwakura
Member
It's among the best ever. Hope you enjoy it.
RedGraveXIII
Neo Member
Feel free to add me gang, the more the merrier
PSN: RedGraveXIII
I've only been playing fighting games for like 3 months or so.
Akihiko's really fun to play, super manly as well. Punch everything 24/7