Mendax
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she changes from perfect to even more perfect? hehe
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Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment |OT| Now in English | #YOLO - You Only Live Online
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she changes from perfect to even more perfect? hehe
This game is intriguing. I do have some questions that I haven't really seen many answers on before picking up:
1) does the map tell you where to go for quests and objectives?
2) what is the battle // everything else ratio?
3) can I play this and have fun without having to consult FAQs and the like?
1) does the map tell you where to go for quests and objectives?
2) what is the battle // everything else ratio?
3) can I play this and have fun without having to consult FAQs and the like?
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
agree
pls do not steal this pic to bash SAO twitter monsters
Can love exist in MMOs
All I managed to find out is that all the Skills I praised were just "Sword Skills" not "ATK Support Skills". The only ATK Support Skill I've ever seen her use was First Step and she's only used it once... would be great if someone could shed some light on how to do this!I was about to ask this exact question. Anyone?
Mendax
Member
1) i think it does for story quests but not for kill and fetch quests, but those are easy to find from the description (and the mobs become marked with an exclamation mark during one..)
2) 3 or 4 to 1 at least
3) yes, although it will take quite some time to figure out the systems etc. on your own but that doesnt make it less fun
Here's a good video on why OSS implement is important to unlock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgdDF1lntDA
As you can see the guy uses 5 different skills in a row with each attack getting stronger and dealing more damage. Not to mention completing all the joint sword skills reduces the SP consumption up to 30% for each skill executed.
With SP buffs and regen, you can actually chain over 10+ skill attacks which is more than enough to slaughter all the lvl 3 hollow area bosses.
Another good example is how the guy activated the buffs using the L+R window fast and slaughter a monster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbPMmtrW4gI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgdDF1lntDA
As you can see the guy uses 5 different skills in a row with each attack getting stronger and dealing more damage. Not to mention completing all the joint sword skills reduces the SP consumption up to 30% for each skill executed.
With SP buffs and regen, you can actually chain over 10+ skill attacks which is more than enough to slaughter all the lvl 3 hollow area bosses.
Another good example is how the guy activated the buffs using the L+R window fast and slaughter a monster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbPMmtrW4gI
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Im pretty sure that names2hard4you fella had posted info on that a while back I think.
was this the one about having to lvl 5 the affection of the girl in order to reset the skill praise thingy?
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
possibly? dont remember it exactly cept the fact he did make a rather long post about it I think.
names2hard4you
Member
Yup Stuart I believe even quoted those posts of mine on his comprehensive tips guide, which is on the very first page of the thread ^ I sorta took the time to study the AI and how to nurture it in an effective way. The stuff is compiled on that link. Of course there is much more to it, but the jist of it is all there. As time goes on, and with the info that I posted there, it should give you an idea about how the system works, and how important it actually is.
EDIT/ADD-ON: If you want to tackle higher leveled bosses, a well nurtured AI more prone to follow your commands will for sure increase your chances of winning. Me and my nurtured BUFF Sinon took down a lvl 180, myself as a lvl 119, and her 112, in less than a minute and a half. All it took was good commands, skill blocks and staggers, and of course some good Skill management.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=126049820&postcount=2381
think this is the direct post.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=125932343&postcount=2086
this is the full stuart post
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Also the game pretty much should be telling you what type of skill your partner is doing with little ATK, DEF, BUFF text that floats around when they do their action. Which gives you a visual indicator of what category they just did.
names2hard4you
Member
I digged back quite a bit and found this exchange I had which I think encapsulates a lot of what is being asked around here. This may be helpful, I see a lot of folks asking the same thing here, so hopefully this can shed some light
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Yep thats the post indeed. Should toss that into the Stuart text.
Cheers, will definitely check that out. I've been playing with the AI to get the outfits from them but it's interesting just how much it actually does change the way they behave. For whatever reason I thought "Sword Skill" on the graphs didn't count towards getting the costumes, but it seems like it actually does since I just got the Buff one with max Buff Sword Skills and Stun.
And that's my last for tonight, it is way too late and I am way too tired haha.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
glad to see you are enjoying the game though!
1. Hollow Area: for story quests. Floor Clearing (aka floors 76+), I don't believe so but you wouldn't need markers anyway. It's pretty easy to find where to go and there isn't an infinite amount of paths. (compared to Hollow Area which is much more confusing and spacious)
2. Battling is a good 70% of the game, the rest is Dialogue/VN stuff, character events, etc. (percentage pulled from my arse but battling is a big part of the game and the part you'll be doing most of throughout the game)
3. Yes though if you're a completionist, you may want to use a trophy guide but even with that, I don't think you need a FAQ or anything.
afaik it's aesthetic
It's great so far, really like the battle system although I feel like I've only scratched the surface of it.
A malfunction glitch happen when Kirito and Healthcliff clash causing ALO and SAO to merge which is why Suguha ended up in SAO and why Kirito have to finish 25 more levels hence Infinity moment/Hollow Fragment storyline.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
They should have stats attached to them.
Since just looked up Lisbeths Princess Heart armor for example and it does have stats on it.
Skyfireblaze
Member
Oh my god you just made me realize a possible plothole! Suguha might be the only player who could safely leave SAO o.o I haven't played the game far enough to get any answers so anything I say here is purely speculation.
Since Suguha is in her ALO form, whatever happened to the internet bumped her from ALO to SAO, so far so good, but! if she was playing ALO she must be using the new non-dangerous Nerve Gear Version 2 so unlike the other players anyone could just externally disconnect her without anything happening
Done. That was an interesting amount of embedding quotes lol.
edit: That costume looks cute on Asuna above ^
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
lol nice thanks Stuart!
very good stuff there am sure will help out lots of folks thanks!
great, another thing to do in game when I was just getting the hang of it lol
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
kill things, lots and lots and lots and lots of things. all while looking for treasure.
the waifu shit isnt that important. its all optional anyways. there may be some stuff in the story itself, but having to "talk" with the female characters and do the bed conversation stuff is purely optional fanservice.
Talk until their mood reaches 5, bridal carry to the bedroom, pillow talk > rinse and repeat. That's the only way I know of. It's tedious and takes quite awhile though.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I spent just a ton of time fighting out in the field with a specific character. Not nearly as fast, but at the same time too dont feel like am wasting time in town lol.
not going after trophies too so there is that also.
Talk to them when their orange text box shows up. Doing it at the fountain is supposed to work well.
At Rank 3 (at least I did this at Rank 3 - 4), take the girl to your bed, sit on your bed (one of the four main buttons does it, maybe square or circle, I forget and my game isn't on atm) and you'll get one practically every 5 seconds.
If unsure of an answer, just hit R. Raised Asuna (the only one I raised in the JP version) to rank 5 within an hour... might have been half an hour, I forget but it was no longer than an hour from rank 3 lol
Skyfireblaze
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names2hard4you
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Thanks Stuart, hopefully it helps everyone here. Can't stress it enough guys, some of the questions that you have are answered in the first post, and amongst those answers you will see a link to Stuarts guide that has some of my AI talks in there. If anyone has a question about it or even how it relates to skills and such you are more than welcome to ask since I did quite a bit of "studying" as I played for the almost 90hrs that I have on it. But of course, before you ask, DO CHECK THE OT AND THE LINK. I feel like everything that's important is already there.
Bascially all the 'pandering' girl questing takes place in town so it's optional so you can spent much time as you want outside in Aincrad or Hollow area and blaze through if you want.
Read my post above, it possibly isn't a death game for her
Uh if we go with that theory then it would totally change a lot of stuff for them, because now they have an external contact to the outside world.
Maybe but the guys on the outside might be worried about trying to disconnect her externally if they have found out she's in SAO? Even if it's using the new Amusphere, it could be a worry due to all the worry over it 2 years prior.
What can anyone in the outside world do to help them anyway though?
Biggest Eyebrows too which I find far more amusing.
names2hard4you
Member
You are probably holding 10 potions of something which is the limit for those specific ones individually like health, DEX, etc lmao. If you look at the potions and see a number in red it means that you can't hold more than that.
if the quest gives you stuff like SP Hi Potion, check your inventory, you can only have like max 10 potions so if the quest is going to give you 8, be sure you have 1 or 0 in your inv
Skyfireblaze
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Well only theoretically, I mean even if what could she do in the outside world to help them?
Ah right Amusphere was the name I forgot
Hmm that's certainly good thinking, we can't be sure Kayaba hasn't got a secondary system that prevents it in another way though from what I remember the whole thing just works because the Nerve Gear has microwave emitters which the Amusphere was specifically stated on not having so this could be interesting.I'm with you here as said above, I can't think of anything practical Suguha could actually do to help :/
Yeah, I got rid of something I had 10 potions of, but I don't seem to have max of anything else and it's still doing it. I assume red text means that's the max I'm allowed and the only item thats red is an engagement ring. I'm going to assume this quest is not trying to give me one
Actually, I found 10 potions in Asuna's inventory. Didn't think they'd give it to her but maybe that's it. Now to just find out how to get rid of stuff from her inventory..
Couple of questions for those of you who are farther along:
1. How do I "reset parameters" on my partners? Someone mentioned doing that on Strea before trying to unlock her ATK BUFF and DEF costumes.
2. How do I start multiplayer mode so that I can grind some levels on all of the heroines? And is multiplayer mode only in the Hollow Area or can you do that in Aincrad?
Really enjoying the game so far. It's even deeper and more fleshed out that I hoped it would be. I purposely did not bring my Vita to work today so that I wouldn't be tempted to play on my lunch break and then get completely sucked in. It's that kind of game, AFAIK.
1. How do I "reset parameters" on my partners? Someone mentioned doing that on Strea before trying to unlock her ATK BUFF and DEF costumes.
2. How do I start multiplayer mode so that I can grind some levels on all of the heroines? And is multiplayer mode only in the Hollow Area or can you do that in Aincrad?
Really enjoying the game so far. It's even deeper and more fleshed out that I hoped it would be. I purposely did not bring my Vita to work today so that I wouldn't be tempted to play on my lunch break and then get completely sucked in. It's that kind of game, AFAIK.