BassForever
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So was there some trick to Hammerzamm that I missed or is he just an incredibly annoying boss?
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He's just annoying-- when he goes under, though, it's really easy to dodge if you are prepared for it. You just gotta wait for him to surface for a while to hit him.
BassForever
Member
I wasn't so much having a problem with dodging his pop out attacks, my AI allies just got rocked constantly. The only attack of his that I never figured out a way to consistently dodge is when he's barrel train diving his way around the field. Even if I pulled off a Jude-port I ended up warping into his body and being hit -.-
L1 for free walking. I'm pretty sure that works.
EDIT: I played as Jude, and linked with Milla because the combos are good and easily linkeable. Make sure that Leia focuses on healing. Can't remember exactly what I did. But perhaps you're just a bit underleveled. When in doubt, level up
chickdigger802
Banned
old vicalle mines is a great place to grind in your 30s.
mobs give 700-1000.
there is that devil arm beast there though so be careful!
mobs give 700-1000.
there is that devil arm beast there though so be careful!
I walked in there curiously after finishing the story events in the other mine. Got wiped in the first battle. Tried it again thinking I could do it, got wiped again. Decided to come back later, ha ha.
Liferebooted
Banned
But it is exactly the same, I've put 150 hours into graces f in the past month. I know this place!
It is very similar but it isn't the same.
Left and right side of the bottom floor have different shapes than the Graces manor. Perhaps it's the same basic map, but they certainly made some tweaks to it. Plus the skin is completely different so therefore it is not exactly the same.
Bah. I don't know why this matters to me, ha ha.
EDIT: Also to provide an example, during the first visit to Sharilton there is a scene where the party is all resting/standing on the left side of the bottom floor, that place does not exist in the Graces manor.
BassForever
Member
L1 for free walking. I'm pretty sure that works.
EDIT: I played as Jude, and linked with Milla because the combos are good and easily linkeable. Make sure that Leia focuses on healing. Can't remember exactly what I did. But perhaps you're just a bit underleveled. When in doubt, level up
Oh I beat the boss on my first try and I'm probably over leveled after slaying 3 bacura 2 with +60% exp lol I just was so frustrated that I wanted to see if there was a trick that I missed. I pretty much did the same thing, switching to a Leia link for pixie healer link arte. Free running only helps against the barrel train if you had a good distance from him when he starts it or if he goes after the ai. Hard mode is hard though lol
Oh yeah Hard mode extends the HP quite a bit so that draws things out much longer. I was playing on Moderate and the boss didn't give me too much trouble.
EDIT: Although, the very next boss on the way to Xian Du gave me much more trouble. Still beat him on the first try, but my characters died many times and there was at least one point in the battle where I thought surely I was toast. But I beat him barely. I was almost out of healing items.
Good to know about this. Thanks.
Everyone in my party is 45 right now and I just got Rowen. I think I'm going to take some time to try out everyone else more now after using just Jude. I love playing as him though.
Wow are you overleveled. You like grinding? ha ha. Where did you go to get that high of a level? The floodmeadows by Nia Khera?
Beat the game. Ended with 3500 grade, probably on the low side. Hyped for Xillia 2 strangely enough >_<
Just one question
if I start a NG+ without beating the dude needed to unlock the full potential of the Fell Arms, am I essentially starting from kill #0?
Or does carrying over the Fell Arms (with or without doing the full power thing) also pass my kill count?
Just one question
if I start a NG+ without beating the dude needed to unlock the full potential of the Fell Arms, am I essentially starting from kill #0?
Or does carrying over the Fell Arms (with or without doing the full power thing) also pass my kill count?
Yeah, I got carried away a bit. I would have stopped sooner, but I was practicing with Jude quite a bit trying out the different moves and combos.
The materials you get in that area are great too. Now I just need to actually get a x3 multiplier that lets me use them. Still, I managed to get two of them to 60 and the Weapon Shop is at 42.
Wow, at that point I was level 13-15 I believe.
dakkumauji
Member
You need to beat the boss in the EX Dungeon to even get the option to carry over the Fell Arms in the Grade Shop.
Unsure about if their power gets carried over regardless but I assume not since you never actually unlocked it in the first place.
Found this on twitter. Totally worth it.
Amazing.
well it says 'inherit devil's arms' for 500 Grade.
dakkumauji
Member
Then I have no idea and you should test it out for the rest of us!
KaiserWilson
Neo Member
I wandered in there too and wiped within ten seconds, then figured I should go back after I've got some levels under my orb.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Ahhhh, I should really tell you guys to equip Spell End/Quick Cast on Rowen and just have him use Splash over and over with the 1-Damage skill when you get it in order to level up really fast like I did. You just sit there pressing one button, set everyone else to not attack, and then you can rack up the XP combo bonus with a higher multiplier if you do it right. It's not hard at all. For serious.
Additionally you can do it with Milla's... uh, whatever Negative Holder is called in English. 3 normal hits, then Negative holder. Rinse, repeat. And in Chapter 4, you can use her
to rack up the combo bonus faster (video here - chapter 4 skill spoiler).
Try playing the game with Crit x3 / Damage x2 alongside that for hilarious results (+ retain half/all levels).
Additionally you can do it with Milla's... uh, whatever Negative Holder is called in English. 3 normal hits, then Negative holder. Rinse, repeat. And in Chapter 4, you can use her
Sylph spell with 1 Damage equipped
The true power gets carried over as well.
Try playing the game with Crit x3 / Damage x2 alongside that for hilarious results (+ retain half/all levels).
dakkumauji
Member
That's basically how I cheesed my second playthrough though I didn't carry levels just had x10 exp.
Even unknown mode was silly easy, though it did made bosses pretty fun since the fights basically became mayhem.
Now I want to do that again.
Young Magus
Junior Member
I think not killing the dude makes them worthless altogether, they don't kick in till you defeat him. Till then their just...there
^ okay guess no Devil Arm's for me. Dude is apparently the strongest boss in the game? Eff that I don't like this game enough to do that.
but enemies will also do double damage/triple crit
I wanna rush Milla's route as I said a while back so I guess I'm taking double rates for errthing. I wish I had enough points to take 5x exp too.
If I decide to do double xp, gald, material points, drop rate, link gauge, inherit shop levels takes about 1k.... I'm down to about 1k from 3.5
Ugh.
but enemies will also do double damage/triple crit
I wanna rush Milla's route as I said a while back so I guess I'm taking double rates for errthing. I wish I had enough points to take 5x exp too.
If I decide to do double xp, gald, material points, drop rate, link gauge, inherit shop levels takes about 1k.... I'm down to about 1k from 3.5
Ugh.
zerokoolpsx
Member
That figure is nice.My game finally arrived today. It can't be sent earlier because we had a holiday. Local retailer didn't stock Collector's Edition, only Day One Edition. Well, this would suffice.
Well, just placed my order for ToX LE. Surprised it hasn't sold out of stock on Amazon. I haven't played a tales game since Tales of Eternia on the psone. Hope this blows my mind. I want the ridiculous costumes, but don't want to pay the ridiculous price.
Loving the game, have to stop now though sadly. Cant really say much now because I have to work in 4 hours, fuck me. I got carried away and I need some sleep. ;-; I have to say though that I laughed at some skits already:
:lol So good. Alvin is such an amzing character. Cant wait to play more!
I got carried away and I need some sleep. ;-; I have to say though that I laughed at some skits already:
the Echo one, the you cut on both sides one and bondage one.
I sure hope so, I've been stuck with the Soaring Vortex/Cerberus Strike/Spiral Strike/That Lance Attack Thing for a while now, though it's still fun since three of them can be used in the air.
So I was playing on hard, and I was trekking through the Hunting Grounds when I encountered some harpies. "Heh, they're gonna get beat down" I said to myself, except then they just spammed Call Friends. I eventually finished the battle after killing 50+ harpies, and I had a lot of close calls because confusion sucks balls. Why.
Hironobu Sakaguchi
Member
am i mistaking or the auto lvl grid is smart enough to chose spend GP in good patterns ?
StunandStab
Member
I love Jude's final battle theme so much. It sounds so cool for just fighting normal battles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhHf4Yj0Q78
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhHf4Yj0Q78
Wow, Thats a bold statement to make. Interest in this game x2.
Hows the story compared to abyss? Better? or worse?
It depends on your taste. You may end up not liking it for one reason or another. My statement is in response to the video game press love of Ni no Kuni and the statements that it is 'a return to grace for JRPGs.' But I don't want to start another Ni no Kuni negativity train like I did earlier in this topic, ha ha...
Plus the fact that while Tales of Xillia has it's flaws, it's been a very enjoyable game for me so far- exciting, even. I'm excited every time I return to play the game to see what happens next. I can play through a game and simply enjoy it, but it's hard for games to give me that special kind of excitement.
Yeah, it was
crazy how cold Alvin acted there, although I'm playing from Jude's side
Agreed. Probably my favorite JRPG this year, certainly the most fun so far.
Compared to mieu . teepo has the voice of an angel
solid mike
Member
You'll be able to finish a playthrough in 25-30 hours I've heard. 9 days is more than enough. I don't know if this answers your question though.
That reminds me of decking out Rita in Vesperia to farm grade with constant "blah blah blah TIDAL WAVE".
So any tips on getting a 100 combo? I'll equip the minimum damage on everyone and have them go nuts, but if there's an easier way, I'm all ears.
Mommy, mommy, I want it!
Haha yeah, also thought it was pretty hilarious. Man that guy will go places!