Am I correct in assuming that a member who doesn't participate in a battle doesn't get experience?
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Am I correct in assuming that a member who doesn't participate in a battle doesn't get experience?
Sub cast do get experience, just not a lot from what I see.
She and everyone else can proc conditions from outside of the Main Cast, but she has a buff that increases (greatly) the chance of causing conditions if she is part of the Main Cast of a fight.
That was what I was referring to.
When mass condi spells are at their base level she's fantastic but at even +2 or higher she becomes unnecessary because they proc fairly often. I used to cast the spell that does mass seal and call it a day but now it's just faster to kill things outright. That's actually the case with all things now which makes me sad because I love to poison things, lol.
I assume (this is from someone who's not done it all) you can make a reasonable guess by looking at any suspicious gaps in the lineup?
Thus far, at least, they've all been lining up clockwise from the entrance in the order of the dungeon they were found in.
Saint Gregory
Member
Ulysses 31
Member
I'm in chapter 4 and not a single crash so far. =((((((
Darth_Caedus
No longer canonical
Kiria's first ad lib is spammed lol
patrickthehedgehog
Member
What's the trick to the boss fight of the second dungeon? I get wiped pretty quickly and I haven't gotten to experiment much. I'm talking about the boss that's controlling
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the photographer
UmbraeCruxis
Banned
Is it just me, or is it true that despite her importance in the story, Tsuabasa kinda isn't great to use in battle? I feel like I use her the least often; she has party healing and some heavy elemental attacks now, at least, but that doesn't really make up for losing out on a tank and such. Maybe class changing will help, but I've left her for last because out of "Healing and Force" and "debuff and Lance", I'm worried that the healing and debuffs won't be worth it and I'll have made her even less useful.
Giolon
Member
Buffs and Debuffs help a lot. Defense Buff, Evade Buff, Hit Chance Debuff, Offense Debuff. Take a look at his adds attacks and session attacks. Kill off the ones that are going to destroy your team w/ weakness sessions first (good general advice for all battles). If you can, start out the battle with a Special Art.
If all else fails, grind up a few levels (I beat it at level 24-25, but I've seen people say they beat it at 21 on Hard).
I definitely have Kiria in a lot, though Mamori's in much more often now so I'd consider her the stable one. I honestly don't have Touma in too much either, but if I need a lance user I tend to default to him.
TangerineCloud
Banned
Super weak to poison IIRC.
kuroneko0509
Member
master seals aren't 'limited'
Her force magic against winged enemies can be huge later on, especially when they spawn 4 lanced winged enemies at once. She was actually very much a mainstay of my team due to that and Debut Smile unless some axes showed up.
After the second chapter she only came in when enemies were weak against ice. Seemed that she got beat down by physical attacks so easily that I constantly was reviving her. At that point I think she was way under-level though. I used Mamori a lot but Touma took a back seat once I got the final character and started abusing Counter.
I say this on every page but make sure all your characters have the latest Accessories. They are so massively important early on.
patrickthehedgehog
Member
Oh wow, I'm really underleveled then. Weird since I did everything in the intermission and haven't avoided many battles. Thanks for the tips everyone.
Iriscomeback
Member
Is there a way to rewatch the live performances from within the game? Maybe after you beat it? Or do I have to watch them on Youtube.
I assume you're referring to the lottery?
I guess they're technically not limited, but unless you're lucky it would take quite a while...
patrickthehedgehog
Member
I don't have a pic of him, but with that name and being a producer I have to wonder if it's a nod to Yasutaka Nakata of Capsule/Perfume/Kyary fame. Anyone else notice this?
Ah man I'm super disappointed that class changing the Mirage doesn't change the Master's costume. I finally pulled the trigger on using my first Master Seal on Draig because Mamori's costume is so dumb but it's still dumb. Kiria's mirage costume is dumb too but at least I've unlocked some good options for her from Anzu already.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Get out..
tiebreaker
Member
UmbraeCruxis
Banned
Wow. Terrible. Mamori's outfit is fantastic
^This guy's got it
Hard is where the challenge is. Hard was a blast
I just did a Side Story and saw my first Microwaving with Mamorin episode. She, uhh, just microwaves store-bought instant meals? So like. Her whole show is just a cute kid doing product placement for trash food? This game is soooo fucked up lol.
I even like the concept and I really like her battle animations but the enormous empty space in the helmet is so dumb.
I even like the concept and I really like her battle animations but the enormous empty space in the helmet is so dumb.
EndlessSky
Member
Currently in the chapter 4 dungeon, and ran into a locked chest. I'm out of keys and the only requests I see are the He Hoo Mart shopkeeper and the arena dude. I don't want to do the He Hoo fetch quests, anywhere else to get keys? If not I guess I'll skip the locked chest for now.
Haha it is pretty goofy, I'm just playing anyway. I just love her animations and the way that she struggles to handle the weight of the axes.
If it makes you feel any better your tag just sent me down a GAF black hole.
kuroneko0509
Member
yes. late game money is for spamming lotteries anyway
In which lottery can I win master seals?
And is there a way to farm treasure keys?
TangerineCloud
Banned
Welp, just finished up the epilogue + true ending. That was a perfect game for Summer. Really didn't expect to get sucked into the battle system to the extent that I did. And to think I was almost considering passing on it! Time to go back to being semi-productive with my free time, I suppose. Heh.
Some quick stats if anyone's curious:
Difficulty: Hard
Playtime: 72 hours (all side stories completed, several requests completed)
Final Party Levels:
Itsuki - 62
Tsubasa - 56
Touma - 57
- 59
- 55
- 56
- 58
Some quick stats if anyone's curious:
Difficulty: Hard
Playtime: 72 hours (all side stories completed, several requests completed)
Final Party Levels:
Itsuki - 62
Tsubasa - 56
Touma - 57
.......Kiria
Eleonora
...Mamori
...Yashiro
Yashiro is love. That's why I love checking the status messages on the messenger.
Also, the way he pummeled me into his side quest - sends one text, I am ALREADY ON MY WAY and get a "hurry up already" text 2min later.
He's the best, and the cook outfit will never be taken off ever again.
Edit: Oh, I forgot, I did not just come into this thread to drool over Yashiro (and beg for a gif of his victory pose please please), I wanted to ask what the Duo Arts is that you can miss out on by bullying Tsubasa. Turns out some of my answers came out wrong, and I am kind of afraid I locked myself out of getting it now.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
You farm those Detrius things so you never need a treasure key again.
Just beat chapter 4
Yashiro pls
And oh my god so many side quests unlocked after the chapter
I'm at like 42 hours into the game now
And wait what, Tiki gets costumes?! How many hidden costumes are there?! I only randomly got the cat one from Anzu doing the lottery for a poster.
Yashiro pls
And oh my god so many side quests unlocked after the chapter
I'm at like 42 hours into the game now
And wait what, Tiki gets costumes?! How many hidden costumes are there?! I only randomly got the cat one from Anzu doing the lottery for a poster.
kuroneko0509
Member
both ticket lotteries (or whatever it is called in localized version)
rates per ticket are still the same anyway... 1/256
not sure about treasure keys. pretty sure the keys are enough in a normal playthrough hmm (might be remembering things wrong tho)
6
you only need 30 pts out of 50 (i think). clearing all 3 her side stories are already 1/2 of the required
FORTY-TWO!!!!!!??!?!?! I'm about 20 hours in and although the boss of that chapter is utterly massacring me (spoilers)
as soon as it switches to "black" form - Magic Mirror, of course, only blocks one of its double attacks...
The game doesn't really seem to reward you for "grinding" that much, it seems to me, beyond going up a few levels.
Even with the ability to upgrade your existing Carnages, why would I go back to the very first one I equipped? The abilities will be crap, the strength of the weapon will be crap...
TangerineCloud
Banned
To be fair, at least 40 hours of my play time were me just saving my game over and over so I wouldn't lose progress.
Nah, but seriously, I think I just took things slowly. Grinded for skills a lot. Tended to fight every enemy I came across. Used duo arts and 6-combo sessions all the time, even when I didn't need them. And I just kinda suck a bit tbh.
kuroneko0509
Member
for that boss
element absorb/block is king. mamori (or was it kiria? can't remember since 1 of them only blocks) with ice absorb is practically untouchable during last phase since her spamming ma-element-dyne is on specific pattern iirc
as for why upgrade the very 1st weapon... it's for ng+ lunatic
Dreamgazer
Member
Mamori is in part a parody on Haruka Fukuhara, who did cooking idol shows on NHK for a few years + the "young idols can't do simply cooking right" segments on variety shows.