[DS] Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

No Items is the law, so MP draining is okay. However, it's easier to just blast the shit out of him and kill him rather than let him linger while draining his MP. The problem is getting people to reach him in time.

Just made a Nail Bow, which teaches Rangers the Mirror Item skill. And so it begins.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I got Fanatic in Camoa's Auction House. Not sure if the prizes are randomized between all Houses, but it's a start I guess.

I just made the Katana that teaches Dual Wield, so I'm trying to learn that. I've run out of things to teach my Seeq though, so I'm considering moving ahead in the story a bit faster to unlock Viking. I hear Lanista isn't until very late into the game, though.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I'm on Sleepless Nights, the last quest in 3-C. That's not too bad, then. I may burn through after all, just picking up other job quests along the way. I need to figure out when exactly I can start the secret character sidequests.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Well, I did exactly that and beat the game last night. Seriously, this game is... is the Seinfeld of Final Fantasy-- there is no overall story; just various encounters the characters stumble into until the conclusion. It made absolutely no sense. At least the final boss was respectably difficult.

I also read up on the character sidequests and have everyone except

Spoiler:

Montblanc.

Oddly enough though, my favorite is the one least-liked by the community.

There is something in the air. Can you not feel it?:

Seriously, Al-Cid is awesome. Yes, he has no jobs besides Agent, but Agent skills are actually very useful for support and defense (of females). Interrogation lets you see all possible loot, gil, and items any given monster may hold, Succor is basically his own personal Inner Focus (healing + debuff removal), and Escort more or less works like Cover for females. And since Al-Cid will be staying waaay in the back to shoot at stuff, there's no problem having him cover people every so often and using Succor to heal up afterwards.

There're still a few other skills to teach him, so I'll probably like him even more before I'm done.

Unique moogle characters are disappointing because of their lack of access to Chocobo Knight. Certainly not a deal-breaker, but it's not making me like moogles any more than I do right now.

I thought Cid having a bangaa jobset was weird, but it turns out

Spoiler:

Penelo

has a viera jobset! Kind of relieved, since there are too many Hume special characters as is.

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Wait, wait, time out. Who the hell is Lenneth? I'm guessing Ilua, but I don't remember a solo fight. Been clarified now.

As for my Adelle, I immediately changed her from a thief to a Soldier/Fighter/Ninja, so she has the highest attack power out of my group, and currently level 55. But now I'm changing gears and putting her into mage jobs with the ultimate goal of making her a Blue Mage. I think Blue Mage/Heritor or vice-versa would be a pretty good balance.

In fact, why don't we say how we're raising our team? Spoiler-marking special characters, of course.

Luso - Paravir/Thief
Paravir is greatly overrated, but Ninja has terrible skills and I need something faster than a Paladin.

Adelle - Blue Mage/Heritor
See above. Blue Magick rocks.

Noah (Seeq) - Lanista/Ranger
Lanista for regular damage-dealing, but traps and Mirror Item for when I want to get through battles the cheesy way.

Cid - Master Monk/White Monk, usually switched out for someone else
Chakra, Inner Focus, Earth Rend, Pummel, Holy Sign. Ton of great skills in both jobs.

The rest of the party:

Vaan - Sky Pirate/Thief, sometimes switched out for Cid
Speedy item-stealer and trap-disarmer. Flee and Shadow Stalk are prett useful, but sometimes I just prefer Cid's brute force.

Penelo - Spellblade/Dancer
Helloooo status effects.

Al-Cid - Agent
Not much of a choice!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I believe you're thinking of Llednar, who isn't in this game. Lennart is just some Hunter with a unique face portrait.

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I think you're mostly alone in that you liked either of them. The only things those stories have going for them is that their protagonists are assholes ("GET BACK IN THE WHEELCHAIR" and "I HIT GIRLS").

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

If it helps, the name of the quest is "The Eastwatch." I think it shows up either when you're able to fly to Ordalia, or after you already do so (the battle is at the Moorabella aerodome).

I'm at 208 quests completed, but I'm shooting for all 300. Not sure if I care that much about Brightmoon Tor, but I'll probably end up doing it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The Shining Lute is pretty hard to miss if you're reading the dialogue. Hurdy asks if you could go and get the extra loot needed for another instrument, so you're already given a heads-up that there's another item out there.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

If you level up in all the jobs, you'll end up with people who're all-around average-- no strengths, no weaknesses. There's no real benefit to mastering all jobs, so you may as well make it kind of easy on yourself and focus on specific roles for your party (a faster, thief-type character; a mage; a physical fighter; etcetera).

As for the wireless stuff, I haven't tried it. Madu isn't exactly a pain in the ass to get (easy to make and shows up often in auctions), so it seems like the raffle thing might just be a way to get certain weapons earlier.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

So I finally got all 300 quests done. I'll probably do Brightmoon Tor and the other oddjob quests when I'm bored, but I think I'm mostly done with the game. My final party:

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Luso: Blue Mage/Seer
Not nearly as effective at damage-dealing as a Geomancing Paravir, but he's good for throwing around buffs and debuffs, along with some Magick Frenzied spells.

Adelle: Paravir/Heritor (the usual Paravir junk with Geomancy)
Slightly modified from the normal Paravir/Paladin. Adelle's status skills are way better, anyway.

Noah: Ranger/Viking
Not nearly what I intended, but I realized it was better for my Seeq to be able to attack from afar (since I would always use Mirrored X-Potions when I got up close). The Viking skills are for whenever I want to cast magic, as well as steal equipment.

Al-Cid: Agent

Vaan: Thief/Sky Pirate (with the usual Concentrate, Bandit's Gloves, and evasion gear)

Penelo: Dancer/Red Mage
Weird, I know. Mainly throws around debuffs and Doublecasts Cures.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?