[PS2] Final Fantasy XII

About 30 hours and 180,000 steps here and I just arrived at Phon Coast, I guess the time's pretty bad but, well, the counter didn't stop while I was away going to the store and stuff like that, so it's okay, I guess.

I am still a bit worried that three out of my six characters are heavily underleveled, my three main characters are all level 35 or 36, and they are level 14, 15. Oh well, I hope I will find some time to level them up as well.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Shenlon

If you've always only needed 3 characters then thats cool. My characters are just about even but i always need all three when facing a boss cause I need backup especially when i fought the third esper, which I happened to find by chance.

Is it the one you can find if you proceed through the secret passage near

Spoiler:

Mosphoran Highwaste

?

I got killed within 10 seconds =/

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

I just made it to Archades. For all of you who haven't got there yet,

Spoiler:

prepare for some (i.e. two) boss fights without any possibility to save before! Oh, and you might want to solve that "riddle" in the dungeon before you get to Archades to get some cool katana, which has dark element. Don't use it in this dungeon, though, unless you want to heal those zombies

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

Heh I guess I "accidentally" ran into the SUPER enemy in Sochen Cave Palace which seems to have like 10,000,000 HP or something like that, of course, I died immediately O_o

Spent the last two days with hunting, I guess I finished like 15 or 18 hunts so far. It's nice for leveling up and collecting LPs, too

I was speaking idiomatically.

It can be obtained in Mt. Bur-Omisace. I don't know any other place where to get it, at least.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Chie

I just came across a hunt that requires all the female charcter out in the party in order to attract a monster. So just warning for those of you with some low level characters.

That is true, but you can change the party before the fight again, so don't worry, you don't need to fight the monster with a female-only party


My counter says 47 hours and I think I have something around 250,000 steps. Just finished the Giruvegan "place", it was pretty annoying and the soundtrack was shit as well. I am so glad I made it out of there... When I sold the loot I was pretty surprised to see that my account has grown to about 150,000 gil, though

Hilariously enough, I found out TODAY that I can get rewards from Monblanc in the Clan HQ as well =/

Oh, and "sandmokeys", would you please try to improve your posting style, that would be awesome!

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Jamma

Living in England sucks. Thats all I have to say about that.

Ok, considering the fact that most of you are playing this for the first time, and have not yet completed the game, do you think you will be playing this again and again, even though (from what I can tell) the game is huuuge?

Just a question to pass the time

You mean all over again? I don't think so. But ehh I guess all the side quests will keep you occupied for quite a while anyway, so don't worry about that

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

Originally Posted by seanne

Yeah, you'll only find her in the village during the dry period. She is standing in the pen, among the cockatrices.

What's the chance to get there when it's dry. I left and re-entered this area like twenty times and it was always raining

Oh, and something else..... does anyone know how to cure "slow"? Esuna doesn't help and as for items, well, I guess there are remedies, but isn't there something like Echo Herbs for Silence or Handkerchiefs for Oil?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

It is very important to get the forgotten notes as soon as possible, that's all I can say about it. It's damn expensive, yes, but trust me, you will get back the money with all the additional loot you're going to get!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Some monster will appear there once you accepted the hunt (I think you have to speak to Monblanc in the Clan HQ). There has to be heavy rain as well. I could be wrong, though.

How ya doing, buddy?

Almost 50 hours now, today I did some more hunts, in Nabudis and the swamp area which is nearby, what a deadly place, I almost died a couple of times, although my characters are already level 50+. I am saving money for the canopic jar which costs 250,000 O_o but I heard it's worth it!

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

Originally Posted by ashaman

If you haven't already, pick up the Zodiac Spear and a bubble belt (from one of the hunts), it should help with the boss you mentioned. The optional esper in the shrine for the sword of kings was taking off 2000 hp from as well, but with a bubble belt a level 40 Vaan should have almost 5500 hp.

I agree, Bubble Belt is awesome. First of all, when I got it, I was like "uhh wtf does Equip: Bubble mean" but then I saw that Vaan's HP were twice as much as before, so yeah, pretty cool stuff.

I didn't know you could get Zodiac Spear from a hunt, though (?!)

Originally Posted by Dizzy

So, is there any loot that i need to keep in order to get an special mob hunt or item? Because i sell almost all my loots (except Teleport Stones). I'm 50 hours into the game and it's so freaking addictive...

I don't know of any loot you have to keep in order to get special stuff. In fact, you need to sell your loot in order to unlock bazaar goods.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Guest

Hey guys, just a quick question. Is there a factor that determines when a new spell or technique appears in the shops? If I learn the liscenses for or around them, will they show up for purchase sooner? Or is it really just a matter of story progression. I'm at Hennes Mines now and I think its kind of weird how I don't have certain spells yet, like Haste, Fira, Revive, Renew, etc.

It is a matter of story progression. You should check all the shops every now and then for new spells. You should be able to get Haste (which is a very awesome spell because you can "heal" slow with it) at the trader at Mt. Bur-Omisace, I think.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by kharaalaik

Also, different Grimoires go for different prices. They range from 19000 to 27000 Gil. And yea, they are for different types of monsters. I'm 86 hours into the game and I'm only at the Phon Coast. Vaan is level 42, Baltheir is 40, and Fran is 36. My next highest is Basch at level 33. I'm going to get Fran up to level 40 then I'm going to level up Basch and just switch them up. Good idea, or no?

86 hours? ô_o No offense, dude, but do you leave your PS2 on over night or what

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Spatula

How do you get to the White Mousse hunt? When I'm in Lowtown, I can only go through the right side gate in Storehouse 5, but that leads down the the sewers which then leads to dead ends. The left side gate is locked. How do I go about this?

Spoiler:

The left door is locked after you completed the story-relevant part of Garamsythe Waterway. You need to take the right door. White Mousse is at the SW part of Garamsythe Waterway, as far as I can remember. So either you already got the Watergate Key so you can lock the gates to make it easier or you just try the different paths to the SW until you found the right one (you need to walk a lot around corners and stuff...), but eventually, you will get there!

60 hours so far, a bit more than 300,000 steps and I think that in the last 15 hours, I haven't done anything story-relevant, only hunts and getting espers. My three main characters are all level 54 now which makes things a lot easier, especially since Vaan is equipped with Bubble Belt and has like 8,000 HP now. Yesterday, I tried to fight Fafnir in the Paramina Rift but holy shit, he was kicking my ass O_o

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

I think he was talking about the accessory that doubles your XP, not your LP. You can buy it somewhere, but I forgot where. I would check google or gamefaqs if I were you.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by WraithTwo

80 hours in, I'm almost done with the hunts. Just the King Behemoth left before the last one. Fafnir wasn't pretty hard, but as long as the Behemoth isn't completely absurd, I think I can take him down. Now as for the last guy....

- WraithTwo -

Well, what level were your characters when you fought Fafnir? My characters were like level 55 and I had to run away from him...

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Uhh I know I'm 60+ hours into the game, but I have a question: So I just bought this jar for 250k which results in almost every monster dropping Arcana. Now see, I thought you could sell Arcana for a lot of money, but ehh, it's only 10 gil So do I use Arcana for something else or did I just waste 250k for nothing?

Most amazing jew boots

Originally Posted by Spatula

250,000 gil, holy cow. Even I tremble at 10% of that in my pocket. Well 25,000 isn't too hard to acquire, but 250,000, damn son! I have about 3 of the Grimore stuff. Which page in the walkthrough talks about these forgotten grimores again?

If you spent 40 hours on hunting, you'll be surprised how fast you can get so much money! But ehh, seems that I shouldn't have bought it, I guess =/

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

Originally Posted by Dr. Uzuki

The LP is always the amount shown for everyone, even for reserve characters, unless they have the double LP accessory equipped. Only thing I'm not sure about is if dead reserve characters still gain LP.

They do. That's why equipping the "reserve characters" with anything but the Golden Amulet is totally stupid. They do get double LP even if they're not in the party.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Oh God, after 30 hours of hunting, I just realized that Ridorana is way too easy, the bosses are a joke... Sounds arrogant, but it's the truth O_o

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yeah it is very nice of Monblanc to give you Teleport Stones for defeating enemies with hundreds of thousands of HP, I guess.

I mean, yay, teleport stones!!

FELIPE NO

Ridorana Cataract without Libra or Vanishga is fucking gay.

That being said, I just finished the Pharos at Ridorana or whatever it's called (people say I am good in remembering dungeon names!!) and so I'm not facing the final level, it seems. I will finish the remaining mob hunts first, though

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

Played for some hours the other day, fought some cool battles against

Spoiler:

Gilgamesh, though it was not too hard at level 60, but hell yes, the good old days...

and

Spoiler:

against the SUUUUUUPER enemy in Sochen Cave Palace, that seems to have like a bazillion HP, but fortunately, you can leave the area and come back and it would have just the amount of HP it had when you left it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The Genji set isn't that great, if this remedies your suffering

There's nowhere I can't reach.