[Classic] Final Fantasy VI Advanced

Yo.

I just have Umaro, Relm and Strago to get back in the WoR. Yay.

The scene where Gau is getting dressed in the store is hilarious. Haha.

I'm just getting Espers and levelling up before I go to the final dungeon. Everyone is learning magic and stuffs.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

What do I do about Cactuars? The first one I found I actually killed, but every cactuar after that had such high evasion that I miss every single time :(

Am I too weak for the Coliseum? My guys seem to get clobbered against these tough enemies, and they range from level 36-42. Do I need anything special to win? The only one I won against was uh, forgot the name, but I bidded my Tinnia...whatever and got a Growth Egg after winning.

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

Y'know, that's probably why I couldn't kill a cactuar. I didn't have Ultima or the other stuff that you mentioned. For example: I had Celes but no Ultima, I didn't have Edgar OR Sabin in my party, etc. I DID kill one though, so I have no idea how that happened.

So for the Coliseum, I take it that you get the same enemy if you wager on the same items? Then exploit whatever they're dishing out at you, although it's still very dependent on luck?

Most amazing jew boots

Cool.

Where do I get Master's Scroll and Paladin's Shield? :D

I got Valiant Knife. Oooo!

How ya doing, buddy?

Why didn't you warn me about the MASTER TONBERRY!?!?!? -_-;

I haven't played the game for the past few days. I have a large novel to get through before I have to bring it back to the library.

P.S. The mage Odin fought against looks like a ghost.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Thanks a lot for the tip, Zergrinch! I rasped him away and just attacked. Haha, I attempted to put it to sleep but it didn't work, and I never used Vanish. The stupid tonberry never had a chance to attack me :D

Oh, and I got the Master Scroll! Yay!!! To think that I never gotten any of these awesome items when I played the last 2 times >_>
Master Scroll + Brigand's Glove + awesome weapon is good for Locke?

I got the Cursed Shield too, and am at the Solitary Island now to uncurse the damn thing. I first put Shadow in the party to have him steal too for elixirs, but Interceptor kept killing them before I even have a chance to steal, so out he went!

I'm saddened that you have to kill Deathgaze before I can get Bahamut. I've only seen that stupid monster ONCE.

Still haven't gotten Umaro and Strago back yet.

Ragnarok...Esper or sword?

Got Gigantuar. I was in shock when I saw it. It's Jumbo Cactuar from FFVIII! XD Two people survived after the 1000 Needles x 10 attack at the end :D

FELIPE NO

Hey...what is the requirement to get Ultima??? Reason I'm asking is that both Locke and Edgar learned the spell, but I was only AP levelling at the time with the Cactuars. Do you need to get a certain amount of AP to get Ultima? I AM CONFUSED. Anyway, Cactuars make learning spells easy ^_^

Tried to get Excalipoor from the auction house, but I gave up after seeing that damn kappa/imp/whatever appear several times in a row. The father should stop bringing his kid with him!

P.S. I got the Cursed Shield uncursed today. While that's good news and all, I'm quite sure I haven't 'battled' 255 times. Does it also count the number of times you fought before getting the Cursed Shield too? That would make more sense then.

P.P.S. Snagged Leviathan :3

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

Mmmm, it didn't feel as if I fought 256 battles to me, but that's what it is, then it must be so.

About learning Ultima...only Locke equipped the shield. I take it every character will eventually learn it as long as at least one person is using it? Anyway, now I know why everyone says Ultima will clean house. I had Setzer try it out and it did over 6K damage, and his magic stat is pretty low. MMMM...

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

No, they learn it IF they equip the shield. Same deal with equipping Fire/Ice/Thunder shields, which teach you Firaga/Blizzaga/Thundaga at a x1 rate.

But Locke was the only one who equipped the shield, yet Edgar learned it! Explain!

UPDATE: D'oh! I checked my file and Edgar apparently is holding it! AHHH! I must have used Optimize. Never mind >_>

There's nowhere I can't reach.

@Zergrinch: Level 41 to 44 when I fought Leviathan with Dragoon Mog, Thundaga Celes, Drill Edgar and Master's Offering x Valiant Knife Locke.

@Shaolin Samurai: Read my last post. I updated it.

How ya doing, buddy?

AP levelling in the desert is getting boring now. I meet too many worms and not enough Cactuars and I always run away from the worms so I don't get the EXP, but FFVIa has some sort of crappy run system where it can take like, 20 seconds before they actually run away. It's boring watching them attempting to run. Of course, it also sucks that while they're doing that, the worm kills one of them off with Crush.

I got Gilgamesh. I used Ultima >:P What a cheap spell.

I'm thinking of going after Death Gaze next, which should be a nice break from AP levelling.

I haven't gotten Fixed Dice yet. No clue where to get it. I guess I could go to GameFAQs, but I'm apparently too lazy to, although I was just using it yesterday.

By the way, when I do get to Kefkas Tower, which paths have the bosses? I don't want to put a crap team up against a boss.

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

What a bummer this was.

I went to the final dungeon to see how far I can go with what I got, so I made a good team, a mid to crap team and a crap team and proceeded to make my way through the factories and caverns.

Unfortunately, my crap team encountered the first boss, and I thought I'd get rammed into the wall, but no! The crap team won. Cool. Then I went on further ahead and wiped the floor with the next set of bosses (not any of the dragons though) So far so good. Goddess was incredibly easy...

Anyway, then one of my crappier teams went toe to toe with the Guardian, and it kicked their keisters
Apparently, not a single soul in that team learned any high level magic spells, which spelt doom for me. D'oh. One measly boss halted my progress. How sad.

Oh well, back to AP levelling for me.

It's funny that Zergrinch posted just as I was typing this! Thanks for the advice, guy!

I was speaking idiomatically.

A funny thing happened to me today.

I haven't touched FFVIa ever since I got Nightmare Troubadour, so today I decided to train my guys at the dinosaur forest while watching the first LOTR movie. That movie is over two hours, which gave me plenty of time to go train.

After bringing Locke to level 99 (he's uber strong and uber fast now) and Setzer to level 66, I decided to go back to Narshe to heal up. After healing up there, I was on my way back to the forest when lo and behold, the screen changed and before I knew it, I was in a fight with Deathgaze. Y'know, I forgot all about that guy, thinking I'd never see him again. Who would've thought that he'd be hiding just right above Narshe?

Okay I had Locke, Setzer and Terra at that point (lucky I just healed beforehand), and I had the two guys hit Deathgaze for 9999 DMG repeatedly, until the bugger died. Well, that was quick, I thought. Yay. Now I got Bahamut, woo!

One question. Is the Stamina stat worth a damn? I'm under the impression that only STR/SPD/MAG stats are beneficial.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Seizure? First I've heard of it. Who the hell uses Regen and Tintinabulum? I wagered mine for a Growth Egg, which is even better.

Yay, Setzer and Locke are at level 99 now. I also got Strago back too. Hahaha, I just never bothered to get him 'til now. I managed to get a Celestriad from a Brachiosaur (whoo!), and together with the Soul of Thamasa, I am invincible!

P.S. Is Edgar's tools counted towards the STR or MAG stat?

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Render

YOU LUCKY PUNK. <3 You'll end up finding another one later on if you haven't already.

Yup...I got another one from another Brachiosaur :D

Oh, and I hereby declare this day to be FFVI day (or not), for today, I have done what I've never done before. I....won FFVI. I am stoked. I have played this game several times and have never won. I am at a loss for words.

I defeated the final boss with only four characters: Locke (99), Setzer (99), Terra (99) and Edgar (80). Of course, with my uber stats and awesome items (fixed dice x master's scroll for win), the fight was incredibly easy. I won the game in less at 54:14, with 144874 steps and 929611 gil.

The ending was so long and is quite awesome for a sprite-based game, compared to other games where the ending is a mere "YOU WIN" flashing across the screen. I love how they named every single character complete with their theme playing and whatever. Unfortunately, I NEVER GOT UMARO, so when his scene came up, all I got was a shot of his portrait and Narshe scrolling in the background. BIG WHOOP. What was his scene during the escape from the tower?

The ending was sweet, and funny, and cute, and awesome (anything with Locke in it is awesome, K?), and moving and sweet all rolled into one. I'm glad I finally won this game.

Unfortunately, I forgot to steal Ragnarok in the final battle! I got Ultima Weapon, but apparently forgot about the Rag. I didn't save after the ending because I intend to go back and get it. I don't mind fighting the boss again, for that gives me a chance to see the ending again.

ONE QUESTION. SPOILERS DUR!

Spoiler:

I suppose Shadow went down with the tower, and Interceptor is alive? The dog wasn't on the airship! I think that he stayed with Shadow 'til the bitter end, although we'll never know for sure.

P.S. Thanks for answering all my questions here in this thread. Yay!

P.P.S. forgot to mention that I also saw my first limit break! It was Terra's Riot Blade. It did 9999 DMG o.O

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

Haha, well I'm currently taking a break from it for now. I still have to finish PoR and FFIII :D

I haven't defeated all the dragons yet. I think there's still 3 missing...one from Phoenix Cave, one in Kefka's Tower, and I've no clue where the last one is.

Jam it back in, in the dark.