[DS] Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard

Haha, I had the same dilemma. I had a Hexer originally but didn't find it all too useful while dungeon crawling. I find it easier to just have everyone attack instead of getting it poisoned/asleep, etc first. I hear their Revenge has one of the highest in terms of DMG though.

I dropped my Hexer for a Gunner and I haven't regretted my decision. Their Ricochet skill rocks hard against bosses and they can use skills that deal fire/ice/volt DMG which is great if you don't use an alchemist. They also have some very nice support skills, like Halt Shot (stops FOEs for several steps) and Medishot (cures the entire party of status problems).

Most amazing jew boots

Sometimes when I go exploring I accidently wall up a path and I don't realize it until I notice the entire map is either a) very small or b) missing the stairs. If that happens I walk throughout the entire map to search for the path I missed.

Or if you don't want to do that, GameFAQs has full maps for the first stratum so you can check there. The stairs to 3F is indeed at block F-1.

How ya doing, buddy?

I'm usually very thorough in mapping, but I tend to get very lax when I'm trying to avoid a fight with a nearby FOE. I then realized how stupid I am since FOEs don't move any faster than you, so I stopped doing that.

On a side note, I finally found my way to the 10th floor.

Spoiler:

Like wow, I wasn't expecting to have to back to the 8th floor before heading back up. That's going to be annoying if I have to do this every time.

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

The story may not be the best thing you ever saw, but the writing in this game is first class.

Anyway, does anyone else hate the 12th floor? UGH! I didn't know what to use for the ice tiles, so I used the icon with the darkish circle. The enemies are pretty cool in that stratum. The FOE there is pretty neat and there's Sleipnir and those funny snowmen.

By the way, has anyone heard of this 111 page artbook for the 2 games? I wanna get it someday.


I was speaking idiomatically.

I guess I shouldn't have used that word 'first class' then, judging from your response. I meant to say that I love the little dialogue that pops up when you explore the labyrinth, like when you encounter an event. It does have a professional feel to it, the way they're worded. I don't mean to say it's on the level of Shakespeare or anything :P

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yeah, sorry for my choice of wording. I should be clearer in the future.

I wish there were more script as well. It has potential to be something more. I hope an EO III comes out.

FELIPE NO

Ah I just encountered a new glitch today. I wonder if any of you seen it too? I was on the 12th floor mapping the place out, and I realized as I reached for a tile that um, everything but the tile on the bottom left was gone. They were replaced with tiles that had a diagonal going through them. I suspend saved and reloaded the game only to get the same glitch. I was panicking at that moment so I used a Warp Wire to get back to town to see if it'd go away, but no! The glitch was still there!! I then went back to the labyrinth (1st floor) and the glitch was gone. HOORAY! I hope it never happens again : /

At first I thought maybe one of my party was hit with a status condition that prevented you from mapping, but they were all in good condition, and when I got home I checked the manual and there isn't any -no mapping- condition.

Update: Ahh never mind. It turned out I used too many icons on that floor. So it wasn't a glitch after all :3

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

Where is the stairs on the 13th floor? It's driving me nuts! I got pretty much the entire floor mapped out and I still don't see the stairs!

Jam it back in, in the dark.