[PS2] Final Fantasy XII

Originally Posted by Freelance Wolf

You just reached Sochen and your party is at level 42? O.O

Expand on that please.

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Originally Posted by Nightwolf18

Man i bet this game is great. I want to get this game so bad. But i dont have a job so means no money

Christmas is coming up soon, I'm sure one of your friends or family who's kind enough might pitch in.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

Nice that you got the second or third strongest concurrence. I've yet to get Black Hole...

I actually did get the Black Hole when I least expected it at the Stillshrine of Miriam where I fought the three dragons. I just kept chaing and chaining. When I saw the Black Hole, I was like FUCK YEAH, TAKE THAT. I usually see Ark or Torrent or something like that. I try not to get Infernos.

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

Metal Sphere, if you want Black Hole to complete that part in Sky Pirates Den, just keep fighting a monster near a save point and if you fail, go back and recharge via save crystal and take it out on some poor regular enemy. Poor bunny.

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

I'm up to the Sochen Cave Palace. Boring dungeon. Oh well. I'm doing some sort of puzzle right now, at least according to the book. I don't like how there won't be a save point for a while, besides the first crystal bug.

Most amazing jew boots

Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

And what puzzle is that? The one where it makes the waterfalls move so you can access the treasure chest? Or the one that opens the way to Hell Wyrm?

Just to get the Koga blade. Nothing too special. The next boss was a joke. I wonder why. At any rate, I'm done and got my FF fix for today. I'm just in before entering old Archadis. LOL Hell Wyrm. I don't think so!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Musharraf

After you got the weapon from the riddle, you should go back to save your game, just in case. The two bosses are not that hard, but there won't be a save point until you get to Archades.

There's actually a red save crystal right after you take the elevator lift up. I saved there.

FELIPE NO

So you're telling me Omega is harder than Y-dude. Holy shit. Even the guide says so. Once you beat this Omega man, tell me how he compares with the previous FF atmas and omegas.

How ya doing, buddy?

I just visited Drakor Laboratory. What a disappointment. I expected this to be more .... FFVI Magitek Factory like. It was just a whole bunch of rooms with switches and knobs. I honestly wanted this dungeon to be long, since I rarely get the chance to fight human enemies, since I find that much more exciting, with swords clashing. At least the Leviathan was interesting. I expected to see 10 foot test tubes, giant turbine engines, hydralic machines, conveyor belts of weapon armaments, bomb making devices, and all that jazz. Instead I get office space. Well, maybe all that is on floors 1 to 65, while I'm snooping around the administrative offices, oh well.

I like how you can't get on floor 69. Clearly it's the floor reserved for Imperial guards off duty and getting some R&R with comfort girls, why lie. Probably most of these would be viera, wanting to escape the woody life, oh wait.

At any rate, the boss was a joke, again, as expected. I really wonder now how I'll stack up against some of the easier Summons that I want to get. I'm at Balfonheim Port (lol is this Valkyrie Profile name for a city) and plan on doing some hunts and tons of sidequests, as the guidebook says many quests can be completed at this time. I hear the difficulty is also suppose to spike up.

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Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

Why were you expecting it to be like the magitek factory? I would've loved to see that FFXII-style, but from all the hints you got from the residents while you did the Sandalwood/Pinewood thing, it was simply going to be a research facility.

Yeah, maybe not so steam punk as perhaps more... interesting. Just rooms and rooms of bulkhead consoles, how more boring can you get. I was even thinking more along the lines of Valkyrie Profile 2, what was that, Chateau de Something. I have the sandlewood but I can't seem to be using it now. =/

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I have yet to join the Phon Coast. And your explanation of them staying out of the "scientists labs down a few floors" satisfies my curiosity. I would have just liked to see another Leviathan or something like that, ya know. LOL Xenosaga.

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

Alright, I know I asked this before but I still can't seem to get around it. I'm doing the Lost in the Pudding hunt - Hunt #06, which is the White Mousse. The west gate in storehouse #5 is blocked, and that only leaves the east gate entrance into the Garamsythe Waterway. Once down there, it only leads to dead ends which go around this semi circle like area, and I don't have the Sluice Key. As a matter of fact, I need to complete this hunt to do get the Sluice key. As far as I can see, there seems to be no way around this.

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

Originally Posted by ZealPath

For the return to Garamsythe, you have to look for some small stairs which cross over into the other areas, I was confused by this as well at first since they are not marked on the map (so if you go only by the map, it appears as if you have no where to go but in a circle back to the save crystal area). Keep poking around the edges and you'll see the stairs (basically a small set of stairs that goes down then another that meets it going back up).

Jesus, no wonder. I thought I was going insane. I got two other marks down, Rodeo to the Death (super easy if you have reflect) and Atomos, another joke hunt. I'm busy doing hunts now, and did the Seven Sisters quest. I get horny when I walk into my cabin and that cabin attendant bows down to me. I'm sick minded.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Oh, Elza, what a typical animu girl, with her catchy fashion statement.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I heard a yes with that, but I haven't tried it out. Supposedly if you look at your health bar, you'll see your bar extend over that of 9999. Let's supposed you have 15,000 hp. If you take damage for 3000, you should still see your HP at 9,999.

In before IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAND.

FELIPE NO

I only use BM if I'm surrounded by 3 or more enemies, and I cast the "ra" type spells to lock on all enemies. Black Magic isn't that expensive in the short run, plus the only time I have BM gambitted is for flying enemies, since all my melee people are tough nuts. Magic isn't too too bad in this game. Although I'm finding for hunts that your regular status ailments do help somewhat. LOL RODEO TO THE DEATH. SERVES YOU RIGHT MOTHERFUCKER FOR TRYING TO INVERT MY GUYS, HERE'S TO YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENT YOU FUCKING HORSE!

(LOL the rage)

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

Well, I have to say, I MEGA <3 HEART this game now. (God, now I sound like that freak known as Freelance Wo- oh hey Wofie what's up!)

I'm just spending my time doing hunts (did 3 - Orthos/Snake in Zetherintan Caverns/and the other Pudding hunt). All of them were pretty easy I have to say, even they were rank V hunts. I think I can't take on the trickster yet. That thing was doing like 1000+ damage per hit ;__;.

Also, I took down that first optional epser, the Ardersomethingmabob. He wasn't too hard, but his minions were annoying as hell. I think I used about 5 pheonix downs for that fight, but I used a quickening when he had like 10% health left. So yeah, I gave that one to Fran, since she deserved it. Basically, if Balthier isn't in the party and leading it, then Fran is second in command. That's how I've done it.

How hard is Zetheritan caves anyways? Some of the baddies are ridiciously easy while others are somewhat hard.

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Originally Posted by Chick that keeps hearting <3 various things

Vaan is supposed to be an average joe, with no special qualities.

Vaan, I don't even consider him a main character/protagonist (even though the game does try to make some effort for him to stand out). It seems the story wants to drive Balthier as the main go to guy. He's generally the one saying "LET'S GO TO THE LAND OF OZ, ON MY MARK, ALL UNITS ENGAGE" and Vaan and Penelo are like "oh okay, just let me zip my pants up first - tee hee" :3, and Ashe is like...should I do this, is this the right thing, I hope the Nethecite isn't messy up my noodle, and I hope Rasler has some fapping material in heaven, or whereever the hell spirits end up in the world of Ivalice. And Basch is all ... "ARRGGGH, I MUST DEFEND FOR KING AND COUNTRY".

Yeah, that's my lay man's observations of the characters thus far - crude, yet simplified. No?

How ya doing, buddy?

Yeah I did like the Sochen Cave Palace music, despite it being very short. I did quite a bit of a run throughout Zertinan Cave tonight. I cleared up about 85% of the map, and most of the monsters there are a cinch, even those corpses that cast nasty magic status shit on you. I have to say much of my fears of that place are relieved. It was one of the places where I put my foot there and I was like OH SHIT. Another place I'm fearing is the Nechrol of Nabudis or whatever, it's by the Silkawood. I'm also a bit afraid of the Feywood, but I think I should be able to handle it now.

Also, I like how I was just randomly looking around the maps, and fuck, Ivalice is HUGE. I just want to settle in the Sandsea, get a few Viera drunk and yeah, let the good times roll.

Summons are not that great in this game honestly. It's like you've got to keep your pet alive for it to be useful. You mind as well had direct control over the summon instead of it being on gambits like a guest. I wish you could summon it along with your regular 3 person group, honestly.

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

Yeah I'm quite crass and how shall we say, perverted? Yeah. You can come up with probably the most tame video game and I'll twist it. Oh wait, Katamari NOOOO!!!!!

At any rate, there's one place the SCARES THE SHIT outta me, and that's like the Wyrm Nest or something, just up north from the Westersand, I liked how I got scared when my mini map radar was all fuzzy shit and I was about level 10. So I just stook around there and there's this wind sand storm going on, and just in the distance you can see this MASSIVE HUEG XBOXED size Colossus or something in the background. Needless to say I hightailed it outta there. I'm guessing that's another big Wyrm boss or something.

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

Why would that be a bad thing for less sandstorms? At least I don't have to worry about the stupid elementals.

How ya doing, buddy?

Wait, what. I've seen LOTs of those recently. There was one even in the Omir Sand Sea, and two during the sandstorm. What do I do with those!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

Sandstorms in the Sandsea = Awesome. Especially when looking at them from the isolated platform that you can only acess via the Zertinan Caverns. What's even better is entering the Nam-Yensa during said storm on your way to get some Yensa fins only to find the half-invisible rare game Victanir idling near the Nam-Yensa entrance to the caverns. For a Shadonir derivation, it's really easy to off. Oh, make sure you steal Wargod's Band from it, as getting it from the Nabreus horsies is a pain.

I've never heard of Gnoma Entite spawning in those sandstorms, and they're simply the weather for that area. Now, I could be wrong as I just found out that Undin Entite sometimes spawns on the 50th floor of the Pharos. Who knew.

So basically you steal from the damn things, I see. How about I just steal what I run and run the hell away. Does the aggro reset if you leave the map, or even the whole dungeon and go to a town? So basically they have awesome equipment am I right? The regular elementals at 14000 hp are a cinch now, but I haven't fought the 45000 hp elementals, damn those giant things man! Scare the shit outta me!

FELIPE NO

What does a Halycon / Feystone do? Wow, I have lots to learn.

In other related news, I think the FF guide is crap. Honestly. There's one hunt in the guide book - Atomos, which is in the Mos Highlands, however the map is of the Estersand. Talk about shoddy job at editing. Not just that, but there are numerous typos and such, even look at the Patient in the Desert quest with all the ??? as placeholders that the editors forgot to fill in to reference to the proper pages. Yeah, and now two of my pages of completely fell out! Not that I'm abusing my precious LE guide!

How ya doing, buddy?

You know, I don't know what I should be happier at this point in time. Taking down 6 hunts one right after the other, or getting FUTARI XBOX 360 DESU. So yeah, I'm gonna retire from this thread for a while.

SEE YA!

Jam it back in, in the dark.