You just have to know whos summons work best on what type of enemy and when. There's also order and condition for the Gestalt attacks as well. Just used randomly they don't seem very effective on the surface.
summons were probably the one thing FFX did better than anyone else
i mean FFVIII's abilities were completely tied into the GF's, so that probably counts, too
but as for the actual monsters, X's were the only ones that consistently provided a significant advantage in combat beyond "sorta- to really-powerful spell"
Finally finished the game last night. Some of those enemy combinations in Chapter 13 made me want to throw my controller across the room.
And the cutscene before the last stage of the final boss really irritated me.
How many inspirational speeches to these people need to make before I can kill the fal'Cie that the party just set on fire? He's in the same goddamn room as you. STOP POSTURING AND FINISH HIM OFF!
Gah! Sorry for the rant, but that kind of dialogue always reeks of the writers making sure I understood the moral of the story. Yeah, I get it. You don't have to have to repeat yourself six different ways and go to flashback sequences.
Man, no way that is a hundred hands. I feel ripped off.
Hecatoncheir scene spoilers:
So when did Vanille claim to have become Ragnarok? Last I checked, she was still pretending not to remember her role in the War of Transgression.
Fang starts a dialog at some point indicating that she remembers what happened and how Fang became Ragnarok (I thought it was right before the Eidolon fight for Vanille). Fang is lyingand is assuming that is what happened to Vanille, but Vanille won't tell her. Vanille realizes this about the time the Eidolon reappears. The basis for that fight was that she had to face the truth and quit running away and Fang made her do that by claiming Fang was the one who originally became Ragnarok. At least that's how I took it.
Man, no way that is a hundred hands. I feel ripped off.
Hecatoncheir scene spoilers:
So when did Vanille claim to have become Ragnarok? Last I checked, she was still pretending not to remember her role in the War of Transgression.
Fang starts a dialog at some point indicating that she remembers what happened and how Fang became Ragnarok (I thought it was right before the Eidolon fight for Vanille). Fang is lyingand is assuming that is what happened to Vanille, but Vanille won't tell her. Vanille realizes this about the time the Eidolon reappears. The basis for that fight was that she had to face the truth and quit running away and Fang made her do that by claiming Fang was the one who originally became Ragnarok. At least that's how I took it.
I'm sorry but you are mistaken, Vanille tells everyone that she was the one who became Ragnarok (you might miss it, because the rest of the group barely raises an eyebrow over it o_O) and Fang knows that there is something she (Vanille) isnt earnest about, and she believes that she is "covering" for Fang, which when she confronts her with it, Vanille becomes quite shaken (thus activating her Eidolon) and afterwards she even states that she was lying about it, Vanille just tried to hide it from her, Fang was Ragnarok, and thats quite possibly also the reason why she is the only L'Cie who has a scorched mark
Man, no way that is a hundred hands. I feel ripped off.
Hecatoncheir scene spoilers:
So when did Vanille claim to have become Ragnarok? Last I checked, she was still pretending not to remember her role in the War of Transgression.
Fang starts a dialog at some point indicating that she remembers what happened and how Fang became Ragnarok (I thought it was right before the Eidolon fight for Vanille). Fang is lyingand is assuming that is what happened to Vanille, but Vanille won't tell her. Vanille realizes this about the time the Eidolon reappears. The basis for that fight was that she had to face the truth and quit running away and Fang made her do that by claiming Fang was the one who originally became Ragnarok. At least that's how I took it.
I'm sorry but you are mistaken, Vanille tells everyone that she was the one who became Ragnarok (you might miss it, because the rest of the group barely raises an eyebrow over it o_O) and Fang knows that there is something she (Vanille) isnt earnest about, and she believes that she is "covering" for Fang, which when she confronts her with it, Vanille becomes quite shaken (thus activating her Eidolon) and afterwards she even states that she was lying about it, Vanille just tried to hide it from her, Fang was Ragnarok, and thats quite possibly also the reason why she is the only L'Cie who has a scorched mark
Any idea when this actually happened? I missed that somehow and that's most likely why I took Fang's comments before that Eidolon fight out of context. I'm finished with the storyline portion of the game now also and don't recall that being said by Vanille at any point
I think Vanille says she was Ragnarok in one of those optional cutscenes you get if you take the Ci'eth missions up to number 7, I'm quite certain she says it all near those ruined houses near the mission marker there, and if you didnt bother with mission 7 and moved on instead, you simply dont hear it (I think thats why alot of people are a bit confused with the Hecantoncheir talk), but the summon sequence seems based on that you did hear this, even though its optional, a minor slip up from Square in my opinion.
I think Vanille says she was Ragnarok in one of those optional cutscenes you get if you take the Ci'eth missions up to number 7, I'm quite certain she says it all near those ruined houses near the mission marker there, and if you didnt bother with mission 7 and moved on instead, you simply dont hear it (I think thats why alot of people are a bit confused with the Hecantoncheir talk), but the summon sequence seems based on that you did hear this, even though its optional, a minor slip up from Square in my opinion.
That's odd then. I did the missions 1-17ish I think and don't remember that.
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I think Vanille says she was Ragnarok in one of those optional cutscenes you get if you take the Ci'eth missions up to number 7, I'm quite certain she says it all near those ruined houses near the mission marker there, and if you didnt bother with mission 7 and moved on instead, you simply dont hear it (I think thats why alot of people are a bit confused with the Hecantoncheir talk), but the summon sequence seems based on that you did hear this, even though its optional, a minor slip up from Square in my opinion.
That's odd then. I did the missions 1-17ish I think and don't remember that.
It's really easy to not realize the significance of or forget.
I think Vanille says she was Ragnarok in one of those optional cutscenes you get if you take the Ci'eth missions up to number 7, I'm quite certain she says it all near those ruined houses near the mission marker there, and if you didnt bother with mission 7 and moved on instead, you simply dont hear it (I think thats why alot of people are a bit confused with the Hecantoncheir talk), but the summon sequence seems based on that you did hear this, even though its optional, a minor slip up from Square in my opinion.
That's odd then. I did the missions 1-17ish I think and don't remember that.
If you want to see Vanille's and Fang's stuff explained a little bit better, you should look it up in the Datalog, its under Chapter 11, 3rd - Helping Hands, page 2
And yes, the scene is easy to miss, since noone seems to react at all, If I said, "Oh yeah I was the embodiment of Wrath and almost destroyed your world" I would think a few people might raise an eyebrow.
I think this would be a good thing to add to the OP, since I upgraded Survivalist Catalog and had to revert to an older save, since you cant get more than 1.
From GameFaqs
One final thing. It is highly recommended that you do NOT transform any of the
following accessories:
- Gold Watch
- Champion's Badge
- Survivalist Catalog
All of these are extremely rare and useful. If you transform them, you will
eventually end up with a Collector Catalog, which you can just buy from
Moogleworks.
Finally started playing this again. Finished Chapter 9 and beat it's boss easily my first try... although the battle was fun as hell. Ran with Lightning + Fang + Sahz and pretty much went balls to the wall offensive.
Just beat the Chapter 10 mid-boss. Took two tries.
First Attempt: "MY BUFFS! MY GLORIOUS BUFFS! THEY'RE ALL GONE!" And then being Launched into oblivion.
Then I changed my party to Snow + Lightning + Fang and tanked him, replying Slow and dispelling his buffs when I could. So many close calls in that match reviving people and switching to Sen just in time to survive Launch combos.
Oh man, the moment he went into Stagger it became the most satisfying boss battle I've fought yet. *Shift into Cerberus* "Launch Party!". He never hit the floor after that.
I just finished chapter 8 today and have to say I really love the game. I was worried I wouldn't, 10 was probably my least favorite out of all them. But shit the combat system coupled with some seriously insanely great art direction and a story that doesn't completely suck... well damn I am having a great time with it.
So I was wondering if FFXIII would end the long tradition of terribly designed boss/enemy encounters.
Chap 11
Heconteur. I guess this isn't ending that tradition at all. Literally the dumbest, most awfully designed battle I've even had to do. Week and a half so far and counting.
You know, I would like to play Final Fantasy XIII. But whenever I look at the game all I see is my current save file post-game where I'm doomed to grind turtles for crazy amounts of money to level weapons and accessories or the prospect of a new game where my character development is stunted until the post-game where I'm doomed to grind turtles for crazy amounts of money to level weapons and accessories.
I think I'm actively against getting that achievement now. All it would serve to do is prove I hate myself and have too much time to waste. It's not like there's any skill involved. At least not more skill than the "5 Star Every mission" achievement proves. Not like there's any real reward either.
I think Vanille says she was Ragnarok in one of those optional cutscenes you get if you take the Ci'eth missions up to number 7, I'm quite certain she says it all near those ruined houses near the mission marker there, and if you didnt bother with mission 7 and moved on instead, you simply dont hear it (I think thats why alot of people are a bit confused with the Hecantoncheir talk), but the summon sequence seems based on that you did hear this, even though its optional, a minor slip up from Square in my opinion.
That's odd then. I did the missions 1-17ish I think and don't remember that.
If you want to see Vanille's and Fang's stuff explained a little bit better, you should look it up in the Datalog, its under Chapter 11, 3rd - Helping Hands, page 2
And yes, the scene is easy to miss, since noone seems to react at all, If I said, "Oh yeah I was the embodiment of Wrath and almost destroyed your world" I would think a few people might raise an eyebrow.
Yeah I was really confused when I first saw this scene.
I thought I had missed something somehow. Confusion turned to annoyance when I realized no, that's just how they chose to reveal it. Even if just one person went "What? YOU became Ragnarok before?!" I would be fine but no one even fucking cared. It's like she decided to first explain it offscreen. This is a poor narrative choice, people.
I think I'm actively against getting that achievement now. All it would serve to do is prove I hate myself and have too much time to waste. It's not like there's any skill involved. At least not more skill than the "5 Star Every mission" achievement proves. Not like there's any real reward either.
I think Vanille says she was Ragnarok in one of those optional cutscenes you get if you take the Ci'eth missions up to number 7, I'm quite certain she says it all near those ruined houses near the mission marker there, and if you didnt bother with mission 7 and moved on instead, you simply dont hear it (I think thats why alot of people are a bit confused with the Hecantoncheir talk), but the summon sequence seems based on that you did hear this, even though its optional, a minor slip up from Square in my opinion.
That's odd then. I did the missions 1-17ish I think and don't remember that.
If you want to see Vanille's and Fang's stuff explained a little bit better, you should look it up in the Datalog, its under Chapter 11, 3rd - Helping Hands, page 2
And yes, the scene is easy to miss, since noone seems to react at all, If I said, "Oh yeah I was the embodiment of Wrath and almost destroyed your world" I would think a few people might raise an eyebrow.
Yeah I was really confused when I first saw this scene.
I thought I had missed something somehow. Confusion turned to annoyance when I realized no, that's just how they chose to reveal it. Even if just one person went "What? YOU became Ragnarok before?!" I would be fine but no one even fucking cared. It's like she decided to first explain it offscreen. This is a poor narrative choice, people.
Yeah, same happened to me, was just flipping through the datalog and bam. I wouldn't say it was confusing per say, because at that point, it's clear Vanille is hiding something, so for me it was more of an "I knew it" reaction instead of a "WTF?!".
Still though, yeah, pretty poor how it was handled. Dunno if it's a hidden scene or just a really off-the-cuff remark, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who missed it.
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I think I'm actively against getting that achievement now. All it would serve to do is prove I hate myself and have too much time to waste. It's not like there's any skill involved. At least not more skill than the "5 Star Every mission" achievement proves. Not like there's any real reward either.
This. I killed four adamantoise and realized how stupid this whole endeavor is. It's such a terrible achievement.
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Use Snow as a constant sentinel. Put some physical resistance items on him. Use slow. Shouldn't be that bad unless you're underleveled. I didn't even need to use a medic when I did it, but I think I had at least maxed out my 3 main roles for every character.
You know how people dread rain on their wedding day? It's even worse when it's pyreflies and chunks of Evrae. Tidus and crew busted up Zombie-Seymour's nuptuals in one of the impressive, physics defying assaults I've ever seen - seriously, the entire party rail-grinding down cables from the airship while avoiding all gunfire was a nice touch. Unfortunately, our rescue attempt was ill-planned, as we instead end up becoming hostages, ruining Yuna's attempt to send Seymour to the Farplane. However, thanks to an impressive mid-air summoning of Valefor and a quick flash-bomb from Rikku, the party manages to escape to the Bevelle Cloister of Trials, where Wakka ends up with severe egg on his face after realizing that Yevon's preaching against the use of machina was a total sham.
Despite having to carry spheres here and there and ride a complex pedestal-elevator system, Kinoc and his minions manage to bypass the Cloister's security and arrest us shortly after Yuna recieves Bahamut. Yuna is given a "trial," where it is revealed that Mika is also Unsent, and Measter Kelk Ronso - the only Ronso in all of Spira who can form complete sentances - finds out that Seymour murdered Jyscal to take his title. Tidus, Rikku and Wakka are thrown in a watery-prison filled with killer fish and a zombie dragon, while Yuna, Auron, Kimahri and Lulu are tossed in Via Purifico. The local authorities were however nice enough to leave us with all of our equipment intact(?), which allowed for a rather easy escape, after batting summoner Issaru out of the way.
We meet up outside, but before we can escape the city, Zombie-Seymour confronts us; Kinoc's lifeless body in tow. In true theatrical villian style, Seymour reveals his gameplan - to "save" Spira from the endless spiral of death and ease the world's suffering by becoming the next Sin and killing everyone. He morphs into a silvery angelic creature, but proves no match for the "Talk" command and Bahamut's bad breath. After scattering his pyreflies to the wind, the party manages to escape Bevelle and ends up back in Macalania Forest. Tidus and Yuna have a tender moment, she steels her resolve to finish her suicide mission, then it's off to the Calm Lands!
_ _ _ _
Buildwise, Wakka has once again become an invaluable member of the party. He's fast, deals excellent damage second only to Auron, and now that I've gotten his 3 buster shots, he does a great job of debilitating the enemy party.
Unfortunately, my party has become somewhat lopsided, with the fighters - Auron, Tidus and Wakka - seeing far more action than my mages - Lulu, Kimahri and Yuna. None of the mages have learned their -raga spells, yet, which caused them to be used much less than the faster, harder hitting fighters. Rikku still sees a lot of play, stealing valuable items and dropping second tier elemental spells on the enemy. She still deals less damage than everyone, but far more than if she relied simply on physical attacks. As I push on to Zanarkand, I'll try to switch my party makeup and utilize the casters more, but with monsters hitting harder and harder and having more health as we press on, it gets difficult to carry a mage.
You know how people dread rain on their wedding day? It's even worse when it's pyreflies and chunks of Evrae. Tidus and crew busted up Zombie-Seymour's nuptuals in one of the impressive, physics defying assaults I've ever seen - seriously, the entire party rail-grinding down cables from the airship while avoiding all gunfire was a nice touch. Unfortunately, our rescue attempt was ill-planned, as we instead end up becoming hostages, ruining Yuna's attempt to send Seymour to the Farplane.
This is seriously my favorite scene in the entire game, if just for the look Yuna gets when she realizes what is happening.
All "Oh my god, seriously, you guys? What are you even doing, Jesus Christ. I GOT THIS."
You know how people dread rain on their wedding day? It's even worse when it's pyreflies and chunks of Evrae. Tidus and crew busted up Zombie-Seymour's nuptuals in one of the impressive, physics defying assaults I've ever seen - seriously, the entire party rail-grinding down cables from the airship while avoiding all gunfire was a nice touch. Unfortunately, our rescue attempt was ill-planned, as we instead end up becoming hostages, ruining Yuna's attempt to send Seymour to the Farplane.
This is seriously my favorite scene in the entire game, if just for the look Yuna gets when she realizes what is happening.
All "Oh my god, seriously, you guys? What are you even doing, Jesus Christ. I GOT THIS."
independent women have a notoriously poor track record of success in final fantasy games
You know how people dread rain on their wedding day? It's even worse when it's pyreflies and chunks of Evrae. Tidus and crew busted up Zombie-Seymour's nuptuals in one of the impressive, physics defying assaults I've ever seen - seriously, the entire party rail-grinding down cables from the airship while avoiding all gunfire was a nice touch. Unfortunately, our rescue attempt was ill-planned, as we instead end up becoming hostages, ruining Yuna's attempt to send Seymour to the Farplane.
This is seriously my favorite scene in the entire game, if just for the look Yuna gets when she realizes what is happening.
All "Oh my god, seriously, you guys? What are you even doing, Jesus Christ. I GOT THIS."
independent women have a notoriously poor track record of success in final fantasy games
They do, and usually it's because they're poorly written and fall into the "I CAN DO IT! Oh wait, no, I guess we better let a man do it instead tee-hee!" trap. But in this case, she legitimately did have it all under control, and failed only because she is traveling with a bunch of idiots.
Use Snow as a constant sentinel. Put some physical resistance items on him. Use slow. Shouldn't be that bad unless you're underleveled. I didn't even need to use a medic when I did it, but I think I had at least maxed out my 3 main roles for every character.
You know, I didn't do this at all. Depending on your level, the only sword attack that could one shot (I could survive it without a Sentinel) should be Meditate.
Anyway, since you can't stagger him you just have to get that multiplier up to say 280% or so and then switch to Commandos. Keep Deprotect on him and buffs on yourself and switch to Sentinel when he uses his long drawn out sword attacks. Took me 6 minutes.
While the rescue was poorly executed and ended up totally backfiring, you guys are forgetting the most important part: It looked cool. Therefor, it was successful!
I can't help but wonder what would have happened if they didn't come rescue her, or were at least a bit late. Would she have been able to actually Send Seymour? In all likelyhood no - she'd probably have been shot to death before she got the chance. Then again, bullets are notoriously weak in Spira.
And I don't even want to know where she was keeping her staff the entire time...
...
...
...or do I?
I've begun making my way through the Calm lands, which is full of sidequests. And evil, evil seagulls. But for now, I've just gone on to nearby Remiem Temple to race Chocobos and get the Cloudy Mirror. What I didn't realize though was the awesome rewards you get for winning the race by opening more chests and avoiding the poles. After managing to open 5 and still clench a victory, I walked away with 30 Wings of Discovery, 30 Pendulems and 60 Door to Tomorrow. Master Thief should come in handy!
I also beat up Belgaamine and her Aeons again, but since I don't have Yoiimbo or Anima I can't complete the whole trial at this time. So now, I begin the...other...sidequest. The one I have dreaded more than even Lightning Dodging - Catcher Chocobo.
For stuff like the collector catalog and growth egg, does the person they're equipped on have to be in the party? Or can I just throw them all on somebody in the back row for full effect?
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Which is fairly silly, since they're apparently all accumulating CP regardless of whether they're fighting intense battles with giant beasts or sitting calmly nearby.
You don't have a legal obligation to do the ultra-endgame. It was made ridiculously grindy to appease people who actually enjoy that sort of thing. If you're not enjoying it, stop playing.
Sincerely,
People who want to read something other than the same bitching every third post in this thread
Holy shit, I don't? I never realized this, thank you. This also suddenly makes their terrible design decision completely okay now. The world is amazing.
You don't have a legal obligation to do the ultra-endgame. It was made ridiculously grindy to appease people who actually enjoy that sort of thing. If you're not enjoying it, stop playing.
Sincerely,
People who want to read something other than the same bitching every third post in this thread
But, but.. trophies!
On the plus side, got an easy trophy last night. The 100,000 damage one, simply used fangs summon and gestalt mode and got it easy. I dunno about getting all the trophies, I've long been of the opinion that the moment it stops being fun is the moment I stop. It's sort of like when I realised WoW is essentially no real fun and stopped.
EDIT: Also, is it just me or does no one ever use summons? I've used summons about 3 times during my entirety of playing FF13. I never use the things, whereas in previous FF games I'd be summon happy.
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i mean FFVIII's abilities were completely tied into the GF's, so that probably counts, too
but as for the actual monsters, X's were the only ones that consistently provided a significant advantage in combat beyond "sorta- to really-powerful spell"
Gotta agree. In a game where you are primarily rewarded for finishing fights quickly, summons take such a long time to do very little.
I mean, a JRPG where I don't immediately hate any of the characters? Unprecedented in this decade.
I'm almost certain this is incorrect. I recall staggering him at least three times in the one fight.
And the cutscene before the last stage of the final boss really irritated me.
Hecatoncheir scene spoilers:
I would upgrade it to a Connosseir Catalog (Rare item+ drop) You'll get 2 more Catalogs (if you can find them) anyway and they dont stack.
Just spent like 1 million gil on making all weapons full tier 1 Star, damn.
It's really easy to not realize the significance of or forget.
And yes, the scene is easy to miss, since noone seems to react at all, If I said, "Oh yeah I was the embodiment of Wrath and almost destroyed your world" I would think a few people might raise an eyebrow.
I think this would be a good thing to add to the OP, since I upgraded Survivalist Catalog and had to revert to an older save, since you cant get more than 1.
From GameFaqs
One final thing. It is highly recommended that you do NOT transform any of the
following accessories:
- Gold Watch
- Champion's Badge
- Survivalist Catalog
All of these are extremely rare and useful. If you transform them, you will
eventually end up with a Collector Catalog, which you can just buy from
Moogleworks.
Just beat the Chapter 10 mid-boss. Took two tries.
Then I changed my party to Snow + Lightning + Fang and tanked him, replying Slow and dispelling his buffs when I could. So many close calls in that match reviving people and switching to Sen just in time to survive Launch combos.
Oh man, the moment he went into Stagger it became the most satisfying boss battle I've fought yet. *Shift into Cerberus* "Launch Party!". He never hit the floor after that.
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Edit: Beat it. What an awful boss.
Dammit Squeenix.
...WOOHOO!
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Yeah I was really confused when I first saw this scene.
Still though, yeah, pretty poor how it was handled. Dunno if it's a hidden scene or just a really off-the-cuff remark, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who missed it.
You know how people dread rain on their wedding day? It's even worse when it's pyreflies and chunks of Evrae. Tidus and crew busted up Zombie-Seymour's nuptuals in one of the impressive, physics defying assaults I've ever seen - seriously, the entire party rail-grinding down cables from the airship while avoiding all gunfire was a nice touch. Unfortunately, our rescue attempt was ill-planned, as we instead end up becoming hostages, ruining Yuna's attempt to send Seymour to the Farplane. However, thanks to an impressive mid-air summoning of Valefor and a quick flash-bomb from Rikku, the party manages to escape to the Bevelle Cloister of Trials, where Wakka ends up with severe egg on his face after realizing that Yevon's preaching against the use of machina was a total sham.
Despite having to carry spheres here and there and ride a complex pedestal-elevator system, Kinoc and his minions manage to bypass the Cloister's security and arrest us shortly after Yuna recieves Bahamut. Yuna is given a "trial," where it is revealed that Mika is also Unsent, and Measter Kelk Ronso - the only Ronso in all of Spira who can form complete sentances - finds out that Seymour murdered Jyscal to take his title. Tidus, Rikku and Wakka are thrown in a watery-prison filled with killer fish and a zombie dragon, while Yuna, Auron, Kimahri and Lulu are tossed in Via Purifico. The local authorities were however nice enough to leave us with all of our equipment intact(?), which allowed for a rather easy escape, after batting summoner Issaru out of the way.
We meet up outside, but before we can escape the city, Zombie-Seymour confronts us; Kinoc's lifeless body in tow. In true theatrical villian style, Seymour reveals his gameplan - to "save" Spira from the endless spiral of death and ease the world's suffering by becoming the next Sin and killing everyone. He morphs into a silvery angelic creature, but proves no match for the "Talk" command and Bahamut's bad breath. After scattering his pyreflies to the wind, the party manages to escape Bevelle and ends up back in Macalania Forest. Tidus and Yuna have a tender moment, she steels her resolve to finish her suicide mission, then it's off to the Calm Lands!
_ _ _ _
Buildwise, Wakka has once again become an invaluable member of the party. He's fast, deals excellent damage second only to Auron, and now that I've gotten his 3 buster shots, he does a great job of debilitating the enemy party.
Unfortunately, my party has become somewhat lopsided, with the fighters - Auron, Tidus and Wakka - seeing far more action than my mages - Lulu, Kimahri and Yuna. None of the mages have learned their -raga spells, yet, which caused them to be used much less than the faster, harder hitting fighters. Rikku still sees a lot of play, stealing valuable items and dropping second tier elemental spells on the enemy. She still deals less damage than everyone, but far more than if she relied simply on physical attacks. As I push on to Zanarkand, I'll try to switch my party makeup and utilize the casters more, but with monsters hitting harder and harder and having more health as we press on, it gets difficult to carry a mage.
All "Oh my god, seriously, you guys? What are you even doing, Jesus Christ. I GOT THIS."
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You know, I didn't do this at all. Depending on your level, the only sword attack that could one shot (I could survive it without a Sentinel) should be Meditate.
Anyway, since you can't stagger him you just have to get that multiplier up to say 280% or so and then switch to Commandos. Keep Deprotect on him and buffs on yourself and switch to Sentinel when he uses his long drawn out sword attacks. Took me 6 minutes.
Oh and whatever it takes, keep that chain bar up.
I can't help but wonder what would have happened if they didn't come rescue her, or were at least a bit late. Would she have been able to actually Send Seymour? In all likelyhood no - she'd probably have been shot to death before she got the chance. Then again, bullets are notoriously weak in Spira.
And I don't even want to know where she was keeping her staff the entire time...
...
...
...or do I?
I've begun making my way through the Calm lands, which is full of sidequests. And evil, evil seagulls. But for now, I've just gone on to nearby Remiem Temple to race Chocobos and get the Cloudy Mirror. What I didn't realize though was the awesome rewards you get for winning the race by opening more chests and avoiding the poles. After managing to open 5 and still clench a victory, I walked away with 30 Wings of Discovery, 30 Pendulems and 60 Door to Tomorrow. Master Thief should come in handy!
I also beat up Belgaamine and her Aeons again, but since I don't have Yoiimbo or Anima I can't complete the whole trial at this time. So now, I begin the...other...sidequest. The one I have dreaded more than even Lightning Dodging - Catcher Chocobo.
God help me.
Which is fairly silly, since they're apparently all accumulating CP regardless of whether they're fighting intense battles with giant beasts or sitting calmly nearby.
You don't have a legal obligation to do the ultra-endgame. It was made ridiculously grindy to appease people who actually enjoy that sort of thing. If you're not enjoying it, stop playing.
Sincerely,
People who want to read something other than the same bitching every third post in this thread
But, but.. trophies!
On the plus side, got an easy trophy last night. The 100,000 damage one, simply used fangs summon and gestalt mode and got it easy. I dunno about getting all the trophies, I've long been of the opinion that the moment it stops being fun is the moment I stop. It's sort of like when I realised WoW is essentially no real fun and stopped.
EDIT: Also, is it just me or does no one ever use summons? I've used summons about 3 times during my entirety of playing FF13. I never use the things, whereas in previous FF games I'd be summon happy.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.