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Rirse
May 7, 2006

by R. Guyovich

Len posted:

Maaaaaan I'm only allowed to have three monsters at a time?!

You get more options as you go up the ranks.

Also yay I beat Evil Jessie so I can finally get Morrie and soon Red. :toot:

I had more problems with her then Dhoulmagus due to sleep messing up Angelo, who was primary healing.

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Evil Fluffy
Jul 13, 2009

Scholars are some of the most pompous and pedantic people I've ever had the joy of meeting.

Last Celebration posted:

I'd say Ragnar is probably a worse pick than Borya who can cast Oomph/Acceleratle which you kind of want more than another dude hitting things.

You can swap him in for buffs if the wagon's present but otherwise having both heavy hitters is better if for no other reason than they won't die to a stiff breeze.

Lord Ephraim
Feb 22, 2008

That's one way to get ahead in life, but nothing beats an axe to the face.

Nihilarian posted:

Has anyone figured out how to do Monster Arena Rank X? Because Talos, Skeledoid and Octurion got their asses beat by loving Bangerz and Mash

Nohi is better than Talos due to better resistances and offense. You should be attempting rank X at high levels. I did mine at level 54.

Emron
Aug 2, 2005

My Three Golems got me through S with pretty much no problem. The Voltron ability is suuuuuper good.

Rirse
May 7, 2006

by R. Guyovich

Emron posted:

My Three Golems got me through S with pretty much no problem. The Voltron ability is suuuuuper good.

Where the third golem at? I got the regular and gold one and just finished Rank B with the big lizard, killer machine mk 2, and the giant statue.

Supremezero
Apr 28, 2013

hay gurl

Rirse posted:

Where the third golem at? I got the regular and gold one and just finished Rank B with the big lizard, killer machine mk 2, and the giant statue.

On top of a cliff at the Dark Ruins island.

Len
Jan 21, 2008

Pouches, bandages, shoulderpad, cyber-eye...

Bitchin'!


Jesus Christ boat travel is so bad

Unmature
May 9, 2008
I got 5000 tokens at the casino. Should I go for one of the helmets or the staff for Jessica?

Decus
Feb 24, 2013

Unmature posted:

I got 5000 tokens at the casino. Should I go for one of the helmets or the staff for Jessica?

Staff and an agility ring. The helmet isn't used for alchemy and is arguably inferior to agility ring + bandana or (agility ring + bandana) + feathered cap.

Rirse
May 7, 2006

by R. Guyovich
Yay I managed to get Morrie. I got lucky and the metal babble got crit out after it got healed up. While I lost my healer, by that point he just had his skeleton left, who got crushed by my skeleton and ogre.

ThisIsACoolGuy
Nov 2, 2010

Shaped like a friend

What's the best team for doing Rank S ASAP?

I just did the Cash and Carrie sidequest and I have Skeledoid, Octurian and Talos.

Most folks say I need the 3 Golems but seeing as you have to have the ability to fly for one of em... I can't quite do that.

Zaggitz
Jun 18, 2009

My urges are becoming...

UNCONTROLLABLE

ThisIsACoolGuy posted:

What's the best team for doing Rank S ASAP?

I just did the Cash and Carrie sidequest and I have Skeledoid, Octurian and Talos.

Most folks say I need the 3 Golems but seeing as you have to have the ability to fly for one of em... I can't quite do that.

Skeledoid Octurion and Talos are the team I used.

Lord Ephraim
Feb 22, 2008

That's one way to get ahead in life, but nothing beats an axe to the face.

ThisIsACoolGuy posted:

What's the best team for doing Rank S ASAP?

I just did the Cash and Carrie sidequest and I have Skeledoid, Octurian and Talos.

Most folks say I need the 3 Golems but seeing as you have to have the ability to fly for one of em... I can't quite do that.

Replace Talos with Steropes. You need Steropes' ability to crit to get past the liquid metal slime. Talos is a bit more consistent but the longer you don't kill the LMS, the greater chance of dying to constant Kabooms.
I also used Curer over Octurian due to the former's ability to dodge attacks.

insanityv2
May 15, 2011

I'm gay
Holy poo poo Domingos voice work... it keeps shifting from italian/spanish to scottish. The VA work in this game never really impressed me but this is just scary bad.

ThisIsACoolGuy
Nov 2, 2010

Shaped like a friend

Lord Ephraim posted:

Replace Talos with Steropes. You need Steropes' ability to crit to get past the liquid metal slime. Talos is a bit more consistent but the longer you don't kill the LMS, the greater chance of dying to constant Kabooms.
I also used Curer over Octurian due to the former's ability to dodge attacks.

Tried both teams and this one got it first try easy. Thanks for the suggestions!

Evil Fluffy
Jul 13, 2009

Scholars are some of the most pompous and pedantic people I've ever had the joy of meeting.

Len posted:

Jesus Christ boat travel is so bad

Be glad it's not the boat travel from Suikoden IV.

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k
Where the poop is the golden jailcat? These photo mobs are annoying to track down.

ROFL Octopus
Jun 20, 2014

LET ME EXPLAIN

insanityv2 posted:

Holy poo poo Domingos voice work... it keeps shifting from italian/spanish to scottish. The VA work in this game never really impressed me but this is just scary bad.

The voices in this game are epic as hell, hth

Crabtree
Oct 17, 2012

ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
Everybody: Lowtax in a Pickle!
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! Pickle!

Dinosaur Gum

Rirse posted:

Where the third golem at? I got the regular and gold one and just finished Rank B with the big lizard, killer machine mk 2, and the giant statue.

I think you need the god bird to reach the specific point at the Dark Ruins island.

Bongo Bill
Jan 17, 2012

Shinjobi posted:

Where the poop is the golden jailcat? These photo mobs are annoying to track down.

It's pretty close to the chapel outside of Trodain.

Vakal
May 11, 2008

Shinjobi posted:

Where the poop is the golden jailcat? These photo mobs are annoying to track down.

It's by the Trodian forest, duh.


*forest in question is made up of maybe four trees that are spaced out far enough that they are out of draw distance from one another*

YggiDee
Sep 12, 2007

WASP CREW
I don't usually use video walkthroughs for games, but some kind soul put up thirty-second videos for each of the photo quests. Probable spoiler warning.

insanityv2
May 15, 2011

I'm gay
How did you guys build Morrie? I wanted to go claws because its new but rake and break undoes sap which is basically my entire strategy when it comes to bosses.

Supremezero
Apr 28, 2013

hay gurl

insanityv2 posted:

How did you guys build Morrie? I wanted to go claws because its new but rake and break undoes sap which is basically my entire strategy when it comes to bosses.

Sap mostly stops working on bosses around the time you get Morrie anyway.

Besides, you can just not use it in those situations.

Rirse
May 7, 2006

by R. Guyovich
I got Red now and put her on knives, but on those skills that benefits when she has a knife, does that count swords since her skill tree for knives unlock them?

ThisIsACoolGuy
Nov 2, 2010

Shaped like a friend

Someone posted a Alchemy Walkthrough a few pages ago an been glancing at it time to time- is there something similar that covers the remake though?

Would like to make stuff for Morrie now that he's along.

Ojetor
Aug 4, 2010

Return of the Sensei

Rirse posted:

I got Red now and put her on knives, but on those skills that benefits when she has a knife, does that count swords since her skill tree for knives unlock them?

Yes, that's how it works for Jessica so it should work for Red too.

ROFL Octopus
Jun 20, 2014

LET ME EXPLAIN

Ojetor posted:

Yes, that's how it works for Jessica so it should work for Red too.

I can 100% confirm; the only weapon she used in the main game for me was the liquid metal sword

Dr Snofeld
Apr 30, 2009

insanityv2 posted:

Holy poo poo Domingos voice work... it keeps shifting from italian/spanish to scottish. The VA work in this game never really impressed me but this is just scary bad.

That's a Brummie accent. People actually talk like that.

Good soup!
Nov 2, 2010

insanityv2 posted:

Holy poo poo Domingos voice work... it keeps shifting from italian/spanish to scottish. The VA work in this game never really impressed me but this is just scary bad.

Wait do you mean Dominico? Because...

Dr Snofeld posted:

That's a Brummie accent. People actually talk like that.

Yeah, I had always wondered about this. Unusual accent notwithstanding, I felt he had the weakest actor in the game. Otherwise, the voice acting owns almost across the board.

Nihilarian
Oct 2, 2013


Jessica's new voice actress hasn't impressed me

In Training
Jun 28, 2008

Do they still have the Va Va Voom scene

Decus
Feb 24, 2013

In Training posted:

Do they still have the Va Va Voom scene

Yep.

In Training
Jun 28, 2008


Good

Rirse
May 7, 2006

by R. Guyovich
Okay cool, was able to do the Casino sidequest after getting Red. Also man I had no idea that dungeon had King Metal Slimes....that was a nice jump in levels from them! Much as I love Morrie, I am sticking with Hero, Red, Jessica, and Angelo. The later two just are too useful at times to let go, and their MP lasts a long time between Jessica staff skills and Angelo's leech bow.

buddychrist10
Nov 4, 2009

Obtuse.....even hokey.
On the subject of voice acting, Trode's VA is still probably my favorite performance in a video game.

Len
Jan 21, 2008

Pouches, bandages, shoulderpad, cyber-eye...

Bitchin'!


Best place to grind before dhoulmagus in the ruins?

YggiDee
Sep 12, 2007

WASP CREW
If you're equipped/specced for metal slimes, they hang out in front of the Argonian Hunting Grounds. Otherwise, there's free healing deep in the Dark Ruins, so you can more or less grind directly in front of him.

turdbucket
Oct 30, 2011

Len posted:

Best place to grind before dhoulmagus in the ruins?

if you go to castle trodain, head towards the left up the staircase and into the canteen or whatever it is you can park in a spot and rotate the camera until you find liquid metal slimes. I found this the most reliable method of levelling before Dhoulmagus as I didn't have much luck with metal slimes in Argonian Hunting Grounds, they never appeared unless you're supposed to hunt a certain non-slime monster?

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Rirse
May 7, 2006

by R. Guyovich

turdbucket posted:

if you go to castle trodain, head towards the left up the staircase and into the canteen or whatever it is you can park in a spot and rotate the camera until you find liquid metal slimes. I found this the most reliable method of levelling before Dhoulmagus as I didn't have much luck with metal slimes in Argonian Hunting Grounds, they never appeared unless you're supposed to hunt a certain non-slime monster?

The metal slimes don't appear inside the Argonian Hunting Ground, but outside of it near that tiny cottage with the free inn. They tend to appear by the fence and a lot of times in groups of eight.

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