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Olberic Tressa Ophilia Rando Fourth is a good enough party for me. Olberic and Tressa just truck through everything.
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Jul 15, 2018 20:43
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As far as I can tell turn order is based a lot on speed, and speed is determined a not insignificant amount by what weapon type you're using
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Jul 15, 2018 20:43
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It physically pains me picking four people to roll with. Also, how good are the items in the purple chests? Or are they mostly disappointing?
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Jul 15, 2018 20:52
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So do H'aanit's beasts scale at all, or is it just "Capture higher level creatures to deal more damage"?
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Jul 15, 2018 20:52
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Mordiceius posted:It physically pains me picking four people to roll with.  Licarn posted:H'aanit's first support skill gives her a chance to attack first in battle. 
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Jul 15, 2018 20:55
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Your Computer posted:The ones I've opened have had really good equipment or permanent status boosting items. Aka. stuff you definitely want ASAP This game is dogging all of us that picked Tressa. 
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Jul 15, 2018 20:58
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Mordiceius posted:This game is dogging all of us that picked Tressa. no regrets
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Jul 15, 2018 21:05
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Party skits only unlocking if the two characters are in your active party is such a bafflingly bad design decision. Having to switch your party around after every cutscene if you want to see if you've unlocked one of the few instances of party interaction in this game is for the birds Tressa, how does this make you feel? 
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Jul 15, 2018 21:07
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Mordiceius posted:This game is dogging all of us that picked Tressa. Andrast posted:no regrets 
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Jul 15, 2018 21:08
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Hopefully someone compiles a list of all the party skits so I can be prepped for them.
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Jul 15, 2018 21:23
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Three characters deep into an OCTOPATH run but I think I'm going to backtrack to H'aanit because she seems to fit this particular motley group well. Will start over at Olberic because I like the idea of a former knight without a mission teaming up with a former princess with a kill list.
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Jul 15, 2018 21:35
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should i buy this game? i need something to do on my switch.
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Jul 15, 2018 21:35
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A 50S RAYGUN posted:should i buy this game? i need something to do on my switch. Sure why not
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Jul 15, 2018 21:36
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Getting around to actually playing this now. Two questions now that the game is actually out: 1. To what degree does your starting character matter? I know they can't leave the party, but is there anything other than that? (Minor spoilers are okay if you've completed the game and there's something where your main character takes focus or something--I don't need specifics but just like "yes, there are story elements where your main character matters" is enough detail, if anyone knows that much anyway.) 2. What kind of builds does Alfyn lend himself to? I'm between starting with him and with Cyrus, and while I know that Cyrus's magical nuking is probably always going to be a helpful addition to the party, I'm wondering if Alfyn being more of a support dude with his mixes would also be a really good thing to always have around.
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Jul 15, 2018 21:37
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well if it's bad i shouldn't buy it that's why not!!
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Jul 15, 2018 21:37
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A 50S RAYGUN posted:well if it's bad i shouldn't buy it that's why not!! it's good 
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Jul 15, 2018 21:38
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what are some good multiclass choices?
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Jul 15, 2018 21:40
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Space Fish posted:Three characters deep into an OCTOPATH run but I think I'm going to backtrack to H'aanit because she seems to fit this particular motley group well. You can fast travel between cities so there's not much backtracking involved
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Jul 15, 2018 21:41
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Harrow posted:2. What kind of builds does Alfyn lend himself to? I'm between starting with him and with Cyrus, and while I know that Cyrus's magical nuking is probably always going to be a helpful addition to the party, I'm wondering if Alfyn being more of a support dude with his mixes would also be a really good thing to always have around. I chose to focus on support so now he is healing the world through the power of dance 
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Jul 15, 2018 21:41
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It's amazing to fail an 85% steal 4 times in a row
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Jul 15, 2018 21:45
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I have 30 minutes left of the demo and I'm still not sure if I want to wait until the physical version gets stock around here or just buy it from the eshop. 
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Jul 15, 2018 21:45
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Lmao Prim's dance is so ridiculous. Why yes I would like you to one shot the boss and give me 3x exp for my troubles.
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Jul 15, 2018 21:49
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MMF Freeway posted:Lmao Prim's dance is so ridiculous. Why yes I would like you to lose all my items and get my hp reduced to 1 for my troubles.  gmq posted:I have 30 minutes left of the demo and I'm still not sure if I want to wait until the physical version gets stock around here or just buy it from the eshop.
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Jul 15, 2018 21:51
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I'm never using that ridiculous dance again. I killed a Cait on the first turn and then spent the rest of the fight trying to make the dance give me a bonus. It went... not good.
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Jul 15, 2018 21:53
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It sounds like people are sticking with one party of four instead of switching around all the time? Is there a reason for that, like is switching your party a big pain in the rear end, or is it just how some people like to play? Mostly asking because I've seen people comparing Tressa and Therion's path actions (with Therion's lockpicking on top) and I'm just like "why not both"
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Jul 15, 2018 21:54
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Harrow posted:Getting around to actually playing this now. Two questions now that the game is actually out: You can't remove your starting character from the party until you've finished their story. If you pick a starting character whose path ability is extremely similar to another's (like, say, Alfyn and Cyrus, or Primrose and Ophilia), that can marginally increase the inherent awkwardness involved with recruiting a new character past the fourth one, but that's something you were going to have to deal with anyway. While you can recruit the other seven in any order you want, geographically speaking, some will be easier to access than others, and you'll always end up with a balanced party if you recruit only characters who are adjacent to characters you've already recruited. Mathematically speaking, every choice involves tradeoffs that can't easily be compared, so really, the best thing you can do is start with the one whose sprite and voice clips you like best. I started by letting a random number generator tell me my first character (H'aanit), and the effects of this choice are so subtle and complex that I think no prior description could have helped me decide which one I now think I'd actually like to have started with.
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Jul 15, 2018 21:54
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Harrow posted:It sounds like people are sticking with one party of four instead of switching around all the time? Is there a reason for that, like is switching your party a big pain in the rear end, or is it just how some people like to play? That's also why I wanted a party with all 4 path actions since it's a pain in the butt to go to the inn, switch around party members, go back, use the path action, go back to the inn, switch around party members, etc.
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Jul 15, 2018 22:01
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Your Computer posted:These purple chests are absolutely killing me. Why would they do this?
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Jul 15, 2018 22:16
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someone awful. posted:I actually like the fact that each member has something unique to only them. I just wish Therion's wasn't "be able to open a box". Tell me about it. I've just slowly tortured Balogar the Runelord to death by building up the Sidestep counter to extremely high levels and spamming poison on his rear end. The gist of it being that, well, Cyrus is a Rune Lord now.
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Jul 15, 2018 22:19
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Hm, starting to think I might want to do like Alfyn, Primrose, Therion, and H'aanit, maybe. Alfyn to be the tanky healer/support, Primrose for buffs and magic damage once she can get the Scholar subclass, Therion for debuffing and opening Special Chests For The Special Thief Boy, and H'aanit for just nuking poo poo from orbit with physical damage. It pains me not to take Tressa along all the time so that the party can have both of the Very Good Kids Alfyn and Tressa, but maybe that means once I finish Alfyn's story I can just treat Tressa as my new main while I do the other four  The first party is one noble-type dude being constantly embarrassed by the rogues he hangs out with and the second one is Cyrus just prying into everyone's business while the noble characters around him just sigh in exasperation.
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Jul 15, 2018 22:25
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someone awful. posted:Every character has 1 path action and 1 talent, it's just with the exception of Tressa and Therion they're "a path action and something you can do in combat" Actually, Cyrus doesn't get anything special to do in combat either. I unlocked the Scholar subclass just now so he might be leaving the party...but that free spying at the beginning of each fight is really a gamechanger. I would never find out some of those weaknesses otherwise, and it saves a couple turns experimenting when I meet new enemies. So I guess he does get something special! Just no extra commands.
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Jul 15, 2018 22:31
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Phenotype posted:Actually, Cyrus doesn't get anything special to do in combat either. I unlocked the Scholar subclass just now so he might be leaving the party...but that free spying at the beginning of each fight is really a gamechanger. I would never find out some of those weaknesses otherwise, and it saves a couple turns experimenting when I meet new enemies. Yeah it's not always an extra command -- olberic's, for example, is just "you can boost when you defend"  -- but his definitely is an in-combat special ability (and it's really good and i rely on it so much and i will never take him out of my party  )
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Jul 15, 2018 22:35
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Honestly, Cyrus's spells and talent are just so useful that I'll never take him out the party, even if I could. Now, having two Scholars in the party would be pretty pretty good.
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Jul 15, 2018 22:37
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Harrow posted:Hm, starting to think I might want to do like Alfyn, Primrose, Therion, and H'aanit, maybe. . This is who I've been rolling with and it owns. Sometimes switching out Therion for Tressa if I feel like it which is nice since she brings the spears. H'aanit is super op I love her.
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Jul 15, 2018 22:37
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Haanit's talent is neat as gently caress and she's probably gonna join Alfyn as my set core once I finish her chapter 1 alongside one of Therion or Tressa.
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Jul 15, 2018 22:52
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Harrow posted:It sounds like people are sticking with one party of four instead of switching around all the time? Is there a reason for that, like is switching your party a big pain in the rear end, or is it just how some people like to play? I've been changing out characters after I beat their chapter stories and it really hasn't been a big deal.
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Jul 15, 2018 22:54
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Andrast posted:Heals are based on elemental defense Wait, what? Is it like this in most jrpgs? I've always assumed it was based on Magic Attack. Where do you look this kind of info up? Also is there anywhere you can look up info on the buffs and debuffs? Such as how much blind lowers accuracy? And I think it only affects physical attack but would like to make sure.
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Jul 15, 2018 23:01
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Aquasnake posted:Wait, what? Is it like this in most jrpgs? I've always assumed it was based on Magic Attack. Where do you look this kind of info up? Yeah it's definitely a thing, but not so much a thing that I assumed that's how it worked at first. I've been giving her all my strong e.def armor and her small all target heal does 900 unboosted. Level 30 but not too far in the game, I somehow found like 10 caits.
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Jul 15, 2018 23:14
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The biggest shock I've read today is that Tressa's VA is Sarah Ryder from Mass Effect. Good god, that director must've been poo poo.
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Jul 15, 2018 23:15
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I just got all the way around to H'aanit, I think she's gonna go into my party. I think my four are going to be Ophelia, Therion, Alfyn, and H'aanit, since I like all of them a lot and they seem to mesh well. Looking forward to messing with subjobs, looking forward to making Ophelia a paladin or thuerge or something.
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