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Regarding thisU-DO Burger posted:Act 3 im glad they confirmed at the end yes, this is what happened, demonstration and all. it makes all that you worked for in act 2 mean something while at the same time making act 3 incredibly satisfying
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Yinlock posted:i choose to believe otherwise because that's lame i wouldn’t just be surprised if the game just keeps invisibly leveling the characters and she levels slightly faster, Dragon Quest is weird/cool in that no two party members need the exact amounts of experience to level up
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Oct 16, 2018 03:23
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U-DO Burger posted:it's the sacrifice you make to achieve your happy ending. You may get a full party again, but your buds you saved the world with in act 2 will never see you again and will spend the rest of their days praying you succeeded instead of losing veronica again or getting straight up time-fragged. It sucks but it's good imo because otherwise it would cheapen everything about act 2 I mostly just feel bad for timeline 1 Gemma, when last you see her she's like "i'll wait as long as it takes" and *TUGS COLLAR* uhhhhh about that Last Celebration posted:i wouldn’t just be surprised if the game just keeps invisibly leveling the characters and she levels slightly faster, Dragon Quest is weird/cool in that no two party members need the exact amounts of experience to level up this is most likely what happened, there's just a pretty severe cap from act 1 to act 2(except for Serena) so I was expecting her to be like mid-50s at best Yinlock fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 03:23
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Rookersh posted:The fact this thread has spoiler tags this heavy is blowing my mind. I can't wait to come back to read them. It’s very straightforward and uncomplicated but incredibly well told, with some legit twists and turns here and there. I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never made a single good post, but I still post a lot here because the game impacted me and left a lasting impression on me mostly through its story and characters.
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RareAcumen posted:Mmmm, okay, fair enough. Okay so my next question There's actually a pretty easy way to very quickly grind out levels. I found this out when I got frustrated banging my head against the Malicious Boreal Serpent. I died so many times on that fight when my levels were in the mid-50s, I got sick of it and decided to grind levels, and while searching for the best place to grind I found this strategy. I don't know if this has been posted earlier in this thread (because I can't be arsed to check), but it involves very specific use of pep powers and requires 1 pep pip per run, so if you don't have any pep pips you'll either need to do some of the quests that give them or buy them from the Octagonia casino or l'Academie once you've turned in 115 mini medals. So here's how it works. You'll need the Pep powers Hallelujah (Hero, Jade, Erik), Electro Light (Hero, Jade, Sylvando), and Dirge of Dundrasil (Rab only, but requires Hero in party). I don't know what skills are required to unlock these abilities honestly, but I had them all by the time I was around your level so you probably have them, too. You'll also need Erik's Critical Claim ability from the Guile branch, and Jade's Lightning Thrust from spears. Hendrik's Hatchet Man from axes and Serena's Thunder Thrust from spears may also be useful, but probably not necessary. So, first you make a party of Erik, Rab, Jade, and Sylvando, then get into a fight with some dinky monsters (I did this in Heliodor Region in Act 3). Then just spam defend, and as they each pep up, swap them out. Once all four are pepped up, have the hero use Pep Up, then end the battle (killing or fleeing, doesn't matter which). Then, save. Next, change your party to Hero, Erik, Jade, Sylvando, and make sure Sylvando has a Pep Pip in his inventory. Get into any random fight, and have the first person up use Hallelujah to increase your XP gain. Usually it'll be Jade who comes up first. For the rest of the turn, swap Erik for Rab, have the Hero use Pep Up, and then have Sylvando use the Pep Pip on Jade. When the next turn rolls around, use Electro Light. This will convert the enemies into rare monsters, usually metal slime variants. If you don't get metal slimes, exit the battle and restart from your save and try again. Swap Sylvando for Erik, defend with the Hero (since he'll usually come up next), and have Rab use the Dirge of Dundrasil Pep Power to put them slimes to sleep. It won't always put them all to sleep, and if any of them flee, it's usually worth it to reload and try again. Next, use Critical Claim and Lightning Thrust to kill the slimes. Critical abilities will kill them in one hit, so you can also swap in Serena or Hendrik for their abilities if you want, but in my experience Erik and Jade could take care of them in two turns. When you're done killing them, you'll get 350k to around 1000000 xp depending on what your level is (the higher your level, the tougher the metal slimes that are summoned). It should result in your whole party gaining between 3 and 7 levels each. Additionally, once you're over level 70, one of the slimes will be a Metal King Slime, who will drop a Pep Pip, recouping the one you used. Repeat until 99.
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Oct 16, 2018 04:15
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Rookersh posted:The fact this thread has spoiler tags this heavy is blowing my mind. I can't wait to come back to read them. allow me to spoil the entire plot: sylvando is fabulous
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Oct 16, 2018 04:22
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You were all right about Sylvando in Act 2. Holy loving poo poo.
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Oct 16, 2018 04:38
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U-DO Burger posted:Act 3 Spoilers for Act 3 still I'm glad you made this comparison because I was thinking how much the fight against Jasper felt like Trunks' fights against the androids and Cell back in his timeline at the end of the saga.
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Oct 16, 2018 04:46
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Rookersh posted:The fact this thread has spoiler tags this heavy is blowing my mind. I can't wait to come back to read them. The spoiler tags will all make sense once you reach and finish the story in Gallopolis.
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Oct 16, 2018 04:48
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What planet am I on? These kids have red hair, Japanese names and British accents
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Oct 16, 2018 04:50
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Steve Yun posted:What planet am I on? These kids have red hair, Japanese names and British accents the haiku village seems like a direct attack on localizers, all i can think of in that town is "oh my lord the poor translation staff"
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Oct 16, 2018 05:01
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I've never found a good use for Rab, in act3. He is basically a compromise between Serena and Veronica but not really that great compared to either. Veronica is obviously the best offensive caster with spell-echo, and Serena heals way more and gets omniheal. Rab and Sylv on harder monsters get's one-shot a lot even in his end-game armor whereas Veronica doesn't anymore with her end-game armor. Now that I have Sylv's Chivalry tree unlocked I may try replacing Serena with him and have him either heal, or use Ladies First to give Veronica additional chances to wreck poo poo, but I'm worried about the lack of Kabuff and the fact that his healing isn't nearly as good.
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Oct 16, 2018 05:05
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TBH, given the extreme lengths the series goes to give most regions their own dialect i wouldn’t be surprised if they just spoke Standard Japanese originally. Also apparently the official localization for 3 has the same thing for Not-Japan and the same music plays so they’re basically trapped
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Oct 16, 2018 05:05
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yes please, just spoil as much as possible in a single post Last Celebration posted:TBH, given the extreme lengths the series goes to give most regions their own dialect i wouldn’t be surprised if they just spoke Standard Japanese originally. Also apparently the official localization for 3 has the same thing for Not-Japan and the same music plays so they’re basically trapped i'm not sure if that makes it easier or harder for them
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ate poo poo on live tv posted:I've never found a good use for Rab, in act3.  Idk how your Sylvando is dying. Give him a shield. He can use them for a reason. It's not like his damage will ever be worth a poo poo.
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ate poo poo on live tv posted:I've never found a good use for Rab, in act3. He is basically a compromise between Serena and Veronica but not really that great compared to either. I never felt this.  He has an ice type kaboomle, his hadoken is economical and can’t be fizzled, he gets +50 to magic might and mending through a quest, multiheal and sap. Plus dirge of dundrasil is kinda stupid good. Idk even in endgame I found him to be an amazingly useful red mage. honestly I think hero + veronica + serena + rab is an incredibly solid team ROFL Octopus fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 06:33
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ROFL Octopus posted:I never felt this. What quest is that for Rab, so I make sure not to miss it? Also, anyone know a list of the skills in the character builder that give you some skill seeds or points after getting it? I've seen it mentioned, but haven't found it. And love the game by the way, DQ 11 rocks! I'm still in act 1 I think, about 45 hours played, just did Valor, 7 people in the crew etc. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 06:47
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Heavy Metal posted:What quest is that for Rab, so I make sure not to miss it? So for Rab the quest is in Angri-La in Part 3. You can’t miss it and the quest log even says that’s the reward. Skill point boosts Erik: Agility +30 Sylvando: Charm +40 Those are what you can get in Act 1. All characters get their skill point boost through a stat-up in a personal tree but some might need to wait all the way until Act 3. e: for the Luminary go for his big Charm boost panel he gets in Act 2, everyone else I’m categorizing as spoilers ROFL Octopus fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 06:59
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ROFL Octopus posted:So for Rab the quest is in Angri-La in Part 3. You can’t miss it and the quest log even says that’s the reward. Thanks! I don't mind spoilers, I'm pretty much just looking for a list of these to paste in a text file for future reference. I've mega spoiled myself already since I tend to highlight half the spoilers I come across. Nobody else has any in Act 2, to double check there? Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 07:13 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 07:09
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RareAcumen posted:The spoiler tags will all make sense once you reach and finish the story in Gallopolis. Oh trust me. I know all about how amazing Sylvando is. I just hit Gondola? for the first time to catch his boat, and he's already one of the best characters I've seen in a game in awhile. I hope I'm not in Act 2 already if that's what people are talking about! Hoping the Gondola segment is a bit longer then just "get on the boat.". I've been treating this as basically watching a season of Dragonball, and have been leaving in the next stage every time. So far it's worked just fine, but I played a little bit longer today and went from starting the Gallopolis stuff all the way to the Gondola intro. Would be a bit sad if this next "episode" is me catching a boat, especially because Gondola seems like it's got some cool stuff going on in the background. On the topic of cosmetic armors, are there any uh, armored cosmetic armors? Cause boy howdy is the purple tunic slowly killing me.
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Rookersh posted:I hope I'm not in Act 2 already if that's what people are talking about! quote:On the topic of cosmetic armors, are there any uh, armored cosmetic armors? Cause boy howdy is the purple tunic slowly killing me.
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Heavy Metal posted:Thanks! I don't mind spoilers, I'm pretty much just looking for a list of these to paste in a text file for future reference. I've mega spoiled myself already since I tend to highlight half the spoilers I come across. Nobody else has any in Act 2, to double check there? Okay you’ve been warned Seriously this is it Okay let’s go Luminary: Charm +40 (Act 2), Erik: Agility +30 (Act 1), Veronica: MP +30 (Act 3), Serena: MP +20 (Act 3), Sylvando: Charm +40 (Act 1), Rab: Agility +20 (Act 2), Jade: HP +30 (Act 2), Hendrik: Magic Mending +20 (Act 3, need to complete a quest at Don Rodrigo’s)
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ROFL Octopus posted:Okay you’ve been warned Much thanks! And no worries there, I had already heard about the thing there. On Act 3, just to be honest, I don't currently plan to do it, at least not much, may give it a try though. Usually not a post-game guy, I tend to just look up postgame stuff online after. It being harder and also being kind of an extra with re-used areas etc, I'm usually ready to wrap it up and play another game by that point. It's cool that it's an option though, and I gather for this game it'll have more story content than your average post-game.
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The higher tier horse races are the biggest loving load of poo poo I hate it
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They're not actually races, they're time trials so you don't actually need to think about winning the race, just beating the clock. I think Black Cup difficult is something like 1:04:50 to win. Once you enter it it with that mindset that you only need to beat the clock, I think that helps. Though they're not "races", you do need to bear in mind that collision is on with the other horses. As for beating the Black Cup difficult, the ramps are kind of bait, it's much more important to hold a good racing line in the inside of the curves and hitting green winds when you can. The ramps on the finish straight are worth hitting though. Also when you're in the snaking curves bit, try to move in a straight line through them all. If you hold the inside of corners as much as you can, you'll probably get the feeling you can win it before long and then it's just finessing.
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What was Serena's crazy good skill that had the bad description?
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I put in a few hours last night, got Erik, love his Christopher Walken/Charlie Hunnam hybrid VA but I need more party members so his aren't the only victory quips I hear. I only have a couple minor quibbles so far, otherwise the game has been brilliant. Hate getting trees all up in my camera's business while I'm running around outside of town and wish the jump had a bit more...oomf to it. Like not necessarily more height, but maybe some distance, at least a more dynamic animation.
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RareAcumen posted:What was Serena's crazy good skill that had the bad description? Alma Mater and Divine Intervention. They prevent you getting one-shot while your hp is above a certain threshold, but the game says they block instant death moves instead
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ate poo poo on live tv posted:but I'm worried about the lack of Kabuff and the fact that his healing isn't nearly as good.
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In act 3, am I supposed to go somewhere after saving Phnom Nonh and getting the parade again? I'm happy with just running around a little more as a reward but I'm wondering if there are any scenes I'll miss by not taking them somewhere.
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in act 3 i HIGHLY recommend you go to Nautica and do the quest there before any other postgame stuff. You get an item that lets you talk to Queen Marina from anywhere in the world and she'll tell you the next 3 most pressing issues/scenes you might miss and where to go. I did this almost at the very end of act 3 and feel very silly.
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Your Parents posted:in act 3 i HIGHLY recommend you go to Nautica and do the quest there before any other postgame stuff. You get an item that lets you talk to Queen Marina from anywhere in the world and she'll tell you the next 3 most pressing issues/scenes you might miss and where to go. I did this almost at the very end of act 3 and feel very silly. I don't think I've done the Nautica quest at all. Oops. Though it was fun in it's own way of re-exploring the world.
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So wait, you are telling me there are Sylvando scenes better then the reveal of DAVE. Cause I can't believe that.
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Rookersh posted:So wait, you are telling me there are Sylvando scenes better then the reveal of DAVE. Cause I can't believe that. post again later when you realize there is no peak to sylvando's greatness
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Rookersh posted:So wait, you are telling me there are Sylvando scenes better then the reveal of DAVE. Cause I can't believe that. Haha, holy poo poo. You are in for a ride.
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Rookersh posted:So wait, you are telling me there are Sylvando scenes better then the reveal of DAVE. Cause I can't believe that. https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/a/a2/Soldier_laughlong03.wav
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I’m level 46 and I think I’m just about to face the big boss. Should I level up or am I ready to go?
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Steve Yun posted:I’m level 46 and I think I’m just about to face the big boss. Should I level up or am I ready to go? Try it and see. Put your money in the bank first if you're worried. If you lose, see if you feel like you understand why. You can do it with the right strategy.
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Rookersh posted:So wait, you are telling me there are Sylvando scenes better then the reveal of DAVE. Cause I can't believe that. You have only gotten on board the roller coaster of Sylvando, and it will not disappoint. Ever.
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quote:Success! This quest has been transgressed with finesse! ...i'm mad
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