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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5125 on: October 13, 2009, 05:12:56 AM »
Who cares, pick who you like.


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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5126 on: October 13, 2009, 05:20:43 AM »
You're not going to have either of them around long enough for it to matter.
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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5127 on: October 13, 2009, 05:22:05 AM »
;_;

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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5128 on: October 13, 2009, 05:27:51 AM »
That said, if I'm not mistaken Heirophant >> Justice as an arcana in P2, so Nate gets the better options there.  However, the real reason to pick between them is deciding which story thread/dungeon set you want to do.  Nanjo gets KANDORI BACK FROM THE DEAD, Elly gets STALKERS AND LONG WANGED FORTUNE TELLERS.  You can't really go wrong, I don't think.
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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5129 on: October 13, 2009, 05:36:00 AM »
Wild ARMS 3 Advanced Soloing

Was streaming this for a good chunk of the day in the morning. Having higher levels means more PS points meaning more twinkery and potential dangerousness of battles. See below!

Decaying Labyrinth:
The biggest problem in this dungeon was the second half. The first half...monsters were getting OHKO'd and getting outsped by Clive. Yeeeaaah. Monsters in the second half? Have 999 base RFX to purposely fuck you up if you enter a battle. Well normally, you can have Jet use Accelerator and Ginny/Jet have good evade. This time though...well safer to avoid all fights in general anyway. So I did that

Ring Keeper: Um...? He has Dark Magic so Dark Ward. He has a physical that deals like 100 damage. Whoo? Well he has Anti-Arcana zone and goes before me so I can't hea- wait Heal berries. Yeah, he was a scrub >_>.

Survey Point 17:
So Danger! battles just took part as well. Consider my non solo characters have like 1 HP and are 10 levels below what they're supposed to be, I'll leave you to figure out how well it went when I was forced into those battles (hint: not very). Enemies here - just need to Earth Ward really. The most deadly is facing a group of porcupines that decide to spam Rock Grazer. 8 of those = ow when you're going last and can't kill any of them. On the other hand, they are Gale Claw bait otherwise - I actually got a +1 MCT point here as a result

Hound/Feline/Donkey/Flier: These guys kinda suck. They do something like 15HKO damage and uh...all evadable physicals. They have debuffers though! They can slow you down a lot and...yeah. Oh they also die in like 2 hits >_>. Well this was just a warm up because the next two...

Humpty & Dumpty: Humpty casts only support spells. Dumpty only casts MT magic. Theoretically, you only need to drop Dumpty to win because Humpty can't hurt you. Problem - Humpty has Critical heal, which restores all his HP. I think...he uses it after like three attacks? Note that I can't drop it in one shot and they both outspeed me so dealing more damage before they heal is out of the question. Also, Dumpty's MT magic deals like 300 damage. Predictable, but very annoying when you're working around the chip. Well, there's two options. First the "Easy" way: Take out Humpty first. Humpty only casts Critical Heal on Dumpty and never himself. So if you can ward off the damage long enough and kill Humpty, Dumpty is easy pickings since Dumpty cannot heal his own wounds. I say "easy" because you don't have to worry about chipping. The alternative, is to save up to 100 FP, and use Heal/Potion Berries until you get your HP range down to a point where with Valiant, you can easily deal 900 damage. This should be very easy since at 100 FP, Clive should be dealing close to 800 anyway. One 4 hit Gatling later, Dumpty dies. Now you just mop up Humpty. I had to use Elemental Rings here on Gale Claw for extra warding since it was not possible to block Fire/Water/Wind/Earth/Dark all at the same time normally.

Shroedingers 3: Well you have to kill all of them. Doesn't matter since once again, Todd and Maya are kinda dangerous. Alfred is Alfred (although I came close to dying a couple of times because of him) and you can block half of Shady's attacks with Fire Ward anyway. Light Todd's afro on fire. Potion Berry as necessary and attack on free turns. Might take a while, but once Todd is gone, the battle is easy. Todd for some reason, also seemed to prefer casting his Healing Factor over attacking, which made damage control much easier. With Maya, its all physicals. Cast Turbulence if needed. Otherwise, ATT Blocker, Heal as necessary. Her damage isn't that impressive but its better than the last form which was running into elemental wards. Shady's Blizzard Breath is non elemenal (surprise) and he deals more than Alfred, so he's next. Then Alfred just kinda dies. lol at their HP anyway. Since their damage is so poor, I casted Valiant and ended up OHKO them without crits.

Pyrodrake: Block Fire and uh...he has issues trying to damage you. He does actually have some durability, but consider how he can't really make damage stick long enough...yeah

Asgard 4/5: Asgard 4 is kinda amusing in that he has HUEG defense and is basically Augst since he only counters (and even 5HKOs as well!) which makes this very lol. The trick being that Asgard 5 is right after so you either need a full VIT gauge or you need to make sure you're relatively healthy at the start of the next fight where he starts spamming Barrier Storm. You only need to survive for 3 turns though. So turn 1 cast Protect. Turn 2+3 defend. Use the highest HP set up you can afford. Voila.
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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5130 on: October 13, 2009, 05:37:16 AM »
Nanjo gets the (much) harder boss later, who you'll recognize. Ellen is overall a better character only due to naturally raising TEC. Nanjo's persona options are bloody shiny, though; so are Ellen's, but... she gets best compat with Fortune/Judgment, which are at their best lategame (also Empress which is awesome forever, but.)

Summary:
Nate gets better Persona options, worse innate stats, far harder boss later.
Ellen gets better stats, worse Persona options relatively, simpler bosses.

Also uh, they're in your team up until 3 dungeons from the end. So it is a pretty notable choice.

Nate's compats: Emperor, Hierophant, good with about half the remaining options.
Ellen's compats: Empress, Fortune, Temperance, Judgment, gets good Magician/Priestess/Hierophant compat as well.
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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5131 on: October 13, 2009, 05:39:59 AM »
That is to say, it entertained without being too deep or well developed through the liberal use of Crowning Moment of Awesome. Thage and Rondemion especially have moments in their stories that I will remember for a long, long time.

If anything, I think ending delivered the most shock. Where Thazi just spit in player's face for assisting her grand plan of world destruction.

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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5132 on: October 13, 2009, 07:07:17 AM »
Vast, brief version:

MK2: Playing slowly, but progressing. Up to chapter 6 in Raze's path. Enjoying. Not liking as much as 1, but a decent game. Gameplay is superior, everything else is generally inferior.

Muramasa: Bought on a whim when hyped by the guy at EB while preordering Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. Very pretty. Fun overall, although the overall gameplay is pretty brutal on shura. The penalty for death is minor, all things considered, but that's not overly bad. Even regular enemies can tear you apart pretty hard, which certainly takes it out of your pride.

World of Warcraft: Just poking around occasionally since Ash is playing some.

Baldur's Gate 2: The Throne of Bhall: Progress continues. It is time to destroy Yaga-Shura for being a JEEEEERK. Things really went to hell after BG2, plotwise, though.

Bioshock: It works on Ash's computer. This is a clear sign I should play it now.

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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5133 on: October 13, 2009, 07:59:41 AM »
@People who play WoW:

I'm thinking of seeing how WoW PCs would rank by compiling some stats. Anyone else interested? Throw me some armory links.

I don't actually play WoW anymore, but I would highly recommend against trying to compile WoW class stats, that game is basically always in a state of flux depending on patches, and each class tends to have several specs/gearsets to use to be effective.

If you really do want to go through with it, probably the most efficient way to go about it is to take only the latest tier set and then just give every class their best weapon, forgoing enchants and gems and such entirely.  Trying to figure out optimal gear sets for every class/spec would be rather headachey.

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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5134 on: October 13, 2009, 08:39:06 AM »
I just have to say, Nate Nanjo happens to be DEMON ON WHEELS.  HE IS A DEMON AND HE IS CHASING AFTER SOMEONE.

So if you don't choose Nate you have no soul.

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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5135 on: October 13, 2009, 07:47:41 PM »
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« Reply #5136 on: October 13, 2009, 10:18:27 PM »
AI - Met Beggur(s Dickus) (what? <_< >_>) and ran away from the backwater town with a fire mana and a guy with shades. Apparently, now I have to search for grass and ancient egyptian alchemy recipes are found lying around on peoples' living rooms.
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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5137 on: October 13, 2009, 11:20:56 PM »
AI -  and ancient egyptian alchemy recipes are found lying around on peoples' living rooms.

What? It's a great conversation piece!

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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5138 on: October 13, 2009, 11:23:08 PM »
AI -  and ancient egyptian alchemy recipes are found lying around on peoples' living rooms.

What? It's a great conversation piece!

Yeah, "hey I used to have this totally sweet chest with a weird whatever in it until this random person carrying a stick took it and started babbling to himself" makes for a great small talk starter when you're picking up chicks in a party.
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« Reply #5139 on: October 13, 2009, 11:24:10 PM »
It's a crime to collect ancient Egyptian artifacts? Maybe they play a lot of children's card games. Who are you to judge?
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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5140 on: October 13, 2009, 11:26:30 PM »
AI -  and ancient egyptian alchemy recipes are found lying around on peoples' living rooms.

What? It's a great conversation piece!

Yeah, "hey I used to have this totally sweet chest with a weird whatever in it until this random person carrying a stick took it and started babbling to himself" makes for a great small talk starter when you're picking up chicks in a party.

Well YEAH! Clearly you don't go to enough parties to pick up chicks if you think otherwise.

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« Reply #5141 on: October 13, 2009, 11:27:01 PM »
It's a crime to collect ancient Egyptian artifacts? Maybe they play a lot of children's card games. Who are you to judge?

Ancient egyptian alchemy recipes, my good man. And the only crime I can think of is the fact the main character ingloriously grabs them away and the people around him don't even bat an eyelid.
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« Reply #5142 on: October 13, 2009, 11:33:11 PM »
FF7 - Diamond Weapon and related events got through.

Before that though? Sunken Gelnika. Conformer. Double Cut materia.

Suddenly, Yuffie is outdamaging everything ever. Even worse is that while chasing Ultimate Weapon, it stopped over Midgar... which forces you to enter when you approach it from the air, so no Ultimate Weapon for Cloud. Cait Sith's magical menagerie still kicks plenty of ass, but Comet 2, Bahamut Zero, and Ultima are all pretty expensive ways to deal jacked up damage outside of boss battles. Then, because Heaven's Cloud lacks linked Materia slots, Yuffie also gets Added Effect + Hades combo on her weapon. High leveled enemies just flat out take more damage from Yuffie than anyone else; Cloud's only real advantage is superior Limit Breakage, and that won't be quite as significant once Yuffie gets Doom of the Living (though it'll return when he gets Omnislash).

Diamond Weapon was a chump - never even got to null magic - but the Sister Ray cutscene was actually pretty hardcore. On to Hojo!
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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5143 on: October 13, 2009, 11:34:23 PM »
It's a crime to collect ancient Egyptian artifacts?

Yes.

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« Reply #5144 on: October 13, 2009, 11:55:52 PM »
Well, crap.
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« Reply #5145 on: October 13, 2009, 11:57:30 PM »
This has turned into quite a confusing canon.
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Re: Games you're playing: The 2009 edition.
« Reply #5146 on: October 14, 2009, 01:12:05 AM »
So, I was bored and bought a psp bundle with Dissidia today. (gotta love impulse buying!)

along with it I bought...

Star Ocean 1
FF Tactics
Persona
FF CC
Wild ARMs XF
and Jeanne D'Arc

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Played a bit of them all today, just need to pick one to get into religiously...



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« Reply #5147 on: October 14, 2009, 01:20:47 AM »
CC!
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« Reply #5148 on: October 14, 2009, 01:21:34 AM »
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« Reply #5149 on: October 14, 2009, 01:47:26 AM »
* Shale nukes Brasilia, nods back.
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