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"Final Fantasy XIII Discussion Thread"

Big name, big game and big fan following...it's bound to be a game widely discussed!

As we seem to have a thread for most of the big games, I thought we may as well have one for this behemoth of a game - so if you have any ideas, favourite ways to play the game or just want to pass comment on what already appears to be a fantastic and absorbing game - please post here.

If you want to discuss the plot or other aspects of the storyline - remember to use the tags to hide it from people who want to play the game without ruining it for themselves.

first off...I'm liking the combat system now - no definite turn based combat? Action seems to be constant even though you have to select your moves. Brilliant?

It doesn't do any increase on the stagger gauge. Fang is an ok SYN, but I've not really trained her too high in it right now. She basically casts slow while Vanille sticks on all the debuffs.

Oh right, so having it on Hope is not a good idea as he is a decent RAV, stagger lock means it does not do as much on the stagger guage then, is that right?

Stagger lock items usually have pretty good stats to compensate for it. There good to use with a COM, cause they don't usually add to much to the chain gauge anyway.

I am looking forward to seeing what the missions are like!

Does Fang become a good SAB?? I like using a SYN for the haste factor, so might try develop a good option to have COM/SYN/SAB for the start of a battle, to make things easier.

Also i picked up a weapon for Hope, which has stagger Lock, what is that?

Played for about an hour or so last night, got the first mission done and upgraded a couple of weapons (Vanille's is now at 'star' level, but I can't buy the catalyst to upgrade it yet). Got myself squished by a horse horse/kodo thing on Gran Pulse, lesson learned there I think!

I'm still will my previously stated team of Light/Fang/Vanille using RAV/COM/RAV as my primary paradigm. Also a fan of MED/SAB/SAB and COM/SEN/RAV on bosses and COM/COM/RAV when staggered (and high percentage).

I have seen them being battled on youtube, they look pretty solid lol.

I got the loremaster trophy last night, so a nice shiny Gold one for my collection.

Did a bit more last night;


In the spoiler i discussed my team, but just wanting to know what everyone is using at the moment and how they have their setups. SYN and SAB are useful, but who is the best??

Farming adamantoise's and adamantortoise's now. Can just about struggle through killing them "properly". Still got no trapezohedrons as of yet (the catalyst for ultimate weapons) but have earned over a million from them.

Going to burst through some missions later.

I always do all my team when possible, so all the CP is used on everyone. And weapons etc are done fairly even.

Just so i am always prepared : D

Are you training up the other 3 at the same time or are you just concentrating on your team?

Oh, think most mine are 8ish, except Snow who is like lv4, but i keep getting a good amount of incentive chips, so im selling them, got like 100,000 gil now which is good.

I am looking forward to moving on to the next bit, hence why i was keen to get through the last bit of chapter 9 so quick lol, story hooked me!