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A little disapointed to be honest. I know i have only played it for an hour and a half so far, but to be honest at the moment it doesnt feel like i have done anything apart from watched with a little bit of walking and really really easy fights in between.
For me, its not started off at all like any of the previous games, they seemed to throw you into the action straight off, you got to actually do some playing while the story got off to a rushing start, this game hasnt done that to me yet, and this is one of the most important parts of the game.
You have to say that a game really needs a good begining to get things up and running, FF10 starts pretty slow....then with the blitzball scene it gets really good and im starting to think im back in FF, them something strange happens and the game just slowed down again.
Its not all bad, im intrigued to find out whats happening next, and it does seem to be building to something big, its just that, well, i think the graphics may have gone to Squares head at the minute, so far i havent played, i have watched, i hope its starts to improve in that aspect soon.
Got to say though, the graphics and character animations are very nice indeed, but still, a little more play would be nice sometime soon.
For me, its not started off at all like any of the previous games, they seemed to throw you into the action straight off, you got to actually do some playing while the story got off to a rushing start, this game hasnt done that to me yet, and this is one of the most important parts of the game.
You have to say that a game really needs a good begining to get things up and running, FF10 starts pretty slow....then with the blitzball scene it gets really good and im starting to think im back in FF, them something strange happens and the game just slowed down again.
Its not all bad, im intrigued to find out whats happening next, and it does seem to be building to something big, its just that, well, i think the graphics may have gone to Squares head at the minute, so far i havent played, i have watched, i hope its starts to improve in that aspect soon.
Got to say though, the graphics and character animations are very nice indeed, but still, a little more play would be nice sometime soon.
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The Omega Ruins lead on to the Ultima Dungeon ( I think )
Or it might be the other way. After fighting either Omega or Ultima, it unlocks a second part to the ruins where you fight the other one.
You get Don Tonberry from catching all the monsters in the cave where you get Yojimba. That means you need to catch a Tonberry, Ghost and all those other evil little b*stards.
I think that's how you unlock Don Tonberry, although I could be wrong. Check www.gamefaqs.com , they're good for this kind of stuff.
Or it might be the other way. After fighting either Omega or Ultima, it unlocks a second part to the ruins where you fight the other one.
You get Don Tonberry from catching all the monsters in the cave where you get Yojimba. That means you need to catch a Tonberry, Ghost and all those other evil little b*stards.
I think that's how you unlock Don Tonberry, although I could be wrong. Check www.gamefaqs.com , they're good for this kind of stuff.
I have most of the monsters from each area but there a few I don't have yet.
However, there is also an entire area which I have not yet unlocked. It's the one on the bottom left of the area select in the arena menu. You mentioned Ultima Dungeon earlier. Is this it?
And how do you get Don Tonberry? I captured Master Tonberry from the Omega Ruins but he only takes off about 1000 with each Karma attack. I guessed Don would probably be the monster he creates from all the fiends in Omega Ruins but it isn't. It's some massive thing that I've fought before in another place (except far more powerful).
Anyway, what do you need for Triple AP? That hasn't even shown up on the customise menu yet.
Anyway, onto blitzball again. I won my first League with all wins about half an hour ago and then started another because the top prize was 'Status Reels' - another overdrive for Wakka. The most annoying thing about Blitzball though, is that I can't learn any shot techniques. I wanna learn Sphere shot for Blappa but no opponent EVER gets to shoot! My defenders are too powerful! They just take them out all the time!
Oh and by the way, I pity YOU! You have every one of your GCSEs still to come! But they're the easiest exams in the world! And I'm not kidding either. They are by far the easiest exams I have had to do in my school.
However, there is also an entire area which I have not yet unlocked. It's the one on the bottom left of the area select in the arena menu. You mentioned Ultima Dungeon earlier. Is this it?
And how do you get Don Tonberry? I captured Master Tonberry from the Omega Ruins but he only takes off about 1000 with each Karma attack. I guessed Don would probably be the monster he creates from all the fiends in Omega Ruins but it isn't. It's some massive thing that I've fought before in another place (except far more powerful).
Anyway, what do you need for Triple AP? That hasn't even shown up on the customise menu yet.
Anyway, onto blitzball again. I won my first League with all wins about half an hour ago and then started another because the top prize was 'Status Reels' - another overdrive for Wakka. The most annoying thing about Blitzball though, is that I can't learn any shot techniques. I wanna learn Sphere shot for Blappa but no opponent EVER gets to shoot! My defenders are too powerful! They just take them out all the time!
Oh and by the way, I pity YOU! You have every one of your GCSEs still to come! But they're the easiest exams in the world! And I'm not kidding either. They are by far the easiest exams I have had to do in my school.
Woops, I clicked 'post this message' before I'd finished writing it.
Vottanator wrote:
> I have been able to get 'Break Max MP' for some time now but it hasn't
> looked too enticing since none of my characters have been any where
> near 999MP (closest is Yuna and Lulu obviously with around 550 each).
I can actually get this - I got loads of the required Items from the moster arena guy for capturing all the monsters from an area (one of the highroads).
> However, I got my first piece of Dark Matter today and it made 'Break
> Max Damage' show up! Finally I'll be able to take more than 9999 with
> people other than Bahuteman! The thing is, I have no idea how many
> Dark Matters I need and I only have 1.
You get 99 Dark Matters for capturing five of every single monster in Spira, and all of the monsters in the monster arena sometimes drop Dark Matter.
> I also have 4 Amulets which made Pickpocket show up. I still don't
> have enough to get it though. Still not got Master Thief showing up
> either.
You need 30 of these to get Pickpocket, and they're dropped by Stratavis in the monster arena.
> I have a Double AP with Tidus but I can't upgrade it anymore which is
> really annoying. Also, I'm a bit hesitant to upgrade yet as I just
> know that when I do I'm going to find a Triple AP weapon or something
> similar!
I got a weapon with Double AP - my advice is to find a weapon with 4 free ability slots and give the weapon Overdrive -> AP, Triple AP and Double AP, then something like HP + 20%. Don't however give it Double or Triple overdrive unnecessarily, because they can, unlike Triple AP and Double AP, come in handy in boss battles. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GIVE YOUR BEST WEAPONS 'OVERDRIVE -> AP' ABILITY. If you do, you'll never be able to use overdrives in boss battles - a major, MAJOR handicap.
> At the moment, I can only upgrade 1 weapon to get Double AP (You need
> 20 Megalixirs and I only have 31). I have the 99 Door to Tomorrows
> though so I can upgrade 10 weapons to have Overdrive - AP.
I'd give the Overdrive -> AP abilities as I mentioned above.
> Anyway, only got a few exams left. Maths tomorrow, Graphics on
> Thursday, Stats and RE on Friday and then Physics next Wednesday. Then
> that's me done! Plus I have my hifi being delivered tomorrow. At least
> that's something to look forward to after my Maths exam.
I pity you. I've got Statistics on Friday, but that's it. Anyway, I've done a levelling up walkthrough for SR, and that was on Sunday but its not been posted yet. You'll be able to get a great strategy from it.
> I have been able to get 'Break Max MP' for some time now but it hasn't
> looked too enticing since none of my characters have been any where
> near 999MP (closest is Yuna and Lulu obviously with around 550 each).
I can actually get this - I got loads of the required Items from the moster arena guy for capturing all the monsters from an area (one of the highroads).
> However, I got my first piece of Dark Matter today and it made 'Break
> Max Damage' show up! Finally I'll be able to take more than 9999 with
> people other than Bahuteman! The thing is, I have no idea how many
> Dark Matters I need and I only have 1.
You get 99 Dark Matters for capturing five of every single monster in Spira, and all of the monsters in the monster arena sometimes drop Dark Matter.
> I also have 4 Amulets which made Pickpocket show up. I still don't
> have enough to get it though. Still not got Master Thief showing up
> either.
You need 30 of these to get Pickpocket, and they're dropped by Stratavis in the monster arena.
> I have a Double AP with Tidus but I can't upgrade it anymore which is
> really annoying. Also, I'm a bit hesitant to upgrade yet as I just
> know that when I do I'm going to find a Triple AP weapon or something
> similar!
I got a weapon with Double AP - my advice is to find a weapon with 4 free ability slots and give the weapon Overdrive -> AP, Triple AP and Double AP, then something like HP + 20%. Don't however give it Double or Triple overdrive unnecessarily, because they can, unlike Triple AP and Double AP, come in handy in boss battles. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GIVE YOUR BEST WEAPONS 'OVERDRIVE -> AP' ABILITY. If you do, you'll never be able to use overdrives in boss battles - a major, MAJOR handicap.
> At the moment, I can only upgrade 1 weapon to get Double AP (You need
> 20 Megalixirs and I only have 31). I have the 99 Door to Tomorrows
> though so I can upgrade 10 weapons to have Overdrive - AP.
I'd give the Overdrive -> AP abilities as I mentioned above.
> Anyway, only got a few exams left. Maths tomorrow, Graphics on
> Thursday, Stats and RE on Friday and then Physics next Wednesday. Then
> that's me done! Plus I have my hifi being delivered tomorrow. At least
> that's something to look forward to after my Maths exam.
I pity you. I've got Statistics on Friday, but that's it. Anyway, I've done a levelling up walkthrough for SR, and that was on Sunday but its not been posted yet. You'll be able to get a great strategy from it.
Vottanator wrote:
> I have been able to get 'Break Max MP' for some time now but it hasn't
> looked too enticing since none of my characters have been any where
> near 999MP (closest is Yuna and Lulu obviously with around 550 each).
I can actually get this - I got loads of the required Items from the moster arena guy for capturing all the monsters from an area (one of the highroads).
> However, I got my first piece of Dark Matter today and it made 'Break
> Max Damage' show up! Finally I'll be able to take more than 9999 with
> people other than Bahuteman! The thing is, I have no idea how many
> Dark Matters I need and I only have 1.
You get 99 Dark Matters for capturing five of every single monster in Spira, and all of the monsters in the monster arena sometimes drop Dark Matter.
> I also have 4 Amulets which made Pickpocket show up. I still don't
> have enough to get it though. Still not got Master Thief showing up
> either.
You need 30 of these to get Pickpocket, and they're dropped by Stratavis in the monster arena.
> I have a Double AP with Tidus but I can't upgrade it anymore which is
> really annoying. Also, I'm a bit hesitant to upgrade yet as I just
> know that when I do I'm going to find a Triple AP weapon or something
> similar!
I got a weapon with Double AP - my advice is to find a weapon with 4 free ability slots and give the weapon Overdrive -> AP, Triple AP and Double AP, then something like HP + 20%. Don't however give it Double or Triple overdrive unnecessarily, because they can, unlike Triple AP and Double AP, come in handy in boss battles. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GIVE YOUR BEST WEAPONS 'OVERDRIVE -> AP' ABILITY. If you do, you'll never be able to use overdrives in boss battles - a major, MAJOR handicap.
> At the moment, I can only upgrade 1 weapon to get Double AP (You need
> 20 Megalixirs and I only have 31). I have the 99 Door to Tomorrows
> though so I can upgrade 10 weapons to have Overdrive - AP.
>
> I think that I'll give Auron Double AP and Overdrive - AP and then
> just give everyone else Overdrive to AP. I'll do that later.
>
> Anyway, only got a few exams left. Maths tomorrow, Graphics on
> Thursday, Stats and RE on Friday and then Physics next Wednesday. Then
> that's me done! Plus I have my hifi being delivered tomorrow. At least
> that's something to look forward to after my Maths exam.
> I have been able to get 'Break Max MP' for some time now but it hasn't
> looked too enticing since none of my characters have been any where
> near 999MP (closest is Yuna and Lulu obviously with around 550 each).
I can actually get this - I got loads of the required Items from the moster arena guy for capturing all the monsters from an area (one of the highroads).
> However, I got my first piece of Dark Matter today and it made 'Break
> Max Damage' show up! Finally I'll be able to take more than 9999 with
> people other than Bahuteman! The thing is, I have no idea how many
> Dark Matters I need and I only have 1.
You get 99 Dark Matters for capturing five of every single monster in Spira, and all of the monsters in the monster arena sometimes drop Dark Matter.
> I also have 4 Amulets which made Pickpocket show up. I still don't
> have enough to get it though. Still not got Master Thief showing up
> either.
You need 30 of these to get Pickpocket, and they're dropped by Stratavis in the monster arena.
> I have a Double AP with Tidus but I can't upgrade it anymore which is
> really annoying. Also, I'm a bit hesitant to upgrade yet as I just
> know that when I do I'm going to find a Triple AP weapon or something
> similar!
I got a weapon with Double AP - my advice is to find a weapon with 4 free ability slots and give the weapon Overdrive -> AP, Triple AP and Double AP, then something like HP + 20%. Don't however give it Double or Triple overdrive unnecessarily, because they can, unlike Triple AP and Double AP, come in handy in boss battles. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GIVE YOUR BEST WEAPONS 'OVERDRIVE -> AP' ABILITY. If you do, you'll never be able to use overdrives in boss battles - a major, MAJOR handicap.
> At the moment, I can only upgrade 1 weapon to get Double AP (You need
> 20 Megalixirs and I only have 31). I have the 99 Door to Tomorrows
> though so I can upgrade 10 weapons to have Overdrive - AP.
>
> I think that I'll give Auron Double AP and Overdrive - AP and then
> just give everyone else Overdrive to AP. I'll do that later.
>
> Anyway, only got a few exams left. Maths tomorrow, Graphics on
> Thursday, Stats and RE on Friday and then Physics next Wednesday. Then
> that's me done! Plus I have my hifi being delivered tomorrow. At least
> that's something to look forward to after my Maths exam.
i lost the blitzball game in Lucs was it? Well i havnt played one since on account of its boring
i never won a blitzball game
Oh and I've been playing Blitzball again.
I now have 21 points in my league having played 7 games. Yes, I have won all my games. Please, please! Let's keep the cheering till the end please. If you cheer me every time I deserve it this will take a REALLY long time! :-D
My closest rivals are The Goers and they only have 12 points thanks to my 6-0 thrashing of them in my last game.
My star player, Blappa, is of course top scorer with 24 goals with his nearest rival only on 4.
And Bickson's contract has expired with the Goers and they didn't resign him. I'm gonna go off to Luca now to see how good he is. The thing is, he can't be too good since they signed Letty when they released him. Letty isn't the best of players now is he.
Alright, I'm finished. Go on. Cheer. Cheer to your heart's content. :-D
I now have 21 points in my league having played 7 games. Yes, I have won all my games. Please, please! Let's keep the cheering till the end please. If you cheer me every time I deserve it this will take a REALLY long time! :-D
My closest rivals are The Goers and they only have 12 points thanks to my 6-0 thrashing of them in my last game.
My star player, Blappa, is of course top scorer with 24 goals with his nearest rival only on 4.
And Bickson's contract has expired with the Goers and they didn't resign him. I'm gonna go off to Luca now to see how good he is. The thing is, he can't be too good since they signed Letty when they released him. Letty isn't the best of players now is he.
Alright, I'm finished. Go on. Cheer. Cheer to your heart's content. :-D
Xiretsa wrote:
> Mr. Chainsaw wrote:
> so just to check how far is everyone?
>
> I've just reached that summoner guy when you play as Yuna down in
> the
> tunnel thingies.
>
> I'm only 10 hours in but i'm at the bit wen ure on a ship in
> Zanarkand, i can't get passed this crowd of people
is crazy rodders back?
> Mr. Chainsaw wrote:
> so just to check how far is everyone?
>
> I've just reached that summoner guy when you play as Yuna down in
> the
> tunnel thingies.
>
> I'm only 10 hours in but i'm at the bit wen ure on a ship in
> Zanarkand, i can't get passed this crowd of people
is crazy rodders back?
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