Have you got FFXIII yet? Whatcha think?

[Mezlo]

Re: Have you got FFXIII yet? Whatcha think?

Whee I'm finally at the "free roaming" part of the game and just did some of the missions.

got my collectors guide and upgraded it to the next level (forget what it's called but it makes rare items drop more!) I'd like to upgrade it again, but I just do not have the gil. It cost me 60k just to bring it up from the 1st stage > _ <

When do you get the opportunity to start upgrading? Does it walk through a tutorial when the time comes like the game's been doing with everything else?

[Malacite]

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Whee I'm finally at the "free roaming" part of the game and just did some of the missions.

got my collectors guide and upgraded it to the next level (forget what it's called but it makes rare items drop more!) I'd like to upgrade it again, but I just do not have the gil. It cost me 60k just to bring it up from the 1st stage > _ <

[Kafeen]

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Shiva was nothing though; Just wait until Odin, he doesn't screw around. Took me several tries before getting him down pat and even then it was a close call.

I had a couple of fights against Odin where I didn't even do anything. I queued up commands and he killed me before I executed them...

I got him eventually though.

[Jei]

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I really want FFXIII

Only for FFXIV beta code

If anyone can get me a copy and send the beta code to me, I'll paypal you the game's price.

You can keep the game.

[Pwnagraphic]

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Have you tried building up the combo gauge? Sure, it adds to the Gestalt gauge ever so slightly, but no where near quickly enough to full the entire thing before Doom kicks in. It is not possible to defeat her by simply building the combo gaugeTh.

I'm skeptical that Mal beat her by simply using defensive abilities the entire time.

That's pretty much the trick. I did it.. Attack, Def, att, def.. def def.. lol It was almost like that. It's obvious that attacking raises the Gestalt bar, but to raise it fast, you gotta figure out the other way.

Only one that gave me an issue was Ifrit, or Balhnder.. I dunno wtf his name is lol.

[Malacite]

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I said I wouldn't buy the game, I never said I wouldn't play it.

And if I do end up buying it, which I'm becoming more and more tempted to do God damn it all, is for the XIV promo stuff. XIII itself, while enjoyable, just doesn't stack up to previous installments in the series I'm sorry. In it's defense, SE has gotten a lot right with it and the next one just needs some tweaking.

Things I really like so far;

- The pace of battles. Holy crap fighting is a lot more fun and I really like the stagger mechanic.
- ATB & TP. Thank you for getting rid of MP entirely! I've always hated how characters that devote themselves to using magic always have the caveat of becoming useless when they run out of MP.
- No more screwing around with NPCs. People just say whatever when you get close to them. This is so much better than scrolling through lines of text.
- Crystalgen/Paradigm Shift. It's like a mix of the job & sphere grid systems, I love it. Just wish I could give specific commands to my allies from time to time. It really pisses me off when Sazh casts everything except Bravery on Lightning >_>
- Gestalt. WHOOO Best use of summons so far by a mile. Controlling them in X was cool, but getting to RIDE THEM?! That's just all kinds of bad ass. Too bad they couldn't work that into the overworld in someway outside of the cinematics.

[Kailea]

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Sorry, it just keeps sounding like you guys are saying "all the hints are correct. but don't listen to the first one because it's not the way to do it." Do you understand these are contradictory sentences?

Oh well. I don't care. Have fun with your $60 games, folks. My friend got a new computer, so he can play starcraft again (waaa no SC2 beta key!).

heh I did not pay for it, I gave it back to my boss, to hell if I am paying $60 for that game -.- I will wait till it goes down and buy it later, I will finish the game when Gamefly sends it to me.

[Lmnop]

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it can be done just keep defending and the other Shiva sister will heal you , while the other one beats on you.

Sorry, it just keeps sounding like you guys are saying "all the hints are correct. but don't listen to the first one because it's not the way to do it." Do you understand these are contradictory sentences?

Oh well. I don't care. Have fun with your $60 games, folks. My friend got a new computer, so he can play starcraft again (waaa no SC2 beta key!).

[Cheezeman3000]

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I did not follow a pattern on Odin, I switched Lightning to healing and just kept healing Hope and myself over an d over, I filled the game in a decent amount of time.

Weird. I couldn't beat him just by healing, that's why it took me 3 tries, 'cause I tried to heal the whole time.

[Kailea]

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Spoilers up to the 2nd Eidolon

Guess what other Eidolon has "building up the combo gauge" on its Libra hints? Odin. Is building up the combo gauge the best way to defeat him on its own? NO. I had to switch between healing and ravaging and even then just BARELY beat him on my 3rd try. The point is, if you can't build up a good combo, then you need to try the other ways in order to defeat that Eidolon. The difference with Odin is that if you do not follow the correct pattern YOU WILL DIE INSTANTLY. I think you're having problems with Shiva because they decided to let you live even when you're doing it wrong.

By the way, is using magic the only way to increase the combo gauge? It's kinda weird that regular attacks only increase it by .2% or something.

I did not follow a pattern on Odin, I switched Lightning to healing and just kept healing Hope and myself over an d over, I filled the game in a decent amount of time.

[Cheezeman3000]

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Spoilers up to the 2nd Eidolon

Guess what other Eidolon has "building up the combo gauge" on its Libra hints? Odin. Is building up the combo gauge the best way to defeat him on its own? NO. I had to switch between healing and ravaging and even then just BARELY beat him on my 3rd try. The point is, if you can't build up a good combo, then you need to try the other ways in order to defeat that Eidolon. The difference with Odin is that if you do not follow the correct pattern YOU WILL DIE INSTANTLY. I think you're having problems with Shiva because they decided to let you live even when you're doing it wrong.

By the way, is using magic the only way to increase the combo gauge? It's kinda weird that regular attacks only increase it by .2% or something.

[Kailea]

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Have you tried building up the combo gauge? Sure, it adds to the Gestalt gauge ever so slightly, but no where near quickly enough to full the entire thing before Doom kicks in. It is not possible to defeat her by simply building the combo gauge.

I'm skeptical that Mal beat her by simply using defensive abilities the entire time.

it can be done just keep defending and the other Shiva sister will heal you , while the other one beats on you.

[DakAttack]

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.....no -.-


it tells you 2 ways that you can do it, it can be done both ways, but the defending is easier

Have you tried building up the combo gauge? Sure, it adds to the Gestalt gauge ever so slightly, but no where near quickly enough to full the entire thing before Doom kicks in. It is not possible to defeat her by simply building the combo gauge.

I'm skeptical that Mal beat her by simply using defensive abilities the entire time.

[Kailea]

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Sorry, Mal. I have to go there:



Oh? Are you sure you listened to the hints?



Guess not. Sounds like you never tried to fulfill the conditions of hint 1. Dak's right.

.....no -.-


it tells you 2 ways that you can do it, it can be done both ways, but the defending is easier

[Lmnop]

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Sorry, Mal. I have to go there:

No, you're the idiot for not being able to take a hint.

Firewind is 100% right. I beat Shiva with absolutely no issues, just spamming my defensive abilities and using a potion or two if I got desperate, though the other sister actually heals you for some reason if you get low o.O

Oh? Are you sure you listened to the hints?

TBH I didn't even bother swinging at her because it's too hard to build up chain bonuses with just 1 character, and defending against all her attacks really cranked up the Gestalt gauge.

Guess not. Sounds like you never tried to fulfill the conditions of hint 1. Dak's right.