Topic: Final Fantasy VII, IX, X, X-2 and XII - Now with 80% more FF VIII

@RR529

I think you mostly just inflicted with that in one area.

@BruceCM, okay thanks! One issue I have is that there's no description of what items do what, at least as far as I can tell. Only things that stand out to me are the basic curatives (Potions, Phoenix Downs), Antidote for Poison, Echo Screen for Silence, and Soft for Petrification.

I swear X didn't have as many status ailments (or at least Yuna had a catch all spell that cured most of them other than stuff like petrify).

You probably won't find too many more enemies giving you that status, @RR529.... I thought items did say but you probably have to look carefully

@RR529 i found that to be an issue too. It would be a guess and check method for any spell you had on you. I usually stock up on every potion possible just in case.

@BruceCM going to desert palace soon. Doing a tiny bit of grinding prior. I see that ark is a level 38. My team is 28-29. What's the recommended level for bosses? At or close to their level? Or think I squeeze away with a low 30s level for my party?

Also and probabaly a silly question, but now that i have most of my old members at my disposal, is it wise to not use them since they're only in the high teens as far as level goes? I like them, but im worried they'll bring my team down being so under leveled.

Well, it depends who you want to use, @NintendoByNature .... If you have enough people levelled to choose from? Generally, you can get away with your party being a few levels lower but Ark might be tough for you if you're not at least 35

@BruceCM yea ark was really tough. I didn't catch the part about not being able to use magic so I brought in quina and Garnet. I would've chosen others had I caught that detail. I had to use battle assistance a couple times. First time I've had to do that since antlion.. I easily best the desert palace boss though. That's where I left off last night. On the way back to forgotten continent.

Cool, @NintendoByNature .... Garnet will have a 50/50 chance of doing anything for a bit, though You should be fine for awhile, at least but do keep me posted

@BruceCM so I don't know why but alot of my characters lately are doing very little damage (20-30hp) with some of the best weapons you can get via stores.. there was no status effects, so why would that happen?

Hmm, just which weapons are those, @NintendoByNature .... ? & against which enemies? There's some that are relatively resistant to physical damage & others have elemental strengths that may affect things

@BruceCM I'll check them out and let you know when i open the game. I can't remember exactly.

Seperate question, can you only use the healing rod against dead enemies?

@NintendoByNature are you in the upside down castle?

@komodo182 not yet. I just played desert castle. Landed back on the forgotten continent.

Or 'attack' your party to heal them, potentially, @NintendoByNature .... It's more useful for what it teaches than as a weapon, since it's for mages!

@BruceCM I probably should have brought it with me to the ark battle honestly, then since I couldn't use magic.

Yeah but never mind now, @NintendoByNature .... There's various tricks that can make that battle easier but you've done it, so that's all that matters

I hope everyone is playing hot and cold chocobo. You get some awesome stuff from that.

@Snaplocket I’m new to the series and tempted by XII. I hear it’s quite Marmite though.
What puts it near the bottom for you?

@BruceCM @komodo182 just played thru ipsen castle last night(upside down). Had I not read that little monument before full entering i would've had a tough time with the dungeon. All and all it was pretty simple.

Now that I grabbed the (4) pendants or seals. And ill be heading to the shrines, how much longer is the game would you say? I won't be doing any side quests, but I may do an hour or two of grinding if I have the ability to do so.

@NintendoByNature Not too long left. Couple hours or so.

@JoeDiddley

XII isn't a bad game at all. It's very good. But it was just very different from every other entry in the series, so that's why a lot of people didn't like it.
If you're new to the series that probably won't affect you though.