The Official Final Fantasy XIII Thread (56K Warning)

13 chapters, but that has nothing to do with the 13 days, probably square just wanted 13 chapters to fit the series number. I did chap 1-10 in 30 hours no extra grinding, then chap 11-13 (finish) in 63 hours, with probably around 13 hours grinding (well, doing mission as well), most of which was at the beginning of chapter 11, just for the hell of it and because I could explore stuff. As for your question Hardcore, if you're going for power, the Gae blog is better than Pandoran spear. Gae blog is also suitable for SENTs, as it improves counter rates whereas pandoran spear is more a sabotuer weapon. However the max strength point you get from fully upgrading the gae blog is average at best, worst than Fangs original weapon. The best strength points come from Dragoon Lance, but you won't get that till really later on. Second best is the Taming Pole, which you'll find near the end of chapter 11, so you're close to it. Thing is, it has the stagger lock ability, meaning you can't stagger enemies while using it. However, given that Fangs a commando without ravager abilities as one of her primaries, it is a solid choice. Ravagers usually do the staggering anyway. You can test it once you get it to see if you like it before upgrading. If you want to know every aspect of her weapons and upgrading, life special properties and whatnot, I'm sure gamefaqs has some list available.Sphire

Dragoon Lance sounds good, i guess ill have to wait till later. The reason i asked here is because i checked on Gamefaqs and they dont explain the perks of each weapon and which is suitable for each role. Thanks for the help.

sorry for double posting

Dragoon Lance sounds good, i guess ill have to wait till later. The reason i asked here is because i checked on Gamefaqs and they dont explain the perks of each weapon and which is suitable for each role. Thanks for the help.

sorry for double postingHarDcore_RpG

Well you'll really only get the Dragoon Lance end-game sort of time, and you have to buy it, and it's not cheap (not that expensive, but still). And if you're doing end-game stuff, that means you probably want to try and plat the game, and to do that you have to upgrade all weapons to at least tier 2, with one going all the way to tier 3 to get one of the trophies. And the Taming Poles final strength stat is only about 40 less than the Dragoon Lance. Also of note, if you use Hope a lot for his Synergist ability, the Gae Blog can help keep those buffs around longer on Fang if you pair it with up with relevant accessories giving you the 'positive effect' extra ability.

It is quite hard to choose which weapon to upgrade first, but there's a bit more info for you. As for characters for the battle ahead, having a sentinel is always worthwhile, and having lightning is great for her flexibility. The third choice is a bit harder, you definitely want a ravager and medic, which leaves Hope and Vanille, so either saboteur or synergist. I used Lightning/Snow/Vanille and got through almost everything without changing the team. Snow has ravager abilities which is a nice complement to his commando and sentinel skills and great hp. And Vanille has more hp than Hope, which I value too, plus I think debuffs lasts longer than buffs, so I was more in favour of saboteur. Though I do remember battles where having a synergist would have been nice.

If I remember correctly, Snow's strength and Vanille's magic stats were better than Fang's and Hope's respectively, but end-game, Fang overtakes Snow and Hope overtakes Vanille. I've been using Fang more end-game, but still use Vanille instead of Hope, though now it's more important to bring the right characters when doing missions, so I do a lot more team changing now than I did through the story.

Man, I screwed up big time! I've been farming the Wladilsaus (or whatever they are) and never stopped to spend my CP since the three characters I'm using already have fully maxed Crysteriums. So, I hit triangle after hours of farming to see how much I had racked up. I had whipped over 700,000 out of the creep! The bad thing? My three unused characters only got a little bit of it. I hadn't touched them or their crysteriums since the tower and some point between now and then their CP counter stopped at 999,9999. I went ahead and used it all to make room for them to earn some more and realized that they're almost an entire crysterium level behind the other guys and I wasn't even able to touch their secondary ones.... Man, I'm bummed. What's worse is that if I want to farm some more to get those guys up to speed with the rest of the team the others will max out and not get anything, so in essence I'm doing this twice. I started farming them last night and have been at it for several hours today. I feel so dumb..... Anyway, I just wanted to share this as a warning. Keep your inactive party members up to speed!!!!TheEldestGod

[QUOTE="HarDcore_RpG"]Dragoon Lance sounds good, i guess ill have to wait till later. The reason i asked here is because i checked on Gamefaqs and they dont explain the perks of each weapon and which is suitable for each role. Thanks for the help.

sorry for double postingSphire

Well you'll really only get the Dragoon Lance end-game sort of time, and you have to buy it, and it's not cheap (not that expensive, but still). And if you're doing end-game stuff, that means you probably want to try and plat the game, and to do that you have to upgrade all weapons to at least tier 2, with one going all the way to tier 3 to get one of the trophies. And the Taming Poles final strength stat is only about 40 less than the Dragoon Lance. Also of note, if you use Hope a lot for his Synergist ability, the Gae Blog can help keep those buffs around longer on Fang if you pair it with up with relevant accessories giving you the 'positive effect' extra ability.

It is quite hard to choose which weapon to upgrade first, but there's a bit more info for you. As for characters for the battle ahead, having a sentinel is always worthwhile, and having lightning is great for her flexibility. The third choice is a bit harder, you definitely want a ravager and medic, which leaves Hope and Vanille, so either saboteur or synergist. I used Lightning/Snow/Vanille and got through almost everything without changing the team. Snow has ravager abilities which is a nice complement to his commando and sentinel skills and great hp. And Vanille has more hp than Hope, which I value too, plus I think debuffs lasts longer than buffs, so I was more in favour of saboteur. Though I do remember battles where having a synergist would have been nice.

If I remember correctly, Snow's strength and Vanille's magic stats were better than Fang's and Hope's respectively, but end-game, Fang overtakes Snow and Hope overtakes Vanille. I've been using Fang more end-game, but still use Vanille instead of Hope, though now it's more important to bring the right characters when doing missions, so I do a lot more team changing now than I did through the story.

So I'm finally in chapter 11 (I wish I had more free time :( ) and I'm trying to farm some CP and chips or perfumes for gil. Anybody knows which monsters are good for this kind of farming?

Wow, this thread surpassed 1000 posts! :o Thank you all for your continued support of Final Fantasy XIII!hazelnutman

You work for Square-Enix or something? :P

[QUOTE="hazelnutman"]Wow, this thread surpassed 1000 posts! :o Thank you all for your continued support of Final Fantasy XIII!ElGreco88

You work for Square-Enix or something? :P

Is 11660 CP every 5-7 mins good Farming, If not anyone got any good spots. Im on Chapter 11 and plan on staying in Pulse to do a few missions ive only done 5 so i cant farm hard spot as im weak. thx-Hoax-

id say thats about average,its not great but its not poor. where is it your farming? i decided to leave out missions until i have farmed those things that eldergod has been farming for 32g each, how far in the crystarium are you? by the time i finished chapter 11 i had maxed out everyones primary roles at level 4 and had about 200g remaining to spend.

also is it just me using a **** weapon or something...my primary party WAS lightning,sazh and vanille, i was using sazh purely because he was the only one with haste-but i looked at everyones stats for magic and attack and his was terrible for both!!! only about 700 for both! as soon as hope got haste his magic was at about 11 so i swapped..only downside is his HP being lower, anyway is there a reason why sazh is weaker and what are your peoples tips for partys?

personally i always want a SAB and a SYN in my team, and preferably 2 people who can be medics for quick healing purposes.

[QUOTE="ElGreco88"]

[QUOTE="hazelnutman"]Wow, this thread surpassed 1000 posts! :o Thank you all for your continued support of Final Fantasy XIII!hazelnutman

You work for Square-Enix or something? :P

Is 11660 CP every 5-7 mins good Farming, If not anyone got any good spots. Im on Chapter 11 and plan on staying in Pulse to do a few missions ive only done 5 so i cant farm hard spot as im weak. thx-Hoax-

You know I was just wandering around in Grand Pulse and I found a good spot for weak parties (like mine). You just have to kill the enemies fast before they summon a big dragon. I get 3000 CP in less than a minute, because I always get a preemptive strike. It's a spot next to the third ci'eth mission (the one you unlock after you defeat those wolves that have a leader). Just go left from there and you meet a party of those bat-like short creatures that cast magic. They sit in a circle and it's like they worship something. It's easy to catch them off-guard.

The first time I fought them I beat them in 50 seconds and I got 3000 CP. I saw that the target time was 28 minutes and I was like wtf? Then I realized that if you don't kill them fast they summon a dragon that looks like the first boos you fight.

Anyway, like I said you always get a preemptive strike and you need less than a minute to kill them. The 3000 CP you get as a reward are very good for weaker parties. Just don't let them live for long.

[QUOTE="-Hoax-"]Is 11660 CP every 5-7 mins good Farming, If not anyone got any good spots. Im on Chapter 11 and plan on staying in Pulse to do a few missions ive only done 5 so i cant farm hard spot as im weak. thxgizmo_dave100

id say thats about average,its not great but its not poor. where is it your farming? i decided to leave out missions until i have farmed those things that eldergod has been farming for 32g each, how far in the crystarium are you? by the time i finished chapter 11 i had maxed out everyones primary roles at level 4 and had about 200g remaining to spend.

also is it just me using a **** weapon or something...my primary party WAS lightning,sazh and vanille, i was using sazh purely because he was the only one with haste-but i looked at everyones stats for magic and attack and his was terrible for both!!! only about 700 for both! as soon as hope got haste his magic was at about 11 so i swapped..only downside is his HP being lower, anyway is there a reason why sazh is weaker and what are your peoples tips for partys?

personally i always want a SAB and a SYN in my team, and preferably 2 people who can be medics for quick healing purposes.

is that wlad thing really tough then? how long does it take to kill one?

glad its not just me wondering why he is so weak, i JUST swapped to hope yesterday and am hoping (no pun intended) that he does the biz seeing as his magic is higher. I want to incorporate fang into my party as her strength is higher than light's but the fact she isnt a medic and vanille is is the clincher for me

Mmmmm, grinding. I'm on Chapter 9 and I'm just trying to max out all my Crystarium roles before fighting (I assume) the boss. Gonna take awhile seeing as all my upgrades cost 1000-1200 CP each time and I'm getting at most 750CP a fight. Luckily I love the combat so much!

is that wlad thing really tough then? how long does it take to kill one?

glad its not just me wondering why he is so weak, i JUST swapped to hope yesterday and am hoping (no pun intended) that he does the biz seeing as his magic is higher. I want to incorporate fang into my party as her strength is higher than light's but the fact she isnt a medic and vanille is is the clincher for me

so 32k cp in just a few seconds? thats cool! what chapter/where are they?

[QUOTE="-Hoax-"]Is 11660 CP every 5-7 mins good Farming, If not anyone got any good spots. Im on Chapter 11 and plan on staying in Pulse to do a few missions ive only done 5 so i cant farm hard spot as im weak. thxElGreco88

You know I was just wandering around in Grand Pulse and I found a good spot for weak parties (like mine). You just have to kill the enemies fast before they summon a big dragon. I get 3000 CP in less than a minute, because I always get a preemptive strike. It's a spot next to the third ci'eth mission (the one you unlock after you defeat those wolves that have a leader). Just go left from there and you meet a party of those bat-like short creatures that cast magic. They sit in a circle and it's like they worship something. It's easy to catch them off-guard.

The first time I fought them I beat them in 50 seconds and I got 3000 CP. I saw that the target time was 28 minutes and I was like wtf? Then I realized that if you don't kill them fast they summon a dragon that looks like the first boos you fight.

Anyway, like I said you always get a preemptive strike and you need less than a minute to kill them. The 3000 CP you get as a reward are very good for weaker parties. Just don't let them live for long.

[QUOTE="ElGreco88"]

[QUOTE="-Hoax-"]Is 11660 CP every 5-7 mins good Farming, If not anyone got any good spots. Im on Chapter 11 and plan on staying in Pulse to do a few missions ive only done 5 so i cant farm hard spot as im weak. thxSphire

You know I was just wandering around in Grand Pulse and I found a good spot for weak parties (like mine). You just have to kill the enemies fast before they summon a big dragon. I get 3000 CP in less than a minute, because I always get a preemptive strike. It's a spot next to the third ci'eth mission (the one you unlock after you defeat those wolves that have a leader). Just go left from there and you meet a party of those bat-like short creatures that cast magic. They sit in a circle and it's like they worship something. It's easy to catch them off-guard.

The first time I fought them I beat them in 50 seconds and I got 3000 CP. I saw that the target time was 28 minutes and I was like wtf? Then I realized that if you don't kill them fast they summon a dragon that looks like the first boos you fight.

Anyway, like I said you always get a preemptive strike and you need less than a minute to kill them. The 3000 CP you get as a reward are very good for weaker parties. Just don't let them live for long.

I can't seem to find any Behemoth Kings alone. I just find some of them fighting with some wolves but once I get close they instantly run at me and I don't get the preemptive. I mean come on when they introduced you to those 3 sided fights with Vanille and Sazh, the monsters never seemed to notice you :P

is that wlad thing really tough then? how long does it take to kill one?

glad its not just me wondering why he is so weak, i JUST swapped to hope yesterday and am hoping (no pun intended) that he does the biz seeing as his magic is higher. I want to incorporate fang into my party as her strength is higher than light's but the fact she isnt a medic and vanille is is the clincher for me

so 32k cp in just a few seconds? thats cool! what chapter/where are they?

gizmo_dave100

I can't seem to find any Behemoth Kings alone. I just find some of them fighting with some wolves but once I get close they instantly run at me and I don't get the preemptive. I mean come on when they introduced you to those 3 sided fights with Vanille and Sazh, the monsters never seemed to notice you :P

ElGreco88

[QUOTE="ElGreco88"]

I can't seem to find any Behemoth Kings alone. I just find some of them fighting with some wolves but once I get close they instantly run at me and I don't get the preemptive. I mean come on when they introduced you to those 3 sided fights with Vanille and Sazh, the monsters never seemed to notice you :P

Sphire

Oh ok thx. I'll check it and try next time I get to play.

[QUOTE="gizmo_dave100"]

so 32k cp in just a few seconds? thats cool! what chapter/where are they?

TheEldestGod

ah okay, so not for a while yet, i only just started chapter 12. im hoping i dont have to farm too much between now and then but we will see.

so you finished the game im presuming?

[QUOTE="gizmo_dave100"]

so 32k cp in just a few seconds? thats cool! what chapter/where are they?

TheEldestGod

Again, first time through, I cursed so very loud thinking you actually had to fight him and his friend. Heck they covered the passageway just standing there. Luckily they don't chase you, as if saying "we know we're awesome, you want some, come get some". I was looking forward to owning them when I came back. But alas, not to be.

[QUOTE="TheEldestGod"][QUOTE="gizmo_dave100"]

so 32k cp in just a few seconds? thats cool! what chapter/where are they?

ah okay, so not for a while yet, i only just started chapter 12. im hoping i dont have to farm too much between now and then but we will see.

so you finished the game im presuming?

how do you get past the 2 wlad's? just use that spray crap that lets you walk past?

il probably fight as many of them as i can seeing as you farmed more than me.

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN FIGHT THE TURTLE EATER YET?!

[QUOTE="TheEldestGod"][QUOTE="gizmo_dave100"]

so 32k cp in just a few seconds? thats cool! what chapter/where are they?

Again, first time through, I cursed so very loud thinking you actually had to fight him and his friend. Heck they covered the passageway just standing there. Luckily they don't chase you, as if saying "we know we're awesome, you want some, come get some". I was looking forward to owning them when I came back. But alas, not to be.

how do you get past the 2 wlad's? just use that spray crap that lets you walk past?

il probably fight as many of them as i can seeing as you farmed more than me.

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN FIGHT THE TURTLE EATER YET?!

how do you get past the 2 wlad's? just use that spray crap that lets you walk past?

il probably fight as many of them as i can seeing as you farmed more than me.

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN FIGHT THE TURTLE EATER YET?!

gizmo_dave100

Nope, you never fight him. :(

[QUOTE="gizmo_dave100"]

how do you get past the 2 wlad's? just use that spray crap that lets you walk past?

il probably fight as many of them as i can seeing as you farmed more than me.

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN FIGHT THE TURTLE EATER YET?!

Ultimasamune

Nope, you never fight him. :(

[QUOTE="Ultimasamune"]

[QUOTE="gizmo_dave100"]

how do you get past the 2 wlad's? just use that spray crap that lets you walk past?

il probably fight as many of them as i can seeing as you farmed more than me.

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN FIGHT THE TURTLE EATER YET?!

gizmo_dave100

Nope, you never fight him. :(

* POSSIBLE SPOILERS*

Although, I've read that he's a fal'cie Titan and he gives you some trials to complete.

When I was at that point in chapter 13 farming before the final boss, I just ran a route where I fought the PSICOM elite+Wlad, then the jabberwocky and other thing (forget its name) and then the lone Wlad on the side. If you do this you can get about 99,000 CP pretty quickly in a couple of minutes. However, the fights can be potentially dangerous.

I eventually figured that it would just be faster to take the elevator up to the lone Wlad and just kill him and then run back to the save point to respawn him. Doing that for awhile gets you some great CP.

Right now I'm working on the mission marks on Pulse and trying to level my weapons for my main 3 (light, fang and hope).

I'm open to discussing strategies that I've been using after chapter 13 to level up my chars, weapons, accessories and gil. If anyone wants to chat or anything add my PSN: bWb

[QUOTE="Ultimasamune"] awww thats no fun, when i saw that my jaw dropped!ElGreco88

* POSSIBLE SPOILERS*

Although, I've read that he's a fal'cie Titan and he gives you some trials to complete.

The trials aren't anything special per se, just more hunts really. Though I will say you will find the hardest C and B ranked missions there. You will also find the easiest A missions there...go figure.

[QUOTE="ElGreco88"]

[QUOTE="Ultimasamune"] awww thats no fun, when i saw that my jaw dropped!Sphire

* POSSIBLE SPOILERS*

Although, I've read that he's a fal'cie Titan and he gives you some trials to complete.

The trials aren't anything special per se, just more hunts really. Though I will say you will find the hardest C and B ranked missions there. You will also find the easiest A missions there...go figure.

SPOILERS...kinda...

Eh, most of the Titan's Trials are easy, but the very last Trial, an Undying mark, offers a good challenge. It's basically a suped up Wladislaus that gets stronger at set HP percentages. Wasn't too hard, but gave a satisfying challenge.

Hey dudes, i'm in chapter 11 atm in gran pulse doing some quests and just unlocked chocobo riding, followed the story a bit just to get Vanille's eidolon... Does the game tell u at some point that if u go forward theres no going back? >_< Also, are the items u dig up with chocobos limited?

Hey dudes, i'm in chapter 11 atm in gran pulse doing some quests and just unlocked chocobo riding, followed the story a bit just to get Vanille's eidolon... Does the game tell u at some point that if u go forward theres no going back? >_< Also, are the items u dig up with chocobos limited?

Scrotous

**SPOILERS**

Okay, once you get to Oerba, you're approaching the point of return...for now. After the big boss fight there, you're transported back to Cocoon, though you can return to Gran Pulse shortly before the final boss, and after you finish the story.

As for chocobo treasure, there are 20 designated spot in that area that can potentially have treasure, but only 4 or 5 have treasure at a time, and this changes when you reload the zone (exit, return.) The treasure is unlimited, but there are "milestone" treasures that you get for your 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, and 20th dig.

Im not sure what i should do. I just entered Orphan's room and the three statues circled around me and created three portals and then one statue appeared at another location. Do i go farm in Pulse or do i continue with the story? I havent encountered the Wlads as you guys say, and i dont want to farm in Pulse because the CP is so low.

Im not sure what i should do. I just entered Orphan's room and the three statues circled around me and created three portals and then one statue appeared at another location. Do i go farm in Pulse or do i continue with the story? I havent encountered the Wlads as you guys say, and i dont want to farm in Pulse because the CP is so low.

HarDcore_RpG

Just continue forward if grinding CP is your worry, the Wlads are farther into the Cradle. You'll know the room when you get to it, a long walkway leads to a very high room, with a large...thing...high above the ground, a series of ramps to your right, and an elevator in the left corner. The elevator leads to a solo Wlad.

[QUOTE="HarDcore_RpG"]

Im not sure what i should do. I just entered Orphan's room and the three statues circled around me and created three portals and then one statue appeared at another location. Do i go farm in Pulse or do i continue with the story? I havent encountered the Wlads as you guys say, and i dont want to farm in Pulse because the CP is so low.

Just continue forward if grinding CP is your worry, the Wlads are farther into the Cradle. You'll know the room when you get to it, a long walkway leads to a very high room, with a large...thing...high above the ground, a series of ramps to your right, and an elevator in the left corner. The elevator leads to a solo Wlad.

[QUOTE="Khadaj32"]

[QUOTE="HarDcore_RpG"]

Im not sure what i should do. I just entered Orphan's room and the three statues circled around me and created three portals and then one statue appeared at another location. Do i go farm in Pulse or do i continue with the story? I havent encountered the Wlads as you guys say, and i dont want to farm in Pulse because the CP is so low.

-Hoax-

Just continue forward if grinding CP is your worry, the Wlads are farther into the Cradle. You'll know the room when you get to it, a long walkway leads to a very high room, with a large...thing...high above the ground, a series of ramps to your right, and an elevator in the left corner. The elevator leads to a solo Wlad.

Good god no, lol. I underestimated the amount of Gil I'd need, so I took a break and bought/beat Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. But I'm gonna need a retarded amount of Gil to be able to upgrade Ultimates and to get Dark Matter's for like, 7 of the accessories. SO it won't be this week like I had planned :(

How much CP do you need to max out a role. And how do you get so much gil the most ive had was 50k gil. P.S How did you like/dislike Uncharted.-Hoax-

sell everything :P

[QUOTE="-Hoax-"]How much CP do you need to max out a role. And how do you get so much gil the most ive had was 50k gil. P.S How did you like/dislike Uncharted.HarDcore_RpG

sell everything :P

[QUOTE="HarDcore_RpG"]

[QUOTE="-Hoax-"]How much CP do you need to max out a role. And how do you get so much gil the most ive had was 50k gil. P.S How did you like/dislike Uncharted.-Hoax-

sell everything :P

Of course, what i meant and what i shouldve said was to sell all your components and items not your accessories and weapons as you get components and itms after every battle so it doesnt matter. Right now im actually at 700 000 gil, and im sure thats not much! I read that 1 trapezohedron sells for 2, 000, 000 gil!

[QUOTE="-Hoax-"][QUOTE="HarDcore_RpG"]

sell everything :P

HarDcore_RpG

Of course, what i meant and what i shouldve said was to sell all your components and items not your accessories and weapons as you get components and itms after every battle so it doesnt matter. Right now im actually at 700 000 gil, and im sure thats not much! I read that 1 trapezohedron sells for 2, 000, 000 gil!

Man, right now im doing Chocobo hunt to get some gil, and I think it's pretty good. It's not that great compare to dropping Bulbasasurs and getting the gold nuggets, but it's still worth. Just been upgrading and stuff, hows everyone doing so far eh?Bloodseeker23

Have you beaten the game yet or are you upgrading for the final battle? im not at the point of ridin chocobos yet, im in Orphans Cradle.

[QUOTE="Bloodseeker23"]Man, right now im doing Chocobo hunt to get some gil, and I think it's pretty good. It's not that great compare to dropping Bulbasasurs and getting the gold nuggets, but it's still worth. Just been upgrading and stuff, hows everyone doing so far eh?HarDcore_RpG

Have you beaten the game yet or are you upgrading for the final battle? im not at the point of ridin chocobos yet, im in Orphans Cradle.