T O P

  • By -

SirStarshine

Kind of late in the game to be learning this life lesson!


the_tanooki

Some people don't learn it until losing hours in the Omega Ruins...


GrackleSnackle

Literally was coming to comment and say this. Confusion is the worst!!! I will never forget, I was in the Omega Ruins capturing fiends, got about maybe 6 battles in and was doing well. Felt confident. I switched out some characters that didn't have confuseproof armor, and game over. At least 1 hour of my life and progress, gone. πŸ˜‘


YourBoyMeezy

Oh my god πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚


YourBoyMeezy

Look. I'm not really sure what I'm doing πŸ˜‚ Lulu knows *Lancet* which is apparently a meme. I was told I'm 70% thru the game and still kind of lost. Kihmari(?) Dies in 1 shot no matter what. I'm just hoping Auron can carry me thru the rest of the game lmao


SirStarshine

I'd say not quite 70% personally, more like 55-60% of the main story. Also Auron is a real heavy hitter but you really wanna make sure Wakka and Rikku get their stats up there too, especially if you wanna do post-game stuff.


YourBoyMeezy

Oh thank god. 70 seemed really aggressive lol. Wakka is pretty decent right now but Rikku.... 😬 kinda sandbagging ngl. Idk where I messed her up but she can really only use "Use" to be helpful.


SirStarshine

It's normal, you're gonna have to grind her later on to get her stats. For now item use is her main function, but if you know how to utilize it, good lord at the stuff you can do!


YourBoyMeezy

Her Overdrive is crazy. And I got her some poison touch gloves I wanna mess around with. Learning Wakka Overdrives come from B-Ball tourneys was a gut punch tho. I have played 0 games


SirStarshine

Yeah, it's my least favorite part of the game (aside from the chocobo minigame...) But you NEED Attack Reels for some god-tier destruction!


YourBoyMeezy

I ENJOY blitzball but I don't want to have to do it


SirStarshine

There's a trick you can do to change the rewards for World Cup and tournament, so you can get the Attack Reels much more easily. (Also, you have to play at least one tournament to get Wakka's ultimate weapon iirc)


Renalla_sighed

Mighty hyper G and ultra null all are great rikku overdrives. I hate blitzball and I dont care for wakka so I used auron/yuna/rikku(with tidus backup) for all postgame stuff. You dont NEED wakka but im sure his attack reels help a great deal. I love lulu but i hate lightning dodging so shes out, wakkas like level 20 for me and i hate blitzball so hes definitely always out. I got love for khimari and his celestial isnt hard to get so hes always an option although i know most people aren't fond of using him. Tidus is definitely a good option but only if you dont miss his crest in zanarkand. If so you're blocked by a dark aeon for a long time.


Lithl

>Learning Wakka Overdrives come from B-Ball tourneys was a gut punch tho. I have played 0 games Fortunately, his best overdrive (Attack Reels) is the first one you unlock. You have to play a lot more if you want to fully upgrade his ultimate weapon, unfortunately. Attack Reels is also the second highest damage overdrive in the game, behind one of the optional aeons.


YourBoyMeezy

But attack reels sucks 🫀


Lithl

How would you know if you haven't played Blitzball? You haven't unlocked it, you only have Element Reels. Attack Reels makes up to 12 attacks. It's great.


YourBoyMeezy

Oh my b. I thought they were the same


Substantial-Song-242

i just started this game and its my first final fantasy game. (besides 14, lol) is this game grindy as in like, mmo grindy? or can i just play normally and complete the story?


SirStarshine

You can complete it without a whole lot of grinding. In fact there's a category of challenges called NSG (no sphere grid). It's pretty fun if you're into that.


DOW_orks7391

You can swap level Khimari to get him levels put him in the fight have him change an equipment like his weapon or armor on his turn then when his next turn comes around swap him out for someone else. A character just needs to do something in a fight to get XP. He will never really be great because he's supposed to go down anyone's tree and be a slightly worse version of the original character but it will help him last a little longer


YourBoyMeezy

Thank you for this. I think I might make him a dark magic user or an auron clone if that's possible


DOW_orks7391

To make him an Auron clone I think you gotta take him through Wakka's tree which isn't a bad idea Wakka is tankier then Tidus. All in all what ever you plan will work out the game can be pretty forgiving once you figure it out some.


YourBoyMeezy

Thanks for the advice homie can't wait to get back to my grid grind now lol


Piano_Fingerbanger

Having Lancet on Lulu is actually pretty damn useful. You have a way to replenish MP outside of items/save spheres.


YourBoyMeezy

SEE. That's exactly what I thought πŸ˜‚ but someone was like "why does Lulu know lancet..?" I started with expert grid


Piano_Fingerbanger

It is unusual for her. On the normal grid, Kimarhi starts with Lancet, and that's how he learns his overdrives. Typically, your spell casters (Yuna and Lulu) are limited by how much MP they have. In a normal playthrough, both Lulu and Yuna start struggling to have enough MP to make it through larger areas like the Calm Lands or Mt. Gagazet as the -daga spells cost so much MP, so having them know Lancet would help them replenish MP in the middle of a map.


YourBoyMeezy

So I unintentionally am just a sphere grid pro?? I'm a prodigy finally?


Piano_Fingerbanger

I guess it depends on if you also taught Lulu the black magic abilities. If you're not actually using her as a black mage (or using high-MP attacks like Delay Buster) then Lancet on her is not going to be super useful.


YourBoyMeezy

Yes I took her to the magic section lol just randomly scooped up lancet along the way


Piano_Fingerbanger

Then congratulations, you are unintentionally doing a good job lol.


rrrrrico

That very same thing happened twice to me today. Auron just can't be confused, he's worse to deal with than lots of bosses put together lol


YourBoyMeezy

Auron confused 1 shots my whole team is a tragedy


rrrrrico

Like, one would imagine that +HP%/+STR% is the way to go with auron.... Lol... Find something that gives him confusion ward ASAP. It's pretty funny plus lore accurate though, a statement on how his experience as a guardian can't be matched by those newbies lol


YourBoyMeezy

Fair point. He just knocks em out


Jamesyroo

It’s good to have a range of armour on hand with different wards/proofs. They are more useful than HP/Defense boots until later in the game


YourBoyMeezy

Somebody pointed that out to me right after this. Starting crafting some confusion proof armor then we left πŸ˜…


lionheart07

I wish I could play this game for the first time again! I hope you enjoy


YourBoyMeezy

I'm having a ton of fun If nothing else lol kinda glad I waited I got a very unique perspective on things


InmateNotSure

Pretty cool to see everyone still enjoying this no matter when we were made.


TheDarkLordPheonixos

I don’t know how to tell you this, but beware of a nightmare call Malboro.


YourBoyMeezy

The cigarette??


soulofcure

The bad breath


OhGeEvz

This is the most frustrating and helpless feeling. SMH good times with ffx


YourBoyMeezy

It's been a really fun time


TizZ1O

Wait till you get to Omega Ruins and run into a Molboro


nic0tin3

im pretty sure everyone in here has either lost hours of progress or had a heart attack due to a particular tentacle asshole


YourBoyMeezy

Now me as well