in the stilshrine of miram, theres half a large room where it only spawns zombies, they give ok exp but the real prize I feel is the money, 387 gil a piece with festering flesh, chain it up and fight to keep the chaina dn your golden
@TEDDERAMA yea, thouse are good if yea get em right at the time you get to that area, saves money and makes alot by selling them, also you get some cloth( majick) armor from them to.
I find i can do this in Shunia Twinspawn in the Lhusu Mines in Bhujerba, the right side spawns a lot of Skeletons, by simply going in there and walking around for a while and killing them off till there's none left, then you just leave the area, wait about 30 minutes if you don't mind the wait, come back and repeat. it's best if you start at around lvl 10, after that it's a piece of cake
I actually already have made videos of this. That area gives about 10,000 exp per minute on average, with one character and no embroidered tippet (because I don't have access to it this early in the game's story - I'm to visit Jahara). It's effective because of the high quantity and density of enemies in one particular area. One of the videos shows where I'm trying to get near-perfect HP and MP - Ashe eventually ended up with 6123 HP and 334 MP without any equipment.
This is a very old video. There's actually a much better way of doing it. This area allows for you to get level 99 within 40 hours. My GameFAQs guide explains the entire process from level 1. Although I do have a YouTube video covering the process, the series is well out of date and rather inefficient. If you have the dawn shard, Mosphoran Highwaste is the best and easiest place to level up.
This video is highly dated. While I have one that's better that's also available, it's still not quite the best. I have a remake of that video in the works, but that'll be a while before its seen.
Gambits only trigger when nearly in firing range. By manually doing it, you can start the charging from a much greater distance which makes it much safer. Plus, the gambit system causes the characters to move automatically and often in ways you don't want which can cost a game over (I nearly had that once). This is a very old video though - I've got this method covered in stage 8 of my "level 99 fast & early" series, of which I get level 99 in under 50 hours (40 is possible).
Keep in mind that this is a rather old video. If you want level 99 fast and early, just watch the video with that title - there's 8 stages, covering from the tutorial area and level 1 all the way to 99. I do it in under 50 hours though I would think even as little as 40 hours is possible if you follow my advice, especially as covered in later segments as I learn more as time goes on.
Do not use charge when you have more than 5% of your MP left. Otherwise, it has a risk of failing and when it does, it'll drop to 0. If you have 0 to 5 MP left, then it seems to always work, typically giving another 100ish.
Watch my "how to get level 99 fast & early" video, particularly either stage 4 or stage 6, if I recall. You need a license (the one in the top left corner of the augments) and full HP in order to do it.
where are you i know its in the garmsythe waterway but how did you get to that area and how did you the buning bow so early in the game im confused plz help
This video was uploaded a long time ago, years ago. If you want to learn the tricks behind this, see my "how to get level 99 fast & early" series - I reach level 99 with Vaan in under 50 hours on the game clock!
@justnotthatwhite33 when u r far in the story line u can just buy the burning bow and burning bow is not the strongest bow though sagittarus is and it takes sometime to get it and now i really need help to see which place could i go to lvl up my lvl 40s..
If you see in the video title "fast & early", I really do mean early. This is well before you get the dawn shard. It's even before the Nalbina Dungeons event! You can't get any earlier in the story than that! However, completing only the Nalbina Dungeons event is enough to get level 99 within 50 hours instead of 100, potentially as little as 40 or even 35. However, the 100-hours method has all 6 characters start at level 99 - the 50 method has only 4, but it's more than enough.
@SuperLoneman i meant his way, bro i love having the sagittarus, it rapes. all my characters are over lv 60. try training in the tchita uplands. my lv 68 character gained a level in 3 minutes by killing coeurl w/ the embroiderd tippet
@justnotthatwhite33 well as u can see my chars ashe,vaan and basch r lvl 78 and the other 3 r lvl 41 and i need to get them at least lvl 60 O.o idk if it caan help tho cuz they r shield wyrm there and can kill my chars
The ring wyrm is actually in the Cerobi Steppe. It's primary weak point is that it's extremely slow. It's so slow that you can constantly cast attack it with ranged attacks or cast death spells on it and you can easily keep your distance. This only works when solo though, due to the stupidity of the others. Death spells in Cerobi Steppe, with the "Martyr" license and full HP are almost guaranteed to work making it the best place to level up solo. Just keep Libra active....
You've apparently, messed with the sluice gate switches. Have it so that the one in the far right is lit with all others unlit. You should have access to this area then.
With a party, the experience is divided equally among those actively involved upon the enemy's defeat. While the enemies are 3000 with a single character, they become 1500 with 2 characters and 1000 with 3. With a guest included (4 characters), it becomes 750. By defeating a dive talon before getting anyone in your party, it's like you've defeated an enemy worth 12,000 exp which is distributed to all 6 main characters (2000 a piece), instead of ~665 being split among 3.
Some weapons factor in magic attack instead of strength (rods and/or staves) while others use strength. Some factor speed in as well. Magic-based characters (Fran and Penelo) are better with rods and/or staves while physical-based characters (Vaan and Basch) are better with swords and katana. Bows are best for support characters since this causes them to spread out and avoid hits from enemy area effect spells. This is my main strategy when facing those 2 enemies with 8 and 50 million HP.
To get to the waterway, you'll need to enter it from the city. There are two doors, one on the left and one on the right. I don't recall the exact details. One of them is required by the story and leads to weak enemies (rats), the other is optional and leads to powerful, level 40 enemies (at the point in the story I'm at, taking these on would be suicidal for the level you'd normally be at).
... and in the point where I'm at in the story, this item is actually completely unavailable. I was supposed to go to this town in the Ozmone Plains, in terms of the story. I actually unexpectedly reached the Ozmone Plains by using the Zertinan Caverns (this is normally very dangerous because the enemies are so powerful, but with this high of a level, I could solo them!).
If you have the immobilize spell, of which is highly recommended, use it then use a ranged weapon (the burning bow) to deal great damage to these enemies. I don't know about the Zodiac Spear though - I've never found it (I've been told that it's in the badlands area but I've checked every treasure and found nothing).
The spear in question is in the "Necrohol of Nabudis." There are 4 chests that you must NOT open to activate the treasure, otherwise the chest will contain only an insignificant amount of Gil. I can recall all 4 "forbidden chest" locations:
1) In front of Old Dalan's house
2) The confiscatory (the place where you get your weapons back after imprisonment)
3)One of the chests in the Royal Palace
4)A chest in a group of 16 on the Phon Coast
This weapon has the highest attack stat in the game.
The only really good way of getting the Zodiac Spear is the one 0kyuusaisha0 told you. Getting it from Henne mines is horrible and you should be after other weapons by then.
I didn't know about those treasures to avoid. I've calculated that you have a 1 in 200 chance of getting the Zodiac Spear in the Henne Mines. This means that it can take about 3 to 4 hours to get. Get 3 zones away to respawn all the treasures in your intended zone (2 zones for enemies). The long walk there and away takes probably a minute.
The chance is 10% of the chest actually being there, and 10% of containing the Zodiac Spear. By the way, if you were to take the profitless efort, I suggest you simply reset everytime you fail, because it saves time, or requires less effort from navigating through the areas.
Chests will always contain something. It's 10% for the chest to spawn, 100% for it to contain the item, and 10% for the wanted item to be present. 0.1*1*0.1 is 0.01 meaning a 1% chance, or 1 in 100.
Not really, Ulillillia. That Chest has 90% of chance of containing gil instead of an item. When it is an item, you have 90% chance of getting an Elixir instead of the spear. It is really a dim perspective for Zodiac seekers.
You're stating the same thing I was, only a different way. Gil is considered an item (to generalize, a 100% chance of having something in it). A 1 in 100 chance of getting the exact item is quite daunting. You have to get 3 zones away to respawn the treasure and, on average, you need to do it 100 times for every Zodiac Spear you want. You can simulate this by rolling a die and flipping 4 coins - the die must be a 6 and all coins must be heads (this is 1 in 96, a close approximation).
No, Ulillillia. If you consider gil to be an item (the game does not), then the chest, provided that it spawned, has 1% of chance of containing your spear. If the chest spwans only 10% of the time, every try has 0.1% chance of success. Either way, if you ever play the game again, make sure you don't open those chests.
It's basically 2 factors - the probability that the chest will be there (10%) and the probability that the chest will contain the Zodiac Spear (another 10%). You can't get the ZS if you don't have the chest there so both probabilities are dependent on each other - you multiply the two. 10%*10%, 0.1*0.1, is 0.01, or 1%. It's basic probability math.
It's basically 2 factors - the probability that the chest will be there (10%) and the probability that the chest will contain the Zodiac Spear (another 10%). You can't get the ZS if you don't have the chest there so both probabilities are dependent on each other - you multiply the two. 10%*10%, 0.1*0.1, is 0.01, or 1%. It's basic probability math.
I never got the zodiac spear, because the walkthrough writer skipped 2 of the chests that i couldn't open. He only told me the set of chests at that beach area, and one in that golomore jungle (I remember the name)!
There is no chest in Golmore Jungle which can't be opened. They are: the one close to Dalan's door in Lowtown, the Easternmost chest in the Rabanastre Palace cellars, the middle chest in Nalbina Confiscatory, and one of the chests in a Sixteen chest grid in Phon Coast.
chain a bunch of wolves until you reach the highest loot level. Then go to a dive talon and poison it or use break on it and it will drop lvl 4 loot. Sometimes a burning bow
... and did I know of the existence of dustia then? I didn't, did I? Even then, it could still be done within 200 hours without dustia and without defeating the Rogue Tomato.
Do you have any hints for a level 7 Vaan player. Because i need to know where can i level up fast to kill a Thextra. Or what ever that wolf is called. Add me as a friend to and please i need hints very bad. I know how to get rich, but i just don;t know how to level up fast. So can you just give me some areas or places to get weapons and LP points to get items. And last but not least where do i find the items when i buy the licenses. Like i bought a license but i could not find the items.=(
Level to 6 in Estersand, 15 in Giza Plains, 30 in Westersand, 60 from werewolves, and 99 from werewolves or Garamsythe Waterway (the latter is more challenging). Get the bow in Giza Plains and arrows in Westersand near the town. The werewolves have the kotetsu and dive talon has the burning bow. This is how you reach level 99 after the first story scene (bonus: every guest and extra character will start on level 99!). Items come from shops (when they have it later in the story) or enemies.
It's sleepga instead. I don't recall the exact area, but it's the last town you visit, one of pirates if I recall. I don't recall it very well - I haven't played the game in about a year by now.
At the time, I had very little progress with the story and I mean very little. I think I was supposed to go to that kings place west of the Westersand area. I had everyone at level 99 before I reached Jahara (I entered but exited very shortly after.). I could actually reach level 99 before defeating the Rogue Tomato and it should only take about 150-200 or so hours (but then, a big bonus - every guest and new party member is already at level 99!).
It's possible (though rather tedious) to reach Lv. 99 before even entering the Palace, that way. Or even before doing the Giza Plains sunstone thingy.
I've never actually seen dustia, nor knew of its existance. I always keep HP as high as absolutely possible. I've got other methods though such as using the werewolves and the area where I'm leveling Vaan (the waterway) and this could be done (in theory) before the Rogue Tomato is defeated, which means doing it entirely solo. The big bonus is that every character added to the party will all be level 99 upon first seeing them, including Penelo, Balthier, and Fran. I wanna try this!
in the tomb of raithwall a rare monster appears and it summons ghouls, if you set your gambit's right they'll keep picking off ghouls and keep healing (untested)
Enter the Broken Sands area in Dalmasca Westersand with one character with less than 10% of his or her max HP. Dustia appears. Use a phoenix down on it (undead, see?), then run back across the boundary line before the LP and EXP notices appear. If you go back into Broken Sands, Dustia should appear again (as long as a character has less then 10% max HP). If you're too slow and let the EXP/LP notices appear before leaving, then you have to exit the Westersand altogether before Dustia reappears.
Dustia? There isn't any such enemy with that name. If I recall, there was wolf, alpha wolf, cactoid, gnoma entite, Urstrix (I have a video of one watching a battle with Gnoma Entite), a horse-like enemy starting with "St", cockatrice, and dive talon. There was another one starting with "al". My first area was Dalmasca Estersand (to level 6), Giza Plains (to level 15), Dalmasca Westersand (to level 30), and if I continued solo, the werewolves (to 60), then the garamsythe waterway (to 99).
srry ulillillia he's right, Dustia is an enemy that appears ONLY when you have less than 10%hp i think it's closer to 1% but i'm unable to confirm (dont have the balls yet)
cool but too bad that my vaan is already level 78 with dustia method in the begining of the game (actually really fast, 69 level in about 18-20 hours but u dun have to worry about other characters as well) keep up ur good work...:D
Here's the process. Stage 1: Dalmasca Estersand (starting area) to level 6 (avoid the big dino). Stage 2: Giza Plains to level 15 (avoid werewolves). Stage 3: Dalmasca Westersand to level 30 (avoid the cave and the big ball elemental). Stage 4: Werewolves in Giza Plains to level 60. Stage 5: Garamsythe (sp.?) Waterway (the area of this video), area where right door is (if accessible) until maxed (avoid the elemental). For you, it's Giza Plains (assuming you've yet to get Penelo).
I did state to avoid it. The same goes for the werewolves until mentioned. I've soloed the big dino around level 60, but it's not really all that worthy compared to the werewolves method. I don't recall the game much anymore as it's been months since I last played it....
The "big dino" actually gains levels by "eating" the monsters running around the area. If you wait long enough and go back and forth he can reach level 99. If you want a challenge that is. Also have you fought a red chocobo? There's a rare lvl. 99 spawn red boco that gives good treasure.
Yeah, I've faced the red chocobo and it kept using chocometeor or something like that. I've seen the big dino get into the 50's for levels, but I vaguely recall it. I was too weak at the time to even bother approaching it. If I saw the life bar, I first checked it but found it to be far too powerful even before it eats other monsters. Later on, I just ran as soon as I saw the life bar. I only first started fighting it when I got to level 60 or so....
Are we talking about the dino in the first external battle area? Where the very first hunt is? (The little tomato man I think) Next time you play 12 just walk up to the Dino at level 1, he'll ignore you, it's kinda funny.
In that case yes. At the time, I didn't know any of the game's mechanics and didn't know why some monsters had a green bar and others had a red one. If its level was too high, I avoided it by getting far enough from it that the life bar was not seen. The dinos in the area immediately south of Mosphoran Highwaste have the red bars though, but I'm not referring to those.
Yeah, there are some bad T-rex not far away, but the one in the newbie area I consider a safety zone. If you're getting attacked and are low on HP, run to it, he'll save you.
You can't get it until far later in the story so this tip is useless in my case. Note that I only have four characters in the party, with one almost maxed.
I don't remember that well now, but I think it was "burning bow". You get it from defeating the "Dive Talon" enemy. Even without the first mark defeated, you can reach level 50 in a reasonable time (yes, fighting those werewolves solo since, at the time, I only had Vaan in the party) - I've done it.
where is your party?
kingmickey666 4 months ago
in the stilshrine of miram, theres half a large room where it only spawns zombies, they give ok exp but the real prize I feel is the money, 387 gil a piece with festering flesh, chain it up and fight to keep the chaina dn your golden
Currentevents1000 5 months ago
@Currentevents1000 those guys drop Icebrands too. 65 atk + ice damage 1h sword
TEDDERAMA 4 months ago
@TEDDERAMA yea, thouse are good if yea get em right at the time you get to that area, saves money and makes alot by selling them, also you get some cloth( majick) armor from them to.
Currentevents1000 4 months ago
gonna have to try this out since this was the only FF i didn't finish.
Teiji89 5 months ago
Look to my GameFAQs powerleveling guide for details if you really want to make this game quick and easy.
ulillillia 5 months ago
I find i can do this in Shunia Twinspawn in the Lhusu Mines in Bhujerba, the right side spawns a lot of Skeletons, by simply going in there and walking around for a while and killing them off till there's none left, then you just leave the area, wait about 30 minutes if you don't mind the wait, come back and repeat. it's best if you start at around lvl 10, after that it's a piece of cake
lacogu 5 months ago
@lacogu you can also attain high Chains using the method i described prior
lacogu 5 months ago
what place are you at to get high exp points is there a place where i can train in early point of the game i just started this one
artonelicomasterjosh 8 months ago
See my powerleveling guide on GameFAQs for details - this area is stage 8 of the process. This video is the first time I experienced this area.
ulillillia 8 months ago
Where can you get this game?
joecoolboy17 9 months ago
@joecoolboy17 umm maybe a game shop, its where i got mine...........
ShaneLTrevanion 6 months ago
Can you make a video or write a lil guide
about this level trick in Mosphoran Highwaste.
I like to kill in that area, but have never
seen it as a nice exp spot.
Janbanger84 1 year ago
I actually already have made videos of this. That area gives about 10,000 exp per minute on average, with one character and no embroidered tippet (because I don't have access to it this early in the game's story - I'm to visit Jahara). It's effective because of the high quantity and density of enemies in one particular area. One of the videos shows where I'm trying to get near-perfect HP and MP - Ashe eventually ended up with 6123 HP and 334 MP without any equipment.
ulillillia 1 year ago
Dustia method is the best one.
since its not only Vaan there lvl up but later when they others join the party then the will all be a higher lvl than Vaan
Janbanger84 1 year ago
This video is very old. As of today, I could very well, without using dustia, get level 99 in under 40 hours.
ulillillia 1 year ago
this made my lvl grinding much easier when i was low leveled. thanks for showing it.
fawell00 1 year ago
This is a very old video. There's actually a much better way of doing it. This area allows for you to get level 99 within 40 hours. My GameFAQs guide explains the entire process from level 1. Although I do have a YouTube video covering the process, the series is well out of date and rather inefficient. If you have the dawn shard, Mosphoran Highwaste is the best and easiest place to level up.
ulillillia 1 year ago
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Janbanger84 1 year ago
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@ulillillia Sorry for asking,
but can you made a video showing this trick.?
about Mosphoran Highwaste,
or write a lil guide.
I like to kill foes in that area, but have never
seen it as a good place to get exp.
Janbanger84 1 year ago
I plan on using you're guide to around level 40-50 then doing the campaing,
will i stil be able to handle the campaing easily?
KatrezHD 1 year ago
This video is highly dated. While I have one that's better that's also available, it's still not quite the best. I have a remake of that video in the works, but that'll be a while before its seen.
ulillillia 1 year ago
question : why dont you set a gambit for this ?
for nearest foe : immobilized
foe status : immobilezed = attack
why you must do this manually ?
blackelsy 1 year ago
Gambits only trigger when nearly in firing range. By manually doing it, you can start the charging from a much greater distance which makes it much safer. Plus, the gambit system causes the characters to move automatically and often in ways you don't want which can cost a game over (I nearly had that once). This is a very old video though - I've got this method covered in stage 8 of my "level 99 fast & early" series, of which I get level 99 in under 50 hours (40 is possible).
ulillillia 1 year ago
the burning bow was quick fo me to obtain and im on my wa y to 99 wohoo
queenbrezzy1999 1 year ago
Keep in mind that this is a rather old video. If you want level 99 fast and early, just watch the video with that title - there's 8 stages, covering from the tutorial area and level 1 all the way to 99. I do it in under 50 hours though I would think even as little as 40 hours is possible if you follow my advice, especially as covered in later segments as I learn more as time goes on.
ulillillia 1 year ago
nice use of the immobolise spell very usefull stracticwise
RaynethxOllie 1 year ago
i never used this place its weak and i us
nrtoking4729 1 year ago
i never bothered getting Charge i always ended up with 0 mp......45 times
ujo1934 2 years ago
Do not use charge when you have more than 5% of your MP left. Otherwise, it has a risk of failing and when it does, it'll drop to 0. If you have 0 to 5 MP left, then it seems to always work, typically giving another 100ish.
ulillillia 2 years ago
wich level i had to be that imobilize always hits?
im with vaan lvl. 36 now and they are NEVER xD imobilized!
bastiontaker 2 years ago
Watch my "how to get level 99 fast & early" video, particularly either stage 4 or stage 6, if I recall. You need a license (the one in the top left corner of the augments) and full HP in order to do it.
ulillillia 2 years ago
its called serenity
justnotthatwhite33 1 year ago
where are you i know its in the garmsythe waterway but how did you get to that area and how did you the buning bow so early in the game im confused plz help
Ilikesilver1 2 years ago
This video was uploaded a long time ago, years ago. If you want to learn the tricks behind this, see my "how to get level 99 fast & early" series - I reach level 99 with Vaan in under 50 hours on the game clock!
ulillillia 2 years ago
dude getting the burning bow is hell like you never imagined
justnotthatwhite33 1 year ago
@justnotthatwhite33 when u r far in the story line u can just buy the burning bow and burning bow is not the strongest bow though sagittarus is and it takes sometime to get it and now i really need help to see which place could i go to lvl up my lvl 40s..
SuperLoneman 1 year ago
If you see in the video title "fast & early", I really do mean early. This is well before you get the dawn shard. It's even before the Nalbina Dungeons event! You can't get any earlier in the story than that! However, completing only the Nalbina Dungeons event is enough to get level 99 within 50 hours instead of 100, potentially as little as 40 or even 35. However, the 100-hours method has all 6 characters start at level 99 - the 50 method has only 4, but it's more than enough.
ulillillia 1 year ago
@SuperLoneman i meant his way, bro i love having the sagittarus, it rapes. all my characters are over lv 60. try training in the tchita uplands. my lv 68 character gained a level in 3 minutes by killing coeurl w/ the embroiderd tippet
justnotthatwhite33 1 year ago
@justnotthatwhite33 well as u can see my chars ashe,vaan and basch r lvl 78 and the other 3 r lvl 41 and i need to get them at least lvl 60 O.o idk if it caan help tho cuz they r shield wyrm there and can kill my chars
SuperLoneman 1 year ago
The ring wyrm is actually in the Cerobi Steppe. It's primary weak point is that it's extremely slow. It's so slow that you can constantly cast attack it with ranged attacks or cast death spells on it and you can easily keep your distance. This only works when solo though, due to the stupidity of the others. Death spells in Cerobi Steppe, with the "Martyr" license and full HP are almost guaranteed to work making it the best place to level up solo. Just keep Libra active....
ulillillia 1 year ago
try to get gastrophetes
joshrokks 2 years ago
I cant get to that area its like destroyed or drowned inw atter or something.
gonein1hr 2 years ago
You've apparently, messed with the sluice gate switches. Have it so that the one in the far right is lit with all others unlit. You should have access to this area then.
ulillillia 2 years ago
.ok ty m8 ur awsome. I rate you about 3rd in my ffxii helpers.
gonein1hr 2 years ago
hmmmm its true
SunCe223 2 years ago
how come u get 3k exp but when i killed them i get like 800 exp?
SunCe223 2 years ago
With a party, the experience is divided equally among those actively involved upon the enemy's defeat. While the enemies are 3000 with a single character, they become 1500 with 2 characters and 1000 with 3. With a guest included (4 characters), it becomes 750. By defeating a dive talon before getting anyone in your party, it's like you've defeated an enemy worth 12,000 exp which is distributed to all 6 main characters (2000 a piece), instead of ~665 being split among 3.
ulillillia 2 years ago
Some weapons factor in magic attack instead of strength (rods and/or staves) while others use strength. Some factor speed in as well. Magic-based characters (Fran and Penelo) are better with rods and/or staves while physical-based characters (Vaan and Basch) are better with swords and katana. Bows are best for support characters since this causes them to spread out and avoid hits from enemy area effect spells. This is my main strategy when facing those 2 enemies with 8 and 50 million HP.
ulillillia 2 years ago
and *effect from my last comment..
XXXMASTERISEXXX 2 years ago
I laughed at the lizard jiggling like jello. *around 9 minutes into the video. XD
Also thanks for the grinding info on both before lvl 60 and after lvl60. It was very useful as well as safer than the whole dustia method. 5 stars!
thatidiotuhate 2 years ago
To get to the waterway, you'll need to enter it from the city. There are two doors, one on the left and one on the right. I don't recall the exact details. One of them is required by the story and leads to weak enemies (rats), the other is optional and leads to powerful, level 40 enemies (at the point in the story I'm at, taking these on would be suicidal for the level you'd normally be at).
ulillillia 2 years ago
He's right, but both doors lead to the same place.
OnyonKnight 2 years ago
This is the Garamsythe Waterway, the right door if I recall (it's been about 20 months or so so my memory is quite weak for the specifics).
ulillillia 2 years ago
easy way 2 level up get the emirod tippet or watever go to the cherrubie stepp and fight shell wyrms
juggalorawr 2 years ago
... and in the point where I'm at in the story, this item is actually completely unavailable. I was supposed to go to this town in the Ozmone Plains, in terms of the story. I actually unexpectedly reached the Ozmone Plains by using the Zertinan Caverns (this is normally very dangerous because the enemies are so powerful, but with this high of a level, I could solo them!).
ulillillia 2 years ago
could i train in the garamsythe waterway at level 45? i have a burning bow and a zodiac spear, which should i use there?
shinobi81094 2 years ago
If you have the immobilize spell, of which is highly recommended, use it then use a ranged weapon (the burning bow) to deal great damage to these enemies. I don't know about the Zodiac Spear though - I've never found it (I've been told that it's in the badlands area but I've checked every treasure and found nothing).
ulillillia 2 years ago
theres 4 chests in the game you cant open and i dont think its in the badlands (could be wrong) but it has an attack of 150, +8 evasion
Desktop10101 2 years ago
The spear in question is in the "Necrohol of Nabudis." There are 4 chests that you must NOT open to activate the treasure, otherwise the chest will contain only an insignificant amount of Gil. I can recall all 4 "forbidden chest" locations:
1) In front of Old Dalan's house
2) The confiscatory (the place where you get your weapons back after imprisonment)
3)One of the chests in the Royal Palace
4)A chest in a group of 16 on the Phon Coast
This weapon has the highest attack stat in the game.
0kyuusaisha0 2 years ago
The only really good way of getting the Zodiac Spear is the one 0kyuusaisha0 told you. Getting it from Henne mines is horrible and you should be after other weapons by then.
OnyonKnight 2 years ago
I didn't know about those treasures to avoid. I've calculated that you have a 1 in 200 chance of getting the Zodiac Spear in the Henne Mines. This means that it can take about 3 to 4 hours to get. Get 3 zones away to respawn all the treasures in your intended zone (2 zones for enemies). The long walk there and away takes probably a minute.
ulillillia 2 years ago
The chance is 10% of the chest actually being there, and 10% of containing the Zodiac Spear. By the way, if you were to take the profitless efort, I suggest you simply reset everytime you fail, because it saves time, or requires less effort from navigating through the areas.
OnyonKnight 2 years ago
Sorry. It is actually 10% for chest to spawn, then 10% of it containing an item, and 10% of that item being the spear. This is 1/1000, right?
OnyonKnight 2 years ago
Chests will always contain something. It's 10% for the chest to spawn, 100% for it to contain the item, and 10% for the wanted item to be present. 0.1*1*0.1 is 0.01 meaning a 1% chance, or 1 in 100.
ulillillia 2 years ago
Not really, Ulillillia. That Chest has 90% of chance of containing gil instead of an item. When it is an item, you have 90% chance of getting an Elixir instead of the spear. It is really a dim perspective for Zodiac seekers.
OnyonKnight 2 years ago
You're stating the same thing I was, only a different way. Gil is considered an item (to generalize, a 100% chance of having something in it). A 1 in 100 chance of getting the exact item is quite daunting. You have to get 3 zones away to respawn the treasure and, on average, you need to do it 100 times for every Zodiac Spear you want. You can simulate this by rolling a die and flipping 4 coins - the die must be a 6 and all coins must be heads (this is 1 in 96, a close approximation).
ulillillia 2 years ago
No, Ulillillia. If you consider gil to be an item (the game does not), then the chest, provided that it spawned, has 1% of chance of containing your spear. If the chest spwans only 10% of the time, every try has 0.1% chance of success. Either way, if you ever play the game again, make sure you don't open those chests.
OnyonKnight 2 years ago
It's basically 2 factors - the probability that the chest will be there (10%) and the probability that the chest will contain the Zodiac Spear (another 10%). You can't get the ZS if you don't have the chest there so both probabilities are dependent on each other - you multiply the two. 10%*10%, 0.1*0.1, is 0.01, or 1%. It's basic probability math.
ulillillia 2 years ago
It's basically 2 factors - the probability that the chest will be there (10%) and the probability that the chest will contain the Zodiac Spear (another 10%). You can't get the ZS if you don't have the chest there so both probabilities are dependent on each other - you multiply the two. 10%*10%, 0.1*0.1, is 0.01, or 1%. It's basic probability math.
ulillillia 2 years ago
I never got the zodiac spear, because the walkthrough writer skipped 2 of the chests that i couldn't open. He only told me the set of chests at that beach area, and one in that golomore jungle (I remember the name)!
XXXMASTERISEXXX 2 years ago
There is no chest in Golmore Jungle which can't be opened. They are: the one close to Dalan's door in Lowtown, the Easternmost chest in the Rabanastre Palace cellars, the middle chest in Nalbina Confiscatory, and one of the chests in a Sixteen chest grid in Phon Coast.
OnyonKnight 2 years ago
ffs
XXXMASTERISEXXX 2 years ago
er sometimes when i beat a dive talon it doesn't drop a burning bow, do i steal from it? or just keep battling it till it drops one, plz reply
AmadoFurtado 2 years ago
a good technique:
chain a bunch of wolves until you reach the highest loot level. Then go to a dive talon and poison it or use break on it and it will drop lvl 4 loot. Sometimes a burning bow
thisistheweirdest 2 years ago
where do ya get burning bow? plz reply
shinobi81094 2 years ago
Dive Talon. You'll find this enemy in the Westersand area though it'll take several tries and it must be defeated before it uses "Kamikaze".
ulillillia 2 years ago
dustia is way faster just need a lot of phoenix downs
dc5630 2 years ago
... and did I know of the existence of dustia then? I didn't, did I? Even then, it could still be done within 200 hours without dustia and without defeating the Rogue Tomato.
ulillillia 2 years ago
dustia is the fasest method and is way before this... waste of time
ReplicatorsReformed 3 years ago
Do you have any hints for a level 7 Vaan player. Because i need to know where can i level up fast to kill a Thextra. Or what ever that wolf is called. Add me as a friend to and please i need hints very bad. I know how to get rich, but i just don;t know how to level up fast. So can you just give me some areas or places to get weapons and LP points to get items. And last but not least where do i find the items when i buy the licenses. Like i bought a license but i could not find the items.=(
PilotMan555 3 years ago
Level to 6 in Estersand, 15 in Giza Plains, 30 in Westersand, 60 from werewolves, and 99 from werewolves or Garamsythe Waterway (the latter is more challenging). Get the bow in Giza Plains and arrows in Westersand near the town. The werewolves have the kotetsu and dive talon has the burning bow. This is how you reach level 99 after the first story scene (bonus: every guest and extra character will start on level 99!). Items come from shops (when they have it later in the story) or enemies.
ulillillia 3 years ago
hm were do i get curaja n sleepja? message me plz
togetherwekil 3 years ago
It's sleepga instead. I don't recall the exact area, but it's the last town you visit, one of pirates if I recall. I don't recall it very well - I haven't played the game in about a year by now.
ulillillia 3 years ago
They really needed a sleepja spell. Affect: Causes all enemies to fall asleep without fail.
XXXMASTERISEXXX 2 years ago
u mean sleepga zzzzzzzzzzzz
sumisano 2 years ago
uhh, how do u only have 4 characters?
GunitLukas 3 years ago
At the time, I had very little progress with the story and I mean very little. I think I was supposed to go to that kings place west of the Westersand area. I had everyone at level 99 before I reached Jahara (I entered but exited very shortly after.). I could actually reach level 99 before defeating the Rogue Tomato and it should only take about 150-200 or so hours (but then, a big bonus - every guest and new party member is already at level 99!).
ulillillia 3 years ago
wolw
GunitLukas 3 years ago
Just remembered I meant Corridor of Sand, not Broken Sands.
OJones777 3 years ago
It's possible (though rather tedious) to reach Lv. 99 before even entering the Palace, that way. Or even before doing the Giza Plains sunstone thingy.
OJones777 3 years ago
I've never actually seen dustia, nor knew of its existance. I always keep HP as high as absolutely possible. I've got other methods though such as using the werewolves and the area where I'm leveling Vaan (the waterway) and this could be done (in theory) before the Rogue Tomato is defeated, which means doing it entirely solo. The big bonus is that every character added to the party will all be level 99 upon first seeing them, including Penelo, Balthier, and Fran. I wanna try this!
ulillillia 3 years ago
in the tomb of raithwall a rare monster appears and it summons ghouls, if you set your gambit's right they'll keep picking off ghouls and keep healing (untested)
ABBAskey 3 years ago
@ABBAskey: (first comment)
If it is untested it won't work.
XXXMASTERISEXXX 2 years ago
i've heard it constantly, i myself have not tested it, mostly because i forget
ABBAskey 2 years ago
Enter the Broken Sands area in Dalmasca Westersand with one character with less than 10% of his or her max HP. Dustia appears. Use a phoenix down on it (undead, see?), then run back across the boundary line before the LP and EXP notices appear. If you go back into Broken Sands, Dustia should appear again (as long as a character has less then 10% max HP). If you're too slow and let the EXP/LP notices appear before leaving, then you have to exit the Westersand altogether before Dustia reappears.
OJones777 3 years ago
my first leveling place was in dalmasca westersand at the very beginning when i chained dustia. (credit to ashe10`s perfect game faq)
link1o1o1o 3 years ago
Dustia? There isn't any such enemy with that name. If I recall, there was wolf, alpha wolf, cactoid, gnoma entite, Urstrix (I have a video of one watching a battle with Gnoma Entite), a horse-like enemy starting with "St", cockatrice, and dive talon. There was another one starting with "al". My first area was Dalmasca Estersand (to level 6), Giza Plains (to level 15), Dalmasca Westersand (to level 30), and if I continued solo, the werewolves (to 60), then the garamsythe waterway (to 99).
ulillillia 3 years ago
srry ulillillia he's right, Dustia is an enemy that appears ONLY when you have less than 10%hp i think it's closer to 1% but i'm unable to confirm (dont have the balls yet)
williamkendrick 3 years ago
cool but too bad that my vaan is already level 78 with dustia method in the begining of the game (actually really fast, 69 level in about 18-20 hours but u dun have to worry about other characters as well) keep up ur good work...:D
bocbui 4 years ago
I haven't played the game for now 2/3 or so of a year as I don't have it nor the system (the system is not mine - it was borrowed).
ulillillia 4 years ago
ok, ty :) im now lvl 22 with - Vaan, Ashe, Penelo. been trainin on uthrix's( i think) then moved to skeletons in lhusu mines, there as i type lol :P
molesrule0 4 years ago
Where exactly is that place? and what is a good level to start training there, im only level 10. i need a nooby training place :P
molesrule0 4 years ago
Here's the process. Stage 1: Dalmasca Estersand (starting area) to level 6 (avoid the big dino). Stage 2: Giza Plains to level 15 (avoid werewolves). Stage 3: Dalmasca Westersand to level 30 (avoid the cave and the big ball elemental). Stage 4: Werewolves in Giza Plains to level 60. Stage 5: Garamsythe (sp.?) Waterway (the area of this video), area where right door is (if accessible) until maxed (avoid the elemental). For you, it's Giza Plains (assuming you've yet to get Penelo).
ulillillia 4 years ago
The "big dino" is neutral. It won't attack players unless attacked first.
Serp1313 4 years ago
I did state to avoid it. The same goes for the werewolves until mentioned. I've soloed the big dino around level 60, but it's not really all that worthy compared to the werewolves method. I don't recall the game much anymore as it's been months since I last played it....
ulillillia 4 years ago
The "big dino" actually gains levels by "eating" the monsters running around the area. If you wait long enough and go back and forth he can reach level 99. If you want a challenge that is. Also have you fought a red chocobo? There's a rare lvl. 99 spawn red boco that gives good treasure.
Serp1313 4 years ago
Yeah, I've faced the red chocobo and it kept using chocometeor or something like that. I've seen the big dino get into the 50's for levels, but I vaguely recall it. I was too weak at the time to even bother approaching it. If I saw the life bar, I first checked it but found it to be far too powerful even before it eats other monsters. Later on, I just ran as soon as I saw the life bar. I only first started fighting it when I got to level 60 or so....
ulillillia 4 years ago
Are we talking about the dino in the first external battle area? Where the very first hunt is? (The little tomato man I think) Next time you play 12 just walk up to the Dino at level 1, he'll ignore you, it's kinda funny.
Serp1313 4 years ago
In that case yes. At the time, I didn't know any of the game's mechanics and didn't know why some monsters had a green bar and others had a red one. If its level was too high, I avoided it by getting far enough from it that the life bar was not seen. The dinos in the area immediately south of Mosphoran Highwaste have the red bars though, but I'm not referring to those.
ulillillia 4 years ago
Yeah, there are some bad T-rex not far away, but the one in the newbie area I consider a safety zone. If you're getting attacked and are low on HP, run to it, he'll save you.
Serp1313 4 years ago
use emboried tippet and it would double the EXP making 80000 XP each round ^.^
Sephirothensin 4 years ago
You can't get it until far later in the story so this tip is useless in my case. Note that I only have four characters in the party, with one almost maxed.
ulillillia 4 years ago
yeah your totally right, ive gotten 7 so far ^^
KirupinKitty 4 years ago
wow, what's the name of that bow and how do you get it? i only started ffxii recently
Larz9220 4 years ago
I don't remember that well now, but I think it was "burning bow". You get it from defeating the "Dive Talon" enemy. Even without the first mark defeated, you can reach level 50 in a reasonable time (yes, fighting those werewolves solo since, at the time, I only had Vaan in the party) - I've done it.
ulillillia 4 years ago
let me try that in my second play trough =]
emoxanimefreak 4 years ago
Huaa~~ You have good movies ^_^ >_>
pepsimilk 4 years ago