Star Ocean 3 : Fuck You Item Creation Pt2

[Xephonic]

Aight. I'm about 25 hours in to SO3 and just got to Suferio. Things are going pretty well ...well they were. I just realized in order to get new and better equip im going to have to play the "throw your money away to create failed items" game. Pretty fun stuff though. Batltle system owns and the plot is picking up pace.

[Doom]

I'd like someone to do SO3 vs. PB... nobody seems to be far in both at once.

[Audiobully]

I'm currently at the end of disc 2 just leveling up and inventing shit for fun before I take a shot at the end of the game ¶¦)

I can now truthfully state that Albel owns all.
Adray sucks big time though, and its a shame that he's an obligatory character.

[Xephonic]

I'm currently at the end of disc 2 just leveling up and inventing shit for fun before I take a shot at the end of the game ¶¦)

I can now truthfully state that Albel owns all.
Adray sucks big time though, and its a shame that he's an obligatory character.

have any item creation tips?

[Audiobully]

I'm currently at the end of disc 2 just leveling up and inventing shit for fun before I take a shot at the end of the game ¶¦)

I can now truthfully state that Albel owns all.
Adray sucks big time though, and its a shame that he's an obligatory character.

have any item creation tips?

Hmmm well,
not really, except that when you see your characters can't succeed into creating an item after the lap of time for each creation line goes for 2 or 3 times, just abort it and wait till you can recruit better inventors.

When you get to recruit Boyd, creating ultimate weapons and armors is nothing ¶¦)

[ElFenrir13]

I remember in the old one playing that orchestra skill that i got up high; does this one have anything like it? (When you played, and tried to create items, it would unlock the skills necessary.) I still recall having more old milk, wilted salad, spicy cake, bitter juice and perforated armor than i knew what to do with

[bonzaii]

I'd love to get my hands on this game, but I dont have the scratch right now. PLus Im busy with other.. um ... persuits (Read FF XI). But when I do find me annother job I'm all about this game!

[Xephonic]

AudioBully, do you remember what lvl you were when you reached the ruins of barr? The little shit winged boy keeps kicking my ass at the dungeon's end

nm...fuck..rabbit fetch quest

[Audiobully]

Nope, and I don't remember having trouble with that particular boss either, the only advice I can give you is: Rush the little fucker and don't let him pull his moves.

At least thats what I did.

[Xephonic]

Nope, and I don't remember having trouble with that particular boss either, the only advice I can give you is: Rush the little fucker and don't let him pull his moves.

At least thats what I did. :o

I finished him off. I like how Crossell was easier :(
I'm disc 2 now, and yes, albel owns

[Wild Arm]

Avoiding any spoilers, I'm 32hrs in, and still haven't made it to Surferio. Right now I'm in Kaddan Shrine, trying to figure out where to get some sort of charm. I stopped playing at 6:42 in the morning. Before that, I've spent atleast 4 to 5hrs, trying to Synth weapons, and loading my game over and over again. To my success, I was able to Synth a Radiant Blade, Gatlin Gauntlets, and Flare Baselards. I'm going to end up spending another 4 to 5hrs synthing, trying to make armor, and maybe some books or maybe try my hand at crafting.

[Xephonic]

I'm getting far in disc 2. The major plot twist is ;/

[Seta]

Just finished beating Crosell. Maria constantly canceling with Scatter Beam is really powerful. Killed him in about 10 seconds by using power up and then canceling Scatter Beam up to 1900x5 damage.

[Xephonic]

I never really liked Maria or Nel. I use Albel Cliff with Fayt as support

[Audiobully]

Same as Xepho on that one, I used to have Fayt/Cliff/Nel until I got my eager little hand on Albel.

He's teh forking Combo master.
I've managed to invent lots of strong weapons o_O

And I thought that Crossell's second ''form'' was one of the toughest bosses.

[Xephonic]

Same as Xepho on that one, I used to have Fayt/Cliff/Nel until I got my eager little hand on Albel.

He's teh forking Combo master.
I've managed to invent lots of strong weapons o_O

And I thought that Crossell's second ''form'' was one of the toughest bosses.

I just be the convictor on styx. God that was a pain

[Shuzo Ru]

I'd like someone to do SO3 vs. PB... nobody seems to be far in both at once.

I bought both (stupidly) at the same time, thinking PB would be a delightful, short romp; I would then dig in to SO. However, PB was a bit harrowing to get into and due to the "original" system it has would take up more time and effort than I was willing to give to it. Haven't played enough of it to give it a fair review yet, but I must say it is wierd.

SO3 however has been a bit easy. I'm about 30+ hours into the game, beginning of chapter 3. Enemies have been a bit easy, although I attribute that to the leveling I did in the Passage from Parched to Plenty in Surferio (lots of cash). Item creation took a bit of getting used to, but I have grown to like the system better than in SO2. Still plenty of reloading though, and a lot of cash down the drain. Thankfully, Fol isn't too hard to come across with a bit of work. Storyline is, well, slightly above average so far. Just got through a cut scene where I saw so many cliches my head was spinning Gameplay is top notch, as all who have played and enjoyed it know. I wish I could really get into the game, but I have no time with Growlanser and Shin Megami Tensei looming on the horizon.

[Z?]

For those unimpressed with Nel: just wait until she gets "Flying Guillotine" at lv. 30. That move is just *sick*. Nel does repeated hits of HP and MP damage to the target and anything around it. Since most enemies have so little MP compared to their HP, this means that Nel can single-handedly take down enemies in 30 seconds that Cliff or Albel would have to chip away at for a good two minutes.

[Xephonic]

For those unimpressed with Nel: just wait until she gets "Flying Guillotine" at lv. 30. That move is just *sick*. Nel does repeated hits of HP and MP damage to the target and anything around it. Since most enemies have so little MP compared to their HP, this means that Nel can single-handedly take down enemies in 30 seconds that Cliff or Albel would have to chip away at for a good two minutes.

I lost nel and cant get her back D;

[Kyle]

I wanted to complete all the Ancient books so I had to get the one in the basement of Ruins of Mosel. In order to do that I made some Orichalcum and refined it to have 7 factors of ATK+500. I defeated the 3 bosses to reach the Runic Chess room at level 45 after equipping Gatling Gauntlet and Holy Sword with ATK+3500. But now the rest of the game has been painfully easy and I defeat bosses in under 10 seconds. Im guessing the optional post-game dungeons will be fun though.

[Z?]

Kyle: you could always buy another, unmodded Holy Sword and use that instead.

[zsquared]

Just bought this game and just finished sinking about 4 hours into it. I'm quite liking it so far. The battle system controls nicely and is definately an improvement over the rather boring SO2 one.

[Karnov]

I've been playing the game for a little while now. Does anyone have tips on how to keep the bonus gauge from breaking, it was pretty easy early on, but now I can't keep the damn thing full for the life of me.

[Audiobully]

I've been playing the game for a little while now. Does anyone have tips on how to keep the bonus gauge from breaking, it was pretty easy early on, but now I can't keep the damn thing full for the life of me.

Yep, there are two things that will break your bonus gauge.

1- Running away from a fight.
2- the character you are controlling getting the beat down.

That means, whenever your bonus gauge is full, take control of the support character, run away from the melee and just support the other party members from afar.

Then just watch the levels pour in :E

[Karnov]

I didn't realize it only broke because of the character I controlled, I thought a critical hit on any one would cause it to break. Thanks for the help, now I can make some money.

[Xephonic]

Help...near the end of disc 2

[spoiler]
Im back on elincoor. the monsters have all been replaced and are fucking hard. I'm near lvl 50 and most i dont stand a chance against. No way am i going back to kaddan without being able to deal with overworld monsters[/spoiler]

[Audiobully]

Which characters are you using? I'm level 60 and I had no trouble at all with the monsters on elicoor

[Xephonic]

Which characters are you using? I'm level 60 and I had no trouble at all with the monsters on elicoor :o

Albel Cliff and Fayt

I missed out on buying some equip on Genmity though and cant go back >:|

I prolly just need to lvl

[Audiobully]

Which characters are you using? I'm level 60 and I had no trouble at all with the monsters on elicoor :o

Albel Cliff and Fayt

I missed out on buying some equip on Genmity though and cant go back >:|

I prolly just need to lvl

You can return to Gemity, the portal is still there, I think it's between Arias and Kirlsa.

[Xephonic]

Which characters are you using? I'm level 60 and I had no trouble at all with the monsters on elicoor :o

Albel Cliff and Fayt

I missed out on buying some equip on Genmity though and cant go back >:|

I prolly just need to lvl

You can return to Gemity, the portal is still there, I think it's between Arias and Kirlsa.

o fuck...yes! I forgot about that portal. I thought only the sphere co one was open

[Shuzo Ru]

Which characters are you using? I'm level 60 and I had no trouble at all with the monsters on elicoor

Albel Cliff and Fayt

I missed out on buying some equip on Genmity though and cant go back >:|

I prolly just need to lvl

Nah. Just create some orichalcum and add the ATK+500 to your weapons several times over. Just make sure you don't get hit too much, as stupidly you cannot synthesize armor.

[TheDarkOne]

holy crap Shozu, the only nub who's input was actually valid!

im still on SO1 and SO2 so i dont plan on playing this in the near future, unless the plot has absolutey 0 relation.....

[Xephonic]

Which characters are you using? I'm level 60 and I had no trouble at all with the monsters on elicoor :o

Albel Cliff and Fayt

I missed out on buying some equip on Genmity though and cant go back >:|

I prolly just need to lvl

Nah. Just create some orichalcum and add the ATK+500 to your weapons several times over. Just make sure you don't get hit too much, as stupidly you cannot synthesize armor.

Isnt that incredibly hard to do?
I cant get to the alchemist stone right now either

[Audiobully]

actually the philosopher's stone is pretty easy to get. Orichalcums... on the other hand

[Xephonic]

actually the philosopher's stone is pretty easy to get. Orichalcums... on the other hand :s

I meant the alchemist stone. The thing that increases my sucess rate. Its in the mosel dunes where a nice chimera blocks my progress

[Sephira]

25 hours and in Suferio? You slowbie, you... or more attentive. *is at around 14 hours and skipped Suferio* ... I don't want Roger.

And...item creation....is..ugh. I watch them hammer away at things for a minute...only to result in a piece of junk.

[Shuzo Ru]

actually the philosopher's stone is pretty easy to get. Orichalcums... on the other hand

First off, it took me forever to create the Philosopher's stone. It has a cost of exactly 12 fol, with an eval of 99, making it next to impossible to make with the people available. To make it a bit easier, I suggest recruting Misty (give her the spirit stone from the Barr Ruins) and Mackwell (Book of Prophecies 1). Of course, this is assuming you're this far into the game.

Assuming further that you created the philo. stone and you're far enough into the game to use it to recruit Ansala (lvl. 99 alchemist), do it. With him, I've created Orichalcum, Dark Crystals (INT +500), Rainbow Diamonds (DEF +100), and a whole assortment of other stuff.

Chancing your money though, you can use only Misty and Mackwell if you're that far. Without them though, good luck making anything beyond a strange lump.

[Audiobully]

basically, you want Ansala and Boyd in your inventor team ¶¦)

[Xephonic]

I'm at the Spiral Tower now XD

[Sephira]

Now you're ahead of me. *hasn't played the last couple days because her sister took over the TV to play stupid Ocarina of Time* > >

[Xephonic]

FUCK THAT FINAL BOSS IS ANNOYING

Long ending :((((

[Sephira]

Good job getting to the end before me~!

[Kage]

Thank god for Megaten.

[Xephonic]

I clocked in at 40 hours :)

[Kage]

megaten? if so , I am clocked at 50 hours +.

[Doom]

So Vash, are you finally going to like... do something other than this game?

[Xephonic]

So Vash, are you finally going to like... do something other than this game?

Gungrave

[j0hn Ayanami]

I played a little bit of this game. It looks pretty damn interesting, I think I could get into it if only Phantom Brave wasn't out. Maybe I'll buy it used if I go for another long binge of non-RPGing.

[Audiobully]

Joyness, I just whooped my way trough the Maze of Tribulations

Oricalchum + weapons + Boots of Prowess = Ouchies

I managed to get Albel Super Air slice thing and Cliff's Eternal Kick.
I'm just butchering stuff

Gotta love boosting your chars :frank

[TimberWolf]

Does anyone have any tips on making money?