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BlueBoy675
03/14/18 4:56:34 PM
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I think the farthest I've ever gotten in this game was when Squall and Rinoa dance together at the ball or whatever, so not very far at all.

Playing on a vita
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charey
03/14/18 4:59:55 PM
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First GF ability you should get is the magic refine ones, they let you get magic from the monster drops instead of having to draw grind.

Card refine / Card ability is also a way to streamline getting magic to make the game less grindy, plus triple triad is fun.
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The Admiral
03/14/18 5:00:37 PM
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Do not level grind in this game.
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DezDroppedFreak
03/14/18 5:01:16 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Do not level grind in this game.

Yeah just play straight through. Don't grind.
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BlueBoy675
03/14/18 5:06:50 PM
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I've always liked the Balamb Garden theme
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BlueBoy675
03/14/18 5:13:01 PM
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Also damn Quistis has got it going on
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thanosibe
03/14/18 5:14:44 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
Also damn Quistis has got it going on
My man! :thumb:
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BlueBoy675
03/14/18 5:16:05 PM
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thanosibe posted...
BlueBoy675 posted...
Also damn Quistis has got it going on
My man! :thumb:

I can't tell if Squall is an idiot or just straight up alpha for ignoring her advances
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DezDroppedFreak
03/14/18 5:23:10 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
thanosibe posted...
BlueBoy675 posted...
Also damn Quistis has got it going on
My man! :thumb:

I can't tell if Squall is an idiot or just straight up alpha for ignoring her advances


Squall is an edgelord
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destrian522
03/14/18 5:25:43 PM
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If youre a completionist/perfectionist like me, be careful not to overdo drawing magic from enemies in combat. Its not necessary to grind out all those spells to 100 all the time, and gets tedious fast.
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thanosibe
03/14/18 5:44:47 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
thanosibe posted...
BlueBoy675 posted...
Also damn Quistis has got it going on
My man! :thumb:

I can't tell if Squall is an idiot or just straight up alpha for ignoring her advances
For a minute after that I was thinking maybe he was holding out for Zell or Irvine, since Quistis is literally the best female character in FF8.
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ROBANN_88
03/14/18 5:49:30 PM
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i tried playing that three times, and every time i just got bored and stopped
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BlueBoy675
03/14/18 5:57:41 PM
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So what's the deal with the Fire Cavern time limit? Is there any benefit to choosing the most strict time limit?
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BlueBoy675
03/14/18 10:31:50 PM
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Just got Selphie
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tennisdude818
03/14/18 10:36:28 PM
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If you draw 300 of every new spell you encounter, you will be OP.
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The_Juice_
03/14/18 10:53:22 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
So what's the deal with the Fire Cavern time limit? Is there any benefit to choosing the most strict time limit?


The closer you are to 0 on the time limit when you finish, the higher of a score you get on your SeeD rank.

The minimum time of course makes this the least painful.
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DarkTransient
03/14/18 10:55:14 PM
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tennisdude818 posted...
If you draw 300 of every new spell you encounter, you will be OP.

Waste of time. Just refine the spells instead.

OP: If you want an actual challenge rather than possibly the biggest pushover in FF history (even if it's a fairly fun pushover), look up the Requiem mod. The PS1 version of the mod is better than the PC version from what I've heard, although I've only played the PS1 one myself (it was AMAZING). It doesn't change anything storyline or graphic-wise, it just increases the difficulty by about 410757864530%.
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Sajo
03/14/18 11:03:53 PM
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Quit while you're ahead.
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Tyranthraxus
03/14/18 11:05:37 PM
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DezDroppedFreak posted...
The Admiral posted...
Do not level grind in this game.

Yeah just play straight through. Don't grind.

Well, grind the card game. Just don't grind the levels
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_MorningStar
03/14/18 11:15:34 PM
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Also, if you are going to do the optional dungeons at the end, do NOT level all your characters to 100. Keep one of their levels something that can't be divided by 5
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Tyranthraxus
03/14/18 11:34:34 PM
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_MorningStar posted...
Also, if you are going to do the optional dungeons at the end, do NOT level all your characters to 100. Keep one of their levels something that can't be divided by 5

You can use invincibility to dodge lvl 5 death
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BlueBoy675
03/15/18 1:08:19 PM
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Well my SeeD rank is 5. Guess I suck
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Lost_All_Senses
03/15/18 1:09:49 PM
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Welcome to FF when it was ok to be broken. Seriously game was more broken than FF15. Maybe not but it effected the gameplay way more to me.
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BlueBoy675
03/15/18 1:13:05 PM
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The ballroom dancing scene was probably incredible at the time huh? Even now it still looks good
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Darklit_Minuet
03/15/18 1:15:24 PM
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Play Triple Triad
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Darkman124
03/15/18 1:22:36 PM
#26:


basically just play the game

it's very easy
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masterpug53
03/15/18 2:11:14 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
The ballroom dancing scene was probably incredible at the time huh? Even now it still looks good


It was pretty impressive, honestly. Most of 7's FMVs were committed to giant monsters and shit (and the characters still looked like blocky anime even when fully rendered), so it was cool at the time to see that level of detail put into something a bit more humanizing.
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BlueBoy675
03/15/18 2:33:19 PM
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Well I got a bunch of curagas and now everyone has huge HP >_>

You can make yourself stupid OP in this game
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Lathissamus
03/15/18 2:34:48 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
Well I got a bunch of curagas and now everyone has huge HP >_>

You can make yourself stupid OP in this game

Yup.
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Lost_All_Senses
03/15/18 2:38:48 PM
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Darkman124 posted...
basically just play the game

it's very easy


Almost as easy as it is boring. Okay, Ill leave.
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thanosibe
03/15/18 2:48:08 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
Well I got a bunch of curagas and now everyone has huge HP >_>

You can make yourself stupid OP in this game
Just wait till you get a certain GF. Then you'll be really OP. Especially if you stick it with one character so they get familiar.
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JxOxNxIxCxS
03/15/18 2:50:30 PM
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Theres a trick in the card game where you can get all the cards without changing the rules on every match, making it easy to win the cards
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BlueBoy675
03/15/18 3:24:59 PM
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Glad to hear this theme kick in. I've been waiting for it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jho-peCAKs" data-time="

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Musourenka
03/15/18 3:33:47 PM
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thanosibe posted...
BlueBoy675 posted...
Well I got a bunch of curagas and now everyone has huge HP >_>

You can make yourself stupid OP in this game
Just wait till you get a certain GF. Then you'll be really OP. Especially if you stick it with one character so they get familiar.

But Quezacotl is already OP.
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thanosibe
03/15/18 5:23:13 PM
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Musourenka posted...
thanosibe posted...
BlueBoy675 posted...
Well I got a bunch of curagas and now everyone has huge HP >_>

You can make yourself stupid OP in this game
Just wait till you get a certain GF. Then you'll be really OP. Especially if you stick it with one character so they get familiar.

But Quezacotl is already OP.
Well I was trying not to name names and spoil anything for TC but that's not the one I was thinking of. I don't even remember anything outstanding about Quetzalcoatl.
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DoGCyN
03/15/18 5:24:54 PM
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Drawing is useful sometimes, but don't waste too much time on it. Refine things from items and Triple Triad cards.
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Darklit_Minuet
03/15/18 5:24:59 PM
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thanosibe posted...
Well I was trying not to name names and spoil anything for TC but that's not the one I was thinking of. I don't even remember anything outstanding about Quetzalcoatl.

It gets the two most broken abilities in the game

Card and Card Mod
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thanosibe
03/15/18 5:41:52 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
thanosibe posted...
Well I was trying not to name names and spoil anything for TC but that's not the one I was thinking of. I don't even remember anything outstanding about Quetzalcoatl.

It gets the two most broken abilities in the game

Card and Card Mod
Oh ok. I never bothered with the card game.
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BlueBoy675
03/15/18 7:13:59 PM
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I suck at Triple Triad
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masterpug53
03/15/18 7:20:17 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
I suck at Triple Triad


If a message comes up saying 'the Random rule has spread to this region,' quit and reload. If a message comes up saying 'the Random rule has been abolished in this region,' stop what you're doing and get your ass to a save point asap just in case the power goes out.
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The_Juice_
03/15/18 8:19:28 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
Well I got a bunch of curagas and now everyone has huge HP >_>

You can make yourself stupid OP in this game


Late in disk 1 you get access to a literal no effort 100 quakes for your entire party.

Putting that on certain stats will legit carry you through disk 4
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Musourenka
03/16/18 10:17:20 AM
#43:


Darklit_Minuet posted...
thanosibe posted...
Well I was trying not to name names and spoil anything for TC but that's not the one I was thinking of. I don't even remember anything outstanding about Quetzalcoatl.

It gets the two most broken abilities in the game

Card and Card Mod


That. A distant second would be Diablos due to Mug, Enc-Half/None, and his refine abilities (getting stuff like Meltdown and Quake really early).

Also, as for the actual summons, I would say the best one is actually Cerberus, because full-party Triple is legit.
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thanosibe
03/16/18 10:22:48 AM
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Musourenka posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
thanosibe posted...
Well I was trying not to name names and spoil anything for TC but that's not the one I was thinking of. I don't even remember anything outstanding about Quetzalcoatl.

It gets the two most broken abilities in the game

Card and Card Mod


That. A distant second would be Diablos due to Mug, Enc-Half/None, and his refine abilities (getting stuff like Meltdown and Quake really early).

Also, as for the actual summons, I would say the best one is actually Cerberus, because full-party Triple is legit.
Your spoiler is what I was referring to.
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Musourenka
03/16/18 10:23:51 AM
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thanosibe posted...
Musourenka posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
thanosibe posted...
Well I was trying not to name names and spoil anything for TC but that's not the one I was thinking of. I don't even remember anything outstanding about Quetzalcoatl.

It gets the two most broken abilities in the game

Card and Card Mod


That. A distant second would be Diablos due to Mug, Enc-Half/None, and his refine abilities (getting stuff like Meltdown and Quake really early).

Also, as for the actual summons, I would say the best one is actually Cerberus, because full-party Triple is legit.
Your spoiler is what I was referring to.

I actually thought you were going to say Eden due to breaking the damage cap.
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DevsBro
03/16/18 10:27:33 AM
#46:


DezDroppedFreak posted...
The Admiral posted...
Do not level grind in this game.

Yeah just play straight through. Don't grind.

Actually, draw grinding is what you want to do. Come across an enemy with a good spell, draw 99 of it in one fight.
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thanosibe
03/16/18 10:37:14 AM
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Musourenka posted...
thanosibe posted...
Musourenka posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
thanosibe posted...
Well I was trying not to name names and spoil anything for TC but that's not the one I was thinking of. I don't even remember anything outstanding about Quetzalcoatl.

It gets the two most broken abilities in the game

Card and Card Mod


That. A distant second would be Diablos due to Mug, Enc-Half/None, and his refine abilities (getting stuff like Meltdown and Quake really early).

Also, as for the actual summons, I would say the best one is actually Cerberus, because full-party Triple is legit.
Your spoiler is what I was referring to.

I actually thought you were going to say Eden due to breaking the damage cap.
To me sitting through Eden's cutscene wasn't worth the output. Whereas if you stick Cerberus with one character, it's insane how fast it goes, and you can pretty much dominate any fight and never have to recast it, unless a party member dies if I remember right. Cast Cereberus, cast a cure/regen spell, haste, shell; and you are pretty well off to go into almost any battle. All in one turn for the team.
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Musourenka
03/16/18 10:42:08 AM
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thanosibe posted...
Musourenka posted...
thanosibe posted...
Musourenka posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
thanosibe posted...
Well I was trying not to name names and spoil anything for TC but that's not the one I was thinking of. I don't even remember anything outstanding about Quetzalcoatl.

It gets the two most broken abilities in the game

Card and Card Mod


That. A distant second would be Diablos due to Mug, Enc-Half/None, and his refine abilities (getting stuff like Meltdown and Quake really early).

Also, as for the actual summons, I would say the best one is actually Cerberus, because full-party Triple is legit.
Your spoiler is what I was referring to.

I actually thought you were going to say Eden due to breaking the damage cap.
To me sitting through Eden's cutscene wasn't worth the output. Whereas if you stick Cerberus with one character, it's insane how fast it goes, and you can pretty much dominate any fight and never have to recast it, unless a party member dies if I remember right. Cast Cereberus, cast a cure/regen spell, haste, shell; and you are pretty well off to go into almost any battle. All in one turn for the team.

Indeed. Aura as well
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thanosibe
03/16/18 10:46:22 AM
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Musourenka posted...
thanosibe posted...
Musourenka posted...
thanosibe posted...
Musourenka posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
thanosibe posted...
Well I was trying not to name names and spoil anything for TC but that's not the one I was thinking of. I don't even remember anything outstanding about Quetzalcoatl.

It gets the two most broken abilities in the game

Card and Card Mod


That. A distant second would be Diablos due to Mug, Enc-Half/None, and his refine abilities (getting stuff like Meltdown and Quake really early).

Also, as for the actual summons, I would say the best one is actually Cerberus, because full-party Triple is legit.
Your spoiler is what I was referring to.

I actually thought you were going to say Eden due to breaking the damage cap.
To me sitting through Eden's cutscene wasn't worth the output. Whereas if you stick Cerberus with one character, it's insane how fast it goes, and you can pretty much dominate any fight and never have to recast it, unless a party member dies if I remember right. Cast Cereberus, cast a cure/regen spell, haste, shell; and you are pretty well off to go into almost any battle. All in one turn for the team.

Indeed. Aura as well
Oh shit yeah I forgot about that too. Amazing with all these badass spells/GFs, to date I have still not beat the optional weapon in the castle. Omega Weapon? Dude always kicks my ass royally.
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