why the fuck can't I get Fafnir to spawn?? anyone else have trouble with this?

2/6/2007 12:34:27 AM

I'm level 14-15 right now on the 6 characters... how much should I level and WHERE before I start going across the desert to the tomb place?

2/6/2007 8:11:28 AM

just take your time and kill junk in the sandseas.. dont rush thru and dont camp them tho.
Make sure you get Fran decently leveled for the bird in front of the tomb.

there is an AWESOME place to level when you get to the Mines.

2/6/2007 8:47:27 AM

As far as Fafnir... Not sure what you've tried, but this is what the guide says:



Paramina Rift/Silverflow's End

Fafnir only appears when there is a snowstorm at Silverflow's End however you
cannot go through Frozen Brook since that area changes the weather(if you had
trouble finding trickster you might have noticed this >_>. You can force a
snowstorm by talking to the client, Relj. Upon exiting Bur-Omisace to
Freezing Gorge head west to Head of the Silverflow and then south to Icebound
Flow. In Icebound Flow take the SE exit to Karydine Glacier and then take
the nearby SW exit to Silverflow's End(dead end part).

Try taking a chocobo. On a sidenote if you need Leshach Entite for anything
this is a good opportunity

2/6/2007 8:52:22 AM

which Mines? is there another mine coming up?

2/6/2007 9:27:50 AM

He means the Henne Mines. It's a good ways down the road.

Quote :

"Make sure you get Fran decently leveled for the bird in front of the tomb."

Just make sure you learn Blind before you get there and cast it on the boss. You can buy it from a merchant on the way.

2/6/2007 9:45:03 AM

^ yeah.. he's right.. its been weeks since i've played... took me a while to think of Frans name actually.. lol

In Lhusu mines, you can chain the skeletons on the bridge for leveling; or I took some time killing the walking birds on the last screen before Tomb of Raithwall... got some good exp and tons of money from selling the large feathers

2/6/2007 12:00:02 PM

i did that skeleton thing, but ended up they stopped spawning but 2 of them. for a while all 8 or so of them kept respawning...


should i go back there to level up ... and to what level to begin my way towards the tomb?

[Edited on February 6, 2007 at 12:12 PM. Reason : ]

2/6/2007 12:12:07 PM

you can ALMOST go now.. you should just about be good enough... just make sure you get a deathbringer while you are in tomb of raithwall.. look through http://www.gamefaq.com to figure out how.. you will not use another sword for a while in the game

I did skeles for a while (got a 200+ chain off them)... if they stop spawning just hold R2 and run two screens back towards the entrance, then back to the bridge and the spawn will start over

2/6/2007 12:48:20 PM

now that I think about it, I might not be the best person to ask that question because I like going into the dungeons and absolutely obliterating everything.. I've gone into just about every fight (except Adremmelech) wayyy over-leveled.

For instance, I am level 61 right after finishing Draklor Laboratory (most people beat the game at level 60)

2/6/2007 12:56:26 PM

did a 250+ chain and got tired so went ahead and just saved it, then ended up getting another 150 before i couldn't hold my eyes open haha.

i bought the 20000gil item that gives you "better drops" for undead and i just get a bunch of pebbles and stuff as extra drops now... kind of lame

2/7/2007 3:34:14 PM

When you get to the henne mines, go back thru this thread and look at my posts.. I posted an AWESOME way to make money and exp

2/7/2007 4:21:24 PM

what the hell are pebbles for

i had assumed they were a nuisance loot item but i bought some bizaar good for a few hundred gil that gave me 99 pebbles.. each of which, sold for 2 gil, adds to less than I paid for the bizaar good. someone explain?

[Edited on February 7, 2007 at 5:51 PM. Reason : sdgsr]

2/7/2007 5:50:42 PM

The canopic jar allows arcana to drop. Acquiring it also gets you another item in the sky pirate's den.

2/8/2007 10:01:26 AM

i've been chaining those hawks for bent rods at 1k a pop, sexy. bought the 18000gil hunter's thing for better drops from beasts so they drop a lot

2/8/2007 10:19:38 AM

Should i go to class or go back to my apt and play some more???

2/8/2007 3:40:03 PM

I'm only playin my backup chars today.. got the better shot for the Fomalhaut and took down a couple marks... about to go kill my way thru Necrul of Nad. this time (as opposed to runnin like a bitch to get the zod spear) and then goin to get genji armor.

my mains are level ~70
my backups are level ~50

2/8/2007 5:35:15 PM

How many hours are left in the normal story when it is time to go to Giruvegan? I got completely burned out on the hunts and secrets and haven't played in weeks.

2/8/2007 5:39:39 PM

i stopped playing the day i finally got Tournesoul, i should pick it back up again

still have ultima zodiark omega and the last 2 hunts to do

2/8/2007 8:42:01 PM

^^One FAQ list only five places to visit after that. IIRC, one of them's fairly long. I'd guess five-seven hours.

2/8/2007 9:51:42 PM

The idea behind getting the zodiac spear is to run and get it while you're level 30 after you can access Eruyt Village and barely make it out alive and cheat through the rest of the game. ^_^ At level 70 you don't need to do any running unless you just want it 10 minutes faster.

2/9/2007 8:55:55 AM

Any suggestions for some fast/good loot? I'm guessing chaining, but where is a good place?

2/9/2007 9:33:15 AM

^ where are you in the game? can you access henne mines? feywood?

^^ Sonia.. I went and got the Zod spear at level 25... I got it right after Erupyt.. here's the best way: Get everyone in the party to cast Bubble and Protect. Have one person in the party and the second they get killed, get them out of the party and add ONE person. Do the same until you get to a safe spot and then rez up and buff up. It took me about 15 minutes to get the zod spear.

But what I was saying was I'm goin back to Necrul of Nad to fight shit this time. Gonna chain the rare spawn horse there for TONS of gold (see youtube)

2/9/2007 10:10:20 AM

Oops, I can't read. [news]

2/9/2007 10:29:24 AM

are you guys talking about the zod spear in the cave where the chest respawns and has a chance of dropping it?

2/9/2007 10:44:11 AM

Nah, forget that. I don't ignore that chest when I see it but if I'm not there to kill bats I don't bother with it. The chances of finding it are lousy, and there are better weapons in the game. The zodiac spear's great at first because of its high attack power but you can wield a scorpion tail and a shield and deal out similar amounts of punishment later on. Having two would be cool, but ridiculous.

2/9/2007 11:06:24 AM

when can i get thief's cuffs?

2/9/2007 11:17:08 AM

^^ where's the exact location of that chest... having two zod spears would be godly because of their attack power/speed


but i'm really only comparing that to my other weps that I currently use... I have Ultima Blade and Formalhout are my fav two weps of choice.. I hate axes and dont really use bows

[Edited on February 9, 2007 at 11:37 AM. Reason : cant spell]

2/9/2007 11:35:38 AM

Direct links won't work but you know what to do:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/459841.html

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/final_fantasy_xii_henne_secret.png

The chest, if it appears, is more likely going to give you an elixir than a zodiac spear.

2/9/2007 4:01:57 PM

i'm addicted

2/11/2007 2:55:57 AM

can i not repeat bazaar recipes for armor? trying to get multiple sets of the golden armor and it's not working

2/11/2007 3:28:52 AM

meh.. dont waste your time.. theres much better very soon

2/11/2007 7:06:00 PM

ya, just got the armor with protect built-in for the 3 dudes at the mt.

just bought all 6 monographs and thief's cuffs hopefully i'll get some decent drops soon.

[Edited on February 12, 2007 at 7:21 AM. Reason : ]

2/12/2007 7:18:38 AM

I spent an hour doing this yesterday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRthG4P49Rc

Lots of Grimoire Togails and 3 Grand Armors.

2/12/2007 8:32:33 AM

Does Rare Game ever appear again after killing them?

[Edited on February 13, 2007 at 9:51 PM. Reason : ]

2/13/2007 9:33:35 PM

apdljfpsofefg

[Edited on February 13, 2007 at 9:56 PM. Reason : gsdfgdsfgdsfg]

2/13/2007 9:48:18 PM

rare game that drop trophies do not , those that do not drop trophies will respawn

2/13/2007 9:55:21 PM

When you aquire a new main character, does he/she enter at a set level and a set available LP? or do they match your current character's level and have available LP equal to your current character's learned LP value?

2/15/2007 12:46:31 AM

when i would get a new char they would have like 500 LP banked up already, not so sure about the level.

2/15/2007 1:29:58 AM

level is dependant on your other chars level and they get all the AP that you have earned so far..

usually they come in a couple levels higher

Reddus will come in uber for my party

2/15/2007 9:58:06 AM

I just aquired Fran and her boy toy. Right now i have Vaan(lvl 24 w/ a burning bow - thanks dive talon), Fran(lvl 25), and B-something or another(lvl 25) with the 2 new chars w/ Rods - thanks trasure chest in Estersand. So i have 34 hours of gameplay, 30 hours of which was just grinding w/ Vaan and Penelo. Fran and her boy came in at lvl 25 and 6,000+ LP to spend. I maxed out both of their Augments and the essential weapons/spells/tecks. Now they are both a little under 2000HP, have decent weapons. A lot of that early grinding was to complete the Beastiary for Westersand, Estersand, and Giza Plains. I knew I was ready to move on once I could kill the Warewolves (GP), Dive Talons (WS), and the dinosaur (ES). Along the way, I took out the 1st 3 marks, 4 different Rare Game, and tried aquireing as many new weapons as possible (ie burning bow, wizard's hat, Rod, etc). Waste of time? probably, but my excuse is that I was not allowed to advance in the story (give Old Dalon the stone) w/o my g/f, b/c she wants to follow the story too, but she's been busy lately, hence all my grinding. Finally, I am ready to move on now that i went from giving Dalon the stone, to going into the Palace, to getting my 2 new characters. now i'll probably grind in the waterway until the next time my g/f has time to play too

2/16/2007 11:41:58 AM

If i were you, i'd go ahead and make your girlfriend hang out for about 15-20 hours because you will be able to FLY through the story now because you are superleveled. Get through Dr. Cids lab (which you could do right now almost) and then a whole new world opens up. Marks, the 80 rare game, side quests, espers, leveling is much better, etc.

2/16/2007 12:03:56 PM

WOOOHOOOO!

Just went thru a bit of the storyline. Here's how it went:
Rafflesia (<20 sec fight)
Daedalas (<20 sec fight)
Tyrant (<1 min fight)
Shemhazai (didnt get one attack off before he died)

All three chars were berzerked and did 6000+ dmg each time

THEN I got ballsy and went after the Hell Wyrm. Used a modified tank strategy to kill that sunuva bitch in 1 hr 30 min. Only one hard part was when he started spamming an attack that did ~2000 dmg and had a chance to hit petrify. If you need help killing him, let me know.. My strategy was nearly flawless. I was level 72 on Vaan and 63 on Ashe and Basch.

[Edited on February 18, 2007 at 5:21 PM. Reason : .]

2/18/2007 5:20:28 PM

how is that any fun at all?

although

i beat hell wyrm in about an hour, around lv 70, no gayass tanking

2/18/2007 7:47:45 PM

you love me don't you? or do you just hate your life?
you troll just about each one of my posts on this thread.
I'll play the game how I want, and you do yours.

I wouldn't consider struggling through a fight any fun, but thats just me. My breed is known as powergamers.

sorry for being different

[Edited on February 18, 2007 at 10:26 PM. Reason : .]

2/18/2007 10:25:37 PM

i'm not trolling

i just don't see why people enjoy taking the challenge out of games

2/19/2007 3:30:27 PM

honestly, I enjoy grinding.. most people hate it but i love to see progress

2/19/2007 3:38:36 PM

So is there any point in espers?

I thought I read something along the lines of: if you are in stone status and summon an esper, then they will automatically do their final move and it does a lot of damage. Is this true for all espers and is the damage worth it?

2/20/2007 8:46:06 AM

I used Belias to get into Giruvegan... other than that, no. By the time I was able to whomp Zodiark he wasn't that awesome anyway.

Square seems to go to extremes when trying to balance out the games. VII's KotR was too powerful, so everything in VIII was lame. VIII summons were too long so weak abbreviated summons appeared in IX. In X they WERE the story and now they're taking a backseat in XII. They're basically cool but easy battles, or poorly explained plot devices (they never clarified that the Espers were the good guys for rising up against the gods/Occuria, if that's what they were going for) that do less to contribute to overall gameplay than any other sidequest.

2/20/2007 9:30:52 AM

Finally spent the time to move along in the story-line... I got the last two espers from the storyline and then went directly to henne mines secret area. I did the vampire bats switch trick for two hours. Killed 460 of em before I got tired and got my chars to 87/55/55/82/82/55.

For those of you who haven't seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dpJ6qQqy1k

I haven't needed the gold in a while, but last night I spent a lot on the last few magery spells, so I decided to sell 75 of everything that I had 90+ of. I ended up saving last night with 1.2 million gold.

2/26/2007 7:18:12 AM