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this is it! myria was a breeze with gambit. I will re calculate a few things to know if
1) I need the trance gene (thorn warrior is about as strong, plus it has focus)
2) I need the lavaman trick (in which case I will need a lot more molotovs); which, I hope, will make garr learn kyrie
3) other suggestions?
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ready to attack the final area of the game. On second thought, myrmidon is quite useful because of its high HP.
I MIGHT try getting the gooking sword on my final run. Or on a second publication (as for the emperor sword in BOF 2)
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Based on that Elder fight, I have to wonder if it's possible to take out both the Chimera and the Dragon Lord (w/Dragon Blade) in one Super Combo as well, although it may just end up being faster to spam Gambit
i usually test both. It was about 700 frames faster with thorn warrior against amonites
Force+Thorn+Gross gives basically the same boost, if the Gross gene is faster to get.
but then, it would use more magic... although gross is right at the exit of the tidal cave
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The guides I generally use give it as 260%. You may also want to test out the Myrmidon form when you get it (Force + Trance), as I'm pretty sure it gives the largest Pwr boost of any dragon in the game.
yes, indeed, but not that much. I tested on Pipebombs (in the bordering factory). The average for myrmidon was 550-600, whereas thorn warrior was 500-530 (115-150 with ordinary attacks)... so for this test run, I will fall back to get the trance gene.
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damn. Thorn warrior kicks some serious @$$es! And according to a FAQ I'm using, its attack rate goes up 500%, compared to 400 (450?)% for the mighty, controllable infinity dragon.
Are there anymore lightning-weak monsters? If not, I will sell the babarossa and buy a piercing edge
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back to dauna mines. Next time, I will definitely try the lavaman trick. I jsut have to thrown molotovs and it for 5 rounds and, hopefully, just throw an icicle ti kill it. If I need the one I have in the coliseum, its shop sell more for 500z.
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damn, I forgot about that belt...
Doing so should let her learn Speed in time for the Ammonite fight, and keeping her alive during that will let her learn Might, which you didn't get in the first WIP
Yeahg, I thought about keeping Momo alive some more; Garr is pretty useless
It may also prove faster to keep the Claymore rather than spend the time getting the FeatherSword.
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just got rid of the mutant. I guess I will save some time now that Nina can't resurect. plus, I will make a nice profit selling the soul gem
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not fishing is still about 5k frames shorter to the end of McNeil's Manor. Let's now see if I need all that money (80z, selling the ammonia...)
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tired of trying to cheat luck for the gooking sword, I restarted...
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No need to shop before fighting Nue. Let's see if I can do McNeil's manor without the silver dagger...
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1) Just let Rei do the attacking during the early part of the game? Ryu and Teepo's damage/animation time do not seem to be outweigh another turn of Rei getting a critical and, say the Nue's, extra attack.
2) Manipulate Bombers from 'The Dump' to drop Ivory Dice? They drop at 1/128th chance. They could possibly be used for leveling Ryu up to an extreme level when killing the Dodai so you can later just manipulate criticals instead of opt'ing for super combo.
I guess I should test those. I also heard about this lavaman, upon whom it is possible to cast fire-based magic and boost it experience yield to 2^16.
Defeat Claw and then defeat the Dodai as to get a Speed Boots drop from Claw at 1/32nd chance
that early? I will definitely try
Pick up a Flare Sword after Mt. Zublo for future fights?
can i buy it in junk town? I know I was looking for a fire-elemental sword at some point
Get the Dragon Zombie to drop the Dragon Tear?
for 1/256, it might not be worth it. However, there are a few before the fight
Ignore Rei and not revive him during the Mikba fight?
I thought about it
Use Frost Breath on the Gaist fight to kill the Torches so they don't do their Flare animation?
no, they are vital for the EX turn. But then, I could always kill one
Use Focus/Focus/Gambit instead of Focus/Gambit/Focus/Gambit in the Angler fight?
I can try
btw, thanks for the suggestion. Mastania is going to be jealous :p
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man, it seems even harder than the meow staff and the medusa shield. And for some reason, goo king seems immune to disembowel. Plus, I seem to have to steal his green apple.
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in a FAQ, I found out that the goo king has a drop rate of 1/256. Using charm (from meryleep) would make this twice as likely.
is it worth it? I can manage to make them appear often, depending on how I move
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I just crossed the desert. I warn you, it's pretty boring. I will find out at the end if item harvesting was worth it... IRT kaiser was about 200 frames shorter than simply using last resort and 2x focus.
I guess I will beat my own record for the longest movie... until FF7 is complete
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I actually never saw that technique... and since it's only a tryout, I thought I'd give it a shot :P Now, I know it's pointless to have it in a speedrun.
However, in the garden of Eden (of before if he appears before), I will surely try to disembowel a goo king to get his sword. just imagine how strong I will be with this sword, double focus, last resort and the ultimate infinity dragon (with radiance and trance, I believe)
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just one step from the Desert. Despite my best tries, the angel tower glitch doesn,t work in the container yard (although I only tried it with the attack formation). Also, I don,t think I will need shadowwalk since I have risky blow. And getting the peircing edge could probably have killed the elder in one super combo.
finally, because my actual luck might not repeat, I will try and get the thunder ring
