Just killed my first F.O.E.! :)

[Yoonah]

[warcraff]

Just cleaned up my first set of F.O.E. on the B2F. Feels so cool to have a working strategy to get some much needed EXP, for my ninja now. Really want him to be able to start OHKOing enemies.

[scy]

Just to preempt it, Izuna is a more reliable OHKO attack than Kubikiri will ever be; Rank 1 Izuna is better than maxed Kubikiri at the whole instant killing of things, though it does cost TP (only 1 TP if you keep it at Level 5 for a 33% Chance though).

[warcraff]

[scy]

[warcraff]

Ok. Now taking on and defeating the Raging Tyrants. Just wondering in regards to status affects to forge on weapons. Poison is the best bet on average to have on mine?Using an Eared Dagger with 3 forge slots on the ninja. Which I hope increases the chances of the status ailment working.

[scy]

All status ailments (barring Instant Death and Petrify forges) are 6% chance for the first slot and 3% for each slot after that. These only work with regular attacks so there's no interaction with skills.

Honestly, I've never really been a huge fan of them. They're probably at their best early game since you spend a lot more time regular attacking but I'd still take the 10% damage from an elemental forge over it (or 3% Damage from ATK forges for skills since Elemental forges don't work with skills).

If I HAD to choose a status effect, I'd pick a debilitating one like Paralysis, Sleep, Blind, etc. over Poison. I'd rather save damage than deal some miniscule Poison damage, honestly.

ID and Petrify are 4%/2%, for the record.

[warcraff]

Crazy question. Is 'Pasaran' considered and F.O.E. ? I have run into him on B1F and he runs away. If he happens to give good item drops and EXP,could use some suggestions as what to do to keep him in the fight.

[scy]

The Gold FoEs, Pasarans, give a lot of EXP when you kill them (5000 total EXP for the 1st Stratum version) but no item drops (well, a later one gives an item drop).

They do run away pretty often, though, and they resist all damage types (including typeless/unresistable damage ... oddly) to 25%, if I recall. Leg Bind stops them from running and Head Bind stops them from suiciding for the 2nd Stratum on.

[warcraff]

So 'Leg bind' on the 2nd or 3rd slot of a weapon is going to be a 3% chance as well? Found the forge item for it on the 4th floor I think.

Edit: just wondering what exactly Paralysis does? In the manual it just says cannot move which I associated with not being able to flee.

[scy]

No, it's the first slot period for it will be 6% (4% for ID/Petrify) and every slot after that will be 3% (or 2%). It doesn't matter if your first Leg Bind slot will be the 1st slot on the 8th slot; as long as it is the first instance of that type of forge, it will be 6%.

You have a Ninja, though, so you might as well get Kagenui. Level 1 of that is a 33% chance to bind and the best weapon you can make for statuses is 27% (8 total slots; 1x 6% + 7x 3%). Off-hand, I want to say their resistances are 50% Head, 50% Arm, and 22%(!) Leg so you'll want a petty high Kagenui to land the bind (Level 8 is 1 TP with maxed Keburi no Sue and a 54% chance).

[warcraff]

YES! Finally took down that cute fluffy bastard(Pasaran). Kagenui did the trick. Much obliged for the advice.

[warcraff]

Is there a resource that give tips on dealing with the F.O.E.s in the game? Right now in the 2nd Stratum and am curious about dealing with the triplet F.O.E.s the Sea Wanderer.

[Doktor_Q]

If you time it, you can pick off just the last one. That gives you a about, maybe five, eight, something like that turns before the others try to come in. Since the Sea Wanderers have terrible defense, just keep yourself free of statuses and you can beat them to death in that time. Step out of the path, repeat with the next in line.

[zamisk]

Try not to get cornered in case you need to escape. Keep your back away from the wall.