Discouraging moments?

[Kinokokao]

I made up my original party of a Landsknecht, Dark Hunter, Alchemist, Medic and Survivalist and then promptly marched out to the death of my Dark Hunter. I went back, revived him, and then quickly lost both him and the Survivalist. Eff it! I cried, going to bed.

I restarted and did alchemist and medic in the back with two landsknecht plus a protector for the front. This worked out much better, even though the surprise killer butterflies ate my landsknecht. Then the monster-deer destroyed everyone.
After doing a little monster drop gathering and getting some swank equipment for my deadly german knights, I felt confident enough to stride out and kill zombie-bambi.

I fearlessly charged the orange orb and, WHAM! Surprise random encounter. A fender flanked by venomflies. Whatever, I'll deal with them and then tackle the --- Aghh! How'd the evil-deer lord get in there?!
He just jumped himself all into it somehow. My death came swift and quietly with very little fuss.

[Maxine MagicFox]

Oh yeah - never mentioned anywhere but FOEs can and WILL join the fray if you happen to be in their path (or if they are going after you).

Best word of advice, don't feel that you have to dominate the FOEs right now. Watch them. They all have a pattern to their movements. Learn it and see if you can't find other ways around them without confronting them.

[Kinokokao]

I've been clearing wide swaths around them! I just recently picked up the cleaver/crunch/fire combo that knocks them out. I just cleared the last one, though, and am using up the rest of my TP monster drop-hunting before sleeping. I expect the FOEs on the next level to promptly and painfully humble my party.

[Anima Zero]

Moment #1: Killing the 4th Stratum boss after killing every FOE on that level, trying to go down to the 5th Stratum, then realizing I had to go all the bloody way back up to town to report into Radha Hall, then walk all the dang way back down through the Stratum again. Dangit.

Moment #2: Wyrm simply refusing to drop its rare item. Heck, even Drake and Dragon dropped it faster .

[Maxine MagicFox]

[Anima Zero]

[Yowza]

[Kimiko]

[Riseatrance]

[Terribly Uncool]

[Kimiko]

[Terribly Uncool]

[Maxine MagicFox]

Uhh... careful... when I did that, some FOEs returned.... <_<;

[Terribly Uncool]

Yeah, the FOEs that guard the 20f stairs (in 19f) and all FOEs in 20f will respawn if you go to town. If you warp/magnet or leave the floor without going to town they're all still gone. I refilled my hp/tp at the spring and smacked that bird dead faster than one of those Ogre FOEs.

[Maxine MagicFox]