About targeting: I remember that in EOII the skill Provoke didn't work properly on the first turn since the enemy had already chosen their target at the beginning of the turn, is the same in EOIII? I don't think so because Ninja's Jagerou seems to work pretty often, but maybe a new character in the...

I feel obligated to say this again: Raising your weapon skills does not increase your damage with skills. If you need 3/10 to unlock all the skills you plan to use, there's not much reason to go past that.

If I recall it's at [hide]Floor 5, C2[/hide] for that quest.

Boss respawn requires the next boss to be beaten if I recall.

As for Elemental damage, it's not THAT vital. The 1st Stratum boss is weak to Volt but I beat it on my JP run without any at around level 12/13.

I could've sworn they told you that around when you get the boat, to be honest. [spoiler]Hell, isn't the first exploration map called "South Seas" or something to that extent? For what it's worth, the second map isn't as interesting as the first. It's more of a "well, we gave you the ...

I've stressed this a lot but I'll stress it again and I'll probably keep doing so. Healing items in EO3 are ridiculously good compared to the previous games. You can actually buy things that will heal multiple people. And they don't suck. Like, ~300 En I think for a ~200 point Line Heal by around th...

Considering Max was violently protecting her right to have a monk... But I don't. She asked how other people use, presumably, just a Princess to heal at the start of the game. Regardless, Monk to heal the Princess back to full or Medicas work. It's really not too hard to keep the Princess at full h...

I'm pretty sure a skill that says "AUTOMATICALLY HEALS YOU" is pretty high on the good skill list. The rest of the skills are in the same line so it's not like there's some mystical combo here. Royal Veil (5) -> King's Victory Song (5) -> King's March. It's the only healing ability the Pri...

A part of me feels like I should care more that I don't have my copy yet >>

By level like 5 you have access to Royal Veil and King's Victory Song (technically 4 but whatever). By Level 9 you're gaining life for every step with King's March.

Just have a few Medica to spot heal until then. It's not that hard, really.

I really don't mind too much but it is a little weird to have the same advice in the span of three posts.

Maybe I should copy/paste more.

It really does seem that EOIII is more balanced in terms of builds. For the main game, at least, I get the idea that any particular configuration will work, unlike EOI and EOII which had definite cookie-cutter/max party set-ups. Unless, of course, I'm mistaken. Any competent group should be able to...

Let's say I have three identical characters in the front row. Do all three stand the exact same chance at being hit? It's not really very cut-and-dry as far as I know. You have enemies that may have a preferred target that skews things or they prioritize attacking a certain row or something else. I...

The Clone takes whatever spot is left open; if you have a group of 5, the Clone takes the 6th party slot. If you have less than 5 people, you can have multiple clones. And, yes, they are fully controllable and are otherwise identical to the Shinobi that created them. Edit: Incidentally, the game rem...