EOIII Rantage!

[Twat]

I am still baffled at how they decided quests should give EXP.

Just because it is a trend in RPGs these days?

Yet it does not give EXP for exploration.

In a game about exploration.

Really.

You do not learn something from your success, or more so your mistakes, and allocate that experience to better prepare yourself in the labyrinth?[spoiler] IE skills geared towards exploration, you know, about a third of them.[/spoiler]

Cool.

[ZetaBladeX13]

**3rd+ Stratum Spoilers**

[spoiler][/spoiler]

***End Game Spoilers***
[spoiler]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningyo

The Princess is possibly based off of the Yao Bikuni legend.
Or possibly the myth in my first link; the "mixed breed" between Humans and the Deep Ones which also grants "incomplete" immortality (becomes "true" immortality once the individual fully transforms into a Deep One).[/spoiler]

*****6th Stratum Spoilers*****
[spoiler]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R'lyeh

EOIII takes place in the middle of the Pacific Ocean[/spoiler]


[hide]The best part is that the myth of the deep ones (mostly) takes place off the shore of a town about an hour away form where I live XD[/hide]

[alexpk86]

ookay so, post-game.
On Floor 22/23 [hide]cause I fall everytime[/hide]

Party build issues following..
[spoiler]My party is now

Arbalist/Gladiator lv68
Giant Kill 10/10
Proper Form 5/5
Double Action 10/10
Front Mortar 10/10
Cloudbuster 5/5
Charge 5/5

[hide]When I raise the cap I'll go for Wild Swings[/hide]
Question: is it worth raising Charge at lv5 (6TP, 260%) or it's better keeping it at lv1 (2TP, 210%). A's TP pool is so poor U_U

Prince/Shogun lv61
Royal Lineage 10/10
Monarch March 5/10
Attack Order 10/10
Elem. Arms 1/5
Blitz Command 10/10
Ambush Stance 10/10

More points in Monarch March?
Blood Lance maybe?
is 5-Ring Sword worth even without Second Sword?

Monk/Prince lv62
Form Qi 10/10
Waking Chakra 10/10
Refresh 7/10
Unbind 7/10
Resurrect 6/10
Ad Nihilo 6/10 to MAX
Protect Order 10/10

Hoplite/Ninja lv58
Parry 5/5
Magic Parry 5/5
Antifire 10/10
Anticold 10/10
Antivolt 10/10
Bodyguard 1/10
Provoke 5/10 to MAX
Senpuku 5/10 to MAX
Karuwaza 5/10

Wildling/Zodiac lv69
Beast Soul 7/10
Wild Master 10/10
Nature Pact 3/10
Sacrifice 1 5/10
Sacrifice 2 5/10
Dismiss Beast 5/5
Call Tiger 10/10
Call Lion 10/10
Elem. Mastery 1/10
Elem. Star 1/10
Singularity 5/5
Etheric Return 5/5
Etheric Charge 5/5
Dark Ether 5/5[/spoiler]

[hide]Also, what's the recommended level for dragons?[/hide]

Edit: [hide]What the hell is wrong with the dragons? After they drop past half bar their breath attacks are quicker than the anti-elemental shield skill, WTF? Is it because of my Hoplite being at low level?[/hide]

[scy]

I've never seen that issue before and I've killed them with a freshly retired group of 30s.

[ZetaBladeX13]

lol

dammit, Scy! XD

[Illuminage]

The third stratum hates me. That's all I have to say.

[scy]

[Wolkenritter]

[scy]

[alexpk86]

[Wolkenritter]

[scy]

[Isabelyes]

So, I'm at the Dragon now, but he's kind of killing me. Like, badly.

Well, not that badly. I managed to get him to red HP. The only problem I'm having is his Fangs attack. I'm guessing it's Pierce? If so, I'd need a Pierce Amulet, but where do I find the items needed to get Napier's Firm to sell me those?
I've got both a Crush and a Slash (?) Amulet already (Costing 12,000 EN each), but for some reason I haven't got this one. >->

Aside from that, though, everything is fine.
Cloning my Ninja, having them Dark Ether every row, using the Limit Skill Regroup Tactic every time I can, not using any other buffs, Antivolting every 5th turn (and the first, ofcourse), using Berserker Vow + Charge + Meteor everytime, and having my Zodiac use Etheric Charge and the Limit Skill Hellfire whenever she can.

Also, everyone is equipped with either one or two Crush Amulets.

Edit: Also, I've heard that selling 8 'copies' of their normal drops give you a great weapon. Is that true?

Edit 2: Just saw in one of Scy's Gamespot posts that Fangs is a Cut attack,
meaning that I can just buy those Cut Amulets. Awesome! Thank you!
*Hopes I'm able to defeat it now...*

Edit 3: Hmmm, Uroboros Guard? Seems nice. I'll go with that, then. It'll also give me the option of using Attack Order on my Princess/Ninja/Zodiac row whenever it is needed to even further boost my Zodiac's Meteor, so I'll try that one. Thank you!

[alexpk86]

[hide]I managed to kill the Drake, rather easy since he spent most of the turns using Iceblock. I now have raised the cap to 80 and am going to grind somewhere.
Dragon still kick my ass with all those debuffs/instakills whatever. I fear Wyrm so I do not intend to go for it now.[/hide]

[Isabelyes]

After more than 35 turns, the Dragon has been reduced to a [hide]Golden Heart[/hide].

Finally.

@Alexpk86:
[spoiler]
He (The Dragon) only uses his Debuff/OHKO Move when the total amount of buffs is over 11 (?) (At 50%+ HP) or 7 (At 50%- HP).
I'd recommend just using Guard Order on everyone and leave it at that.
Guard Order won't just reduce the damage done by the horrible Fangs, which he uses when his HP is below 50%, but it'll also negate (?) the defense-lowering effect - which is also afflicted by Fangs. All in all, Guard Order is pretty much the best buff for this battle. Be sure to be equipped with some amulets, and have antivolt ready.[/spoiler]