Etrian odyssey v is pretty fun. Beat the first boss. Didn't expect it to be first person, thought it'd be more like neptunia but I like it.
Oh they're all like that it's the theme with dungeon crawlers really.
Did the Amalgagolem give you much trouble?
Also have you understood how conditional drops work for enemies? you can usually find clues on how to get them from the bestiary.
Since this is my first EO I've been keeping most of my progress in this topic. https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/893659-etrian-odyssey-v-beyond-the-myth/76054879 I've been getting all of the conditional drops the informant gives you. I will say, I like this method of rare drops a lot more than by chance. However, I actually spoiled myself a little on the amalgolem conditional drop because there was a topic on it on the board so I went for that my first time fighting him... I've been playing the game without the DLC for the entire first stratum and it was actually pretty tough. Spent like 10 hours just getting to level 15... then I used the DLC to prepare for the boss and immediately tripled my cash and gained 5 levels in 5 minutes lmao. This DLC is OP as hell. Even with the extra levels though beating the boss while having him paralyzed wasn't easy at all. Had to retry a bunch of times because he ate up my TP like crazy and I didn't have any TP restorers. My reward was unlocking apparently an endgame weapon that I couldn't afford even if I spammed the money DLC lol. My team is a fencer/Reaper (that scythe class)/Dragoon in front and a warlock/Shaman in back. I also have a Katana class/Necromancer that I benched because they were too strong imo lol. I found out Shaman sucks horribly early game but she's already level 21 so whatever.
Oh yeah, if you want fast grinding and your team permits, a harbinger with the skill "Soul Gather" is amazing, that and a masurao with "New Challenger" though that one requires you to be able to actually last between 4 to 10 fights with no breaks in between. i guess ill post on that topic too ---
