Board 8 > SaveEstelle/LeonhartFour in Different Houses: Frasier in the Sky Edition [SELF]

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Wait Kilika is in Crossbell? I've been hyped for her inevitable role in the Calvard arc whenever we get that but I didn't realize she was in the Crossbell arc also.

But yeah the average Ouroboros member in TitS is not that great unfortunately.

I do actually have high hopes for the Crossbell arc in that regard though at least.
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The Grancel Sewers made me appreciate Cold Steel giving you maps in dungeons.
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Loewe > Renne > Weissmann > Walter > Campanella > Bleublanc > Luciola

If this is just based on SC, Loewe is leagues ahead of the field. Factor in 3rd and Renne also separates herself from the others. Weissmann is the worst, but is also pretty interesting IMO. Other 4 are pretty whatever at best, but Walter is probably the leader of that group. Campanella has the mystery factor going for him. Bleublanc is a lamer. Luciola is just there.
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I am factoring in The 3rd otherwise Renne and Loewe would switch.

Presumably she's got even more good stuff in Zero also, though I was not factoring in post-Sky appearances for any of the characters in my rankings.
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Luciola looks hilariously lame compared to some of the latter enforcers that pop up during the Cold Steel games.
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all you guys complaining about the Grancel sewers wouldn't last five minutes in FFVIII's sewer dungeon (which I can now navigate flawlessly via muscle memory)
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FFVIII's sewers aren't nearly as bad as Grancel's.
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Grancel Sewers aren't that bad

you guys need to develop jrpg dungeon navigation skills

Seriously though, I really don't think they're bad at all, but I basically have a system when navigating dungeons. I generally always take a certain direction pattern (usually left path first, etc.) and keep count of how many rooms I've passed that had an exit I didn't take. It usually works flawlessly.

iirc xenogears sewers were the worst
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the point I'm trying to make is that Grancel's sewers aren't even that bad

you don't even need to worry about figuring out which doors open and which times you need to climb on a water wheel to change directions
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and yeah navigation in Trails is usually fairly intuitive

none of its dungeons are complicated
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Phew, didn't screw up my talk today
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good ol' public speaking

that's how I feel every time to this day

unless I screwed up that is
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oh hey Nintendo announced Smash Bros. is coming to the Switch this year

about time
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4 port or a new game?

Guess I'll have to finally shell out the money for more obscenely expensive controllers...!
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I don't think they specified, but I'd have to believe it's Smash 4. Maybe not though!
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also speaking of the Switch my third purchase for the console will come out next week

Kirby Star Allies aw yeah
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LordoftheMorons posted...

4 port or a new game?

Guess I'll have to finally shell out the money for more obscenely expensive controllers...!

Gamecube controller adapter works on Switch though!
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I'd have to actually buy that thing in the first place though

who knows maybe the Switch controller will be good for Smash
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Wait really?

Why didn't I know that

Thanks!
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LeonhartFour posted...

I'd have to actually buy that thing in the first place though

who knows maybe the Switch controller will be good for Smash

the idea is just to save money so you don't need 8 Switch controllers for Smash
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why would I need 8 Switch controllers for anything
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8 player Smash was the best thing about Smash 4!
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I would literally never have eight people over to play video games

like the only person I'd probably ever play video games with in person is Quinton and he's not much of a Smash guy
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Oh right, I guess I should talk a little about Hyperion. I'm on the third character's story, which seems really promising since it looks like it'll deal with what happened to Earth since it seems like it no longer exists based on many inferences and implications in the story thus far. I liked the first character's story a lot. It was really interesting and went to some places I didn't expect. The second one was not as good, but it was decent, aside from the strangely descriptive sex scenes, which were kind of awkward, especially listening to it in audiobook form. I was glad no one else was around when that first one played because I wasn't ready for it!
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Season 6 of Frasier is in the books! Pretty sure season 7 is the big turning point for the show, so this should be good!
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So the parents of a friend of mine are visiting up here this weekend because of her son's birthday, and her father rented all the Hunger Games movies so he could watch them while he's here.

I've known him for 15+ years and I'd have never pegged him as the type to ever become a Hunger Games fan.
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okay so I just got this email

A proposed settlement has been reached in the nationwide class action lawsuit, In re Sony PS3 Other OS Litigation, United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-10-1811 (YGR). This lawsuit challenges the decision to disable the Other OS functionality from Fat PS3 computer entertainment consoles through Firmware Update 3.21, released on April 1, 2010. Fat PS3 consoles were consoles manufactured with the ability to install a Linux operating system as an alternative to the game operating system. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) (n/k/a Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC) is the defendant and denies all allegations.

If the settlement is approved and you are a Class Member, you may be eligible to submit a claim for benefits. You are a Class Member if you purchased a Fat PS3 between November 1, 2006 and April 1, 2010 from an authorized retailer for family, personal and/or household use and you: (1) used the Other OS functionality; (2) knew about the Other OS functionality; or (3) contend or believe that you lost value or desired functionality or were otherwise injured as a consequence of Firmware Update 3.21 and/or the disablement of Other OS functionality in the Fat PS3. Class Members will be eligible to receive a cash payment up to $65 per valid claim, the exact amount of which will depend on how many valid claims are submitted. The deadline for submitting claim forms is April 15, 2018. Claim forms are available on the Settlement Website or may be obtained by calling the Settlement Administrator.

so I can get up to $65 if I simply claim that I knew the fat PS3 used to have Other OS functionality? I don't even need to have used the thing?

my word Vlado has finally earned his keep because I remember him whining incessantly for several days after they pulled its functionality
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getting punished for getting a 360 last gen instead of a PS3
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I remember being disappointed when my parents got me a fat PS3 for my birthday instead of a Wii

turns out they made the right choice (and I got a Wii later anyway)
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Hunger Games was pretty decent imo, which is much better than I was expecting.

Referring to the movies. I've never read the books.
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I read the books and liked them a good bit, although Katniss could be a pretty frustrating protagonist at times.

Watched the first movie and didn't dig it because it feels like they omitted a bunch of information from the book that would've been helpful to a viewing audience (I mean, I know every adaptation does this but it felt more noticeable here). Didn't watch the others.
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abridged bloodborne update: more bosses down. The One Reborn, Celestial Emissary, Ebrietas, and Micolash. Ebrietas was definitely the toughest/most annoying one of the bunch, and in general at least in a decent while. Exhausted my stock of vials dying repeatedly, so I leveled a bit while I restocked on them by running a partial loop of Forbidden Woods a few times. Came back and won.

Then I decided that since the game keeps giving them to me but otherwise has done nothing with them I checked out those Chalice things. Worked on the first one you get and got to Depth 3. Rom must have heard me talking **** earlier because yo he was a lot harder here. Got him on what I was going to consider my last attempt for the day when I went full YOLO on him. Even though it caused him to warp twice in a row and spawn two more swarms of little spiders at once. Super fun fight still. Blood-letting Beast got me though, and that's where I stopped. Gonna need more vials before I try some more.

Also think I'll try to pick up the DLC and give that a try. Oh, and somewhere along the line I switched my main weapon from the Threaded Cane to Blades of Mercy because they're so fun. Threaded Cane is my backup and still sees some use from time-to-time, or on certain enemies where it seems more effective for me.
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ebrietas is a very difficult boss in terms of mechanics, yeah, and it's probably one of the first ones you've faced in a while that you can be sure you were at an appropriate level/gear range. especially if you hadn't even started doing chalice dungeons yet... your blood gem situation was probably very crappy.

as for your comments on chalice rom; indeed, if you ever felt like a boss was too easy for you then you really don't need to look much further than the chalice dungeons. you will fight more appropriately leveled version of some bosses for endgame content, and often times in situations that removes a vital and easy to exploit weakness. such as being trapped in a small room with Rom with only a few sources of cover instead of having near infinite space to run around. this allows you to battle them on a more fair 1 v 1 playing field where it's just your skill vs rom's mechanics, and it leaves less room for you to have stats that are so high you make the fight more trivial than its supposed to be.

I highly recommend the DLC! it's definitely one of the better sections of the entire game and it's appropriately leveled for +9/+10 gear with mid to high levels. so basically you can start doing it as you approach the endgame and it's not going to feel "too easy." if anything, I'd say it's harder than any content in the entire base game. since you're using a guide I assume you know that you're pretty much near the end now and I will say most of what you have left is fairly easy, while the DLC is actually super difficult and very dense. you'll probably add hours and hours to your playtime rather than finishing up very soon.

as for chalice dungeons I always felt it worked to go back and forth between them while clearing the main game. a lot of players just never bother with them or wait a very long time, making the depth 1 and 2 chalices a breeze. this makes them way less fun because you basically just walk through unchallenged until depth 3 or maybe depth 4. but honestly another thing to consider is how many vials and QS bullets you pick up just by exploring chalices. one complaint about the game is that people don't like grinding for blood vials, but those same people also complain about the chalice dungeons... like if they just played through the dungeons at a natural place they'd have tons of extra vials. and the chalices would feel less boring and repetitive if they explored them at a natural pace while leveling up instead of waiting to do a bunch of easy dungeons all at once.

lastly... some enemies are super weak to thrusting damage, so yeah. the threaded cane will be very good in certain situations when you need its powerful R2 attack in base form. it's also a great arcane conversion weapon although I will assume your build is not set up for that. blades of mercy is top tier in terms of base game skill weapons because it has insane scaling and it has built in bonus arcane damage. since it has a fast attack rate and you'll be hitting many times with it, this bonus damage adds up quickly and can give you some serious overall DPS.
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Yeah, the fast attack rate is what drew me to it. My weapon choices haven't exactly been mechanics-based. >_>

I picked Threaded Cane because it seemed by far the coolest, especially the whip sword form (even though I generally kept it in the base form) and Blades of Mercy's appeal to me was the dual-wield form and lightning fast attack rate. And yes, Threaded Cane's Base Form R2 attack is generally what I now use it for when I switch to it. That definitely still has utility for me in certain situations.
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I've never really liked using the blades of mercy that much personally. I think the fast attacking dual wield style just isn't my type at all. though I know many people who have loved the weapon so it's clearly good if that is your thing. plus like I mentioned it's mechanically in the top tier. obviously it can't be a bad choice, especially if you're using it because you like it and it's more fun for you.

all this being said the DLC adds a bunch of new weapons and almost all of the DLC weapons are really, really fun to use. so yeah keep an open mind once you start exploring and finding some new gear! coincidentally the DLC also has a good amount of upgrade materials littering the area if you spend the time to explore. this means you'll be able to upgrade an extra weapon or two without much trouble.
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hey xp1337 I made a topic with my cold steel thoughts after finishing it if you're curious https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/76386626
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Ah! I must have missed it.
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Time to grind Enemy Cards in Chain of Memories. That's all that's left in Sora's playthrough.
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grinding no thanks
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Only Barrel Spider and White Mushroom cards left!
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I suppose I could give another Hyperion update since I listened to a lot at work today. Finished up through the third and fourth character's stories. The third one was pretty good, especially stylistically, but I thought the fourth was the best so far. I wasn't expecting to be so taken in by it considering the one telling the story had been so unassuming up to that point.

also I'm realizing that Hyperion is basically The Canterbury Tales in space (and presumably finished)
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I don't actually remember very much of it, unfortunately.
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are pigs in a blanket the best finger food?

I think they are
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They're great, but better than all sandwiches/burgers/pizza?
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I don't consider those finger foods

those are too big
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Pigs in a blanket are bad because hot dogs are gross
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wow

such strong words for a former Zellgamesh member
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Hmm, in my experience everything not eaten with cutlery is considered finger food.
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eh there's a distinction

if you can't hold it comfortably between your index finger and your thumb it's not finger food
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I mean

searching around, it seems like my use is the general use

maybe it's different in the state you're from?
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