That’s one of the reasons why Snow is so annoying. I get irritated just thinking about him.
edit: spoiler fail on my part
my understanding is that lightning and serah’s parents died or left them at a very early age leaving lightning to fend for the 2 of them and thus why she’s sort of the mother in the whole marriage customs yadda yadda. would also explain why she is such a bitch heh.
xiii was so horrible all the way up until chapter 12, it’s only redeeming quality was the combat system and chapters beyond 12… to those just starting it, i would say that it’s painful but try to push your way through the awful chapters to get to the meat of the game.
as for xiii-2… omg this game is awesome! i don’t at all feel like i’m forced to go on a single path through this game, hell at many points in my meandering i would get completely lost on where to go next. on top of that being able to access all these side gates from so early on is exciting, i had fun sneaking into bresha ruins 300 af (with the snow) and quickly realizing that everything there would murder me lol, same thing for parts of achylte (or however you spell it) plains. My only gripes is that i kinda wish i could play as someone other than noel and serah, like i would geek hard if i could go noel lightning or something, personally i love the idea of the monster as the 3rd, it gives you tons of possibilities.
At least the leader switches in XIII-2 when the original one dies. Fuck that shit in XIII. Two of your party members still alive? :lol: game over? Fuck that. And the combat system I used to say fuck that shit too. But I don’t think I mind it at much in XIII-2.
Lighting’s emotions/talking make her sound like she’s dead on the inside too. And like her voice actor isn’t even trying. Fun fact too. Snow’s usa voice actor looks like fall out boy or some emo bitch. No wonder he pisses you off. :lol:
[details=Spoiler]Well Lightning is Serah’s only family iirc and she is in the military, which is some kind of prestigious status, or at least they made it out to be that way. Snow just thought it was really important that Lightning understood that what he was saying was the absolute truth; that he loved and cared for Serah very much.
Lighting does show her true colors a little bit, especially that scene during her birthday.
She’s just in a terrible emotional state with finding out that her only family has turned into l’Cie and that since she was in the military, she’d basically have to execute her in a sense, though not directly. The fact that she has association with the organization at all makes her feel responsible for everything Serah was going to have to endure. Couple that with some random jackass who wants to fuck her sister by pushing himself on to Serah when she is in a vulnerable state… well you get the idea.
Not to say that Lightning isn’t a bitch, she just has a little more on her plate than Snow, who’s White Knight shows so bright that it can blind people that are already blind.[/details]
[details=Spoiler]Care to explain the whole pushing himself onto Serah thing? Seriously just a question. It’s been a bit since I played 13.
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Snow proposed to Serah for marriage shortly after finding out that she had become a l’Cie. In the eyes of Lightning, it was horrible. This fool is just out to play Serah, to feel good about himself by using her sister to feel like some kind of bigger person. It didn’t help that Snow’s character looked like he was playing hero all the time, running a rebellion against the army and all. He looks reckless and irresponsible. It irritated the fuck out of Lightning, which only added the fuel to her hatred for him, hence why she is so bitchy.
i just want to say (with zero sarcasm) it’s nice to see people using spoiler tags. I still want to read this forum and take my time with the game. The only thing I would suggest would be to maybe put Chapter 4 (for e.g.) in front of the spoiler. I’m still only an hour in but I’m not to far that I can’t go back if i’m missing something.
I have discovered the secret to rocket boosting in the chocobo races for those that have a hard time doing it.
It’s like Mario Kart, you need to press the button at almost the same time as the “bell” that signals the start of the race.
Good to know, I tried doing that out of habit but didn’t get the timing. I did try my hand at racing today. I managed to get my Silver chocobo up to level 45 (with all potent items so it’s optimal). I also infused 6 monsters into it to gain special race abilities. Saw these on gfaqs so I’ll share them here:
L1 Pulse Gladiator (Archylte Steppes) for Second Wind
L1 Cactuar (Archylte Steppe) for Sprinter
L24 Microchu (Archylte Steppe) for Marathoner and Health Nut
Perseverance from Apkallu, Barbed Specter, Caterchipillar or Pitterpatter (L1)
Free Spirit from Grenade (L12) or Amanojaku (L13)
Limelight from Goblin Chieftain (L22)
For the second half I found the Goblin Chieftain and the Caterchipillar in Archlylte Steppe (Rainy for the Caterchipillar, not sure about Goblin Chieftain). For the Amanojaku I ran around Bresha Ruins 005AF and got one. Kind of a rarer spawn so it may take a while, in the end I just let my AI kill them off and if I didn’t see a crystal I would restart the battle from the menu asap and redo it. The abilities won’t show up when you’re infusing them, but they will when you go to the races.
also some people like using a level 5 Microchu so they only get the Marathoner ability. Health Nut means the chocobo’s mood doesn’t fall too low, but that also keeps the odds on your chocobo low, so you make less money betting on it (less risk, less reward). I used a level 24 because I just want the items anyway.
I feel fucking super underpowered. What level were yall when you defeated the weather dragon thing in the Archyite Steppe year unknown?
I don’t remember honestly, all I do know is that up til that point in the game, I fought every battle I could and regularly leveled up my roles. RAV and MED for Serah while I leveled COM and SEN for Noel.
Might have had a sentinel pokemon too.
once I hit level 30+ com/rav/syn/for Noel and com/rav/sab/med for Sarah everything was a breeze so far. I only leveled up their med level to learn raise on each. I’m about to start ch.4 just finished the tower 200af and proto falcie was a decent fight. tonberrys are still a bitch tho
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Same here.
I think I just need to grind for a couple of hours. The Bresha Ruins (snow) still beats my ass.
[details=Spoiler]:lol: at this fighting Lighting and have her join your party dlc shit. Next we’ll have to pay $20 for cloud and $30 for well that other guy.
have they mentioned anything about dlc? all that’s implied in the game is other stuff.
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Shit so I was too busy grinding and I think I fucked up my game. Im stuck, I used the wrong artefact to open a gate now i can’t progress any more wtf do I do?
I closed a previous gate thinking maybe i can go back in the past and re-open shit but idk. I still have all my shit of course but damn i have a bunch of wild artefacts when i see a gate I open that shit…lol didnt know using my illusion art instead of a mysterious art would have me stuck.
Shit should be locked these arts only open these gates you cant fuck it up. guess i should have copped a guide. I thought i was doing pretty good on my own.
Time to hope my quantum leap works.
I got in that ass around lvl. 60-70 ish RAV/COM/SYN and SENT/RAV/MED
is there a legit fragment guide out there? spoiler tag it plz…thx…
They’ve said it will be episodic.I think today’s DLC is just the Lightning battle (to have her in your party), and not the Lightning Episode.
Are you in Augusta Tower? If so, open the time gate in Yaschas Massif 01XAF to progress with the story.
Also if you’re out of wild fragments, here’s a list of the locations.
Thank you sir, i found a flow chart that showed me YM 01XAF would get me back right.
No doubt went there and my art turned into a restoration art. I did all that shit prior so now im good to go plus i still have a couple of wild arts. My path is back unlocked and i can go back to grinding again lol.