official Final Fantasy XIII

[MrArifPatel]

pre-emptive. the Behemoth and stagger him then just go all out attack and have Sazh haste everyone. Soon as i entered gran pulse i could kill them in about 40 seconds, now i kill it in about 25 seconds. Only pre-emptive though otherwise it will still kick my ass.

Nearly maxed out my characters at lvl 4. Then back to the story.

How do u deliberately get a pre emtive strike? I thought they were random

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

If you are looking for a good place to go level, this is the best place to do it.

A big black and white dog are fighting, they are both at half energy. Once you go into the fight, you ALWAYS get the pre-emptive strike, than you just attack the black monster until he dies (if he changes form, just restart battle)

You get 6600cp per battle. It roughly takes you 50 seconds per round, depending on your strength.

After the battle is done, run up past the save point, turn around and repeat.

[PL_ Veteran]

How do u deliberately get a pre emtive strike? I thought they were random

Sneak up behind them so that the Warning doesn't appear over their heads. Different enemies have different fields of vision. Deceptisol helps if you're struggling.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

How do u deliberately get a pre emtive strike? I thought they were random

someone doesn't read the hints ;)

[Slane]

Just started playing (chp 4 i think) and have a few questions.

How/when do I start getting higher levels in crystairum. I know I can only get 5 (or 10?) after beating the game, but for all those below, when does that happen?

And when I look at weapons it says 0/300 XP etc. When do weapons start getting XP?

[Lingwo]

Just started playing (chp 4 i think) and have a few questions.

How/when do I start getting higher levels in crystairum. I know I can only get 5 (or 10?) after beating the game, but for all those below, when does that happen?

And when I look at weapons it says 0/300 XP etc. When do weapons start getting XP?

Crystairium will level up when you beat certain bosses.

Weapon XP is when you able to upgrade weapons and accessories, which will all be explained through a tutorial a little bit later in the game.

[Pablo2008jedi]

The game is a slow starter, infact I've been playing now for about 11-12, maybe more, hours and still in Cocoon.

I can't choose team leaders yet, but I know it will come soon, but can confirm that your crystairum will update to better levels at certainpoints, and that you'll get access to the "upgrade" menu

so don't sell your loot :p

I actually like the slow learning curve, and enjoying the story.

[Lingwo]

I finally managed to get out of Cocoon and to gran pulse, pretty much dead on the 30 hour mark. Looks like you got a long way to go still :laugh:

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

The game is a slow starter, infact I've been playing now for about 11-12, maybe more, hours and still in Cocoon.

I can't choose team leaders yet, but I know it will come soon, but can confirm that your crystairum will update to better levels at certainpoints, and that you'll get access to the "upgrade" menu

so don't sell your loot :p

I actually like the slow learning curve, and enjoying the story.

:| You are a little further behind for that amount of time played..

You

won't be able to choose a team leader till chapter 10

[Got3n]

Im 22 hours in and still on the Air ship, been farming the officers quarters, made 500k gill and upgraded Light's, Fang's, and Hope's weapons to max tier2, tonight, ill do the same for the others, i just put some movies on my laptop and listened to them while farming and before i knew it, it was midnight lol.

[slyph]

Yeah you can definitely easily lose time in this game. And to me for once, I'm not bothered with the farming, I like it. I just miss the chapter 9 spoils. I miss those abundant chips :(

I'm almost in Ch. 12 now so I have other things to start selling but they aren't nearly as easy to get as amassing chips galore in 7 or 9 (especially 9).

[Got3n]

yeah im probably going to stay in 9 for another day or so

[Slane]

yeah im probably going to stay in 9 for another day or so

What goes in in 9?

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

I made it to Chapter 12, but I need to do some research, as I hear, once you go to Chapter 12, you can't go back to Gran Pulse for awhile :/

[Cha0sDragon14]

I made it to Chapter 12, but I need to do some research, as I hear, once you go to Chapter 12, you can't go back to Gran Pulse for awhile :/

That's what happened to me and it was terrible because the enemies were just strong enough to annoy me whenever I triggered an encounter. If you're gonna start 12, make sure you've done enough leveling before starting it although if you're already there, there are a few decent spots for CP that aren't so bad.

If you're still on 11, then you can try that King Behemoth spot outside the cave entrance in the plains since you should be strong enough to use it pretty well if you're almost at 12. Takes a long bit of backtracking however.

[Lingwo]

I just got to

Taejin's Tower

. I think i'm slightly overpowered, although them big metal walker things destroyed me. I think i could probably take it if i went in with a bit of preparation. Still enjoying the game a lot, I don't think my enthusiasm has dropped one bit and I've been playing for 37 hours.

However next couple of evenings i don't think it will get played much as God of War III has arrived.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

That's what happened to me and it was terrible because the enemies were just strong enough to annoy me whenever I triggered an encounter. If you're gonna start 12, make sure you've done enough leveling before starting it although if you're already there, there are a few decent spots for CP that aren't so bad.

If you're still on 11, then you can try that King Behemoth spot outside the cave entrance in the plains since you should be strong enough to use it pretty well if you're almost at 12. Takes a long bit of backtracking however.

It's what I have read on other forums (people who had the Japanese version) and they all got their asses kicked. I made a save point just before the ship, watched the cut scene and saved to another spot on after. I think I'm going to turn back... Also, there is a warp to jump back to gran pulse without having to run back very far in the town :p

[Pablo2008jedi]

:| You are a little further behind for that amount of time played..

Really, you think I'm that far behind? I've not really stopped anywhere,

well I've only gotten to one point where you can farm some exp, but its not that great. Basically at Hope's house

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

Really, you think I'm that far behind? I've not really stopped anywhere,

well I've only gotten to one point where you can farm some exp, but its not that great. Basically at Hope's house

Just keep going :p You can pretty much beat chapters 1-10 without grinding :) Just fight every enemy.. and yes, some bosses will be tough

[MrArifPatel]

almost on 12 now,

Just beat dahaka!

and i'm pretty sure I need to grind...A LOT, but I can't be bothered going all the way back to gran pulse, won't it take long?

@Andrew; lol yeah, didn't read the hints much

[Pablo2008jedi]

Just keep going :p You can pretty much beat chapters 1-10 without grinding :) Just fight every enemy.. and yes, some bosses will be tough

Hey, yeah

as I believe once you get out of cocoon you can grind. And the boss fight at Hope's house was tough but managed to get through it, without a summon, and got 5 stars. Did have to use a pheonix down or 2

But just like every FF game, I'm really enjoying it and its worth the wait :D

[theclueless]

just got to chapter 11, a bit underlevel (non of my guys have the current max role level on any job... yet), not having much problem, just have to keep using a sentinel at all time :x

[hjf288]

How many chapters are there?

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

How many chapters are there?

13... get it.. FF XIII = 13 chapters.. :/

[slyph]

No reason to stay in gran pulse Andrew, just finish 12 and 13 beat the game. once you do you can warp back to gran pulse and do all the missions + you get your final crystarium unlocked. you're only supposed to stay in chapter 11 until you 3 main roles are at lv 4, and not including any arms that didn't lead to role levels or abilities.