official Final Fantasy XIII

[KoL Veteran]

The only way to get traps is to buy them or drops? I need them to get for Hope/Light/Fang weapons.

[FizzyChickenBroth]

The only way to get traps is to buy them or drops? I need them to get for Hope/Light/Fang weapons.

Or dismantle a starred genji glove, but I don't recommend that. I also don't recommend buying. Kill adamantoise/tortoise until you get a drop. Max out a Kain's Lance for Fang and dismantle to get 3 more. Repeat again and you'll have 5 total. By then, you should have another drop cuz you'll have needed to farm like 2 million gil to do it a 2nd time, so you'll most likely have 6 or more.

[slyph]

Adamantoise, Adamantortoise, Long Gui all drop Traps. 5% drop rate from Long Guis, 1% from the Adams' Use Connoissuers Catalog when fighting them, not Collectors as it is their "RARE" drop.

They can be bought but it is a waste of money, 2,000,000 gil for 1 trap from the R&D shop.

The best thing is to farm the Adamantoise in Eden because it is right next to a save point, you can kill it and they drop Platnium Ingots (normal) and Trapzahedron (rare). Kill, save, reload game and go again.

Until you get a good stragedy down, they can be very unforgiving and tough. Death trick is one way you can take em down fast, but I've gotten it down to a science with my group of Fang(L), Vanille, Hope and can kill them in about 2 minutes a pop, save and reload (no summons).

Ingots sell for 150,000gil per so it is the best way to get money in the game if you get good drop rates.

as I mentioned this morning however I had very crappy luck haha.

They also are worth 40,000 CP and 80,000 with Growth Egg so you can max out your roles if you keep goin for it.

[Pablo2008jedi]

When is the best time to actually farm CP and Gil, I know its ch 11, but after what mission?

[DPyro]

I just got to Chp. 11 and about to do the first mission so I'd like to know as well.

[slyph]

Best time to farm for CP and gil is AFTER YOU BEAT THE GAME. its really really not worth farming like crazy before you beat the game as your Crystarium unlocks a 10th level AFTER the last boss is killed. and each node takes 60-120,000 CP.

[DPyro]

True, but I think I really need to level up my HP. Lightning only has about 1400-1500 HP right now, and the highest HP is Snow with about 2000 HP. BTW, should I just level up the main role for each character or level up multiple roles at a time?

[slyph]

lighting should be leveling as RAV first, COM 2nd, MED 3rd and just with normal fighting you should be able to cap all 3 roles by the end of every chapter without ever stopping to farm(exception is the very end of roles 9 and 10 and you don't get 10 till after you beat the last boss)

if you are playing with snow then COM first, RAV 2nd, SEN 3rd.

don't know who your third is though :)

[DPyro]

I'm using the default characters the game gives me. Think it is Lightning, Vanille, Snow...actually I think they switched the main character to Hope. Was trying to level up Lightnings COM as there are about 4 100 HP blocks ahead.

[slyph]

the most common group dynamic that is used based on how the story progresses if you never sub anyone out after chapter 9. then it is Lightning(leader) Fang, Hope I believe.

I stuck with this the entire game, and I only switch out for certain fights because of strengths each one has.

Fang(leader), Lightning, Hope for all mobs and missions unless I die. Then I switch it up for Vanille instead of lightning as she is better at buffing and healing and a great RAV as well for getting that break gauge up (i hate that they changed it from break to stagger, and the role names suck in english too)

JP | EN

Attacker | Commando

Blaster | Ravager

Defender | Sentinel

Jammer | Saboteur

Enhancer | Synergist

Healer | Medic

[Pablo2008jedi]

So whats the point in leveling after completing, or is that a spoiler?

[slyph]

to get trophies :) there are missions you can't possibly do till after beating the game. 64 in total. some interesting and fun fights, and generally to feel like you completed the game.

[Pablo2008jedi]

meh...trophies who cares :whistle:

To be honest, this will probably the only game that I will want all trophies :blush:

So basicaly just head to the storyline arrow and pick up and do side quests on the way?

[slyph]

I would personally suggest doing missions 1-7, then go into the caves, then to the tower. finish chap 11. then to 12, 13, finish. then come back and do missions.

[Pablo2008jedi]

Cool, I've done 1-6 so far ;)

[KoL Veteran]

Thanks for the answers guys. I have another question. Do you get all accessories from mission rewards, treasures and from the shop? Asking because I don't know if there are accessories that you can get only upgrading.

The weapon upgrades count for the trophy too?

Edited March 31, 2010 by KoL

[Pablo2008jedi]

oh no!!! I missed 7 somewhere! I just found 8, need to run back :(

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

oh no!!! I missed 7 somewhere! I just found 8, need to run back :(

Don't worry about doing them in order.. sometimes a mission will randomly be during a route. my best tip when doing missions is try to unlock all the silver ones, those are teleporters, and can help out SO much

[Pablo2008jedi]

I think i know where it is, its a bit of a trek so will do it now...and love the CP get running back to it :p

Thanks for the advice too :D

[slyph]

KoL, you can't miss any items in the game. nothing is missable. but do not sell or dismantle any of the elemental charms until you have upgraded them. they are about the only acc you cannot buy in stores.

you dont have to have all acc on you or all weapons on you, you just have to have had them ONCE ever in the game and the trophy will count them.

I myself made a check list and I'm just missing the ones that require dark matters to upgrade. so 4-5 left. Weapons however require traps.

you only need to make 1 Ultimate weapon per character, so 6 total. all ultimate weapons look identical so even tho each person has i believe 7-8 weapons, only their 2nd parts are unique. 3rd phases for all weapons look identical but carry over stats from 2nd tier upgrades of course.

so pick the one you really want to make ultimate asap so you dont upgrade all of them to tier 2 star as it is not required to star them unless upgrading them to the next tier.

[DPyro]

Um ya...so I tried to go on with the story and that's not gonna happen. Had to trek back and start doing side quests so I can level up - just did 1-3 today. Also changed my party to Snow, Hope, Lightning.

[KoL Veteran]

KoL, you can't miss any items in the game. nothing is missable. but do not sell or dismantle any of the elemental charms until you have upgraded them. they are about the only acc you cannot buy in stores.

you dont have to have all acc on you or all weapons on you, you just have to have had them ONCE ever in the game and the trophy will count them.

I myself made a check list and I'm just missing the ones that require dark matters to upgrade. so 4-5 left. Weapons however require traps.

you only need to make 1 Ultimate weapon per character, so 6 total. all ultimate weapons look identical so even tho each person has i believe 7-8 weapons, only their 2nd parts are unique. 3rd phases for all weapons look identical but carry over stats from 2nd tier upgrades of course.

so pick the one you really want to make ultimate asap so you dont upgrade all of them to tier 2 star as it is not required to star them unless upgrading them to the next tier.

Cool thanks a lot.

[furyshinobi]

Just finished Mission 14 on the sidequests and have unlocked

Gyshal Reins for the Chocobo

8D Now I am off to Taejin's Tower now and trying to complete the main story.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

Alright.

I tried over 10 times with the "death" trick on the NeoChou, and... NOTHING. I even tried upgrading Vanille's weapon before doing this, and i just spammed death over, and over, and over. I got absolutely NOTHING. What am I doing wrong? I think i'm almost powerful enough to just defeat him with my normal characters.

[Hardcore Til I Die]

Alright.

I tried over 10 times with the "death" trick on the NeoChou, and... NOTHING. I even tried upgrading Vanille's weapon before doing this, and i just spammed death over, and over, and over. I got absolutely NOTHING. What am I doing wrong? I think i'm almost powerful enough to just defeat him with my normal characters.

Took me about 40 attempts, about an hour and a half. Don't make the mistake of forgetting you need decent paradigms set up to kill the little ****es after as well!

I can beat him without spamming death now :p