[Artemis]

The further you proceed the more you have to analyse the enemy behaviour and to to be careful by choosing your equipment. So what are your best strategies and your equipment of choice for certain bosses?

[Jgriff]

Artemis, on 07 June 2012 - 04:33 AM, said:

The further you proceed the more you have to analyse the enemy behaviour and to to be careful by choosing your equipment. So what are your best strategies and your equipment of choice for certain bosses?

Plan to try this out - I've always tried to emulate the end game forcefield tactic earlier. But the original game is just so easy to plow through with elemental damage and power hits.

[Sleepstream]

Though not a boss, what is the strategy for the most recent release's Dark Summoners in the AC?

I can get them down to half HP, but then every attack misses. I tried the strategy from a youtube video, but it didn't work.

[Artemis]

You have to use weapons or attacks against hard enemies like Frypan or Zircon Rod. (They seem to wear really hard clothes in order to protect themselves against anything.)

[Sleepstream]

I think I at least had Selan equipped with the Zircon rod and none of the attacks hit.

[Artemis]

Did you, by any chance, have a Sea Ring equipped? Because this may effect the element.

[Sleepstream]

Only on Guy.

I have a save state in the AC still. I'll try the frypan later today. Are there any weapons that Maxim or Guy can use to hit them?

[Artemis]

These should be all of these weapons:
- Frypan
- Mace
- Rod
- Staff
- Long Staff
- Morning Star
- Pounder Rod
- Zircon Rod

What level are you, in which row is Selan standing and do you have Tweak available?

[Sleepstream]

Around level 80, yes tweak is available, and she is in the back row

[Artemis]

And she is equipped with a Zircon Rod and not equipped with a Sea Ring? Does putting her in front row change anything?

[Sleepstream]

Okay, I reloaded the state.

First I tried with a frypan and tweaked a few times. Still wouldn't hit.

Then I switched to a staff, and it finally worked!

[Artemis]

How many damage did you do then? And was it front or back row? And did you use Tweak then again?

I guess the Frypan just is too weak compared to the stronger weapons.

[Sleepstream]

I was able to do 40-50 damage in the front row. And that was with two tweaks.

[Artemis]

Fine, it works now. So, you didn't have a Zircon Rod? Because it would be very strange if the Zircon Rod would fail considering how strong the weapon is.

[Sleepstream]

I was sure I did. Could have been mistaken, but the save state was before I had that and other items.

Oh well, going through with the rest of the game. I'll get to see how Amon is soon.

[Artemis]

Well, for the Dark Summoners I used the very same defense stuff which is used for the cores as well, and considering their defense is almost identical I would say that attacking a Dark Summoner is almost identical with attacking a Red Core.

We may never know for sure if you had a Zircon Rod, but maybe there were even more unlucky things for you like they summoned one of the anglerfishs in front row - which would lower the damage for the Dark Summoners even more.

[Sleepstream]

Egg dragon is torture

nothing else to say about that.

I wish Lufia 2 had some final save at the ending that would bring you back to where you can explore the world again.

[Artemis]

Are you playing difficult or hardcore version? (Of course, I'm not denying that he's a torture in both, anyway.)

I'm not sure whether a post-game fits to Lufia for me. However, if it fits story-wise it may be a good idea for games in general. Well, if and only if the final boss stays beaten. I don't like it if you get some special stuff like extra dungeons for beating the final boss, but the final boss is still there alive as if nothing had happened. Because that just doesn't make any sense logically.

And did you arrive at Doom Island now?

[Sleepstream]

Hardcore version.

I haven't been able to play in a while. I'm at Doom Island. I'll probably try to finish next week.

I don't mean for extra dungeons. Just to be able to go back and do something.

[Artemis]

But be warned, the hardcore Sinistrals are a torture as well.