Well, you could use it to get the reflect ring in Disc 2 rather than Disc 3... That's always nice.
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#42
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22 December 2013 - 09:41 PM
I didn't use it, and still bought the Reflect Ring, with no Gil grinding at all. It turned out I needed that Ring. For which I'm grateful.
#43
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22 December 2013 - 09:57 PM
I'll probably use it a bit, but won't spend too much extra time on it.
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22 December 2013 - 11:27 PM
I'll say that I didn't need the ring if that makes you feel better.
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22 December 2013 - 11:29 PM
Augestein, on 22 December 2013 - 11:27 PM, said:
I'll say that I didn't need the ring if that makes you feel better.
Nah. It's all good. I'm not gonna go hardcore on it and waste time or anything.
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23 December 2013 - 03:09 AM
Advent, on 22 December 2013 - 08:05 PM, said:
Good to know, but its appeal to me isn't that I might need it per se. I dunno what the appeal is beyond that it's something psychological. I have that itch to exploit stuff. 
I don't know how much of an exploit it is, to be honest. If you don't grind, you are fucking broke after using it. Then Black Waltz 2+3 will be way harder than they should be. If you don't use it, instead of buying a ton of useless gear for future investments, you'll be set up to beat BWes. Which will probably take lest time than grinding for exploit gear.
Plus, you can grind around Limnblum, getting exp and money, meaning you will be
Stronger
Well Equiped
Didn't have to fight BW2&3 a ton
vs
Weaker
Well Equipped
Don't fight randoms where you can steal shit like tents and ethers
Honestly, EXPLOIT is the wrong way to put it. I'd say its an Alternate Game Plan.
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23 December 2013 - 08:44 AM
I do the cotton robes trick because it's faster than grinding random battles gil wise and it let me stay at a low/moderate levels. It's about as exploiting as doing propositions for gil in FFT.
I also fight early game enemies if I ever want AP to avoid leveling up, also kinda like FFT.
I also fight early game enemies if I ever want AP to avoid leveling up, also kinda like FFT.
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23 December 2013 - 09:49 AM
I'll take it into consideration. Like I said, I'll be doing it in moderation if at all. I'm not gonna gimp myself for further boss fights just for the sake of gil.
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23 December 2013 - 02:08 PM
Definitively, it's just at some point in the game you the option to buy/synth tons of new equipment and since you might not have the gil, cotton robes is a faster alternative than random grinding.
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23 December 2013 - 08:12 PM
I'll admit I used it to see if it was there, but afterward, I didn't use it much. It doesn't help much, as even with updated gear, you still get your butt handed to you, and most of the time the best gear to use isn't always the highest parameter gear. And I didn't really grind for levels or money, but I KNOW I saw that game over screen more than a lot of people that played it. The biggest amount of levels I got was on Disc 2 when Lucky 7 still existed, and you could realistically OHKO groups of Cactuar, and I ran into a TON of those jerks when I was walking around.
"Annihilated." If I didn't know how to spell that word before playing this hack, I do now.
"Annihilated." If I didn't know how to spell that word before playing this hack, I do now.
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26 December 2013 - 12:02 PM
A wild video appears! 
I've had to reformat twice in the past two days, which is why I've only gotten around to recording this now.
One thing you'll notice is that the audio is much more crisp in this one. I found out how to properly use Audacity's Noise Removal effect and have been able to effectively eliminate that white noise hiss. The only time you can hear it is when the game audio is completely silent, and even then only when you listen carefully.
Enjoy!
Spoiler
I've had to reformat twice in the past two days, which is why I've only gotten around to recording this now.
One thing you'll notice is that the audio is much more crisp in this one. I found out how to properly use Audacity's Noise Removal effect and have been able to effectively eliminate that white noise hiss. The only time you can hear it is when the game audio is completely silent, and even then only when you listen carefully.
Enjoy!
#52
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26 December 2013 - 12:28 PM
I've been informed that I've been pronouncing "Zidane" incorrectly. Hart has informed me it's "Zi-dahn."
Who else agrees?
Who else agrees?
#53
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26 December 2013 - 02:16 PM
If you start saying it that way, I'll stop watching.
Well, probably not. I'll just -1 hart everytime you say it.
Well, probably not. I'll just -1 hart everytime you say it.
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26 December 2013 - 02:59 PM
Kjata, on 26 December 2013 - 02:16 PM, said:
If you start saying it that way, I'll stop watching.
Well, probably not. I'll just -1 hart everytime you say it.
Well, probably not. I'll just -1 hart everytime you say it.
I'll say it the way I say it.
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26 December 2013 - 06:52 PM
Zee-dan, like how it's pronounced in french.
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26 December 2013 - 06:58 PM
XtraT, on 26 December 2013 - 06:52 PM, said:
Zee-dan, like how it's pronounced in french.
You all can go die.
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27 December 2013 - 02:43 PM
So, my memory card got corrupted. Best I can tell, it's because of Action!
I've been having issues the past few days, starting with a couple of reformats that were needed (I mentioned these briefly in the last video), then BitDefender flipping out on me (fixed), then Action! itself flipping out on me, forcing me to reinstall. I had to force restart a couple of times, and I'm guessing that fucked up the memory card. Luckily, I didn't get too far, so I should be back up to speed shortly. Sorry for the delay. ~_~
I've been having issues the past few days, starting with a couple of reformats that were needed (I mentioned these briefly in the last video), then BitDefender flipping out on me (fixed), then Action! itself flipping out on me, forcing me to reinstall. I had to force restart a couple of times, and I'm guessing that fucked up the memory card. Luckily, I didn't get too far, so I should be back up to speed shortly. Sorry for the delay. ~_~
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27 December 2013 - 04:42 PM
XtraT, on 26 December 2013 - 06:52 PM, said:
Zee-dan, like how it's pronounced in french.
Agreed.
Sorry to hear about your mem card. That always sucks.
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01 January 2014 - 11:03 PM
I'm just gonna render and upload video 8 as is. I'm having a ton of fucking problems with it (audio desync), and right now all it's doing is holding shit up.
From what I can tell, it has something to do with using frameskip, so I'll try to avoid that in future videos.
From what I can tell, it has something to do with using frameskip, so I'll try to avoid that in future videos.
