Bro, i don't think i can kill it the normal way. My character's hp is only about 9k -13k. one stomp almost die >.<

Have you finished the main story? If yes, then go finished as much missions as you can, then only come back grind for money. Otherwise, you can kill the 2 monster fighting, staggered them and kill, you can earn CP faster than killing Adamantoise if you still weak.

I had finished the main story and currently backtracking to finish up the mission, made a bad choice to skip growth egg before proceed from grand pulse. Farming CP without one sux

Finally plat-ed this game after about 90 hours playing. Didn't get to use all the summons though.


Growth Egg will make things much easier if you get it before proceeding to ch12 and 13. For now go straight for mission 55 1st. Farming gil sucks more.

Roger that

btw, congrats with your platinum

Before ending chapter 11, I made the decision back track to get the growth egg.
Use the Vanille Death + 1 Sentinel + 1 Medic strategy against Neochu.
Succeed in around half an hour plus trying.

A tip for death spell for those who dont know :

U can increase the percentage of landing Death by Debuffs.

Example :

An enemy has Slow. So the chance of Death working is 1% + 1% ( 1 debuff) = 2% .

If you have 3 debuffs on the enemy .. Its 1% + 3%( 3 debuffs ) which make it a 4%.

Take adamantoise for example. i used to debuff it like mad after summoning ( 6 debuffs including daze ) = 7% death landing .

Correct me if im wrong, but i read this somewhere and it seems to work pretty well.

Yes correct, each debuff increase chance of Death 1%, but death decrease chance of getting normal/rare item though

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Added on August 30, 2010, 12:05 amItem to reduce adamantoise damage = reduce earth damage accessory (i use Gian Ring -40% earth)

This post has been edited by popcorn513: Aug 30 2010, 12:05 AM

wah? how to make ur char's hp that long ah? Im at chap 10 right now but all my char's only around 1k one? huhu T.T

is there sumtg i dnt knw

u just at the early stages... no rush. after post game u guarantee get more hp

i think u better train abit cos when i was at chapter 10 my HP about 1.5-2k then i was like taking a stroll in the park when fighting bosses..
hope this helps



cheers

urghhhh, after 86 hour and 25 minute, finish the story mode

back for more mission and refilling 5 star mission. ( most of the C & B got ZERO! )

BTW, this is the first time in Turn Based Game that using 90% of my brain every time in battle. Dang!!!!

and WTF, 43% trophy???!!!! anyone here got more then 90%? You do? Nice....

Really? Wow, did not know other debuff helps, cause i read from somewhere that curse can increase chance of death. Not sure about other debuff tho, but since alot of ppl agree to it then i guess it might be true. And with Malboro Wand, the chance to instant kill adam with death will be greatly increase.

Finished the game in around 58 hours. Final boss battle not so hard. 47% Trophy now. Done the mission for the Growth Egg before this. Now can start hunting other missions. Btw, anywhere we can check which mission we haven't completed in 5 star rating? Or I guess, we just have to check it one by one.

keep on dying in chapter 11. Even normal creeps. How cme? my stats not high enuf in this area? I used light,vanille and sazh. Any tips? huhu

u can actually press square for map, square again for mission, then press left or right to see ur rating. i suggest u complete all missions 1st then only considering 5 stars them cause last mission give u gold watch that help u with 5 stars. thats what i do.
Hardest n confusing trophy is the treasure hunter. others should be pretty easy.

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Added on September 1, 2010, 6:17 pmmost battles require strategy here as well as crystalium. Maybe u should master ur current crystalium 1st before u proceed mission or story. it helps.
it could be ur team lack of sentinel role too, that also help u survive from devastating attack.
for story wise, i dont remember that i use many of element accessories. But for mission is indeed u need them for surviving.
high hp too play big role in the game. high magic on vanille can help heal back party just by one full ATB.

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Added on September 1, 2010, 6:23 pmi got 100% trophy. i can say is just matter of time effort u put into the game. Most of the percentage covered from killing, killing, n killing enemy. including mission n leveling n farming gil. I guess RPGs are all abt grinding. Which i love to do. Any battles u noob at it just youtube. Solution is always there. XD

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Added on September 1, 2010, 6:26 pmThere's one thing i'm not sure about.
How much the vanille's wand improve debuff help? how much % it gives at improve debuff II?

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Added on September 1, 2010, 6:33 pmhere i dont understand.
It says "resist earth damage" right? Which mean reduce 40% damage or 40% chance of avoiding earth damage?
eg. earth hit u 1000 damage.
means u are only receive 600 earth damage?
or
60 % chance to hit by 1000 earth damage?

This post has been edited by wallance13: Sep 1 2010, 07:17 PM

ff13!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reduce earth type damage by 60%. By using tortoise as example, it steps you 1000 damage, using that ring helps reduce the damage by 40%

just stack Gaian Ring and Imperial Armlet on all party member and you are good to go

ahh plat-ed the game . rip ff13 . thanks guys for the awesome guide .