Jun
8th
2018
Moth Plays Dark Cloud 2: Chapter 7, Episode 3: Flower of the Sun · 11:14pm Jun 8th, 2018
In which Max and Monica witness one of Sirus' memories of Alexandra.
I don't recall ever having to completely realign the garden paths twice before like this. Ah well.
Not much to say about this one. If you've got good weapons, Moon Flower Palace isn't that hard, just long. If your weapons suck and you've missed a lot of Small Chests...you're in a world of trouble.
Stay tuned for the next episode!
I was going through Dark Cloud 2 on my own playthrough, and have run into a connundrum regarding photographs.
Two that I can't seem to find in Palm Brinks are 'Ladder' and 'Pot'. Both are listed in FAQs as being available in Chapter 1...but are also only listed as 'Common Item'.
Can you offer suggestions as to where to find them?
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Ladder is in Parn's house. Pots are all over the place, mostly in shops and such, but if you can't find it in Palm Brinks, just wait until you can make it for the Sindain Georama, make one, and get it then.
4879245
Thank you. With this I should be able to get all 120 Idea photos available in Palm Brinks.
Which floor of the Underground Waterway would you recommend for the 'Baron's Hanging On' Scoop?
4879248
Well there's only two floors you can even GET that one, the last two floors. It doesn't really matter which floor you pick, but you want to wait until around chapter 5 to try to get it, because Max's defense needs to be REALLY HIGH to survive the attempt.
4879283
Ah, I see.
4879470
The thing is, to get that picture? It's impossible to avoid getting hit with the attack itself. You have exactly half a second to get the picture and by the time it registers you've TAKEN the hit.
4879609
Dang.
4879614
A few of them are like that. Face Behind the Devil Mask and Bomber Head Boom come to mind...
4879615
Well, I went through and counted those, as well as the ones only available in the bonus dungeon...and it's completely possible to get to Max Level photography without them.
...they also aren't missable, so there's that.
4879657
Yeah, and a lot of them aren't even needed for inventions.
4879682
...well, with a bit of patience and research in FAQs, I have not only determined what weapon paths I want to follow to get all the weapons I want...I've also determined a way to get all 10 beneficial abilities on the weapons without relying on finding - or buying - the Coins, by using only the abilities that naturally crop up on weapons when you Build Up to them, which carry over when Synthing once they're +5 or higher. Gonna take a bit of grinding effort, but it'll definitely be worth it.
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Good luck with that. You're in for some pain.
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Hmm...apparently Crit/Dark and Heal/Absorb are opposite abilities, and you can't have both on the same weapon. I'm definitely choosing Crit over Dark...but is Absorb or Heal better in your opinion?
4879900
ProTip: Max and Monica each have TWO WEAPONS at a time. Put Heal on one and Absorb on the other. ^_-
(Also, don't put Dark on ANYTHING. Ever.)
4880078
Alright, I'll put Heal on the Melee weapon and Absorb on the ranged.
What's so bad about Dark?
4880234
It's better to do it the other way around, honestly. You'll be using your melee weapons a lot more often.
Did you READ what Dark does? Every single hit of your weapon sacrifices 2% of your max HP to increase damage. That means it's a literal double-edged sword. You're better off with Critical or NOTHING.
4880253
Ah. No, I did not read what it did.
Alright. Heal on ranged, Absorb on Melee.
4880253
Looked again, and Heal as a pre-set ability I can't get without killing some Mount Gundor enemies.
So I guess short of getting Healing Coins, I'll put Absorb on everything. That I can get by Building up a Bone Rapier twice, and that's how I get Poison anyway.
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You might get lucky and find a Healing Coin somewhere, either in a rare drop treasure chest or as a Spheda prize.
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I might.
But in the meantime until then, I can easily give everything Absorb. That's a Drain Seeker +5, which I get by Building up a Bone Rapier twice. Also gives Poison, and requires the total stats
47 Attack
54 Chill
9 Lightning
50 Beast
45 Smash