1. *MOST IMPORTANT* Avoid as many fights as you can when your Morale is over halfway (all blue morale bar showing = BAD).  Keep it halfway and under 90% of the time.  When your morale is high for a fight this means your too strong and Rush will tell you this at the beginning of the fight with something along the lines of saying "you guys aren't even a challenege"  I highly suggest you stay away from as many of these fights as you can.  They'll earn you hardly no stats whatsoever.  I wont say never link but I would only ever link 2 things tops as linking seems to raise your BR up quicker and the goal is to keep it as low as you can because the enemies will scale up in difficulty as your BR raises much like how the enemies work in Oblivion.  Big difference in TLR is that you need to be gaining stats as your BR increases and a high morale bar won't accomplish this but your BR will still raise.  Hopefully you get the picture as this equals out to why some had to restart the game.  I can't stress #1 enough.  Keep that morale bar in the middle or lower and you'll be much better off. 
2. If your going for a 1000 Gs, I highly suggest you read up on some walkthrus on the net (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=119094) as you can miss quests and be aware that only a few quests carry over from disc1 - disc 2. Amnesia and Silver Falcons part 1 & 2.  Also you'll need to recruit 6 certain leaders and have them in your party and keep talking to them throughout the game to trigger their individual quests - Loki (Athlum), Nora (Athlum), Rhagoh (Calapalais), Caedmon (Balterossa), Glenys (Nagapur), Jager (Ahtlum). Switch leaders  and soldiers out from time to time putting them in reserves especially if your stat grinding and have a high battle chain going as Leaders/Soldiers in reserves will get stats and HP along with everyone else.  Note, that if you hire someone and never use them it's basically the same as if you've never hired them in the first place even if they're in your party.  Once you get a few BR's fighting with them (i think 5-10) then they will continue to stat increase along with everyone else while in reserves. Leaders I suggest using are - Caedmon - Baulson - Jager - Emmy - Torgal - Pagus.  Mainly though pick a group and stick with them.  People typically don't use say Nora but she will learn a Kiss Of Life type of lotion and she will get an attack of like 170 which greatly benefits the overall union.  I suggest picking soldiers in Atlum that can use herbs/lotions/mystic arts from the start as they will learn weapon arts in time but if they only know weapons arts they WONT learn herbs/lotions/mystic arts hardly at all if ever.

3. When any teammate asks for a weapon or item, let them have it.  If you decline them they won't ask for it again.

4. Stat grinding in this game really isn't essential if you follow #1 as closely as you can and spend a little extra time at the grinding spots.  To stat grind on disc1 proceed to Blackdale and enter and immediately turn right.  The next area will load & a Skull Skavenger should spawn (if not exit area and return until he does) you should fight it a few times  (i suggest up to BR 25 as this will help you with the Nest of Eagles battle).  Use the save and reload trick.   *Defeat any enemy - exit the area - save game - return to title screen - reload save game - enter area again and enemy will respawn - repeat*  Once on disc 2, you MUST spend some time in the Ancient Ruins (3rd and 4th floors) fighting the Ancbolders.  You should enter AR @ around BR 50-60.  Ancient Ruins caps out @ BR 125 and starts slowly down the stats increases around 110.  So I would wait to do the extra DLC guild missions (listed in red with enemy unknown in the guilds) until after that since @ BR 125 Ancbolders stopped giving me stats and so after defeating the Enlightened Seven I jumped from a BR125 to BR127 and everyone received at least 5-6 stats increases.

5. You don't want to fight everything in the game (remember fighting weak enemies = BAD) so be selective, ie.  mainly fight the enemies listed in the guilds that you need to kill a certain amount of or for certain components you'll need.  Bunes - Gluttons - Terrapests - Nidhoggs - and everything in Ancient Ruins nets you rewards from the guild.  More so you need to defeat the enemies that give you Blueprints 1 (Union of the Golden Chalice),Blueprints 2 (Sword of 3 Realms in Celapaleis),& Blueprints 3 (Ring of the Labyrinth in Athlum) back at the guild as they can be used to create some really nice items.
6. Don't buy any item using the Crystal Skull as theres only 1 in the game (that we currently know that drops it - 2nd Namul Niram fight) and it's needed for the ragnarok item/achievement.  This requires nearly 900,000 gold as well so save up (I'll update this if it's discovered that indeed another enemy drops it)  You should only be buying mainly herbs that are needed for your soldiers to use healing.  I suggest getting the ragnarok achievement, reloading your saved game and buying the Carnage Chain instead.  +5 Mystic Resist and Remnant Bonus.  Only place the ragnarok seems to really be needed is for the fight with the Fiery Gates who can enthrall all unions.  Then you should have some cash left over and you can buy/create all your good items then.
7. 2 quests that come to mind that file under the missable status.  Can't remember the exact names of them right now but you'll need to talk to Duke of Ghor during each base mission battle to unlock the Sword of the Dead mission.  I think you actually only need to engage him 3-4 times not 6 but do it inbetween each battle anyways to make sure. Also you have to agree with Ophelia on all 3 of the Roberto missions to unlock At Hatred's End. (although some have missed this and still reported getting Things Unchangeable but I wouldn't risk it)
8. If you recruit soldiers how I suggested earlier then you can focus your leaders all mainly on combat arts as you need them to do all your damage and the soldiers to heal/revive/refresh later in the game. 
9. If you enter an area for the first time - I suggest to engage an enemy and see where your morale bar is sitting.  If it's above halfway, run thru the area only defeating enemies for specific loot or guild quests and leave all others alone.  Fight the boss and proceed to next task and repeat.  This will ensure your not raising up your BR while not getting any stats.
10. Heal as often as you can with your soldier healers to simply raise up your healing skills as high as they can go.  If your in areas and are too strong (this will happen) your not raising stats/taking damage needing healing and having low level healing in the game = BAD later in the game with the bigger boss fights.

I hope some of this helps as this list could nearly go on for pages and pages especially getting into all whats required for weapon upgrading.   Things like have Chamberland in your party and he will automatically upgrade a certain weapon for you.  
I had to restart as I linked everything and thought a high morale was good when actually it was very bad and I found this out when I faced the Fallen and he crushed me to bits at BR 90.  My second playthru having figured out the morale issue, while following rule #1 as best i can went 10 times better and easier overall.  If only my #1 listed here would have been a loading screen message I probably would have been ok to finish out my first playthru.

If others have great tips please post them to help everyone.  The guys over at 360achievements.org have put together some wonderfull help guides but I simply didn't want to copy and paste all that over here.

I realize this is alot to read but while this game seems simple and easy on the surface it's actually has quite a bit of depth to it's gameplay.  I still don't understand everything in this game.  Like what does each unique stat on every Leader and soldier represent and how does it effect the gameplay?  It says in one of the loading screen message son disc2 that they infact do something later in the game..   well what?  Also how would I know besides just blindly switching members in and out of groups on how to get variants of the formations?  Like I figured out to get the Radiers Fork variant Maruaders Glaive which enhances Blackout (arcane arts) you simply put in 5 members into a union that all use mystic arts and have high AP points.  what about the 30 other formations? Not all have variant formation but alot of them do.

 

 

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As I was saying.  Many asked for a general thread to contain some of the info scattered about on the net so this is an attempt to do that.  I just wanted to start it off with general do's and dont's as well as some of the missable stuff.  Feel free to contribute & add information into this thread as it should help alot of people that's new to the game.  I can't edit the main page to add to that so will just have to post bits here and there.


Weapon Arts spreadsheet

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pZhsERIrS3w1F29Pb9PkIDQ

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this is another good topic to discuss.

taken from another thread:
"You want to fight monsters that are stronger than you, so you want as much red in the morale bar as you can get at the beginning of the fight (letting the enemy attack you doesn't help, though).  Increasing the number of monsters you fight per battle will make your BR rise faster, but it will not make your stats rise faster."



While it might not seem that it does.  actually what this DOES do is lower your damage output per union.  Have you noticed how much you miss when your morale is in the red?  So in theory the less damage you do the more times you can use your arts and have you noticed when you use a mystic art sometimes you get a glow that appears under your feet?  (i think) this is telling you that you're progressing that particular art to a higher level.  Weapon arts don't seem to do this.  So again in theory what your saying is incorrect and having the enemy engage you first will help raise your arts.  It's just going to be alot slower process but when you factor in the 100's of fights you'll have throughout the game, it can add up and help don't you think?   But indeed not your stats as it seems stats go by hit points of the enemy for the game code to judge how much "stronger" (morale bar)  an enemy is which in turn represents the amount of stats you'll get.

Case in point.  The Enlightened Seven took me up 2 BR's from 125 to 127 & gave all 18 units nearly 6-7 stats, by far the most stat return of anything in the game (i haven't beat AC yet)

As I said earlier, you should wait to kill the DLC bosses until your maxed out at BR 125 if you need more stats at this stage of the game.  If you grinded as the guides say then you probably don't need this.  People just getting to the AR @ BR 80-90 would greatly benefit from this.

Alot of this material seems subjective as the game seems to play out a little differently from person to person.

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That's a good point about getting to use more arts when you put yourself at a disadvantage.  A minor counterpoint would be that your chains get reset every time you let the monster attack you.  Stat gains are better with higher chains, but I don't know all the details about how that is factored.  This concern doesn't matter for your first fight, though, since your chains are at 0, anyway.

 uncdave wrote:

That's a good point about getting to use more arts when you put yourself at a disadvantage.  A minor counterpoint would be that your chains get reset every time you let the monster attack you.  Stat gains are better with higher chains, but I don't know all the details about how that is factored.  This concern doesn't matter for your first fight, though, since your chains are at 0, anyway.

Yep I don't like to break chains but I've just seen alot of people say exactly what you did about having them engage you first, it doesn't really help and getting those extra couple of arts in doesn't offset losing that high chain IMO.  I've been experimenting with both my old save game and my newly grinded party and they both seem to play out a little differently.  Like Rush has Wildfire and Defend on my first playthru but my second doesn't.  Theres really almost too many variables to nail anything down 100% accurately I'm finding out.

btw...  FYI, when you grind thru the game, you will make getting the 500 split enemies achievement very difficult to obtain.  You'll need to grind out for many many hours to get this (preferably on a seperate save as you don't want to mess up for BR) as you will not be fighting and capturing nearly as much following the grind path.


Heres what you should do if you need to max out your arts.

Follow the story untill Undelwalt, but don't enter the town or The Fallen will disappear. Finish all the sidequests you can, then go back to Blackdale first entrance. Disband all unions and make one with Rush only (he should have at least 1700 HP), kill the 3 insects on the right and the 3 on the left with mystic and combat arts only, then run to Obsidian Trail to save. Save and reload, and do it again untill your reach a 500 chain. You will only have gained 3 BR and go watch your roster : every leader will have learnt every art available to him, in just 3 BR.

I would suggest to do this upwards of around BR 120 right before you tackle the DLC enemies. Most might be maxed out by this time, you can do it earlier but you'll lose 3 BR's worth of grinding

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Many are asking about the DLC enemies I keep referring to.

The Ancient Ruins (part of the DLC as well) also sports a few enemies you'll need to beat.  Grinding on the Ancbolders will net you Jewel Steel a component many will likely ask for much later in the game.  Holy Servant (must be beat to get to 3rd floor for grinding) and Demigod awaits on the 5th floor.  IMO Pack 2 is way harder than pack 1, EC as you can guess is all 7 of the AC's henchmen with some rounds having 2 of them at a time.  Very long and tough battle even if your unions are grinded out.  They literally must be uber strong to tackle this fight.  Watch out for Milton's multi-auto counter attacks.  As I said might want to wait till BR 125 to beat these as the AR will have stopped giving stats but E.S. gave my 6-7 stats per unit.  Again the most of any enemy in the game.  I'm guessing this total combined HP's of all 7 enemies are over 2 million?  At this point though you should be doing 100k damage per union so it won't take as long as you'd think.  Good luck, some of these fights are hella fun.  Idols & Royals were particularly a fav of mine.   Enjoy.

Challenge Pack 1: Purgatory's Sins

1) Fiery Gates - Aqueducts (first map after second visit, in the middle of the square where Spiritlords spawn. Enter from the city map and walk north. Can't miss it, but can go around it, don't be scared).
2) Jhana Royals - Heroic Ramparts (middle of the "castle" where you did Blocter's quest, but be careful, you can't go around them).
3) Eldricht Dragon - Fornstrand (second map, Starry Shore, can't go around him and really can't miss him, looks just like a Brynhildr).
4) Cyclops - Avecliff (first floor, can see him if you look over the balcony).


Challenge Pack 2: The Price of Lies

1) Idols - Darken Forest (where you fought during Rhagoh's quest, but the map has changed).
2) Enlightened Seven - Catacombs (you can see Snievan when you enter the center area, but you have to walk all the way through the east side to reach him).
3) Enlightened Conqueror - Lavafender (first zone, stay on the main road and you will see him on the right).
4) Lost Remnant - Southwestern Road (can't miss him, near the end on the hill, looks gigantic).

thanks to Inifintiy Master over @ x360a.org for the list.

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3 months of playing and never heard a single word about this shield.


(stolen from gamefaqs)


Guardian Shield
Size: Large
Eva: 19
M.Eva: 19
Effect: Evasion +3 / Growth Boost

*NOTE* Although the stats aren't as high as the other shields, the vague effect of Growth Boost has some speculating that it may affect stat increases.

Process: Towershield >> Combat Towershield >> Warrior's Towershield >> Commander's Towershield >> Guardian Shield

Towershield (960g) bought at Celapaleis - Lamberro District - Molly's Select Shop.

Combat Towershield (3840g)
2xIron Ore
2xTranslucent Water
5xAerial Insecta Feather

Warrior's Towershield (11,520g)
2xVackel Iron
2xLarge Horn
3xLand Insecta Carapace

Commander's Towershield (27,650g)
1xSilver Ore
3xSuperior Cotton
6xShed Husk

Guardian Shield (77,620g)
1xVoltaic Crystal
4xTanned Demon Hide
2xDeadly SS Pest Bacteria

Monetary total - 121,590g



anyone ever made this shield?

This could be a HUGE bonus to grinding stats (more so if your in AR with weak characters)

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Tips/setups for defeating the Fallen.  Just remember you can't enter Underwalt or he disappears so the longer you wait to fight him the better as he's mainly just for the achievement and the item drop for making the Ragnarok for another achievement.. but the Demigod in AR drops the item as well.  Almost the same fight just not timed to 10 rounds.

There a quite a few setups you can use.  Make sure you get some Jewel Steel for upgrading those weapons before hand and maybe have Cyclops/Namul to possibly get another union in the fight to try and flank him with another union and have the summon take away some of the deadlocked attacks.

Rush + Baulson + Torgal - 4000

Emmy + 5 soldiers w/ remedies/herbs -3500

Jager (if he has Lob Omen) otherwise I'd use Nora as she boosts the unions stats way high + remedy/herbs - 4000

Caedmon + 3 mystic users + 1 Soldier - 3500

Suggested BR should be upwards of 90-100.  Some have done it at 70-80.  Depends on how much you grinded.

The more people you have with Remnants the better as you'll auto dodge most attacks

All the better if Caedmon/Emmy/Baulson have Kiss of Life.

Try not to put 2 people with remnant abilities in the same union as you can run into both of them trying to use them at once and you'll have to pick, better to seperate them as you'll dodge attacks better when the unions on fire.

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This should be sticky.

I tried contacting admin about it but didn't really get any responses back saying they would consider it.  I guess it doesn't qualify.

Quite a few people have sent me messages saying its helped them so only thing I can do is monitor it and add to it here and there.

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Any tips for Base 4 on disc 2 where I need to be beat the twin sisters?

^^^^^^   If i remember correctly, 1 of the sisters heals so she absolutely needs to be taken out first & or silenced until taken out.  If they still give you some trouble try grinding a bit (depending on your BR) in the Numor Mines  on the enemies that call re-enforcements.  I think i mentioned they're name earlier.  Watch your morale bar as well, if its higher than halfway don't fight them.  Obviously if you can just hop in the Ancient Ruins for a bit and grind on the first floor floating enemies, sorry can't think of enemy names this morning.

(not sure we ever confirmed whether re-enforcements help to raise BR in battles?)

the Silent Soul quest:
I've received enough PM's about this one so here you go....   I found a great map for you guys...  this one gave me a bit of trouble as well.

should help a bit...

http://www.saunalahti.fi/jpeltol/tlrsandseamap.png



I still don't have an answer for that shield I posted about previously that "suggests" that it boosts your stat increases per battle either.  No confirmation that actually works yet....

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Base 6 battle rank advice. Is battle rank 72 too high?

Base 6 is Milton and he uses Iron Will every few rounds which I'm sure as you know grants him 5 attacks with any union he's deadlocked with.  Trick here obviously is to have more than 3 unions to get in a flank attack.  Try and have a Cyclops summoned in the mix so maybe he will deadlock with him and after the first few rounds try and have a union NOT attack him so they won't be killed by Iron Will. 

Milton comes with subordinates so take them out first and then concentrate on him trying taking note of when he might activate Iron Will. 

A formation with high defense will benefit you as well as maybe you can counter some of Milton's attacks.

Hawkeye III is I think what I used.

http://lastremnant.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Physical_Defense_Focus_Formations

good luck

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Okay thanks I'll try that strategy with my current party members.

bump 4 new players.


still no word on that shield helping stats.  Let me know if someone makes it and can confirm it actually boosts stats

thanks....

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Just wanted to say, some great tips here.  I started playing the game last week, and after reading this (specifically point #1) I chose to restart as I'd been grinding as per a typical RPG.  It feels really strange to ignore so many enemies, but it works!  Thanks.

I have beaten all six bases bosses and now I'm not sure I'm ready to go to Darken Forest to rescue Irina.

 Jam Blaze wrote:

Just wanted to say, some great tips here.  I started playing the game last week, and after reading this (specifically point #1) I chose to restart as I'd been grinding as per a typical RPG.  It feels really strange to ignore so many enemies, but it works!  Thanks.

most start off playing this game like any normal RPG, this game is anything but that and only the smart ones are able to catch on to the fact that enemies are getting harder but they aren't gaining enough stats to keep up and before you know it, your fighting the Eldritch Dragon without a prayer of beating him.  very frustrating and this was the main purpose for making this thread - to eliminate that for new players.  mission accomplished!


*otherwise i actually stopped by this forum to see if any anouncements have been made for more DLC*  

seems the answer is no   =(

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hi u seem to know a lot about the game could u tell me after u have completed the game can u start a new game with your weapons components art formations money etc coz i have completed the game an nothin comes up after the credits about saving a completed game if you do know could u tell me how to do it or tell me what i need to get thanks

No you can't, if you start again then you start with nothing.

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Thanks for putting in the time to list these tips....

What other achievements I should go for in my current save file or should I play a new game?

Sorry about being off-topic.

Good to see you on this side of town Ruhlman!  Thanks for the tips.  I made some mistakes on my first playthru due to typical Japanese RPG formatting, but I'm still having a moderately good time with this joint! 

~B

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 TheSecondLetter wrote:

Good to see you on this side of town Ruhlman!  Thanks for the tips.  I made some mistakes on my first playthru due to typical Japanese RPG formatting, but I'm still having a moderately good time with this joint! 

~B

like i said, wait till disc 2.  wait you beat it once already?

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 TheSecondLetter wrote:

Good to see you on this side of town Ruhlman!  Thanks for the tips.  I made some mistakes on my first playthru due to typical Japanese RPG formatting, but I'm still having a moderately good time with this joint! 

~B

like i said, wait till disc 2.  wait you beat it once already?

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 iruhlman wrote:

 TheSecondLetter wrote:

Good to see you on this side of town Ruhlman!  Thanks for the tips.  I made some mistakes on my first playthru due to typical Japanese RPG formatting, but I'm still having a moderately good time with this joint! 

~B

like i said, wait till disc 2.  wait you beat it once already?

Nah, I haven't beaten it.  I'm still on my 1st playthru and realized after reading a guide similar to this that I basically screwed up with the leveling in the beginning.  I don't really understand why the devs thought it was a good idea to make the game this way.  It's as if more and more of them are trying to put countermeasures in games to keep you from super-leveling. 

I did make it to disc 2.  I missed some sidequests because I didn't realize how to get to certain places, so that sucks too.  But that's typical JRPG fare.  Give the player tasks they have to complete by a certain time but don't tell them when that time is so they stand a good chance to miss it.  I guess that's supposed to encourage replays.  But I got 2 kids.  I barely have time to finish games once let alone beat them multiple times.  lol

Either way, the strategy in the combat pretty much makes up for most of my gripes.  ;-)

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 TheSecondLetter wrote:

 iruhlman wrote:

 TheSecondLetter wrote:

Good to see you on this side of town Ruhlman!  Thanks for the tips.  I made some mistakes on my first playthru due to typical Japanese RPG formatting, but I'm still having a moderately good time with this joint! 

~B

like i said, wait till disc 2.  wait you beat it once already?

Nah, I haven't beaten it.  I'm still on my 1st playthru and realized after reading a guide similar to this that I basically screwed up with the leveling in the beginning.  I don't really understand why the devs thought it was a good idea to make the game this way.  It's as if more and more of them are trying to put countermeasures in games to keep you from super-leveling. 

I did make it to disc 2.  I missed some sidequests because I didn't realize how to get to certain places, so that sucks too.  But that's typical JRPG fare.  Give the player tasks they have to complete by a certain time but don't tell them when that time is so they stand a good chance to miss it.  I guess that's supposed to encourage replays.  But I got 2 kids.  I barely have time to finish games once let alone beat them multiple times.  lol

Either way, the strategy in the combat pretty much makes up for most of my gripes.  ;-)

good to see ya here as well my friend.  just wish you would of read this when I first saw this game in your profile :P

yeah Square made this one different and very tough.  PC version is alot easier but doesn't support xheevo's.  Honestly I enjoyed not being able to just mindlessly kill (you still can in this game you just have to be mindful on what your doing).  I've played tons of RPG's and much like my current playthru in Sacred 2, it just gets old leveling like every other RPG on the market.  Believe me I about smashed everything in site when the Eldritch Dragon was killing my party in 2 rounds.  I skipped him and moved on but stood no chance at beating the Fallen and i quit, only to return a month later starting from scratch and thus this thread was born. 

Square loves to turn up the difficulty on the xheevos, they seem to take pride in having nearly the hardest ones on the system.  Just look at FFXI (IMO that is the hardest 360 game for GS) and both the ones for 200 GS in TLR are in my top 10 on trueachievements.com  You must get the xheevo/quest Things Unchangeable to fight The Last Remnant.  and thats brutal since as you found out you can miss quests.  Not sure its even possible without guides and walkthrus.  You'd have to be extremely hardcore and search every nook and cranny and follow every side story very closely and even then it would still be a ***.

I hope you come back to it some day my friend.  It truly is a masterpiece IMO.  Maybe someday I'll too come back and get my 1k.  But i have a little one as well and now with working with Harmonix and the Rock Band Network I just don't see that happening anytime soon.

take care

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