What level did you fight the Chapter 12 boss

[Howl]

I never run from random battles, do every side quest, and I got there at around level 35 and got absolutely thrashed. No idea how I got there so underleveled. Only this I can guess is the game expects you to do the Battle Arena immediately after unlocking it.

Grinded to level 50 so I guess I'll be able to beat the boss next time I fight. Did anyone else have this problem with being underleveled?

[Bankai9212]

Not really, doing the arena once should level you enough along with some good items to fight them.

[Howl]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

Not really, doing the arena once should level you enough along with some good items to fight them.

Yeah, my main point is I was surprised you're basically required to do a side activity in order to be at the right level for a boss fight

[Bankai9212]

I mean, the game encourages to do side activities. That said the boss of chapter 12 is the only challenge.

[Howl]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

I mean, the game encourages to do side activities. That said the boss of chapter 12 is the only challenge.

Yes, but the Battle Arena is introduced actual minutes before you go on the mission with the boss fight. It's a very odd decision if they want you to spend an hour or more leveling up in this Arena and completely break the story pacing

[Bankai9212]

Hardly an hour, plus it’s no different then the sub stories that appear after certain story events.

[Howl]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

Hardly an hour, plus it’s no different then the sub stories that appear after certain story events.

Going through enough times to get to the level the game wants you to be, yeah its an hour +
And it's completely different because it's battle based, not just other side quests that can be just talking to NPCs

[Bankai9212]

Originally posted by Howl:

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

Hardly an hour, plus it’s no different then the sub stories that appear after certain story events.

Going through enough times to get to the level the game wants you to be, yeah its an hour +
And it's completely different because it's battle based, not just other side quests that can be just talking to NPCs

It’s not an hour+, you don’t even need to do all of it, maybe 20 of the 30 floors. What I was getting at is you’ll get a story event that seems urgent, but you’ll get new sub plots unrelated to it at the same time.

[Howl]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

Originally posted by Howl:

Going through enough times to get to the level the game wants you to be, yeah its an hour +
And it's completely different because it's battle based, not just other side quests that can be just talking to NPCs

It’s not an hour+, you don’t even need to do all of it, maybe 20 of the 30 floors. What I was getting at is you’ll get a story event that seems urgent, but you’ll get new sub plots unrelated to it at the same time.

Dude what? Those sub plots don't stop you from progressing the story if you want, but being under-leveled does.
The game all but forcing you into the Battle Arena for leveling is why I made this discussion, to see what levels people were at when they reached the boss and if they also had to do Battle Arena, and you're just proving my point

[Bankai9212]

If you are referring to grinding then yes, the battle arena is good to level. But you don’t need an hour+ to do it. To be honest none of the story dungeons level you properly. Even at level 50 the boss is tough mainly due to stats.

[Howl]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

If you are referring to grinding then yes, the battle arena is good to level. But you don’t need an hour+ to do it. To be honest none of the story dungeons level you properly. Even at level 50 the boss is tough mainly due to stats.

Please go do the Battle Arena with a party at level 35 and tell me how long it takes you to get even level 45

[Bankai9212]

Originally posted by Howl:

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

If you are referring to grinding then yes, the battle arena is good to level. But you don’t need an hour+ to do it. To be honest none of the story dungeons level you properly. Even at level 50 the boss is tough mainly due to stats.

Please go do the Battle Arena with a party at level 35 and tell me how long it takes you to get even level 45

Only one run through, maybe a quick one from floor 25. Actually I was around maybe 40 when I first tried the boss. Was doable until ichiban died around the second phase.

[Uryon]

I was level 56 when I fought that boss in chapter 12. I did two runs of the battle Arena all the way to the final floor so I was sure to be ready and had Kasuga with enough max HP.
But I gotta say, I find the final boss of the game much harder than this one... You miss one block and you're dead, full HP or not ( I'm level 60 now )

[Bankai9212]

The bosses in later stages have higher stats but you can debuff and use weaknesses against them.

[Codester]

Originally posted by Howl:

I never run from random battles, do every side quest, and I got there at around level 35 and got absolutely thrashed. No idea how I got there so underleveled. Only this I can guess is the game expects you to do the Battle Arena immediately after unlocking it.

Grinded to level 50 so I guess I'll be able to beat the boss next time I fight. Did anyone else have this problem with being underleveled?

I was 28 or so when I beat 12. Was 35 when I beat the game. I have to assume its either your party composition, equipment, or poor tactics. The game is designed to be beatable by rushing the story completely ignoring all side content.

[Lektro Wulff]

My party was lvl 42. Used half my inventory and barely made it cuz everyone kept getting 2-shot.