OP free personas?

[JohnOver]

I noticed that theres a bunch of OP personas in the shop for free. It feels like cheating if i use them since i 1 shot any and every enemy with them. Why are they in thr game? And why are they free??

[Haridmon]

Because its Royal, theyre basiclly dlc personas or callbacks to old games etc.

[Nibbie]

This version comes bundled with all DLC released for the game, which included these OP Personas. They are free because you are paying real money for them instead, and are basically there for people to breeze through the combat if they want.

[JohnOver]

Originally posted by Nibbie:

This version comes bundled with all DLC released for the game, which included these OP Personas. They are free because you are paying real money for them instead, and are basically there for people to breeze through the combat if they want.

its weird since i didnt buy any dlcs and just the base game

[Lipstick Sadako]

Originally posted by JohnOver:

Originally posted by Nibbie:

This version comes bundled with all DLC released for the game, which included these OP Personas. They are free because you are paying real money for them instead, and are basically there for people to breeze through the combat if they want.

its weird since i didnt buy any dlcs and just the base game

The royal edition is the steam base game, so they're there. Since you still die very easy on high difficulties, playing on merciless with them is still fun.

[Clumsy_Sage]

Originally posted by JohnOver:

Originally posted by Nibbie:

This version comes bundled with all DLC released for the game, which included these OP Personas. They are free because you are paying real money for them instead, and are basically there for people to breeze through the combat if they want.

its weird since i didnt buy any dlcs and just the base game

Think of Royal as the Ultimate edition in other games where they throw everything into one package.

[Garrow]

Originally posted by Lipstick Sadako:

Originally posted by JohnOver:

its weird since i didnt buy any dlcs and just the base game

The royal edition is the steam base game, so they're there. Since you still die very easy on high difficulties, playing on merciless with them is still fun.

die easily? I've died once in merciless in 50 hours with no dlc. Games way too easy

[ExDeaDguY]

I played for 20 hours.. then realized those were in there and completely stopped playing. Having access to end game content early on ruined it for me. Never would have bought it if I knew that.

[causality]

You could just not use them. I did my initial playthrough without using/fusing any of them.

[Prinny]

if you fuse them, they're much lower level (obviously). they're not overpowered as by the time you can fuse stuff into those, you already have access to much stronger personas and higher levels.
Yes, their holy and almigthy attacks look and feel strong but they're really not when used from a fused version.
you cannot fuse persona with levels above yours (changed with achievements and story progression)
You can override their high level version with the normal low-level fusion at any time.

they're only free ONCE. afterward they have the normal cost based on their registered levels. permanently.
use them in fusions instead of using them as your party.

Nothing is forcing you to use them. nothing is forcing you to play on easy. Why are you playing on easy? Everyone that whines about these persona making the game too easy don't even play above easy difficulty. 80% accuracy is trash even if you attack twice on everyone. base power of 40 is trash even if you attack everyone twice. You know maragilao is actually stronger than hades door? higher accuracy, same base damage. Arrow rain is only useful in the first two palace because everything is weak to holy for some reason. I have yet to see a palace with most enemies being weak to dark or holy since then and I'm almost done with the game. all that's left is the true end final dungeon's section and the final boss. I have long since abandoned any hope for those DLC persona because they're actually trash in the end when compared to actually useful persona I've crafted with the base game's resources.
I play on maximum difficulty because the game is already too easy in the first place. If you've played pokemon then you're already set for success here. the only difference is that there's less than half of the types.

Why fuss over useless DLC when you can craft your own godlike pixie without putting much effort into it?
The only truly OP one is the one with all resistances. Doesn't help against mudo/hama or almighty.. offense is a joke too. it has heals but.... are your allies even worth relying on when it comes to combat? If you're one of the kids that thinks picaro is OP then you'll have done nothing to make your allies into usefull battler... and you play on easy.

you know what... My pixie can wreck almost all of those DLC persona first turn. my dog can wreck them too... and 5 of the allies can stall or wreck them as well. even my level 46 healing persona can easily outspeed, outdamage and outperform those level 80 DLC. and they won't miss!

[ShockedHearts]

there are mods that disable DLC stuff. I specifically have a mod that disables DLC personas that way I dont have anything OP right off the bat.

[Kochta]

They're gimmicks you use against other gimmicks like Okumura heh.

[Mulan]

well if you dont wanna use, why complaint tho?

[causality]

Originally posted by Kochta:

They're gimmicks you use against other gimmicks like Okumura heh.

Funny how that encounter is easier on Merciless than on Normal.

[dschepler]

Another option would be to let yourself use them, but only if you've legitimately fused them before. (When I first fuse one of them, I tend to release it, then purchase it for free once, as a signal to myself which ones I've fused.)

[Dopey Shepard]

try to remove them with the help of DLC