Regarding the grinding achievements

[Unx]

After finishing the game with the three characters, I noticed how grindy some of the later achievements feel. So I've got a few questions:
Who's the fastest character to clear arenas?
Has that sp glitch been fixed? I searched a bit and there was something about using arena mode and getting the same sp bonus on the regular game. I simply don't want to replay the whole thing on very easy just to unlock all blessings.
Is there any simplier way to get all that sp? Goes for both modes.

Also, as a side note, is there any way you can understand roos besides using demon form? As in, can you dig around game files and see their lines?

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

You can translate what the roos say if you know the cipher. It's 1:1.

[Berahlen]

There's a line in the config file where you can set EnglishRoonic=1 or something to understand Roos. Google it. Also yes, it is a direct cipher and you can read it about as easily as Pokemon Unown font once you know what to look for. The non-demon-form text is completely different, and a bit...saltier. Let's just say Roos are a bit touched in the head and Hugo is considered a bit of a stud and leave it at that.

I'm not aware of an SP glitch. If you're already at the end of the game on Normal it doesn't take all that long to hit 500k -- just crank out 100k or so at a time between other stuff. Higher difficulties penalize you enough that it'd be faster to just bullet through to the end on Very Easy than attempt to do it where you are, and you're likely to be going at least as far as Guilty Fire on Very Easy for the optional Kishgal fight.

Hugo probably has the easiest time with arenas, what with constant ranged damage, overpowered shield, and the best Burst by far.

[Unx]

Originally posted by Waypoint:

There's a line in the config file where you can set EnglishRoonic=1 or something to understand Roos. Google it. Also yes, it is a direct cipher and you can read it about as easily as Pokemon Unown font once you know what to look for. The non-demon-form text is completely different, and a bit...saltier. Let's just say Roos are a bit touched in the head and Hugo is considered a bit of a stud and leave it at that.

I'm not aware of an SP glitch. If you're already at the end of the game on Normal it doesn't take all that long to hit 500k -- just crank out 100k or so at a time between other stuff. Higher difficulties penalize you enough that it'd be faster to just bullet through to the end on Very Easy than attempt to do it where you are.

Hugo probably has the easiest time with arenas, what with constant ranged damage, overpowered shield, and the best Burst by far.

Originally posted by Quint el Pizote Estacionamiento:

You can translate what the roos say if you know the cipher. It's 1:1.

Ah, thanks for the tip about roos.

The glitch I'm reffering to, according to the sources, allows you to transfer the sp gain ratio from arena to the normal game, but I can't seem to find out how you were supposed to redo it. It'd be pretty helpful since I only have save datas on nightmare and even if I could speedrun it, I don't feel like replaying it on very easy. I suppose if there's no way I'll eventually get to it.

Arena just annoyed me since even in its later levels I'll still need to beat it a couple of times for the ex characters.

[DSpecht]

I think the easiest character to do arena with is Toal (Ex). He has the perfect combination of a powerful burst, a hp recovery move with his Thunder Claws and an easy way to damage enemies and gain a new boost by using his Fire Spin, which grants him extreme damage and invulnerability during cast. Just run until it is fully charged, cast it through enemies and, if it is ready, use burst to easily clear waves of enemies.

As for the SP bug: I heard it was fixed. You probably have to replay the game with each character on a low difficulty.