What LVL should I be by the time I reach the final boss?

[KFCBUCKETS9000]

Most of my party is LVL 60.

[Pafti]

You can't not be at the level you're meant to be by the time you get there. Don't worry too much about it.

[KFCBUCKETS9000]

Originally posted by Pafti:

You can't not be at the level you're meant to be by the time you get there. Don't worry too much about it.

Thanks, I was worried because I struggled on the final boss in the first game. And am I close to catching up to Joshua if I just reached chapter 6?

[Pafti]

The Final fight in FC was one of the two only fights that is challenging on normal, a lot of people struggled with them. You may struggle with a couple fights at the end of SC as well, but it won't be your level that's the problem, more likely your strategy and Orbment setup. If you're curious about the level range of the end of the game: You'll be in the 90s, level cap is 99 by the way

As for Joshua You're getting close.

Edit: Had to adjust my answer because of your edit :D

[walpurgis]

My team was at the final boss at around level 90, same as Pafti said. If you suck less than me maybe you can beat him on lower levels, but naturally you should reach around that level just by normal progression.
If you find yourself having a hard time, grind some more and try again after every 3-4 levels I'd say and see if the power gain helped you.

[walpurgis]

Also make sure that you update your equipment, quartz, armor and weapons before the final fight. You'll know when it's about to kick off.

I found that having Chloe in the team with strong heals and rezz proved very useful, but there sure are other successful team compositions without her. I probably chose the casual option as usual haha. I imagine that Kevins AOE divine protection is very useful too, but I wouldn't take more than one healer with me because the fight would drag on forever without enough dps.

[Suikoden]

Originally posted by Pafti:

The Final fight in FC was one of the two only fights that is challenging on normal, a lot of people struggled with them. You may struggle with a couple fights at the end of SC as well, but it won't be your level that's the problem, more likely your strategy and Orbment setup. If you're curious about the level range of the end of the game: You'll be in the 90s, level cap is 99 by the way

As for Joshua You're getting close.

Edit: Had to adjust my answer because of your edit :D

Level cap is 92 and won`t go up ...

[Stabbey]

That's definitely false, I was at level 93 before the point of no return and my clear save is at level 94. You may not be gaining much XP, but you can still gain it. Because enemies respawn, you can keep grinding as long as you're gaining XP, it's just - why would you?