Mindflayer

[SekiTimewalker]

I'm almost level 50 with Palom and Leonora, and still no Mindflayer. How long did it take everyone else to farm for this bloody summon?

[Black Mage Luis]

I know it's not the 3D version but in the original Wii, I was able to get two of them without trying to farm them.

[SekiTimewalker]

Originally posted by Black Mage Luis:

I know it's not the 3D version but in the original Wii, I was able to get two of them without trying to farm them.

I am so jealous now. Lol

[Phreya™]

Almost level 50!? Damn, you're really unlucky. I don't remember how long it took me, but by the time I got Mindflayer, Palom was level 34 and Leonora level 32.

[SekiTimewalker]

Originally posted by Phreya™:

Almost level 50!? Damn, you're really unlucky. I don't remember how long it took me, but by the time I got Mindflayer, Palom was level 34 and Leonora level 32.

Took me until level 80 to get the final bestiary monster in FF1. I'm definitely not the luckiest. Haha.

[SekiTimewalker]

I beat Paloms chapter at L 28 and P 31. I finally got Mindflayer with them both at 52.

[Phreya™]

Originally posted by SekiTimewalker:

I beat Paloms chapter at L 28 and P 31. I finally got Mindflayer with them both at 52.

Congrats!

[Unseen]

Took me 400 battles before mindflayer ever dropped.

[SekiTimewalker]

Originally posted by Phreya™:

Originally posted by SekiTimewalker:

I beat Paloms chapter at L 28 and P 31. I finally got Mindflayer with them both at 52.

Congrats!

Thank you. Cockatrice was much easier, got it by the time Izzy was level 26.

[kmsbean]

I'm almost at lv70 and still grinding for one

[Unseen]

Sometimes the luck is bad but if you keep killing them the percentage actually goes up, by 400 the game will more likely drop it.

[Phreya™]

Originally posted by Unseen:

Sometimes the luck is bad but if you keep killing them the percentage actually goes up, by 400 the game will more likely drop it.

No, it doesn't lol. The percentage stays the same. It's pure RNG. Don't spread misinformation, m8w.

[Wedge009]

Originally posted by SekiTimewalker:

I'm almost level 50 with Palom and Leonora, and still no Mindflayer.

Originally posted by Phreya™:

Almost level 50!? Damn, you're really unlucky.

Originally posted by kmsbean:

I'm almost at lv70 and still grinding for one

I'm currently at level 53 for both Rydia's and Palom's Tales. I really don't understand why this game has such strict drop mechanics. If I understand correctly, 5% to get *any* drop at all, and only then (assuming it's dropping from one of the requisite enemies) 0.39% for it to be the most rare item. In my experience this is far far worse than the 1% Trapezohedron drops in Final Fantasy XIII, even if one was going for six of them (which I managed on the original PS3 release).

I recognise I should just give up on it and move to the final chapter, but the fact that Mindflayer summon is not available there irks me.

[Unseen]

Just keep at it, it is guaranteed to drop eventually after 400 battles. The way the drop system works, is if you build up battles you actually can increase the odds. I got mine shortly after 400, but I guess you can get luckier before that.

It's not as long a grind as 10k battles in ff8 ach.

[Phreya™]

Originally posted by Unseen:

Just keep at it, it is guaranteed to drop eventually after 400 battles. The way the drop system works, is if you build up battles you actually can increase the odds. I got mine shortly after 400, but I guess you can get luckier before that.

It's not as long a grind as 10k battles in ff8 ach.

Please stop trolling, matte. It's been 2 years and you still keep up at it. What do you wish to achieve here?

The only way to increase the odds is by equipping Treasure Hunters and Rare Bands, which's unfortunately not available at this stage of the game yet.

[Wedge009]

I'm aware that drop rates don't change outside of equipment. Which is doubly unfortunate that Mindflayer is unavailable in the final chapter.

No idea what ten thousand battles in FFVIII is about, though. And I've easily racked up more than 400 battles by now.