how do i farm S.Level right ?

[Mikasa Ackerman]

im doing a complete cheatfree 99% Playthrough ( screw Lightning dodging) and im still in besaid right now , im on the default spheregrid , since i dont use Speed up Cheats either , grinding takes longer ( which is what i want)

how far should i ideally level in every area ( Kilika , Mi'hen / Mushroom Rock , djose / Moonflow etc )

on besaid and kilika i will try to get tidus to haste ( ~10 Nods) what abillities should i have before going to the next area ?

PS: once i reach the bridge in bevelle i will grind until the end of all main paths

[Hinnyuu]

Depends on your skill, I suppose. All the story bosses are beatable without the Sphere Grid, so levels are just icing on the cake.

Personally, I never found dedicated grinding to be required in any way during the story portion.

[Mikasa Ackerman]

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

Depends on your skill, I suppose. All the story bosses are beatable without the Sphere Grid, so levels are just icing on the cake.

Personally, I never found dedicated grinding to be required in any way during the story portion.

thats true , on my first playthrough i even played all the way to sinnspawn gui with almost no levelling because i was too dumb to understand the Spheregrid back then

ok , i wont waste much time on levelling except for the moonflow ( i like using rikku but shes sadly a bit underlevelled after you unlock her )

[Hinnyuu]

Leveling is best done in areas where you can do it most efficiently. Omega Ruins comes to mind.

I usually just rush through the story, and catch up there.

[Mikasa Ackerman]

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

Leveling is best done in areas where you can do it most efficiently. Omega Ruins comes to mind.

I usually just rush through the story, and catch up there.

thanks alot . getting everything except for the lightning dodges without speed up will take a long time anyway . if i dont have to really focus on grinding its going to be far fewer hours i have to spend in the rather linear part of FFX

just a few final Questions , what stats and abilities should i have for the weaker Dark aeons ( i always just killed them with zanmatou but i want to not use this ability at all this time )

is auron viable in the Post game ? i never played much blitzball i dont know if i can get all Overdrives and world Champion as easy as i can get tidus and rikkus weapon and crests / sigils
and getting the Items for Auron ( and Yuna) is alot faster than Wakka


what other grinding methods besides Don Tomberry are good ( i always just used him , i want to not do the same everytime for once )

when should i start upgrading the spheregrid ? i know the monster farm creations drop spheres ( i just dont know which one drops which , would be great if you could quickly tell me)

and lastly . what blitzball team should i use ? i usually have Tidus (Left) Linna ( right) Brother (Middle) ropp ( defense) Kyou ( goalie) and some random Character as the 2nd defender

but i never play Blitzball well , i dont know which players are good or anything ( i just take linna for her high level )

[Hinnyuu]

Originally posted by Erza Scarlet Titania:

just a few final Questions , what stats and abilities should i have for the weaker Dark aeons ( i always just killed them with zanmatou but i want to not use this ability at all this time )

All endgame fights are basically the same - it's all Quick Hit until dead. Most of the skill comes from having the correct equipment.

Overdrives are largely superfluous for superbosses, with two exceptions. Rikku's Mix can cast Ultra NulAll to give you 5 stacks of all buffs in one cast, which is extremely useful for some fights (Penance especially). And Wakka's Attack Reels can be used to take out Dark Mindy in the Dark Magus Sisters fight before they get a turn (and thus Overdrive, which insta-wipes you). Aside from those situations (neither of which are technically required either but help a lot) I barely use overdrives at all.

Originally posted by Erza Scarlet Titania:

is auron viable in the Post game ? i never played much blitzball i dont know if i can get all Overdrives and world Champion as easy as i can get tidus and rikkus weapon and crests / sigils
and getting the Items for Auron ( and Yuna) is alot faster than Wakka

Auron is very viable. In fact he's quite amazing during early postgame. His Celestial Weapon has innate First Strike, meaning you can stop the Greater Marlboro ambushes that would often be a real danger of wiping. It also scales inversely with his HP - the lower Auron's current HP, the more damage he deals. This can be "abused" by intentionally keeping him at 1 HP for maximum damage, which can help speed up the grinding at lower Strength levels. Lastly, his overdrive Banishing Blade will apply Full Break with 100% chance to any enemy not immune to it, thus bypassing the very high break resistances of some Arena monsters you're using to grind early on (e.g. Juggernaut and Fafnir). His weapon is also the easiest Celestial Weapon to fully unlock.

Blitzball is easy, but time consuming. You need something like 30 matches or so at minimum to unlock World Champion fully, which can be tedious. But unlike some of the other minigames, it's not difficult per se, and if you know how to set up a good team it's virtually impossible to lose.

Originally posted by Erza Scarlet Titania:

what other grinding methods besides Don Tomberry are good ( i always just used him , i want to not do the same everytime for once )

If you don't want to use AP conversion with Don Tonberry or Cactuar King, just grind in Omega. It's slower to be sure, but it also gives you drops and money (lots of money, with mimics). You can usually get everyone to 99Slvls if you just walk through to the end and back again (taking advantage of the double/triple AP gear you have, of course).

Originally posted by Erza Scarlet Titania:

when should i start upgrading the spheregrid ? i know the monster farm creations drop spheres ( i just dont know which one drops which , would be great if you could quickly tell me)

I posted a list of my usual postgame plan in this thread:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/359870/discussions/0/1698293068433727327/

Have a look for some pointers.

Originally posted by Erza Scarlet Titania:

vand lastly . what blitzball team should i use ? i usually have Tidus (Left) Linna ( right) Brother (Middle) ropp ( defense) Kyou ( goalie) and some random Character as the 2nd defender

but i never play Blitzball well , i dont know which players are good or anything ( i just take linna for her high level )

There's a number of possible good combinations. Personally, I think just having Tidus in the front, Brother in the middle, and Ropp at the back is usually enough. The rest can be filled with various options, yours should work just fine.

If you want super easy wins, just abuse Brother's speed - pass him the ball, then use him to get the entire enemy team to follow him. Swim far away from the goal and create some distance so they don't stop you, then pass aaaalll the way across the field to Tidus. Head into the empty goal, score. Repeat. You'll never lose a game.

[Metadragon]

Ironically The Expert Sphere grid is "faster" for leveling. It takes some pre-planning people dont want to headache with though.

[Mikasa Ackerman]

Originally posted by Metadragon:

Ironically The Expert Sphere grid is "faster" for leveling. It takes some pre-planning people dont want to headache with though.

well . the expert grid has 50 nods fewer than the standard grid , these have to be somewhere on the standard grid after all

[Metadragon]

Originally posted by Erza Scarlet Titania:

Originally posted by Metadragon:

Ironically The Expert Sphere grid is "faster" for leveling. It takes some pre-planning people dont want to headache with though.

well . the expert grid has 50 nods fewer than the standard grid , these have to be somewhere on the standard grid after all

Most of those are empty nodes

[Mikasa Ackerman]

Originally posted by Metadragon:

Originally posted by Erza Scarlet Titania:

well . the expert grid has 50 nods fewer than the standard grid , these have to be somewhere on the standard grid after all

Most of those are empty nodes

but you still have to cross them

[Metadragon]

Originally posted by Erza Scarlet Titania:

Originally posted by Metadragon:

Most of those are empty nodes

but you still have to cross them

I know

[rkgee]

playing the PC version now. im using the turbo always when grind :) just grind and soon you will level up

[Mikasa Ackerman]

Originally posted by rkgee:

playing the PC version now. im using the turbo always when grind :) just grind and soon you will level up

The problem is that way i grind too nuch and end up beating lots of areas too fast