extra content yeah but where to start?

[Rhymar]

Hello, i have a big problem.
I beat Yunalesca and now i know iam free to do the extra content stuff and i want to do it
but where to start?

My characters are to weak for mostly everything and leveling 20k AP each time with about 2.5k to 3.2k a battle in the calm lands is really slow and to get a 3xap weapon i know i need to be stronger so my problem is that to level better and faster i need to level like a slowpoke^^

does someone has a FAQ or a guideline where to start to get better?

[Moogal™]

If you go to Monster Arena in the calm lands you can talk to the owner and start to capture some monsters. If you capture one of every fiend in the calm lands you will be awarded the Nirvana, Yuna's celestial weapon. But first you must finish the Chocobo Training in the Calm Lands. This will award you with the Cloudy Mirror. Then you must go to Macalania Woods to find the woman looking for her husband. He is found in an area where two guado women also reside; talk to him and then return to the woman and husband. They will ask to find their son. He is up the magical road to the left. If you find him an altar will appear. Present the cloudy mirror in order to transform it into the Celestial Mirror. Then you can get the nirvana from the area manager of monster arena. The moon crest is found on the beach in besaid, hidden area down from where you start, an advantage is if you have the airship. Present this to the altar in Macalania to allow Valefor to break damage limit. See guides, http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Celestial_Weapon, for clues on how to get the moon sigil, its also in Calm lands, Remiem Temple, which can also be reached only from a Chocobo. Its near the place where you first entered. You must have Anima and Magus sisters.

Anima is received if you first have all the temple treasures. If not, you can return to each of them to get them, except bevelle, where you need not return. If you missed the treasures in besaid you must beat dark valefor to get into the temple, and for macalania temple, dark shiva. Also it could be recommended to use Zanmato here, see Jojimbo guide on ff wiki. Then go to Baaj Temple, seach for Coordinates X=11-16, Y=57-63.

Magus Sisters is obtained in Remiem Temple if you Captured one of every fiend in Mt Gagazet and talked to arena manager, and beat Belgemines Bahamut in Remiem Temple.

If you want the Caldbolgh, Tidus Celestial Weapon, you must beat the time of the catcher chocobo in the calm lands. Then go to a slope in the north of the calm lands. Here a man resided who will now be gone. Go down the slope to find a glyph. Present the Celestial Mirror and receive the Caldbolgh. To get the Sun Crest you must go up a step in the area where you fought Yunalesca. If you did not get it after the fight with Yunalesca you must defeat Dark Bahamut to get it. This is a very hard fight and recommended could be to use Zanmato with Jojimbo. The Sun Sigil is received by beating the catcher chocobo with a time of 0:0. This is a challenge but doable. If you present these at the altar you will have Tidus Celestial fully upgraded which is an advantage.

If you want to get the triple ap weapons you must capture five of every fiend of the Eye-Type, http://www.ign.com/wikis/final-fantasy-x/Species_Conquest. Then you will face One-Eye at the Monster Arena. He will drop these Weapons and Mag Def Spheres. Theres also a double ap weapon for tidus in Sanubia sands, Coordinates X: 11-16, Y: 57-63.

[Rhymar]

so best to start with some monster capturing and celestial weapons

[Hinnyuu]

#1 Unlock all the special areas on the airship

#2 Unlock Anima

#3 Catch 10 of each species of monster in all areas except for Sin and Omega Ruins

#4 Fully unlock Tidus', Wakka's, Rikku's, Auron's, Yuna's Celestial Weapons (Kimahri and Lulu if you feel like doing the minigames)

#5 Catch 10 of each species of monster in Sin and Omega Ruins (killing Omega at this point might be fun, it's way too easy later on)

#6 Begin fighting species creations in the Monster Arena to increase stats (Strength > Agility > Hit > Defense > M-Defense; Magic is entirely unnecessary, Luck is very good but a MAJOR pain to level)

#7 With 255 Strength, Hit, Defense, M-Defense and 180+ Agility you can start killing superbosses; you can kill all Dark Aeons except Dark Magus Sisters (you can also kill all Monster Arena creations easily now, including Nemesis)

#8 Get Luck to 100+ on Rikku, Tidus, Wakka; kill Dark Magus Sisters

#9 Kill Penance

Note: it's not TECHNICALLY required to grind Luck to 100+ but it will make Dark Mindy and Penance so, so much easier. More Luck is better, of course, but Luck is really annoying to level up.

[Rhymar]

sounds like a good plan thanks^^

[ChaosBahamut]

Kinda off-topic but I'd recommend finishing up with the plot first, before doing any of the side content. That way it'll still be somewhat of a challenge. (not that the main game's particually hard after the first playthrough but still)

[GinkoBiloba]

I agree with above. The end game storyline will be pretty boring if you grind for Monster Arena and Dark Aeons.

[Hinnyuu]

Definitely a good point to make. You should probably continue the story all the way into Sin before you do any sort of grinding/leveling. And then it's a good idea to do Omega Weapon reasonably early as well, since it will not be any challenge whatsoever once you have full Celestial Weapons etc. And it's decent difficulty if you don't, without being overpowered (it has no break damage limit, I don't think, and doesn't do one-shot-kill supermoves).