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vollbrudas Jul 17, 2016 @ 3:56pm
Where to farm grade?
The spot I used on GC doesn't seem to work on PC.

Is Iselia really the best spot now?
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CaRmAgE Jul 17, 2016 @ 4:20pm 
Pretty sure the grade system hasn't changed since the GC version, so the exact same outcome should result in the exact same Grade. Are you winning the battles in under 5 seconds and with full HP/TP on everyone? Where did you try to grind before, anyway? (AFAIK, Iselia has always been the best place to farm Grade.)
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Serial Pousseur Jul 17, 2016 @ 4:22pm 
I used Iselia as well, still works fine
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vollbrudas Jul 18, 2016 @ 1:27am 
Originally posted by CaRmAgE:
Where did you try to grind before, anyway? (AFAIK, Iselia has always been the best place to farm Grade.)
From what I recall grinding was faster on GC if you killed the Bakura (11 Grade/fight). Now I can't even find it and it only seems to be beatable by using unison-attack. On GC there was some other way to beat it fast. I can't remember exactly though.

Seems like I'll have to walk around Iselia for another 2-3h...
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vollbrudas Jul 18, 2016 @ 6:44am 
Currently I average 5-6 Grade/minute on hard mode (1st playthrough). Is there any way to get more?
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CaRmAgE Jul 18, 2016 @ 8:09am 
Is this your first playthrough on the PC version? There's an upgrade in the Grade Shop that doubles the Grade you earned. That might be why you're not earning as much as you remember (IIRC, the Grade limit per battle w/o the upgrade is 10 Grade).

Bacura is frequently found on the road near the SE Abbey. Getting an encounter on that road is hard enough, but you still have to deal 255 hits to kill the thing at all (not to mention it can run away).
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vollbrudas Jul 18, 2016 @ 10:56am 
Yes, it's my first playthrough on PC. Maybe it's abit too long ago.

AFAIK, 10 Grade are only possible in boss fights but not against the smaller monsters around Iselia. If I'm wrong, please tell me where/how to get that much.
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CaRmAgE Jul 21, 2016 @ 2:53pm 
Originally posted by vollbrudas:
AFAIK, 10 Grade are only possible in boss fights but not against the smaller monsters around Iselia. If I'm wrong, please tell me where/how to get that much.

Other than the bonuses for winning quickly and having full HP/TP, most Grade earned in a battle is based on number of hits dealt and combo bonuses. In order to get more hits in a battle, you would have to fight in a longer battle, and, thus, you lose the speed bonus, and would have to make up the difference. So, yes, 10/20 Grade is only realistic for boss battles.

This should explain why you get lots of Grade against Bacura: the entire battle is based on scoring lots of hits, and it can't fight back, so you can't possibly lose Grade (unless you use an item for some reason). Those fights are way slower, though, so that's why it's best to grind near the beginning of the game.
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vollbrudas Jul 23, 2016 @ 1:40am 
I've finished grindig in Iselia 4 days ago. Would've been kinda depressing if you'd told me something different now. ;)
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