How does Master Quartz exp work?

[MabinoZerk]

Are there any methods to leveling up a Master Quartz quickly?

[Erpy]

No, it works with scaled experience just like the rest of the game. Think of Master Quartz as a very highly levelled party member who doesn't gain much experience until the monsters catch up with him. You won't be mastering any MQ until late Chapter 5/early Chapter 6.

[MabinoZerk]

I think I may have goofed up by having Elliot and Emma share the Aries master quartz instead of leveling both Aries and the Canon MQ. Now I'm at chapter 3 and Aries is maxed while Canon is at lvl 3.

[Sleepy205]

Master Quartz EXP is a fraction of the EXP the wearer receives. One way to level up faster is to equip it on a low level character (one that earns the most EXP) and put he or she in reserve.

That said I wouldn't bother with Canon. It really isn't useful towards endgame.

Just go buy Criminal when able and use that on Emma till the final chapter, then switch to Pandora for bossing or Katze for grinding in the final dungeon. Alternatively stick to Emma's default MQ Mirage for now.

Due to how Emma has a locked Fire Quartz slot and two locked Mirage Quartz slots, using Master Quartz that isn't Criminal or Pandora means you won't be able to take advantage of zero AT delay after casting without wasting a universal quartz slot. I mentioned Katze because monsters in the final dungeon are exceptionally weak against Time Arts.

Similarly, Elliot works best with Aries or Angel due to his locked Quartz slot.

[That's ich!]

Emma + Aries tho :3
Unlimited Arts ftw

[Sleepy205]

Originally posted by That's ich!:

Emma + Aries tho :3
Unlimited Arts ftw

In late to endgame your goal should be defeating the boss as quick as possible, not dragging the fight. Bosses in late chapters hit very hard no matter how much DEF and ADF you invest. Which incidentally is why MQ like Iron is useless here.

So EP usage really isn't an issue there. The main benefit of Aries is 50% reduction on AT delay after casting Water Arts, which when paired with Water Bell makes that 100% reduction.

[That's ich!]

I still defeated em pretty fast without some getting an Attack in Loa included using Aries + Water Bell combo on various Characters, on Emma when Emma was in the Party

EP usage is definetly an issue, considering how expensive Arts are.
I also used Angel + Gold Bell, Pandora + Silver Bell and Katze + Time Bell. But those can't fire as much Arts as Aries + Water Bell

[Erpy]

Originally posted by Sleepy205:

Master Quartz EXP is a fraction of the EXP the wearer receives. One way to level up faster is to equip it on a low level character (one that earns the most EXP) and put he or she in reserve.

That said I wouldn't bother with Canon. It really isn't useful towards endgame.

Just go buy Criminal when able and use that on Emma till the final chapter, then switch to Pandora for bossing or Katze for grinding in the final dungeon. Alternatively stick to Emma's default MQ Mirage for now.

Due to how Emma has a locked Fire Quartz slot and two locked Mirage Quartz slots, using Master Quartz that isn't Criminal or Pandora means you won't be able to take advantage of zero AT delay after casting without wasting a universal quartz slot. I mentioned Katze because monsters in the final dungeon are exceptionally weak against Time Arts.

Similarly, Elliot works best with Aries or Angel due to his locked Quartz slot.

Actually, I believe MQ has its own experience multipliers, so it doesn't matter whether you equip it on a low or high-level character, it'll still get the same amount of exp.

[Walke_893]

Erpy is most likely correct about MQs. I tested this out back on the PS3 when grinding MQs and calculated that the EXP you gain was different between your characters and the equipped MQs. MQs level faster the lower level they are relative to the monsters you face.