hunts on notice board

[IamPixel]

should i do them ASAP ?
or i can just do it later in the game

[Casurin]

You can do them later, but the early ones are imo best done when you are already in the area.
Enemies all have fixed stats. So early on they can be a bit of a challange but you also get still good rewards (and maybe unlock other things).

There is no real downside to waiting till you are at the end of the game - just most hunts at that point will feel like trashmobs.

[Hinnyuu]

You can never miss any of the hunts. It doesn't matter when you do them, you can't lose out on anything.

But as said above, they're at a fixed difficulty, so if you wait too long they're REALLY easy - like one-shot-and-done easy. At the same time, some will also be somewhat hard if you do them the instant they're available.

It's up to you what to do with that.

[IamPixel]

planning to level up my black mage a little, because i remember there was one hunt where i cant kill it physically, and still need to progress story a little to earn specific command.

[m_brent]

The only one you really should do as soon as possible is Fafnir, you'll know why!

[IamPixel]

Originally posted by m_brent:

The only one you really should do as soon as possible is Fafnir, you'll know why!

all notice boards are link right ?

[Melodia]

Originally posted by IamPixel:

all notice boards are link right ?

Yes, they are all the same.

Originally posted by IamPixel:

i remember there was one hunt where i cant kill it physically,

I can't think of any immune to physical damage. There are some where magick is for sure a better option, and a couple where piercing damage (guns etc) is worthless, but nothing actually 'can't kill it physically'.

[Hinnyuu]

Originally posted by Melodia:

I can't think of any immune to physical damage.

There's the occasional Paling, like e.g. on Deathgaze, but those aren't permanent. They go away after a while. Nothing is immune to physical damage for the entire fight.

[-|Nur|-]

You should always accept every hunt and do them if they happen to be on your way to wherever you're going. There are a few exceptions though, as some hunts will be beyond your current skill level (Cluckatrice is a good early game example). The gil rewards can actually also be helpful early on in the game.

[IamPixel]

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

Originally posted by Melodia:

I can't think of any immune to physical damage.

There's the occasional Paling, like e.g. on Deathgaze, but those aren't permanent. They go away after a while. Nothing is immune to physical damage for the entire fight.

im sure there is one on snowy area if i recall. and only way to kill it is thru poison.

[Hinnyuu]

Originally posted by IamPixel:

im sure there is one on snowy area if i recall. and only way to kill it is thru poison.

Not to my knowledge, though I'm always happy to be proved wrong.

[JD]

Originally posted by IamPixel:

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

There's the occasional Paling, like e.g. on Deathgaze, but those aren't permanent. They go away after a while. Nothing is immune to physical damage for the entire fight.

im sure there is one on snowy area if i recall. and only way to kill it is thru poison.

Trickster. It puts a paling up at low HP and shifts his element so it absorbs elemental magic while pounding you with Choco Comet.

Best way to finish them off when this hunt is first available is to put it to sleep and use the balance spell. If it uses white wind it is invulnerable to sleep for awhile and you will need to try to survive in the meantime. You can also try to keep yourself alive for a few minutes using reverse until the paling ends and you can use physical attacks again. That would seem to take a lot less time than waiting for poison to finish the job.

[Hinnyuu]

Originally posted by JD:

That would seem to take a lot less time than waiting for poison to finish the job.

Not uncommon for that to be the case, indeed. Poison and Sap are really not particularly time-efficient damage.

Most immunities last a max of 2 in-game minutes (i.e. it passes faster with speed-up), which isn't that much. So even if you can't deal damage otherwise, often it's best to just wait it out.

As for Trickster, it shifts elemental resistances - usually there's still a weakness, it just keeps changing. A good spread of gambits on a multi-element user like e.g. Black Mage can still make you deal damage. Or use non-elemental spells like Scathe, Scourge, etc.

[JD]

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

Originally posted by JD:

That would seem to take a lot less time than waiting for poison to finish the job.

Not uncommon for that to be the case, indeed. Poison and Sap are really not particularly time-efficient damage.

Most immunities last a max of 2 in-game minutes (i.e. it passes faster with speed-up), which isn't that much. So even if you can't deal damage otherwise, often it's best to just wait it out.

As for Trickster, it shifts elemental resistances - usually there's still a weakness, it just keeps changing. A good spread of gambits on a multi-element user like e.g. Black Mage can still make you deal damage. Or use non-elemental spells like Scathe, Scourge, etc.

That’s a good point re: elemental damage, I’ve not tried that. The reason I used balance is because that is the only non elemental damage spell available when trickster is first available.

Forgot to mention but you also need to kill Monid off if you are using sleep on Trickster so it isn’t woken up by his attacks.

[Dorin]

If you wait too long to do them, you'll trivialize them because you'll be overleveled and overgeared, but if that doesn't bother you then go for it, there's no missable hunts or anything