[PS3/PSV] Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki

[MeoTwister5]

Can anyone suggest ideal master quartz I should be attaching on each character? I'm at chapter 3 and I think it's about time I start focusing on a specific MQ per character so I can fully max them out.

MQ suggestions only is fine. I have a tendency to mix and match regular quartz between characters but I'm planning to focus on a specific MQ on each person.

[Chaos2Frozen]

I usually just stick to the MQ that the characters come attached with.

[Se7enSword]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

I usually just stick to the MQ that the characters come attached with.

Same. It just feels weird for me to change them + I don't really have a need to do so.

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by Iron Maw

Nope. It's actually for CS2 too. It even says it on the box where the pin you get with it is held. The Artbook has designs and info for CS2 as well.

I'm starting to doubt that CS2 will even have an LE at this point.

Wait, maybe I'm misreading things but are you saying buying the LE also gets you CS2 whenever it comes out

[Mahou]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Wait, maybe I'm misreading things but are you saying buying the LE also gets you CS2 whenever it comes out

I think Iron Maw refered to only the artbook of CS1 which contains artwork of CS2, instead of getting the full game itself automatically upon release

[Se7enSword]

Originally Posted by Mahou

I think Iron Maw refered to only the artbook of CS1 which contains artwork of CS2, instead of getting the full game itself automatically upon release

Yup!

Cold steel was originally supposed to be one huge game after all, instead of being split into a duology.

Spoiler for inb4:

Someone mentions it is a trilogy now

[SidVicious]

Originally Posted by Iron Maw

How?! Even playing a like at 5 hours day for me and I'm not even out of first chapter.

Got some free time and played 8 to 10 hours a day.

[Iron Maw]

Okay! Cleared Chapter 1 last night.

The Chapter Boss was a decent challenge this time around, so I guess the training wheels off here. It can be really rough if you don't have faint and seal protection on most of your characters. Lucky I had it focus on Reedan and Laura. The later was protected against status effects produced by the Boss' attacks and Rean just dodged most attacks so damage pretty mitigated.

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

Can anyone suggest ideal master quartz I should be attaching on each character? I'm at chapter 3 and I think it's about time I start focusing on a specific MQ per character so I can fully max them out.

MQ suggestions only is fine. I have a tendency to mix and match regular quartz between characters but I'm planning to focus on a specific MQ on each person.

I'm not far enough in game yet to start switching around MQ a lot and I personally plan to max-out the starting ones you get first. After that I'm going to give/switch MQ based on each party member elemental slot restriction/alignment. For example Rean has time and fire element restricted orbal slots so his MQ will either by Time or Fire aligned. This way keeps customization relatively simple while still retaining flexibility in quartz composition.

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Wait, maybe I'm misreading things but are you saying buying the LE also gets you CS2 whenever it comes out

Sorry if was clear, but it's as what Mahou said. You still have pay for CS2 as normally, but CS1's LE box (as well with whatever goodies are inside) seems to be serving as LE box for CS2 as well. Which why I don't think CS2 will necessarily have it's own individual LE edition, just a regular one.

Originally Posted by SidVicious

Got some free time and played 8 to 10 hours a day.

Ah, I see.

[Von Himmel]

Can anyone suggest ideal master quartz I should be attaching on each character? I'm at chapter 3 and I think it's about time I start focusing on a specific MQ per character so I can fully max them out.

You can use any MQ you want, but you probably needs to take notes of these MQ (not sure about the english name):
- Juggler (can inflict 90% random status which is great for most boss and mobs, also 50% for nightmare(?) status which means 100% critical when you hit them)
- Angel (Alisa's MQ, this MQ is dumb at level 5)
- Aries (EP recovery by percentage of arts damage, good for fast clearing)
- Megalith (HP, EP and CP recovery on field, pretty much compulsory so that you don't need to build up CP anymore)

There's bunch of MQ that gives more damage or double damage but IIRC it's not that good in Sen 1. They're pretty broken in Sen 2 though...

[Chaos2Frozen]

Just to be sure, for the battle scope, analyse arts, detector craft all scans enemies right? And they contribute to the trophy?

[Se7enSword]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Just to be sure, for the battle scope, analyse arts, detector craft all scans enemies right? And they contribute to the trophy?

Yes. They all do.

[ninjastarforcex]

i just finished sky part 1 & 2. is this going to steam?

[Se7enSword]

Originally Posted by ninjastarforcex

i just finished sky part 1 & 2. is this going to steam?

No. No PC port for XSEED ro work with.

[MeoTwister5]

Silly question but you can't lock quartz on a character so the game doesn't automatically remove them right? When exactly are the points when the game removes them from the characters not available in a chapter? I already have a predetermined set of quartz for each character.

[Chaos2Frozen]

It seems they would remove only 'rare' Quartz, which are the ones with like a 'star' on them

[Iron Maw]

Yeah, only rare and super rare ones get removed.

Man the drop rates in this game is ass. -_-

I seriously hope I run into a "Fortune/Luck" quartz soon.

Anyway ch2 here, where now I'm hanging out with other team. I rather like how Trails ties it's gameplay to story opposed to most RPGs. For example the inability for Machias and Jusis to be Linked. They even complain when heal each other too.

[MeoTwister5]

I... really want to buy this game's soundtrack.

In any case since you can't stuff a UMD in a Vita, I went and bought a FC over on PSN. I'll finish this game first then FC, then SC, then Sen II or the third Trails game depends which one comes out first.

[Chaos2Frozen]

I heard they're working on pushing out Cold Steel 2 first in this year for localization.

[Se7enSword]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

I heard they're working on pushing out Cold Steel 2 first in this year for localization.

That's because it's slated for 2016. Hopefully before summer.

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

I... really want to buy this game's soundtrack.

In any case since you can't stuff a UMD in a Vita, I went and bought a FC over on PSN. I'll finish this game first then FC, then SC, then Sen II or the third Trails game depends which one comes out first.

I'd still advise you to play FC & SC before this. Oh well.

[Iron Maw]

W00t! Just when I'm complaining about a the drop rate, out of nowhere I do get a Luck quartz! It doesn't seem to improve chances to obtain U-material that much, but it's something I guess.

And man

Spoiler for Trails in the Sky to Cold Steel:

Anyone kind of went "wat" when Blueblanc just suddenly walked up to your characters and started chatting away?

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

I... really want to buy this game's soundtrack.

Yeah, seriously. It's really good stuff so far even coming off the TitS games.

Originally Posted by Se7enSword

I'd still advise you to play FC & SC before this. Oh well.

It's really not necessary. Yeah, sure you will gain even greater appreciation for callbacks, setting and various subtle plot threads, but CS still very enjoyable on it own. It's helps that while narrative is part of overarching story, CS doesn't lean on how much of you know about happened in the Liberl (or Crossbel ones for that matter) games understand it's own plot. Anyone can always go back to the older games afterward. I think the real issue in playing TitCS before TitS is your going miss all the added tweaks the newer games have.