Star Ocean 3 *official*

My biggest problem with combat: There's no AI order equal to "Stay away and heal people." I can tell totally wimpy characters to attack creatures fifteen times their size and well above their level, but I can't tell them to stay out of trouble and help where I need it. Weak.

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Originally Posted by Thief~Silver

Which really upsets me, if you set a character to act in a well balanced manner, they eventually stop attacking.

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That's what I use on Nel and that generally keeps her out of trouble and occasionally tossing heal spells at Fayt and Cliff. I just wished it worked more like what I want for a healer character.

I have no problem with a manual block missing but I only use Fayt 99% of the time and Side Step mapped to close circle is probably the greatest attack in the game so far. It breaks enemy blocks, deals something like 400 damage no matter if the enemy is guarding or not, and goes around every single attack I've had thrown at me with the exclusion of a few specific area spreads from a couple bosses and the enourmous hammer-wielding guys.

I HATED The entire path to that stupid sacred orb. Jesus christ I was afraid every other second I was going to die because of the ghost armors with the swords. Explain to me how you have a boss fight.. then fight two of that boss plus another annoying dude at one time?

Anyways, tried out the fighting game mode, and I'm dissapointed. I was hoping it'd actually be a different engine as in a real 3-D fighter. But no.. .it's for the most part the exact same just using your characters.

It's.. quite simple and let me down a good deal.

Sadly, only Sophia has a different set of tactics in which she can focus on playing healer, etc.

Does anyone know where I can buy Smithery Materials? I'm out, no stores I know of have them, but the book says you can buy them at stores. What stores? I have no idea.

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Juggle combos, how are thos bad? Bonus gage? How the hell is that bad?

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nah, I meant the juggles, bonus gauge and paper-rock-scissors thing were good. targetting annoyed me a bit, but only the lack of a manual block and MP death really get on my nerves

Did anyone else have to change the camera to low fixed? Whenever I fight on active camera I get the feeling that my party members are getting their asses kicked or being retarded where I can't see them. Having it fixed also helps to set up combos..

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Originally Posted by ViciousJazz

Did anyone else have to change the camera to low fixed? Whenever I fight on active camera I get the feeling that my party members are getting their asses kicked or being retarded where I can't see them. Having it fixed also helps to set up combos..

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You can do that? I need to do that.

Especially when I am trying to keep a bonus gauge combo going.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

You can do that? I need to do that.

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...That's why the unskippable tutorials were there. :p

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

...That's why the unskippable tutorials were there. :p

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You know, I either figured out a way to skip them or I didn't pay attention.

All I know is that with my +4000 attack swords on Fayt and Albel and my +3000 Int staff on Sophia I am indestructable. Tutorial or no.

I found a great way to get Smithery materials.

Ok, when you have the distruction ring thingy, stand next to a high wall and destroy the bottom block and let the wall hit you. This resets you at the door but also gives you some material, 1/4 - 1/3 of the time it's smithery materials. You can do this till you run out of charges, of course then you could just buy more.