Elements II

[Prometheus]

Ok updating my play diary to get this thread going: I have made it to Winstar, and I'm not sure everyone in my party is going to make it!

So one thing I am curious about, since my negative stats are building up from grinding - is how much does avarice hurt the chances of rare items dropping? And the main reason I grind is I like to get at least one of every item before moving on, though it was taking too long on a few mobs so I decided to move on since they might be easier to obtain later (or steal once I unlock the thief).


My avarice is at 92 - and praying to lower it isn't cheap - I like hoarding my stacks of gold. I also hit like a truck because trucks can hit pretty hard

I tried uploading an image of my stats but I might be doing something incorrectly - screenshot is visible at https://ibb.co/F8ppCMb

[soulcatapult]

Ok updating my play diary to get this thread going: I have made it to Winstar, and I'm not sure everyone in my party is going to make it!

So one thing I am curious about, since my negative stats are building up from grinding - is how much does avarice hurt the chances of rare items dropping? And the main reason I grind is I like to get at least one of every item before moving on, though it was taking too long on a few mobs so I decided to move on since they might be easier to obtain later (or steal once I unlock the thief).


My avarice is at 92 - and praying to lower it isn't cheap - I like hoarding my stacks of gold. I also hit like a truck because trucks can hit pretty hard

Avarice doesn't affect drop rates.
EDIT: That's some Valor!

[Lady JJ]

I have a question about Intellect. Apparently my early responses to Doyle were really terrible choices. They resulted in these stats-

Valor 0.2
Wisdom 0
Compassion 0.1
Diligence 0.2
Virtue 0.1
Charisma 0
Cowardice 0
Imprudence 0.2
Bloodlust 0.2
Sloth 0
Avarice 0.1
Coldness 0

I didn't check these stats until I was several hours into the game and I decided not to start over as everything seemed to be going well... until now. These are the Intellect statuses of my characters

Sky 1
Monique 1
Leo 1
Cloe 1
Lala 1
Elwyn 1
Lance 1
Maire 70
Hiram 115
Ananda 167

Again, I wasn't minding those intellect statuses of a measly 1. The intellect couldn't even be increased by equip adjustments or even Think Ups. But battles were and are going well. The later additions, Maire, Hiram, Ananda, can have their intellect affected by equip adjustments and Think Ups. But, I now have a problem, and I don't know whether it's related or not.

Lance, Ananda and Maire have just found their respective shards. However, no matter how many times they cast element spells, the integrations remain at 0. I didn't have any trouble with the others integrating to 100, Sky even to 200 with his B shard, but these 3 simply aren't learning a thing. Can you give me any insight as to what I can do to promote integration? I hate to restart just because Doyle gave me awful stats, and I'm not even sure that's related as the others could all integrate with just the Intellect of 1. I'm very frustrated.

In case you need these

In case you need them-
Valor 531.4
Wisdom 168.3
Compassion 361.2
Diligence 232.0
Virtue 204.1
Charisma 197.3
Cowardice 1.0
Imprudence 187.2
Bloodlust 437.4
Sloth 87.1
Avarice 197.4
Coldness 92.9

Oh..... Wait...... I just got a deja vu about having this problem before. Sure enough, I advanced to a new land and fought new enemies and sure enough, integration is happening! Still, I'd like to know if having a 0 in Wisdom and Compassion is going to permanently bar me from completing skills/quests/etc.

[soulcatapult]

Oh..... Wait...... I just got a deja vu about having this problem before. Sure enough, I advanced to a new land and fought new enemies and sure enough, integration is happening! Still, I'd like to know if having a 0 in Wisdom and Compassion is going to permanently bar me from completing skills/quests/etc.

Your Bloodlust is very high, try praying it down and see if your Intellect improves.

[polarbr]

I'm stuck in the South port arena. Every time I go through all the lengthy conversations and finally find myself in the arena with some new fighter, we both get fried to death after the first turn in battle. What's the trick?

[soulcatapult]

I'm stuck in the South port arena. Every time I go through all the lengthy conversations and finally find myself in the arena with some new fighter, we both get fried to death after the first turn in battle. What's the trick?

You have to kill the Wreckers in order based on the numbers on their heads: 1 through 7. Sky always goes first, and Leo (the new fighter) second. So have Sky attack #1 and Leo #2 on the first turn, then #3 and #4 and so on.

[catsmeow]

What a wonderful game so different from the other RPG games that I love so much, but I must say this is one of the top 5 so far this year if not the best
Anyhooo I have a problem with arriving in Winston each time the cut scene ends with Zoe, I arrive back at the save screen and cannot seem to progress.
I thought it maybe because I was playing the demo instead of the full version but not the case.
It's probably a very obvious solution but for the life of me I can not figure it out

[soulcatapult]

What a wonderful game so different from the other RPG games that I love so much, but I must say this is one of the top 5 so far this year if not the best
Anyhooo I have a problem with arriving in Winston each time the cut scene ends with Zoe, I arrive back at the save screen and cannot seem to progress.
I thought it maybe because I was playing the demo instead of the full version but not the case.
It's probably a very obvious solution but for the life of me I can not figure it out

Try uninstalling both the demo and full version, then re-install the full version. Your save data should be retained.

[catsmeow]

Thank you that did indeed work ...onwards to winston

[soulcatapult]

Thank you that did indeed work ...onwards to winston

Great!

[polarbr]

Hum... I'm on my way to Winstar and see a cut scene of Lala waking up and being led to someone on a throne and then the game kicks me out to the title screen. What's up? I have only 3 team members at this point and I see other people listing a lot more members. Is there a patch? Or am I missing something?

[soulcatapult]

Hum... I'm on my way to Winstar and see a cut scene of Lala waking up and being led to someone on a throne and then the game kicks me out to the title screen. What's up? I have only 3 team members at this point and I see other people listing a lot more members. Is there a patch? Or am I missing something?

Uninstall both the demo and full version, then re-install the full version.

[Lady JJ]

Where is Iron Shard A? I found B in the Glymac Castle. I thought Iron Shard A was in the Glymac mines, but I can't find it. Also, Raya's Wood Shard B to integrate to 100 pts. I can't move it beyond the 100 to reach the 200 needed for full integration. I don't see Sky's Time Shard C on Hobo's Island either. Is the Daybreak skill still available?

[soulcatapult]

Where is Iron Shard A? I found B in the Glymac Castle. I thought Iron Shard A was in the Glymac mines, but I can't find it.

It was moved to Tatiana's cell in Castle Dragonheart.

Also, Raya's Wood Shard B to integrate to 100 pts. I can't move it beyond the 100 to reach the 200 needed for full integration.

It seems this is a display error. It is integrating, the number is just pointing to Wood Shard A instead. Sorry about that.

I don't see Sky's Time Shard C on Hobo's Island either. Is the Daybreak skill still available?

In this edition, Sky learns Daybreak at Level 29.

[Lady JJ]

Where is Iron Shard A? I found B in the Glymac Castle. I thought Iron Shard A was in the Glymac mines, but I can't find it.

It was moved to Tatiana's cell in Castle Dragonheart.

Also, Raya's Wood Shard B to integrate to 100 pts. I can't move it beyond the 100 to reach the 200 needed for full integration.

It seems this is a display error. It is integrating, the number is just pointing to Wood Shard A instead. Sorry about that.

I don't see Sky's Time Shard C on Hobo's Island either. Is the Daybreak skill still available?

In this edition, Sky learns Daybreak at Level 29.

Iron Shard A-I'll search for it. Hopefully I can get back to that cell.
Wood Shard B-Okay, I'll keep casting Toxic Sap and then try unequipping the shard to see if the spell sticks.
Daybreak-Yup. I have him at Lvl 28 and just gave him a Scroll of Promotion and he did learn Daybreak. Yay!

Thanks for the answers. I have another question. I went to Natesboro, completed the race, walked around aimlessly for about 15 minutes before I finally stumbled upon that mountain path over the inlet, got the Rosetta Stone, got the Vril crystal, but now I don't know what to do. My party consists solely of Sylvester and I can't find where to rejoin with the rest of my party. I go back to Nathan's Pass and someone says 'Yeehaw! I was rooting for you the whole time.' I try to enter the pass from the north and I"m told I'm going the wrong way. I can't find them in town, tried sleeping, can't find them on the ship. Where did they go???? In the meantime, I'll go back to a previous save and go back to Castle Dragonheart and see if I can find that shard. Should only take a few battles for Sky to legitimately earn his level up.