FF VII basic help with fighting

y2viks · 27 Aug 2009 at 11:51

Streeteh said:
Ah, i remembered the catch with Beta, it uses something silly like 75MP which at that point in the game is a huge chunk of your MP. So yeah it will kill nearly anything, but you only get to use it once per rest/ether.

finally, i can use my ether potions

that is if i can get the skill finally

meths · 27 Aug 2009 at 12:09

y2viks said:
finally, i can use my ether potions

that is if i can get the skill finally

Ether's are handy in the Battle Arena at the Gold Saucer.

MP=0...I don't think so.

y2viks · 27 Aug 2009 at 12:28

Meths said:
Ether's are handy in the Battle Arena at the Gold Saucer.

MP=0...I don't think so.

I have no idea what that is but i'm looking forward to it.

The only thing i've heard about before, boss wise is Ruby and Emerald... something

Is there a lot of special stuff you can easily miss out on?

neil3k · 27 Aug 2009 at 12:53

if i was you just capture a chocobo and come back to it in disc 2

you're going to get your ass handed to you

y2viks · 27 Aug 2009 at 13:36

Sadly I can't :/ it's a challenge and it's a do-able (albeit difficult one) so i'll keep going till i go mental, or kill him. Whichever comes first

Tute · 27 Aug 2009 at 13:40

Doesn't he respawn straight away anyway?

Waste of time, avoid him.

y2viks · 27 Aug 2009 at 13:54

but i want the beta skill and i can't wait

wannabedamned · 27 Aug 2009 at 13:54

Tute said:
Doesn't he respawn straight away anyway?

Waste of time, avoid him.

Would that make him a good source of XP?

y2viks · 27 Aug 2009 at 14:34

from what i've read, he doesn't give out that good XP if you consider the difficulty

Tute · 27 Aug 2009 at 14:38

wannabedamned said:
Would that make him a good source of XP?

At the end of the game, yes.

Sadly when it's a struggle to kill him, it's a waste of time doing so. Get Beta, and get out of there. He just respawns and is an absolute **** to kill.

It's not like there's any good loot.

eggyoke · 27 Aug 2009 at 14:51

Reading threads like this make me want to replay the game, but I simply havent got the time anymore

meths · 27 Aug 2009 at 15:23

Once you do get Beta from the Zolom it's easy enough to beat but definitely not worth sticking around to build XP.

I think I only got about 240XP from it by the time I got there whereas in the Shinra mansion you get 1200XP for killing a group of 4 easy firey things.

y2viks · 28 Aug 2009 at 08:48

managed to get Beta

Instead of making Cloud my main guy with the elemental, fire and ES materia, i set it to Barrett. Then luckily i had him set to Defend after he got hit by beta so he went down to 200hp, then he survived the attack after, drank and elixer and beta'd back

meths · 28 Aug 2009 at 10:41

y2viks said:
managed to get Beta

Instead of making Cloud my main guy with the elemental, fire and ES materia, i set it to Barrett. Then luckily i had him set to Defend after he got hit by beta so he went down to 200hp, then he survived the attack after, drank and elixer and beta'd back

Well done you.

It'll come in handy.

Get Big Guard as well and you're damn near indestructible.

Mobius 1 · 28 Aug 2009 at 11:34

Meths said:
Well done you.

It'll come in handy.

Get Big Guard as well and you're damn near indestructible.

yeh get it from beach plugs near costa del sol. (you'll need manipulate)

y2viks · 28 Aug 2009 at 12:57

Meths said:
Well done you.

It'll come in handy.

Get Big Guard as well and you're damn near indestructible.

I had a look at a guide for FFVII and i've not got loads of stuff that i should have got so far. There's a long range materia, some weapons and carbon bangles i was meant to steal.

What does Big Guard do?

y2viks · 28 Aug 2009 at 12:58

-Tauren- said:
yeh get it from beach plugs near costa del sol. (you'll need manipulate)

I have no idea what that sentence means

neil3k · 28 Aug 2009 at 13:06

y2viks said:
I had a look at a guide for FFVII and i've not got loads of stuff that i should have got so far. There's a long range materia, some weapons and carbon bangles i was meant to steal.

What does Big Guard do?

gives you a barrier against magic and physical attacks

neil3k · 28 Aug 2009 at 13:07

y2viks said:
I have no idea what that sentence means

manipulate is a materia that lets you take over an enemy. manipulate a beach plug and cast big guard on your party

win win

Manlove is my forte · 28 Aug 2009 at 13:13

y2viks said:
I had a look at a guide for FFVII and i've not got loads of stuff that i should have got so far. There's a long range materia, some weapons and carbon bangles i was meant to steal.

What does Big Guard do?

Honestly I wouldn't bother that much with the guide first time round... Takes the fun out of the game. If you want to 100% the game at a later date then by all means. IMO its more fun to just play the game through and maybe ask firends (us) for tips and advice.

If your anything like me you'll get bored of the game if all your doing is following a list of instructions which in effect take the challenge out of the game.