Marvell if you have him. Only one worth leveling due to AOE silence for PVP.

Dinah is great for AoE DEF break & Vulnerability, Chikaki the Echo, and Kraken. Sania > Dorothy for healer

Here are some suggestions:

https://www.prydwen.gg/etheria-restart/guides/early-progression-guide/

Aww, the whiny little boy is scared of questions 😭😭😭

Oh man if it hurts you that much you should probably get off reddit

Marvell and especially Gray - build Crit so he can effect DEF more consistently

Swap jobs. The game has the massive JP spike to kind of soft cap job levels. It's the game's way of forcing you to switch up your team without actively forcing it since the amount of JP needed to get from 9 to 10 could have gotten you two more jobs to 9. As for what to swap with, probably something that synergizes well with what you're swapping off of. For example if you were a Spell Fencer swap to something like Ranger or Pirate to add elemental damage to your physical DPS, or if swapping from White Mage consider Performer or Salve Maker to add utility and buffs to your healer.

Generally, I get a handful of jobs to level 9 per character. Not huge amounts but around 3-5 at least I'd say. Having a lot of level 9 jobs gives you a whole lot more choices for job and subjob combos, as well as passives, going forwards - which is great for if you get stuck on a boss. it also let's you experiment with more jobs and that might help you decide which jobs you most want to push up in level once JP gains improve.

In Chapter 4, JP increases a decent amount and it starts becoming viable to push for level 10 and above, or you can continue pushing up a few more jobs to level 9 if you prefer (particularly the new jobs you get in chapter 4). Chapter 5 they increase again and it becomes quite easy to level to 10 and beyond.

I actually grinded out JP Up on all my characters in chapter 2, it just depends on if there's a skill I want.

It’s a soft cap to encourage you to use other jobs if you haven’t already. Don’t be disheartened, you’ll be earning 999 JP per farming fight in no time and blasting through those levels.

The game is telling you it’s time to swap jobs.

You'd enjoy Xenoblade Chronicles 1. Just dont set out to do the sidequests, just beeline the story. Game is gorgeous through and through and has a mature story. The setting is just jaw dropping: you live in the body of a bipedal thousand mile high colossus of biomatter called The Bionis, which died along with its counterpart, The Mechonis, their bodies forever stuck in the battle stance they died on, a ginormous sword connecting the two. As friction happens between the people of Bionis and the machines of Mechonis the main character gains the power to wield a sword that apparently lets him have visions of the future. As you explore you see that you are just on gigantic body parts that stretch horizon to horizon on these fantastical vistas, and as weather changes or night falls you start to see the distant blinking of red lights from the Mechonis in the distance. Its pretty fucking cool

Combat is also my favorite part of the remakes, everything else has left me cold but didn't keep me from completing the first one.

"I can see myself playing another game like this....but not too soon probably"

That's the correct take to have. I love JRPGs but there are only so many anime tropes that I can take in until I start to dislike the genre, so I only play one JRPG per year and it worked well for me so far.

Thanks! I mainly use it to practice my writen english!

Not liking long cutscenes when that’s trademark Final Fantasy

Just to clarify, class level is not overall level. Your companions level up even out of your Team, they have to be with you to level up their classes. They'll reach level 30 about the same time as you

There's a few tricks you can do.

At early game there's a console mission that gives some exp, 12 class exp and 8 BP which can be cleared in less than 10 seconds with a levelled range art which whilst not a lot when spammed over and over isn't to bad.

Next is the Irina method in which you control Irina and take advantage of her Brain Jack art into using servant sacrifice to try and instant kill things a few levels higher than you. This one can be a bit tricky to get to grips with and Servant Sacrifice is fussy as hell to hit as well as landing the initial brain jack can go wrong so be careful with it.

Otherwise as far as Class levels specifically are concerned I wouldn't worry until you unlock a certain method of transportation and then is look up what is referred to as "Joker farming"

Enel put a video out on this. Basically get the one heavy skell that has some Thermal Dmg Up effects on its gear, not Mastema the other one, then throw a Phoenix weapon on it and grab a few Insecoid Slayer XX augments and throw it on your weapons (despite being XX this is VERY easy Skell Weapon augment to make). Then there is a ravine in Oblivia with tons of higher level Bugs. You run through pulling them all, then kill them with a single Phoenix. Go watch Enel's video for the exact location and build parameters. That is just the general strategy.

Find any small-size enemies (like Blattas) that are higher level than you and proceed to eradicate them with Skells. Exp is based on level, but enemy difficulty is based on size. So you will be able to mow down hordes of small enemies with ease while still earning the same amount of exp.

Do you have Skells? If so, go to the Greater Gemini Bridge in NW Primordia and repeatedly walk back and forth on the Level 46 female Prone soldier there. Don't draw your weapons, just step on her over and over. You can get your levels up to the mid-40s pretty easily while doing this. And at the same time you can earn enough Class Points for everyone who is currently on your roster.

Essentially all the earlier areas get easier and faster, but the final area where you buy the rebirth, costs more each time, so that area always takes like… many hours by itself

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ON3J8iIxLTeU_KSNj3oWU1lzjqjRYFrc7urOgZowPuI/edit?usp=drivesdk

Grats on this plat. I honestly shake my head every time I see the plat % on PS Profiles......I don't understand how it's so high..

Niiiice. I gotta get around to finishing it, I'm on chapter 12 of hard mode and those Ultimate Party Animal combat challenges are so dumb....can't wait for the VR boss gauntlet

Congratulations on the plat! 😎

> Am I just not using the new season dynamic well enough?

If you're playing with Talismans on and not winning, then you are definitely not abusing them well enough. They add a ridiculous amount of power to players. If you're running owl, I'd say to use the spirit talisman with the condition of secondary use and then just be Gambit and throw cards. As for Lyn, the GOAT, just taking a shoot condition and laying into them with an AR should help pop that off.

Aside from that, there are some very easy wins to get out of this game, even if you play multiplayer without Lone Wolf. For example, take the Prince (Cat) and get Painkiller as your first blessing. His grenades will automatically cause all 3 elements which makes everything short of Elites/Bosses fight each other. It makes clearing easy and it's still pretty good in the boss fights still. Skilled Trick on anyone with good weapon loadouts can get silly as well.

It's hard to give direct advice without, like, watching you play. Just know that horrible RNG aside, you can get consistent wins on R10 when you know what you're doing.

Are you playing with any Bizarre Dream modifications? A lot of them offer interesting plays to alter the experience, but most can be seen as buffs.

Do you actively use soul essences to buy spiritual blessings and enhanced occult scrolls from paddlers? Quite costly but always worth if you make it through a run.

Are you familiar with the character/do you understand its synergies? Most failed runs of mine stem from the fact that I thought I would get the hang of characters on the fly. Its worth to check their ascension and blessings to look for specific builds and synergies you didn't know of.

The Talisman mechanic is very strong. Take the time to read their effects and pair them with a fitting character or build. Talisman are very strong when supporting a heros main playstyle, but some can even work completely independently. They will certainly boost your power level if you build them well.

Hmm for solo I find Lone Wolf makes this much easier. 

But if you are struggling with stage one.

• Explosive and corrosive weapons give you much needed cc to move though the rooms. 

• Bone Dragon and Prism are particularly good choices to control the sturdier enemies 

• Prioritize bomb throwers and spearman

• While it may not be fun but try to prioritize defensive ascension early as you'll naturally ramp up in offense as the run continues.

It is tough and a decent chunk of it comes down to RNG. I find if I can make it to zone 3/after the desert area, Im generally fine. I know that in zone 2, the worm boss has a bigger AoE then the cat can dash out of if the cat does not have any speed buffs.

I play with a friend or solo with lone wolf. I never take painkiller as my starting blessing, it makes the game to easy. I do take counterviolence though on most runs and if Im going solo I take the 20% chance to get enhanced scrolls as my lone wolf option.

R10 is no cakewalk, and some heroes are simply better equipped at tackling it than others. But it can be done with all of them! (I've documented runs for each hero and shared them on YT if you care to look them up)

My one big advice and easy to follow mindset for R10 is as folllows: Damage Mitigation => Mobility > Damage Output > Utility.

If you ever get the choice between scrolls and ascensions, you nearly always want to pick scrolls that give Damage mitigation of some kind, be that health / shield regen, more health to work with or straight up damage reduction improvements. That is your highest priority throughout most R10 runs i find. 

After that comes mobility. Nearly always as great as damage mitigation, mobility allows you to straight up avoid taking damage, especially on regular R10 runs or with only 2 people. With 4 people or doing Lone Wolf 4 challenges, mobility loses its premier status in priority, but is still always valuable. 

Third priority is usually damage output. More damage means you have to spend less time fighting which means less time to potentially mess up. 

And lastly is utility. Now generally, utilities such as more money, more secondary skill refill drops or ammo generators are rarely ever too helpful in actual fighting, but thats not to say all utility scrolls are low priority.  It all depends on your hero and build you are looking for. A prime example is Advanced Depot. Build defining and game-breakingly good for some characters and builds, nearly useless or a downright bad option for others. Use your critical thinking for cases where utility present themselves. 

The final stage for Hero's Classic Mode is annoying from trying not to die from Forward Tilt or Back Air at 33 when he's huge and a cheeser

Ike should be on easy. I got 9.9 in 3 tries and most battles I Just spammed special moves 

Oh from what I remember I 100% put villager 5 stars

Mario, Luigi, and Bayonetta were the only three I had trouble with, I'd put them all at the top.

I respect Sakurai for making these wonderful games but goddam Classic mode really makes me rage sometimes. Especially the ones where CPU gang up and no time to breathe

Beach Teresse + elpis and then just magic units for an ez team comp. Should clear most content

You can try arines, liberta/ba theresa, Diana, luvencia, stray cat rou

i'd say that using the magical team dalvi and eclipse that you get for free + b idol helena (getting her to +5 with tickets helps) and elpis and youre good to go maybe until pack 14 if anything. Only thing missing from there would be levia for the vulnerability which i was lucky enough to get early. Magical team with Dalvi and Eclipse is pretty easy to get early on cause they're free