FFXII: Superboss Yiazmat

Yiazmat was actually a challenge I will admit that.  After grinding him for about a good 4 hours I was able to take him down, but it wasn’t easy.  I probably would have done it faster if I hadn’t healed in the hallway and allowed him to heal  a couple times.  I do have to admit though it was a fun fight.

I started off dealing with gambits and trying to figure out what strategy I wanted to go with.  I decided to try and keep one berserked character while having a support damage dealer and a support healer/buffer/damage dealer.  I will admit this strategy worked well for awhile until I reached a certain point of the battle until I had to switch things up.  (As always the music during the broadcast was provided by FinalFantasyRadio.com)

So here’s what I did:

Vaan: Berserked as much as possible
Fran:  Support Gunner, Switched to support damage dealer later one with 2 handed sword
Ashe: Support/buffer Bow, Staff, Gunner later on

So as you can see I had to deal with changing a lot to get comfortable in this battle.

I tried to keep Ashe in the hallway as much as possible and I allowed Fran some wiggle room to roam.

But that is basically it, until you get Yiazmat to a certain point in the battle you can grind him pretty easily.  Here are the gambits I used in the first part of the battle. (These changed during the battle ESPECIALLY near the end.  Near the End just give everyone arise and attack, it’s not worth healing)

Vaan:
ally: any  –> arise
self: berserk
foe: lowest hp –> attack

Fran:
ally: any  –> arise
ally: any –> remedy
ally: hp < 70% –> curaja
ally: any –> bubble
ally: any –> hasteaga
ally: vaan –> bravery
ally: any –> protectga
ally: any –> shellga
foe: lowest HP –> attack

Ashe:
ally: any  –> arise
ally: any –> remedy
ally: hp < 70% –> curaja
ally: any –> bubble
ally: any –> hasteaga
ally: vaan –> bravery
ally: any –> protectga
ally: any –> shellga
foe: lowest HP –> attack

Equipment:

Vaan:  Yagyu Darkblade –> Golden Skullcap –>Maximillian–>Cat-er hood
Fran: Fomalhaut (changed to Koga Blade later on) –> Golden Skullcap –>Maximillian–>Bubble Belt
Ashe: Perseus Bow (switched to Fomalhaut later on) –> Golden Skullcap –>Maximillian–>Sage Ring

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Final 3 Million HP

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Wyrmhero Blade:

FFXII: Fishing Enthusiast

I got bored one night and figured I would go after this sword.  To even be able to get this item you have to get the 3 badges, one you get from Omega, the other from Hell Wyrm and the last from fishing.  The first 2 were probably the toughest part of this process and the fishing just takes a little time and you will get it quick.

The Wyrmhero Blade

To start it off just go to Balfonheim and talk to the Fishiing Enthusiast near the aerodome.  Talk to that person twice then run to the aerodome entrance…but do not enter…run back and the rod will be up against the wall.  Take that rod to Ruskel at the South Bank villiage (Dalmasco Estersand).  Fish with Ruskel for awhile until you get all the color bottles, once you get those you have to run around to certain places in order to get the message that is inside each of the bottles.  I am just going to copy and paste the info below  from FinalFantasy.wikia.com just to save me time in explaining a lot of this process.  Only thing I need to let you know is once you get past the Midstream area you must go and obtain the Matamune Rod.

FFXII: Fishing

Other than that just get through the commands in the fishing and once you unlock the Den of The River Lord is when you need to really pay attention. The commands aren’t really that difficult after a couple tries so just be patient and take your time.  Once you get the King of Nebra fish 10 times you will obtain the 3rd badge needed to get the sword.  Once you get that go to any merchant and sell your 3 badges to get the sword. Watch below:

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Matamune Sidequest (FinalFantasy.wikia.com)

A different fishing rod is required to gain access to the last two fishing spots. Acquiring it is almost another sidequest in itself. To be able to begin it, you must first defeat Gilgamesh both times.

After defeating him, when you fish, the occasional Empty Bottle that you catch will turn out to be one of five coloured bottles. Each will contain a cryptic message leading to a specific spot in the game. After visiting every spot, the bottles will then form one last message, leading to the location of the Matamune.

After finding each location and deciphering the clues, the player will be lead to Barheim Passage. The Matamune is found in a section of the Zeviah Span, but by looking at the map, it’s clear that it can only be reached via the West Annex. Gilgamesh appears and presents the player with the fishing rod.

Fishing Areas (FinalFantasy.wikia.com)

The minigame begins with only one area, Downstream, being available. By completing certain conditions, an additional four river sections can be unlocked. Each area has an increasing level of difficulty and a different variety of Perfect Fishing rewards. Note: Every fishing spot will produce the occasional “Empty Bottle” instead of a fish.

This is it people…THE HOME STRETCH!!!

After going through my past blogs and listing off the stuff I would like to accomplish, I have come up with a final list.  I never really expected to play the game this long..but I do want to get some of the biggest things done and out of the way.  So here it is, the final list:

• Level Basch, Balthier, Penelo, and Ashe to LVL 99
• Get all Espers (2 left)
• Defeat Hell Wyrm
• Defeat Omega Mark XII
• Defeat Yiazmat (This will likely take more than 1 cast)

My reasoning for shortening my list, just want to get on to something else.  I do plan on following this list and finishing the game.

So what can you expect in my next cast?  Definitely look for me to finish the 2 Espers I have left and also finish leveling all my characters to level 99. You can alo expect, another great playlist provided by FinalFantasyRadio.com.  I would like to send out a big THANKS to Tebian for help making my cast a little more interesting each Friday.  So if you looking for some Final Fantasy XII and some great Final Fantasy music, then join me on Friday April 9th, 2010.

Last Cast:

During my last cast I was able to finally get all the items to obtain the best Great Sword in the game, Tournesol.  See below to see me  going through the task of building the items and recipe in order to buy the sword.

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Also I was bored one day and decided to take on the Esper Zodiark.  See below for my battle against the best Esper in the game.

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Wish I had this beauty :)

Tournesol is still a big work in progress, but I have made a decent dent in the item gathering.  For starters I have had 99 arcanas for quite some time so I will meet the 60 arcanas requirement.  I knocked out the Wargod’s Band, scarletites, Hell Gate Flames, Damascus Steel, and Soul Powder.  So that leaves me with High Arcana x6, Snake Skin x12, Serpent Eye x6 and Feystone x4.

While I have been going after these weapons I have also tried to kill 2 birds with one stone.  I have almost leveled all my characters to level 99.  So that should happen very soon and once that happens I will then plan on going after the rest of the Espers and depending on how I feel and how much time I have left in any certain cast I will go after Omega, Hell Wyrm and Yiazmat.   Now I might be able to fit Omega and Hell Wyrm in one cast, but Yiazmat will definitely take me more than one cast, that is if I don’t get owned the first couple times.

My Final Fantasy XII Experience:

Ever since I started streaming this game I have seen a steady amount of people hating this game, but there are a few who have said that they loved it.  Most of the complaints are the fact that the automated battle system, the fact that the characters just aren’t that interesting or the storyline just wasn’t that interesting.  Now I’ll be totally honest, after spending about 50+ hours on doing side missions and getting weapons, I really don’t remember everything that is going on in this game, but I do know that I really like this game.

One of my favorite aspects of this game is the gambit system.  Some say oh well the game plays for you…well if your one of those people…then keep you gambits off and go old school (just to clarify, I still love FF VII and the traditional style too).  The gambit system has allowed me to go this deep into the game.  I really could not see myself going after Danjuro for as long as I did and having to mash buttons and do certain sequences of magics for hours and hours on end.  Although what would have really helped this game, I think, an open battle system.  If this game had a open battle system , and when I say open as in you can just roam and button mash the crap out of enemies, kind of like Kingdom Hearts.

Final Fantasy XII Characters

Now on to the characters, I do agree with some about the characters.  Vaan’s fake painted on abs and the cheesiness that just surrounds Vaan the whole game doesn’t do much for me.  I do find Fran and Balthier interesting as characters though.  I mean how often do you see a race of half bunny rabbit-half weird humanoid women with sexy voices :).  I don’t really care much for Basch or Penelo so I won’t spend much time on them.  I do like Ashe’s character though and I think the game does keep her interesting enough to want to go find out more information on her…and once she gets those swords I don’t know about you, but I really wanted to know how the game was going to end…so that is another reason why I am sticking this game out.

Overall, I’m glad I gave the game a chance even though I tried playing it 4 times (all restarts at random times over the past 2 years).  I would recommend the game to other Final Fantasy lovers and would hope they would look past some of the flaws and just play the game for what it is, Final Fantasy.

Turnesol

After taking loads of time in getting the Danjuro Dagger, I have decided to go after the 2nd best sword in the game…the Turnesol.

I started out the last stream gathering the items needed to create the recipe to create the sword and I have come to find out why this sword is so hard to get.  As stated above this sword requires 600,000 Gil, now depending on if you were able to save money this shouldn’t be a problem for most people.  The License Board should also not be a problem as I was able to fill mine for all characters around level 50.  But the big thing that makes this sword difficult is the rare items it takes to create it.  Here are the items needed and the strategies to obtain them.  This link has more details inside, I just wanted to give you a quick view into what all is needed: Source GameFAQ’s

So as you can see below this is no small task.  My last stream I don’t even think I was able to finish off the first round of Gemsteels.  What will be a big pain is probably the High Arcana.  This item is pretty rare, but according to some of the forums and stuff I have found, Dustia should drop them more than most monsters, but it will still take some time to do it.

“The Sunflower – A single, beautiful sunflower. Brilliant as the sun, wondrous as creation.”
—Bazaar Description

The Tournesol (??????, Tourunusoru) is a weapon in Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, in both games being one of the most powerful weapons obtainable.

The Tournesol is the strongest Greatsword available in Final Fantasy XII. Its license is found at the bottom right corner of the License Board. While it appears that the sword needs only three respective loots to synthesize, those items must also be synthesized first, and the total eight loots required can be very hard to obtain in numbers. The Tournesol costs 225 LP; and 600,000 Gil. It has an attack power of 140, topped only by the game’s strongest weapon, Zodiac Spear. While lacking a few points in attack power, the Tournesol exceeds the Zodiac Spear in terms of multi-hit and evasion rate. It is also one of the swords used by Gilgamesh.

Once I obtain the Turnesol I will prob knock a couple things off my to do list, as I would like to get going on another game.

So here is what I have left:

• Obtain Danjuro
• Obtain Atemis Bow (Not the best bow…so will cross out for time reasons)
  
• Obtain Sagittarius Bow
• Start gathering Items for Tournesol
• Level Basch, Balthier, Penelo, and Ashe to LVL 99
• Defeat Hell Wyrm
• Defeat Omega Mark XII
• Defeat Yiazmat (This will likely take more than 1 cast)
• Obtain Lu Shang’s Badge (Guide I might use to help speed up the process) Might do some other time
  
• Obtain Wyrnmhero Blade (Sell Omega Badge x1, Godslayer’s Badge x1, Lu Shang’s Badge x1 to Bazaar) Might do some other time
  

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GEMSTEEL [SF004]
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Bazaar item name: Matchless Metal (29,997 gil)

Loot required: Scarletite x1, Damascus Steel x2, Hell-Gate’s
Flame x2

[Scarletite]:
1. Steal from rare game Aspidochelon (Trophy monster, Cerobi
Steppe, Feddik River: 40% appearance chance)
2. Drop (Hunter’s Monograph, 6%) or Poach (5%) Emeralditan
(Nabreus Deadlands)
3. Steal from Pandaemonium (a. Boss – Pharos First Ascent, b.
during hunt for the Shadowseer [rank VI])
4. After Fishing Sidequest

[Damascus Steel]:
1. Steal from rare game Bluesang (Trophy monster, Cerobi
Steppe, Crossfield: 40% appearance chance)
2. Steal from rare game Anchag (Paramina Rift, Karydine
Glacier: defat all enemies in this map and re-enter)
3. Drop (Knight’s Monograph, 6%) or Poach (5%) Bune (Pharos
Second Ascent)

[Hell-Gate's Flame]
1. Drop (Hunter’s Monograph, 5%) Cerberus (The Feywood, Walk of
Stolen Truths)
2. Poach (5%) Cerberus
3. Steal from Enkidu second encounter (Gilgamesh – Rank VII
mark “The Ancient Man of Mystery”)
4. Poach (5%) rare game Wary Wolf (Mosphoran Highwaste, Summit
Path: 7% appearance chance)

Additional notes:
It is also possible to obtain the Gemsteel by defeating an
enemy – the Lv. 99 Red Chocobo. It appears in the Ozmone
Plains, Haulo Green, but only has a 1 in 256 chance of
appearing, so it is not recommended at all.

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EMPYREAL SOUL [SF005]
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Bazaar item name: Jewel of Creation (29,997 gil)

Loot required: Soul Powder x1, Wargod’s Band x2, High Arcana x1

[Soul Powder]
1. Steal from rare game Vorres (Trophy monster, Necrohol of
Nabudis, Hall of the Ivory Covenant: taunt the Dark Element
[20% appearance chance], and let it chase you north past the
middle portion of the map)
2. Drop (Warmage’s Monograph, 10%) or Steal from Etem (Henne
Mines, Special Charter Shaft – you must obtain 10 espers and
defeat the mark Mindflayer [rank IV] to access this area).

[Wargod's Band]
1. Steal from rare game Victanir (Trophy monster, Nam-Yensa
Sandsea, Yellow Sands: 40% appearance chance)
2. Drop (Hunter’s Monograph, 5%) from Leynir (Nabreus
Deadlands,  Lifeless Strand)
3. Poach (5%) Leynir

[High Arcana]
See the Chosen Path section.

Additional notes:
You can also steal an Empyreal Soul from the Lv.99 Red Chocobo,
but again, I’ll strongly advise you against it.

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SERPENTARIUS [SF006]
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Bazaar item name: Jewel of the Serpent (19,998 gil)

Loot required: Snake Skin x4, Serpent Eye x2, High Arcana x1

[Snake Skin]
1. Drop (very common) or Steal from Wildsnake (Giza Plains Dry,
Toam Hills)
2. Drop (very common) rare game Grey Moulter (Mosphoran
Highwaste, Empyrean Way: enter map when the minute count of
the gameplay time is between 10 and 20)
3. Drop (very common) rare game Midgardsormr (Golmore Jungle,
Pths of Chained Light: 20% appearance chance)

[Serpent Eye]
1. Drop (Hunter’s Monograph, 8%) Basilisk (The Feywood, all
areas south of the Save Crystal)
2. Poach (5%) Basilisk
3. Poach (5%) Grey Moulter

[High Arcana]
See the Chosen Path section.

Additional notes:
You can also steal one from Zodiark. It’s up to you.

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GEMSTEEL [SF004]
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Bazaar item name: Matchless Metal (29,997 gil)

Loot required: Scarletite x1, Damascus Steel x2, Hell-Gate's
Flame x2

[Scarletite]:
1. Steal from rare game Aspidochelon (Trophy monster, Cerobi
Steppe, Feddik River: 40% appearance chance)
2. Drop (Hunter's Monograph, 6%) or Poach (5%) Emeralditan
(Nabreus Deadlands)
3. Steal from Pandaemonium (a. Boss - Pharos First Ascent, b.
during hunt for the Shadowseer [rank VI])
4. After Fishing Sidequest

[Damascus Steel]:
1. Steal from rare game Bluesang (Trophy monster, Cerobi
Steppe, Crossfield: 40% appearance chance)
2. Steal from rare game Anchag (Paramina Rift, Karydine
Glacier: defat all enemies in this map and re-enter)
3. Drop (Knight's Monograph, 6%) or Poach (5%) Bune (Pharos
Second Ascent)

[Hell-Gate's Flame]
1. Drop (Hunter's Monograph, 5%) Cerberus (The Feywood, Walk of
Stolen Truths)
2. Poach (5%) Cerberus
3. Steal from Enkidu second encounter (Gilgamesh - Rank VII
mark "The Ancient Man of Mystery")
4. Poach (5%) rare game Wary Wolf (Mosphoran Highwaste, Summit
Path: 7% appearance chance)

Additional notes:
It is also possible to obtain the Gemsteel by defeating an
enemy - the Lv. 99 Red Chocobo. It appears in the Ozmone
Plains, Haulo Green, but only has a 1 in 256 chance of
appearing, so it is not recommended at all.

Danjuro Dagger

Well after 3 Fridays and a couple random streaming days I have finally obtained the Danjuro Dagger.  This weapon has by far taken me more time than any other weapon to get.  I have to admit, I was thinking of just saying screw this and going on, but I figured I would give it a couple more tries.  This last stream it took easily over a 100 gargoyels and over 200 Necros to spawn this monster…so to go for this weapon you must have patience!!

Daggers gain speed over Swords  at the expense of attack power. Several Daggers also have useful additional effects.

For this class of weapon, the damage output is determined by your character’s strength and speed compared against the enemy’s defense.

So here’s how I did it:

Larva Eater

• I roamed the 3 areas in Giruvegan before you go into the Great Crystal
• Chained up to around 115 gargoyles
• Went inside the Great Crystal and into the area of the Leo Gate Switch
• Clear this whole area of Necros by KILLING THEM WITH POISON!! VERY IMPORTANT (If you don’t kill with poison you will lose the chain and lose the chance at getting best possible drop -  See below for Gambits)
• Once I cleared that area I then began zoning between the Leo Gate area and the XIV gate until the Larva Eater appeared
• If the Larva Eater doesn’t appear after several attempts go through the Leo Gate to the zone after that and then back…some times 2 gates helps with spawning
• If you see Reapers…go back and kill more necros…they usually show up because the number of enemies that you have killed is divisible by 3
• If you kill the Larva Eater and you did not get the dagger, you must zone away 3 areas and return and repeat

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Gambits (DO NOT HAVE A ATTACK GAMBIT — LET POISON KILL THE NECROS):

Ashe (Staff of the Magi):

• Foe HP >= 10,000 –>  Holy
• Foe Any –>  Sleepga

Balthier (Shield):

• Foe Any –>  Sleepga
• Foe Any –>  Blindga
• Foe HP < 10,000 –>  Poison  (Don’t use Toxify)

Basch (Shield):

• Foe Any –> Sleepga
• Foe Any –> Silencega
• Foe Any –> Slowga
• Foe HP < 10,000 –> Poison

This took many attempts, do not be surprised if it takes up to 3 hours just to spawn this monster.  Keep zoning and killing necros and eventually he will spawn.  Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions.

So here is what I have left:

• Obtain Danjuro
• Obtain Atemis Bow (Not the best bow…so will cross out for time reasons)
  
• Obtain Sagittarius Bow
• Start gathering Items for Tournesol
• Level Basch, Balthier, Penelo, and Ashe to LVL 99
• Defeat Hell Wyrm
• Defeat Omega Mark XII
• Defeat Yiazmat (This will likely take more than 1 cast)
• Obtain Lu Shang’s Badge (Guide I might use to help speed up the process)
• Obtain Wyrnmhero Blade (Sell Omega Badge x1, Godslayer’s Badge x1, Lu Shang’s Badge x1 to Bazaar)

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Danjuro Dagger

Some of my plans may be pushed back some due to me still having to try and spawn the Larva Eater.  During my last Simulcast with FinalFantasyRadio.com, I was able to spawn the Larva Eater about 5 times and I only received 2 drops which were just DemonEyeballs.

So what does that mean for me?  I will continue to grind this out!!  So be sure to join me again Live with FinalFantasyRadio.com while I try to obtain the Danjuro Dagger in Final Fantasy XII.

So here is my plan for my next Live Stream on Justin.TV:

Go back and Chain about 150 gargoyles, then run back to the way stone and then clear out the necros around the leo switch by doing the poison method.  I use this method in order to not lose the chain that I have created and by creating that chain my drop chances for better items goes up.

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Larva Eater

Bestiary Entry

Derivation: Gargoyle

Gargoyle oft appearing in the legendary of the ancient city. This strain, as yet unrecorded in the Camp annals, is hunted in Giruvegan.

Requirement

The Danjuro is one of the strongest weapons in the game, and the only way to retrieve this weapon is through Larva Eater. Recently, it was discovered that you do NOT need to defeat 256 foes to make Larva Eater to spawn in either A Prama Vikaari, A Vikaari Dhebon, Dha Vikaari Bhrum, A Vikaari Kabonii, Dha Vikaari Trahk, A Vikaari Bhrum, Dha Vikaari Jula, A Vikaari Kanbhru Ra, Dha Vikari Kabonii, Dha Vikaari Dhebon Praa, Dha Vikaari Dhebon Pratii, A Vikaari Uldobi, Dha Vikaari Sirhru, or A Vikaari Kanbhru.

You only need to clear the Necrophobes in the area with the Leo Gate Stone, then keep zoning between the area with the Leo Gate Stone and the Waystone XIV area until Larva Eater appears in the Waystone XIV area. If he does not drop Danjuro, zone two areas away from the Waystone XIV area (through the Leo Gate Stone area so the Necrophobes do not respawn), return to the Leo Gate Stone area and again start zoning between the Leo Gate Stone area and the Waystone XIV area until he appears in the Waystone XIV area. It is important to ensure that at least five Necrophobes successfully divide while clearing them in order to spawn Larva Eater in this way. This causes the game to somehow think that enemies are still being killed while zoning.

Larva Eater will continually appear this way, but caution should be taken, as some Reapers might be found floating around Larva Eater. Cast Vanishga without them seeing you to make sure you do not break your Larva Eater chain by accident.

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Chaos (Esper)

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Last Friday was a long and tedious gaming session and man did FinalFantasyRadio keep it interesting.  After fighting Fury, Chaos (Esper) and some other monster that I can’t remember the name of, I took on the task of going for the Danjuro.  This is where FinalFantasyRadio kicked in.  After about 2.5 hours of killing enemies and zoning back and forth, I was able to spawn the rare monster Larva Eater.  I can’t tell you how excited I was when I saw it spawn, because I seriously was having a hard time keeping my eyes open with all the repetition.  So again 2.5 hours to spawn the thing and about 45 seconds to kill it and guess what!  IT DIDN’T EVEN DROP ANYTHING!!! And to top it off, I lost a 270 kill chain after I killed it.   So I will have to add this back on my list of things to do for my next cast.

I really am debating on doing the Hunt Club due to the fact that if I almost fell asleep trying to get 1 rare to spawn…well the Hunt Club you have to hunt somewhere around 30 rare monsters, I think.

So here is a recap of what I was able to accomplish Friday (Feb 26th):

• Collected all medallions
  
• Defeated Esper Chaos
• Killed 1 Larva Eater ( after 2.5 hours trying to get it to spawn)

I know it doesn’t seem like I accomplished much, right?  Well, I actually did get some stuff done that I didn’t have on the list earlier.  I was able to level up Balthier and Basch to about lvl 70 and I gathered a lot of loot.

So here is what I hope to get done in my next 3-5 cast:

• Obtain Danjuro
• Obtain Atemis Bow
• Obtain Sagittarius Bow
• Start gathering Items for Tournesol
• Level all to Lvl 99
• Defeat Omega Mark XII
• Defeat Yiazmat (This will likely take more than 1 cast)
• Obtain Lu Shang’s Badge (Guide I might use to help speed up the process)
• Obtain Wyrnmhero Blade (Sell Omega Badge x1, Godslayer’s Badge x1, Lu Shang’s Badge x1 to Bazaar)

Here is some info on Omega Mark XII:

Omega Mark XII

An ancient weapon of war, traveling the rifts between dimensions. Its body is set with machineries and weaponry of a far higher order than anything made today. Though it is a construct, it was built with the ability to grow, and so it has evolved like a living creature.

It generates the energy it needs to live by filtering and condensing Mist from the air.

According to the Clan Primer entry, Omega Mk. XII is a construct of machine and weaponry that was created to battle a great Wyrm, possibly the Hell Wyrm or Yiazmat. This could also be a reference to Shinryu, if it truly is the same Omega from previous games. Omega was also given the ability to grow and evolve. It was left in the Great Crystal and allowed to grow on its own, using the Mist as an energy source. The story from the Urutan-Yensa bestiary entry seems to tell of the creation of Omega Mark XII, and implies that the creator lost track of it after its tracking devices were destroyed in a battle of some sort.

In the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XII, Omega has a little more than 10 Million HP, making him second only to Yiazmat. But for the North American and PAL versions, it’s HP was reduced to a mere 1 Million, less than the Hell Wyrm and even a couple of the higher Marks.
The North American and PAL versions of Omega also added the berserk status effect onto Omega’s attack. Whatever the reasons for this change, Omega is still one of the toughest battles, being the only enemy at Level 99 with the highest strength, defense and magic power.

Info on Yiazmat:

Yiazmat

Yiazmat is the Ultimate Elite Mark from Final Fantasy XII. He is not only the ultimate mark, but also the ultimate boss. Defeating Yiazmat will take at least fifty minutes at very high levels and player skill; but the fight usually takes hours. He is considered to be one of the series’ most difficult superbosses. To date, he has the highest number of hit points of any creature, boss, or superboss in the entire Final Fantasy series, with well over 50 million hit points. This astronomically high number is the main reason he takes so long to kill, since no player’s attack in the entire game exceeds 50,000 points of damage at any one time (unless you use Quickenings or a fully charged Dark Matter/Soul Purge), except in Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System, where you can deal up to 60,000 points of damage.

Its name is a reference to director Yasumi Matsuno‘s nickname (Yazumi Matsuno). The additional “i” in Yiazmat’s name is not present in the Japanese version, likely being a localization decision to associate it closer to “Tiamat”.

Bestiary Entry

Genus: Ultimate Mark
Classification: ???

One Deity among Dragons, One great Wyrm to rule all Wyrms of the World, by the Creator Himself created. Legend says it is an Anima, Guardian to a Sacred Blade. Though most sacred among its Kind, its great Power drove it to Madness, and in the End, it became a Threat to its own Creator. His Master was killed by Yiazmat, robbing Montblanc of all Joy in Life, and he would have Revenge.

Stats:

LVL: 73

HP: 50,112,254 |  Power: 107  |  MP: 999  |  Vitality: 99  |  Weak: Dark  |  Absorbs: Holy

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Arnie Roth is well-known among Final Fantasy fans. The Arnie RothArnie Roth famed conductor and producer is the driving force behind the Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy project, a concert series that has promoted Nobuo Uematsu‘s music worldwide. The tour’s music, performed live by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, was recorded and released as an album in 2007. In January 2010, after 3 years, Arnie returned to Stockholm to participate in the recording session for the series’ second album, entitled “Distant Worlds II.” The CD will be available at the tour’s upcoming Swedish concert, scheduled for June 12th. If you love Distant Worlds as much as we do, can’t wait for the new CD, and are curious about the attractions prepared for this summer’s show in Stockholm, take a peek at Arnie Roth’s latest interview – exclusively on GameMusic.net!

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Watch me live on Friday(March 5th) here

Friday(Feb 12th) was another successful simulcast with FinalFantasyRadio.com.  We had, again, around 800 page views and I gained another 6 fans!!  FinalFantasyRadio.com also gained a nice amount of viewers :), which is what this is all about.

That being said there were some technical set backs but we got it up and running about a half hour after I was actually wanting to start.  We were trying simulcast on both channels ( http://justin.tv/tebian & http://justin.tv/webguy55) but for some reason the settings didn’t save and I didn’t really have the time to work on it.  So we will hopefully have that figured out by next Friday.

Summary of my last simulcast:

• Defeated Esper Ultima Video:(Part 1 & Part 2)
• Obtained Stone Blade
• Obtained Yagyu Darkblade
• Obtained Sage’s Ring
• Obtained Zodiac Escutcheon Shield
• Started Medallion Side Quest

Plans for Next Simulcast (Feb 26th, 2010):

Obviously I will be streaming with music provided by FinalFantasyRadio.com :).  But I plain to continue where I left off from the my last stream.  I will start off with the Medallion Side Quest and once that is completed I will try and go for the Danjuro weapon (this one could take awhile). This only drops from the rare monster Larva Eater.

Larva Eater

Here are some facts on the Danjuro:

Danjuro

License Points: 110 Attack Power: 80 Evade: +5 Dagger (1H) Combo Rate: 10% Available: Infinite Earliest Access: During the events at Giruvegan The Danjuro is the strongest dagger in the game. It is also one of, if not THE, most difficult and time consuming item to get in FFXII. The only way to get it is via rare drop from the rare monster Larva Eater.

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mvzCUoSEnM

I will probably use this guide to aid me in getting this:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/459841/48127

So check it out Friday Feb, 19th, 2010 (hopefully around 9:30am -10am start time)

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This is an interesting story.  It talks about a special Vinyl record that contains a collection of eight songs from Masashi Hamauzu.

Here is the full story (Source JoyStiq.com):

Square Enix hasn’t announced a release for the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack outside of Japan. Instead, it has announced a second FFXIII music release in Japan that is going to make you even more jealous. On February 26, the publisher will release a collection of eight songs from Masashi Hamauzu’s Final Fantasy XIII score on a 12-inch record, including an exclusive version of “Ragnarok.”

The limited-edition vinyl record, W/F: Music from Final Fantasy XIII, is exclusive to Square Enix’s E-store. Importer NCSX secured a shipment of the record through one of its vendors, but that has already sold out. Maybe we’ll have better luck when Square releases the eight tracks on 8-track.

Esper: Ultima

Last Friday (Feb 5, 2010) was a big success.  We had around 850 page views with some more fans added to the stream.  We will continue to do these Simulcast each and every Friday.  Coming up, I will take on the Esper Ultima right off the bat with a very nice play list customized with Battle Music (Made by Tebian, DJ of FinalFantasyRadio.com) from all the Final Fantasy’s plus popular music from the Black Mages.

Join FinalFantasyRadio.com & myself this coming Friday as I hope to accomplish the following:

• Defeat Esper Ultima
• Obtain Stoneblade
• Obtain Danjuro
• Obtain Yagyu Darkblade
• Obtain Sage Ring, Zodiac Escutcheon Shield
• Start Hunt Club
• Start Medallion Side Quest

Now some of these I may not be able to complete due to the fact that they take some time..but I am hoping to get them all done in other upcoming Simulcasts.

The hunt club will probably be the most time consuming portion of this list as it requires me to hunt rare game monsters, as in sometimes they show up and some times they don’t.

Some information on upcoming Simulcast battle with Ultima:

Ultima likes to change the battle conditions a lot throughout the battle it seems.  She will generate a pattern that usually ends up like this:

• HP Sap
• MP Sap
• No Attack
• No Magic
• No Technicks
• No Items
• Magnetic Field
• and repeat…

Once I get her health low enough she will then start using a beam attack that causes massive damage to one of my characters.

I will try to plan ahead and get dark element weapons, since she is weak to dark, and also equip white mask to absorb her Holy damage.  Though I am sure the toughest part of this battle will be dealing with all of the conditions.

Ultima Stats:

Level: 63
HP: 258,0001
LP: 65
Steal: Virgo Gem, High Arcana, Megalixir

Last Simulcast Completions:

• Defeated Hunt IXION
• Obtained Ragnarok Sword
• Obtained Ultima Blade
• Obtained Excalibur
• Gained 20 levels for Penelo

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