RPG Genre Discussion Thread

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Ssenkahdavic said:

@mjk45: I do not know the absolute formula, however I do know that I killed Mark 64 (with a 5 star) and had all others 5 star'd up to that point when I had the 3 primary roles maxed out 2 of the side roles (for each character), 2 of my 3 characters had tier 2 weapons with 1 of them with the Ultimate (got really unlucky on Traps).  I had all others 5 star'd up to that point before I killed number 64.

Also, my buddy only did the exact missions needed to get the growth egg, maxed out all 6 roles for each character and had his main three with ultimate weapons before he started 5 starring missions.  He plat'd the game also, and told me he did not have any major problems.  Id have to surmise that the timelimit is pretty closely linked ratio wise with characters strength/magic stats.

Actually, according to the bradygames guide, time limit is intrinsically linked to how developed is your weapons/accesories. Having more higher leveled weapons and * tiered accessories like Super Ribbon * or Genji Gloves *, can easily decrease the time limit by a factor of 3. 

Stats have no significant impact on the time limit. I've done the Mark 64 with Tier 3 * weapons and with Tier 1 Lvl 1 weapons, and i've seen a 7 minute difference. For stats, I've done it with maxed Crystarium and with Crystarium Lvl 10 at half for all characters, with the same weapons/accesories, and only have seen a 1 minute difference.