bookwormbabe29 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Hey there! So yea, topic. My first game of RD (finally have the transfer done, huzzah!) and I just gained the convoy/shops. The new feature of rare items is interesting, so I'm sitting here debating the best way to handle buying items this game. I'm not sure if this game is going to be like PoR where money falls from the sky, or I should be more frugal, you know? I don't 'need' anything at present, so I'm thinking of holding on to my cash, see if anything better shows up later. Still, I'm curious to know if there are any suggestions out there on the handling of resources, shall we say. Thank you for your time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinlucifeh Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I never buy the stuff because money is so scarce on this game, on second, third run i usually buy a Wind Edge, hand Axe at the beginning because these are so usefull but expensive stuff, i don't buy any Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HF Makalov Fanboy Kai Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 very rarely unless i absolutely want them, like a physic staff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I try and go for the stat boosters when I can. But I think that forges might be more popular than bargain items when it comes to spending money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maritisa Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) I personally tend to gun for most of the rare or uncommon things even when Forging is generally superior, although I'm oft stingy with my money until Part 3... I've found that a very effective way to get money, starting in Part 3, is to pair Heather up with Mist, or whatever staff user of your choice. Mist is used here for her high mov as a promoted unit and her good luck/speed growths. Anyway, give Mist both Disarm and Provoke. Once Mist is trained to have some high speed and luck, thus avoid, she can pummel people with staves for minimal damage, and take none in return. Disarm doesn't care about the damage you actually do, just the skill's activation rate. Since Mist will be registered as minimal threat, and pull aggro with Provoke, she'll constantly be bashing people over the head with her staff for minimal damage, and will eventually disarm people, even at Worst biorythm. If Heather is decently trained and has a 1-2 knife equipped, the AI will usually outright ignore her because Mist is the "safer" option. Once people are disarmed you just swoop in, snag everyone's items, and rinse and repeat. Offload items to somebody with canto if you fill up. Then just sell then for profit! Or use them yourself if you got anything special. Plus, once everyone is disarmed, you can have any unit of your liking jump in and pummel everyone for free and completely safe EXP! :D Edited October 3, 2015 by Ritisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekkah Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 There's a couple of things I'll always pick up but not many. Beastkiller is a must buy in 1-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiant head Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 It really depends on what the items in question are. Most the stuff isn't worth it, but I'll always buy wrymslayers, stat boosters, and other such valuables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 It largely depends on what is available. Most stuff, I'll pass over without a second thought. I tend to go for stat boosters, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) I never pass up on Hammers and Horse Slayers since you can't buy effective weapons otherwise. Not to mention that Armored Knights are actually competent in this game while mages are basically useless. So there is always a heavy demand for a good can opener. Besides, they are so cheap that it's almost daunting. And of course I make sure to never run out of weed for my Laguz buddies. Edited October 3, 2015 by BrightBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 There's a couple of things I'll always pick up but not many. Beastkiller is a must buy in 1-4. More or less. Theres that Secret Book in part 1 that i almost always buy if im using Fiona. And the Silencer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 The only things that I buy is the Wyvernslayer in 3-2, the Physic Staff in 3-6 and the Adept Scroll in 3-9. Otherwise, I don't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookwormbabe29 Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Hmmm.... so money isn't as common eh? I bought the spirit dust and arms scroll on chapter...5? ( I think) so money is a tad low now. I might end up regretting that one, but only time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hmmm.... so money isn't as common eh? I bought the spirit dust and arms scroll on chapter...5? ( I think) so money is a tad low now. I might end up regretting that one, but only time will tell. Ayup, it ain't. Also, Arms Scrolls are good for selling, not so much for buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 (edited) There's a couple of things I'll always pick up but not many. Beastkiller is a must buy in 1-4. If you want to overlevel Sothe in 1-4 or do LTC stuff... then yes. In 3-6 and 3-13 it'll mainly kill himself, if you can't change his weapon after he attacked. It's not necessary, even not in HM. The things I usually buy: all the stat boosters (spirit dust, secret book) wind edge in part 1 hammer and horseslayer in 2-3 wyrmslayer and arms scroll in 3-2 (for the half price because of the silver card) silencer in 3-4 physics, storm sword and short axe in 3-6 adept scroll in 3-9 storm sword, physics arms scrolls before the endgame I don't buy much other stuff in the armory except in 3-2 with the silver card. I belong to these persons, who are stingy with their money. The only things I really buy in the armory in part 1 are an iron axe for Nolan to reduce his AS penalty and a heal stave for Laura. Edited October 8, 2015 by Mister IceTeaPeach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClLoulD Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 A few things to note... When you get to Chapter 2-2 I believe you get 10,000 or 20,000 gold I don't know if this ever comes back to you but if it does then it isn't for a long, long, LONG time. There are a lot of rare finds in this chapter in the forms of weaponry, namely silver weaponry and killer weapons so that is usually a good find. I do not know if this is a similar case in 3-9. Never buy longbows they are incredibly expensive and incredibly useless in 98% of all situations. The Silence, however is a fantastic bow and worth the money. Arms scrolls are also generally considered useless as weapon ranks shoot up incredibly quickly in this game. Weapons that exploit enemy weaknesses I.E. Beast killer being effective against Laguz have had their damage outputs significantly raised in this game so they are now even more deadly than forges. Florete is a weapon for Mist that is half decent but it costs quite a bit of money and I believe she starts with one anyway. I look at it like this, she probably isn't going to see enough combat to use up all of those uses. There are quite a few stat boosters for sale and an important thing to do here is look at the stat booster in question and see if anyone actually needs it. What I'm trying to say is why buy an Ashera Icon if no one in your team suffers from a luck deficiency? However something like a speedwing, although being the same price as an Ashera Icon; is probably going to have a lot more demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maritisa Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 blizzard (the only one in the game) This is incorrect. You can get another one in that very same chapter by stealing it from the Wind Mage in the top right, (AND a Meteor), and you get another one in 4-4, in the right side chest of the bottom left room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Whoops, forgot about the blizzard in the chest in 4-4. Didn't count the stealable long range magic tomes, because it's not guaranteed that Heather has the strength to steal them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 A few things to note... When you get to Chapter 2-2 I believe you get 10,000 or 20,000 gold I don't know if this ever comes back to you but if it does then it isn't for a long, long, LONG time. There are a lot of rare finds in this chapter in the forms of weaponry, namely silver weaponry and killer weapons so that is usually a good find. I do not know if this is a similar case in 3-9. Never buy longbows they are incredibly expensive and incredibly useless in 98% of all situations. The Silence, however is a fantastic bow and worth the money. Arms scrolls are also generally considered useless as weapon ranks shoot up incredibly quickly in this game. Weapons that exploit enemy weaknesses I.E. Beast killer being effective against Laguz have had their damage outputs significantly raised in this game so they are now even more deadly than forges. Florete is a weapon for Mist that is half decent but it costs quite a bit of money and I believe she starts with one anyway. I look at it like this, she probably isn't going to see enough combat to use up all of those uses. There are quite a few stat boosters for sale and an important thing to do here is look at the stat booster in question and see if anyone actually needs it. What I'm trying to say is why buy an Ashera Icon if no one in your team suffers from a luck deficiency? However something like a speedwing, although being the same price as an Ashera Icon; is probably going to have a lot more demand. Killer weapons aren't exactly good investments for how expensive they are... If you want to overlevel Sothe in 1-4 or do LTC stuff... then yes. In 3-6 and 3-13 it'll mainly kill himself, if you can't change his weapon after he attacked. It's not necessary, even not in HM. The things I usually buy: all the stat boosters (spirit dust, secret book) wind edge in part 1 hammer and horseslayer in 2-3 wyrmslayer and arms scroll in 3-2 (for the half price because of the silver card) silencer in 3-4 physics, storm sword and short axe in 3-6 adept scroll in 3-9 storm sword, physics arms scrolls before the endgame I don't buy much other stuff in the armory except in 3-2 with the silver card. I belong to these persons, who are stingy with their money. The only things I really buy in the armory in part 1 are an iron axe for Nolan to reduce his AS penalty and a heal stave for Laura. Being half price doesn't make the 3-2 Arms Scroll a good investment, if you ask me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 (edited) Being half price doesn't make the 3-2 Arms Scroll a good investment, if you ask me... It's definitely not a must have since none of the GMs really needs it. However saving 4000 gold isn't a bad thing especially if you haven't found any hidden arms scrolls. Micaiah will cry for them in the endgame. At least I'm not able to bring her light and stave level to SS. Arms scrolls are handy for any magic users to me. Edited October 8, 2015 by Mister IceTeaPeach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 (edited) It's definitely not a must have since none of the GMs really needs it. However saving 4000 gold isn't a bad thing especially if you haven't found any hidden arms scrolls. Micaiah will cry for them in the endgame. At least I'm not able to bring her light and stave level to SS. Arms scrolls are handy for any magic users to me. I generally have trouble justifying using Arms Scrolls even on mages (well, other than endgame, but even then, I have other priorities), because Discipline exists, as well as Arms Scrolls being gems in disguise. That said, I think even 4k is a bit too much to spend just to boost ONE weapon's rank to the next level. Edited October 8, 2015 by Levant Colthearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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