You're doing this to spite me...

Wolf Kanno · 09-21-2007, 10:51 PM

So I'm playing through FFIV Advance finally. I'm incredibly surprised at the sheer quality of the Advance series of FF games. One of the new features that has turned out to be more useful than first thought was the Beastiery. I never realized how many monsters in V and VI had useful items and now the same can be said of FFIV. This brings me to my problem...

So I just left the castle and I'm headed to the the Mist Village. I picked up the Goblin summon item but discovered that the Helldiver's drop the Cockatrice ones. The problem is... THEY WON'T SMURFING DROP THE ITEM!

Kain is currently level 23 while Cecil is Level 22 and have over 10,000 gil. Considering your party starts at level 10 and monsters drop barely 15 gil; one can see I've been here for awhile. I've already defeated the Mist Dragon but I just can't break myself away to pick up Rydia without having this damn item. I swear, this item's drop rate must be a fraction of a percent...

Have you had any issues getting items to drop in this game?

f f freak · 09-22-2007, 01:46 PM

The only one I've been able to get is the Cockatrice one. It was my first fight with a Cockatrice on Mt. Hobs and it just dropped it. I could never get Goblin or the other one (I foget it's name)

,,, · 09-22-2007, 06:35 PM

Those are rare. The only rare drop I ever got without trying was a bomb summon in one game (probably on my 60th playthrough). After spending more hours than I can count getting a pink tail to drop I gave up on my quest to get every rare item in the game on one save file.

Wolf Kanno · 09-22-2007, 09:13 PM

I can't say I'm looking forward to the Pink Tail quest... You know, I've never even got that item once. I've owned the game for years and played it countless times but I can't say I've ever acquired one once.

abrojtm · 09-22-2007, 09:17 PM

In FFIV:A, there is a place in the Lunar Ruins that only consists of monsters that drop the summoning items. That's probably the best place to pick all of them up pretty quickly.

Wolf Kanno · 09-22-2007, 09:32 PM

That's good to know... I'M FREE! Now I can go to Mist Village and allow Cecil the joy of ruining Rydia's life!

Bolivar · 09-22-2007, 10:44 PM

I think you spited yourself spending all that time to get it...lol FF can be a bitch like that.

Heath · 10-14-2007, 05:34 PM

I tried to get them a few times in both the SNES and GBA versions but simply gave up in the end because they wouldn't drop. Wasn't aware that there was a place in FFIVA that only dropped them, so I'll have to check that out.

f f freak	#2 (permalink) The only one I've been able to get is the Cockatrice one. It was my first fight with a Cockatrice on Mt. Hobs and it just dropped it. I could never get Goblin or the other one (I foget it's name)
09-22-2007, 01:46 PM

,,,	#3 (permalink) Those are rare. The only rare drop I ever got without trying was a bomb summon in one game (probably on my 60th playthrough). After spending more hours than I can count getting a pink tail to drop I gave up on my quest to get every rare item in the game on one save file.
09-22-2007, 06:35 PM

Wolf Kanno Flow Annok Location: Nowhere and Everywhere	#4 (permalink) I can't say I'm looking forward to the Pink Tail quest... You know, I've never even got that item once. I've owned the game for years and played it countless times but I can't say I've ever acquired one once.
09-22-2007, 09:13 PM

abrojtm moorB A Location: Wheeeee?	#5 (permalink) In FFIV:A, there is a place in the Lunar Ruins that only consists of monsters that drop the summoning items. That's probably the best place to pick all of them up pretty quickly.
09-22-2007, 09:17 PM

Wolf Kanno Flow Annok Location: Nowhere and Everywhere	#6 (permalink) That's good to know... I'M FREE! Now I can go to Mist Village and allow Cecil the joy of ruining Rydia's life!
09-22-2007, 09:32 PM

Bolivar Fools! Location: New Jerusalem	#7 (permalink) I think you spited yourself spending all that time to get it...lol FF can be a bitch like that.
09-22-2007, 10:44 PM

Heath Site Staff The Wolf Location: York	#8 (permalink) I tried to get them a few times in both the SNES and GBA versions but simply gave up in the end because they wouldn't drop. Wasn't aware that there was a place in FFIVA that only dropped them, so I'll have to check that out.
10-14-2007, 05:34 PM