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#1  Pink tail problems This is probably the only post I'll ever make here, but I've been checking this place every day ever since I saw that delightful "power of cheese" thread (just to see the updates). Anyway-- I have the usual American cart of FFIV, and have dedicated quite a bit of time to finding that pink tail. I am now starting to believe that it does not exist, at least in my version. I have been playing off and on for about four years now. The time counter says 73 hours plus, but it may have reset at some point, I don't remember. My characters are on levels 68-73. I don't know where they were when I first got to the room, but I hate leveling up and try to push my guys through on the lowest levels possible. Anyway, short story long, I have fought endless pink puffs and-- if I'm lucky enough that they drop something-- I am rewarded with ether2's, and the occasional elixer or ninja star. What I want to know is-- is this normal? I mean, I know the thing is rare, but shouldn't I have gotten it by now? Is this all just some cruel hoax, or does it exist? And if it exists, to anyone who has gotten it-- when will the light come at the end of the tunnel? Am I close? Basically, should I be having this big of a problem? I am now frustrated enough that I actually registered just to ask this. That's all. |
07-31-2005, 07:40 AM
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| Former Staff  |  You're absolutely correct to be so frustrated, and yes, it is perfectly normal. To say that Pink Tail is rare is a horrible understatement, ESPECIALLY if you don't have any Alarms. If you do have some Alarms you can save and then use them to automatically encounter Pink Tails in the room, and continue to reload your game and repeat until they eventually drop the item. Without the Alarm item you have to go through the incredibly painstaking process of the awful 1/64 chance to encounter and THEN the 1/64 chance to drop. It isn't unheard of for this to take days of gametime done totally legit without Alarms. Honestly, it may be more time efficient to completely restart the game, making sure to stock up on Alarms this next time around. Cruel? Yeah, I mean, I suppose you could call it that. Hoax? Nah, it exists. Haven't you seen the latest episode? |
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07-31-2005, 07:50 AM
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| | ^ Yes I saw, which is what prompted me to make this thread. I was wondering how on earth you did that. But I thought maybe you were using a ROM and reloading or something. Anyway-- I don't think alarms exist in my version, do they? It's been so long since I played this game for real. My original goal was to create a save and get every rare item in it. The tail, the zeus gauntlets (which I also have spent an obscene amount of time on) and Rydia's summons. The only rare item I ever got was the bomb summon on a save that deleted itself somehow. So yeah, I'm thinking about giving up on the original plan. I still want that tail, though. Are my guys all going to be on level 99 before I get it? |
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07-31-2005, 08:01 AM
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| Former Staff | I would say getting Pink Tail eclipses attaining a level 99 party in terms of time investment and accomplishment. Don't give up! It's just like grinding on an MMO. Oh yeah, and getting Zeus Gauntlets, as well as all those other crazy items you get from random drops, such as Rydia's additional summons, are also insanely rare and require huge amounts of mindless grinding to get. The thing that sucks about those additional summons and the Zeus Gauntlets is that they're completely worthless except for collection, where as the Adamant Armor is damn good. |
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07-31-2005, 08:08 AM
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