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[DJZen]

So I'm stuck on the beggining of disc 4 and can't get past Adel. I'm probably a little under levelled, but the enemies only give me 1 exp for some weird reason, and Squall just says "NO! I can't leave Rinoa like this!" if I try to leave Lunatic Pandora. Can anyone give me any help? Strategies etc. would be much appreciated.

[Rand Al'Tor]

Lessee, casting Regen on Rinoa would help keep her alive. If you shell her you may even take your chances and cast some of the bigger magics that hit everything, like Tornado, Quake or Ultima. Risky though. Have you tried summoning Ceberus so you can happily triple-cast magic away? Meltdown is risky, as I think it harms Rinoa (but if she survives, you can cure her) but many enemies become a lot easier if their vitality is zero. (and Adel only casts drain on Rinoa, so her vitality is irrelevant)

Still, can't be good for the romance though.

"Squall, thanks for saving me...."

"...you're welcome"

"okay, now that we have THAT out of the way" WHAP "What were you THINKING cassting meltdozn like that."

"Auch...hey we needed Adel weak, and you survived didn't you?"

"Oh yeah...do you know how much it FRIGGEN' HURTS to get every part of you seriously radiated? And I still feel like I'll die if I stub my toe now. Now where's my Esuna?"

"Well you don't hear me complaining about you tossing me into the wall, MULTIPLE times"

"Hey, I was under Ultimecia's command!"

Quistis: "well, they're acting like the married couple already."

Irvine: "That's why I'm never getting married"

Selphie: "Irvine!"

Irvine: "oops"

[Scar Face]

If you got Cactuar,use the Kamikaze ability on her.Then she will be beaten with one hit.Thats what I did.

If you don't have either him or that ability use Regen and Curagas on Rinoa,triple on yourself,and Use Blizzaga,Firaga,Thundaga,and flare on Adel and also use your attack command on her if you can do damage thats from 4000-9999.Thats what I did when I beat her in my second Time playing through.

Hope that helped.

[Big D]

Protect Rinoa with Regen and Shell, then cast Meltdown on Adel only. Use Cerberus and cast Aura (plus Regen, Shell etc if you wish) on your party, then unleash the physical Limit Breaks. Renzokuken, Shot, Duel... Adel will be gone in moments.

Originally Posted by DJzen:

I'm probably a little under levelled

Remember, high levels are irrelevant in FFVIII. Actually, the lower your level, the better it will be for you.

[DJZen]

My party:

Squall @ lv. 68
Zell @ lv. 55
Irvine @ lv. 35

My strategy:

Have Squall cast regen on Rinoa (which seems to have no effect, I never see her HP rise), then make Zell summon Cerberus, while I'm waiting on the summon have Squall cast meltdown on Adel. Once Cerberus casts double and triple on everyone, have Irvine cast shell on everyone. After that I have Squall attack for 3,000+ damage, Zell use flare stones, and Irvine cast 3xflare until he runs out. After that I usually get screwed since all of Irvine's good spells are junctioned and I usually have to have him curaga the party every other turn since it doesn't do much good after shelling everyone. Limit breaks never come up since no one's HP ever gets to the right range. They pretty much just die after getting hit with Ultima. I was just now on a roll with her, but then Rinoa's HP ran out. This is the most frustrating FF VIII experience I've had so far. Maybe I should re-do the junctioning?

[Erdrick Holmes]

Ok listen up

First off make sure you have somebody that knows Recover, cast shell on everybody and on Rinoa, Then star bashing Adel with Meltdown to where down her resistance, after Rinoa has taken alot of damage cast recover on her. DO NOT SUMMON GFs otherwize you could end you quest really quick.

[The Amazing Spiderman]

Renzokuken and shot away. note:Only use ammo that attacks a single enemy, and if you think Renzokuken is risky, pray. Rinoa takes like 4000 damage only, and you can cure her on the next turn.

I cast Protect on Rinoa just in case, and shell too. I never regen her, I only cure her with Hi-potions or curas.

[Hsu]

If you don't have Lionheart, most likely this battle will be a lot more difficult. But if you have Lionheart and plenty of Auras, you should be pretty much set.

And yeah...don't do GFs, except for maybe Cerberus. And if you do that, make sure your characters have Expend2x-1/3x-1 or whatever it's called so they only use one spell per double/triple.