Gaming Ambition: Monster Rancher 2
X-posted @ MGW
Sometimes, my level of determination astounds me.
Happy Monday everybody, it's January 23rd. Last Thursday and Friday, I got devoted to gaming, mainly for Monster Rancher 2. Also Maplestory, but not much progress. Let me tell you, I did fan-tastic in MR2. After so many years...
(Spoilers; nothing is covered up!)
Fantastic!
After so many years and for the first time, I achieved Master rank (10th!)! AND I virtually unlocked all of the monsters, or rather, I got all of the "combination items" which helps me to get there. Half of them I got weeks before such as the Sword of Durahan, the Spear of Centuar, and the Fang of the Dragon feared for my item space. But, I believe I got the toughest ones last week. TWO of them first requires me to set the right conditions, and either raise a specific monster or go exploring, the latter which significantly reduces a monster' lifespan.
Boots and Beard
What makes attaining these two items tough? They require me to meet two S-rank (!) monsters of the Skill and speed errantry. I face them with my Zuum "Geizer" and I struggled!(><) They appear as random monsters, and since they were powerful, I had to reset and look for them again after getting beaten.
Jill! ( Photo versus Geizer)
&
Zilla! ( Photo versus Geizer)
I mostly had to go with luck. The Zilla wasn't that bad, but oh God Jill...was killing me! (><;) Couldn't sleep until I got rid of it. If you beat them, you get a beard and a pair of boots that you can use as combination.
Also, for for the first time ever, I found GOLD PEACHES! They increase your lifespan =D
Master Rank
Again, I reached Master rank. That means not only I beat all the official grade IMa tournaments, I beat the MAJOR 4 tournaments: Winners' Cup, World Monsters Cup, Greatest 4, M-1 Grand Prix.
It's all thanks to my Pink Kato..."Katoh".
I can't believe how well I did against infamous S-rank Joker, Carmine ( Photo vs Kato) the Flaredeath (Joker/Dragon). I never liked fighting him. On NicoDouga, he is well known as Carmine-sensei (カーマイン先生) and has his own ND article with stats. You must fight him in two of the tourneys, along with the Death Dragon (Dragon/Joker). They both are one of the Greatest Four, the other being Loveless the Durahan. SURPRISINGLY, the Durahan was well balanced and could hit hard and dodge well. ~___~;; On Nicodouga he is called "Kumicho" (組長！; boss). I guess that is to be expected. I could never make such a good Durahan.
M-1 GrandPrix were mainly heavy hitters (Golem and Zilla) and a balanced Plant. Fortunately, since Katoh was a speed type, the Golem and the Zilla were mostly easy to deal with.
After the Great Four are the credits, but afterward I made Katoh participate in the LEGENDS CUP!
OH-EM-JEE the opponent! Almost evenly matched, and both nearly couldn't hit one another. When you win the Legend Cup, you go to the Hall of Fame.
Thank you so much Katoh. You deserved to be in the Monsters Hall of Fame!. When I play again, he'll be combined with another monster.
Centuar & S-rank
Lastly, I combined my Hopper (needed to unlock Zilla, Niton, Undine) with my Hengar, using the centaur spear. Centuar's a favorite monster and I hope to train it better compared to the past. I named it Gae Bolg. I also need payback against the S-rank monster in the desert (Power) errantry.
It was ANOTHER CENTAUR! It's name was "Sniper" with over 800 accuracy! (>___<). So that's three S-ranks. What are the other S-ranks:
Rainforest (INT): Unknown
Volcano (DEF): The Blue Phoenix**
Artic (SPD): Bighands the Jill
Desert (POW): Sniper the Centuar
Island (ACC): Zilla King
**I haven't seen Blue Phoenix recently...but, I remember him x.x quite well.
Annoying
A few days ago, I unlocked WRACKY, one of the three monsters you unlock that requires you to kill a monster. Single most annoying monster...because of the noise it makes. The Mock, another "Sacrifice monster", also makes annoying noises when it walks. Because it's a dead tree, it makes creaking sounds.
If I can do this, maybe one day, I will find the GooKingSword in Breath of Fire III.
Sometimes, my level of determination astounds me.
Happy Monday everybody, it's January 23rd. Last Thursday and Friday, I got devoted to gaming, mainly for Monster Rancher 2. Also Maplestory, but not much progress. Let me tell you, I did fan-tastic in MR2. After so many years...
(Spoilers; nothing is covered up!)
Fantastic!
After so many years and for the first time, I achieved Master rank (10th!)! AND I virtually unlocked all of the monsters, or rather, I got all of the "combination items" which helps me to get there. Half of them I got weeks before such as the Sword of Durahan, the Spear of Centuar, and the Fang of the Dragon feared for my item space. But, I believe I got the toughest ones last week. TWO of them first requires me to set the right conditions, and either raise a specific monster or go exploring, the latter which significantly reduces a monster' lifespan.
Boots and Beard
What makes attaining these two items tough? They require me to meet two S-rank (!) monsters of the Skill and speed errantry. I face them with my Zuum "Geizer" and I struggled!(><) They appear as random monsters, and since they were powerful, I had to reset and look for them again after getting beaten.
Jill! ( Photo versus Geizer)
&
Zilla! ( Photo versus Geizer)
I mostly had to go with luck. The Zilla wasn't that bad, but oh God Jill...was killing me! (><;) Couldn't sleep until I got rid of it. If you beat them, you get a beard and a pair of boots that you can use as combination.
Also, for for the first time ever, I found GOLD PEACHES! They increase your lifespan =D
Master Rank
Again, I reached Master rank. That means not only I beat all the official grade IMa tournaments, I beat the MAJOR 4 tournaments: Winners' Cup, World Monsters Cup, Greatest 4, M-1 Grand Prix.
It's all thanks to my Pink Kato..."Katoh".
I can't believe how well I did against infamous S-rank Joker, Carmine ( Photo vs Kato) the Flaredeath (Joker/Dragon). I never liked fighting him. On NicoDouga, he is well known as Carmine-sensei (カーマイン先生) and has his own ND article with stats. You must fight him in two of the tourneys, along with the Death Dragon (Dragon/Joker). They both are one of the Greatest Four, the other being Loveless the Durahan. SURPRISINGLY, the Durahan was well balanced and could hit hard and dodge well. ~___~;; On Nicodouga he is called "Kumicho" (組長！; boss). I guess that is to be expected. I could never make such a good Durahan.
M-1 GrandPrix were mainly heavy hitters (Golem and Zilla) and a balanced Plant. Fortunately, since Katoh was a speed type, the Golem and the Zilla were mostly easy to deal with.
After the Great Four are the credits, but afterward I made Katoh participate in the LEGENDS CUP!
OH-EM-JEE the opponent! Almost evenly matched, and both nearly couldn't hit one another. When you win the Legend Cup, you go to the Hall of Fame.
Thank you so much Katoh. You deserved to be in the Monsters Hall of Fame!. When I play again, he'll be combined with another monster.
Centuar & S-rank
Lastly, I combined my Hopper (needed to unlock Zilla, Niton, Undine) with my Hengar, using the centaur spear. Centuar's a favorite monster and I hope to train it better compared to the past. I named it Gae Bolg. I also need payback against the S-rank monster in the desert (Power) errantry.
It was ANOTHER CENTAUR! It's name was "Sniper" with over 800 accuracy! (>___<). So that's three S-ranks. What are the other S-ranks:
Rainforest (INT): Unknown
Volcano (DEF): The Blue Phoenix**
Artic (SPD): Bighands the Jill
Desert (POW): Sniper the Centuar
Island (ACC): Zilla King
**I haven't seen Blue Phoenix recently...but, I remember him x.x quite well.
Annoying
A few days ago, I unlocked WRACKY, one of the three monsters you unlock that requires you to kill a monster. Single most annoying monster...because of the noise it makes. The Mock, another "Sacrifice monster", also makes annoying noises when it walks. Because it's a dead tree, it makes creaking sounds.
If I can do this, maybe one day, I will find the GooKingSword in Breath of Fire III.