FF2 - best early game training place ever!

This could work as a hint for those unaware of this thing.

I usually tend to work up my characters to some insane stats and stuff, while still having Minh in the party, and I train right north of Phin, where you encounter Wizards and Wz. Ogres.
I could safely say that this is the best early game training place I've ever heard of.
Not only do you gain some incredibly high level magics for free (Berserk and Stone, anyone?) but you gain WEAPONS as well!
A few seconds ago I defeated a single Wizard, and the screen went this weird as it usually does when loading the Treasure Screen.
I thought it was another great magic I could sell for big money, but it turned out to be a Magic Cane.
I went like "damn it" and guessed I might as well use it - I got really surprised at the incredible strength increase for Maria.
She had the Cane, on 5 Attack Power, and changing to the Magic Cane increased those points to 41!

This place is incredible!

It's akin to the PoP in FF1 that marsh place. It's even feasible to reach Mystidia almost from the offstead after getting the canoe, though it's advised against since you'll usually get creamed.

It's cheating, nuff said.

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Originally Posted by FlareNUKE

It's cheating, nuff said.

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I don't think its cheating as it is still very difficult to win these fights. I always go after captains on my way to the dreadnought.

The entire game is cheating because ZOMP you can use BUTTONS instead of working your telepathy to win!

I am partial to the coastline below altea myself. It's a bit of a mark of distinction being able to defeat the monsters there easily.

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Originally Posted by rubah

The entire game is cheating because ZOMP you can use BUTTONS instead of working your telepathy to win!

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You hear that? YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF FILTHY CHEATERS! LEARN TO PLAY THE GAME PROPER!

I play the game without cheating or using the command repeat thing.

But you do use a controller DON"T YOU?

We know your wicked little ways.

huh? what? a controller?

yeah isnt this one the one for GBA?

A controller is anything who controls.

Remote controls, keypads, dominatrices.

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Originally Posted by FlareNUKE

huh? what? a controller?

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You must be thinking about the GBA version. You see, us cool kids use translated roms.

Actually, I went legit and got the GBA version. So, I didn't use the standard controller, thus I didn't cheat.

Ha.

Us cool kids play it on a Famicom. WHAT!

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A FAMICON THAT WORKS THIS DAYS.

I prefer emulators.

My friend Josh has his characters with over 10,000 HP, because he trained in the first area at the beginning, but now he fights the monsters at the peninsula south of Altair. I think he still has a broad sword, a cane, and an Axe equiped on his guys. That's right, he has the leather armors, and those weapons. He has patience...

The HP cap is 9999.

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Originally Posted by (CECIL120X

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A FAMICON THAT WORKS THIS DAYS.

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I have, but I can't get an FF1 copy up here, since we Europeans are always ignored by the Japaneses. :mad2:

To make it worse, America uses NTSC while Sweden uses PAL. *sigh*

I need one to play my FFIII cartridge. :mad:

Anyway, anywhere you can beat the crap out of your own people is a suituable training area. :cat:

I hope this thread wasn't revived. :eep:

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Originally Posted by DarkLadyNyara

The HP cap is 9999.

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No it isn't :D

Really? How do you get it up that high then? On the GBA, I Swapped until everyone had max HP, but I still haven't bothered to do that on Origins. :cat:

Also, in the DoS version, I've found that the peninsula directly below Altair is a good place to train...but I would advise against it right at the get-go because it's full of monsters you normally wouldn't run into until halfway through the game, and you'll probably get massacred.

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Originally Posted by DJZen

No it isn't :D

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are you being serious? ive never tried getting HP that high so id assumed that the limit was 9999 is there a version where its possible to get higher than 9999 or are you just joking?

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Originally Posted by boys from the dwarf

are you being serious? ive never tried getting HP that high so id assumed that the limit was 9999 is there a version where its possible to get higher than 9999 or are you just joking?

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I guess the HP cap is 999 in the original, but 9999 in one of those über-easy PSX versions. :D

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No it isn't

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It is on DoS. Believe me, I know. It may be lower on the origional, but that's besides the point. My point is that 10,000HP ain't gonna happen.