Quote Originally Posted by nik0tine
ok i just got to elfheim/land whatever you wanna call it, and all of the walkthroughs i have read say to buy that 4000 dollar sword. i bought it and tested it out and my attack power didnt go up very much at all. after i bought it i had only 2000 gil left. so shut it off so i didnt waste my money. do i really NEED this sword? will it get better when i go to the marsh cave or something? right now (without having bought the sword) i have like 6500 gil, and all of my characters are at level 7. will i be totally screwed if i dont get this? what do you say i should do?
No that sword is not needed. Just go and buy some short swords and your fighters/red mages and you should be just fine. Dont worry about the prices of weapons and armor. If you cant afford them then just move on and buy what you can. Dont spend 5 hours fighting enemies just to get a weapon. You will gain the money for them by going through the caves. Plus you will find weapons that are almost as good as the silver swords.