Economiser... again

[Poopcannon]

Has anyone actually gotten an economiser? It's listed on many walkthroughs as an item that you can get by either betaing a Brachosaur or a bird in the Phoenix cave (it starts with an "A" but I can't remember it's name. It's been so long...).

There was a thread about this last year but I never saw if anyone actually got an economiser in the end.

Anyhoo... has anyone actually gotten one themselves, cos I've tried and tried but these monsters are so scabby. You think they'd give me my present for beating them up. You can't even steal economisers (although I wouldn't mind stealing a pair of shoes, cos plastic bags just don't seem to cut it.)

[ljkkjlcm9]

uhm yes, I've gotten a bunch of economizers, I think I had one on almost all of my main spell casters, which is at least 6 people (2 per group in the end).

SO yeah they do exist if that's what you're wondering...

THE JACKEL

[Doomgaze]

Just spend a long time in the dragon forest, not only will you get the economizers, you'll have so many MP you won't need them anymore with all the levelling you did

[Poopcannon]

Just spend a long time in the dragon forest, not only will you get the economizers, you'll have so many MP you won't need them anymore with all the levelling you did

I did exactly that, got loads of experience and didn't get one but didn't need one in the end.

How long (or how many tries) did it take you to get one? I spent ages trying, eventually got bored, and decided to finish the game without one cos I figured I didn't really need it. I still got through the final battle and I don't think I even needed to use any kind of elixer (be it mega or otherwise).

[Flying Mullet]

It's all luck. I've gone into the forest and gotten one on my first try and other times I'll fight in there for hours and I won't find one. Also, try having Locke steal one from the Bracheosaurs.

[Poopcannon]

I suppose it would help if I had any luck to begin with. Can you actually steal economisers from bracheosaurs? I thought you could only steal ribbons from them.

Well, I might as well go out and kill me some dinosaurs (and I was just thinking of making myself a sandwich.)

[Braindead_Paul]

I suppose it would help if I had any luck to begin with. Can you actually steal economisers from bracheosaurs? I thought you could only steal ribbons from them.

1. You can steal Ribbons from them. You can only win Economizers.

2. You can win an economizer at the colosseum, but you would have to give your Gem Box away...

3. The enemy you're talking about is Aquila. You can steal an economizer from it but you will probably get a Phoenix Down...

Last time I had 4 economizers from Brachosaurs (I fought about 20 of them) .

[Poopcannon]

Aquila! Thats the word! Thanks, that was really bugging me!

The problem with the coliseum thing is that you would want your main magic user to have both an economiser and a gem box equipped at the same time.

I don't suppose there's any way to get another gem box. I assume there isn't cos you kinda have to kill a boss to get it, so I'm assuming it's a unique item, but on the off chance...

[Flashback007]

It's all luck. I've gone into the forest and gotten one on my first try and other times I'll fight in there for hours and I won't find one. Also, try having Locke steal one from the Bracheosaurs.

Hmmm, isn't there also a Bracheosars on Kefka's tower. Or ar those different ones??

[Braindead_Paul]

Hmmm, isn't there also a Bracheosars on Kefka's tower. Or ar those different ones??

There are "Brontaurs" on Kefka's tower. Same sprite, different color. They only have Dried Meat I think.

[Flying Mullet]

And they are worlds easier to defeat.

[Poopcannon]

But do they have economisers? Even if there were brachosaurs on Kefka's tower, they appear much more frequently in the dionsaur forest. Besides, getting one on Kefka's tower is a little late (and a little more difficult...). Are there any other monsters who drop them I wonder...

[Flying Mullet]

No, they don't have economizers. You have to fight the Brachosaurs in the Dinosaur Forest for those.

And as mentioned before, you can steal them from the Aquila in the Phoenix Cave.

[m4tt]

I've always found atleast one everytime I've played the game. The most I found was 5 or 6 when I wanted to get EVERYONE to level 99.

[Poopcannon]

I've always found atleast one everytime I've played the game. The most I found was 5 or 6 when I wanted to get EVERYONE to level 99.

Were you just trying to level everyone up in the dinosaur forest or were you actually looking for economisers?