Tips for beating the battle arena and getting clouds ultamit limit?

[Deathchant]

weapon heaven's cloud is ok or Apocalyse. Armor...i would suggest ZIEDRICH (steal from rude) or Mystile. Escort Guard is fine. As long as you keep the Ribbon in mind!

[Gullick]

i just equiped cloud with ultimate weapon , ziedrich armour , ribbon and mastered counter attack (purple) , enemy skill (with big guard), 4x slash and restore ( with regen) and as many hp / mp plus's as i needed and bought as many ethers as i could (just in case). I just cast regen and big guard on while i was on the first monster and the only handicaps you really have to worry about are accessory and weapon break. Did anyone here use any items at all? (except ether) and do handicaps still give you points if you have an accessory that cancels them out or if you've had that handicapp more than once?

[Zeromus_X]

slash-all helps too...its in the ancient forest.

i hardly used items; as i had a ribbon on, but i did if it was broken by a handicap. (i already cloned 99 of everything i could use )

hades+added effect to cloud's blade helps too. (nothing like a confused, bioed, frog! )

[Leviathan]

If you have an accessory equipped that counteracts the status effect you get from a slot roll, it does not take effect.

[Zeromus_X]

i know, like if i got "accessory broken", then i would use the items . (thats what i meant.)

[Deathchant]

i just equiped cloud with ultimate weapon , ziedrich armour , ribbon and mastered counter attack (purple) , enemy skill (with big guard), 4x slash and restore ( with regen) and as many hp / mp plus's as i needed and bought as many ethers as i could (just in case). I just cast regen and big guard on while i was on the first monster and the only handicaps you really have to worry about are accessory and weapon break. Did anyone here use any items at all? (except ether) and do handicaps still give you points if you have an accessory that cancels them out or if you've had that handicapp more than once?

nope I didn't

Make sure your limit break is almost full before you enter the arena. The first 3 enemies won't harm you that much. So after that, i cannot 2x cut or slash all anymore, because of the limit break. So i'll let the counter attack materia take over (100% counter attack) and i'll keep attacking with deathblow (every deathblow hits due to the mastered luckplus). in the mean time, i'll heal myself and cast big guard. The limit break i save for the "rougher" enemies.

[Gullick]

yeah but you know you get more points for the greater handicap you get, do you still get the points if your accessory cancels it out? (eg mini with ribbon)

[Jessweeee♪]

ack...I lost patience and went straight to Sephiroth, I got lucky once, maybe it'll happen again. I managed to beat him the first time i tried, but my brother turned off the ps2 before I could see the ending
I haven't been able to since. Now what did I do different that first time...

[X-Dragon]

a ribbon, mimic, knights of the round, lots if bp, and regen to start it off you should be fine

[Deathchant]

yeah but you know you get more points for the greater handicap you get, do you still get the points if your accessory cancels it out? (eg mini with ribbon)

Yes, although the ribbon prevents you to go in any abnormal status, you DO get the battlepoints if you select a handicap such as mini or toad. I tested it so no doubt here

I am trying to get the final attack materia, but I don't know how to get it. I have the omnislash and the w-summon already. But when will i be asked for the special battle (for the final attack materia) ?