ok I posted this on gamefaqs.com and I thought it might spark some discussion on this board,
here is the post, along with a follow up that I posted later due to the fact that some board users couldn't quite grasp the whole concept.
**************** FIRST POST *******************
... I realized that you can't max out every characters base stats.
I have thoroughly checked and re-checked each character.
Only two characters can have completely maxed out base stats by level 200, and this is who and how to do it.
**RAcaseal
**37 Evp mats.
**60 Def mats.
**52 Pow mats.
**46 Dex - Mag
**148 Pow - Mag
**6 Def - Mag
**0 Mind - Mag
FOmarl
**38 Evp mats.
**71 Def mats.
**5 Pow mats.
**103 Mind mats.
__**33**__ luck mats.
**52 Dex - Mag
**5 Def - Mag
**71 Pow - Mag
**72 Mind - Mag
I took the base stats for level 200 from http://www.psoquest.com so I'm not taking credit for that part, but I thought this might be useful for anyone that is interested.
I've completed calculations believing that;
Humans can take 250 materials (hp/tp don't count),
Androids can take 150 materials (hp don't count) and,
Newmen (Newmans?) can take 150 as well (again hp/tp don't count)
The FOmarl actually can be maxed out with the least amount of effort, thus having 33 *extra* materials available which can be used on luck (luck reaches 100 without materials by lvl 200) or... any other stat that you want to max out faster.
Every other character requires you, the player, to somewhat specialize in one area or another.
The most diverse from my calculations today, would be the Newman classes, due to less material consumption than humans, and more stats than androids (mst), along with a large difference in evasion from base 200 to max 200 stats.
Ok... if you read all of this, I hope you found it useful, and I would love any feedback, however I won't write a faq on this because it only covers two characters.
******************* SECOND POST ********************
Ok... it seems some people are having a hard time wrapping their head around this.
I apologize if I didn't explain things clearer, earlier on.
First off, by level 200, your luck will be at 100, no ifs ands or buts about it. That is 100% guaranteed, you cannot dispute this, it is fact.
Next, the intent behind this post was to show that only two characters in this game can have their *base stats* (the stats in the brackets on your status screen) completely maxed out in every way, shape, and/or form; by only using a fixed number of materials, and a mag raised with proper stats that best suit the chosen character.
Also, for the ways a mag raises stats.
1 Def on a mag = 1 Dfp in your base stats
1 Pow on a mag = 2 Atp in your base stats
2 Dex on a mag = 1 Ata in your base stats
1 Mind on a mag = 2 Mst in your base stats.
So with all that said, the only two characters that can have the highest potential stats reached by level 200, equipping only a mag and using a set number of certain materials, are the RAcaseal, and the FOmarl.
You may view this as a positive (they can reach their max potential), or as a negative (they can only reach this goal because they are *middle of the road* in their respective classes).
I know you can equip god/units and other items, but I thought I would bring this up.
Some people (like myself) would rather use up those slots for useful items such as cure/shock, or novelty items such as Riko's glasses ( I know it's a barrier, but I was just using it as an example).
Anyways......... if you have any more questions or comments, go right ahead!
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ok that's it, I hope someone has found this useful.
Any positive/negative feedback is welcome.
