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[Kondibon]

Quick question regarding summoners. Is there any difference between pets normal and evolved form besides the look? At first glance their candy box is identical and stats looks very similar . . .
Was thinking of trying summoner out and looking at all my eggs and what i should do with all of em :P

The evolved pets have slightly higher base stats, higher bonus stat caps, and one of their PAs is improved in some way. If you have the normal version already you can upgrade it to the evolved one the same way you upgrade their rarity, but if you don't have that pet at all you can just use the egg for the evolved one itself.

[Arada]

The evolved pets have slightly higher base stats, higher bonus stat caps, and one of their PAs is improved in some way. If you have the normal version already you can upgrade it to the evolved one the same way you upgrade their rarity, but if you don't have that pet at all you can just use the egg for the evolved one itself.

Keep a Wanda because Pietro has a useful CO for aquiring SU stuff that requires a Wanda and not a Jinga.

[SS4]

Thx guys, so no point in looking back if i have both i can just use the evolved one and feed the normal one to it or upgrade if the normal has better element and/or personality then.
And i'll keep a Wanda for Pietro's request as well.

[Kondibon]

Thx guys, so no point in looking back if i have both i can just use the evolved one and feed the normal one to it or upgrade if the normal has better element and/or personality then.
And i'll keep a Wanda for Pietro's request as well.

Yeah, you can just keep extras of all the non-evolved versions for the COs. They're just "kill enemies with y pet" so you don't even need to bother decking them out with good candy or anything.

[SS4]

I also noticed that lots of ppl use Maron but not Melon . . . Does the evolve form has some limitation that makes it less desirable?

EDIT: After some searching it seems that Maron is Single throw while Melon can be thrown multiple time. So my guess would be that Melon dmg is lower and harder to use because of timing even though it should have higher DPS than Maron but Maron is much easier to use and can hit cap in 1 hit . . .

[Anduril]

I also noticed that lots of ppl use Maron but not Melon . . . Does the evolve form has some limitation that makes it less desirable?

They are two different pets, not evolved forms; only Aero, Wanda, and Cery have evolved forms. Maron is used becuase its main attack does much higher damage than Melon's equivalent despite the fact that Maron's version leaves it incapacitated for a longer time afterward (something that is mitigated by having more than 1 Maron).
EDIT: Your logic is actually slightly off, in that Melon is actually easier to use becuase it reaches max power in 2 hits versus Maron's 9 and it has a quicker recovery time, and generally has less DPS with its main attack (its power notation per hit is ~1/10th of Maron's, so you would need to successfully hit many times to match it); Maron requires more precision since if you whiff the weakpoint and if you only have 1 Maron, then you have to wait a full 60 seconds for it to recover versus Melon's 20, but if you do hit it, then it does massive damage.

[SS4]

I see. They looked the same with different color so i thought Melon was evolved.
So i could keep one Melon and have a few Maron i guess.
thx

[Dragwind]

Spoiler!

Hey all, I played PS Zero years ago and recently started PSP2. Decided to take a look at PSO2 and just started playing. I knew this would be quite different to the handheld games so I read a couple of beginners guides beforehand, but I still have a few questions unanswered.

1) There are tons of different types of quests, but do these scale with your own level or do you need to be a certain level to enter them? Advanced Quests unlock when you reach level 40, but things like Limited Quests, are they playable (and beatable) at any level, or are you supposed to be a certain level to do those?

2) How drop-based is this game actually? Obviously monsters drop meseta, consumables and gear, but one thing I loved in PSZ and PSP2 is the fact you actually gotta hunt for your gear. I love farming and trying to get those rare items, but in most guides I've seen, people just mention either crafting or buying stuff from other players. I understand you can still farm for those weapons, but if it's fairly easy to get them through other methods, it kind of lowers the meaning of farming for them.

3) Do weapons and armor require certain levels to equip? Some guides mention certain armor sets but they don't mention at what level you should get them. I highly doubt you can equip every piece of gear at any level but just wanted to make sure. One thing I came across was the Kaiser set, but I have no idea where to get it or at what level I should aim for that.

4) It seems classes are tight to very specific weapon types, much more than in the handheld games. I am a Braver Cast (adding Hunter as a secondary class) and enjoy the Katana fighting, but it would be nice to be able to use other Melee weapons aswell.

5) I tend to play solo as much as I can, but I figure there are things that I would miss on if I'd never ever group up with other people. What are some key things to consider playing with other players? I know this is a MMO game, but I enjoyed the handheld games solo very much and it's just the way I like to play games like these. That said, I'm not unwilling to team up if it means getting stuff otherwise inaccessable.

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There we go, a bit of a lengthy message and I tried looking around for answers on these questions, but it's kinda hard to find some decent info for these specific things ^_^

I'm just going to add a few things in addition to WarSarah's post (which was well done)-

2)

Spoiler!

Most of the end game gear is drop-only to some extent. What applies as end-game gear can vary according to multiple factors such as affixes, what the SAF (Special Ability Factor) of the weapon is, the class you run/subclass, build, etc. There are some other options to obtain relatively good gear such as the CFs (Collection Files) and other item trade-ins. CFs work by giving you a "sheet" that basically fills up for collecting items through enemy drops + killing certain enemies/bosses, and when filled, gives you a 13* weapon. While it might seem at first that it makes things way too easy, it's a little deceiving because in that weapon's first raw form when obtaining it from the CF, it has much to be desired before you'd want to consider using it over say a 12/11/even some 10*s that have full element value, grinds, affixes. So you'll want to complete those sheets multiple times to bring that weapon up to it's full element + grind cap and whatnot.

tl;dr- there's a few different avenues you can take, but there's more than likely always things you'll need to hunt/grind for in order to get top level end game gear.

3)

Spoiler!

Recently a title reward was added for hitting level 75 as any class which gives you a set of 3 12* units called Sub / Stellar Wall. Those will be good enough to carry you through to level cap until you find you start finding better 12* units. Before you hit 75 though, I'd shoot for whatever you can that's higher in rarity and affixes pertaining to your class. As far as other armors to hold you over that are easy enough to get- Saiki and Brisa unit sets are pretty good 11* units that you can get occasionally from doing the bonus keys that you get from doing the daily featured quests. You can also buy Brisa units from the player shop pretty cheap.

4)

Spoiler!

There are a few unique class/subclass builds out there that capitalize on using certain unique weapons made for one class, but are equippable as another (or all).

5)

Spoiler!

If you party up with 3 other actual players, you get a 40% triboost party bonus ([u]triboost bonuses affect Rare Drop Rate (RDR), EXP, and Meseta[/i]) while together. For certain EQs that have a "rematch" version (which appears after the initial EQ 30 minute windows ends, if you completed the eq), they are 4 man "raids" that where you don't have to join up with the other 3, it's often common courtesy so that everyone gets the party triboost bonus. While you don't always have to say hi or talk while in parties, it's also common courtesy to say some form of "thanks for the party" before you leave. Easiest way to satisfy this for both English speaking/JP players is to set a chat shortcut which will say it in both English and Katakana (or whatever JP alphabet you think is more appropriate).

I'd highly recommend making some friends in-game and/or finding a good team to run stuff with often. The game is way, way better in my opinion that way. This game overall isn't very solo friendly (though there is a little bit of specialized solo content), you'll usually end up being in an MPA for a majority of quests in the game so you may as well party up for the triboost bonus.

[SS4]

Given current meta of EP 5, what are the best elements to pick for weapons (and SU pets while we are at it lol)?
I know it used to be light is a jack of all trade useful everywhere with so many darkers but some Darker boss had no light weakness.
And fire and lightning were extremely solid for natives and mech as well as many bosses.
I also remember some enemies had element resistance like chrome dragon . . .
So is it all pretty much still the same nowadays?
I was thinking maybe pick light for you first weapon/pet and maybe get a secondary fire and/or lightning afterwards?
I don't think wind is more useful now (never got much love) unless Sega came out with new enemies that makes it awesome lol
But i do think dark was good on dragon iirc . . .
So yeah, maybe things have changed but maybe its mostly the same lol, just wondering :P

[Anduril]

Given current meta of EP 5, what are the best elements to pick for weapons (and SU pets while we are at it lol)?
I know it used to be light is a jack of all trade useful everywhere with so many darkers but some Darker boss had no light weakness.
And fire and lightning were extremely solid for natives and mech as well as many bosses.
I also remember some enemies had element resistance like chrome dragon . . .
So is it all pretty much still the same nowadays?
I was thinking maybe pick light for you first weapon/pet and maybe get a secondary fire and/or lightning afterwards?
I don't think wind is more useful now (never got much love) unless Sega came out with new enemies that makes it awesome lol
But i do know dark was good on dragon iirc . . .
So yeah, maybe things have changed but maybe its mostly the same lol, just wondering :P

Unless you are running a multi-element build, Light is still your go to, and maybe also an Ice weapon for Dragon.

Elemental breakdown is:
Fire: Natives, Insect Darkers, Coast Oceanids, most Demons, Ult. Lillipa
Ice: Caves Dragonkin, Oceanids, Toy Darkers (except XH Dark Falz [Double]), Fire-based Demons, UIt. Nab., Omega Dragon
Lightning: Mechs, Aquatic Darkers, Ult. Amd.
Wind: Forest Natives, Bird Darkers (except Omega [Loser]), Phantoms, Phantom Darkers, Mother
Light: Darkers (except EP1 rare Darkers), Deus, Mother, Demon Golems, [Profound Darkness]
Dark: Skyscape Dragonkin, Sanctum Dragonkin, Kuronites, Angels, Deus, Omega [Loser]

There are some secondary weaknesses for a few enemies that I didn't mention/can't remember, but this is the gist of it.