Since people are hungry for rare items at the moment, I thought I would put together a brief list of "decent" items that are currently obtainable in US BB Open Beta. This guide is broken down by items you can find from quests and random drops.
Quest Items:
1. Heart of Poumn - Currently the most powerful obtainable item. Only usable by a HUnewearl though. Read my post in this topic on how to obtain it.
2. Akiko's Frying Pan - A Katana type weapon that has a TP recovering special. Go here to read about how to get it. Scroll down to the part about "Joining Weapon".
3. Soul Eater - - A useful scythe type weapon that all classes can equip. You see Kireek using this weapon. Go here to read here about how to get it.
Note: That guide does not include the step where you have to talk to Sue in Unsealed Door. Remember to do that or you won't be able to get the Soul Eater!
4. Mag Cell of 502 - You can earn this mag cell from the Sunset Base quest on Hard Mode. To obtain it, use this guide. Read this guide for instructions on using it.
5. Maximum Attack AOL CUP Prizes -Saffran says the following rewards can be obtained from this quest:
3 bronze badges -> 1 Silver Badge (trade them in by talking to the guy near the bank)
3 Silver Badges -> 1 Gold badge
3 Gold badges -> 1 Bronze Shield
another 3 Gold Badges and Bronze Shield on you -> Silver Shield
another 3 Gold badges and Silver Shield on you -> Gold Shield
another 3 Gold badges and Gold Shield on you -> Photon drop
6. Fourth Level Basic Weapons - If you play the Rappy Lottery subgame in Rappy's Holiday, you can earn any weapon in the first level (Saber, Daggers, Handgun, etc...) to fourth level (Pallasch, Berdys, Edge, etc...) basic weapon category. These weapons will not have any percents, but they should be more powerful than almost any other basic weapon you can currently find. Since it can take quite a few tries to earn a weapon, I would recommend playing the Glowball game to earn points to play that mini-game.
Random Drops For Hard Mode:
1. Musashi - A paired sword type weapon that is a 1/22 drop off Hard Mode Dragon for all Section IDs. This is a useful weapon for a HUnter-class characters.
2. Photon Launcher - A launcher type weapon usable by rangers. It is a 1/22 drop off Vol Opt.
3. Talis - A card type weapon usable by rangers. It is a 1/22 drop off Del Rol Le.
4. 9 star Rare Weapons - Most people will start finding the lower-end 9 star rare weapons in Hard Mode. These weapons include DB's Saber, Varista, Crush Bullet, Visk 235W, Brionac, Diska of Liberator, Flowen's Sword, Last Survivor, Blade Dance, etc...Given the frequency with which they drop, I would recommend trying to find one with hit percentage.
5. Enemy Body Parts - Starting with Hard Mode, a person has a reasonable chance of finding enemy body parts. If you come across an enemy body part, you can convert into a weapon. Read here about how to convert it.
Note:Keep in mind that items such as "Booma's Right Arm" can drop on Normal, but it really isn't worth looking for them there since they are so rare. You will be able to find them on higher difficulties from the same enemies with much better odds.
6. Rare Enemy Drops - You can also start getting some relatively decent items in Hard Mode off of rare enemies. These items include Vjaya, Inferno Bazooka, Double Saber, Meteor Smash, H&S25 Justice, Photon Claw, and Wals MK2. To see a full list of what rare enemies can drop on Hard Mode, look at this guide (scroll down to the second page). Here are what I feel are the quests that offer the best odds for finding rare enemies at the moment:
AI Rappy - Fake In Yellow
Hildablue - Forest of Sorrow and Rappy Holiday
Nar Lily - Maximum Attack and Addicting Food
Pouilly Slime - Government Mission 3-2
Note: Please keep in mind that piping no longer works on Blue Burst. Also, it seems the enemy rarity rate has been lowered for Blue Burst.
To see what else drops in Hard mode for a particular Section ID, look over this particular guide.
Random Drops For Normal Mode:
1. S-Parts ver 2.01 - A useful shield for androids because it gives you 15 ata (the same amount as a God/Arm) and it has a low level equipment requirement. You can find these off Gilchics in Mines for certain IDs. I believe the droprate is about ~1/10000. 3-1 would be a good place to hunt this particular item.
2. Invisible Guard - A rare item that drops from Dark Gunners (the green gunners) in Ruins for most Section IDs. You can use this item later on in conjunction with a Magic Rock Heart Key(not obtainable yet) to make a Safety Heart. The drop rate is ~1/7500.
Random Drops For All Modes:
1. Photon Drop - DO NOT SELL THESE! Photon Drops have no use yet, but there will be a quest released later on called "Gallon's Shop" where you will be able to trade these in for other rare items and add percentages/specials to weapons. These are a random drop. They can appear from boxes and enemies.
2. Add Slot - You can use Add Slots to add additional slots to an existing Armor/Frame. These mainly are drops from boxes. I would recommend saving these until you get a high level armor with good stats.
3. Materials - You use materials to raise the stats of your char. On BB, you can find HP, TP, Power, Mind, Evade, Def, and Luck materials. Each material will raise a particular stat by 2. These are limits on the number of mats you can use, so be careful about just eating whatever you find! You will need to consume a careful diet of materials to "max stat" your character when he/she reaches level 200. The limit for HP/TP mats for all characters is 125 (ie you can use up to 125 HP and 125 TP mats). For all other mats, the limit is 250 for HUman characters and 150 for Androids/Newmans. For example, if you are a human, you can only eat a combination of 250 Power, Def, Mind, Evade, and Luck materials. Materials are random drops from boxes and enemies. For more information about "max stating," read this guide.
4. Colored Barriers - Colored Barriers can be combined with certain "Amplifiers" to create merges. These merges will power up the damage/range of a specific spell. Read this guide for more information about merges.
5. Grinders - You can use grinders on weapons to increase the amount of damage they do. Each weapon has its own grinder limit. I would recommend saving these up until you get a weapon with good percentages.
6. Meseta - Save up your meseta! One of the first things a new character needs to do is raise a mag. You do this by feeding it items. Unfortunately, this requires a lot of meseta! Varying amounts of meseta will appear when you destroy boxes and kill enemies. Generally the farther you are into the game, the greater the meseta amount will be for a particular drop. You can read more about mag raising here.
7. A Good 4 slot Armor/Frame - Having an armor with slots allows you equip auxillary items that enhances your character's statistics. The maximum number of slots an frame/armor can have is four. However, finding a frame/armor with four slots can be very difficult.
To see what else drops in Normal mode for a particular Section ID, look over this particular guide.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Ryna on 2005-05-21 15:18 ]</font>
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