Favorite NPC party?

[GreenArcher]

For all you story mode players, what is your favorite NPC party?

I have found myself using Karen, Magashi, and a MySynth model that will give me damage reduction for whatever mission I'm running.

Magashi spams cross hurricane and that spinning axe, and manages to dish out a decent amount of damage. Karen grants techs are good at knocking down enemies, she buffs on occasion, and even gets a chain going sometimes with twin daggers. And who wouldn't want -20% damage from a MySynth?

I'm interested in using Shizuru, but not so interested in doing Story Mode ever again..

[Ce'Nedra]

GH420, Karen and Liina for me mostly, i like to have Liina with me for some reason, and Karen is good for your above mentioned reasons.

GH420 is reduction plus i just love her. Claws ftw.

[aduran]

*my myth with the element boost for the stages currently playing
*shizuru
*magashi

[Ceresa]

Usually a 514 and nothing else, free chains, heals, really rare for it to break chain.

If it's a non boss mission on story mode I'll usually take the tech users for a shitty chance at a lvl 30 tech disk.

[Kurosu]

Emilia, Crouch, Ursula

Family combo <3

[Fox2Tails]

411, Shizuru and Kraz

[Razor (Blue)]

Lumia (mainly just becasue I like her say what you will)
Magashi (kick ass ally)
and has for my 3rd I can't really say the 3rd usally switch bewteen my mysynth and Emilia

[sovalou]

vivenne
karen erra
and GH444

[Crimson The FOmar]

I always have

My partner machine (514 model),
+
Maya (I find it a good tactic to select blast charge and then get her to release it on the boss, as she has the Earth type mirage blast which is really helpful...plus in my opinion shes better with healing and buffing than Lumia or Emila)
+
Vivienne or Lou (I find them quite handy for healing and guns)

Why anyone would regularly use Kraz is beyond me...Beast Ranger? ugh...

[Rashiid]

MySynth (GH-450 atm)
Maya
Lumia

As a Hunter, I like my NPCs to be healers and buffers. I hate having fellow Hunter NPCs since they send mobs flying for no reason (hi2u, Ethan Waber) and mess up chains ever-so often. My NPCs are merely there as distractions and medics - I do all the killing.

[Jakosifer]

Lumia because shes delicious.
Emilia because shes delicious.
GH450 because shes delicious.

Nah but srsly, I don't use NPC's.










Unless I want an imaginary harem.

[Fox2Tails]

Why anyone would regularly use Kraz is beyond me...Beast Ranger? ugh...

Because he's awesome

[Omega-R7]

Me and only my GH450

[Unionhack]

I usually use Kraz, Maya, and my 430 Mysynth. I love 430's lazer cannons, Maya for aforementioned reasons, and Kraz because he's a total badass.

[chibiLegolas]

ATM I'm a Vanguard with:
GH470 -cause he's cute & is good for tech support.
Vivienne or Lumia -They're both a nice balance of melee and heals.
Kraz -cause he's SUPER aggressive & works very well for distraction purposes.

(though I still haven't finished the last Story Mode chapter to unlock everyone?)

[RowenOfStrata]

I keep it varied, atm I'm still trying to get all of the friendship titles so that screws things up.

Normally I go for the mysynth, Shizuru and Lumia/Magashi/Vivienne. I don't actually find Shizuru to be that helpful since some of his attacks leave him with a ton of delay just standing there, it works out though since their main use is as meat shields for me rather than added damage

[LK1721]

Just me and my GH430 most of the time.
If not then I'll have either Lumia or Vivienne and Kraz tag along with me.

[Rashiid]

Is there a bonus to having less NPCs in a party? A question for those that only roll with 1~2 NPCs.

[TheToyDolls]

I roll with just 514 MySynth. Only uses a Wand and Tech-Mag, and only knows Resta/Giresta.

As far as bonuses for less NPCs go: I can't really think of any besides chain breaking would be less frequent. Just having say Emilia in your party, she'll still break chains, which I find frustrating.

[d19xx]

To me, Magashi is the best npc for 2 reasons.

1. He talks less compared to other npc's, so your screen aren't a cluster fuck of repetitive autotext.
2. Axe! He disables mobs that he targets with it and he uses Anga Grudda.

That and I use rifles with buster shot. Me(with buster shot) + Magashi = helpless foes

[Jorry]

Is there a bonus to having less NPCs in a party? A question for those that only roll with 1~2 NPCs.

I don't think so. Though I remember reading something about soloing makes your chain breaks more powerful than with NPCs.

[Rashiid]

I can understand the chain breaking thing. I was just wondering if there was like a "more exp" bonus or something. Everyone says Magashi is good, maybe I'll swap Lumia out for him to give it a shot. Might as well, getting an S on Crimson Warrior was annoying enough.

[d19xx]

I suggest doing a mission with only Magashi and you'll appreciate his silence. That alone should be enough to convince anyone.

[Rashiid]

I played PSU since the Xbox 360 beta (well left in 2008 ). NPC text is practically invisible to me, lol.

[RenzokukenZ]

Magashi- He knocks them all down!
Vivienne- Fluge SUV
Lou- She has a decent chance to stun, Twin Saber PA's as rewards

Cast supremacy ftw

[Wayu]

Vivienne - Tiga De Ragan stun + Fluge
PM463 - :ground: + :dark: defense bonus + stun & sleep slicers
Lumia - Freeze + buffs

-Wayu

[Broken_L_button]

These days, I usually use only 1 NPC from these, depending on what I want:

-Vivienne (meatshield+lv.5 buffs for the whole run)
-GH 430 series (stun inflicting weapon, and, sometimes, we coordinate casting Shifta/deband. It looks so cute when it happens)
-Magashi (meatshield+knockdown axe)

Only times I REALLY regret bringing an NPC along is when there's only 1 high HP enemy remaining that I could easily vanquish with a moderately high chain+tech combo and the NPC goes into its "IMMA SPAM THEM PAs BROTHA" mode. Ughh...