#magicant edition

[morn-yvri-winters]

HUGE STRAT DISCOVERED FOR EARLY FOBBYIYG FIGHT (CHAPTER 4 & CHAPTER 5 WITH NIIUE)

A bit of prologue:

On BlueSky, i was chatting with two users (@/chasm-connected & @/topazlight) about CogDis and they had brought up Fobbyiyg and fighting him during Chapter 5 when Niiue stands in for Larice, I had mentioned I started recently playing Hard Mode with New Game XX (an addition which Magicant Edition adds to the game which allows you to play the game again with the option of whether or not to bring certain items/powers along with you, and i had brought effectively everything with me) and was willing to go up against Fobbyiyg WITH Niiue in the Party.

Of course, it wasnt until today that I had realized that "... Wait, Zarbol can use Reflect Sigma because it costs 125 PP... well no matter, i just need the AA Batter- Oh wait, you only get that during Chapter Six... No matter, I'll just give Zarbol the Hero's Cap from the prior playthrough, that will reduce the cost by 50% AND allow him to be resistant to insanity fog! But... then that just leaves Col. Saturn (arguably the biggest threat to the well-being of everyone in the party) & Alinivar vulnerable to Insanity Fog... Shit... BUT WAIT, theres an item thats dropped by Elmada- Shit thats a Chapter 7 item I cant use that... Oh god its so Zarbover..... it cant be done... can it..?"

and then... as if a light breaking through the harsh uncaring void of hopelessness, and answer appeared before me on the Other Equipment page for the CogDis Wiki...

So during Chapter 1 (and ONLY Chapter 1, afterwards it vanishes), there is an enemy you can wind up encountering while trudging through the swamps of Old Sataene referred to as the Semi-Invincible Monster, the reason why its so important is because it drops a very peculiar item called the Braggart's Coin, now on the surface, this coin may not seem like much and just looks like a simple decent gag item that has zero sale value, but if you were to look at the Other Equipment Page on the wiki AND/OR go into the Game Data itself through RPG Maker 2003 (datamine) you can see the Braggert's Coin true nature.

That being, it has the ability to 100% PREVENT: Instant KO, Insane, Numb, Poison, Sleep, Wrapped, Berserk, Nauseous, AND Diamondized.

This actually changes EVERYTHING about the fight, I now have my answer, and i just so happened to accidentally have collected TWO Braggart's Coins during Chapter 1 on New Game XX... which means its NOT Zarbover. Now, as to the potential game plan:

THE GAME PLAN IF NOT PLAYING MAGICANT EDITION/NEW GAME XX WITH PSI

Get 3-4 Braggart Coins and hope you are a good enough of a level by accident during Chapter 5 (recommended level on the wiki is Level 50) and hope you can survive, it is highly likely that you will not in your current state.

GAME PLAN FOR THOSE WHO ARE PLAYING MAGICANT EDITION & NEW GAME XX WITH PSI + EQUIPMENT KEPT

Alinivar - Equipped with whatever item currently accessible/was available to them in the last playthrough but with Braggart's Coin equipped.

Col. Saturn - Ditto.

Larice (should you do this WAY earlier/without Niiue) - Ditto.

Zarbol - Ditto EXCEPT give him the Hero's Cap (give Alinivar some other head equipment like the Ninja's Headband or anything thats good really). It will reduce the cost of Reflect Sigma and allow him to be immune to Insanity Fog.

Niiue - If you did not get more than 2 Braggart's Coins, he will be your salvation for covering everyone's metaphorical behinds as he is equipped with the Red Cap/Hero's Cap, providing him with immunity towards Insanity Fog.

Should you have kept all the PSI Abilities at your disposal, the most vital powers each of your party members will have are:

Alinivar - PSI Superhealing (Harmony is not kept, so this will have to do) + anything you've gotten with the Knowledge Stone.

Col. Saturn - PSI Bolster + Anything you've gotten with the Knowledge Stone.

Larice - Most if not all of their Abilities (granted should you do this WAY earlier) + Anything Gained with Knowledge Stone

Zarbol - PSI Reflect Sigma + PSI Replenish (READ UPDATE)

Niiue - The creachur... Uh... oddly enough he keeps Sing during New Game-XX, but I am unsure about his other powers, should have probably looked at him more about that. Either way, since he has a couple of other PSI Moves, he's a big help by acting as a secondary healer in case of emergency

Also, more likely than not, since you dont have access to certain other PSI Moves, you will probably need a LOT of good recovery items available during those chapters, if you are on Hard Mode, i think enemies drop a whole lot more money? Also you wont be spending all too much since you have your prior equipment on hand.

As to whether or not it is truly possible to win against Fobbyiyg at such a point is unknowable to me, but at some point i will eventually come back to this post and give an update, along with a video mayhaps.

Anyhoot, now to resume progress.

(P.S. Slashed the @'s since i didnt wanna cause any potential panic or something)

UPDATE (as of 12/24/2024 5 PM): ABOUT ZARBOL...

So, Otherhand & Co. (also Magicant Devs as well too) never considered what could possibly happen if Zarbol had the Hero's Hat AND PSI Replenish... because uh... oh man, its better than his Recharge

So, normally, whenever you use Replenish its meant to reduce Zarbol's PP by 40 in exchange to replenish a party member's PP. However, if you have Hero's Hat equipped, it winds up reducing it to a cost of 20 PP, which means it can act as a self-replenish if used in moderation, and thats not all...

It's even better DURING combat if you use it on yourself and are at low PP for Zarbol (i got 100 PP back).

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