If you're asking me, yes, I already bought Stunning Steel. As of right now, I've finished Natus and are about to do Calm Lands, as well as everything else planned. However, this isn't my perfect run. There's this small thing, and that cost me an extra 4 minutes, but overall I did gain 20 minutes.
I've skimmed through all of this just now. I've already thought about the No Encounter from Ghost and Yojimbo a long time ago.
About Yojimbo, I'd say no. First off, the gil isn't the problem, hiring wise. It's the amount of time involved in releasing Zanmato, and the estimated number of gil needed to get it. Bosses take way more than the average fiend. In Int/Pal, Zanmato at 1024 for a boss has a low probability, even if the affection is 255.
Even getting Yojimbo takes longer than getting 30 WoD from Remiem. I've timed it before, but I don't remember the numbers. Unless you can tell me a faster way of defeating Yojimbo without Trio/Sunburst (not part of the challenge obviously). One last thing, how can Yojimbo's Zanmato be faster than Rikku's Trio of 9999? Rikku's Trio is just as fast, if not faster. And if you didn't raise Yuna's stats in Via, you would lose a lot of time against Issaru's Aeons. If you did raise it, charging Yuna or Yojimbo's OD bar would be harder. It's a bad if you do, bad if you don't.
Now lastly, about Ghost's No Encounter armor. This is the first thing that I've thought about before my first run. The chances of it happening is low. I've asked people on gamefaqs again. 15% of getting a Ghost as your first monster. 23% of it actually dropping an equipment (not just armor though). The person that kills it has a 30% of the equipment being for them.
Yet the thing is, I don't even know if it's worth it or not, for my plan that is. Gagazet is home for the bombs which has the Fire Gems, they also have the Fishes with the Water Gem. If I were to just ignore them all, how much time would that cost me? Yet, that means that I won't have to fight Geogaeno (sp?) for his No Encounter.
One last comment, if you were to use Yojimbo only, what would be the plan when you face Yunalesca, Sin (3 battles), and the very last bosses. On top of that, if you decide to hire Yojimbo, I doubt you can have enough gil to bribe the Bombs of Gagazet for their Gems, then what would you do against Yu Yevon's aeons at the end of the game?
I've skimmed through all of this just now. I've already thought about the No Encounter from Ghost and Yojimbo a long time ago.
About Yojimbo, I'd say no. First off, the gil isn't the problem, hiring wise. It's the amount of time involved in releasing Zanmato, and the estimated number of gil needed to get it. Bosses take way more than the average fiend. In Int/Pal, Zanmato at 1024 for a boss has a low probability, even if the affection is 255.
Even getting Yojimbo takes longer than getting 30 WoD from Remiem. I've timed it before, but I don't remember the numbers. Unless you can tell me a faster way of defeating Yojimbo without Trio/Sunburst (not part of the challenge obviously). One last thing, how can Yojimbo's Zanmato be faster than Rikku's Trio of 9999? Rikku's Trio is just as fast, if not faster. And if you didn't raise Yuna's stats in Via, you would lose a lot of time against Issaru's Aeons. If you did raise it, charging Yuna or Yojimbo's OD bar would be harder. It's a bad if you do, bad if you don't.
Now lastly, about Ghost's No Encounter armor. This is the first thing that I've thought about before my first run. The chances of it happening is low. I've asked people on gamefaqs again. 15% of getting a Ghost as your first monster. 23% of it actually dropping an equipment (not just armor though). The person that kills it has a 30% of the equipment being for them.
Yet the thing is, I don't even know if it's worth it or not, for my plan that is. Gagazet is home for the bombs which has the Fire Gems, they also have the Fishes with the Water Gem. If I were to just ignore them all, how much time would that cost me? Yet, that means that I won't have to fight Geogaeno (sp?) for his No Encounter.
One last comment, if you were to use Yojimbo only, what would be the plan when you face Yunalesca, Sin (3 battles), and the very last bosses. On top of that, if you decide to hire Yojimbo, I doubt you can have enough gil to bribe the Bombs of Gagazet for their Gems, then what would you do against Yu Yevon's aeons at the end of the game?
