Posted: 1st February 2008 04:36
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Has anyone here ever gotten a RuneAxe? This thing is giving one heck of a hard time. I'm using Alerts in the entrance of Cave Bahamut to call a pair of RedGiants, using Rydia and FuSoYa's Wind spell followed by a melee hit from Cecil and Edge to kill them in 2 combat rounds. Killed about 1200 of these things now and only OgreAxes and VenomAxes to show for it. Am I hunting in the right spot? Is there a more efficient way to kill these things? What type of spiritual dance is necessary to get rare items to drop more in this game?
Edit: In my weeks of hunting this, shortly after I make a post about it do I get the axe. This post has been edited by Horadrius on 1st February 2008 04:47 |
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Posted: 17th February 2008 05:30
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Onion Knight Posts: 36 Joined: 10/2/2008 Awards: |
Geez, it shouldn't take that long to get the weapon.....well, if all else fails, try stealing. Maybe you can, I dunno, it's been so long since i've played the game.
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Post #162748
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Posted: 21st February 2008 17:50
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Engineer Posts: 391 Joined: 8/7/2005 Awards: |
In times like these its best to check your sources. That and the randomisasion of dropping items might have fluke out on you
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Posted: 4th March 2008 06:44
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I've been playing FFIV/FFII (SNES) since 1992 and I have yet to get a Rune Axe. Just about all the other random rare items I've gotten through the years (such as Medusa Sword), but that one weapon has alluded me.
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Posted: 30th April 2008 05:57
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Treasure Hunter Posts: 72 Joined: 28/4/2008 Awards: |
i've also been playing since 92 and just like kame i've NEVER gotten it. only heard rumors of it's awesomeness
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Posted: 23rd July 2008 23:28
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Chocobo Knight Posts: 121 Joined: 18/1/2008 Awards: |
I've never found it in the two years that I have played.
Never obtained the Medusa Sword either. I have thoroughly played the game and even obtained a 100% bestairy, but i've never gotten them. You would have a better chance of obtaining a pink tail than those weapons. -------------------- A creature born from eternal darkness and heavenly light. One single entity, birthed of two opposites. They somehow coexist, to create I, the Lunarian Prince... |
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Posted: 29th July 2008 03:46
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Treasure Hunter Posts: 53 Joined: 29/7/2008 Awards: |
I've been having a hard time trying to get that thing. Sometimes I think the enemies are tricking us into killing them to abuse their life insurance. >.>
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Posted: 6th October 2008 17:04
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Onion Knight Posts: 33 Joined: 6/10/2008 Awards: |
Ive never gotten it either
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Posted: 17th October 2008 00:48
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Chocobo Knight Posts: 120 Joined: 28/2/2005 Awards: |
Rare drops are frustratingly difficult to fine in FF2/4. The items aren't game breakers except for the pink tail, and most of the time, it's just work in the abstract pursuit of completeness.
I did get a dragon whisker once. That was cool - but it wasn't even the rarest item from that dragon. -------------------- I hear the jury's still out on...science. That's it, you people have stood in my way long enough! I'm going to clown college! |
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Posted: 25th July 2010 20:41
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Black Mage Posts: 187 Joined: 18/5/2005 Awards: |
Even in the prima games strat guide they mention that you have a slim chance of getting the rune axe but it is there just remember to have patience i find if you spend around 1 hour a day you can get any item before you know it. Just remember dont torture yourself over it...
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Posted: 25th July 2010 21:43
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Crusader Posts: 1,531 Joined: 19/6/2009 Awards: |
Rune axe? i've gotten one of those.
its pretty good,in fact i think the best axe in the game. As far as i know,i think there is an area where you get it,i can't remember if its in eblan from the box or if i got it in babel tower with edge. I always keep it in the inventory but i always use the other weapons since i like them better: Swords and such. I have used axes and such when it was better,but later on i always switched to excalibur which is the second best weapon in the game. I think actually you find one in a chest. And i've never seen a meduse sword,i know that there are medusa arrows,but never got that sword. And pink tails are a pain in the butt. This post has been edited by Magitek_slayer on 25th July 2010 21:45 -------------------- We are stardust.Our bodies are made from the guts of exploding stars. Neil Degrasse Tyson. |
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Posted: 26th July 2010 01:22
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Quote (Magitek_slayer @ 25th July 2010 16:43) Rune axe? i've gotten one of those. its pretty good,in fact i think the best axe in the game. As far as i know,i think there is an area where you get it,i can't remember if its in eblan from the box or if i got it in babel tower with edge. http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff4/w_item.ph...::axe::Rune+Axe You can win Rune Axes from RedGiants and MacGiants (and their counterpart names in other versions from SNES). There aren't any found. -------------------- "To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN? |
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Posted: 3rd August 2010 00:38
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Is there info on CoN as to the probability of those drops?
And do we have a page on how drop probability works--is it by each enemy or by enemy formation? -------------------- current games (2024-02-19): Fairy Fencer F ADF Pokémon Perfect Crystal finished so far this year: Gato Roboto drowning, drowning New Super Mario Bros. TMNT 3: Radical Rescue tabled: Lost Ruins |
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Post #187156
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Posted: 3rd August 2010 00:50
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http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff4/w_enemy.p...=snes::RedGiant
http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff4/w_enemy.p...=snes::MacGiant It's per enemy in FF4. -------------------- "To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN? |
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Post #187158
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Posted: 13th March 2011 01:15
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Returner Posts: 22 Joined: 28/6/2010 Awards: |
Well, my method to get to level 99 was attacking those Alerts with a bare-handed Rosa (or Rydia) for them to call MacGiants. I was getting 500k exp each battle (so dam long that the music resumed... like TWO or THREE times ¬¬)
I was getting a LOAD of Axes, Ogre Axes, Poison Axes and I think I got one or two Rune Axes, but I never cared of using them... I should have sold all of them =P Thats noobyness... -------------------- While theres a tomorrow, my laziness is immortal |
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