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Endurance Run

Endurance Run: Persona 4 - Part 139

We take a break from heaven to S some Links.

Vinny and Jeff sit down and take a crack at the latest game in the Shin Megami Tensei series. Will they make it through the entire game?

Aug. 27 2009

Cast: Jeff, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

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@Poki3 said:
" Congrats on making Nebiros. Now you'll never use her because she doesn't have any offensive spells or attacks."
Mamudoon + Mudo Boost?
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Gah, they should've fused Loki.
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I seem to recall my Siegfried being significantly more rad, I think I used him through the end of the game.   Oh well, different playstyles.  I know in P3 he is pretty much god-like.
 
Also did they fuse away their tam lin without passing on auto-raka and/or elec amp?  I missed what they fused him for.

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@MoTheHawk said:
" @Poki3 said:
" Congrats on making Nebiros. Now you'll never use her because she doesn't have any offensive spells or attacks."
Mamudoon + Mudo Boost? "
Yeah, I kinda want to see that combo in action.
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@atomic_dumpling said:
" @MoTheHawk said:
" @Poki3 said:
" Congrats on making Nebiros. Now you'll never use her because she doesn't have any offensive spells or attacks."
Mamudoon + Mudo Boost? "
Yeah, I kinda want to see that combo in action. "

It's not that great, especially since the new enemies that they''e going to face often have an immunity to light or dark spells.
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@Poki3 said:
" Congrats on making Nebiros. Now you'll never use her because she doesn't have any offensive spells or attacks. Excellent.Fusing Clotho now... you could have waited till you had 10 with Naoto, really.  Also: CHECK NANAKO'S PILLOW! The one she was always sitting on! "
 
Nebiros Mamudoon +Mudo Boost combo is very significantly useful in Adachi Dungeon because there is a lot of enemies weak against darkness.
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 Alice with "Die for me!" (pretty much 100% chance to kill enemies without resistance to dark, and high chance even if they do resist) is right around the corner though, and they already have daisojou who will learn Samsara if they ever level him up, which is the light equivalent.
 
In any case, if they use naoto with the SP reduction accessory they have all the light and dark spam they need. So I'm betting those skills will go mostly unused.

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@legendary1 said:

" Alice with "Die for me!" (pretty much 100% chance to kill enemies without resistance to dark, and high chance even if they do resist) is right around the corner though, and they already have daisojou who will learn Samsara if they ever level him up, which is the light equivalent.  In any case, if they use naoto with the SP reduction accessory they have all the light and dark spam they need. So I'm betting those skills will go mostly unused. "

They'll never fuse Alice and they'll never use Naoto in battle again.

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Yeah, a longer episode! 

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@atomic_dumpling said:
" @Zalasta said:

This has been practically a series of lessons on "how not to play" Persona 4 properly.

I suggest you record your 100% proper speedrun of this game and get in touch with the people at www.speeddemosarchive.com Seriously, who defines "proper gameplay"? The dudes who write walkthroughs that everyone else just apes? It's certainly not Atlus, otherwise they would have called the game "connect the dots 4". "
 
Thanks,dude!I am actually trying to find such website,where playing in perfection does matter.Now,I am quite happy now :D
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This endurance run just got even better because there was a  Airplane reference, but it's sad that there will be no more Funky Student riddles from now on. 

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Aw, they should have kept Shiki-Ouji in, so they could pull out Ganesha and Seiryu and triple-fuse them. YOU know why.

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Woohoo, long episode! 
@Zalasta said:

" I'm torn.  I enjoy the endurance run for the entertainment value and commentaries, but it's obvious neither participants know or care about RPG enough to really delve into the different systems in the game.  This has been practically a series of lessons on "how not to play" Persona 4 properly.  So I'm not sure if I want to see another endurance run after this, maybe if it's on a game that I don't give a crap about so I won't care how they botch it up. "

Isn't the whole point of the endurance run to be entertainment?  It's not supposed to be a video walk-through or a how-to.  In fact, some of the best moments of the ER have come from when they've "botched it up" (one word: BUFU).
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@MoTheHawk:@FluxWaveZ:@amino: 
You know very well that they won't use this on normal mobs. Because "It always fails" or "Man, that costs a lot". It'll take forever for them to learn Spell Master, and more so if they only rely of Growth to do it.
I'm all for using Light and Dark spells on mobs but the way I did it was fuse a Persona with Mahama and Mamudo. That's it. If an enemy is week you don't need the boosts or higher level spells. Multi-target because usually there's more then 1 mobs to kill with it.
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Vinny was all hype today I was all BRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

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@Zalasta: Wow. You get too worked up over small things.
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 Funky in the house!!!

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At first I thought it was too bad they didn't use Black Frost for that Loki, they would have filled out the missing slot of ice caster in their A team.  Then I thought...i don't really care haha. 
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@CaptainObvious: That video and its many other alterations are some of the funniest things I have ever seen.
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Why the hell did you not get the sword vinny ...it was CLEARLY BETTER...
 
do you even pay any attention to the stats or do you just look at the names?

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@Zalasta said:
"This has been practically a series of lessons on "how not to play" Persona 4 properly.  So I'm not sure if I want to see another endurance run after this, maybe if it's on a game that I don't give a crap about so I won't care how they botch it up. "
The fun of the ER is watching them play a game brand new to them and seeing their experiences with it. ANd like many others have said, is there a "wrong way" to play the game? Because if so, then that "way" is actually serving them pretty well. Everyone plays the Persona series in their own style, that is, unless you followed a FAQ or guide.
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OH MY GOD YOU GUYS ARE SO DUMB WHY DON'T YOU KNOW EVERY INTRICACY OF THE GAME LIKE I DO AND PLAY IT RIGHT YOU GUYS SUCK

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Fuse Loki and pull out Tam Lin till he gets enduring soul

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@MrGtD said:
" OH MY GOD YOU GUYS ARE SO DUMB WHY DON'T YOU KNOW EVERY INTRICACY OF THE GAME LIKE I DO AND PLAY IT RIGHT YOU GUYS SUCK "
Yeah it's incredible how people go nuts over this, don't tell them how to play the game
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*Sees Revolution fused over Matarunda
 

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Constructive advice.  The lower your persona's level is, the harder the enemy will hit.  If you keep using Rangda and Black Frost, you will start having a hard time. The endurance stat is basically the defense of a persona. 

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Is it working for everyone else? Mine just stays black.

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They fused for 30 mintues!

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It really bugs me how they keep acting like physical skills and buffing/debuffing spells are useless while they obsessively fuse Invigorate 2 onto every single persona they make.

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oh man, i love funky student.
 
YAY YAAAYEEE!!!!

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It's painful watching them repeatedly try to get Samarecarm on Cybele, when you know she learns it naturally.

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Dungeon episode tomorrow!  Hopefully it will be a long one. 

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@Zabant said:
" Why the hell did you not get the sword vinny ...it was CLEARLY BETTER...  do you even pay any attention to the stats or do you just look at the names? "
Yeah, that was a pretty weird call he made there, especially seeing how it cost them 40 grand.
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@CitizenKane said:
" Dungeon episode tomorrow!  Hopefully it will be a long one.  "
LOOK SEE NOW WE HAVE TWO JUGGLING EMOTES INSTEAD OF ONE THIS IS GREAT
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Thats a load of fusing

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I hope you jackasses know that they don't read the comments anymore especially this week since all the episodes are recorded since Jeff is out of the office. So all your crying and complaining is falling on deaf ears because not only do Jeff and Vinny not care (the very reason they stopped reading the comments) but neither does anyone else here. So, you can continue to bitch and moan and scream about "OMG! LRN2PLAY! I R PERSONA MASTA! YOU SUCK!" but no one gives a shit. If the way they play the game really bothers you THAT much, I suggest you get out a little more.

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Daddy, why won't they fuse their level 50s?

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@Landon said:
" They fused for 30 mintues! "
I like when they fuse.
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I'M A WOMAN!!!!
 
I shouldnt play these at work...  =p

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@Landon said:

" They fused for 30 mintues! "

If P4 offered a simple "pick stuff to inherit" option, they would have been done in about five. If I played the game, that would be my pet peeve.
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Man, I was hoping they would've fused Loki, I wanted to see what was going on with him.
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That was a boring episode

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duuuuuuuuuuuuuude, i started whistling that persona song at like the exact same time as vinny.
thats some crazy shit

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@Beomoose said:
" Daddy, why won't they fuse their level 50s? "
Because you are adopted and we all hate you.
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@Milkman said:
" I hope you jackasses know that they don't read the comments anymore especially this week since all the episodes are recorded since Jeff is out of the office. So all your crying and complaining is falling on deaf ears because not only do Jeff and Vinny not care (the very reason they stopped reading the comments) but neither does anyone else here. So, you can continue to bitch and moan and scream about "OMG! LRN2PLAY! I R PERSONA MASTA! YOU SUCK!" but no one gives a shit. If the way they play the game really bothers you THAT much, I suggest you get out a little more. "
Odd, that I have also noticed you yourself to be one that has begun to regularly make posts such as these.  If you don't mind my suggestion, perhaps no one "gives a shit" about about your grievances either, and perhaps the best course of action is to let the whiners continue whining ineffectually, and for you to also "get out a little more"?
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@atomic_dumpling said:
" @Landon said:

" They fused for 30 mintues! "

If P4 offered a simple "pick stuff to inherit" option, they would have been done in about five. If I played the game, that would be my pet peeve. "
Yeah, noise control is one of the dumbest aspects of fusing. 
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on that one dude that was the top of the fool arcana i thought i saw some pretty damn strong shit. wonder why they didnt fuse it? i feel that if they had charlie with that icicle vow thing plus ice amp plus ice boost plus mind charge then bufudyne..it would do "hell of" damage. anyone agree lol, or am i wrong?

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Well I enjoyed it, good show guys :)