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THE iDOLM@STER 2 Gameplay Thread
mariokirby:
Okay, so if I use Visual Appeals, the Vocal Appeal will increase. But then how do I recover the Visual Appeals? Do I use the Dance appeals even though my two stats are Vocal and Visual?
Naryoril:
You recover the visual multiplier by using burst appeals, but only later in the game. Early in the game you actually loose points by bursting (though you should always burst on the very last appeal "slot" of a song). And no, you don't use dance appeals.
mariokirby:
I have a few questions...
1. Okay. so basically I should keep on using the Visual Appeal, and then once the Vocal appeal multiplier becomes large enough, I should switch to Vocal appeal. So my question is when should I switch to Vocal Appeals? Do I switch once the multiplier becomes x1.50?
2. I did the National Audition on week 6, afterwards the idols were outside. They said something and then I was given two choices. What is that decision all about? Is it shopping?
3. For some reason, during the evening on Week 6, after I have done the National Audition and the shopping, the idols came back to the office looking pretty sad. I don't get it. I got in first place in the Audition. I am always nice to Chihaya, so how come they looked sad and even sound sad when they return back to the office?
Naryoril:
--- Quote from: mariokirby on June 14, 2012, 08:26:55 am ---I have a few questions...
1. Okay. so basically I should keep on using the Visual Appeal, and then once the Vocal appeal multiplier becomes large enough, I should switch to Vocal appeal. So my question is when should I switch to Vocal Appeals? Do I switch once the multiplier becomes x1.50?
2. I did the National Audition on week 6, afterwards the idols were outside. They said something and then I was given two choices. What is that decision all about? Is it shopping?
3. For some reason, during the evening on Week 6, after I have done the National Audition and the shopping, the idols came back to the office looking pretty sad. I don't get it. I got in first place in the Audition. I am always nice to Chihaya, so how come they looked sad and even sound sad when they return back to the office?
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1) Afaik there are 2 common methods:
a) Bring your main appeal multiplier to 1.50 and then keep spamming this appeal until you burst, rinse and repeat. The advantage of this method is that you use your main appeal (and thus the highest stat) as much as possible. It's also the easier one to perform.
b) Bring your main appeal multiplier to 1.50 and try to keep it there. If and when you decide to burst, just repeat the process. The advantage of this method is it also works without any problems on songs with a lot of appeals even if you only burst on the very last appeal. And it keeps your main multiplier very high which is useful when you burst, especially if you don't have a 2/2/6 burst pattern, you hardly loose any points even with a 2/4/4 burst pattern.
Personally i use a simplified version of b). Every 6th (iirc, i admit, i haven't played in a while) appeal i make is from my secondary stat and brings my main stat multiplier back to 1.50. It's simplified because i waste a bit of multiplier gain. Optimally you'd use the secondary appeal at the moment where the main multiplier would go as high as possible without going over 1.50 (in theory), but that may like 7th appeal, 6th appeal, 6th appeal, 7th appeal, 7th appeal and so on (i never really tried it). If you do it on every 6th you don't waste much and you can get into a nice rythm. And this method is good enough to win everything in the game.
2) Yes, if you choose the "right" answer you get the opportunity to buy the charm of this area. you only get the this choice if you don't have the charm of that area yet.
3) Maybe you neglected the other Idols by focussing too much on Chihaya. What's the unit status? See here if you don't know what i mean
Daverost:
1) Which you use should be based on how far along you are in the game and if you have decay rate amulets. Early game, if you have an amulet, your focus should be on your main stat. Trying to maintain a 1.50x multiplier means using your weak secondary appeal and costs you points. It's better at that point to hit 1.50x and just use your main until a burst. Actually, if you have an amulet, you probably just shouldn't burst at all since bursting early game costs you points, too.
If you don't have an amulet, it's trickier. I guess you can try to maintain your multiplier, but that's not easy to do. Honestly, for your first game, through, I'd recommend balancing all stats and picking up the three decay rate amulets. This minimizes point loss until you can focus on two stats, which you should do from every game after that. If you're balancing all three, just appeal in order. I wouldn't bother bursting for a while.
I can't really remember when bursting becomes useful. Maybe around the halfway point (after the second forced festival)?
2) As stated, it's for amulets. I wouldn't bother with these until the second half, when your schedule tends to be a lot more open since you don't have lessons to worry about. You'll probably be running a lot of performances for money at that point anyway, so just look out for the ones that have the amulets you need. (You'll want the three decay rate amulets and at least one of the two voltage increasing amulets, if not both.)
3) I'm not sure if it is, but if it's an issue of treatment, do your best to spread your focus. Honestly, I've had zero trouble even when I make my main idol do jobs before anyone else and always pick them for janken at night when given the option. The key is in the morning communications. Always make the two support idols happy (which means always picking your main idol), even if it means ticking off your main idol. Even if you only focus on them indirectly in the morning, their affection will eventually be high enough for them to start participating in the nightly conversations before they leave.
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