Mario & Luigi Dream Team . Tips on levelling up

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Splatulated wrote on 2014-03-24 23:57

I don't want to make a useless character .-.
Zeo wrote on 2014-03-25 06:17

When you get to the new rank (on level 8), go for Quick Level, which gives you 20% more EXP.

But now, I'm not really worried about leveling up much, especially since I'm not on hard mode yet.

I will actually start to grind and worry about levels once I unlocked hard mode.
Shanghai wrote on 2014-03-25 09:05

HP and Attack are always important(The greatest offense makes the best defense), Speed can be overlooked as a lesser stat since Luigi's always going to go last half the time, and vice versa with Mario. Stache doesn't go up in level like it used to, so that's something to take note of. Generally if you're not dodging or staying on top of an enemy's attacks, then things can quickly topple over due to how the brothers work when one falls unconscious. I recall there being an equip that increased the aggro on a brother by 50%, I'd plop that on Luigi since he naturally has higher stats in Defense and HP than Mario does. Both brothers excel at what they do(Mario for offense, Luigi for defense), and they'll never become useless if you're great at executing BP attacks and dodging blows. It's like Mabinogi; the point is to not get hit.

They even made the bonus stat spin slower than the other games, so it's easier to get the maximum amount in that bonus stat.

If you're just playing for the first time, you generally don't have to grind for fights. Just make an effort to beat every enemy in an area and don't run away, and you'll have enough EXP and levels to take on the boss no problem.
Splatulated wrote on 2014-03-25 09:10

never played previous games unless you count paper mario 64 .-. (this game seems really similar at least with badges and the combat)

i dont know what im doing .-. what if i just put all bonus points into BP forever ? or is there a stat that increases the speed when one of the brothers is carrying a fallen brother cuz when mario is dead and luigi carries him while counter dodging he feels alot slower and timing is harder to do so he also gets hit
Shanghai wrote on 2014-03-25 09:14

Quote from Splatulated;1209681:
never played previous games unless you count paper mario 64 .-. (this game seems really similar at least with badges and the combat)

i dont know what im doing .-. what if i just put all bonus points into BP forever ?

You'd want to spread out bonus points because the maximum amount that a stat can get is reduced if you keep putting too many bonus points into that single stat. You can always look at what a brother needs or is lacking, and just distribute all those bonus points into those stats he doesn't excel at(Mario generally has higher HP, Speed, and POW, while Luigi has higher BP and Defense). You could also just use one bonus point on each stat every 6 levels. Alternatively, you could tier the stats by importance and rank them when they reach a good bonus point range(4+ being the max on the spinner thing, or 3+ for BP):

Pow > HP > BP > Stache > Defense > Speed.

That's my own view on the stat system though. It's really your own choice on how you build the two.
Splatulated wrote on 2014-03-25 09:34

Quote from Shanghai;1209682:
You'd want to spread out bonus points because the maximum amount that a stat can get is reduced if you keep putting too many bonus points into that single stat. You can always look at what a brother needs or is lacking, and just distribute all those bonus points into those stats he doesn't excel at(Mario generally has higher HP, Speed, and POW, while Luigi has higher BP and Defense). You could also just use one bonus point on each stat every 6 levels. Alternatively, you could tier the stats by importance and rank them when they reach a good bonus point range(4+ being the max on the spinner thing, or 3+ for BP):

Pow > HP > BP > Stache > Defense > Speed.

That's my own view on the stat system though. It's really your own choice on how you build the two.

i thought the game was gonna be a plat former like mario 64 and ended up being an RPG .-.

so if i spam one stat too much the game will half it o.o ?