Re: The Legend of Queen Opala 2
i really regret leveling my blacksmith up too far...the only things he can make now are meteorite and serpento gear...and it's ridiculously annoying to try and farm serpento hides...and the meteorite drops are frustratingly hit or miss...
stupid RNG's
at least i get to grind out some levels lol...need more game to play, or more tower of despair...something
Go to blacksmiths in various villages. They will be of a lower skill than the one from your estate. I think, for instance, the blacksmith in Tel Ravida is capable of smithing the Platinum/Diamond tier of items.
You could just farm Snake hides (Giga Lardo, I believe) for the mages. As for Meteorite, it is fairly easy to get. It takes some farming, but if you look at it this way, it is good experience and gold for when you start New Game+.
That said, I was fully decked out in Titanium when I started Episode 2. My healer was 2 pieces Broncallo and one Bear, but that was not a major problem since he uses the Boots of Nabonaga to be the team's most defensive character. He's in 2x Serpento, 1x Snake now and I'm fine with that, Gin'Yen barely takes damage regardless.
The other 3 party-members are decked in mostly Meteorite with some Quartz. I intend to farm Meteorite eventually, but I am just too lazy. I have most of it though, which is a plus. The thing is, you just do not need it. Titanium was enough to zerg through everything through Episode 2, and I don't really care much about Meteorite when I know I can grab Moonstone in Episode 3 (and New Game+ items beyond that), so Meteorite/Quartz is enough for now. You can't defeat Nabonaga, so no need to have major gear, and considering I zerged through Tower of Despair through floor 40 with no problems whatsoever, I find Meteorite to hardly be a necessity. I'm pretty sure that, if power levels rise as they have previously, I can clear the game easily as I am now and probably get past floor 70 of Tower of Despair once released. :/