Crisis Core FF7 - Leveling up system

i need a straight forward answer with proof... is the leveling up system based on luck?? i'm hearing two different things:

1) it's based on luck, you can level up really fast if you just happen to get many 777's

2) it's got an invisible exp counter that levels you up as you progress, making it seem like it's all by chance.

I've tried to test this by letting the first Shinra EPC mission run indefinitely and i've been able to level up a couple times, but i'm still not sure if this is the case because if it is, i'll let this game run while i'm in this mission for hours because i cant be killed. any ideas??

i need a straight forward answer with proof... is the leveling up system based on luck?? i'm hearing two different things:

1) it's based on luck, you can level up really fast if you just happen to get many 777's

2) it's got an invisible exp counter that levels you up as you progress, making it seem like it's all by chance.

I've tried to test this by letting the first Shinra EPC mission run indefinitely and i've been able to level up a couple times, but i'm still not sure if this is the case because if it is, i'll let this game run while i'm in this mission for hours because i cant be killed. any ideas??

mrpear

1 is right.

To confirm:

sadly but yes the crisis core levelling up system is based on luck, there is a wheel that spins and if u get 777 you level up, it is completely RANDOM.

yea it is based on luck...i like it though lol. Cuz now whenever i get a 777 i'll be like WTFOMGAH!! WOOHOOO!!! compared to other games where you see how much exp you need or something and then it's basically, "1 more exp til i level.....YAY!....", and that's it lol

At one point in time, i was fighting against weak monsters, an ordinary encounter, and i got 777 like 7 times in a row, odd isn't it.... 777 7 times in a row.... i think i remember seeing a "Luck" stat for Zack... won't that affect the DMW?

It has to be random or why else would I have leveled up in the middle of the fight with Genesis Knight.:|DJSAV_101

lol , i think its on luck cuz luckly when i was playing in one of the missions i got 3 777's at a one battle so i liveled up 3 times in a one battle , its actually awesome :D

Yeah, it's based on luck.

The DMW is nice, but could be a little annoying sometimes.

It isn't random, there is an invisible XP counter. If it was random, you could fight strong monsters for hours and either NOT level up or level up too many times if you're LUCKY, that is. The limit breaks, sadly enough, are the ones that are random. You will notice that during the times you need it most, it will not come. BUUUT sometimes when you're LUCKY, voila! Leveling up is constantly moving though, just go on to the missions and you'll level up in no time but your summons would only show up around 20 out of 100 times.

But I'm half sure about this, maybe it's a bit random, but also a bit in favor of the player? In gamefaqs.com a walkthrough has confirmed it is not random.

EDIT: So, it's not completely random. Read FAQ here

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Total Luck... I leveled up two times in the Same battle...

It's probably a bit of both...

But, more on luck. You'll notice a line of text that says something about Zack's emotions effecting DMW, when progressing thru the story; I have no idea what that's about, though. I'm guessing that when you see that DMW text, the level cap or maybe the odd's increases or something. But it definitely feels random.... just like a real, slot machine. I've gotten triple 7's, died, resulting in the lose of the level up, and it not happening again for 4 hours or longer. So, I don't know.

It's probably a bit of both...

But, more on luck. You'll notice a line of text that says something about Zack's emotions effecting DMW, when progressing thru the stor, I have no idea what that's about, though. I'm guessing that when you see that DMW text, the level cap or maybe the odd's increases or something. But it definitely feels random.... just like a real, slot machine. I've gotten triple 7's, died, resulting in the lose of the level up, and it not happening again for 4 hours or longer. So, I don't know.

Threesixtyci

When the DMW increases, it just means that it makes it more likely to pull off a limit break.. You will get a limit break later on that can send your DMW level to Heavenly which so far is the highest I have seen.. It goes Normal > High > Sky High > Heavenly.

That's what the FAQ said. There is no official word on this, but I'm going for the "not totally random" because at times i level up too many times in one battle with normal monsters. Can you point us to your source where it said that it's not random, liljoker555? sato_chan81

here is the link http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3167006

there is more sources but i don't feel like looking them all up again but that is from the director of crisis core himself so i don't know what more proof do u people want .......and if u still have doubts go google it or somethin

[QUOTE="sato_chan81"]That's what the FAQ said. There is no official word on this, but I'm going for the "not totally random" because at times i level up too many times in one battle with normal monsters. Can you point us to your source where it said that it's not random, liljoker555? liljoker555

there are two things one you nedd to defeat enough enemies to increase the chance of leveling up

but i leveled up 3 time against the first boss fight during the training ;D

Listen People! Its Both!

The whole modulating phase IS completely random, however there is ALSO a hidden exp chart for which every enemy carries a certain exp value. So your all wrong, its both of them. So you might get randomly 777, which is level up but when you have reached the exp limit you'll level up! Trust me it even says in the manual.

you can have enough exp to go up several levels at a given time allowing you to "get lucky" and level up multiple time in a battle..

if you hack and slash and dont give the dmw time to spin ie. very high atk on the sea worms or soldier training

I think it is based on awesomeness lol I lvled up 2times when facing genesis lol kicked his butt

If it is based off of an invisible experience system, then how do people level up multiple times in a single fight?

I dont know anymore. When I played Id sometimes level up twice in one battle and sometimes I would level up for hours.... Its weird.

It's NOT random

It is a luck based level up system. I've betten the game and fought a ton of monsters and only ended up at level 49.