11-14-2011, 08:32 AM
I've seen several requests on how to level, so I'm going to post my method. It took me a few hours to get a level 14 Shawn, and only a few more to get at least level 11 for all of the other characters, so you can do this in 1 day.
I found this easiest with versus mode. Even doing stage 6 on easy mode over and over took forever compared to this method (difficulty makes no difference on how fast you level-experience is gained on enemy level only).
1. Pick Shawn, and put 11 Drews in the other team:
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Drew is melee only so he is the easiest to kill.
2. Choose game settings.
Choose a big map like Fortress Hill as you need space. Use easy difficulty-killing on normal, hard or crazy gives no extra experience. Normalise level-you want the enemies the same level as you for maximum exp. These statements are wrong. Remove dinosaurs, giant objects and rides as they are distracting. Start fight!
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3. Move to the top of the map and away from the Drews. Fire a Phoenix Shot when they are all aligned at the top. You can do 2 or 3 right at the start:
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4. Let the Drews beat you up to low health. Your mana recovers much faster like at low hp, allowing you to kill faster!
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5. Move down to the bottom of the screen, and then away from the Drews (move right). Running jumps are very good for clearance. Fire Phoenix Shots as you run to the right side of the map, when the Drews are aligned at the bottom. With full hp, you will only have enough mana for 2 Phoenix Shots before you reach the end. With low hp, you can fire 4, or even 5!
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6. Move to the top of the screen, and just keep repeating this cycle until the Drews are dead. Don't die, and kill them all! Keep doing this battle quickly, and you will level fast.
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7. Now that you have a level 14 Shawn, you can use the other characters to kill him, for fast exp. Another advantage of using Shawn to kill the Drews is that he is an easy AI to kill in 1v1. Set up 1v1 in versus mode with any character and Shawn as your enemy:
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8. Use the same settings as before, except: choose Small Hut, as this is the smallest map, and perfect for killing Shawn. Do NOT Normalize Level, as you want e.g. level 5 Giggs vs level 14 Shawn. When you kill him, you will get massive exp!
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9. Beat up Shawn in the corner. Even with big level differences, it's hard to even get hit once by the AI Shawn:
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10. Win and get exp! Notice I only got 39 exp with Giggs, but he was level 11. With lower level characters, you will get hundreds at a time. Even at level 10, you get about 50 at a time (and at level 10, you kill level 14 Shawn much faster-it only takes seconds!)
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11. Once at level 11, levelling against a level 14 Shawn becomes a lot slower (even though you are killing him faster than before). With some characters, you can continue on to level 14 by killing 11 Drews on easy difficulty (remember to turn Normalize Level back on!):
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12. Even at level 12, you can get over 100 experience per fight, and each fight only takes around a minute:
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You can use 11 Giggs as well, but he moves faster, especially with Whirlstick, but it's still possible:
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Using Jason: keep using boomerangs. Jason is one of the easiest characters to get to level 14.
Using Lucas: keep jumping backwards and using Aerial Air Blades. Alternatively, save your mana and use it all up at once on ground Air Blades. Keep your distance so the enemies are less likely to block.
Using Taylor: keep running away while using Lasers. Taylor runs out of stamina easily. NEVER use a normal jump-always run, and then jump. Normal jumps don't make you move any faster, and they drain your stamina-this is very important for grinding as Taylor.
Using Sinan: the fastest way to kill the Drews is to use only Hexagram Curse, and use a normal jump attack to hit as many as you can while they are floating in the air. You MUST jump DIAGONALLY to avoid being attacked by the Drews that didn't get hit by the curse. This can take some practice. If this is too hard, or you start running low on health, go back to mixing up Hexagram Curses and Ground Blasters.
Using Gordon: keep using "aerial" Power Blows, while jumping backwards. Like most other moves after the patch, it now has a limit to how many enemies it can hit, so levelling as Gordon requires good judgement.
Drew, Jenny, Giggs and Titto: forget it, just keep fighting level 14 Shawn forever...
Although it can get boring, this is the fastest way to level. By contrast, you could spend DAYS doing stage 6 over and over to get the same result. I've also seen other people mentioning the use of the foot soldiers etc., but after the last patch, many moves have a limit to how many enemies it can hit (yes, I've seen the screenshot of Sinan getting 4000 exp!). I think Hexagram Curse can hit no more than 10 enemies at a time now, unless they were standing right beside you when you cast the spell.
Happy levelling!
I found this easiest with versus mode. Even doing stage 6 on easy mode over and over took forever compared to this method (difficulty makes no difference on how fast you level-experience is gained on enemy level only).
1. Pick Shawn, and put 11 Drews in the other team:
[attachment=60]
Drew is melee only so he is the easiest to kill.
2. Choose game settings.
Choose a big map like Fortress Hill as you need space. Use easy difficulty-
[attachment=61]
3. Move to the top of the map and away from the Drews. Fire a Phoenix Shot when they are all aligned at the top. You can do 2 or 3 right at the start:
[attachment=62]
4. Let the Drews beat you up to low health. Your mana recovers much faster like at low hp, allowing you to kill faster!
[attachment=63]
5. Move down to the bottom of the screen, and then away from the Drews (move right). Running jumps are very good for clearance. Fire Phoenix Shots as you run to the right side of the map, when the Drews are aligned at the bottom. With full hp, you will only have enough mana for 2 Phoenix Shots before you reach the end. With low hp, you can fire 4, or even 5!
[attachment=64]
6. Move to the top of the screen, and just keep repeating this cycle until the Drews are dead. Don't die, and kill them all! Keep doing this battle quickly, and you will level fast.
[attachment=70]
7. Now that you have a level 14 Shawn, you can use the other characters to kill him, for fast exp. Another advantage of using Shawn to kill the Drews is that he is an easy AI to kill in 1v1. Set up 1v1 in versus mode with any character and Shawn as your enemy:
[attachment=66]
8. Use the same settings as before, except: choose Small Hut, as this is the smallest map, and perfect for killing Shawn. Do NOT Normalize Level, as you want e.g. level 5 Giggs vs level 14 Shawn. When you kill him, you will get massive exp!
[attachment=67]
9. Beat up Shawn in the corner. Even with big level differences, it's hard to even get hit once by the AI Shawn:
[attachment=68]
10. Win and get exp! Notice I only got 39 exp with Giggs, but he was level 11. With lower level characters, you will get hundreds at a time. Even at level 10, you get about 50 at a time (and at level 10, you kill level 14 Shawn much faster-it only takes seconds!)
[attachment=69]
11. Once at level 11, levelling against a level 14 Shawn becomes a lot slower (even though you are killing him faster than before). With some characters, you can continue on to level 14 by killing 11 Drews on easy difficulty (remember to turn Normalize Level back on!):
[attachment=73]
[attachment=75]
12. Even at level 12, you can get over 100 experience per fight, and each fight only takes around a minute:
[attachment=74]
You can use 11 Giggs as well, but he moves faster, especially with Whirlstick, but it's still possible:
[attachment=76]
Using Jason: keep using boomerangs. Jason is one of the easiest characters to get to level 14.
Using Lucas: keep jumping backwards and using Aerial Air Blades. Alternatively, save your mana and use it all up at once on ground Air Blades. Keep your distance so the enemies are less likely to block.
Using Taylor: keep running away while using Lasers. Taylor runs out of stamina easily. NEVER use a normal jump-always run, and then jump. Normal jumps don't make you move any faster, and they drain your stamina-this is very important for grinding as Taylor.
Using Sinan: the fastest way to kill the Drews is to use only Hexagram Curse, and use a normal jump attack to hit as many as you can while they are floating in the air. You MUST jump DIAGONALLY to avoid being attacked by the Drews that didn't get hit by the curse. This can take some practice. If this is too hard, or you start running low on health, go back to mixing up Hexagram Curses and Ground Blasters.
Using Gordon: keep using "aerial" Power Blows, while jumping backwards. Like most other moves after the patch, it now has a limit to how many enemies it can hit, so levelling as Gordon requires good judgement.
Drew, Jenny, Giggs and Titto: forget it, just keep fighting level 14 Shawn forever...
Although it can get boring, this is the fastest way to level. By contrast, you could spend DAYS doing stage 6 over and over to get the same result. I've also seen other people mentioning the use of the foot soldiers etc., but after the last patch, many moves have a limit to how many enemies it can hit (yes, I've seen the screenshot of Sinan getting 4000 exp!). I think Hexagram Curse can hit no more than 10 enemies at a time now, unless they were standing right beside you when you cast the spell.
Happy levelling!
