Final Fantasy X - OSG ESG ANO NS NI NO NE NNE NBB *NSC* FAQ

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	Final Fantasy X - OSG ESG ANO NS NI NO NE NNE NBB *NSC*
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Q. What does OSGANONSNINO NENNENBB *NSC* stand for?

A. OSG - Can only use that characters portion of the sphere grid. This means any node that is within their Sphere Grid area is available to access.
More information can be found in this picture:
Standard Grid: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/273969530036937671/CB3AC3853A4FB9B46E6A32A0F0BC5D1F976410A0/
Expert Grid: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/273969530036947339/05E9B138B4792AEA4DB42182A4553F673E31A8D5/
Hope that helps clear the OSG rule up a bit.

ESG - Expert Sphere Grid is being used, this changes:
Flare goes from Lulu to Rikku
Ultima goes from Kimahri to Lulu
Zombie Attack goes from Auron to Wakka
Auto Life goes from Yuna to Rikku
Doublecast isn't hidden behind level 3 locks, making it obtainable much earlier.

These changes make Lulu's power level stronger, whilst removing some tools from Kimahri and Yuna and placing them on other characters. I'd say this probably makes the game harder, since you lose access to Flare which is Lulu's most powerful spell in the mid game, but you get Ultima which is very powerful especially when Doublecast.

Auto Life on Rikku could be useful, she is faster than Yuna, but Flare on Rikku gives you a backup damage dealer as well which seems like it could be fun, but I am not sure if it's useful.

ANO - Ability Nodes Only, meaning I can only activate ability nodes on the sphere grid.

NS - No Summoning (no aeons basically, except forced fights, like Isaaru).

NI = No Item command inside or outside of battle. Magic menu with Yuna is fine. This also means Rikku's Use is disabled, but Steal is still allowed.

NO - No Overdrives (except forced ones).

NBB - No Blitzball, so can't obtain items from the leagues/tournaments.

NE - No Escaping. This makes the run a lot harder, since you MUST fight all encounters and can't escape. Flee is also banned.

NNE - No "No Encounters". This goes along with No Escaping, forcing you to fight all encounters. It means you can't use the "No Encounters" auto ability on weapons/armour.

*NSC* - No Spare Change. This rule I am going to try and carry all the way to BFA; I am redoing the fights against Seymour and Anima in conjunction with more farming.


Q. Why do you need Auto Shell, Poisonproof and SOS Regen on Auron/Lulu and Evade and Counter on Auron?
A. This combination of abilities allows him to tank Poison Breath from Evrae. Auto Shell and SOS Regen on Lulu allows her to boost Auron's Magic Defense with Focus without dying to the ranged attack Evrae has. This combination of abilities allows Auron to take on Evrae without fear of dying, but only when it's below 1/3rd of its hp.

These are the list of Auto Abilities and Armours I need before Crawler:

SOS Regen | Auto Shell for Wakka
Auto Shell | Auto Protect | Auto Regen for Wakka

Auto Shell | Auto Regen for Tidus
SOS Haste for Tidus

Auto Shell | Poison Proof for Auron
SOS Regen | HP 10% for Auron

SOS Regen | Auto Shell for Lulu
SOS Haste for Lulu

Q. How do you beat Anima without Spare Change?
A. Some luck with who Anima targets and lots of spells barraging Anima should be sufficient for taking her down. I might try to get Doublecast before I attempt this. Since I am doing more grinding, this should be attainable. The armour I will use for Lulu for this boss will be SOS Haste gear potentially, but I do have some other ideas involving swapping teammates in and out to prevent Lulu from taking the hits from the boss.

Q. Why are you fighting encounters on purpose?
A. I might be farming specific equipment or items from monsters, feel free to ask me what I'm doing if it's not obvious! I can't escape from any encounters either.

Q. How can you beat the game like this? It's impossible!
A. With a high level of game knowledge, this challenge is very much possible, and requires quite a lot of planning to complete.

Q. Why do you always change the formation/equipment after each fight?
A. It's best to lead with high agility characters (Tidus, Yuna, Rikku) since they either have equipment that allows them to go first (Sonic Steel on Tidus) or high base agility (Rikku, Yuna) that allows you to swap into a slower character that might be useful. Later on, I might put Wakka in the party since he gets the Rematch, a weapon with Evade and Counter. Changing from the slower characters to the faster characters prevents dying to ambushes as much!

Q. Why does this FAQ suck and not have a lot of q/a in it?
A. My bad, if you have any questions ask me in chat! I will put them in the FAQ.

Q. Will you do other challenges after this one?
A. Definitely, I want to finish Kimahri Only and NSG NS NC NO NBB NE NNE at some point.