Leveling up the Z-saber be like:

[@tancredipaonessa6102]

This sure brings back the memories of setting up the turbo button and constantly firing that thing for a good 3 minutes Gotta thank magnus zero for making an explanation of how xp worked kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZaWm6d7p9WFhpo

[@martinquetzal5346]

I was going to say the same! To look up Magnus Zero's guide. It's sword leveling made easy.

[@jruler93]

Yeah. You won't get the rolls this way, but this method is fine for unlocking the double, triple and charged slash, since every swing hits, and you're hitting something that doesn't die. Once you get the charged slash though, use it.

[@kostyamanx9027]

Spiders better because 1: e crystals, 2: ... Just ez to farm

[@ualarga]

didn't know the gba had a turbo button integrated

[@tancredipaonessa6102]

@@ualargaemulation

[@diamondking3785]

Ciel: "Zero! What's taking you so long?!" Zero: "I'm busy Leveling up my weapons!" Ciel: "...Wha-?" Zero: "Cerveau told me all about it. Don't worry to much, I'll be done in a Week or two..." Ciel: "Uh, okay..."

[@y_jinthecasualfusionist]

*Proceeds to max all weapons in just 12 hours*

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

"This isn't fun anymore"

[@gamechanger8908]

I always assumed grinding for the weapons was Zero either relearning how to use weapons, like the buster and Z saber, and mastering a weapon true gruelling training. By Zero 3-4 he's now well versed in using hid weapon. Now in a way you can understand and immerse yourself in why some swordmasters in history just go to some place and train with the same tecnique non stop.

[@theonewhowrotethis5681]

It also helps lore-wise that by Z3, Zero ain't waking up from a deep sleep (Z1) or an emergency repair (Z2). Since he had constant maintenance in Z3 and Z4, he didn't have to relearn everything all over again.

[@MoriXIII]

I find those tower enemies with those spike on top of them in the Aztec Falcon's stage to be the best way to lvl up the saber and triple rod because you get to practice your reversals while farming them. And they're easily accessible too

[@The_Natalist]

I hate grinding in video games, never understood the point

[@plaguebomb2712]

Metal Gear Rising is the megaman sequel all along

[@c4_kadalmen]

Wait..... I didn't know that you could farm EXP using that Electric Barrier.

[@BlossomPathOnStage15]

I know and it was painful. Not because I accidentally got hit by the barrier but because of how long it took.

[@tancredipaonessa6102]

In fact you dont Only kills give xp and how much depends on the move you used

[@galaxy34470]

I leveled up pretty fast (~6 min), you can use cocoon with mini-spiders at the first location. Also you level up faster if you use your best moves like spinning/air attack or charged attack.

[@superoakwood5513]

​@@tancredipaonessa6102 no you do,it even a strategy used in TAS's using Reversals Done so fast you get a lot of hits in fast, you get a certain amount of exp for every hit,but it pitiful compared to kills

[@extremmefan7305]

I personally used the respawning tower enemy in the first Resistance mission (the Waste Disposal Center).

[@omegawaffles7348]

that’s y u gotta do the move that corresponds to the move that u want to unlock (dash slash = rolling slash) and use the move u just unlocked more often to unlock more (full charge z saber = quick full charge z saber)

[@herogaming7893]

Nice to know, thanks

[@amso7169]

or just dont grind cause youll get all of the essential moves through natural progression

[@SVD63Ninja]

@@amso7169 barely.

[@DonutZX386]

@@amso7169 By the time you get all the essentials moves by "natural progression" you should be halfway through the game, wich completely eliminates the fun imo

[@extremmefan7305]

@@amso7169 Going through the levels without even just the triple (or, heck, double) slash is awful. Heck, even after farming for as long as I could stand it, I beat the game without having all stars on the Z-Saber

[@luissalinas9143]

Imagine those who used the train stage to farm

[@zhangsc91]

"Training" arc

[@superharpuia]

I do the saber grinding in the first mission up to level 5. Also, yeah this video is way too damn accurate that it's actually terrifying. Honestly, I think Zero 4's grinding issues is way worse then Zero one because in that game, at least the drop rate was reasonable (I'm Not including weapon grinding in that).

[@tdawgmaster1729]

The only obnoxious grinding in Z4 was for Moliod parts because you can ONLY find them in the intermission level, so if you get bad RNG your time score nosedives. As for Z1, have you ever tried to get cyber-elf Jackson? It takes several hours of grinding for the gargantuan number of e-crystals

[@superharpuia]

@tdawgmaster7833 If I ever attempted to do that, then that will clearly mean I don't have a life, but I have videos to script and make as well as shit to do. My brother can do that because he has a lot of free time on his hands. Plus, the number of times the enemies drop things I'm not grinding for whenever I'm grinding for parts, energy crystals, or health drops is pretty damn ridiculous. That or the many times where they drop nothing.

[@GremmarYT]

​​@@tdawgmaster1729 I've done the Z1 grind, hope I will never repeat it. I think it took more than 10 hours just for grinding

[@superharpuia]

@arandomstuff6211 If that was in one sitting, then you have earned the " I don't value my time" award. In all seriousness, that must've been really boring to do, and I feel bad for you.

[@yeyo1019]

Zero 4 having worse grinding? Man you're tripping balls, getting every single crafting piece and fully upgraded cyber elf (both of which you don't need unless you're going for 100% completion) is a 1000x times more comfortable and a easier experience compared to Zero 1's E-crystal grinding and weapon grinding for basic upgrades

[@tomlg5185]

It'a better if you farm e-crystals at the same time I think

[@adamb89]

Grinding to level up your weapons was the one thing about the Zero series I really didn't enjoy. It artificially extends the play time by replacing gameplay elements with tedium. If they had allowed you to start with all the weapon powers fully unlocked from the start of the game, nothing about the game at all would have changed except how much time it takes you to beat it.

[@gorebish7950]

WTF i been dashing and slashing those pantheons near the retirement entrance

[@vanitaspero1043]

This gave me the mental image of Zero murdering Pantheons outside of a retirement home

[@burnsy96]

Quality gameplay. The best weapon upgrade I've ever seen was in Ratchet and Clank where you had to solve a riddle during a story quest but they just smashed and grabbed it instead. - No grind, just entertainment -

[@MegaManJake]

Clank: "Ooh, I love logic puzzles. Let's see, so if you break the glass to-" *Ratchet breaks the glass around the wrench, not the rock* Ratchet: "Solved it." Wrench Upgrade! Still one of my favorite scenes. XD

[@ColorsWasChit]

can't believe this is canon

[@lumina2192]

Another valid grinding spot

[@thevioletbee5879]

Most recent playthrough I just grinded 6000 crystals on the spider pods at the start for like half an hour, snagged all the health upgrade elves, and just went about the game normally. Wasn’t half bad, but a funny thing is that by the end, Z saber was still a star away from max rank, and I never touched any other weapon. Plus I was incapable of affording any other elf after those health upgrades… god this game is grindy.

[@BINHOCR10]

Megaman zero lore: 🟥 vs 🟩 🩵 🟧 🟪 🟦 Megaman zero gameplay:

[@Real_cinderace]

The purple explodes for losing 👀

[@Dreigonix]

The green and orange should also be hearts, ‘cause they’re all in love with Zero by the end of Z3. XD

[@naoky8049]

Ok this guy is a genius, farming with that energy ball is something that never crossed my mind

[@ShadowXeldron]

I recall configuring autofire onto the ZR button using Steam Input to make that process faster, and I had to do it multiple times because I kept losing to the bird guy.

[@prometheusmodelow8322]

I prefer to do it with the weird pillar enemies from the first mission, it feels less repetitive lol.

[@colleshion9630]

I use the spider basket thing that spawn small enemies to level up in the 1st one.

[@marcusbullock630]

i prefer the spiders. for the shield boomerang and triple-rod, I use those weird tower enemies and if you throw the shield in the right way you make it circle you like a satellite

[@isauldron4337]

Why didn't Zero 2 ditch this system?

[@superoakwood5513]

Because they where still testing stuff, although they streamlined it alot (by the 3rd boss,you already got 2 weapons maxed if you Atleast get the required amount of kills for S rank each mission)

[@ryannixon4138]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who did that XD I didn't even know this was a popular thing!

[@ElecmanEXE99]

Nah, you've just gotta slash Ciel a bit in the intro stage boss fight and you're good! Fastest grinding method in the game, just don't hit the Golem!

[@sillygames12321]

You can always use the speed up button

[@ninjanate5018]

Accurate

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

The best way to level up all the weapon is to keep attacking the enemy that has many blocks piled up. And every time you destroy one another appears so is good way to leveling the weapons to max.

[@kolkagaming1234]

All that grinding was worth it once you have the Spinning Slash & Rolling Slash.

[@warbluedragon]

His orange spin move was awesome

[@rexploid]

Even with the speed-up thing on the emulator it was so boring

[@twiseguy2772]

What’s the song in the background?

[@herogaming7893]

It has to be this way metal gear rising

[@reploidzero9058]

Ahh yes. I remember this

[@truediamant777]

I used that on the mmzx collection and after 10 minutes of farming I died and it bring me back in a save right after I unlocked double slash..

[@aloevera3317]

Wait, you can cheese the level ups?! I played MMZ1 recently and this would have made it way more fun.

[@ianleonardoperezgarcia7457]

Espera- yo no sabia que se podia hacer eso

[@tofi5952]

He just like me fr

[@kiwoxgen9929]

I farm exp with Crystal as well Just by revisited the stage In 1day i almost got all the star 😅

[@Raincloud5137]

When I have to do this I put the game to run 8x times normal speed.

[@Hei_Darkfire]

So is it how many times you use it, or how many times you kill enemies? I thought you had to kill an enemy to get skill towards leveling up.

[@TheYisuz]

This video represent me

[@SAClassHunterZero]

Now do the triple rod, buster shot, and shield boomerang… …Before you die of old age.

[@borgessergy5538]

😂😂 True

[@loung8640]

How u lvl up the air attack?

[@herogaming7893]

By hitting enemies 100 times with the Z-Saber while jumping. (Stole this from Wikipedia)

[@superoakwood5513]

​​@@herogaming7893 that or grinding Z saber,you will naturally unlock all the moves when you lvl up it to the max, although you can "pick" which one you get by using certain slash variants (example for roll slash use the dash slash to lvl up and you will get it first,same for air roll slash)it easier to do if you always use the move you just unlocked (you get a lot more exp then using regular slashes)

[@ShinziiArt]

Too true

[@hydro3739]

HUU HA HOO

[@phoenixdouchebag904]

This is why Zero 3 is the better game

[@my_name_is_J_777]

so real

[@vibecat583]

Real

[@nexusetmiaouss]

I hate that part of Zero series

[@enderslayer0848]

dude your time score is gonna be destroyed

[@deon6045]

Worst part about the game. lol

[@FhannyXerox888]

Just hit ciel and Golem in the first stage :v