by This time we will see the guide to defeat Secretary Thurston , a boss that we will have to defeat in chapter 3 of Partitio in Octopath Traveler 2 after carrying out a series of commercial actions to create a shopping center while someone watches us (the boss, of course). .
In the end, he faces us and we will have to fight against him since it seems that they have fired him a bit because of us and he is a bit angry; so nothing, we will have to lower the fumes a bit.
The combat is frankly one of the most difficult we have done so far, it could even be the most difficult of them all, but with the strategy in this post it should be relatively easy for you to defeat him.
PREVIOUS TIPS
The recommended character level for this boss is 35 and on this occasion I already tell you that it is very important to pay attention to this because as I have already commented, the boss is quite complicated and we are not interested in making things even more complicated due to our laziness (I made the mistake of having Partitio somewhat low and I had to revive it a couple of times for it, at least that’s how I managed to defeat it, so It’s something I suppose). In fact, I think that as a result of it, I even knocked down Hikari, and I already tell you that my Hikari doesn’t lie down so easily.
You also look at “shopping” in order to get better equipment for your characters because it will be very noticeable in this battle, trust me .
WEAKNESSES OF SECRETARY THURSTON
Secretary Thurston (who is unemployed now, but hey) as such is not such a complicated boss, the real problem lies in the Steam Machine that he will summon; in fact, when you load the machine at the time it will bring an improved version.
Let’s look at Thurston’s weaknesses first:
- Sword
- Axe
- Bow
- Wind
- Ice
When you summon the second Steam Engine, it will change some of its weaknesses:
- Dagger
- Axe
- Wind
- Fire
First Steam Engine:
- Dagger
- Lance
- Ray
- Fire
Second Steam Engine:
- Dagger
- Walking stick
- Wind
- Darkness
Luckily, if we do enough damage, we can prevent him from summoning the second machine, which is the idea.
RECOMMENDED CHARACTERS
These are the characters that I recommend for this battle:
- Hikari : I always recommend it and I will always recommend it, its great physical damage will be great for us (it would be yours to have it with Hunter’s Side Job). The alternative would be Ochette (with Guerrero’s Side Job), depending on taste, I think Hikari is much better.
- Osvald : As always because of his very good magic damage, although against the second machine we won’t be able to do much more than hit him with the stick unless we have it with a secondary profession like Thief or Dancer.
- Partitio : Mainly to support the group by donating IP.
- Temenos : To heal the group as usual and when it is not necessary (beware that it hits a lot) use an offensive or support spell (it is recommended that it be an Erudite as a Secondary Job).
STRATEGY TO DEFEAT HIM
We must always focus on the Steam Machine in turn since as long as there is one on the field Thurston will be completely immune to damage. The idea is to stun her and take her down as fast as you can by attacking her weaknesses. You’re in a bit of a hurry because if you take too long Thurston will repair her (which in addition to healing her will also restore her shield points). If when you stun him you put a tremendous Burst on him (having saved Impulse and such), you will most likely vent the Steam Machine (at least the first one, the second one is more complicated).
When Thurston is alone, it’s important that you prepare well to do all the damage in this world to him (this is when it’s time to use the Potential) since after a few turns he will summon the second Steam Machine unless you finish him off first (better spare us, That will lengthen the battle quite a bit.) So you know, hit him really hard when he’s stunned with the most powerful of each character you have and after that (if he’s still alive) keep hitting him to defeat him before he uses the summon the second machine action.
I would like to mention Temenos because the truth is that he will have a tough task, which will be to keep the team alive (when the boss is with the Steam Machine they do a lot of damage between the two of them, especially when he boosts it ) ; focus purely on it if necessary. If you can’t prevent him from invoking the second Steam Machine, you’ll have to be very careful because there it will be quite difficult to keep the group alive.
Facing the other characters, there is little to say; It is to reduce the shield of the Machines and the Boss when he is alone and hit very hard when they are stunned. Partitio that is dedicated to donating IP to your most powerful character, since that donation will result in much more damage than he would do (usually, you still have a super OP Partitio).
