[SPOILER="ch 9 boss"]

Actually I think he casts doom on if you aren't killing him fast enough. Maybe try to be more offensive and see how it goes? Destructo really shouldn't be a big problem if you're attacking him while he's powering it up.

I would try to save Odin until you have (if you have) Doom casted on you... I'm 95% sure that the counter goes away while your in summon mode. Also, if your part leader can be changed to a ravager, Odin and your leader should have to problem staggering the boss by yourselves before Odin is de-summoned. Remember that when you summon, your party is fully restored, that included debuffs. Summoning, in a way, is your final "oh shit" button.
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[SPOILER="Skill Sets - After Chapter 9"]
Well, as you noticed it takes a lot more CP points to get skills from those other sets. Not only that but since these are secondary skill sets, there is going to be a lot of skills that are simply unavailable. For example, Lighning will never get as many abilities as a Sentinel as Snow would.

My advice is to not really bother, at least not until post-game. You're able to run around and do missions and side quests after you beat the game, so maybe you can start then. I'm getting close to beating it and I'm finding myself using points in all of the primary skill sets still.[/SPOILER]

 

[spoiler=boss]Just watched a video of a guy killing chap 9 in 10 minutes (The estimated time to do so)...The Destrudo wasn't hurting him nearly as much as it was hurting me. I would get to like 5% of health for each character...and that was with having protect/shell/etc from Hope. Wonder what his weapon was and what level. I am at full for my crystalarium, and using axis blade level 1. Maybe I should blaze that up since I have like 6 perfect conductors (1074 exp) with a 3x multiplier.[/spoiler]

 

The one skill I hate controlling is sentinel. SO boring. That and sab/syn. Doesn't seem as "fun" so I would level the Com/Rav/Med[/spoiler]

 

[spoiler=ch9]That mf'er does cast doom. My party = Lightning, Hope, Fang. I'd switch to a medic, sentinel, medic lineup to keep my health in green. Halfway through the fight, the bastard blasted me with doom. I was able to cast Odin (2nd time) to stop the clock and pounded my way to a win with 10s left. [/spoiler]

 

Odin DOES get rid of Doom?

 

No he just temporarily stops the clock while dishing out some damage.

Lol my party leader is always Lightning so I'm either controlling a Com, a Rav, or a Med. It's all fun.

[SPOILER="boss"]Destrudo only does mega damage only if you don't attack him while it's powering up[/SPOILER]

 

If anyone has good tips on weapon upgrading I am all ears. That is hurting me the most right now with killing stuffs. And if anyone knows good ways to make monies in Gran Pulse so I can buy upgraded stuffs for weapons

 

Use 36 Vibrant Oozes' (Can purchase from the Creative Creatures store or whatever it is called) to get yourself a 3x bonus then use Perfect conductors since they are 1074 (before multipliers). I went from level 1 Axis blades to level 10 with 9 Perfect Conductors. Also sell all chips for great monies.

 

I am way past the chip stuff now, I wish I would have known that then

Hardest thing now is weapon improvement, characters are coming along nicely.