u/ScrimboBlimbo

I'm in the fight with ZEKE, and the strike monitor doesn't work half the time. I target the mech, I press the monitor, and all I hear is "Strike request acknowledged". My equipment is utterly fucked because I'm so incredibly done with grinding, so these are crucial to me. And they don't operate. What am I doing wrong?

Edit: I beat the boss. It was because I was launching when it was on the same platform. Oops.

Every single guide for this just says "Oh go to extra ops 49" even though that isn't unlocked until after Peace Walker Battle 2, and I desperately need to rank up my weapons. My R&D level is too level to do this. How should I recruit better soldiers?

Hello,
I have learned that Wizardry and Ultima are super crucial to the development of JRPGs, which happen to be my favorite genre. I am aware they are more cRPGs than JRPGs, which I've never interacted with as a genre (never played Baldur's Gate or anything like that). So, with that information, where should I start for the series as more of a JRPG fan than a cRPG fan?