[quote name='eldergamer']I finally made it down to the third stratum on Etrian Odyssey 3. Had to use most of my healing items to make it through the boss, but I guess that's what they're for.
I know no one is probably playing this, but. What are some subclass recomendations? I have a Hoplite, Monk, Arabalist, Prince, and Zodiac. I figure I should subclass Prince/Monk for extra healing. Zodiac/Wildling?
Also, is there a way to increase the number of items held beyond 60? I take a party of three farmers out for item gathering but they fill up the carry limit really quickly.[/QUOTE]
I've been paying it. In the middle of the fourth stratum myself, but I'm on vacation and did not bring a DS along (though, I did bring the cart lol).
Typically, you'll want to remove the princess, and do monk/princess, for more efficient healing with princes skills. It's done for the extra TEC and the monk class skill to increase heading effectiveness.
For Hoplite, you generally sub Wildlong for Primal Drums (tried, but didn't like), or Ninja, for cloning, so you can line guard both lines. I went Ninja for the petrefy and leg bind skills.
My Arbalist is subbed Buccaneer, purely for Lady Luck and Swashbuckling, since most fights outside of bosses don't require skills. Most people would say to sub Gladiator for Charge, but I partially subbed Buccaneer to semi-support my Gladiator.
I don't ever use mages in Etrian Odyssey, so I have zero first hand knowledge about Zodiacs. I think Zodiac/Ninja is common, and maybe Zodiac/Arbalist, but if you have a Wildling or another Ninja, then it's pointless, since you'll only be able to summon one clone/beast, unless you have a party of 4, or fewer, but then you'll just make it more complicated.
My other two characters are Gladiator/Shogun, and Samurai/Buccaneer, in case you were wondering. So my party is basically a gimped Warrior's Might party, because I wanted an Arbalist (but has the benefit of WM chasing my Arbalist's attack all attacks).
In EO and EO2, you were stuck with the 60 item limit all game. I think it's the same in EO3. You can just deposit everything you want to keep in the bank, and sell the rest. My farmer party is 4x farmers with maxed Harvestry and Keen...Eye? The one that increases rare harvest items, and the fifth has Safe Stroll and Market. When I harvest, they carry only enough Amritas for the fifth farmer, so I can get 60 items per trip.