After countless attempts I realize that something is desperately wrong when it comes to PS2 50004 series..
Following step-by-step all of FF12GM's instructions,and even running through numerous suggestions posted here and there,propabilities of chest appearance attacking myself 1-5 times before entering Phase 2 Dig,seem even worse than the default 1/1000 ones..!So,any help from you guys owning a 50000 series are DESPERATELY needed! The routine is as follows:Penelo equipped w/ Shield and Cameo belt [bloody Browler..] until Phase 2 Dig,then add Fran equipped w/ Nihopalaoa and treat herself a Chronos tear.Switch back to Penelo,run towards first 3 Abysteels and start using the glitch only when reaching the 4th Aby.Both characters have been casted Bubble and Float and game speed is on Slowest.
For the cry out loud,this must be the 100 time I tried,if I don't find my way around this,sooner or later I'm gonna have to buy a new PS2..pls HELP!

This is really hard. XD

What's that supposed to mean?!? Ok,maybe I didn't make it clear enough;all I'm asking is someone owning a 50000 PS2 series telling me how many hits,before entering Phase 2 Dig,works for them so as to increase the chest appearance propability..I'm aware of the rest.

...anyone??

i think you should open the other threads.. youll find it.. someone posted the number of hits needed to make the chest appear.. i think its ff12 grand master.. search it, its still here(i think)..

You should read that thread a bit closer because I got about forty z-spears using that cheat, if you can't even get 2 or 3, you should just quit.

To begin with,thanx 4 the replies.I read FF12GM's guide as carefully as it gets,in fact I messaged him on Youtube and he redirected me to PM Flak76e.Still no answers found.I repeat,the problem lies on the serial no. of my PS2..I actually run through a post of someone recommending 1 or 3 hits for 50000 series,but still this stands far from being a standard method;it's more like a 'trial & error' one,regarding the fact that each time I try 1 or 3 hits,I still have to go and check if Brave suit chest appeared,and if not,then check if Megalixir chest 2 appears..and then,there's still a good chance that ZS chest won't appear at all.I'm giving up hope guys..that is until I find and buy a new modded PS2 w/ different goddamned serial.Thanx anyway!

That is quite a problem, another thing you need because you don't have it is you need luck like no other living person.

The different series machines do cause a problem when it comes to getting the chest to appear. I did all my testing on a Series 39003 Fat PS2 and so can only vouch for that model. I know Flak76e has the series 50000 and, yes, he says either 1 hit or 3. If that doesn't work then I really can't help you other than to say to try something different. Instead of hitting yourself, cast cure instead which will shift the RNG pattern or zone a few times between the Gate Crystal area and the Ore Separation before entering the Phase 2 Dig. The chests won't be set until you enter the Phase 2 Dig so make sure you do all your 'Manipulating' BEFORE you enter because once you're in there the chests are spawned. To change them you'd have to move 3 zones.

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Btw, don't worry about whether the Brave Suit chest is there or not or the Megalixir chests.....just go and check the damned Zodiac Spear chest. I tried all that and ended up missing no end of chests. GO AND SEE FOR YOURSELF!!

i have a 50004 console and i get different rng patterns than the listed ones
can it be that it dont act as other consoles and if so pleeeeeeease help me with the patterns i get

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i have a 50004 console and i get different rng patterns than the listed ones
can it be that it dont act as other consoles and if so pleeeeeeease help me with the patterns i get

Are you soft resetting or turning the PS2 off? If you don't turn it off then you won't get the right patterns. Soft resets don't return the RNG to the beginning, only a 'cold start' will do this.

i tried it again and went to cerobe steppe to check the patterns and i found that the were slight differences in each one and i also found a new one that starts with a 59 hit,3 combo [and i found that it can be corrected by using cure 4 times and after 10 hits there was another 3 combo then a 5 combo after another 10 hits
Any way i went back to hene mines and got my first zodiac spear so horaaaay
And thank you for your reply