I wish I cared to actually look up what accessories to equip and how to get all the good rare items to make them all, or this Exdeath level up trick that's been mentioned. But no, I have to level up and play the legit way, without bothering with faqs. Been like 76 consecutive days now and I only have 7 of my heroes maxed at 100 and haven't even touched a single villain. Like Lou, I pretty much feel I have to level everyone up to 100 for whatever reason. I've even put off buying KH 358/2 until I do so.
I finally played Inward Chaos today for the first time. After blowing it a few times with Cloud in the second stage, I chose Cecil. I just stood where I was placed to start the fight and spammed Dark Flame. Sad you can go through every single fight without moving and win against them all, even when they're maxed out over Lv. 100. That's some high quality AI right there.
...unfortunately that tactic does not work against Chaos, and I got my ass handed to me repeatedly...
Which is why I should probably start caring about equipping my characters properly.