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Akiraiu Zenko
Is actually a giddy schoolgirl
posted 11-27-2001 11:52:04 PM
I'm starting up a new game of Final Fantasy Tactics...but I always seem to end up with roughly the same party!

Anybody have any neat ideas for job/skill combinations?

The artist formerly known as Zephyer Kyuukaze.
Falaanla Marr
I AM HOT CHIX
posted 11-28-2001 12:21:46 AM
i really should play and beat this.

Fal

Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 11-28-2001 12:47:40 AM
Ditto
I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Akiraiu Zenko
Is actually a giddy schoolgirl
posted 11-28-2001 01:22:18 AM
You aren't helping!
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Mooj
Scorned Fanboy
posted 11-28-2001 01:27:08 AM
Hmmm classes/skills in FFT...

You know, I've always been partial to using Knights with the Two Swords ability, and a Mathematician's skills as the optional skills to use.

I also like Ninjas with Dancer Skills...

Hmmm... Oh, yes, the Dragoon. I loooooooove Dragoons. Stick them with any skills, and they're just evil.

Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 11-28-2001 01:28:21 AM
quote:
And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Zephyer was all like:
You aren't helping!

Well, the one ability I really loved was "Ignore Height", from the Lancer job class.

Weapons: Bows can make indirect fire shots. Gotta love that.

Magic: Summoning. Large areas of effect, and it can tell the difference between friend and foe.

Class: Monk. Able to do a low level heal/mana restore on themselves and others near them (if on level ground).

Those are the things I found to be the most use, not counting unique characters.

I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Akiraiu Zenko
Is actually a giddy schoolgirl
posted 11-28-2001 01:32:10 AM
Things I always end up with:

A monk. Every time. Named after me.

A Summoner with Math Skill. I remember the first time using Math Skill, in Dorter Trade City, when I cast Holy on every single character on the board, killing everyone including myself. Counterproductive, but fun!

Ramza's always a squire. His Guts skill is just too damn good, and he gets heavy armour and knight swords!

The artist formerly known as Zephyer Kyuukaze.
Lashanna
noob
posted 11-28-2001 04:17:59 AM
Try doing it with all Melee or All Casters,
Dad's going to kill you. Really. He is.
Josef
Smooth Operator
posted 11-28-2001 04:41:31 AM
Black Wizard/Time Mage with the Short Charge ability. Try to use all the non-calculatable spells as often as possible. With short charge and Don't Move (possibly the most potent spell in the game), they're actually viable, and hey, you probably haven't even seen them before (Ice/Fire/Lit 4, Meteor. Meteor is beautiful).

Mediator/Knight for Mimic Daravon (put'em to sleep, then have char 1 drop meteors on them), Gun + Break skill usage, and Threaten... 2 Threats usually will turn an enemy into a chicken.

Try using the crappy unique characters. Meaning not TGCid/Orlandu, not Beowulf, not Reis, not Agrias, not Mustadio. Try the Heaven/Hell knights, try Cloud, etc.

Try using some of the monsters. Tiamats are disgustingly powerful, and with Reis, they're pretty much invincible. A couple of her pet boosts and they'll deal 999 on each hit- Serpentarius went down in 3 hits from my Hydra. Use 'Monster Skill' and find some of the secret monster abilities.

And of course, if you haven't already, take whatever team you have and do the Deep Dungeon.

Lashanna
noob
posted 11-28-2001 06:18:27 AM
The Heaven and Hell Knights are a pain in the arse to work with because unless you're attacking a large group, they tend to miss, alot.

I had a great group my last game, Where I named everyone EC names. I had 4 Knights, One with Black Magic, One with White, One with Time, and One with Dance. Ramza was usually a Ninja with Sing, or a Ninja with Geomancy... That's obviously a crush group though,

The Monsters are fun, and having Knights charge into battle mounted on Chocobos is fun, .

Parties 1 class and 4 Mimes can be fun to,

Dad's going to kill you. Really. He is.
Aaron (the good one)
posted 11-28-2001 06:22:15 AM
1) A summoner with calc skill is not as good as a black wizard with calc skill

2) The first time I played that game, as soon as I got the option for Dragoon class, all my team was dragoons...JUMP!

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Akiraiu Zenko
Is actually a giddy schoolgirl
posted 11-28-2001 09:14:20 AM
quote:
De lid g am ond had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
1) A summoner with calc skill is not as good as a black wizard with calc skill

A summoner with calc skill has all 5 kinds of magic.

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wheeter
Pancake
posted 11-28-2001 12:45:34 PM
Anyone ever level up Cloud?
Il Buono
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend.
posted 11-28-2001 01:03:12 PM
quote:
Lateralus had this to say about Optimus Prime:
Anyone ever level up Cloud?

Nope.

"Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig."
Akiraiu Zenko
Is actually a giddy schoolgirl
posted 11-28-2001 01:05:34 PM
quote:
Lateralus thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
Anyone ever level up Cloud?

Finish Touch kicks ass. Too bad he's stuck with that stupid Materia Blade.

The artist formerly known as Zephyer Kyuukaze.
Josef
Smooth Operator
posted 11-28-2001 01:15:57 PM
quote:
Lateralus had this to say about Punky Brewster:
Anyone ever level up Cloud?

Yup. Got every single limit break. Cherry Blossom takes 3 entire turns to charge, and Short Charge doesn't affect it. But it's pretty to watch.

Finishing Touch is really the only one worth having for practical purposes, though.

Heaven/Hell Knights: Oh I -know- they suck, having Agrias or Orlandu or even Mustadio is more practical. But it's interesting to try and make them work- use their abilities on enemies that are in corners or against walls and the like, this eliminates some of the possible places that they'd miss.

In all honesty, at the time I played them, I was just on a silly mission to see every single spell graphic in the game.

Black Mage vs Summoner Calc: Summoner has more spells and thus can whip out a Summon if there aren't any good formulas at a given time to calculate, but Black Mage does a lot more damage with his calculated spells.

Kael
Whistlepig
posted 11-29-2001 01:53:30 AM
I always had a liking to Ninjas with Ingore Hieght, just seem to go hand in hand. They also had Attack Up which made them hit for 200+ on a fair swing.

Now for casters, Wizard and Priest, with teleport, equip gun, and math skills too. No good targets for math/magic? BLAST'EM! Thats normaly 64+ on a good sign pair up.

Hehe, I remember the last time I played I had that group ready by the end of chapter 1, heh, that fort battle was sooo easy with porting casters and sword chucking

BetaTested
Not gay, but loves the cock!
posted 11-29-2001 04:20:18 AM
Could some one please post a list of the prerecs. for classes? I've never had a summoner before I just bought the game a few weeks ago too, haven't gotten it in my PSOne yet.

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Akiraiu Zenko
Is actually a giddy schoolgirl
posted 11-29-2001 11:52:02 AM
quote:
BetaTested thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
Could some one please post a list of the prerecs. for classes? I've never had a summoner before I just bought the game a few weeks ago too, haven't gotten it in my PSOne yet.

Gamefaqs.com is your friend.

The artist formerly known as Zephyer Kyuukaze.
Lenlalron Flameblaster
posted 11-29-2001 11:56:05 AM
quote:
Lashanna had this to say about Robocop:

I had a great group my last game, Where I named everyone EC names.
Parties 1 class and 4 Mimes can be fun to,

Who were they?

Grammar is your enemy! - While being able to understand someone's sentences might seem like a good idea for a proper essay, complaining on a forum scarcely leaves time for such trivialities. Write fast! You're angry, grrr! Make that show, and forget about things like capital letters, punctuation, and verbs.
Reyolen
Wanders too much for a custom title
posted 11-29-2001 02:38:59 PM
I actually liked bards and dancers with the unknown or nameless or something dance and song. The last dance and song were good too.
Mr. Duck
Likes to ____!
posted 11-29-2001 03:04:25 PM
here is my favorite party i use. i'll put all their abilities also

1. Ramza-Hero Class(all jobs mastered)

    a.Guts
    b.Item
    c.Counter
    d.Two Swords
    e.Move+3

2. Summoner

    a.Summon Magic
    b.Time Magic
    c.Face Up
    d.Magic attack up
    e.Move+3
3. Ninja

    a.Throw
    b.Punch Art
    c.Damage Split
    d.Equip Knife
    e.Move+2
4. Dragoon
    a.Jump
    b.White Magic
    c.Face Up
    d.Attack Up
    e.Move+3

5. Cloud

    a.Limit
    b.Time Magic/Yin yang Magic
    c.Counter
    d.Two Swords
    e.Move+3

[ 11-29-2001: Message edited by: Mr. Duck ]

Akiraiu Zenko
Is actually a giddy schoolgirl
posted 11-29-2001 04:28:55 PM
Suddenly, thanks to Mr Duck, I feel the overwhelming urge to list the jobs and skills of my old party:

Ramza, Squire
Guts
Black Magic
Blade Grasp
Two Swords
Move +3

Monk
Punch Art
Steal
Auto Potion
Two Swords
Move +3

Summoner
Summoning
Math Skill
Auto Potion
Magic AttackUP
Teleport

Chemist
Item
Talk Skill
Auto Potion
Monster Talk
Move +1

Lancer
Jump
Charge
Blade Grasp
Short Charge
Ignore Height

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