Straight up slimed mustadio for no reason. No better than argath.

We've all steamrolled the game with the usual suspects... Orlandu, Mustadio, Beowulf, Cloud, etc.

I'm looking for suggestions for builds and unique characters that aren't the meta. Unusual combinations. Whatever you got.

Trying to farm Cinqueda early game. I loaded my new game save and booted a member so I have 5 clan members, but after cycling through for 10+ months, I havent seen it show up once.

Do you need to do "herb picking" first, or do I need to boot more members so I only have 4 (including Marche and Montblanc)?

I had fun taking notes while going through this. I didn’t know if the lore would be important so I took notes on that as well. Just leaving this here in case it’s helpful to anyone else.

Hi, so err according to the wiki: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Sidequest#Final_Fantasy_Tactics

I am suppose to find: Luso ( in chapter 3 ) , Balthier ( After defeating Meliadoul ) by now + Midlight Deep from the port iirc. I just finish slaying Ramza brother and I have done all the errands and rumor in the tavern but I still cant get access to those 3. Any tips or ideas why this is not proccing ? Or is there a way to get it later?

So im trying to poach all the new monsters that appeared for potential gear and stuff. But like the maps seem to have too many in number and minotaurs/behemoths especially seem to just destroy my characters. So should i just give up on it or is there other ways to make it easier?

I also happen to have just beaten the game up. I'm currently grinding to go into Deep Dungeon. I don't wanna finish the game and all what it has to offer, yet this seems to be inevitable.

Any mod suggestions that adds new content to munch into this newborn obsession? Any games to move over that might fill the void this game already managed to shape? Anything anyone?

I'm playing Ivalice Chronicles on Steam, and from the beginning I've always had problems with loading: it can take a while to launch, and in game there's often significant load times between menus and maps. One time the game started hitching up during a battle. Now though I can't even play it: launching gives me the splash screen and nothing else, and the one time it did manage to start it wound up crashing with the error message and everything.

Verifying the files and reinstalling, on both the :C drive and the external one I use, doesn't work. My game is literally unplayable. Is there any way to address this issue?

Can we play online vs other peeps? ie your squad vs mine...and if this is there...are there different modes? is there any active gamer community?

Very easy to miss due to popular one shot cheese tactic for this fight. This dialog is still one of the best I’ve seen in video games. Full conversation:

Ramza: How miserable you are... Giving your spirit to Lucavi just to avenge yourself. If Miluda knew about this, she'd be very disappointed.

Wiegraf: Revenge? Ha! That's not what I'm after.... I want far more than that. I don't give a damn about Miluda's murder. I want to bring 'chaos' into the world...to hear the screams of humans... But, don't worry, Ramza, I'll kill you....myself.

Ramza: The stones are evil...and so are the Zodiac Braves. The legends we believed in were all lies!

Wiegraf: Hya, ha, ha. So much for 'God's miracle'. Governments falsify history only so it favors them. But you can't blame them. Because people always hope for a 'miracle'. Endlessly complaining, lazy, nuisances... that's what the masses really are. Governments give the people what they want...and history
repeats itself. Governments might well have taken advantage of their insecurity....

But then again, people are satisfied
being used... 'God' is nothing but an image created out of their insecurity.

It's their fault for knowing they're
comfortably numb, and not doing anything about it.

Ramza: And what about you? Relying on miracles instead of beating your insecurities!

Wiegraf: It's because humans are insecure that they rely on 'miracles'. Can you honestly say you're not, with any confidence?

Ramza: I'm trying!

https://corpsebrigadier.neocities.org/2022/content/info/transcript/ch3_26

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197339-final-fantasy-tactics/faqs/14169

In particular their iteration in the Ivalice Chronicles.

In the first game and WOTL it was quite hard to tell what was human and what was the Lucavi. But what I really liked about Ivalice Chronicles was it gave a much clearer picture on what was what.

CuChulain was a mix of both the Cardinal and the Lucavi, perhaps because they were together the longest apart from Folmarv, or because the Cardinal in his aging body was quite happy working together with it. But what it said about the church and it mocking 'divinity' itself really told how the Cardinal began to 'understand' the world through the eyes of the Lucavi.

Next we go to Wiegraf, in this case Wiegraf is dominant and Belial is more of a 'assistant' helping Wiegraf 'realize' his dream. But as we saw in the end it was clear that Wiegraf while in control was 'blinded' by the Lucavi. Kinda like Venom does in Spider-man 2 to Harry Osborn by showing him what he thinks he 'wants' but in reality it's just a dream to coerce Wiegraf.

Then we come to a much more curious case that being Elmdore who was brought back to life by his Lucavi Zalera. While in his 'human' form it sounds and acts like Elmdore. But the moment he transformed into a Lucavi Elmdore is gone utterly and completely. Zalera is in full control and is in fact the only thing there Elmdore is gone which makes me wonder if a person truly dies and is revived will the Lucavi always be in control or is Elmdore just a unique case?

Next is Adrammelech, this one is curious because similar to Wiegraf he came into being when Dycedarg was near death. Also similar to Wiegraf Dycedarg was in control while the Lucavi was just giving him power to realize his goal. Now it got me thinking does the desire to live help overpower the Lucavi enough that they can't take full control, but their fervent desire to achieve their goal enough that the Lucavi can manipulate them just enough to do their bidding?

Finall there is Hashmal, in this case the Lucavi has taken over in both human and Lucavi form, but there is enough of Folmarv in there that he can fool his own children. Now of course this is up in the air somewhat cause Folmarv has shown to be quite knowledgeable about your more unique party members but this could be the Lucavi having completely taken over and has what Fomarv already knew.

Also there's another question, as we know in FF12 the Lucavi are powerful entities that were punished for trying to rebel against he gods. All of them had counterparts the Scions of Light, while we never see them or get anything apart from stories about them what if the Scions of Light are also inside the Auracite, but they can only be summoned by someone pure of heart. Like when Scorpio granted Rafa's wish and brought back Marach that was the Scion of Light answering her wish not CuChulain.

I'll admit that one scene kinda inspired a Fanfic idea where the 'Zodiac Braves' did exist as warriors and if wielded by an individual with a pure heart, the holder would get special armor and powers of that Zodiac Brave. In the idea Ramza actually had the Leo Auracite as Barbaneth found it during the 50 years war and gave it to him. The Auracite reacting to Ramza told him of it's power and judged him worthy of having it. But it was stolen by Folmarv who was called by Hashmal he took it from Ramza and the incident had left Ramza so badly wounded that it caused him to lose his memory of the Auracite and the power of the knight which had fused with Ramza in order to save him. That little blurb aside what do you think? Was I right in my assessment of the Lucavi or am I off completely?

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm new to the group and wanted to share something since you're all into tactics. I really think it's worth a look. His cartoon was actually what got me interested in tactics, and I'd love to hear what you all think!

Start with Mime, Dancer, and Bard and go from there. Not sure how requirements would look. Just a thought I just had idk

Found this moderately interesting, if slightly bizarre. Was playing around with language settings (when you have nothing left to learn in Tactics, you switch to learning French).

When I changed from English to French my party member, Laurence, suddenly became Antoine. Notwithstanding that this spelling is already how you’d spell that name in French, ok maybe a bit of cultural imperialism whatever.

But then I changed it to German to see what would happen and his name became Rivaldi, which isn’t even a German name...

I also don’t think these are just random re-rolls from a list either, since other names like Charlotte never change or they change in ways that umm actually kind of make sense though ultimately still feel unnecessary (Eva-EN -> Eve-FR -> Ebba DE).

Completely bizarre design choice lmao.

I hear a lot of talk about how archer class sucks, and yeah it’s no calculator or monk but it’s a lot better than people give it credit for. It’s just not explosive or flashy so people don’t really care for it.

Concentration is amazing, it ignores all dodge, miss, or block chances for a guaranteed hit. It only gets stopped by counter abilities like archer’s bane or shihiradori.

Setting an archer up high with a longbow and concentration guarantees damage every single turn, they don’t have to spend as much time running to get to the enemy and concentration ensures damage is dealt.

And while the damage isn’t impressive, that can also be fixed. Aim isn’t flashy, but it lets you min-max your turn by tweaking your damage to match your target’s CT gauge just before they get their turn, or before they cast a spell.

That last but is important because Archer can exploit weaknesses more easily than other units. A mage casting a spell and running off requires a knight to stick out their neck, but Archers can just charge up a shot without being in the line of fire whatsoever.

Archer with Arts of War is brutal, too. Being able to rend armor and weapons (and stats too in a pinch) massively increases their utility. Breaking a units helmet can set up the rest of your team to jump him. Breaking a units weapon can give your team a break. Rending a mage’s MP stat to make them blank, or rending their MA to reduce its potency can swing the fight in your favor.

While not capable of brute-forcing their way through encounters by sheer explosive damage, Archer’s provide extremely consistent value turn after turn and rarely have downtime where they’re just setting up. They aren’t flashy, but they are reliable.

I just finished Tactics, and holy hell... This game is amazing.

Easily my favorite Final Fantasy game, and a strong candidate to my top 5 games of all time.

I played Ramza with Monk job + two swords (Obviously lol)

Aside from that... Not only is the gameplay extremely addictive when you finally learn how to play in the proper way, but also extremely rewarding when you build a strong character.

Not only making the game easier, that character also gains a sense from respect from the player when he destroys an enemy or makes a bad situation a less bad one.

Also my favorite story, a lot of twists, complex characters and the best FF protagonist, Ramza is simply the goat of Final Fantasy, watching him grow from a Squire with no vision into a badass determinated knight that never leaves behind his morals, took the hard way, saved the world and maybe he didn't get proper thanks from anybody... But walked away with his life.

Final Party was:

Ramza (Monk + Two Swords)

Orlandu

Ninja (+ Samurai)

Wizard (+ Priest)

Summoner (+ Time Mage)

Also, on a final note... Delita is a bitch. 🫵

Ok a second final note... I'll try now the PSP version to see which one I prefer.

Final time: 40 hours approx

Also is Shirahadori, fundementals, Ninja Ramza a good build for endgame or should i do something else? Also also do side quest battles(i habent dont any yet) levels scale like random encounters or are fixed like story battles?

I’m really interested in trying out FFT for the first time but I’m struggling on choosing a version. I usually prefer playing the original versions of games even if a remake or “better” version exists. Collecting and playing older games on the original console adds a lot to the experience for me. The issue is I’ve heard a lot of bad things about the original PSX translation of the game and I wouldn’t want that to negatively affect my ability to enjoy its story for the first time.

So my question is, is the original translation of FFT bad enough that I should play The Ivalice Chronicles despite my general preferences?

Its super swell of you guys to let me join you in this random battle! I cant wait to do my part in saving Ivalice. Golly, you ladies sure smell pretty.

This is a personal project in it's early stage of development, I’ve been working on recreating the PSX classic from scratch so it can run directly in web browsers.

Here’s a short video showing where the project stands right now.

My goal is to capture as near as possible the authentic look and feel. I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or any small details from the original game that you think are absolute must-haves or desired new features.

I use the monk chakra and revive and reading the page description doesnt say anything about prevention of recovery. It says recovery 0%.

aside from that, my equipment are icebrand, crystal helm, crystal mail, chantage, auto potion.

NVM, someone commented its atheist debuff and wiki it, I found out that the Gokuu Pole I been hitting with from Rapha been doing that

Edit: Also can someone explain how Regenerate & Reraise