ForceStealer
Double Growth
Of all my various quibbles with XII, this kinda thing is by far my most significant. It's terrible design that is at best lazy, and at worst exploitative.
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
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Of all my various quibbles with XII, this kinda thing is by far my most significant. It's terrible design that is at best lazy, and at worst exploitative.
lithiumkatana17
Pro Adventurer
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- Lith
Well you can look at various strategy guides and license boards and figure out which direction your characters will go in. In IZJS it's just more streamlined, so each job class has a license board specific to that job, with the number of licenses you can obtain cut down by... I want to say more than half?? Idk ask Fangu.
Not sure if that contributes anything.
Not sure if that contributes anything.
ForceStealer
Double Growth
No I know, but it's bullshit that that information isn't IN the game.
lithiumkatana17
Pro Adventurer
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- Lith
Yes that is true!
Come to think of it, there's quite a bit of shit in Final Fantasy XII (and many of the other games) that makes me wonder who the fuck in their drug-induced haze thought that any simple-minded player would be able to figure this shit out IF there wasn't a strategy guide in front of their face as they played it.
Come to think of it, there's quite a bit of shit in Final Fantasy XII (and many of the other games) that makes me wonder who the fuck in their drug-induced haze thought that any simple-minded player would be able to figure this shit out IF there wasn't a strategy guide in front of their face as they played it.
Strangelove
AI Researcher
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- hitoshura
when you're knee-deep in making the game yourselves, maybe you become blind to the more obtuse things and just don't realise what isn't clear enough without the knowledge you have being the developer of the game
or they do know and they wanted to do it that way because idk get people sharing tips and hints with each other
or plain old cruelty
or they do know and they wanted to do it that way because idk get people sharing tips and hints with each other
or plain old cruelty
JBedford
Pro Adventurer
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- JBed
I've never played IZJS, but when you defeat Belias and go onto the License Board for the first time after, the game tells you that only one person can purchase an Esper license and that it disappears from everyone else's boards after.
Furthermore, in the IZJS version this is fairly obvious because there are "island licenses"-- sets of licenses not connected to any part of the main board. The Esper licenses form the bridges to them. Besides, by the time you beat Belias you have all the party members so it's not like you don't have all the information to make the best decision for who to give the the Esper license to.
It's also worth noting that in the IZJS version you can see the contents of all licenses on the boards at any time, unlike in the original version where you could only see those adjacent to already purchased licenses. So you know what you're getting.
I guess the only thing that isn't obvious is if there are multiple Esper licenses that lead to the same island licenses. And that there are (although not many): for example Breaker has a set of four Magick Lores and Exodus OR Zeromus can bridge the gap to them. If a person wanted these they would likely just buy the first one they got without knowing there was another Esper they got later that could have opened the path to them.
Furthermore, in the IZJS version this is fairly obvious because there are "island licenses"-- sets of licenses not connected to any part of the main board. The Esper licenses form the bridges to them. Besides, by the time you beat Belias you have all the party members so it's not like you don't have all the information to make the best decision for who to give the the Esper license to.
It's also worth noting that in the IZJS version you can see the contents of all licenses on the boards at any time, unlike in the original version where you could only see those adjacent to already purchased licenses. So you know what you're getting.
I guess the only thing that isn't obvious is if there are multiple Esper licenses that lead to the same island licenses. And that there are (although not many): for example Breaker has a set of four Magick Lores and Exodus OR Zeromus can bridge the gap to them. If a person wanted these they would likely just buy the first one they got without knowing there was another Esper they got later that could have opened the path to them.
Pixel
The Pixie King
This remaster looks so good. Im actually looking forward to this more than FFXV
http://video.gamespotcdn.com/d5/2016/10/08/Gameplay_FinalFantasy12Zodiac_10072016_3200.mp4
http://video.gamespotcdn.com/d5/2016/10/08/Gameplay_FinalFantasy12Zodiac_10072016_3200.mp4
Turlast
Lv. 25 Adventurer
It certainly looks interesting. Most of my experience with Final Fantasy lies in VII/VIII, though I've dabbled with 1 and XIII. I want to actually expand on my FF experience focus by exploring titles I'm unfamiliar with, though. I'll definitely give this a try when it comes out.
The Twilight Mexican
Ex-SeeD-ingly good
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- TresDias
Get both.
Strangelove
AI Researcher
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- hitoshura
or do what i'm doing
getting neither because i don't have money
getting neither because i don't have money
Strangelove
AI Researcher
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- hitoshura
i think you're vastly overestimating my income
Blade
That Man
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- Darkside-Ky/Mimeblade
Okay, 50 cents a day.
If that's too high try a Quarter a Day. The ALDI parking lot near me always has stray carts that need turning in for Quarters!
Strangelove
AI Researcher
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- hitoshura
i have no good conception of what american money is worth and little englanders have apparently tanked my economy so i might be able up 2 pence coins i find in the street and get the game in approximately 4 years
i miss having a strong currency
i miss having a strong currency
Strangelove
AI Researcher
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- hitoshura
chaining guys, you say ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
