Originally Posted by Dragoon Kain
yea you can get better equipment now. n the only people who leave are kain n rydia leaves n rosa i think so yea expect that from them.
Uhhhh, not relly. Actually, people leave and come back quite a bit, in the following order.
Order of Party Changes.
Spoiler:
Kain (Baron Castle) Join.
Kain (Village of Mist) Leave.
Rydia (Kappo) Join.
Tellah (Underwater Cavern) Join.
Tellah (Damcyan) Leave.
Edward (Damcyan) Join.
Rosa (Kappo) Join.
Yang (Mt. Hobs) Join.
Rosa (Fabul) Leave.
Rydia (Fabul) Leave.
Rydia (Fabul) Join.
Yang, Rydia, Edward (Ship at Sea) Leave.
Palom, Porom (Mysidia) Join.
Tellah (Mt. Ordeal) Join.
Yang (Baron) Join.
Cid (Baron Castle) Join.
Palom, Porom (Baron Castle) Leave.
Tellah (Tower of Zot) Leave.
Kain (Tower of Zot) Join.
Rosa (Tower of Zot) Join.
Cid (Dwarf Castle) Leave.
Rydia (Crystal Room) Join.
Yang (Tower of Bab-il) Leave.
Edge (Eblan Tunnels) Join.
Kain (Sealed Cavern) Leave.
Fu-So-Ya (Lunar Palace) Join.
Fu-So-Ya (Tower of Bab-il) Leave.
Kain (Tower of Bab-il) Join.
I believe that's all of them. Anyway, my point is, people do leave and comeback a lot in the game. But it's still great fun and the story stays strong through most of the game.