Which spells in FF2j are *necessary*? - Page 2

DarkLadyNyara · 12-07-2005, 10:01 PM

The extra spells are Ultima fodder.

And Toad is pretty decent.

DJZen · 12-08-2005, 04:45 AM

Actually the more poison gets inflicted on you, the more resistant to it you become. If the lesser poison gets inflicted on you, you probably won't even lose any health to it.

RubyLapiz · 12-08-2005, 05:56 AM

haste+berserk makes for double physical damage dealing fun! well haste mostly. but berserk helps some~

Peter_20 · 12-08-2005, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by DJZen

Actually the more poison gets inflicted on you, the more resistant to it you become. If the lesser poison gets inflicted on you, you probably won't even lose any health to it.

Wow, sounds brilliant.
So the chars train in pure status resistance as well?
Cool!

DJZen · 12-08-2005, 06:32 AM

Yes, only it's called "magic defense".

Captain Maxx Power · 12-08-2005, 10:39 PM

The applying of status effects works much like a physical hit, whereby the level of the spell dictates how many times the effect will attempt to be layered onto your character (for example, SLEP6 would attempt to apply sleep status six times). Your magic defense status prevents this by allowing you to avoid these status attacks. With Magic Defense you can "avoid" as many layers as you have Magic Defense, being the number before the %. IIRC Magic Defense % has two functions. Firstly it's used to calculate the chances that you'll avoid each layer (50% evasion would mean having approximately a 50/50 chance of avoiding each layer). Secondly it reduces all damage based magic against you (50% would reduce it by half). Note that spells targetted against your allies ignore these values.

theundeadhero · 12-10-2005, 02:51 PM

Cure and life are the only ones I ever use, except for the ice spell against a very early boss that I can't remember the name of.

Peter_20 · 12-10-2005, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by theundeadhero

Cure and life are the only ones I ever use, except for the ice spell against a very early boss that I can't remember the name of.

I still feel like getting all the spells that I can carry for the sake of completion, though.

DarkLadyNyara Destroyer of Worlds Location: Pandaemonium, the Castle of Hell	#9 The extra spells are Ultima fodder. And Toad is pretty decent.
12-07-2005, 10:01 PM

DJZen HEIDEGGER SI MY BISHI!!!1 Location: Under your bed	#10 (permalink) Actually the more poison gets inflicted on you, the more resistant to it you become. If the lesser poison gets inflicted on you, you probably won't even lose any health to it.
12-08-2005, 04:45 AM

RubyLapiz Site Staff Cid's Knight Dusk and Starshine Location: Don't forget you're not alone	#11 (permalink) haste+berserk makes for double physical damage dealing fun! well haste mostly. but berserk helps some~
12-08-2005, 05:56 AM

Peter_20 Location: Sweden	#12 (permalink) Originally Posted by DJZen Actually the more poison gets inflicted on you, the more resistant to it you become. If the lesser poison gets inflicted on you, you probably won't even lose any health to it. Wow, sounds brilliant. So the chars train in pure status resistance as well? Cool!
12-08-2005, 06:28 AM

DJZen HEIDEGGER SI MY BISHI!!!1 Location: Under your bed	#13 (permalink) Yes, only it's called "magic defense".
12-08-2005, 06:32 AM

theundeadhero Site Staff Cid's Knight Wonky Donky Location: In Jojee's pants ~_x	#15 (permalink) Cure and life are the only ones I ever use, except for the ice spell against a very early boss that I can't remember the name of.
12-10-2005, 02:51 PM

Peter_20 Location: Sweden	#16 (permalink) Originally Posted by theundeadhero Cure and life are the only ones I ever use, except for the ice spell against a very early boss that I can't remember the name of. I still feel like getting all the spells that I can carry for the sake of completion, though.
12-10-2005, 04:38 PM