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[Tyrel1985]

ok well im a decent amount of the way into the game(just beat the ice cavern)and maria hasnt leveled up barely at all since i started the game...what could be causing this??shes still at like 36hp and the rest of my guys are over 200...i even ran around in the ice cavern for like an hour trying to level he up but it didint work...and i have to say this is the weirdest FF ive played yet

[DarkLadyNyara]

Is she still in the back row? If so, there's your problem.

[Tyrel1985]

oh man i knew it musta been somthin stupid like that *smacks forehead*


thanks lol

[Sephiroth1999AD]

The ones in the back row can't get hit by physical attacks unless the characters on the front row die. That's why, the characters in the back gain HP very rarely. I can't really suggest having back row characters. You can only use a bow in the back row, and bows aren't as powerful as many other weapons. This means a bow-user isn't really a good fighter, and a bow-user isn't a good mage, either, because the bows give your characters some huge intelligence and soul penalties.

[DJZen]

It made more sense in the Famicom and PS1 versions to keep a character in the back row, since Vitality going up meant Intelligence going down.

[Evastio]

No it didn't. This is how it went:

Strength goes down when Spirit goes up.
Intelligence goes down when Strength goes up.
Vitality goes down when Intelligence goes up.

[Fireblade13]

Yeah I usually just take my guys out of the back row immediatly as being in the back row causes mages to just kill your backer in one hit.

[DJZen]

Originally Posted by Evastio ^

No it didn't. This is how it went:

Strength goes down when Spirit goes up.
Intelligence goes down when Strength goes up.
Vitality goes down when Intelligence goes up.

Right, got it backwards. Anyway, the point still holds that it makes more sense on the FC.