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[Crossblades]

Usually in all my FF VI playthroughs, I would teach all my characters as much magic as possible(with the exception of Umaro and Gogo for obvious reasons and Relm and Gau since I don't use them.) I plan to take a different approach on my next playthrough. Instead of teaching everyone Magic, I'm only gonna choose certain characters and make them proficient in a certain type of magic. For example, I plan to make Setzer and Strago proficient in Black Magic, Relm(yeah, I plan to play with her in my next playthrough) in White Magic and Time Magic, Celes in White Magic, Edgar in Time Magic, and Terra in both Black and White Magic. The rest of my characters will stick with their job abilities and physical attacks. So should I bother trying this approach or should I stick with the approach I've always used?

[FF_Chick]

I like that approach. It gave me an idea on my next FFVI play through.

[ljkkjlcm9]

that's a fine approach...
One thing to note, Celes and Terra will learn certain magic on their own...

and some equipment will teach magic. Of course, it's easy enough not to use the spells you didn't intend on them knowing.

Personally? I only use healing magic really. I've never found magic to outperform physical attacks in any FF game

THE JACKAL

[Crossblades]

Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9 ^

that's a fine approach...
One thing to note, Celes and Terra will learn certain magic on their own...

and some equipment will teach magic. Of course, it's easy enough not to use the spells you didn't intend on them knowing.


THE JACKAL

Which equipment? I only recall one piece of equipment that taught Magic and it was the Paladin Shield for Ultima.

Well, it doesn't matter anyway, because like you said, I won't use the spells I didn't intend on them knowing.

[blackmage_nuke]

Originally Posted by Crossblades ^

Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9 ^

that's a fine approach...
One thing to note, Celes and Terra will learn certain magic on their own...

and some equipment will teach magic. Of course, it's easy enough not to use the spells you didn't intend on them knowing.


THE JACKAL

Which equipment? I only recall one piece of equipment that taught Magic and it was the Paladin Shield for Ultima.

Well, it doesn't matter anyway, because like you said, I won't use the spells I didn't intend on them knowing.

I believe ice sheild, fire sheild and thunder sheild teach ice 2, fire 2, and bolt 2, respectively at x3 but dont take my word for it (it couldve been the swords and not the sheilds)

[Vermachtnis]

That's how I play the game, well not so much for the specific magics, but the stat boosts.

[Roto13]

I'm guessing you'll be letting characters learn magic without using it? Because those espers come with important stat bonuses. :P

[Zeromus_X]

Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke

Originally Posted by Crossblades

Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9

that's a fine approach...
One thing to note, Celes and Terra will learn certain magic on their own...

and some equipment will teach magic. Of course, it's easy enough not to use the spells you didn't intend on them knowing.


THE JACKAL

Which equipment? I only recall one piece of equipment that taught Magic and it was the Paladin Shield for Ultima.

Well, it doesn't matter anyway, because like you said, I won't use the spells I didn't intend on them knowing.

I believe ice sheild, fire sheild and thunder sheild teach ice 2, fire 2, and bolt 2, respectively at x3 but dont take my word for it (it couldve been the swords and not the sheilds)

Thunder Sword, Ice Brand, and Flametongue taught the level one elemental spells, I thought. But there's a bunch of other equipment that teach spells.

I usually only bother giving offensive magic to the spellcasters, and give utility spells to everyone so the entire party can cast buffs and the like.