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[Nifleheim7]

Originally Posted by Roto13 ^

it's also very useful for flying monsters. Rather than have a ranged weapon equipped, I just have one of my non-mage characters cast Oil and have my mage cast Fire magic.

Same.I think 80% of black magic i used in the game was on flying monsters.
White magic was very important too,maybe more than in any other FF i've played.

[Coma]

The only time I really use magic is in a buff/debuff situation. And when facing a mark/boss with a particular weakness. Reflect+aga. Triple the attack, double the damage, and oil if its fire weak. Pure madness. Also, status magic ftw.

[the AJman]

I found magic to be useful in this game (though I typically use it in every other game quite a bit as well). Though I have to admit that I found status magic to be far more useful in this game than any other in the series.

[rubah]

magic was pretty great. I loved a lot of the arcane spells

[Coma]

Originally Posted by the AJman ^

I found magic to be useful in this game (though I typically use it in every other game quite a bit as well). Though I have to admit that I found status magic to be far more useful in this game than any other in the series.

Thats mainly because SE realized status magic has been useless because they decided to make everything immune to EVERYTHING.

[the AJman]

Originally Posted by Coma ^

Originally Posted by the AJman ^

I found magic to be useful in this game (though I typically use it in every other game quite a bit as well). Though I have to admit that I found status magic to be far more useful in this game than any other in the series.

Thats mainly because SE realized status magic has been useless because they decided to make everything immune to EVERYTHING.

I completely agree, the regular monsters weren't immune to most of the status effects, but it was always just faster and more efficient to kill them with attack or anything that causes direct damage. Than the bosses, who would have been the best opportunity to use status effects, are immune to almost all of them.

[ljkkjlcm9]

I actually had Basche as my main physical dealer, in there on close lines... Ashe as my primary healer/Green mage, with some physical stuff too....
and my third character Vaan typically, with Main Gauche and other high evasion equipment, casting Black/Time/Arcane Magic.

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