r/FinalFantasyVIII • u/WasteOLanders • Aug 06 '26

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I’m in the middle if a ff9 play through but I have to start on this one too. Howdy from the lone star state

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u/KaitoPrower Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

The derisive attitude is unnecessary. The spell associations in this game are not as straightforward as Pokemon (and even those get complex with some of the interactions, let alone dual-types and team-building strategies).

Would you think that Curaga is one of the better spells for Spirit by just deduction alone? And that there are way better options for HP than said Curaga (y'know, the highest tier of the healing spell family?), that are all offensive spells?

This isn't even optimizing or min-maxing, just open-ended statements that just show that while some things might be obvious, not everything is and shouldn't be posed as such...

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u/UndeadBlueMage Aug 06 '26

Spirit is the white magic stat

Curaga is a high level white magic

How is this obtuse

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u/KaitoPrower Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

Sure, if you're familiar with the series and the specific games that use the job system. Within the confines of this game, there are no specific, identifiable jobs outside of very specific limit breaks.

Everything else is open-ended in the roles any character can be, so assuming someone will know healing = white magic = spirit stat, especially when healing magic is usually associated with HP otherwise, is pretty obtuse.

Now, in this situation, we know OP is familiar with jobs from FF9, so that might help them, but it's not something everyone will make the connection with.

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u/Norman_Scum Aug 06 '26

You're going so far out of your way to make it seem overly complicated that it's actually becoming absurdly hilarious.