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sub_dividedI haven't had a computer for the last three weeks, but really that's only an excuse. Must resume status as a productive member of society the internet!
Re computer: The power adapter for my laptop went out and since then I've been waiting, first for a new AC/DC adapter, then for a second AC/DC adapter, then for a box to put my laptop in and send off to HQ and fix the problems caused by the first (faulty) adapter. Right now I'm waiting for my laptop to come back.
In the meantime I've been...reading? ^^; And avoiding responsibilities. I met![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
harumi! We talked for hours and hours. ^_^v I'm meeting her in about another hour and a half so this entry might be cut short.
...And I've been playing FFXII. (Aha! The truth comes out!). Fun game, far too long. I'm at something crazy like 80 hours and still no end in sight.
1. So glad no one was taken in by Vayne's Caesar speech. It wasn't even a very good speech!
2. Old Achades: Let's remake Rabanstre in our own image! *cracks up* This totally changes your view of the Empire, at first there was something sinister about their occupation of Rabanstre, now it seems like their intentions might have been good after all, just...misguided. XD
3. Vulgar? Gentry? Ardent? How far back into the Olde English thesaurus is Mr O Smith reaching here, anyway?
4. Vaan said, "Why is every monster in this desert weak against wind? Wouldn't they all have died out? I mean, with the daily sandstorms and all."
Penelo, on the verge of reflexively berating him, closed her mouth. "Huh. For once you actually said something intelligent."
"Than- hey! What do you mean 'for once'?"
"The creatures of the desert are not to be seen during the storms," Fran said, serene. "They burrow underground."
5.
Weapons: Bashe on axes, Vaan and Ashe on 1H swords, Fran on bows, Balthier on guns or poles, Penelo on Staves or Measures.
Magic: Fran on Black, Green, Arcane and Time, Balthier on Green and Time, Vaan on Green, Time and White, Penelo on White Full Stop, Ashe on Black and White. (Subtlety? Artistry? Shades of gray? The princess of Dalmasca knows not these things! ...Actually, that's not entirely true, she also knows Oil and Toxify. Burn them and/or poison them!)
Besides the oil/fire combination, my gambits all look like this:
1. Heal
2. Attack
Hey, it's worked so far. XDD I use a lot of Green magic, some Time magic, Black magic in bad situations, hardly any Arcane magic. It's too much trouble to figure out how it works. ^^; I'm slowly learning techniques but probably won't use them much either. White magic constantly, of course.
This is the first FF game I've played without a strategy guide. It's so much more nerve-wracking ^^; Especially the boss battles at the end of long dungeons with nary a save crystal in sight. I've been lucky so far, and only died twice -- once against the Bombs in Salika, once against the colored pumpkin status-inflicting things in Sochen. The reason being, I keep running away ^^; And spending all my money on restorative items. Anyway now that I've come this far ( = past Giruvegan) without recourse to gamefaqs.com, I'm determined to go all the way.
I think what I like the most about FFXII, gameplay-wise, is that you are never forced to mindlessly level up. No, there are minigames for that. -_-; It sort of cheeses me off that hunts are "optional," but at least they give you a goal while you level.
And I like the flexibility of classes. I like having multiple characters on the same job (so that if one falls in battle, I have a spare) and having one character on multiple jobs (so I can adjust my strategy during boss battles without having to switch anyone out -- which isn't always possible, anyway). And I like the gender-equality of it all. XD; The way I play most of the time, Penelo and Vaan are in the same class (thief/healer), Fran and Balthier are in the same class (damage/status effects), and Ashe and Bashe are in the same class (heavy damage/target). Complete gender equality! An unintended side-effect of which is: two customary teams, one all-female, one all-male. ^^; I swear I didn't start out intending to segregate the sexes.
Off to dinner! And then: swing dancing!
Re computer: The power adapter for my laptop went out and since then I've been waiting, first for a new AC/DC adapter, then for a second AC/DC adapter, then for a box to put my laptop in and send off to HQ and fix the problems caused by the first (faulty) adapter. Right now I'm waiting for my laptop to come back.
In the meantime I've been...reading? ^^; And avoiding responsibilities. I met
harumi! We talked for hours and hours. ^_^v I'm meeting her in about another hour and a half so this entry might be cut short....And I've been playing FFXII. (Aha! The truth comes out!). Fun game, far too long. I'm at something crazy like 80 hours and still no end in sight.
1. So glad no one was taken in by Vayne's Caesar speech. It wasn't even a very good speech!
2. Old Achades: Let's remake Rabanstre in our own image! *cracks up* This totally changes your view of the Empire, at first there was something sinister about their occupation of Rabanstre, now it seems like their intentions might have been good after all, just...misguided. XD
3. Vulgar? Gentry? Ardent? How far back into the Olde English thesaurus is Mr O Smith reaching here, anyway?
4. Vaan said, "Why is every monster in this desert weak against wind? Wouldn't they all have died out? I mean, with the daily sandstorms and all."
Penelo, on the verge of reflexively berating him, closed her mouth. "Huh. For once you actually said something intelligent."
"Than- hey! What do you mean 'for once'?"
"The creatures of the desert are not to be seen during the storms," Fran said, serene. "They burrow underground."
5.
Weapons: Bashe on axes, Vaan and Ashe on 1H swords, Fran on bows, Balthier on guns or poles, Penelo on Staves or Measures.
Magic: Fran on Black, Green, Arcane and Time, Balthier on Green and Time, Vaan on Green, Time and White, Penelo on White Full Stop, Ashe on Black and White. (Subtlety? Artistry? Shades of gray? The princess of Dalmasca knows not these things! ...Actually, that's not entirely true, she also knows Oil and Toxify. Burn them and/or poison them!)
Besides the oil/fire combination, my gambits all look like this:
1. Heal
2. Attack
Hey, it's worked so far. XDD I use a lot of Green magic, some Time magic, Black magic in bad situations, hardly any Arcane magic. It's too much trouble to figure out how it works. ^^; I'm slowly learning techniques but probably won't use them much either. White magic constantly, of course.
This is the first FF game I've played without a strategy guide. It's so much more nerve-wracking ^^; Especially the boss battles at the end of long dungeons with nary a save crystal in sight. I've been lucky so far, and only died twice -- once against the Bombs in Salika, once against the colored pumpkin status-inflicting things in Sochen. The reason being, I keep running away ^^; And spending all my money on restorative items. Anyway now that I've come this far ( = past Giruvegan) without recourse to gamefaqs.com, I'm determined to go all the way.
I think what I like the most about FFXII, gameplay-wise, is that you are never forced to mindlessly level up. No, there are minigames for that. -_-; It sort of cheeses me off that hunts are "optional," but at least they give you a goal while you level.
And I like the flexibility of classes. I like having multiple characters on the same job (so that if one falls in battle, I have a spare) and having one character on multiple jobs (so I can adjust my strategy during boss battles without having to switch anyone out -- which isn't always possible, anyway). And I like the gender-equality of it all. XD; The way I play most of the time, Penelo and Vaan are in the same class (thief/healer), Fran and Balthier are in the same class (damage/status effects), and Ashe and Bashe are in the same class (heavy damage/target). Complete gender equality! An unintended side-effect of which is: two customary teams, one all-female, one all-male. ^^; I swear I didn't start out intending to segregate the sexes.
Off to dinner! And then: swing dancing!