Ever have a "This worked in older FF games!" newb moment?

[Paksenarrion]

I remember when I had a wee Taru WHM, back shortly after NA PC release, and I was somewhere in Qufim partying. Probably the pond. I just remember saying "I can't wait until I'm level 25 so I can cast Raise and instakill all these stupid undead!"

Most of my group didn't seem to know that wasn't how it worked either. One ghost and a dead party later...

So anyone else got a story to share from their less knowledgeable days that they thought something would work based on prior Final Fantasy games experience?

[azjazo]

When my avatars didnt did 9999 damage the first time I used them

[Korpg]

When Blue Mage actually learned the spell the first time the mob used it.

And that the magic was comparable to the mobs at that level.....looking at you Pollen.

[Raxiaz]

Comparable to the mobs at that level? I don't quite understand what you mean, Korpg. Pollen is a level 1 spell, and only costs 8 MP. Its healing potency comparable to a cure. It's also self-only. Are you saying that Pollen shouldn't recover so much for higher level Bees? I'm curious, that's all.

When I killed a monster and didn't get any gil for it, I was a little confused. And when I did get gil from a mob, it was only like 3... this was before I learned that only Beastmen dropped gil.

[Korpg]

Comparable to the mobs at that level? I don't quite understand what you mean, Korpg. Pollen is a level 1 spell, and only costs 8 MP. Its healing potency comparable to a cure. It's also self-only. Are you saying that Pollen shouldn't recover so much for higher level Bees? I'm curious, that's all.

I meant when you learn the spell at level 1, it should be about the same strength as the level 1 version. When you use it at level 90, isn't it supposed to be at the same level as a level 90 bee? Even if you don't make it to recover 900+ HP, you should at least let it recover roughly the same % of HP the level 90 bee recovers when it uses Pollen. I know that would hurt the usage of other healing spells, but in reality, if SE really planned this correctly, we should have only had one single target curing spell (Pollen), one group target curing spell (Healing Breeze) and left it at that, increasing in potency (and cost) as the job increases in level. Maybe even made it possible to have it based on Blue Magic skill.

[Raxiaz]

Your idea is good, but I'm afraid I'd have to assume they didn't do that because of limitations to resources and/or on the way the spells work. I do like that idea, but I would miss my Plenilune too much... ^.^

[Francisco]

It's not an older FF, but after taking a break from FFXI to play FFXII, I kept clicking home points whenever I saw one if my HP wasn't full... this went on for the longest time.

[Fyreus]

When i first unlocked summoner i thought "YES! Now i can do huge damage with my avatars! Woot!" and that was around q4 2005...

I sometimes go back and dust off the ps2 to get that experience.

[Paksenarrion]

I came up with this thread idea after I had to deal with a boss in FFIX that I ended up casting Life on because I didn't know it had L5 Death and it killed my level 25 Zidane and Dagger in the first move. =( I kinda wish blue magic worked like it did there, less not learning and more Omnomnom.

Of course I don't remember how earlier blue mages actually learned it. =x I need to go do a big ol' FF marathon sometime...if I can find my copy of V and VI.

And azjazo's sig is adorable. =O

[Raxiaz]

Go play FFI-V if you want old school FF goodness. These games probably had the most impact on FFXI's original development - particularly with the job system.

VI-IX if you want the highlight of Square's ingenuity.

X if you want the last real game in the main series they made (XI not included in this analysis).