Limit breaks

[Rentahamster]

Limit Break farming has always been a part of Final Fantasy. In FFX I'd make sure every character and aeon had a full overdrive gauge before going into a tough boss fight.

FF10 is a single player game. The only person you are waiting on is yourself. In an MMO, you have to take into consideration others as well. If limit breaks are a necessity for fighting bosses, then that adds another barrier to entry to joining a party. For example, take the whole controversy surrounding Sentinel.

"I'm making an Ifrit Party"
"I want to join"
"Do you have sentinel?"
"No"
"Ummm..."


"I'm making an Ifrit Party"
"I want to join"
"Do you have a full limit gauge?"
"No"
"Ummm..."

I'm not saying that this one thing makes the concept of limit breaks untenable. What I am saying is that there are serious unintended consequences that must be taken into consideration for the sake of balance and smooth party play.