Do not just focus on three characters!!! hints and tips for Final Fantasy XII

Do not just focus on three characters!!!

In order to have virtually no trouble at all with this game you need to have all 6 characters strong. That way if one of your characters happens to fall in battle and you are running low on MP, you can easily just switch them out for another character and not worry about them being too weak to help. I follow a strict level up regime and it has never failed me. I currently have three files that I am playing (just to try different options on all 3) and all of my characters can take almost any monster in the entire game with no problem at all. To get the most out of it I suggest the following:

At level up switch out the following characters:

Vaan for Basch (and vice-versa)

Balthier for Ashe (and vice-versa)

Fran for Penelo (and vice-versa)

Also it is a good idea to have two white mages, one for each "party". I typically use Balthier and Ashe, but Fran and Penelo are very good options as well. It is better to have females as mages, since they end up with more MP than their male counterparts. (For example all of my characters are a level 71 and Vaan, Balthier and Basch only have 600 or so MP and Fran, Ashe and Penelo have over 700 MP.)

Another good idea is to keep Balthier and Fran with the same weapon types that they have when you get them at the beginning of the game. Yes, Balthier's attack power will always be lower than the rest of the party, but his attack power is being based upon how much damage he would do of he were to go up and physically HIT the monster with his gun, not from the amount of damage that his shot will take. Fran is always good with a bow and if you complete at least 75% of the hunts in the game you will recieve the assasin's arrows that will do an instant KO about 35% of the time. Also, this keeps you from relying solely on telekinesis to defeat flying monsters. Another solid option for using a bow is Basch. Vaan and Ashe are basically sword users only, whether it be one or two handed swords. Penelo is pretty flexible as well, but she is best with a dagger or a spear. Hope that this will help any who have questions as to whether or not it is good to have a reliable backup party.

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