i need help bad about ff8 for pc

[zellv2]

right i was rubish cause forgot to train up was lvl 20 all charactors
then i did the part on second disk where banlamb vs g garden where the both attack you know cuase i completed game before but i was usless against stuff so once we finally got into there garden i went into ice ring in the garden hockey pitch ice and fought these hocky type monsters the exp was great 400 of 3 and of 4 700 exp but for some strange reson i don t know if it is a problem every time squall and everyone lvls up it only gos to 1000 to the next level so now all my charactors are lvl 40 and my squall is level 73 and not far through disk two what is wrong help it makes no sence or is that normal cause gfs lvl fastish too please help me

[GunbladeMaster]

i dont see the problem
squall is at a high level
thats great
ur other charcters are not
so what

[Croyles]

I dont quite know what you mean. Are you saying that you characers aren't levelling up?

[mj05]

I think he's saying that Squall is leveling up a lot faster than the rest of the characters. (Squall is getting more exp. during battle than the others.)

[Croyles]

I havnt played FF8 in a long time but.. wasnt there any accessory or GF that includes extra EXP abilities? If so, maybe squall has it equipped.

[mj05]

I was just looking at the guide and I dont see any GF abilities that allow you to get more exp. I dont think any of the FF games i've played allow more exp. The only one thats close is FFX with the Double AP ability. I might be wrong, but I dont see anything in the guide about that.

[zellv2]

no its not really that its that i am quite confused that all the charactors always lvlel up after gaining 1000exp i thought it gets higher each time u lvl up like around level 70s its 20000 to level up but it stays at 1000 i could get everyone to lvl 100 easy its really strange as hell

[mj05]

So, you're saying that the Exp. needed isnt rising with the levels? I dont remember if that game does that or not. Im trying to play it right now, but my first disc is messed up and it keeps freezing. (Never buy games off Ebay, even if the feedback is 100%) I dont know why I dont remember that. I've beat it on PC twice and PS 3-4 times.

[Croyles]

Theres always the EXP Egg from FF6.

I definitely think the required exp rises every level, so dont know whats wrong with your game. I can understand that you might not like it like this, as it makes the game far too easy.

[mj05]

oh, sorry, didnt know about FF6. Havent played anything before VII...

[zellv2]

yes it does i will kill everythin with my lvl 73 squall easy now no challage i must find out whats wrong plz people test your ff8s and find out whats wrong with my game 1000exp to level up each time it may make the game funner but i have completed it 1 time and i never noticed this before maybe it is meant to do that but in all other ff it does now my ifirit and shiva and other gfs like gettin to lvl 83 to fast too lol not my day at all is it

[mj05]

Taken directly from my Bradygames Strategy Guide: "Improving Your Characters: This aspect of the game works a bit differently from past Final Fantasy games. Characters will gain exp. by defeating enemies, and then level up when they reach a predetermined amount of accumulated exp. points. However, now all that is required to go up a level is 1000 exp. points, regardless of the level you're trying to achieve. The flip side to this is that your characters' stats increase less from level to level than they have in past Final Fantasy games."

page 4 of the guide, first paragraph on the page.

~Edit~ I think this should answer your question.

[Croyles]

unfortunetly my old ps1 memory card broke so i cant get to a save somewhere in the middle of the game, and i dont know where my ff8 is ^^ sorry.

[zellv2]

yay so nothins wrong its just 6 hours of trsaining has made me pretty good

[mj05]

I dont know if you have the guide or not. But that is taken word for word from my guide. I've typed previously the page number so you can see for yourself. And, no, nothing is wrong. Its just something that you were'nt sure about and we forgot about! lol. Hope I helped.

[Croyles]

mj05 saves the day! ^^

[x_Hopeless_Deviate_x]

I wouldn't worry too much about it.
I beat the PC game recently for the first time.
Squall was level 100 and the others were around 70 or so.
Junction good magic and GFs and you'll be fine.

[sub zero]

The exp is always 1k to level up and the one who has the finishing blow gains more exp unless you used a summon or magic to kill the monsters in which case the exp is same for all.

[zellv2]

awsome thanks all

[rubah]

The sad thing is, unless you use the stat+ abilities, the battles at low levels will be so much easier than at higher ones:]