Trance was underused.

[Freya]

I feel they introduced it well but then at points they could have done more with it. A few characters could have used the trance at some of their story arches. But I feel the end result of Kuja trance was good but it seemed a large chunk of story where they could have used it more, was missing.

[Quindiana Jones]

I don't think Zidane's Trance was awesome merely for the sake of getting rid of crappy Skills. Remember, he is the new angel of death? The destroyer of Gaia? Kuja was badass enough, but when he went Trance he destroyed one world and nearly destroyed another. It makes sense that his replacement would be equally, if not more awesome (don't see Kuja hitting any 9999s! Sucka!).

[Jiro]

There must be a connection between them (Kuja and Zidane) being Genomes and their more badass Trance techniques.

[Clo]

Zidane's trance is the best. I hate Vivi's -- oooh, double black magic.... whatever. I don't think anyone else's is that amazing either.

I'm playing IX now, and for the past two weeks every trance I've had has been at the end of a random encounter. Useless! I wish they turned over into the next battle.

Even the graphics were kinda lame. They change slightly... turn pink... why? Zidane I can understand, but everyone else?

[Goldenboko]

You'll love Vivi's double black magic when you have his better attacks. Double Doomsday wrecks.

[No.78]

Freya's Trance makes me laugh. Is she levitating just off the camera or what?

[Goldenboko]

Freya's Trance makes me laugh. Is she levitating just off the camera or what?

No, she's still jumping HIGHER.

[ChickenHeart]

I never got Amarant's trance...did he go nude o.o?

[Brennan]

If they could of made it to where you could select to trance, then it would made it a whole lot more useful (of course, you would have to fill the gauge, not do it at will)

[Rantz]

Freya's Trance makes me laugh. Is she levitating just off the camera or what?

No, she's still jumping HIGHER.

She stays suspended in air, out of screen, launching spear attacks until her Trance runs out. The attacks can be very powerful sometimes, weak sometimes. She can't be targeted by enemy or allies while she's in the air.

[Mercen-X]

One of thhe few problems I had with this excelent game is Trance.

I liked it and it was usefull, but I was always dissapointing that the only character who actually got unique attacks for Trance was Zidane (and (SPOILER)Kuja if he counts)

Overdrives were an unnecessary addition to Final Fantasy X. It was simply an homage to the Limit Breaks of VII and VIII wherein (in battle) the characters were only separated by the weapons they used in battle and by their Limit techniques. In X, all of the characters already had unique abilities.

I agree that most Limit and Overdrive skills are flashy and seem effective, but they are still unnecessary unless they are differentiating characters (like the Quickenings on XII... the Concurrences, not so much although they were highly effective. I used them to acquire Exodus which I thought was a tough battle until I managed to chain together a long tether of Quickenings.) In any case, I'll agree that Zidane is the only character to whom altered attacks are given. (SPOILER)This is because he is, like Kuja, a Terran and naturally has unique abilities. I don't much care about the others and I believe Freya's Dragoon skill is fine, but I will concede that Steiner at least, could have been given a new moveset perhaps inspired by heroes of past Fantasies.

[ReloadPsi]

Epic Super Saiyan rip-off #4,062 Trance sucked. I never relied on it in any way whatsoever. I, too, always had it activate during a random encounter. Hell, there was one character, Quina, who counted on it activating during random encounters! I don't recall ever learning a single Blue spell via Cook.

[Hot Shot]

As much as I love IX, trance sucks big time. Most of the trance techniques were somewhat useful, but none of them (save Zidane) gave them any new special techniques, they just enhanced all of their old techniques. And Steiner, who is my fave char, had the worst trance as he only got 3 times his normal strength, which became obsolete once you get to a certain point in the game.

[Beowulf]

Yeah, I'm going to have to agree that trance was mostly useless. I do have to say Vivi's Double Black ability was pretty epic when you had the right spells...

[Crossblades]

I liked the Trance for the characters, I just wish there was a Trance reserve tank or someway to save it. I can't count the time I got Trance during a weak random encounter.

This.