Halving battle speed doubles battles in FFXII, you never had any long battles in FFXII? Some HP totals in FFXII were similar to that of FFXIII only in FFXIII you are much more powerful. Your argument is really flawed as decreasing battle speed increased battle time in FFXII just as it does in FFXIII just as it does in any game. Hell, having wait on in FFXII made battles take forever. For most battles in FFXIII if it took you 7 minutes you're doing it wrong.