I'm not crazy about monsters filling the 3rd party member slot. I really wish SE would stop with all the gimmicks in their post-7 games, as they tend to be what I enjoy the least. I'm also not crazy about hearing it will be a "faster" battle system. If a game is going to have a live, fast battle system, then it should be more like 12: I don't want to load to some battle screen. If it's going to be turn-based, then I want to have turns, like 1-3 and 10, instead of waiting for bars to fill up then having to rush to input a command.