Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 16 to 29 of 29

Thread: Who is your main party in FFIX?

  1. #16
    Banned
    Join Date
    Apr 2016
    Location
    Sweden
    Posts
    279

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Fox View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1986 View Post
    I typically just use Zidane/Vivi/Garnet/Steiner, since I feel like that's a very balanced party, and it also feels like the most "classic" one.
    Same. Also Zidane/Dagger/Vivi are the most plot interesting characters, so I like keeping them around. There's an argument to have more Eiko but... eh, Eiko annoys me. Even when Dagger's lost her voice I tend to keep her in my party in place of Eiko.
    Most arguments for Eiko seem to have something to do with her being the better White Mage, and while this is true, I typically prefer Garnet, since she seems to have better Summons.
    Eiko does have a few interesting Summons herself though, which are more focused on defense.

    I have always found the part when Dagger loses her voice to be incredibly cool, I have never seen a character in a game become so traumatised that it affects their battle skills like that.
    Sure, I have seen several characters get injured and handicapped in various ways, but I have never seen anyone else than Dagger become psychologically affected to the degree that they lose their ability to talk and to think clearly.

  2. #17
    Memento Mori Site Contributor Wolf Kanno's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Nowhere and Everywhere
    Posts
    19,542
    Articles
    60
    Blog Entries
    27
    Contributions
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Default

    Eiko is better for not just having the better White Magic selection, but also having Dbl. White as her Trance mode which makes her pretty versatile and gives you dualcast Holy, which will trump anything Dagger can pull damage wise. None of this is helped by the fact that while Dagger certainly has the better summon selection in terms of raw damage, she doesn't really get access to it until Disc 3, which she spends half of in her traumatized state, meaning she really doesn't get super useful until Disc 4.

    Course I use Quina as my healer/support character, so it really just comes down to playstyle.

  3. #18
    Banned
    Join Date
    Apr 2016
    Location
    Sweden
    Posts
    279

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
    Eiko is better for not just having the better White Magic selection, but also having Dbl. White as her Trance mode which makes her pretty versatile and gives you dualcast Holy, which will trump anything Dagger can pull damage wise. None of this is helped by the fact that while Dagger certainly has the better summon selection in terms of raw damage, she doesn't really get access to it until Disc 3, which she spends half of in her traumatized state, meaning she really doesn't get super useful until Disc 4.

    Course I use Quina as my healer/support character, so it really just comes down to playstyle.
    I have kinda wanted to try out the party Zidane / Freya / Quina / Steiner at some point, just because those guys could easily deal consistent 9,999 DMG once they are sufficiently powered up.

    Imagine spamming Thievery, Dragon's Crest, Frog Drop, Shock and Climhazzard, along with the occasional White Wind and Mighty Guard, that seems pretty awesome.
    It may take a long time to watch all the sequences for some of those attacks, but this would be an advantage if you have Auto-Regen activated on everyone.

  4. #19
    Memento Mori Site Contributor Wolf Kanno's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Nowhere and Everywhere
    Posts
    19,542
    Articles
    60
    Blog Entries
    27
    Contributions
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Default

    It's a pretty devastating party combination and the one I used to make short work of Ozma. The only real kicker here is that it takes a long time to grind the parameters for Frog Drop and Dragon's Crest since you need to be vigilant with Frog catching and the easiest way to farm dragon's is using Lv.5 Death to take out Grand Dragons, which itself becomes available rather late in the game.

  5. #20
    Banned
    Join Date
    Apr 2016
    Location
    Sweden
    Posts
    279

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
    It's a pretty devastating party combination and the one I used to make short work of Ozma. The only real kicker here is that it takes a long time to grind the parameters for Frog Drop and Dragon's Crest since you need to be vigilant with Frog catching and the easiest way to farm dragon's is using Lv.5 Death to take out Grand Dragons, which itself becomes available rather late in the game.
    Steiner's moves "Climhazzard" and "Shock" might be enough for most situations.
    In fact, I would say that "Climhazzard" is probably my favourite move in the entire game, it's basically a very powerful MT attack that you always have available after you have learned it;
    I always use it whenever Steiner has enough MP for it if there is more than one enemy on the screen.

  6. #21

    Default

    Surprised to see so much affection for Vivi. I dump him first chance I get because his playstyle is the most uninspired. Just Focus a lot and cast a spell.

  7. #22
    Memento Mori Site Contributor Wolf Kanno's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Nowhere and Everywhere
    Posts
    19,542
    Articles
    60
    Blog Entries
    27
    Contributions
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Forsaken Lover View Post
    Surprised to see so much affection for Vivi. I dump him first chance I get because his playstyle is the most uninspired. Just Focus a lot and cast a spell.
    Dual cast and being cute as a button really helps, not to mention his magic damage is more consistent than the summoner's damage due to the dumb way summons were handled in this game.

  8. #23
    Banned
    Join Date
    Apr 2016
    Location
    Sweden
    Posts
    279

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Forsaken Lover View Post
    Surprised to see so much affection for Vivi. I dump him first chance I get because his playstyle is the most uninspired. Just Focus a lot and cast a spell.
    Vivi is popular largely because he is an awesome character.
    I don't think anyone can resist those curious innocent eyes.

    Of course, one of the best ways to use him is to have him cast Doomsday over and over while your party is wearing Shadow-resistant equipment (preferably equipment that absorbs Shadow magic, obviously), that's kinda like wearing Fire- or Earth-absorbing equipment in FF6 while spamming Merton or Quake.

  9. #24

    Default

    Oeilvert: Zidane, Dagger, Freya, Quina. I won't separate Zidane and Dagger, and Dagger is still having concentration issues, so she won't be too useful in the Desert Palace. Some playthroughs I switch Amarant and Quina.
    Desert Palace: Eiko, Vivi, Steiner, Amarant. Eiko heals; Vivi can enable Steiner's magic swords. Amarant brings some offense and can restore MP with his Chakra ability.

    Memoria: Zidane, Dagger, Freya, Amarant. Plenty of offense and Dagger keeps everyone healthy. Plus it keeps her with Zidane. Dagger has weapons with no back row penalty, so she can do some damage. It's those reasons I choose her over Eiko.

  10. #25
    draper hates the caley Cell's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    On the right side of the bridge
    Posts
    304

    Default

    I generally go with Zidane, Freya, Garnet and Vivi.

    I don't even like three of them, but find they suit how I play best. IX always had a stronger supporting cast than main.
    YE RAGIN', AYE?

  11. #26

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Jinx View Post
    Zidane, Vivi, Steiner, Eiko!

    I've played around with having Freya, Garnet, and Quina in my party...

    but never Amarant.
    Exactly this for me as well. I prefer the better white magic over summons, so that's why I choose Eiko over Garnet. Quina was never a main, but I use him enough collecting blue magic that he never feels neglected. Poor Freya, though. She's great, but I can't not have Steiner in my party and it feels weird not having the main character in the party.

    Nothing ever sold me on Amarant, though.

  12. #27

    Default

    Zidane, Steiner, Freya and Amarant. Zidane with stealing and thievery, Steiner with his brute physical attacks, Freya's dragon attack that deals 9999 with 16 mp, and Amarant can cure by attacking or deal some atrocious damage with some of his skills. White mages are for noobs

  13. #28

    Default

    On my last playthrough I placed my characters on different rotations, so I would not tire using just one lineup.

    Nevertheless, I always employ the team of Zidane, Vivi, Dagger, Eiko.

  14. #29
    Gobbledygook! Recognized Member Christmas's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Pious Moose's HQ
    Posts
    13,393
    Blog Entries
    6
    Contributions
    • Hosted the Ciddies

    Default

    I killed everyone in the party and only use Quina.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •