Atomos - Do you really use him?

[SpiritWolf]

I use him when I'm just wondering around randomly but thats about it

[aeris2001x2]

well atomos is the only eidolon of any real worth. however i only ever use him against the YANS,those evil little sheep. 3 yans r second only 2 ozma and atomos is really useful. my training to lv99 would have been so much longer without him.

[ShadyMilkman]

What's up with nobody liking Atomos... he is the most powerful after all. Does jsut as much as Ark... for only like what is it... 16 MP??? and takes MUCH less time!!! I NEVER use Ark cause he takes so frickin long. Next to Phoenix... I'd say Ark is the best. closely followed by Odin adn Carubuncle. Flare isn't any better than most of the Eidolons.... it's too costly. Doomsday is okay I guess.... but you have to equip crappy armor in order to not kill yourself. So, I don't see why everyone sees Atomos as such a "waste"

[aeris2001x2]

flare is actually the best spell. 9999 definitly, espically using the auto reflect method.

[Clyde Arronway]

Because it is impossible to go past 9999 attack and multi attack spells don't exist in this game (unlike Knights of Round, FFVII, or Eden, FFVIII)
So, the dark matter, atomos in many circumstances, frog drop when quina's level * frogs caught > 9999, or thievery when zidane's agility * number of steals > 9999 are all the most powerful. it is theoretically possible for flare to do less.

[Linus J]

I don't use Eidolons.

Too much mp, small effect, too much time.
I played FF8 the same way, used diablos alot first time through though.

[aeris2001x2]

actually eiko and vivas trance w magic allows 2x9999. the max a turn then is 19998.

and i never got thivery 2 9999, 2 much time , bout 7000.

also shock is 9999 2 definite. and freyas dragons crest is easy 2 get 9999 4, well better then thivery. espically if u killed hordes of great dragons above gizimulukes grotto using quinas (power glove? that move that does 9999 if quina on 1 hp) special move 2 get to lv50+ on disc 1. there r so many dragons 2 kill and far easier and quicker.

[ShadyMilkman]

why woud you use limit glove when level five death works so much easier? And EVERY character has at least one attack that does 9999 every time.... it's just thta some require no work at all (Flare, Doemsday, Shock) and some require quite a bit (Frog Drop, Thievery, No Mercy, Dragon's Crest) The REAL difference is that once you work them all up, you'll find that paying ALOT of MP for Shock or Flare is not worth it compared to paying 5 for Frog Drop or what is it? 14... I think, for Thievery and 16 for Dragon's Crest. Atomos is 18 I think... and it can do 9999 or 100% of opponent's HP EVERY time as well... so the choice is do you want to do the work and make who are the "weaker" characters become strong? or just be satisfied with the "strong" characters of Vivi and Steiner?

[aeris2001x2]

why woud you use limit glove when level five death works so much easier? And EVERY character has at least one attack that does 9999 every time.... it's just thta some require no work at all (Flare, Doemsday, Shock) and some require quite a bit (Frog Drop, Thievery, No Mercy, Dragon's Crest) The REAL difference is that once you work them all up, you'll find that paying ALOT of MP for Shock or Flare is not worth it compared to paying 5 for Frog Drop or what is it? 14... I think, for Thievery and 16 for Dragon's Crest. Atomos is 18 I think... and it can do 9999 or 100% of opponent's HP EVERY time as well... so the choice is do you want to do the work and make who are the "weaker" characters become strong? or just be satisfied with the "strong" characters of Vivi and Steiner?

well lv5 death is not avaliable on disc ONE! the omly move capable of quick victory when u first reach gizimulukes grotto is that glove thing.

well since i bashed ozma on disc 3 there was no real need. i have my viva, steiner, eiko, garnet, freya do 9999 and zidane do 7000+, amarant do 5000+ andd quina do 9000+ and thats plently to crush everything in the game.

[ShadyMilkman]

well lv5 death is not avaliable on disc ONE! the omly move capable of quick victory when u first reach gizimulukes grotto is that glove thing.

Actually, you CAN get it. Go to one of the beaches before you enter the Grotto. There are big whale thingies you can get it from.

well since i bashed ozma on disc 3 there was no real need. i have my viva, steiner, eiko, garnet, freya do 9999 and zidane do 7000+, amarant do 5000+ andd quina do 9000+ and thats plently to crush everything in the game.

Yeah, but... what's the fun in being..... satisfied? Why not make every character an almighty juggernot?

[Clyde Arronway]

Unless you have some wierd verson of IX, those whale thingies ought not be on any beaches on mist continent. Even if they were, they'd be WAY to powerful

[ShadyMilkman]

Strange, I get it there EVERY time I play.. maybe mine is like scratched in like JUST the right spot lol.

[aeris2001x2]

yep i never found them and would defintly have got whopped unless i used the glove move.

my characters r already all powerful juggernauts anyway. ozma and hades r dead, the only thing of hardness is yans.

and even with 9999 4 each character attacks, three yans can occasionaly still whoop u.

[Da.Skull]

Doesn't Atomos have some kind of gravity attack?
I think Gravity pretty much sux in all the Final Fantasy games...
I use other eidolons though I LoVE Eiko Terra Homing

BTW: IM new here hello

[Clyde Arronway]

Gravity does work well except so many are immune to it. It is a necessity for some battles like that dragon thing in VIII.

Yes, terra homing is good too. Except the eidolon's name should be mauduin, like the VI esper