FFI: everybody keeps missing wtf (level 2 ppl)

[Peegee]

I just started play Final Fantasy 1, because I wanted to. I just want to publicly congradulate Dr Unne for writing a walkthrough that will make things rediculously easy for me *yay*

I'm using 3 fighters (I like the shinies) and a RM. They all have Rapiers and chain armour. YES IT IS EQUIPPED. Yet usually 1/4 of of them can score an attack. It's not a big deal now, but geez, battles take forever and I keep seeing 'miss' or 'ineffective' or 'omfg you stink'. What's the deal? Is it just an effect of low-level warriors?

edit: I started manually attacking different imps, and it's starting to work. Why doesn't the game just automatically choose another monster to attack, like...well, FF8 has it, and so did FF7. Was it too early? *wanders away*