Quote Originally Posted by Black Mage FF1
Best Party for Beginners would have to be a Fighter/Red Mage/?/?
The last 2 choices are whatever you want. I suggest a Black Belt and Thief.
Best party for experienced players - Whatever you do good with. I like Fi/Th/BB/Rm. Some people like Fi/Fi/Fi/Rm
The Most Fun - Fi/Th/BB/Rm or Fi/Fi/Th/Rm
The problem with those parties (at least for me) is the lack of balance. I always need a party with two combats and two mages. There are many many circumstances in which a mage is necessary, and low level magic/item magic simply won't cut it. Take slimes for instance (I think its them...); they are incredibly defensive against physical blows. But magic is the weakness and key to success. Another thing is the utter decrease in tactics involved, which is essentially a handicap. Without great magic, all you can really do is hit "attack." But magic has the thrill of learning what is good on what enemies and what isn't. Knowing this is the key to ripping apart any enemy in the game. And that is also why I am not against a Red Mage (although two of them seems a little bit superfluous).