Why is barret hurting so little

[AaronD]

ok i have beaten the game many times with barret and he always used to do tons of dmg but now...he does about 800 around dmg with missing score in the crater....why is this....he has more str and attack power than cid but cid does 4000 dmg and barret 800 why????

[Shoeberto]

Missing Score does crap damage. I think it's supposed to reflect some other status that Barret has, though I don't remember. I just know it sucks.

[AaronD]

bah its pissing me off it seems like its gone down it was around 1000 now likw 8 something its gay...anyone know what stat it is?

its just he was strong every other time i used him...its confusing

[DocFrance]

The Missing Score's damage depends on how many mastered materia Barrett has equipped. So if you want to do more damage, load him up with mastered materia.

[AaronD]

hmmm ok thx i'll try that

[-N-]

I like the title.

And DocFrance is right.

[Chris]

Just avoid using Barrets physical attacks...and blow up the enemies with summons and his final limit break "catastrophe" which inflicts 2000-2500 up to 8 times.

[Giga Guess]

I've heard it's not necessarily "Mastered" materia, but the AP on each materia. Which makes Underwater slightly less useless (Aside from against Emmy) as it contiually consumes AP. (Does it ever stop gaining?)

[UltimaLimit]

I don't think Underwater stops gaining AP. Of course, I don't usually run around with it equipped. I'll look into the whole Missing Score/AP/Underwater Materia thing. And by the way, could someone give me a list of what determines damage for each ultimate weapon?

[Giga Guess]

Well, Venus Gospel gains due to MP
Ultima Weapon is HP
As is HP Shout (Not sure is it's inversely, or directly. Never really used Cait Sith, so...)
Princess Guard gains with people who are down
Premium Heart is determined by the Limit Guage
Missing Score is Materia Related
Limited Moon, I forget
Conformer has something to do with levels (If Levels are equal, perhaps? Not sure.)
Death Penalty gains with more kills made with it.

[UltimaLimit]

Thanx, I was wondering. I'll ask that one "Master of FF7" guy for the others. As for Cait Sith, screw him, I don't use him either. (Limit breaks that kill you... damn toy...)

[Seifer]

Actually, isn't the Conformer based on if you're using Morph? Just a thought...since it nearly inflicts 9999 everytime with Morph.

[-N-]

Conformer does regular damage with Morph (i.e. not really weak, but a normal attack), but I think overall it's HP based.

[Del Murder]

Conformer is based on the enemy's level. Enemies with higher levels will take more damage. Why it works so good with morph I do not know.

[UltimaLimit]

I don't think Underwater stops gaining AP.

I read a guide at Gamefaqs.com that said Underwater can hold over 4 million AP and then resets itself to 0. That'd help Barret if you take the time to do it.