the reason why some people like the trance system and some dont is simply due to the fact that square soft (now square enix) is always trying to add new exciting things to their games. If they want to eventually improve then they have to experiment with different systems and see how people react to them. For instance - look at the change from limit breaks (7) to desperation attacks (8) and then to trance (9)- each are based on heightening your characters powers, just in diiferent ways. Obviously square are going to make mistakes - but these are what they learn from so that they can make things better in their next game. Such changes are clearly going to be evident in FFXII's battle system!!!!