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[PhoenixAsh]

Meh, first play through I don't see much point in not levelling. Actually on any play through I tend not to bother with keeping levels low. Apart from not minding fighting hard bosses, I'd rather be focusing on GF abilities and getting good magic to Junction.

First play through I think you look like you're doing fine. The more you play the game the better you get (which is one reason I like it), it's not just about levelling up and collecting everything, the more you know the game, it'll get MUCH easier.

My advice would be to start playing with Junction if you really want to be good. There are a lot of tricks that you could learn that make the game really easy but I wouldn't worry about them, just play it naturally first run through.

[Blitzball Hooligan]

Dang, I wish I found out about this leveling business earlier. I'm at the end of Disc 3 and have a level 68 Squall.

[Dark_Sephiroth666]

I save all my levelling up for the very end of the game. The first time I played VIII I didn't know that Bosses and monsters levelled up with you, so when I got to the end I was level 50 and i thought i was too weak, and you couldn't get out of lunatic pandora.......so i deleted my game and started from the beginning.....You have no idea how badly that sucked....

[BlackRibon]

there are two ways to beat the game.
the easy is the low-level game and the challenging ( which is the one i ussualy made) is the high-level ( and it's much more exciting)

[rubah]

Or the high-level with well-levelled characters, which is rather tame.

[BlackRibon]

it's the best one!

[Laugh at face of Danger]

U think you've got problems with a lv 68 Squall? what about everyones level 100?! fancy doing the whole of Ultimecia? if you level up, level up, bosses grow with you so it's just the same really, there's no difference. And if you're that obsessed, wait until disk three just before deciding to board Lunatic Pandora and go to Islands closest to Heaven and Hell, that should get you a lot of levels if you're that obsessed.

[rubah]

Level 100 just isn't hard, if you level properly.

[BlackRibon]

It's very easy for me to play ffVIII, and i don't have any problems with level. it was more challenging to play at level 100, but i prefer more challenging games.

[Laugh at face of Danger]

I agree with BlackRibbon: harder/more challenging games are so much better than pathetically easy ones you can waltx through: and levelling up is part of completion

[Belix]

What are the best things to fight to get High AP without getting EXP?

[Alexander]

What are the best things to fight to get High AP without getting EXP?

Card Command.

[rubah]

ST atk junction = Break is a good second place.

[The Anarchy Angel]

Cactuar are good if my memory serves me correctly...though it is rubbish - my memory that is!

[Abraxas]

Yes... it's true that as long you keep your level down, it would be easier...

but why to play an easy game? what is funny on that?

Besides, getting higher levels mean seeing more things. Monster shows nastier powers, GF's learn more abbilites...

If you're the kind of "not miss a single thing", like me, I would suggest you to keep increasing your levels gradually, in order to get to the top at the end.