FF3 - weird magic structure...

[Peter_20]

Maybe they did it so that there's a useful spell at just about every level. I know in FFI I tend to skip levels of spells because there's nothing useful, Level 2 White Magic for instance.

Well, that could be a reason (although that doesn't change my views of the looks of it all).
That also explains why the magics are always "equal" when there is this "normal" MP system.
They were equal in FF2 cuz there were no "level spells", right?
If so, then THAT makes sense!

[Flying Mullet]

Yeah, perhaps they did spread them all out so that you don't chew up all of your magic in one level.

Also, I haven't played D&D in years, but isn't it set up similarly where you have levels of spells? Perhaps they were modeling their magic after that.

[Peter_20]

Yeah, perhaps they did spread them all out so that you don't chew up all of your magic in one level.

Also, I haven't played D&D in years, but isn't it set up similarly where you have levels of spells? Perhaps they were modeling their magic after that.

Eh, "D&D"?

[Flying Mullet]

Dungeons and Dragons

[Peter_20]

Dungeons and Dragons

Dunno, man, I don't even know what D&D actually *is*.

[ljkkjlcm9]

Dungeons and Dragons

yeah but D&D has spells like magic missle, not fire, ice and bolt

THE JACKEL

[Flying Mullet]

Well they can't use the same spells or it'd be copyright infringement. :rolleyes2

They might have based their magic system design off of D&D's.

[DocFrance]

It's a well known fact that FFI was heavily based on Dungeons and Dragons.

[Peter_20]

It's a well known fact that FFI was heavily based on Dungeons and Dragons.

Don't you mean Dragon Quest?

[abrojtm]

No, he means Dungeons and Dragons.

[Peter_20]

No, he means Dungeons and Dragons.

Where's the smiley?
Don't be so serious!

[KoShiatar]

He's serious. I'm a D&D player and you can find a LOT of things in common. I shall make a small random list.

-Some classes, like the Thief which is one of D&D's most classic classes. Also, the basic Mages (White, Black and Red) are the same of the basic Dragonlance campaign setting.

-A lot of spells, sucha as Haste, Levita(tion) and the like.

-Monsters galore. These include Sahagin, Ghoul, Wraith, Mind Flayer (one of D&D's most famous monsters!), dragons (duh), Lich (in FF 1 , it is the Fiend of Earth, and in FF IV the Fiend of Earth is an undead creature as well), and Tiamat, which in D&D is the goddess of evil dragons and is represented as a many-headed dragon.

This is just something to begin with. I'm sure Kishi or someone else will come and make a more complete list. Actually, I always wondered why those who have the rights over D&D didn't sue Squaresoft back then.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Actually, I always wondered why those who have the rights over D&D didn't sue Squaresoft back then.

Legend has it that the reason Square changed the appearance of the Beholder in every version of the game after the original Japanese version was due to fear of just such a lawsuit.

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