Turn Base vs. ATB

[Pouring Rain]

Turn-Based for the win. It lets me have a break during long battles that are particularly hard, and usually encourages real tactics as oppose to all out "whack-as-hard-and-as-quickly-as-possible-lest-we-die!" frenzy that ATB usually creates.

*agrees*

[vampirepiggyhunter7]

I like turn based

[Mo-Nercy]

Go play your kiddy-grade Pokemon games, turn based lovers.

The ATB gauge is the battle phase of a MAN'S game! *nods vigourously*

[TheSpoonyBard]

It lets me have a break during long battles that are particularly hard

That's what the pause button is for.

I vote ATB, but not FFIX style. That was far too slow and the delay between selecting an option and the action being performed was huge. I much prefer the speed of FFVIII.

[Rase]

I prefer ATB, because of it's faster pace and having to form a stategy while also trying to not die.

[Jack]

ATB

But FFVIII style, because that was frantic but also made you create strategy quickly, keeping you on your toes. It also meant some luck was brought in in hoping that the enemie wouldn't go and do a paticular move.
A good example? I hesitated over selecting a move for Zell in the battle against Final Ultimecia, and in that second she unleashed Hell's Judgement and knocked us down to 1hp. If this was turn based, I would have been screwed unless we got our go first. In this, I changed tactics quickly and used a MegaElixer. Good thing to cause her next novce was Apocalypse...

*sigh* I love Final Fantasy VIII...

[Markus. D]

ATB is fun.

conditional turn based is also fun.

[Little Blue]

I prefer the ATB system, especially in X-2, and the wait option in ATB games is wonderful if you dont want to be rushed, but i dont really use it after a while of playing the game. The CTB system in X was great too as it allowed strategy, but ordinary turn based, like in the pokemon games, i find dull

[X-Dragon]

Turn Based is Great