it seems like some people are gettin the levelling up systems mixed up with the battle systems. as far as battle systems go. i think that FFX is the only one that is really much different from any of the others. its weird because i ALWAYS play with the ATB on "active" as having it on "wait" is way too easy for me, but ironically, i think X's battle system is the best as by letting you swap characters mid battle, it throws a whole new strategic element to the battle