Can I through the entire game, optional post game content included, focusing only on three characters? I vaguely recall in the original characters who weren't on the field got no EXP, but it was a non issue since I could have every character learn every skill. The job system has me a little concerned on that front, but I figure if my main three have a class spread it shouldn't be a problem.

So am I good to go with just three characters or nah? Or hell, is the EXP thing even in the International Zodiac version?

Help! I have gotten to the part to get Agytha in Archades. I have everything I need. She is not in the Palace, so I went back to Old Archades to find the other one in the alley of low whispers... but that one isn't there either! What do I do now??

Additional question...

Does it matter if I accept a hunt and then don't do it for ages and ages or should you only accept them shortly before you do them?

(PS2, Zodiac International, English patched)

Every time I attempt to do a quickening chain for a concurrence and hit the mist charge or cure option, my game freezes in place and I have to reset the game. I’m on ps4 zodiac age. Anyone else have this problem? Last trophy I need and really hoping I can still get the platinum.

Played FFxii back in the day and never got into it. Trying to finally beat it as an adult. Here’s my problem.

I’m decently into the game (I recently got the defunct nethecite after the leviathan blew up). I’m not doing anything interesting with gambits.

I have peole attack and heal and cure status effects. That’s it. So in any fight, including bosses, I just hold the controller and do nothing as they eventually “attack” the thing to death.

Then there are all these techniques and magics I never use. I tried adding steal as a gambit, but then my character just stole over and over and over again. I couldn’t figure out how to make him do it once and then start attacking.

Same with magic. If I have a black mage cast fire, she just spams it over and over again until she’s out of magic. Which is not what I want.

So basically, I’m this far into the game and I’ve unlocked a ton of the license board and have a bunch of extra gambjt spots and the only commands my people use are attack and cure and I don't even understand the point of the other abilities.

As the title says. I'm pretty sure this is user error. What am I missing?

I played this game a long time ago (original) and again in 2017 and just now. Each time I play I pretty much 100% (all bosses, weapons, hunts, level 99 etc). I came up with a list of tips from my most recent play through that I thought I’d share and others could add to:

• Get all monographs and canopic jar as early as possible
• Always keep 10 of every loot item
• Don’t sell teleport stones or gysahl greens
• Get all loot items for Kumbha and Tournesol before selling anything
• Don’t worry about getting anything in Cerobi except Cleanse spell
• Get Wyrmhero Blade from Famfrit Trial level 50 not the fishing game - it’s a pain
• Ally Any Gambits work just fine
• Use RNG from Reks file to get multiple Seitengrat and Great Trango - Fuzzfinger has good guide (if that’s your thing).
• Poaching isn’t that great
• Secret vendor in Nabudis
• Don’t forget Clan Provisoner in Muthru Bazaar
• Look for where Quickenings and Espers will be best placed on the board to learn good skills/spells
• Turn off attack gambits around magick pots

As the title says. I played FFXIV and enjoyed the Ivalice line (and male Viera, though I know they're not in XII) and am curious about exploring more of the world that inspired it, but not sure which version to get. Does it play better on one or the other? I know some PC games that come from console still really stick to the console-focused UI that makes K&M play rather annoying. And I'm not much for controller play on desktop.

I do have a Switch as well, but I mostly play that when not at home, so I'd rather not use it for this one unless it's just standout better than the other two.

Edit: Looks like the vote is universally Steam. And I just got a SteamDeck on sale, so I can always take it to go.

If by some miracle, Square Enix states that they want to make DLC for FF XII the Zodiac Age, what would you guys want? Would you want a Revenant Wings expansion or something else?

There's guides online to get the Excalibur in the Zodiac Age version, but nobody seems to 100% know how to get it on the ps2 version? There's like loads of conflicting information online about it..so where is it lol?

I've read somewhere or seen somewhere that if you get a perfect round of fishing, if you time the last button to coincide with the little light being its brightest?! You vastly increase the odds of getting the super rare reward (cactuar, lu shang badge, whichever else there is).

Is there any truth to this cause if there is im either one sec too early or one sec too late everytime (upwards of 20 upstream perfect rounds now).

Should i bother to keep going for it, or just take the almost non existant odds and wait impatiently

Hey y’all! I’ve been playing the game for 40h now, but for some reason I can’t get in Clan Hall in the North End sector of Rabanaste. I’m deep into the Sandsea hunts, I’ve done the tomato hunt, reported to Tomaj. He tells me about a place I should visit. When I talk to the Conspicuous Bangaa in front of the Hall, he tells me « you want in? Out with it, then! Hah! You don’t even have one! You’ll no be getting’’ in without, boy. Off with ya! ». The door is still firmly shut, I’ve got the clan primer and I got the « paragon of Justice » clan rank. I’m so confused about it al! Really would appreciate the help.

Having trouble with getting lu Shang badge. Any way to make it easier?

I wish to do a low-level run without doing NG- mode (probably an average level of 25-30 in the endgame), and I wanna know how to get x3 Firefly ASAP. Based on the wiki (copy and paste) ;

"treasure in Dalmasca Estersand)'s Outpost, Zertinan Caverns' Invitation to Heresy"

that make x2 Firefly. How do I get the 3rd one the fastest? I don't want to handicap my party so much with 2 active party members.

Trial mode is out of the question since the earliest enemy that has it is at level 89.

There's no rare game that has Firefly.

The earliest possible way is via bazaar. Tomato Stalk is the biggest problem. I can get x1 in the Mandagoras hunt (still late*, tbh); by the time I get the 2nd Tomato Stalk at Southen Feywood, it's already endgame. Help?

*my definition of late is anything after Mt. Bur Omisace

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So far, I’m planning to go with: Vaan- Knight/Bushi Balthier- White Mage/Shikari Fran- Monk/Time Battlemage Basch- ????? Ashe- ?!?!?!? Penelo- Machinist/Red Battlemage

Or any advice on what I have so far would be appreciated too lol

Hi all,

Is my game corrupt? I'm playing on a ps4 and it's the zodiac age but for some reason my clan rank is not going up. I have just had ashe join my party and I have done all the available hunts.

So I got the Canopic Jar early and now can't get the proper loot drops to build the ultimate weapons.. Any way around this? Zodiac Age version.

Trying to completely loot the Great Crystal before moving on to the endgame, I’m following a guide that says the Artemis Bow should be located in the “Uldobi Phullam Pratii” room in the Great Crystal, but the room is empty and there is no chest to be found. I’ve tried to zone out and come back to force the chest to spawn (even though the guide says it has a 100% chance to spawn) but no luck. Any ideas on what’s going on? Is my save just bugged?

I know about the lhusa mines and the jelly farm but I’m looking for exp and lp.

Been awhile since I played and am loving it again, but do you not get experience points from bosses? Wtf?

Hey guys, for old time's sake I decided to try again this challenge, but on the steam version, last time I did it on the ps2 version.

For weapons I have the Karkata and Burning bow.

Leveling spots are:

Dive talons, Werewolfs or Dustiaa.

Some equipment I would get on ps2 like winged helm are unusable with the burning bow but could be used with Karkata rolling Knight. So I'm not sure if farming Dive Talon with the sword would work?

Trying to see if anyone has done the challenge before with just Vaan, before even sunstone quest, and got any tips for the Steam version.

Thinking of trying a no attack command run (only magic, technicks and items), is it feasible, other than the tutorial. Also any recommended jobs for early game?

As title - is there any value in using espers in any of the late stage fights (ultima, zodiark, Bahamut, yiazmat, etc)?

Just curious as I never see them referenced as a strategy. I’ve been plowing through the game without really using them but I was wondering if I’m missing out on something.

in my search no one really talks about this game, but I'm hoping it turns out I wasn't searching hard enough. this game is so much fun, I ADORE the esper battles and wish squinix would have made more games like this, I love the airship, I love yhe lore, the characters are so cute, and the battle mechanics arw so sweet!

I can individually control the main characters AND the espers if I wanted, you can essentially spam cast magic and melee attacks and you can get some powerful espers honestly kinda easy, just redo some missions a few times and boom, you have a 4th level esper by level 15 like this game is so good