Posted: 11th December 2008 19:50
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Chocobo Knight Posts: 114 Joined: 1/7/2006 Awards: |
So yes, Simple. I'd go with 8.
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Post #173811
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Posted: 11th December 2008 21:59
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I've played with most of the combinations, but my most popular is definitely a fighter through and through. I like to have him in the forefront since he's in nearly all of my battles, and it seems right to have him wielding a sword and lopping off heads. It's the same with most of the NPCs (if I use them) - it just doesn't seem right to turn them into a magic-user that I'll even turn them into a Geomancer just so they can use a sword.
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Post #173819
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Posted: 11th December 2008 22:17
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My Ramza is almost always a Draw Out / mage setup. Squire class, equipment to increase MA, Draw Out as a secondary, Magic Attack Up as a support, MP Switch as a Reaction (usually), and either Move +3 or Move MP-Up as a movement. Faith is around 15, Brave is at 97.
With something like that you have high damage that can't be blocked and isn't dependent on Faith, plus very high survivability. Scream makes everything too easy. I usually use this kind of setup with a magic class like the Wizard, but with Ramza you have better equipment selection and usually better stats in general. -------------------- |
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Post #173821
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Posted: 11th December 2008 22:34
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Black Mage Posts: 177 Joined: 13/2/2006 Awards: |
My Ramza always ends up being painfully unoriginal. Almost always Lancer with Geomancer or Guts as secondary. Boring, I know. If I'm feeling froggish, I might assign him Punch Art instead.
I'm a little more adventurous with my generics. -------------------- You don't scare me, you talking blobs of oozing slop! I am impervious to pain! |
Post #173822
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Posted: 11th December 2008 23:52
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Chocobo Knight Posts: 75 Joined: 16/9/2007 Awards: |
My Ramza is always with Martial Arts because of his insane Brave points, Ramza makes an swesome Monk. Course he alsop kick butt as a ninja and samurai
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Posted: 12th December 2008 12:22
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I always end up giving Ramza a class that will maximise his HP - it makes those occasional solo story battles managable. Currently I have Ramza as a Samurai/Squire with dual swords. (He's a killing machine)
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Post #173832
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Posted: 13th December 2008 07:12
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Onion Knight Posts: 32 Joined: 24/5/2008 Awards: |
Yes, it's true... I like to keep Ramza a master squire with monk secondary. He has more squire moves than the generics, of course... throughout the game I use him to raise everyone's brave up to 97. And with the monk set he can revive, purify, chakra...
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Post #173857
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Posted: 19th December 2008 23:15
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Chocobo Knight Posts: 121 Joined: 29/7/2007 Awards: |
i normally work him up as a lancer and monk, then by end game i turn him into a squire with two swords ability and punch arts
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Post #174023
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Posted: 22nd December 2008 00:39
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I have him as a squire duel wielding a chaos blade and an excalabur. I just throw on item or elemental for a secondary skill.
-------------------- FF games completed: I (psp), II (psp), III (DS), IV (psp), V (GBA), VI (GBA), VII, VIII, IX, X, XI: Nations-Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, XII, XIII, XIV, XV. Spin-offs: FFIV: Interlude & The After Years, Crisis Core: FFVII, X-2, XIII-2, Lightning Returns, Type-0 HD, Dissidia, Dissidia 012, and Tactics (original & WotL). Enjoyed them all. |
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Post #174109
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Posted: 23rd December 2008 00:51
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Lunarian Posts: 1,207 Joined: 23/6/2004 Awards: |
I usually like to keep him as a Squire becuase of his equipment, stats, and Mettle/Guts abilities. I like Laszlow's idea of Draw Out, but I usually give him Math Skill, becuase the right algorithms and calculations can be highly detrimental to the enemies and very beneficial to himself and allies. I find more success with that than other set-ups.
Dual-Weild can be very helpful, but I generally give him Magic Defend Up or Magic Attack along with Move HP-Up and Blade Grasp. This post has been edited by FabulousFreebird on 29th December 2008 23:55 -------------------- "Thought I was dead, eh? Not until I fulfill my dream!" Seifer Almasy "The most important part of the story is the ending." Secret Window "Peace is but a shadow of death." Kuja |
Post #174149
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Posted: 24th December 2008 15:37
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Chocobo Knight Posts: 91 Joined: 29/12/2006 Awards: |
I think that if i would make Ramza as Dancer (lol), i'd did. Ramza is perfect with his begininning 70/70 for Every job you want do with him.
In PSP Version i made him a Perfect Onion Knight and a Dark Knight Master, so i can hit 999 hit points always. In PSX Version, which i prefer, i usually made him first of all Ninja/Monk, a Shaolin Version of Ramza, who can Kill You with 2 punches. I don't like putting him as a knight in the late part of the game, infact, after Chapter 3, You can equip him with the same Knight stuffs as a Generic usually have with Knight Job. I like a lot even the Black Mage System. Black Magic + Draw Out owns everything. -------------------- #1 Italian in The Caves of Narshe :D Mercenary Dark Knight Knight: Great, here comes a crowd! Gafgarion! Kill them!! And do it now!! Gafgarion: Don’t know what’s going on, but it’s in the contract! |
Post #174193
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Posted: 24th December 2008 16:20
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Magitek Soldier Posts: 321 Joined: 22/7/2005 Awards: |
I've done it all. He makes a very good Mage because of his high Faith. Truth be told, by the end game I usually switch him back to uberSquire because it's on par with the other special characters.
In the PSP version, I spend most of the game getting him to Dark Knight. |
Post #174194
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Posted: 27th December 2008 06:56
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I like playing Ramza as a Dark mage (with Bolt3!) with the chemist's ability to throw items).
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Post #174304
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Posted: 1st January 2009 21:30
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Onion Knight Posts: 35 Joined: 23/7/2007 Awards: |
Master Dark Knight that has been level tricked and Blade Grasp with 97 brave.
Then maybe a Chaos Blade or two. |
Post #174441
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Posted: 6th January 2009 05:55
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Onion Knight Posts: 30 Joined: 6/1/2009 Awards: |
Since Ramza always appears in all of my battles, I toughen him up by mastering Squire & Monk. Afterwards, I keep him as monk.
Here's how I like setting him up as: Sub Command: Guts (useful skills for increasing Brave/speed/attack or heal a friend well if Chakra's useless Reaction Ability: Counter Support Ability: Equip Armor (a must for max HP) Field Ability:: Move-HP Up So, in conclusion, Ramza is my powertank. I constantly use Accumulate/Cheer Up/Yell/Scream to improve his stats (his Brave stays at 97 after battles so don't even try physically attacking him), Wave Fist/Earth Slash for far-away enemies, and Chakra/Stigma Magic/Wish/Heal for recovering purposes. With his equipment, I toss in the best kind of helmets & armor that I get him, and either switch between Bracer or some other accessory that makes him immune to a bad status from an incoming boss fight. Ramza is an awesome character in my party. Whenever I get Orlandu, I steal his Excalibur (because of "Haste") and any other useful equipment to equip them ti Agrias, then boot Orlandu off of my team. Never really enjoyed making the main characters magicians tbqh. ~AngelWitch666~ -------------------- I've been locked away for all these years Now I can see the light of day Things have changed a lot since I was last out here I guess that's the way things, way things go |
Post #174532
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Posted: 21st January 2009 19:54
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Red Wing Pilot Posts: 487 Joined: 6/11/2007 Awards: |
I'm still on my first playthrough on this game, but so far I've been using him as a monk with dual wield or something else with brawler. I like to have Martial Arts or Mettle as my second ability.
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Post #174952
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Posted: 22nd January 2009 21:30
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Cactuar Posts: 229 Joined: 25/1/2004 Awards: |
I used him as a Squire/Thief. Stealing is so important.
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Posted: 13th February 2009 01:58
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Onion Knight Posts: 34 Joined: 13/2/2009 Awards: |
Number 8 for me as well.
I've played all those configurations. I usually just stick to him using brute force though. And of course at the end of the game I have him as a Squire. I just like him like he started, and I love Ultima. -------------------- |
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Posted: 18th February 2009 19:11
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Returner Posts: 1 Joined: 18/2/2009 |
Although I've tried many, many combinations and loved them all, my favorite is to have Ramza as a squire.
The Secondary is usually up for grabs, usually Item I guess. Although lately, I'm experimenting with Time Magic. Reaction would be Blade Grasp. Gotta dodge all those frontal attacks because he's in the front lines. Support is Two Swords for massive damage. Field as Teleport. Go anywhere you want. Sucks when it fails when you only want to move three spaces... Yeah... |
Post #175572
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Posted: 22nd February 2009 10:59
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Dragoon Posts: 1,897 Joined: 22/12/2003 Awards: |
I typically play him as a two-sword samurai, leaving the mage classes for later if/when they're learned. It probably ends up being something like:
Chirijiraden Chirijiraden Grand Helmet Maximillian Feather Mantle Draw Out Battle Skill Sunken State Two Swords Teleport -------------------- It's gonna be a glorious day I feel my luck can change |
Post #175723
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Posted: 24th March 2009 16:49
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Chocobo Knight Posts: 143 Joined: 29/3/2005 Awards: |
Nope the way to go is a Master Calculator
all spells is the perfect way to go to deffend or stall a mach... Forgive the spelling mistakes... -------------------- "Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it Bings" What you call dog with no legs? Don't matter what you call him, he ain't gonna come. HEHE sorry Wee FF VIII rules... XD |
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Posted: 29th April 2009 17:20
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I have Ramza as a squire with 2 rune blades, flash hat, light robe, and i stole the +2 Physical Attack +2 Magic attack gauntlet from elmdor. He's powerful with magic but deals about 180 damage with each hand, and since the rune blades give +2 MA its a pretty good combo.
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Post #177116
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Posted: 5th May 2009 03:45
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Holy Swordsman Posts: 2,083 Joined: 18/7/2004 Awards: |
I've played through the game enough times to have tried all of these variants with Brute Force killer and Squire/Draw Out Abuser being most common.
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Post #177180
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Posted: 25th June 2009 14:12
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Cactuar Posts: 252 Joined: 25/6/2009 Awards: |
Has anyone else noticed that cadet Ramza looks a lot like Marche from tactics advance?Ive started way too many new games its probably knocked off a couple years off me life. Each one I start I have Ramza go a different direction which (Strangely enogh) ends up getting him killed whenever I choose A Mage Role...
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Post #178568
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Posted: 31st July 2009 06:56
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Cactuar Posts: 236 Joined: 11/12/2004 Awards: |
I make him a knight,and give him white magic,so he's kinda like a generic paladin.Although every now and then,i make him a lancer
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Posted: 5th August 2009 04:06
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Chocobo Knight Posts: 80 Joined: 16/8/2004 Awards: |
See my sig. The equiptment has changed over the years, but he has never really changed. I did try to use Darkness as a second once, but I ended up not liking it much, so I went back to Guts. As for Brave and Faith, I keep them both maxed toward the end of the game, when the better equiptment cand be used to protect from offencive magic. Max Brave helps Counter, max Faith lets my White Mage do her job to the fullest.
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Posted: 10th March 2010 23:40
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Returner Posts: 16 Joined: 9/3/2010 Awards: |
I master the Monk/Squire skillset asap, and my skills look something like;
- Guts - Punch Art - Blade Grasp/Auto Potion for story fights. - I'd put Two Swords here, but I'm in love with the Aegis Shield, so I might put something nifty instead. - Move + 3 Excalibur is a really nice sword for Ramza because of it's haste. Screaming/Yelling is fun, too. :] |
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Posted: 3rd May 2010 07:42
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Crusader Posts: 1,531 Joined: 19/6/2009 Awards: |
HI FOLKS!!!
I just bought ff tactics for the playstation. I got a old cd and started playing. So far i have ramza as a squire which is his default class but i will eventually change it if needed. -------------------- We are stardust.Our bodies are made from the guts of exploding stars. Neil Degrasse Tyson. |
Post #185382
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Posted: 15th May 2010 06:45
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Returner Posts: 19 Joined: 26/11/2009 Awards: |
I've beaten this classic so many times.
I've tried all of the above jobs. [might and magic is really smart] try to get a ninja early with black magic[Ice 3, Fire 3, Climb-hazard, Cherry Blossom, All-Ultima is the Sh*#^%$T] if you know how to change the sprites___do it!!! you'll enjoy the game more [ex.Ninja ajniN Assassin, Death Knight, Nightblade, Ark Knight] how cool is that -------------------- if there is a Cosmic Implosion bomb[black hole like bomb] we might be able to counter an Atomic bomb |
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Posted: 1st June 2010 22:55
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My new playthrough is a squire/lancer with counter flood, magic up, and teleport. Magic up might seem odd, but I did the level/delevel method, and my magic power is way down compared to my physical. Since geomancy works off of PA and MA, this raises the damage significantly.
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Post #185886
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