RPG Style on Combat

[Sogeking]

in the final fantasy series or star ocean games or xeno games(list goes on) what is your combat style? Do you push your characters until they are near dead and then heal them or do you heal them when they get to a low but not knock out number?

 

[Wing Zero]

for me it really depends if i have money to spend like on potions i would just heal when low or the mana or if im poor ill just heal when there really low

 

[Darkmatter]

I use a good ability first, and then heal when needed. Pretty basic. Works well on Chrono Trigger when you know what monsters will do. knowing the attack of the monsters and the range of damage it will do to the party or single character can really make a difference I think as far as healing goes.

 

[¥ôÜ §úçK]

depends how fast i and or the monster is

 

[Arkillo]

Depends on the game, and how the battle system is. If it's ATB, then I heal whenever someone gets under half, unless I know its an easy battle. It's its turnbased, I heal whenever someone gets to around 1/4 of their life, or before a major boss attack, it it's a game like SOTEOT, then I just have a healer in my party to heal for me

 

[Renzokuken]

Well, i am a huge fan of any Square-Enix game, including the FF series. And i plan on buying Star Ocean (Once it hits Australian shores in October). Before i delve into how i play, can someone tell me if Star Ocean is worth the buy? And if they have played Drakengard or Front Mission 4 and if those two are any good? I'm pretty pumped on buying them, but i'd prefer not to waste money on dodgy games.

Anywho, the way i game is rather elementary (No, no pun here). I hate magic, especially black magics. It takes time to cast, which is annoying, and most of the time, it's more effective to use a different character and attack.
So, for me, i just go offensive, i use one or two skills at the beginning of the match (Such as Hastega or Beserk), then i just attack and attack and attack, until my HP is mega-low, then i heal.

Or i just wait till the person dies. Heh, works for me

 

[RuneyPoo]

Hm, good question. I do a little of both on different games. Final Fantasy, I probably heal them up when they get under 1000, because some monsters come out with BS and hit you 1000+. And then games like say, Phantasy Star, I heal them when they get pretty damn low... There ya go.

 

[Wing Zero]

Before i delve into how i play, can someone tell me if Star Ocean is worth the buy? And if they have played Drakengard or Front Mission 4

like Front mIssion 4
Drakengard wants it but not sure
Starocen Wants it bad...
go to gamespot.com for rewiws if u dont know

 

[pyro_junky]

depends on who your are fighting, if its someone who only attacks for a few hundred then i push it till im clouse to dead. if they attack for half my hp then i heal right away.

 

[cxoli]

Depends on what game I guess, how strong the enemy is, how close I am to a save point, etc. For RPGs, I mainly play Final Fantasy, but my strategy varies depending on which game. Like in VIII, I have most of my magic junctioned, so I use a lot of potions and such to try and keep my HP pretty high at all times. But then in X-2 it's a lot easier to have a strong and fast spellcaster, so I usually use cure magic as soon as any of my characters are injured.

I haven't played many other RPGs outside of Final Fantasy yet. I've played Kingdom Hearts (or at least part of it), where I usually put off healing for as long as possible since I'm poor and can't really afford potions. In the .hack games, I just have a mage with me at all times and tell them to heal me when my HP gets down to about half....Yeah.