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| Final Fantasy VII The first installment of the series to be originally released for the Playstation, also the first one to be released with 3D movement and graphics. |
August 22, 2007, 2:23 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong...
...When you use 3 characters as a party, the remaining ones don't level up, correct? Well, or at least they get half EXP...?
I recently started playing VII again. I mainly use Nanaki and Barret, and level them up 3 levels before I switch parties. Well, just last night I noticed that ALL of the characters were in the same level. O.o It's been over 8 years since I played the game, so I don't remember if the characters all level up together...or just the ones that are in your current party.
All my characters are now level 31...and I hardly used Aeris, Cait Sith, or Yuffie. Sure, I switch every now and then, but why the heck are they all leveling up the same time? Or is that even normal?
I could've swear that 8 years ago, I was leveling up each character individually...and that whenever someone in my current party leveled up, the rest would stay the level that I last left them in. They don't level up along with my current active party!
It doesn't seem to be that way this time around now...which I find weird...
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August 22, 2007, 2:30 PM
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No, FFVII is one of the few FF's in which your "inactive" party also levels up. I'm not sure how it works, but they don't level up the same as the party you're using.
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August 22, 2007, 2:31 PM
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I think it's because of the plot advancements that move you along the game. Every time you get a major scene, the rest of the characters level up to (mostly) the same level as the ones that you're using at the current time. At least....that's what experience told me....
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August 22, 2007, 3:34 PM
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I beleive they set that up, because there are so many parts where you have to use specific characters. like Barret in the Gold saucer, or Yuffie in Wutai. Those parts would be impossible to do if you never level those characters.
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August 22, 2007, 3:55 PM
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The inactive team always receives half the EXP your main team is getting, without a toll on how much you actually obtain. I'd have expected your inactive party to be around 25 or something at that point... odd. But considering you level them all up often... eh.
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August 22, 2007, 7:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Saix
The inactive team always receives half the EXP your main team is getting, without a toll on how much you actually obtain. I'd have expected your inactive party to be around 25 or something at that point... odd. But considering you level them all up often... eh.
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That's exactly it. I know now that they do receive half the EXP my active party receive, but not at the rate that it's going. From what I remember back then, I had to go back and level up some of the characters and they were way behind.
This time around, I'm now trying to level up all the characters at the same time. However, the weird thing is that I leveled up two of them 5 levels...I checked the PHS, and voila, the rest of the characters also leveled up 5 levels...hence, they are all the same levels now - apart from Cloud, who's a few levels above.
Anyway, I'm not complaining. Less characters to level up. I just found it odd. O.o Also, it now defeats the purpose of switching party members to level them up...although I still do it anyway just so that their limit breaks can level up as well.
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August 22, 2007, 8:13 PM
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I was always under the impression that the characters outside of the party gained a level after the others in the party had gained three levels...apparently not.
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August 22, 2007, 10:46 PM
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They only gain half the exp? That doesn't make any sense to me either to be honest, cause about the whole last half of the game, the only 3 characters I used were Cloud, Tifa & Vincent, and I got them to level 95, without using any of the other characters, and they still somehow all got to level 85 or 86.
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September 4, 2007, 10:09 PM
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I noticed that, too. It does seem strange at first until you take intop consideration that there are several times when you are forced to use certain party members that you might not have normally. Example, I used to rarely use Cid. I've always used Cloud, Barret, Tifa and Red XIII, and then suddenly two of them aren't available... so very luckily for me Cid wasn't left behind in EXP.
Now, if only their limit breaks went up automatically...
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September 4, 2007, 11:46 PM
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XD I'm absolutely 100% positive that this happens at certain points in the story. Your reserve characters do not earn exp if you don't use them in battle. I remember this happening as well, but your reserves only level up (not by much actually) after vital points in the game.
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