Guns in FFXII

August 15, 2007, 12:54 AM

Did anyone ever use guns in this game?
I found guns to be overall cumbersome and too slow in loading, in that it prevents Balthier (who is my principal gun-wielder) from participating in many of my battles. Well, he does, but he should have more of an impact than usual.

Opinions on this?

August 15, 2007, 12:57 AM

Yeah, I used Balthier only for guns. I didn't find it too bad considering he didn't get hurt all the time and kept his distance, so it was all right for me.

August 15, 2007, 1:03 AM

I never used guns. i think i either found them too weak, or, i couldn't find any in the shops D:

I found Swords and Spears more useful anyway

August 15, 2007, 1:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Faith

Yeah, I used Balthier only for guns. I didn't find it too bad considering he didn't get hurt all the time and kept his distance, so it was all right for me.

I also used Balthier with guns all the time.
The whole long range weapon thing was great, because he was always the last to get hurt, which can be a real life saver.

August 15, 2007, 1:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Aerith Gainsborough

I never used guns. i think i either found them too weak, or, i couldn't find any in the shops D:

I found Swords and Spears more useful anyway

Agreed. Swords and Spears > Guns. But it's also handy when the rest of your characters can only afford hammers and daggers. xD

You can buy guns everywhere. o.O

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Originally Posted by samplerphone

I also used Balthier with guns all the time.
The whole long range weapon thing was great, because he was always the last to get hurt, which can be a real life saver.

lol, the enemies always target Balthier first for me, since he's always in lead. I guess I should change that. xD
Anyways, is there any way to increase the speed of the charge-up rate of guns?

August 15, 2007, 4:11 AM

I did equip Balthier with guns at first because he looked cool with them. But he did more damage with bows so I eventually gave him those instead. I didn't bother with guns after that.

August 15, 2007, 5:59 AM

I friggin love guns in this game. The whole ignore defense factor is great, and since this game actually gives me the option of whether or not i wanna fight up close, i usually go with one tank, then an archer and a gunner. I also made Fran my gunner, she seems to do more damage with it.

August 16, 2007, 12:17 AM

Never used guns. They did very little damage and I prefer swords for a Final Fantasy game. Fantasy to me is partly defined by swords and hand-to-hand combat weapons.

If I was to use a long-range weapon in this game, I preferred the bow and arrow for Fran to nail the out of range creatures. Playing Dirge of Cerberus before FFXII made me sick of guns.

August 16, 2007, 3:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Warbourne

Anyways, is there any way to increase the speed of the charge-up rate of guns?

Getting the Swiftness squares on the license board help,
and there's an accessory that reduces the time it takes,
but I can't recall the name...

August 16, 2007, 3:48 AM

Ah, okay thanks. I was wondering whether that swiftness thing only worked on hand-to-hand weapons. I never really noticed that change in Balthier, but maybe it has sped him up. xD