Help Best weapons for characters...

[Mr Viera]

Hey. Im new to the forum and reletavly new to the game and i was wondering, were specific weapons specific to affecting each characters hit rate. I'll try to explain so it makes sense.

Right now i have Fran equipped with a katana and atm she can get up to 6 hits with one attack, but i have ashe equipped with a spear and she never gets more than one hit.

So basically, do different weapons affect the amount of times each charrater hits with one attack? sorry if this makes no sense, and if this Thread in the wrong section, could somebody move it?

Thanks

 

[Lebreau]

[Moved to FFXII help booth]

 

[Sora_lion_heart]

Well the katanas and ninja swords have the best combo rate. You can increase the combo rate with battle harness accessories. I did do a little work figuring out all the best weapons for each character. If I can find it I'll post it here too.

EDIT : Sorry I can't find it.

Anyways some weapons are based on speed, strength or magic. I think katanas and ninja swords are best with speed. Knight swords are best with strength. rods and staffs were best with magic. Although you can use this to do good, its really not really required too.

 

[Aerith]

It's weird but I think that whatever weapon matches their personality is the weapon they're supposed to use. O_O

Here's my suggestions, they worked well for me :

Vaan - since he's the main, it's only fitting that he works well with all the weapons But I found that katanas and swords (mostly katanas) are best for him. Vaan is one of the powerhouses of this game, but he's not THE strongest (depends on how you equip him and etc.). Give him something with a good combo rate, so that even if he is weak in your party, he'll hit multiple times.

Basch - the mighty one!! Okay. Basch specializes with axes, you can give him a sword, but axes work best. He's not fast, so you want to give him a hard hitting weapon... in this case an axe, because compared to the other weapons in the shop axes always have the most power. He'll be killin' left and right.

Ashe - Keep her with a spear, that's what I use and I think it works best. She only gets one hit because Ashe isn't an extreme hacker-and-slasher, she's meant to be one of the main mages, you're supposed to also make her do some of the magic. Spears are good because they raise her evasiveness, they're not the fastest weapon but they rarely ever miss, it's a real good weapon for her, and it helps to have her evasiveness high if she's casting the magic

Penelo - Penelo's also a fast one like Vaan. But, if Ashe isn't your mage, Penelo would make a great magic caster because when you get her, she comes with 400-500 LP and you can get her all her quickenings right away, giving her three MP bars I'd give her a sword or a katana alongside with the best shield you can get. Poles and rods are great if you make her pummel stuff with magic, because then she'll have a really high chance of dodging attacks.

Balthier & Fran - keep Balthier with his gun, and keep Fran with her bow. It's just too awkward to see them with something else.

 

[ANGRYWOLF]

This game has more useless weapons than any previous FF game..and more than most rpgs games.

Some weapons have high hit or miss characteristics..so I wouldn't bother trying them.

Obviously the Masamune and the gengi gloves...I usually have Basch with those...Ashe with the tournesol..Penelo with a cross bow or a pole...Fran with the Saggitrarius bow..and Vaan with a Deathbringer.

I missed the zodiac spear and it wasn't worth it to restart the game:

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Final_Fantasy_XII_Weapons