Help choosing licenses for characters

[HighTower345]

Which of the characters is best suited to be trained in 1h/shield, 2h, ranged, magiks, etc. This is my first ever ff game and I dont want to get any further into the game and screw up my licenses for my characters. Any tips wil be appreciated.

 

[richivinsky]

Lets say I have a good shield and a mediocre shield, and two characters. First I decide which sheild I want on who (I would probably put the better shield on the character with lower defense or lower HP), and then if they aren't licensed for that shield, I would go license them.

I personally don't go exploring too far on the license grid mainly because I like to have a reserve. Pretty much, I just keep my characters pretty even. For example, everyone has the same magic abilities as everyone else in my game. They can all cure, they can all steal, they can all etc...

Maybe other people have different opinions, but that's just what I do.

 

[yessie4200]

well you really need skills like Esuna,Cure and Cura, skills that help your party during boss battles. i have every character licensed to use different weapons and now im starting to give them a second weapon type to use but just get the basic skills on all your characters and then just spread it out evenly or have them be different from one another, thats what i did.

 

[Nahtaivel]

Everyone really has the same stats throughout the levels. The only thing that changes the characters stats are their equip. Giving Vaan or Basch the same shield doesnt make either one of them better. The difference in stats really isnt that dramatic between the characters. Even at 99, the difference in stats between two characters can easily be balanced with 1 equip item. Also, the difference in MP and HP isnt all that different either.

Basically Anyone is fit to play any role. I think thats what SE was trying to get at, but in turn they kinda made it too open. Wheres the fun in having 1 person that can do anything? I like balance, having 1 person do damage and take the bulk of the attacks, 1 heal, 1 doing status ailments to the monster and supporting with buffs like haste. But oh well, ill just have to pretend those other spells arent available lol.

 

[Majere07]

All of my characters have the same augments and equipment, and mine have significantly different stats. My Vaan has more HP then say Penelo even though they have the same equip and augments.