From: Bokonon_Lives | #007
Thanks all for following along and for all your comments! Now what are the things you've been keeping your trap shut about and haven't told me yet? :-) Also, how the hell do I get Cloud? (I know, I know, check the FAQ... but hey, open discussion time, anything goes.)
You gotta stop by Goug after you clear Igros I think. Basically, the different Zodiac stones you get power different machines that Mustadio's dad finds, and one of them pulls Cloud in from another dimension. After you trigger this cutscene you can go to where you bought the flower (assuming you DID buy it) and you'll get in one fight and afterwards he'll be recruited... at level 1.
There's also the Deep Dungeon which is a 10-floor bonus dungeon with fairly difficult enemies. Also, each battlefield is pitch-black. The only thing you can see are characters unless you're doing a spell animation. You gotta go to Warjilis Trade City to open it up.
You steered away from magic as most newbies tend to do. I imagine in your case it's since you ended up using all the swordskillers. When you have unevadable, instant, ranged, multi-targeting, powerful abilities.... yeah, it's nice.
You did quite well for your first time through. You figured out a great way to take on Wiegraf just through trying things out and realizing what was important. There's a few mechanics things that you're still learning, but that's to be expected. I really want to see you go through LFT, but there's plenty you have to discover in vanilla so I guess I won't be seeing that any time soon. The main thing I saw you doing was trying to mix character roles which doesn't tend to end well (e.g. Ramza Monk with Black Magic). Generally things go best if you take a "carrier" class (one with good stats and/or equipment options) and pair it with a strong skillset from another job. Monk can't carry Black Magic well at all due to their poor MA, so it's pretty much a waste. Later on you seemed to be catching onto this though. This is why Agrias is a lot better as a Geomancer -- it's such a better carrier class than Holy Knight.
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No amount of planning will ever replace dumb luck.