FF VIII Love

[WarLocke]

Holy crap, how did you get Seed Ranking level 17 so fast? I think i was level 10 when I beat the game the first time.

Well, AFAIK the game lets you take a number of rank tests equal to your level. I was level 10 when I first got the option to take them (derail: how did you finish the game at level 10??) and I just took all 10 that it would allow me, since it lets you retry if you miss a question (although it doesn't tell you which one you missed...). I also got 6 ranks for "free" based on my performance in the fire cave and dollet, so I was rank 16 at level 10.

Dump all low level spells (fire, blizzard, thunder) once you get the higher level spells (fira, blizzarga, thunderaga).

Is there a limit to the amount of magic you can have/carry? Because I don't see a "drop" command anywhere...

Just like D2, money is worthless. Just spend it all. You get it from just walking around anyways. However, if you walk around too much without doing anything, you lose SeeD ranking! Buy the highest class of potion you can find and stock up on tents.

Yeah, I read that somewhere, so I've made sure not to wander or to try to powerlevel. I just go where the plot leads me, and leave when I'm done (after winning all the good cards in the area, muahaha).

So I should start buying potions, rather than using Cure/Curaga spells? I've trans-- refined a ton of cards and have some items I can further refine (into Water, Fira, Firas, etc) but I haven't yet because I'm not sure what else they may be good for (I know the M-Stones are for some weapon upgrades, and I used a whole bunch of items to learn Blue Magic for Quistis).

Oh yes, items that boost character/GF Compatability: Use them? Refine them into other stuffs?

And btw, where are you in the game? I don't want to spoil anything.

I'm in Timber. I've just helped Rinoa and the Forest Owls ( :unsure: ) hijack the President's train. But then it turns out he wasn't the president, but some weird body-double-melty-zombie type thing. Then we find out that the real President is going to be at the Timber TV station for some radio broadcast, so I'm making my way through the town to the Timber Maniacs building/hotel, which is apparently the only way to the station...

Oh, and quick question: I have Qeutzacotl, Shiva, Ifrit, Siren and Diablos, but there's an empty spot between Siren and Diablos. Did I miss a GF somewhere along the way? :(