r/FinalFantasyXII

Please note that I am not finished with my playthrough set and it's possible some of of my questions have yet to be answered or I've blatantly missed something.

Without the wiki you are playing on complete vibes, and this is coming from a game that was released before modern access to information. How in the heck was I supposed to know that weapons and armor like burning bow (a non elemental weapon btw) with vaguely elemental names actually give you a damage boost to skills of that element? They couldn't be bothered to mention it anywhere. Every different weapon type scales damage completely differently, which it does tell you this in the most casual way possible there are also a handful of completely hidden stats like combo rate and charge time that can vary greatly between weapons in the same catagory definitely matter when determining the most effective weapon for your character. There's even a "metal" value that is relevant in exactly two fights in the whole game.

See a potential armor/accessory upgrade in the shop, but want to know what stats it raises besides defense before you buy it? Not a chance.

Curious about your Bazaar progress, what items filled a particular request, or even some way to know what you're working towards? I don't care and you shouldn't either.

"I should check the in-game beastiary so I can get an idea of what works best against this enemy." Nope, just flavor text (we like flavor text, but useful information would be a logical inclusion, I would have thought). But as it is the only concrete information we get is weaknesses, statuses, and hit points (which could be inaccurate).

Idk I have some other smaller nitpicks, but I'm honestly not trying to hate on the game. In my opinion 12 is one of the most mechanically deep, interactive, and dynamic final fantasy games ever released... I just wished they would have let us in on the secret! Also shout-out to the wiki for having my back as I begin to get to the stage of the game where I care about making smart character decisions and finding all the cool experiences they've managed to pack into this amazing game.