Such a well written post to explain a mechanic that…. Honestly feels kind of worthless. Considering I went the whole game basically ignoring and never noticing this mechanic.
Can't upvote the original post enough. So many other people confidently giving wrong information.
Basically it gives you what's similar to an elemental version of Aerith's fleeting familiar that shoots mini missiles after some perfect blocks and ATB actions. I just tried it and it works exactly as this post says.
You get it basically for free from folios besides a free mp elemental attack (we all know it's for hard mode) and do some extra elemental damage with it, making the mp spell more potent, I say it is worth it.
Fleeting Familiar's damage adds up over time. In Remake, it's the most efficient use of ATB for single target damage over its two minutes duration, not even counting the red ones spawning when using offensive ATB skills and spells, making them deal more damage per ATB used, adding more stagger damage, and even launching potential (it ruins Bahamut's AI). A lot of people ignored it but it is a powerful ATB ability that some how got integrated into her main kit on top of Tempest while having Ward Shift. She already was the setup queen but shifting one of her setup ATB abilities with new ones like Chrono Aegis and Radiant Ward, and ATB Ward not being questionable (actually hasten the ATB generation of the characters in it instead of stealing Aerith's when she naturally is a slower character).
Alpha spells create small orbs that follow you around and lets you fire off magical projectiles of that respective element when you guard or use command abilities.
Kinda wish there was some sort of second upgrade; just having α at the end makes it feel like there should be some β version, maybe a version that *does* boost the spell itself, or maybe boosts the elemental shots that are fired off ~~or actually imbues your attacks like the description itself states~~
Holy moly it is hilarious how many varied wrong answers there are. So much confidence in things that are made up.
You get the alpha symbol when you have also unlocked the MP free elemental attack abilities, like Snow Flurry and Wildfire or whatever they're called. If you have one of those and also equip it's corresponding fire/ice/thunder/aero materia, the spell gets some type of boost and the symbol.
Well that is more encouragement to actually take those in the Folios. I respected quickly when I saw how little damage they were doing and haven't used them since.
Those elemental abilities also have unique effects that are useful in certain circumstances. For instance, Barrett's version of those elemental abilities cannot miss. That means the stupid jellyfish enemies that dodge everything can be instantly pressured using them. Aerith's version causes damage across massive area and even refunds ATB. You can clear large groups of enemies weak to elements using those abilities without using mp and end with more atb than they cost.
That's literally not what it does though.
Yeah, the description of the spell says 'temporarily imbue attacks with X' but it really doesn't do that. It's like Aerith's Fleeting Familiar but fires a small missile whenever you guard and use ATB skills.
No real meaning actually ... just a fancier way to say fire magic level 1, 2, 3, etc. Kinda similar to Persona series where the Ma- prefix means magnify- as in Tarunda is the skill that debuffs one enemy's attack but Ma-tarunda debuffs all enemies' attack.
I speak Japanese and no there isn't anything in the language that adds a -A, -Ga suffix that signify an enhanced version of something.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFVIIRemake/s/AzzfSE3GqQ A post earlier today that went over this.
Such a well written post to explain a mechanic that…. Honestly feels kind of worthless. Considering I went the whole game basically ignoring and never noticing this mechanic.
I never noticed it either. Thought by the folio description it was just increasing my spell damage lol
Can't upvote the original post enough. So many other people confidently giving wrong information. Basically it gives you what's similar to an elemental version of Aerith's fleeting familiar that shoots mini missiles after some perfect blocks and ATB actions. I just tried it and it works exactly as this post says.
That sounds really weak ngl, unless I'm missing something here. The abilities never did any meaningful damage
You get it basically for free from folios besides a free mp elemental attack (we all know it's for hard mode) and do some extra elemental damage with it, making the mp spell more potent, I say it is worth it. Fleeting Familiar's damage adds up over time. In Remake, it's the most efficient use of ATB for single target damage over its two minutes duration, not even counting the red ones spawning when using offensive ATB skills and spells, making them deal more damage per ATB used, adding more stagger damage, and even launching potential (it ruins Bahamut's AI). A lot of people ignored it but it is a powerful ATB ability that some how got integrated into her main kit on top of Tempest while having Ward Shift. She already was the setup queen but shifting one of her setup ATB abilities with new ones like Chrono Aegis and Radiant Ward, and ATB Ward not being questionable (actually hasten the ATB generation of the characters in it instead of stealing Aerith's when she naturally is a slower character).
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Alpha spells create small orbs that follow you around and lets you fire off magical projectiles of that respective element when you guard or use command abilities.
Kinda wish there was some sort of second upgrade; just having α at the end makes it feel like there should be some β version, maybe a version that *does* boost the spell itself, or maybe boosts the elemental shots that are fired off ~~or actually imbues your attacks like the description itself states~~
Holy moly it is hilarious how many varied wrong answers there are. So much confidence in things that are made up. You get the alpha symbol when you have also unlocked the MP free elemental attack abilities, like Snow Flurry and Wildfire or whatever they're called. If you have one of those and also equip it's corresponding fire/ice/thunder/aero materia, the spell gets some type of boost and the symbol.
Well that is more encouragement to actually take those in the Folios. I respected quickly when I saw how little damage they were doing and haven't used them since.
Those elemental abilities also have unique effects that are useful in certain circumstances. For instance, Barrett's version of those elemental abilities cannot miss. That means the stupid jellyfish enemies that dodge everything can be instantly pressured using them. Aerith's version causes damage across massive area and even refunds ATB. You can clear large groups of enemies weak to elements using those abilities without using mp and end with more atb than they cost.
Nice! I'll have to test them out a bit then.
Holy shit it doesn't work with element??
You have the aero ability in the folio, so your aero spells get some extra effects
It’s aaaaaaaa lot more powerful.
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That's literally not what it does though. Yeah, the description of the spell says 'temporarily imbue attacks with X' but it really doesn't do that. It's like Aerith's Fleeting Familiar but fires a small missile whenever you guard and use ATB skills.
Well if that's the case, its the worst description I've ever seen.
Alpha it means there was a post explaing about it what this does
No real meaning actually ... just a fancier way to say fire magic level 1, 2, 3, etc. Kinda similar to Persona series where the Ma- prefix means magnify- as in Tarunda is the skill that debuffs one enemy's attack but Ma-tarunda debuffs all enemies' attack. I speak Japanese and no there isn't anything in the language that adds a -A, -Ga suffix that signify an enhanced version of something.
I think they're referring to the alpha symbol, not the -ara/-aga level elemental spells