Is "find passages" skill even worth equipping?

[Loot Hunter]

From early on I've equipped "find passages" skill on Faris but so far (I've reached Mooncrest island) I haven't found any secret passages. But instead there are few secret switches that opened the passages and they weren't shown until I stumbled upon them.

So, my question is - is "find passages" skill useless or there will be some passages in later dungeons that it can help to find? Otherwise, I would just equip something that is useful in battle.

[SC_Nikki]

There are some later on. You can always swap it on and off with another ability every now and then, no need to have it equipped constantly. :)

[Loot Hunter]

Originally posted by SC_Nikki:

no need to have it equipped constantly. :)

I know but it's a bit tedious to switch on regular basis. Also, I already had a couple of times going into the room and unexpectedly confrond some boss.

[SC_Nikki]

Understandable. Honestly, I don't think there are that many critical super-secret passages in the game. There are some in Ronka Ruins, but I think you can clearly see treasure and figure out that you have to feel around for the path to it... same for similar cases later in the game.

[Dyex]

Honest I though "finding passage" would be more useful in FFV.

If you played FF1 or FF4 they made a lot more use of hidden areas on many maps.

But in FFV they are few and obvious when you see a chest on your map radar in a dark area.
Also the hidden passages (all) fully appear as soon as you set a toe in them so not like you are stumbling through them without the skill.

[Kailen]

Find Passages is bugged in this game.

In the original games, the passages would be marked with white lines, both for illusionary walls, and invisible pathways over gaps, making it clear that they were hidden passages even with the ability on. In this game, they appear as normal passages, making it impossible to tell that it's somewhere special to go. Sometimes, like in the mechanical flying fortress, they'll show up as transparent IF you're standing on them. At least that lets you know that it is indeed a secret passage.

However, in Exdeath's castle, they don't show the passages AT ALL. You won't see the various hidden gaps in the wall, even if you have the ability equipped.

Square/Enix really dropped the ball on this one, especially since this bug has survived a few patches so far. (And I doubt we'll see any more patches at this point.)

[redcloud1187]

if u have thief master and u are freelancer u can see the hidden passages without it being equipped