FINAL FANTASY VIII

FINAL FANTASY VIII

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Do GF abilities stack?
Actually, more specifically I would like to know if they are redundant. For example, Quezacotl knows Elemental-Def-J AND Elemental-Defx2 ... however I can only equip 2 elemental defenses, not 3. The tutorial confirms this. So can I 'forget' Elemental-Def-J without consequences - is it just taking up space?

Also, do GF % abilities like SumDam and GFHP% stack or does it just use the highest level of it? I'm wondering because unlike character abilities where they do stack and you have to equip them, GF abilities are auto. The tutorial says they do.

Thanks in advance.
Last edited by Lord of the Infinite Clouds; Jan 8, 2014 @ 6:49pm
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Ok, I figured the tutorial was wrong on something I just wasn't sure which - because it does say

Function:

-Increases the GF's attack damage by 10,20,30 or 40%
-Learn multiple abilities for a cumulative effect.
On Vacation Jan 8, 2014 @ 10:41pm 
Originally posted by SPLIXED:
Learning Elemental-Defx2 automatically makes Elemental-Def-J obselete. The abilities do not stack up. For example when you learn Elemental-Defx4 you'll be able to junction 4 slots in the Elemental Def...not 6. The higher one cancels out the previous.

After you learn SumMag30% its 30% in total. Not a combination of 10%20%30% etc.

SumMag30% and the GFHP %'s do actually stack. This is easy to test by not using boost and comparing damage with the 30% and 20% (or whatever %'s you wish to use) learned then using amnesia greens to forget the 20%, the HP can easily be checked by doing the 10% and 20% learned, then forgeting the lower one and comparing max hp of whatver gf you use. With all 4 learned you can double a gf's power and/or HP.

As far as elemental def etc that is correct once you learn the x2 or x4 version the previous become obselete. Make sure you learn those though before using greens on the first level version, otherwise the higher level will no longer be on the list.
Last edited by On Vacation; Jan 8, 2014 @ 10:51pm
Fox702 Jan 9, 2014 @ 12:05am 
Wow I never thought of all this. One spot abilities do stack is in the characters "abilities." You can use both a HP+ 80% and HP+ 40%. You know and Spr, or Str.
Luftwaffle Jan 9, 2014 @ 3:25pm 
Abilities stack except for elem/status def. Those take the highest available. So you can forget def or def2 if you have a higher one already learned.

The +% abilities DO stack though. Not that this is new, I'm sure multiple people have already said it before. I used multiple +str abilities to hit 255 (obviously not possible if I used a higher one and a lower one and was not at 255 from the higher one if they did not stack).

Typically you don't want to stack multiple of the same stat ability though since it takes away from others.
Last edited by Luftwaffle; Jan 9, 2014 @ 3:26pm
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Date Posted: Jan 8, 2014 @ 6:46pm
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