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[GranFran]

Also, if you want faster ATB rate, you can combine items like a speed sash+whistlewind(aurora) scarf (i think). This will give you ATB rate +10%, and you can get up to 20% somehow by combining accessories like that on a character. Lightning's ATB gauge on attack weapon and 20% ATB rate accessories make her awesome for building % at ravager.

Oh, excellent! I had no idea you could do that to speed things up.. Time to go to gamefaqs and see if they have a complete list of such items that will do that.. I like that site, though it really is impersonal, if you know what I mean.. It's not like you can talk to them and ask questions, it's 'just the faqs, ma'am, and nothing but the faqs'..

So, another question, if you don't mind.. When you get down to Pulse and you arrive at the big open plains area, do you do any fighting there, aside from the small dog-like creatures? Do you start your missions right away?

I kind of avoided it the first time through.. I think I experienced 'graphic overload' there and just took off for the Northwest.. Got killed by a couple of big dudes on the way, but I think I should have stayed and fought for awhile.. If you should, what's the best team to use? Thanks, hon..

On a side note, what is with the gil and inventory over there on the left?

^ Ah, I never knew that you can boost the rate of the ATB gauge. =S

On the topic of speed, I just equip a pair of Sprint Shoes on all three characters to give them Auto-Haste at the start of battle. Granted, it doesn't last that long, but it's long enough that I can have my buffs on and stagger the enemy; on the lesser monsters I kill them off way before Haste wears off, though. The Sprint Shoes, combined with the Aurora Scarf if you want it, will give you a full ATB gauge from the start that refills in two seconds after you use it.

You got Sprint Shoes!? Wow, you must be pretty darn far along.. I haven't seen anything like those yet.. And what do you mean auto-haste doesn't last long? If it's equipped isn't it permanent? I'm confused on that, always before in FF a piece of equipment worked forever as long as you were wearing it, right?