I will say this about this job. After mastering the job system, there is a beauty in coming back to the simplicity of the archer which relies more on terrain and formation rather than brute-forcing through overpowered jobs/abilities.
Yes exactly PK! 🤗 It's like getting back to the good old days as a wise warrior who wants to lead the simple life. Who doesn't want that! Glad to hear you also have a spot for an Archer in your roster, thanks for sharing! 👍
Awesome, thanks so much James! I know I don't cover builds for each Job, relying on enthusiastic fans to chime in and throw out their ideas for builds, and your idea is a great example! Dance with a high-PA unit that *hopefully* gets left alone is an awesome combination. 💪 Thank you for the suggestion and checking out today's video James! 🙏
Totally, that is how I play too. Besides Ninja needing I think a level 4 Archer, there isn't really a need to sit and grind out abilities. Plus the Thief has a higher than standard Speed growth stat that I would be very interested in. 👀 Thanks for sharing and checking out the episode TOR! 👋
Im very late on this topic but One small buff that would have a huge impact in making archers more fun to play is the simple change of allowing aim to target A UNIT instead of a tile.
That would be a HUGE buff to the Archer skill set and greatly welcomed. By the way, you're just as late as I am to the suggestion party - this game is over 25 years old! 🤣 Thanks for the comment and checking out the content Ace!
I am not a true expert on the Archer. Here is one for fun I made. Archer Adam Brave 97 Faith 03 Charge Punch Art Blade Grasp Maintenance Fly Perseus Bow N/A Thief Hat Power Sleeve Bracer I can remove Maintenance for Martial Arts if I think the battle warrants that. Otherwise he can fly and see you die.
If archer can charge AIM an can move while at it; or charge without any target yet and make it fly if enemy is in range. Now the archer can be more useful.
Haha, yeah we got the short end of the longbow with Archer skills for WotL. You see skill sets from Mustadio and Balthier and you can't help but ask, "Can we at least just have that?" 😭 I still like them as a utility unit that you can fire and forget with, but man do I wish they had a more fun ability set!
The big issue with this job is that it's a one trick pony and it only works if you have the height advantage. In the story battles, however, it's usually the other way around. That's why enemy archers are so annoying , whereas as your archers are subpar units in your team.
The archer has always been in a weird spot in my opinion. It's a very early game job that you can get right after the first or second battle in the game, but i never find them specially useful or fun to play honestly. The thing is, this job is basically REQUIRED for almost all of my units, since rigth after it it's the thief job, which has access to Move +2, one of the best movement abilities on the game. So, even though i really don't want any archers on my team, i find myself using several on my team in the early chapters, then i never touch the job again with any character. Also AIM SUCKS, AND IT'S THE ONLY ACTIVE ABILITY IT HAS AT LEAST THE DRAGOON GETS A GOOD ABILITY MANY TIMES IT'S JUST BETTER TO USE YOUR NORMAL ATTACK, IT DOESN'T EVEN DO THAT MUCH EXTRA DAMAGE AND IT HAS A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS Anyway, great video, thanks for reading all my rant. I'm going to go check that pvp patch now.
Aim is SO bad, I would actually be impressed if you raised an Archer without any Aim abilities whatsoever. I think just getting Concentration at first is enough to unlock Thief, and you can come back later to grind out Adrenaline Rush to reach higher levels to unlock Ninja. Other than those abilities I can't really think of a good reason to invest in the Job any further, and I would use them if you have a great bow. I'm glad we could stew in our contempt for the Job together Joaquin! Always good to see your experience, even if you have to let the rant flow through you! 🙌
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Man i come back here. Because i was thinking on that job( i am playing the ps1 version a this moment to get my feet back to the game scenario). looks like its all about being high and trapping your enemies. maybe with don´t move or sleep. the thing is: how can i achieve that with the archer? I will try some class combinations and i will come back to share my results.
Awesome Felipe! I love seeing what others do with their builds, especially with jobs like Archer that don't give you a lot of creative options. Good luck and thank you for checking out the episode! 🙏
You mention that the archer has gotten new abilities in the PVP patch, I'm working on my own mod at the moment but finding it hard to change the archer's abilities as the charge ability list seems to be set. Do you have any idea how they changed it?
I believe there was a little switching of Jobs and changing the names and animations into a patch. I am not sure specifically how it was done, and hopefully YoshnJa from @TacticsLeague can chime in. A good question for the Discord chat for sure! Also, thanks for watching all the way through Forrest! I appreciate you stopping by tonight, and I'll see you next time! 👋
I really wish they had made the archer more interesting. Modern day archers are so fun and have such an interesting fantasy about them, the archers in FFT are so underwhelming.
Agreed, and I tend to ignore their primary skills to focus on their other abilities. I appreciate you checking out the content and sharing your thoughts Kieran, hopefully we get a little love for this Job in the potential remake!
Love the archer sprites... too bad the class itself is so bad. Honestly, was Square so afraid in making archers op after what happened in TO, that from that point on (including TO reborn) they were hell bent on nerfing the ever loving crap out of them? lol
Female Archer is one of my favorite sprites in the game! I would speculate that the design decisions revolved around your units advancing into higher-tier Jobs, so making starting classes powerful would go against that design. Granted, there are no other effective ranged physical damage-dealers, besides maybe Ninja's Throw ability. So I agree that it would have been nice to at least given the Job some advanced skills that do more than add power to your shot. Oh well. I just keep drinking my Hopium Tea and wait until SE makes them better in the remake. 🥲
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I will say this about this job. After mastering the job system, there is a beauty in coming back to the simplicity of the archer which relies more on terrain and formation rather than brute-forcing through overpowered jobs/abilities.
Yes exactly PK! 🤗 It's like getting back to the good old days as a wise warrior who wants to lead the simple life. Who doesn't want that!
Glad to hear you also have a spot for an Archer in your roster, thanks for sharing! 👍
Female Archer with Yoichi Bow, Dance and Ignore Height. Boom lol another great video! Love this series! 🤘
Awesome, thanks so much James! I know I don't cover builds for each Job, relying on enthusiastic fans to chime in and throw out their ideas for builds, and your idea is a great example! Dance with a high-PA unit that *hopefully* gets left alone is an awesome combination. 💪
Thank you for the suggestion and checking out today's video James! 🙏
You edit your work and deliver your lines with a clear, crisp sound, and a sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives your vids a big boost
Looking back at the way I played FFT, the archer job was pretty much just a stepping stone toward the thief job.
Totally, that is how I play too. Besides Ninja needing I think a level 4 Archer, there isn't really a need to sit and grind out abilities. Plus the Thief has a higher than standard Speed growth stat that I would be very interested in. 👀
Thanks for sharing and checking out the episode TOR! 👋
Im very late on this topic but
One small buff that would have a huge impact in making archers more fun to play is the simple change of allowing aim to target A UNIT instead of a tile.
That would be a HUGE buff to the Archer skill set and greatly welcomed. By the way, you're just as late as I am to the suggestion party - this game is over 25 years old! 🤣 Thanks for the comment and checking out the content Ace!
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I am not a true expert on the Archer. Here is one for fun I made.
Archer Adam
Brave 97 Faith 03
Charge
Punch Art
Blade Grasp
Maintenance
Fly
Perseus Bow
N/A
Thief Hat
Power Sleeve
Bracer
I can remove Maintenance for Martial Arts if I think the battle warrants that. Otherwise he can fly and see you die.
If archer can charge AIM an can move while at it; or charge without any target yet and make it fly if enemy is in range. Now the archer can be more useful.
Haha, yeah we got the short end of the longbow with Archer skills for WotL. You see skill sets from Mustadio and Balthier and you can't help but ask, "Can we at least just have that?" 😭
I still like them as a utility unit that you can fire and forget with, but man do I wish they had a more fun ability set!
Starry; Crystal's Harp ♎🎶♎
Repose 🏹
Great video!
great video as always my friend!
Thanks so much Rolando! 🙌 Always enjoy seeing you buddy 👉
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Appraise: Tome of Ending.📚
Magick: Defense ⬆️.🔮
Alphabetical Linguistics.⚜️
Archeress.
Pen Ink.⚜️
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Magick: Defense ⬆️. 🔮
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Rachael is Roger.
Holy Grail Acquired.
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Rachael is Archeress 🏹
Rachael 🏹 Throw Items.🏹
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Gaia Time Mage Sophia Roger 🛡️
Wins
Terra ( Cassia II Saithes Spearman 🕊️ ).
Terra Still; maintenances: Unchanged.
Gaia爆炸了。💥
The big issue with this job is that it's a one trick pony and it only works if you have the height advantage. In the story battles, however, it's usually the other way around. That's why enemy archers are so annoying , whereas as your archers are subpar units in your team.
Female Archeress.
The Royalty of Lesalia's Townpeople.⚜️
Starry; Crystal's Harp 🎶
Repose.🎶
Lady Archeress Rachael the Conqueroress.🎶🏹🎶♎
The archer has always been in a weird spot in my opinion. It's a very early game job that you can get right after the first or second battle in the game, but i never find them specially useful or fun to play honestly. The thing is, this job is basically REQUIRED for almost all of my units, since rigth after it it's the thief job, which has access to Move +2, one of the best movement abilities on the game. So, even though i really don't want any archers on my team, i find myself using several on my team in the early chapters, then i never touch the job again with any character.
Also AIM SUCKS, AND IT'S THE ONLY ACTIVE ABILITY IT HAS
AT LEAST THE DRAGOON GETS A GOOD ABILITY
MANY TIMES IT'S JUST BETTER TO USE YOUR NORMAL ATTACK, IT DOESN'T EVEN DO THAT MUCH EXTRA DAMAGE AND IT HAS A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS
Anyway, great video, thanks for reading all my rant. I'm going to go check that pvp patch now.
Aim is SO bad, I would actually be impressed if you raised an Archer without any Aim abilities whatsoever. I think just getting Concentration at first is enough to unlock Thief, and you can come back later to grind out Adrenaline Rush to reach higher levels to unlock Ninja. Other than those abilities I can't really think of a good reason to invest in the Job any further, and I would use them if you have a great bow.
I'm glad we could stew in our contempt for the Job together Joaquin! Always good to see your experience, even if you have to let the rant flow through you! 🙌
Rachael the Archeress.⏰
Lesalia's Citizenship 时钟。⏰
Lesalia's Dragon 🐉
Dragonaire.
No. 2nd.⚜️
Because Human 1st🏆 Spiritual to Lesalia's Fire 2nd🏆
Only Female Chemist Know.
⚜️
Because: Lesalia's Town; Infirmary.
医院。 Hospitality.⚜️
Because Isabella the White Mage VI;
In the Graveyard.⚜️
Archer is actually op if the terrain and the strategy is good.
Agreed! 💯 I opt for bows usually in case I can't guarantee the height advantage, and can lob arrows over my homies.
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Man i come back here. Because i was thinking on that job( i am playing the ps1 version a this moment to get my feet back to the game scenario). looks like its all about being high and trapping your enemies. maybe with don´t move or sleep. the thing is: how can i achieve that with the archer? I will try some class combinations and i will come back to share my results.
Awesome Felipe! I love seeing what others do with their builds, especially with jobs like Archer that don't give you a lot of creative options.
Good luck and thank you for checking out the episode! 🙏
You mention that the archer has gotten new abilities in the PVP patch, I'm working on my own mod at the moment but finding it hard to change the archer's abilities as the charge ability list seems to be set. Do you have any idea how they changed it?
I believe there was a little switching of Jobs and changing the names and animations into a patch. I am not sure specifically how it was done, and hopefully YoshnJa from @TacticsLeague can chime in. A good question for the Discord chat for sure!
Also, thanks for watching all the way through Forrest! I appreciate you stopping by tonight, and I'll see you next time! 👋
@@TacticsLive I'm always here for new FFT content. Greatest game ever made. Lifelong fan here.
I really wish they had made the archer more interesting. Modern day archers are so fun and have such an interesting fantasy about them, the archers in FFT are so underwhelming.
Agreed, and I tend to ignore their primary skills to focus on their other abilities. I appreciate you checking out the content and sharing your thoughts Kieran, hopefully we get a little love for this Job in the potential remake!
Love the archer sprites... too bad the class itself is so bad. Honestly, was Square so afraid in making archers op after what happened in TO, that from that point on (including TO reborn) they were hell bent on nerfing the ever loving crap out of them? lol
Female Archer is one of my favorite sprites in the game! I would speculate that the design decisions revolved around your units advancing into higher-tier Jobs, so making starting classes powerful would go against that design.
Granted, there are no other effective ranged physical damage-dealers, besides maybe Ninja's Throw ability. So I agree that it would have been nice to at least given the Job some advanced skills that do more than add power to your shot.
Oh well. I just keep drinking my Hopium Tea and wait until SE makes them better in the remake. 🥲
Lesalia's Town Takes ♎Katana♎
Rachael 🏹
Gaia is 盾
Terra is Spear.
Final Fantasy 9
自相矛盾。
Failed.
Pokemon Dragonaire Thanks is ♎⚜️🇯🇵⚜️♎ Katana ♎⚜️🇯🇵⚜️♎🏹
Pokemon Crystal.
Old Version Game.🇯🇵
Pokemon 8th🏆
Claire.🏆🇯🇵🏆
It gives me cringe seeing you move your arms like that.. i frefer videos when you don't appeared at all