Debuffs and Buffs - FF13 FAQs & Walkthrough

Debuffs and Buffs - FF13 FAQs & Walkthrough
	In FF13, debuffs and buffs are very important.
	Really?
	Really. They were quite effective in the previous series, but their importance in FF13 is another story. If you can't use the properly, you will waste a lot of time to deal with the enemy and the game will become harder.
	So important!?
	How about the actual usage?
	Firstly, only Synergists can use buffs and only Saboteurs can use debuffs. In battle, you need characters who have these roles in order to use those magic. Also you need to set the "Paradigm". When you start playing, you would understand what I mean.
	And during battle?
	During battle, the whole party can fight on their own by auto command, so if you set your Paradigm properly, they would use debuffs and buffs automatically.
	Easy huh.
	However, the priority of magic is determined by the situation automatically, therefore if you want to use a particular magic as soon as possible, you need to control your player character and use it by yourself. Anyway, there is nothing to hurry though.
	So what magic have we got?
	Buffs are quite classic. "Haste" to raise ATB's speed, "Protect" to raise physical defense, "Shell" to raise magic defense, etc. There are buffs raising physical and magic attack power too. All are beneficial to battle.
	Buffs' effect is easy to understand.
	Debuffs are more important. However, some enemies are immune to certain debuffs. As mentioned in "Libra for Analyzing Enemy's Status", you need to use "Libra" to find out which debuff is effective to the enemy, then you should use all effective debuffs against the enemy.
	Use all?
	It sounds boring, but the auto command would do that for you. After all debuffs are in effect, "Paradigm Shift" to an attack-oriented Paradigm to fight.
	What debuffs have we got?
	Weakening enemy's physical and magic defense, weakening resistance to particular elemental such as fire and water, lowers enemy's ATB speed, paralyzes target, etc. The variations of debuffs are much more than buffs. When you start to play, just try to remember their effects and icons.
	Roger.