Best Party?

[Acacia Sgt]

Couldn't agree more in that. Now I'm asking myself why I did the latter one instead of the former like in the SNES version.

[V_Translanka]

Isn't one of Once-King Dalton's techs called Absolute Zero? If not, then by all means, yes, Absolute Zero is a perfect name for the most powerful Ice magic.

(Also, Blizzard doesn't exist in-game, I think Shadow came up with it. :p)

Well, it looks like Blizzard does exist in-game (it's CTDS retranslation is Miasma though)...and Dalton doesn't seem to have a Tech called Absolute Zero...In CTDS he's got Gale Slash, Energy Spheres & Burst Sphere (along with the Iron Orb & elemental counters)...

Yeah, now that I think about it, Apocalypse Arm really sucks. Crisis Arm can dish out way more on average. Even with a Dragon Earring, Apocalypse Arm only has a measly 30% critical rate...

Constant 6000+ damage > 9999 damage 1/3 of the time.

The only problem with the Crisis Arm setup is that if you get hit, your damage goes down (9 times out of 10...though I don't think I've ever been hit with a damage ending in a 9)...

[utunnels]

Speaking blizzard magic...look at the upper right corner of the page...
The box cover art seems like a dual tech such as fire sword, strange because Marle is famous for her ice magics...

[Shadow D. Darkman]

Holy crap, new skin! Kick ass!

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Actually, it's the Triple Tech, Frost Arc. You might not notice it from how it looks, but Crono is jumping off of Glenn's back. If you look at Frost Arc in action, you'll notice Marle's Ice flashes blue and red. The artist must've captured it while the ice was colored red.

[utunnels]

Yeah, you are probably right.
Maybe the the background is a snow field, so a red flash is more eye-catching...

[Shadow D. Darkman]

Who knows? *shrugs*

[maggiekarp]

Marle's final tech is a Light spell because her magic is influenced by the ones she loves (see also, Kid is a red/fire innate). The box cover clearly comes from an alternate dimension where Marle falls in love with Lucca!

There's also the old "her ice turns red in the triple tech depicted here" or "Toriyama designed the characters before everything was put in place storywise" explanations...

[Shadow D. Darkman]

Maggie, have you ever seen Frost Arc in action?

[maggiekarp]

Yep, I even made a gif of it once.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

OK. Does the pic displayed top-right look like Frost Arc to you?

[maggiekarp]

Yes, although I'm thinking "Arc Impulse" from the old game, is it the same spell retranslated?

[Romana]

Yes, although I'm thinking "Arc Impulse" from the old game, is it the same spell retranslated?

Yeah, Arc Impulse became Frost Arc.

[The Black Wind]

My preference is Magus, Crono, and Frog.

Crono's stats are maxed out, so he's the powerhouse of the team. Luminaire is fucking lethal when his magic is maxed out. And with Frog's magic maxed out as well, his Heal will restore over 600 HP to all three of them, which is more than enough. He's also equipped with a Haste Helm to make up for the fact that neither his critical rate nor his strength can possibly match Crono's. Magus has the Gold Stud equipped so that he can keep spamming Dark Matter attacks.

Runner-up: Crono, Marle, and Frog

Haste Helms are equipped on both Marle and Frog, so all I have to do is cast Haste on Crono (who has a Master's Crown instead) and I just spam Frost Arcs until the battle is won. Not to mention their Double Cure will restore all health if needed, which is perfect for Hallation.

[Chocobo_Fan]

Flare actually deals more damage than Dark Matter, though, so a better party for NG+ runs would be Lucca, Crono, and Glenn.

(Janus's Magic stat is so godly that Dark Matter outclasses Flare for most of the game, though. :p)

And also, I prefer Robo over Glenn. He can dish out way more damage, (6000/turn) and can heal just as much with Heal Beam.

[HyperNerd]

I generally just choose my favorite Charecters, Although they're actually all my favorite charecters. I usually use the same party as Black Wind, but I don't use them to Spam. I use a bit more variety in my attacks.