ATB or CTB?

#1 Posted by atejas (3057 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

Which combat system do you expect, and which do you hope for? The Active Time Battle(a la VII and X-2), or the Conditional Turn-Based(a la X)
frankly, it looks like ATB, but I can still hope that it'll be CTB.

#2 Posted by Trickster (60 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

CTB for me, really loved the way it worked, it focused more on a more strategic aproach to the fights in my opinion.

Though i doubt they will use either of the system, my guess is that they are gonna try to do something as different as they did in FFXII

#3 Posted by queen_valentine (32 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

I liked XII's system. I have no idea what it's called lol but I loved being able to see the monsters on screen.

#4 Edited by groudyogre (17 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

Its a mixture of 10 and 12 so its ATB. This is confirmed by SE.

#5 Posted by nezze00 (144 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

I'm a big fan of turn-based stuff.

#6 Posted by atejas (3057 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

groudyogre said:

"Its a mixture of 10 and 12 so its ATB. This is confirmed by SE.
"

wait, but X was CTB. Still, if ATB is confirmed, it's one game off my list.

#7 Posted by Fenian (1 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

ATB I think would be more fitting.

#8 Posted by groudyogre (17 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

Don't be stupid. This will be the single best game that has ever been created, regardless of what type of battle system it uses. And it's not a full CTB or ATB. It's a hybrid system. You have an ATB bar and any action that you take reduces the ATB bar. It either recharges slowly over time or gets a chunk back each turn, regardless, if you have no ATB bar left you can't do anything.

#9 Posted by atejas (3057 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

groudyogre said:

"Don't be stupid. This will be the single best game that has ever been created, regardless of what type of battle system it uses. And it's not a full CTB or ATB. It's a hybrid system. You have an ATB bar and any action that you take reduces the ATB bar. It either recharges slowly over time or gets a chunk back each turn, regardless, if you have no ATB bar left you can't do anything.
"

Wait, you mean a bit like Grandia? And I disagree that it'll be great anyway, because I ended up hating X-2 and VII(yes, VII) because of ATB.

#10 Posted by groudyogre (17 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

There will be no other game like it B)

#11 Posted by atejas (3057 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

groudyogre said:

"There will be no other game like it B)
"

ok, just one question. If it's your turn, and you fail to act fast enough, does that mean your turn is forfieted? Cause that's what I hate about ATB.

#12 Posted by Ranger (9 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

I doubt we will ever see a true CTB again, however, never say never with Square-Enix. After all Square went from being the company that never looked back or rereleased games to being the Spin Off/One Off/Sequel monster it is today.

#13 Posted by RabbitKarrot (362 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

Im hoping for CBT, really... But im also a fan of XII's system, so its not gonna be a game ruining decision :P

#14 Posted by atejas (3057 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

I've never played XII, so tell me...if you dont respond fast enough, do you forfeit your turn?

#15 Posted by chililili (1328 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

As far as I know its an ATB and there are no MPs or mana or fany kind so you simply let it charge a little more to use magic and if you let it charge a little you can do normal attacks. Overdrives are changed so that you fulfill a certain number of characteristics and unleash a related overdrive instead of just getting hit a lto whcih is far more logical.

#16 Posted by epic_pets (1339 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

Im more of a ATB

#17 Posted by creamstatic (119 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

its gotta be CTB for me. I like being able to stand still and strategize what I wanna do!
At least if there was the option to choose ATB or ATB, wouldnt have to worry. You could shift between the two whenever you like.

#18 Posted by Meowayne (6084 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago

Ranger said:

"I doubt we will ever see a true CTB again, however, never say never with Square-Enix. After all, when Enix took over they went from being the company that never looked back or rereleased games to being the Spin Off/One Off/Sequel monster it is today. "

Fixed.

#19 Posted by jlaudio7 (326 posts) - 4 years, 9 months ago

I hope its CTB, although I'll live with it being ATB.

#20 Posted by DarkLegend (1387 posts) - 4 years, 9 months ago

CTB

#21 Posted by and333 (823 posts) - 4 years, 9 months ago

ATB here makes it more action packed especially when you have the battle speed all the way up!

#22 Posted by jtickner1 (116 posts) - 4 years, 9 months ago

CTB has been the best for me so far. I really don't like what SE did with FF XII. I feel it removed a lot of what Final Fantasy was.

#23 Posted by solidphoenix (286 posts) - 4 years, 9 months ago

I think that the system will be more of the Final Fantasy XII ADB (Active Dimension Battle) system, incorporating more mobility in battle as well as an extra dimension to the combat that hasn't been announced yet.

#24 Posted by LightYagami245 (1117 posts) - 4 years, 9 months ago

groudyogre said:

"Its a mixture of 10 and 12 so its ATB. This is confirmed by SE.
"

It does look like that. It looks more like actual input than the previous FFs though.

#25 Posted by gakon (1938 posts) - 4 years, 9 months ago

I thought I remembered reading in an EGM interview from like a year ago (SC4 was on the cover) that the battle system was indeed turn-based. I really enjoyed CTB for the strategic element it offered. I get the idea that this will be more like XII, because your position isn't static, at least judging by the trailers that have been released. I like the idea of super-fancy cinematic combat, but it remains to be seen if they can integrate that into a battle system that makes sense.

Also, motorcycles.

#26 Posted by suneku (2997 posts) - 4 years, 9 months ago

I'd want the ATB for 13.. I just like ATB better.. but CTB is still fun

#27 Posted by chililili (1328 posts) - 4 years, 9 months ago

groudyogre said:

"Don't be stupid. This will be the single best game that has ever been created, regardless of what type of battle system it uses. And it's not a full CTB or ATB. It's a hybrid system. You have an ATB bar and any action that you take reduces the ATB bar. It either recharges slowly over time or gets a chunk back each turn, regardless, if you have no ATB bar left you can't do anything.
"

Yeah he's right if you let it charge a lot you cna do complex stuff like magics and summons, but if you let it charge a little you can execute normal attacks. also enemies will be like in FFXII wiht nor rnadom encounters. I really like that anyway if you really want turn based strategy take a look at the new valkyria game that is coming out.

#28 Posted by high_seraph (51 posts) - 4 years, 11 days ago

atejas said:

Wait, you mean a bit like Grandia? And I disagree that it'll be great anyway, because I ended up hating X-2 and VII(yes, VII) because of ATB."

except that VII didnt use ATB.

but yes, i thought X-2 was a travesty.

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