What is the point of experience?
I've just started playing Final Fantasy 8 for the first time, and I've come to understand that monsters level up with you. So from what I can find, the game doesn't get easier with grinding, with only a few exceptions (monsters that have level caps, so I've read).
So then what is the point of character level/experience? I understand that GFs level up, but it seems to be a wash when it comes to characters.
I'm sure I'm not the first person to ask this, but I can't seem to find a straight answer anywhere; just guides on how to best perform leveling .. which seems pointless.
At least in other FFs you could grind if you were having a difficult time with a particular enemy or boss, or you wanted to easily farm some desired item. That back-up strategy seems lost in FF8.
Best Answer
There are two main benefits to leveling up:
1) Getting AP points for your GF's. Without your GFs getting stronger, and learning new abilities (especially item-refining abilities), it's hard to beat many bosses. Therefore, the main point in 'grinding' in FF8 is to level up your GFs.
2) Even though enemies level up with you, if you level up with some GF stat-boosting skills, such as Strength-Up from Ifrit, you will get extra stats (effectively putting you ahead of the enemies).
@Jonathan Drapeau - Most bosses do, in fact, also level up with you.
In conclusion, there isn't much benefit to grinding in Final Fantasy 8 (unlike other Final Fantasy games - excluding Tactics). In fact, if you use GameShark and skip right to the end, you can hypothetically beat the final boss at a very low level because it'll be weak.
As for the best strategy? Find enemies that yield high AP and low EXP, get stat-boosting skills with your GFs ASAP. Once you have a good amount of stat-boosting skills, then level up your characters!
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