- Magus needs doubletechs and more trippletechs. It would be cool to have a unique triple tech for EVERY combo of characters without the use of rocks.
That would take away from the mystique of Magus. The fact that he doesn't work well with others is a facet of his personality as a character in the game. That he has no Double and nearly no Triple Techs makes him unique AND it fits who Magus is.
- Speaking of the rocks, a second accessory slot would have been nice so I can do DarkEternal with a goldstud...
Can you say overkill? You trying to kill two Lavos (...Lavoses...Lavoids...w/e) at the same time or something?
Having Magus join the party with Glenn in it almost on a whim already takes away from that. xD You'd think he would set out on his own for revenge, being such a "lone wolf" and all. But no, he's the one who asks to join!
Besides, I'd rather have flexibility than be limited due to the story. Just because Magus is a "mysterious character" doesn't mean his magic can't work with others; he's from Zeal, meaning his magic should be superior to the rest of the party's. If he had double/tripple techs, it would be more like him saying "You call THAT magic? Let me show you some REAL power..." and he can amplify the party's spells into something spectauluar like an [element] 3 spell or something like that. Just imagine the awesome potential battle animations that could be produced, not to mention feeding the curiosity of what doubletechs he would have with Frog. XD (besides water 3)
Oh, and I'm not saying I want the extra slot to be awesome and kick ass. I play new game plus on maxed characters all the time to the point where everyone has a gold stud equipped and I abuse techs just for the hell of it. The rocks are just a peeve since the trippletechs the invoke are costly when reused a lot. Plus, stuff like the sightscope also take away any status advantages as well.
Oh, and I love the Red gate idea. It would be trippy for each character to have their own personal "before the adventure" time to go back to on their own and find some awesome storyline added in. Probably could be accessed by sleeping at a certain place with the character in your party, like Shadow's dreams in FF6/3. Perhaps at the end of all the red gates, the party could get more info on the entitiy or a huge boss.
