Battle Design Options

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Okay, so we have a sort of reactive system, where enemies try to guess moves and play strategically (according to their type, more strategically as the game goes on). And we have a counterspell system. And we have an elements system:

Melee
Ranged
(Some things like ghosts are completely immune to both physical, and flying things are probably immune to melee and earth)
Fire
Water
Thunder
Ice
Earth
Air
Light
Dark
(At least)

There should also be all kinds of strategies for bosses, including some puzzle bosses. Ummm let's see... VX has TP, but I think you can turn it off, at least in ACE. Do we want TP system?

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Get an emulator or an SNES cartridge of Lufia 2.

Basically, every time you attack, or are attacked or whatever, you add some TP. It usually maxes out at 100, meaning that's the most an attack can cost. These attacks are physical and usually can't be silenced conventionally, and quite a bit more powerful than MP based attacks, because of the fact that turns (or damage) are built into the cost. Also, there may be a requirement, that you only have the TP tech if you're wearing the right equips. Lufia 2's 100% TP techniques were heal the entire party 50%, a barrier type effect, powerful magic-like attacks, and finally (after you get the epic final item) a tremendous status boost that makes the party able to do huge damage with attacks and magic.