So I've got my first character to 99 (Zack,) but I don't think I'm actually understanding the way stats and abilities matter in this game, and the game itself didn't really explain things much beyond "here's how to set things up" and "good luck!"
Can I mess up building a character?
What should I be aiming for or doing to set characters up?
How does "damage" actually *work*?
Why wasn't Alexander considered enough of a FF staple summon to be in this game? (Poor Hope.)
Do abilities matter online? If so, is it different than playing solo?
Should I be building a specific team for Versus play?
You can't mess up a character build. You just pump stats and set up their abilities however you like depending on what you're playing. Also, resetting a Lv99 back to Lv1 again will get you more CP (for abilities).
BMS = strength or magic characters (like Cloud, Terra, Zack, etc).
FMS = agility characters (like Zidane, Onion Knight, Bartz, etc), or just use one as the party leader.
Getting a Good or better on a trigger + the current lane character's str/mag + offensive abilities going off = damage.
For Versus.. Killing monsters faster will increase your EX burst meter quicker, so having a good BMS party will only help. You can use defensive characters (healers) if you have some trouble surviving. Versus is just BMS with crazy EX bursts thrown in, so it really depends on how well
you handle those.
But you can use whoever you want if you're good. lol