Singe Horizontal

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  1. Hi everybody !
    So last day I thought again about the growth formula, given on https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197339-final-fantasy-tactics/faqs/3876
    bonus = [current_RX / (C + Lv)]
    I knew that the lower C is, since it's on the denominator, the best it is for the bonus growth.
    But, something was bugging me and I had still not found the explanation of this :
    "...it just so happens that the amount of raw stats you gain on a level up will be a constant."
    I made my tests, and indeed the bonus was constant.
    But how did they think about that ? And why is it constant ?
    First I wrote the formula in sequence :
    with u0 for starting_RX and un/(C+n) for bonus
    un+1 = un + bonus
    => un+1 = un + un/(C + n)

    Then I started simulating numbers with sheets, and I noticed that everytime the current_RX had doubled from its previous values, it was when the char had gained exactly C levels ! So,
    When n = C, uC+1 = 2*u0

    So, I thought maybe they designed the formula with having that in goal !

    To verify it, I started from the definition of an arithmetic sequence :
    un = u0 + nR (1)

    And I applied the constraint :
    When n = C, un = 2u0
    2u0=u0 + CR
    =>u0 = CR
    =>R = u0/C

    in (1) :

    un = u0 + n.u0/C

    un+1 = u0 + (n+1).u0/C
    => un+1 = u0 + n.u0/C + u0/C
    => un+1 = un + u0/C (2)

    un = u0(1+n/C)
    => u0 = un/(1+n/C)
    => u0 = (un.C)/(C+n) (3)

    Using (2) and (3)

    un+1 = un + (un.C)/(C+n)/C
    => un+1 = un + un / (C+n)

    Here we go !

    Conclusion : The growth constant C for a stat is the number of levels needed to double the raw value of that stat :  for example in 1.3, knights have 35 PAC, that means for every 35 levels spent in knight, you double your PA.
    With HPC = 8, every 8 levels, you double your base HP.
    I think it’s a nice way to see it when planning characters.

     

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