White Magic vs. items

Obviously it differs a lot between games, but the usual trend I find is that items are substantially weaker than White magic you can have at most given points in the game, though this becomes less so when you bring in rare items such as Elixirs and Megalixirs that aren't easily obtainable. My general style is to therefore make as much use of potions and items that cure status ailments as possible whilst in a dungeon/world map, since the relative amount you heal through these items is not constrained by a turn within battle. Doing so means I can save MP for white magic in battles when I really need it. I also tend to try avoid using White magic outside of battle for this reason, unless it is ridiculously inefficient to heal by other means, such as if the entire group needs healing and 2 spells can get me there, as opposed to 10+ potions.

Funnily enough, in FF1, once I got hold of the Healing Helm and the Healing Staff, I almost exclusively healed during random battles using those. No cost aside from a turn on one character, and the healing was group wide. The only cases where I found I couldn't fall back on them were in some boss battles, where I needed to actually make use of White Magic, which was fine, since I saved all my MP anyway thanks to this!
 
The only items I ever really used were ethers and phoenix downs. I guess it depends on the game, but I find myself predominately using magic in most games.

Oh and I did use up all of my megalixers during the final battle in FFVII. And all of my hero drinks in FFVIII. :)
 
Magic. Magic. Magic.

It always seemed to be there would be a point where using potions and other items would not be as affective. I'd have to use 29384 of them to fill up their HP. :c It first would take precious time in battle, and then so much money If I needed to restore HP/MP for whatever reason, I'd just go to an Inn/moogle/something and that would work much better, seeing as I wouldn't be wasting as nearly as much money.
 
In game, I lean on white magic a lot more than I do items. I rarely use up all my MP, yet I always keep 99 of replenishing items: potions, super potions, phoenix downs, ether, you name it. You can say I like to make sure that I'm ready for battle.

I wish there was a class called Potion Master or something. No battle skills, no MP. Just runs around and cures people with replenishing items. That would be so me. Maybe a special skill like Master Potion Haggler or something.
 
I always use the white magics after a bit through the game. Though, I do like to keep a stock of 99 every type of item for emergency reasons. Especially ethers. I always try to save up as many as possible. White magic is just cooler. Like when Eiko does full life. That's some serious shizz. Anyway...

White Magic over Items.
 
I always use white magic over items if I have the option. It is easier to replenish MP (inns, saving, walking) than trying to re-buy all the items I'd need, and I prefer to save my money for weapons and armor anyways.
 
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