Final Fantasy Tactics Battleground (FFTBG) Beginner's Guide

Final Fantasy Tactics Battleground (FFTBG) is a Twitch stream where viewers can participate in betting on the outcome of automated battles between randomly generated units. We will touch on the two different phases in the tournament, !fight and !bet.

At the beginning of each tournament in Final Fantasy Tactics Battleground (FFTBG), eight teams are generated, each consisting of four randomized units. During this period, you can attempt to enter the fray yourself by using the !fight command.

1. Enter the tournament: Type `!fight` in the chat to enter the tournament. If selected, a unit will bear your name and earn you an EXP reward with each victory.
2. Enhance your unit: You can spend some gil with your entry to enhance your unit with up to four parameters: `{class}`, `{sex}`, `{skill}`, and `-{exclude}`. Each parameter costs 100 gil and is deducted only when chosen. While you are free to use any number of the four parameters, `{class}` is a required parameter when using two or more.
3. Use skills: Using a skill will guarantee your unit generates with its corresponding ability or effect, while excluding a skill will instead prevent your unit from randomly receiving it. Skills and monster classes must be acquired before use (see the “Skills” panel for more information).
4. Use monster classes: Monsters are also incompatible with other parameters, instead having a unique price determined by the species (200 gil for normal monsters, 500 gil for strong monsters, and 800 gil for elite monsters).
5. Check available skills and classes: You can see all the skills and classes available to you by using the `!skills {#}` and `!classes {1-3}` commands.
6. View team generation: During team generation, you will see each unit in detail as they are created. The order of information displayed is: Name, Gender, Zodiac Sign, Brave, Faith, Job, Secondary, Reaction, Support, Movement, Hand Equipment, Offhand Equipment, Head Equipment, Body Equipment, Accessory, Primary Abilities, Secondary Abilities.

Certain abilities and items are rarer than others, with the most powerful items and abilities being a rare (but still possible) sight.

In Final Fantasy Tactics Battleground (FFTBG), viewers can earn gil, the stream’s currency, by betting on the outcome of matches. Each viewer starts with an initial balance of 1,000 gil and can check their current balance at any time by typing !balance in the chat.

Before each match, there is a 60-second window during which viewers can place their bets. To place a bet, type !bet (wager) (team) in the chat, where (wager) is the amount of gil you want to bet and (team) is the team you want to bet on. You can change or cancel your bet at any time before the deadline by typing !bet cancel in the chat. However, keep in mind that reducing or canceling your bet will result in a 10% cancellation fee.

You can also use shortcuts to quickly place bets. For example, you can type !allin (team) to bet all your gil on a team, !halfin (team) to bet half your gil on a team, or !betf (team) to bet an amount equal to your current gil floor on a team.

Payout odds are determined by the ratio of total gil wagered on each side. The stream will match bets on one side up to 500 gil, so you can still earn gil even when there are few other viewers betting. You can check the current pot totals and odds at any time by typing !pot in the chat.