Yeah when I got Nurse too, I had completely forgotten why I thought the AI was terrible. I think I went through 2 fights before turning it off, lmao.

Newer players, just turn all all of Estelle's AoE. You'll get a few more later down the game that drain your TP even faster for no reason.

Other Option: Drop Estelle and use Raven instead. Grind Love Shot to 200 uses first.

Originally posted by Vicious:

Other Option: Drop Estelle and use Raven instead. Grind Love Shot to 200 uses first.

Yeah, between this and a little supplementary healing from Patty, I don't find much need in using Estelle. She can take a beating, and heal like crazy, but that is literally all she's good for, when pretty much every other character can do a lot more useful things than her.

Or just control Estelle yourself and use her sword artes instead. Let Raven do the healing for you.

I usually turn Nurse off for a bit when she first learns it but it isn't too long before she's gained a few levels, I've found decent TP restoring recipies and the game starts handing out enough money so stocking up on Orange Gels isn't an issue.

Really the same holds true for all the characters.
Early to mid game they learn some spells/skills that drain a ton of TP and I turn those off till a little later.

Oh what's this? More and more people realising how Estelle isn't that great? XD

If you have a problem with estelle and TP, you are doing smth wrong

A spell that costs 42 TP when your TP pool is like 250 is huge though. Considering how she likes to use it more often that first aid, you'll have her slurping those Orange Gels for breakfast. Unless you're not playing on hard, of course.

I'm saddened that they didn't change Estelle's AI from the previous 2 versions. What I'd give to have Tear Grants' (Tales of the Abyss) AI instead!

idk she seems to use nurse just fine. Considering it needs time to activate, it usually works fine on bosses. It can be bad on trash though. The only character that seems to drain TP into oblivion is Karol, and hes like the only other melee character that i can take on boss fights who doesnt die from everything possible.

Her AI has been the same since the 360 release. I gave her another chance, but by the time I was finished with the desert I had enough. She left me on 2% HP while I ran around waiting (to see just how long it'll take for her to heal me without my input. She healed everyone else as they were taking damage and she even pulled off 3 angel rings, all while I was still at 2% HP, and I had her set to focus on healing in the strategy.

She has since been removed permanantly! (You're fired!)

My Estelle works just fine. I don´t see the problem. I can´t even play without her, she is the best healer of this game.

I still prefer Estelle over Raven because of burst heal, resurrection and buffs.
But it's true that AI in this game are really bad.

Originally posted by Lickyn:

burst heal, resurrection and buffs.

Every Karol heal is AoE and can be spammed quickly.

If you're dying so much that life bottles aren't enough, then I guess you do need Estelle, but then I'd worry about her TP too. Moreover, perhaps with a fourth fighter you might die a little less.

Buffs simply aren't as useful as a fourth party member that contributes.

Karol is too slow when the group is separated, yes his healing artes are strong in OL but when he has to travel the whole arena to heal, Estelle or Raven already did the job.