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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7)

How to Control Party Members During Battle

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How to Control Party Members
Set party member's tactics to Follow Orders to control them during battle in Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7). Read on to learn how to control party members and how to get more members.

How to Control Party Members

Get Characters to Follow Orders in The Tactics Menu

Party Tactics

You can take control of a character's actions in combat by changing their commands in the Tactics menu. While engaging in battle, open the Tactics menu and change party members' tactics to Follow Orders to be able to manually control them in battle.

Control Party Members During Combat

Control Kiefer During Combat

During combat, you will have the chance to choose what a party member does during their turn. You can choose between four actions: Attack, Skills, Items, and Defend.

Attack will deal physical damage to the enemy. Skills allows you to use special actions which use MP. These actions range between Magic Attacks, Buffs, Debuffs, and Healing. Items will let you use an item from your inventory during battle. Defend raises your defense slightly for one turn and lets you take less damage from an attack.

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How to Get More Party Members

Play Through The Story

Maribel Joins the Party

You will naturally gain Party Members as you progress through the game's story. You can only have 4 party members active at a time during combat, so if you have more than four characters recruited, you will have to swap them during and in-between battles.

How to Change Party Members During Battle

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How to Reset Puzzles How to Check Weaknesses and Resistances
How to Change Vocations How to Change Party Members During Battle
How to Control Party Members During Battle How to Get Worked Up and Use Let Loose
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Where to Get the Magic Carpet Battle System Explained
Can You Save Maeve? How to Open Locked Chests
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