> > > Can I do that sort of thing for myself? Or is it only available as a special feature for some players?
> >
> > It's really not for *any* players. Sam just made the fight with those particular monsters a custom job.
>
> So no one can really do that? Those particular computer-controlled monsters are hardcoded to do that?

Exactly.

> Is everyone fighting the *exact same* monsters, or merely monsters of similar stats, in the qualifying rounds? I suspect the former...

Yup, the former. You can verify this yourself by going to the Current Standings page and viewing other people's matches.

Also, to address the discussion made later in this thread, no, "Joon" wasn't supposed to be a reference to you, although I did think of you when I put that name in. "Fink" (from round one), "D'an," and "Joon" are all corruptions of names of people from where I work.