if they hadn't, the bosses would just be immune across the board.
Sounds like a game I'm sure most of us here have played. I'll admit I haven't been keeping up with all of Deathlike's discoveries and postings, but I think he said there was a boss bit. I think it granted a ton of immunities to those that had it. Good ol' FF4.
It prevents status inflictions by weapons and magic with the boss bit set from not working (damage spells don't work, but monster spells that deal negative status afflications do work like the Trapdoor's insta-death attack, though they have to be reflectable).
In any case, there are a few exceptions but that was the intended effect for the most part.
