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I don't think Crimea attacked Crimea in FE9, and I find it interesting you consider Hector the main character of FE7 over Eliwood, but otherwise that's a pretty good overview of the series. Can't wait for Awakening, if Nintendo doesn't announce this at E3, there'll be hell to pay.
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| # ¿ Apr 14, 2012 19:24 |
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| # ¿ May 20, 2013 03:50 |
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Cake Attack posted:That was more a joke than anything, because Hector is the man and Eliwood is not. Although to be honest, you only get the very entirety of the plot with Hector, so you could make a good case for him being the real protagonist. As for Crimea attacking Crimea, my bad. While I entirely agree, it's probably best to "correct" it for the sake of those who haven't played the game.
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| # ¿ Apr 14, 2012 19:34 |
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Lotish posted:I think a thread like this could benefit from some detailed posts about individual games, possibly written by people who've LP'd them or someone equally knowledgeable. I'm not really one of those people, but I would be interested in putting together a post about FE4 since that's one I've been playing lately. I guess I'd be up for something like that, what kind of info are we looking for? As long as you're not looking for an encyclopedia or anything, I'd like to think I'm qualified for FE7.
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| # ¿ Apr 17, 2012 14:27 |
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Anything restrictive about it is gone in Lyn Hard Mode (aside from the conditions it's supposed to teach you about, like Fog of War and weather), and it's skippable anytime after you beat it the first time. I don't see what's so bad about it.
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| # ¿ Apr 17, 2012 19:31 |
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So, can we have the Awakening spoilers clearly marked as such? I don't want to spoil myself on Awakening, and given that this is a megathread, an unmarked spoiler could be anything from something small like (FE7) Elbert dies so Nergal can open the Dragon's Gate to a detailed dissertation on (FE9/10) Zelgius's motivation as the Black Knight over the course of both games. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't want spoiled.
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| # ¿ Apr 18, 2012 15:30 |
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Endorph posted:On the other hand, I'd hate to see the game with a Sniperlord. Better yet, give him magic after promotion. 
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| # ¿ Apr 18, 2012 22:48 |
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When you say the second character, you mean Hector's Story, right? Honestly, if you made it through Eliwood's story, you should be in good shape, because it's the same thing, just with more chapters so you ultimately end up with better units. What kind of tips are you looking for, exactly? E: Unrelated, but would it be kosher to link to any LPs going on of the various games? I ask because if you ignore 3 and 12, every single game in the series has/had an archived, finished, or ongoing LP over the course of the last year or so. Artix fucked around with this message at Apr 20, 2012 around 17:01 |
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Arbitrary Coin posted:I tend to always use the lower tier weapon (fire, iron weapons, etc) due to their availability, higher use count, lower price and lower weight since usually two hits with a weaker weapon outdamages one hit by a stronger one, and allow for better dodging though I will have a steel weapon or higher tome occasionally spread out if people really need the extra damage to one round an enemy. This, I disagree with. If you've got the Con for it, there's no reason to not use the best/heaviest weapon you can. For example, in FE6 Dieck has 13 Con, which is enough to use basically any sword short of a Steel Blade. You could give him an Iron Sword and do 5 damage twice, or you could give him a Silver Sword and do 12 damage twice, because he's not getting a speed penalty on either of them. Of course, this is dependent on having the money to replenish weapons more often, but money's not really an issue unless you're playing Hector's Story, and even then only in the beginning. Artix fucked around with this message at Apr 20, 2012 around 17:53 |
| # ¿ Apr 20, 2012 17:48 |
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The new Roy looks terrible. At least new Leaf looks like someone who can actually fight (ie FE4 Leaf).
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| # ¿ Apr 21, 2012 23:40 |
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Archenteron posted:Caim as a FE character would be odd though. He'd be proficient in all physical weapons, but can also temporarily turn into a Wyvern-mounted magic user. You have no idea how badly I want to this to happen now. Caim/Nier crossover DLC, make it happen Nintendo.
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| # ¿ Apr 22, 2012 00:29 |
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Dr Pepper posted:I've heard that the game allows absolutely massive army sizes. Like, 20 characters or so on a single stage. I can't imagine how that many units would be that useful. FE7 let you take 18 on Sands of Time, and if you had done even the minimal amount of proper training, you needed like, 12 or 13 units to cover the map at best, and that was one of the larger maps in that game. The map would have to be loving massive and have 50, maybe even 60+ enemies before 20 units would actually be worth bringing.
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| # ¿ Apr 22, 2012 22:00 |
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That said, this is still Fire Emblem. God alone knows who will actually end up being good, and even with their higher growths, I've seen pretty much everyone possible end up screwed in one way or another. Strength- or speed-screwed Ike is a painful experience, especially on the higher difficulties. For non-mounted unit recommendations, Soren is pretty reliable, and you're probably going to want to sink some experience into Mist regardless of how well she actually ends up turning out. Nephenee is also a pretty reliable pick as long as she picks up strength and defense.
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| # ¿ Apr 23, 2012 17:37 |
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Got a link? It can't be any worse than them managing to make Roy look like he's actually good. E: VV Wow, that Micky actually looks straight up terrible. Could they have missed the point of her design any more? Artix fucked around with this message at Apr 26, 2012 around 18:21 |
| # ¿ Apr 26, 2012 18:19 |
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Cake Attack posted:E2: Let Tetsuya Nomura do Ike Intsys. C'mon. It'll be hysterical. Nomura Lyndis. 
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| # ¿ Apr 26, 2012 18:31 |
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yellowcar posted:The Japanese aren't too thrilled about putting effort into DLC as a whole in general. Much less price them accordingly. Doesn't surprise me one bit. That's moreso the attitude Japan has about things. Japanese audiences see DLC as a bonus, so you play the base game and pick up whatever DLC you want (and only what you want), whereas Western audiences are more concerned with "The complete package" and how bullshit it is that there's $50 of DLC for a $60 game.
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| # ¿ Apr 26, 2012 21:58 |
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Cake Attack posted:Second, companies say they have no plans to release a game fairly frequently, doesn't mean they always stick by it. Yeah, especially Nintendo. January 19 (or whenever it was): "There are no plans to release a new model of the Nintendo DS." January 20: Nintendo announces DS Lite.
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| # ¿ Apr 27, 2012 16:10 |
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Captain Oblivious posted:I can't really call the story direction in Radiant Dawn post Chapter 3 going to hell. Everything involving Micaiah is pretty loving stupid but also pretty ignoreable. Not that I disagree that Micaiah's plot poo poo was stupid, but ignorable? The rise of Daein as a country again? The point that she is, for all intents and purposes, the proper apostle of Begnoin? That she housed a goddess and is the only reason Ike and co were able to save the world? Not exactly minor parts in the whole Radiant Dawn narrative. Also, on a totally different note, someone familiar with FE3 needs to go LP it so we have the full set (until that FE12 translation patch is done, at any rate).
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| # ¿ Apr 28, 2012 04:00 |
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Dr Pepper posted:Apparently there's at least one stage in which you have to defend a single unit, there's no cover or choke points, and the enemies will all swarm this one unit. And how is that different from any other time you have to keep a unit alive to clear the map?
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| # ¿ May 1, 2012 01:00 |
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Yeah, there's definitely an Ike portrait in that second screenshot. Looks a lot like his Path of Radiance art, which is a good thing. As for Elincia...well...I guess it could be worse. It's better than Micaiah's, though that's not really saying much. Also, why is she using a spear?
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| # ¿ May 2, 2012 13:14 |
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Wait, that second screenshot, that's the first part of Light from FE7. What the hell are Ike and Elincia doing there? E: For comparison: 
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| # ¿ May 2, 2012 15:21 |
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Cake Attack posted:There are some translated support conversations for Awakening on SerenesForest. Although it wasn't really in doubt, they are all full-fledged conversations like in 6-9. Presumably it's back to the "you can only support with certain characters" version instead of Radiant Dawn's system?
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| # ¿ May 10, 2012 21:58 |
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yellowcar posted:Still no word on a NA release? I have no idea why you expected any news before E3, especially since it only came out in mid-April.
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| # ¿ May 11, 2012 01:25 |
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Bongo Bill posted:How do the DLC characters work, exactly? You buy them, it unlocks a side mission you can do, and if you clear it, they join your team, or something like that? Does that mean it's like Sacred Stones in that you can choose the order you do things to a certain extent? I believe that's how it works, but certain chapters require other DLC chapters before you can access them. And hey, Ephraim looks pretty rad. I'm guessing he's going to be a Halberdier? I can't think of any other relevant classes for him, unless they go with his promoted class and make him a Paladin. Anyone recognize the characters in the second screenshot?
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| # ¿ May 11, 2012 12:43 |
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Zore posted:She shows up in the FE10 spotpass team and can be recruited Goddammit IntSys, why would you cut that class? Neph would make a terrible general, what the gently caress. But hey, at least Ephraim won't be completely hamstrung by his caps this time!
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| # ¿ May 11, 2012 17:31 |
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Amppelix posted:Wait, who says that their growths/stats have to be exactly the same as they were? Nothing. But let's be honest, if Roy doesn't end up a terrible mess but with maxed luck, are you really getting the real Roy Experience (TM)?
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| # ¿ May 11, 2012 17:50 |
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I usually toss an Occult to Volke as well, even if the activation odds for Lethality are terrible. It's just wrong to have an assassin that can't assassinate.
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| # ¿ May 22, 2012 14:13 |
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Zore posted:Yeah, but that's true of practically every endgame. FE9's final boss can't even be harmed by anyone except Ike and the Laguz Royal you get for that chapter and most other Final bosses make it impossible for certain characters to be used, try using someone with crappy speed against the Fire Dragon in FE7 and enjoy being doubled by a guaranteed 37 damage! Or Marth and his Falchion antics etc. You're joking right? The Fire Dragon has 15 speed - putting up 12 AS is enough to avoid being doubled by him. The guaranteed 37 damage hit is the problem, but even then it's really only your mages who are in any danger of that.
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| # ¿ May 23, 2012 16:00 |
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But...she looks like a loving healer? Or at least some magic-using class. How do we go from a sword-wielding class to this? 
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| # ¿ May 31, 2012 14:49 |
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Materant posted:If the DLC makes its way overseas, I don't see the translators leaving it as Bride, I honestly don't. The DLC better come out over here. If I can't use Drakengard Roy, I'm going to be very disappointed.
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| # ¿ Jun 1, 2012 02:45 |
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ungulateman posted:I'm pretty sure killing the Magic Seal makes the enemy units that spawn weaker in that mission. Killing Kishuna is really difficult and not worth the effort at all. What I found to be the best option is to basically just charge forward. Kill as many units as you can while they're stuck in the anti-magic field, because each one you kill is one less enemy you have to actually fight. Once the field is lifted, send someone with good resistance (preferably something like a Peg/Falcoknight, but a magic user works too), use the Barrier staff/Pure Water on them, and go to town.
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| # ¿ Jun 5, 2012 05:21 |
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Kajeesus posted:Don't you just have to attack Kishuna to make him disappear and spawn four unpromoted units with C-rank weapons? Have you seen the map for 23x HHM? There's a reason you want that fucker around as long as possible. The entire map looks like this.
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| # ¿ Jun 6, 2012 04:43 |
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So what, they give her every weapon under the sun except the one she's supposed to use?
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| # ¿ Jun 7, 2012 03:28 |
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I'm still hoping for Groom Hector/Ike. 
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| # ¿ Jun 14, 2012 15:16 |
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WrightOfWay posted:I'm half surprised they didn't go with Groom Ephraim, knowing IntSys. If he hadn't already been announced, I would be expecting Groom Ephraim every week. But this is probably for the better anyway. There's "Let's give the twins legendary weapons named after a brother and sister that hooked up", and then there's "Let's push them out as DLC in a Bride and Groom class. No one could possibly pick up on that subtext."
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| # ¿ Jun 14, 2012 21:28 |
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cheetah7071 posted:Ephraim was DLC a while back. I know? Artix74 posted:If he hadn't already been announced, I would be expecting Groom Ephraim every week. But this is probably for the better anyway. There's "Let's give the twins legendary weapons named after a brother and sister that hooked up", and then there's "Let's push them out as DLC in a Bride and Groom class. No one could possibly pick up on that subtext."
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| # ¿ Jun 14, 2012 21:43 |
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The Iron Rose posted:I find it somewhat hilarious that you misspelled "English" in the translating blog. And "translating" too, for that matter. Not one of - the worst for my money. It boosts resistance (Lyn will never have enough resistance to make it worthwhile), it weighs her down by 8 with no Body Rings, it's less powerful than Silver Sword, and has less crit than a Killing Edge. It is tied with Eliwood's Rapier as the second most accurate sword in the game, for what it's worth (Slim Sword has 100 hit, they have 95). Compare to Durandal, which does weigh Eliwood down by 7, but is effectively the strongest sword in the game (17 Mt plus the +5 Str bonus compared to the Regal Sword's 20 Mt and Sol Katti's 12 Mt) and has 90 hit. No Crit does hurt it a bit, and Eliwood can't eat the penalty nearly as well as Lyn can, but the weapons are just for fun anyway because there's really no reason to not just Luna the Dragon and skip all of his bullshit. E: Mine has more numbers than Cake Attack's. 
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| # ¿ Jun 26, 2012 03:38 |
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Serifina posted:As far as I've seen, none of the FEs from at least 6 on up have reduced EXP for higher difficulties. I know for certain that the GBA games don't. There most certainly is. I was frequently getting less experience for killing an enemy than for having them survive and getting the 10 exp for fighting during my HHM LP.
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| # ¿ Jun 26, 2012 17:16 |
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It's releasing "2013." Not Q1, not November, 2013. Probably Q1/early Q2 though.
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| # ¿ Jun 26, 2012 18:45 |
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Lyn's art is...alright, I guess? I mean, fundamentally it's much, much better than almost all the other female DLC art, but she looks like she's blushing/drunk, and what the hell is with the fur lining on her coat/boots? And those feet, good god. I guess we can take solace in that it could have been so much worse.
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| # ¿ Jun 28, 2012 14:20 |
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KDavisJr posted:She has a pretty good reason to hate bandits, and since Pirates are associated with them... Something tells me that spending a little time with Fargus and Dart isn't going to erase the memories of having your family and entire tribe murdered in front of your eyes.
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| # ¿ Jul 1, 2012 17:26 |
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