Oh, ok. So I guess I'll keep this guy a Tactician.
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Fire Emblem Awakening |OT| Lord of the RNG
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Oh, ok. So I guess I'll keep this guy a Tactician.
NeonZ
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Hm... so, monster skirmish levels are basically always a few levels above the chapter where they appear, not actually based on your current level.
The problem with talking about difficulty here is all the possibilities to gain experience and units in this game.
Anyway, playing through it now, and avoiding skirmishes (well, actually, I've done some, but only with characters who have been thrown to the sidelines and aren't getting action in the main story chapters), it's generally harder than Radiant Dawn on "normal" (which was actually "Hard" originally) at least, and some stages seem to require much more unorthodox strategies than what would be used in most RD stages (like the one paralogue with npcs villagers running straight to pegasus knights on montains).
However, after I promoted Chrom and Lissa, they've started tearing apart the unpromoted enemies in the last two chapters. Things might get more balanced again when promoted enemies pop up though... And, thinking about it, I think only one Master Seal has appeared in the story chapters so far, the others I've bought from Anna. I guess I should have completely avoided her too in order to face the stages with a "purer" group.
In that case, I'd put it a little bellow Radiant Dawn's Hard/Lunatic (Micaiah's chapters), assuming you aren't getting any extras from traveling merchants or skirmishes. However, the difficulty can fall quite a bit with those, and even more so with the DLC, even just Marth's map would help a lot with the early game, where beatable skirmishes are less common.
The problem with talking about difficulty here is all the possibilities to gain experience and units in this game.
Anyway, playing through it now, and avoiding skirmishes (well, actually, I've done some, but only with characters who have been thrown to the sidelines and aren't getting action in the main story chapters), it's generally harder than Radiant Dawn on "normal" (which was actually "Hard" originally) at least, and some stages seem to require much more unorthodox strategies than what would be used in most RD stages (like the one paralogue with npcs villagers running straight to pegasus knights on montains).
However, after I promoted Chrom and Lissa, they've started tearing apart the unpromoted enemies in the last two chapters. Things might get more balanced again when promoted enemies pop up though... And, thinking about it, I think only one Master Seal has appeared in the story chapters so far, the others I've bought from Anna. I guess I should have completely avoided her too in order to face the stages with a "purer" group.
In that case, I'd put it a little bellow Radiant Dawn's Hard/Lunatic (Micaiah's chapters), assuming you aren't getting any extras from traveling merchants or skirmishes. However, the difficulty can fall quite a bit with those, and even more so with the DLC, even just Marth's map would help a lot with the early game, where beatable skirmishes are less common.
Every character has a set of other characters who they can support with. You can as many A supports as you want with the compatible characters, but only one S support per character. The Avatar is a special case in that he or she can support with everyone in the game.
SpaceBridge
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Where do I get more master seals? I'm on chapter 10 and only found one which I used on Chrom.
Basileus777
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Easier than Radiant Dawn hard mode. My memory isn't good enough to speak to the rest.
Snowden's Secret
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I don't think the difficulty modes scale well. I slept walked through Normal but had to play Chapter 2 twelve times before completing it on Hard. There definitely should have been an in-between level.
Money grinding tips for Hard, while I'm here?
Money grinding tips for Hard, while I'm here?
NeonZ
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By that point, there's only that one seal that will appear for sure. The other ones you'd need to get from traveling merchants on the map if they happen to carry them.
Even outside of DLC, I've found that monster skirmishes appear often enough to ease any big money problems after a while. They're a few level higher than the original chapter they occupy though, so keep that in mind. Some of the initial skirmishes might be basically impossible for your party.
This game's random spawn shops are trollin' me hard. Earlier in the game when I have no money to buy Master Seals and don't need 'em, merchant girls all over the damn map selling 'em. Now that I've got mad bank and a bunch of units to upgrade, bitches just won't appear.
Save 'N Quit
Banned
And the asset is obviously magic I wager.
I remember reading someone saying that pairing a mage avatar with this....
...gives you overpowered babies that steamroll the game. Is this true?
Any pairing with your avatar allows their children to have all the classes exclusive to their gender. So if you pair Tharja with the Avatar,
Noire
Since once you change her from an Archer to a Dark Mage and slap the Nosferatu tome (This is the game breaker tome) on her, watch as she basically obliterates all the other enemies especially on the easier difficulties. This also applies to
Morgan
This is important to note because of the fact of how good the Dark Mage/Sorcerer class is and having one (besides your Avatar and
Morgan
Mind you this isn't exclusive to Tharja alone (All Avatar children can do this) and
Noire
Morgan
And this is kinda unrelated but here's a video showcasing why the Sorcerer is one of (if not the best) class in the game. Featuring a Female Avatar Sorcerer (w/ Nosferatu) paired with Chrom, absolutely demolishing a map with enemies stronger than ones you face on Lunatic+.
Video does contain spoilers on an upcoming DLC chapter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaqA4JmXmQ0
Easier than Hector's and Radiant Dawn Hard mode for me so far, though I wouldn't be surprised if things change on the upcoming chapters.
decoyplatypus
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This was a bit of a problem in FE12 as well. Normal was way too easy, but hard was still "hard" rather than a good replacement for normal mode.
I still don't really see the benefits of "pairing up" unless I wanted to train a weaker unit like Donnel by pairing him with someone I don't want to use much, like Frederick.
Am I missing out on an extremely viable tactic? Why can't I just keep my units right next to each other?
Am I missing out on an extremely viable tactic? Why can't I just keep my units right next to each other?
I think pairing up nets you more support points, could be wrong though.
Pair up gives stat bonues. So a stat increase to strength pushes you over the edge of killing one unit vs letting it live. Having a better def/res stat will let your front line units take hits better. Extremely valuable.
The question is whether you're losing more by not having another individual unit. If that unit wouldn't be able to move/attack that turn anyway, using pair up would seem the best choice. Of course you'd have to consider you also have to waste another action to separate them. Pairing up sucks for training up the support units anyway.
Speaking of front line units taking hits, I have no tank except for Frederick. The cavaliers die too easily. Ugh.
The question is whether you're losing more by not having another individual unit. If that unit wouldn't be able to move/attack that turn anyway, using pair up would seem the best choice. Of course you'd have to consider you also have to waste another action to separate them. Pairing up sucks for training up the support units anyway.
Speaking of front line units taking hits, I have no tank except for Frederick. The cavaliers die too easily. Ugh.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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The DLC idea is cool, but I think it's kind of pointless and has nothing to do with the main story. It's something I would do after I beat the game. I thought the DLCs were adding more stories to it like side quests, etc. It's just characters, right?
Laurentius
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Thanks for the feedback on difficulty. I think I'll definitely go with Hard once I start. I like a challenge in FE, although I don't know if I'll ever go with Insane.
Does this help?
Most of them net you characters. Some net you exclusive items. Some don't do either.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Playing on normal but casual. I'll play it again on hard the 2nd time to feel that tension and to have a excuse to lengthen the replay value.
I realize that FE games have the best characters in SRPGs. I actually care about the characters. FE:A takes it further with the character pairing, relationship stats, etc. I love Tactics Ogre or FF Tactics, but it's all about the gameplay. I really didn't care if any of my characters lived or died because they felt so hollow. In FE:A, I don't want any of them to die.
A lot of SRPGs I played do a poor job with the characters. Another good one is Valkyria Chronicles, the first one, which is why I love that game.
So far, FE:A is my favorite SRPG next to Valkyria Chronicles.
I realize that FE games have the best characters in SRPGs. I actually care about the characters. FE:A takes it further with the character pairing, relationship stats, etc. I love Tactics Ogre or FF Tactics, but it's all about the gameplay. I really didn't care if any of my characters lived or died because they felt so hollow. In FE:A, I don't want any of them to die.
A lot of SRPGs I played do a poor job with the characters. Another good one is Valkyria Chronicles, the first one, which is why I love that game.
So far, FE:A is my favorite SRPG next to Valkyria Chronicles.
First Skirmish I have on Hard is filled with Level 10s that double attack most my units and two casters that do ~20 damage ;_; The story missions were about half their level, lol.
I want to grindan game. Let me grindan!
Conversely, at times I feel I'm Pairing Up too often. Being unable to do multiple choke points and/or being left with too few units actually capable of fighting. Though, I think this is more a function of who I'm bringing along and how I'm doing the pairings rather than anything else.
Though, Chapter 5 I'm pretty sure only went as smooth as it did because Ricken decided that he gave precisely no fucks about things like Math and chance and dodged three >80% hits. Tactics be damned when the RNG is on your side.
PixyJunket
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The first time the crows flew across the map, it blew my effing mind.
You don't normally leave two units paired up for an entire map though, right? Just occasionally when it's called for?
Empty Space
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I pair up every unit for the entire map with the exception of maybe Lissa when I have access to an odd number of units. It becomes extremely difficult to survive on hard without doing so.
But aren't a lot of units missing out on EXP? Sorry to ask so many questions, this new mechanic just kind of goes against a lot of the tactics I've learned to use as a veteran, so it's weird adjusting.
andregnreis
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Do I need to be at a certain chapter before I can download the free DLCs?
SloaneRisette
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Can anyone do me a favor and list (in spoiler tags if need be), who you need with an S rank support to get:
Severa
Noire
I'm going to be working on some more supports and that stuff before continuing on with the main story, and already have a few set, but just want to find out those last two before I start going ham on it.
Severa
Noire
But I assume that's Tharja?
I'm going to be working on some more supports and that stuff before continuing on with the main story, and already have a few set, but just want to find out those last two before I start going ham on it.
Basileus777
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XP is limitless in this game. It's no longer as important to maximize the amount of XP received in a battle.
Yes, it's chapter 4 or 5.
SloaneRisette
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Thanks a bunch!
Empty Space
Member
Initially yes only one unit will be getting most of the EXP, but as their support goes up Dual Attacks will happen more often, giving a better distribution of EXP. Its also smart to switch who is the lead from time to time. I paired Chrom and Sumia up and would primarly use Sumia as the lead, but any time there was the risk of archers or lots of poweful axe user I would use Chrom.
also
If grinding isn't your thing you should still be okay.
IS THERE MORE ARTWORK LIKE THIS
chickdigger802
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I always have main unit paired up because of his skill that gives him exp bonus.
Usually not though.
Idk about y'all, but I'm really enjoying normal over hard. There is still challenge, but it gives me enough breathing room to build up my characters in ways to break the game, which for me is what FE games are all about.
It's feedback/comments like this that are key in the research I'm doing. I guess, I'll have to comb through GAF to glean what people don't submit to the survey. :-(
At least there feedback is posted somewhere.
SloaneRisette
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Depending on the skill that your unit has, a rally can increase stats like movement/magic/strength (maybe more, not sure) within a 3 square radius for a set number of turns.
OK, thanks.
The_Darkest_Red
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Pair up is much more useful than I ever thought it would be for the reasons others have already stated. But you want to know another situation where you'll really be glad pair up exists? Sand levels.
robotzombie
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I know the feeling, my avatar has been getting no str or speed, its getting pretty bad, especially when I picked speed as his main stat and magic as his negative
My Avatar has almost perfect Magic growth so far.
He was +STR/-MAG.
Sumia so far has followed that logic too with near perfect MAG growth with only two points of STR over like 5 levels.
I guess casters everywhere for me ;_;
NeonZ
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This seems to be a common question, but I don't see why. You can freely switch between the two units before each attack. I leveled up both Stahl and Sully using them paired up all the time, and only in the story chapters and paralogues, without grinding them at all. Also, like mentioned before, the higher their support ranking the more you'll see both attacking and getting experience at once.
Not to say that I disagree, but Nintendo gives you a whole month to reach the Outrealm Gate after Chapter 4. I don't think you should feel like you need to be rushing at this point, honestly.
Pair Up is an amazing mechanic. So many great things you can do with it. Move a unit like Kellam to the front lines in the first turn by pairing him up with someone higher movement. Level up Donnel by making Frederick his support character so he can survive the first match. It's perfect for building relationships. An A or S-ranked pair is pretty much always an unstoppable beast. (I have Panne and Lon'qu married in my game and they're both assassins and I always have them paired together. No exceptions. They're a team.)
I love Pair Up. It opens up so many possibilities. In the late game, I paired up *everyone.* There wasn't a single unit that acted on its own. Except in that one mission where you have to protect that one characters.
EDIT:
There's Champions of Yore 2 (with Roy) for $2.50 or a bundle of all three Champions of Yore maps for $4.00. I don't know if buying that opens up Champions of Yore 3 right away.
I love Pair Up. It opens up so many possibilities. In the late game, I paired up *everyone.* There wasn't a single unit that acted on its own. Except in that one mission where you have to protect that one characters.
EDIT:
There's Champions of Yore 2 (with Roy) for $2.50 or a bundle of all three Champions of Yore maps for $4.00. I don't know if buying that opens up Champions of Yore 3 right away.
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