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Fire Emblem Awakening |OT| Lord of the RNG
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Freezie KO
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Why is this game so addictive? I have fun playing 98% of a mission. Then I fail, and I get angry at myself, and keep playing.
Just got Noire on my Lunatic run (Chapters/Paralogues only). I reclassed her immediately as a Knight because I have more than enough ranged units. Right now, Kellam and Lucina are the only units that I can reliably throw into significant danger and expect to see them alive at the end of it.
I'd could really use someone else for the front line. Unfortunately, Noire's growths have been pretty bad so far. Only two stats on each of her first four levels went up. Hoping for better luck or she's going to end up benched or dead.
Just got Noire on my Lunatic run (Chapters/Paralogues only). I reclassed her immediately as a Knight because I have more than enough ranged units. Right now, Kellam and Lucina are the only units that I can reliably throw into significant danger and expect to see them alive at the end of it.
I'd could really use someone else for the front line. Unfortunately, Noire's growths have been pretty bad so far. Only two stats on each of her first four levels went up. Hoping for better luck or she's going to end up benched or dead.
razgriz417
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Ok so I've been playing a bit (first run through) and have gotten my MU to Grand Tactician and then moved on to Mercenary for Armsthrift. I just got him back to lvl 10 and was wondering if I wanted to get him back to Grand Tactician, do I just use a Second Seal to bring him back to Tactician, then lvl him to 10 and use Master Seal again? Or can I go from Mercenary->Hero (sol) then use a Second Seal to go to Grand Tactician?
NeonZ
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When you're in the battle preparation screen and choose "Fight" to start the battle, don't skip anything afterwards. I guess it's because the game loads the DLC data slower, and if you try to start the map immediately sometimes it goes with the generic Awakening bgms in order to start the map immediately.
If it's the conversation I'm thinking about, that's a generic conversation for that specific child character, doesn't matter her father, not something that only happens with your avatar...
Crash Station
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Chapter 12 or 13 is about the right time you should start promoting your units, right? People are just starting to get to level 20, though I promoted Lissa very early because she got to 20 ridiculously quickly.
I still feel overlevelled, but not as much as before. Actually some tension now. Of course, I still do think pairing up really messes with the balance of the game. In no other game in the series would I be willing to send out 1 or 2 units to face a group of 7 or 8 enemies unless they were really broken and it was nearing the end of the game.
I still feel overlevelled, but not as much as before. Actually some tension now. Of course, I still do think pairing up really messes with the balance of the game. In no other game in the series would I be willing to send out 1 or 2 units to face a group of 7 or 8 enemies unless they were really broken and it was nearing the end of the game.
I don't know how anyone can think the writing is anything less than great. Unless they never read a single support conversation.
PRjumpman124
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Wife that girl.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
I belive you have to get the Hero to lv 10 if you want to Second Seal straight into Grandmaster.
Freezie KO
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I think to go from a Promoted class (Hero) to another Promoted class (Grand Tactician), you may have to be level 10 in the Promoted class. For example, you have to be a level 10 Hero to jump to a Grand Tactician or else you get kicked back to a Tactician.
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Beaten. Too slow...
Yeah, that's absolutely true. Access to advanced classes with a Second Seal shouldn't be available until you're at a high enough level.
lol
lol
But on the topic, is it a good idea to at least use Frederick for the first few chapters (on hard) as a wall of sorts, and to attack units you know would die if they weren't already dead? I've used him a little bit in the prologue and ch. 1 and I feel bad having him suck up precious EXP
encephalon
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No. I did this for a character and his stats went up making him crazy powerful. I don't know about the latter though.
Freezie KO
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razgriz417
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Thanks guys, I think I'll do the Hero route, figured Sol would be a good alternative for Nosferatu
dakkumauji
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Wow, lol.
lol
But on the topic, is it a good idea to at least use Frederick for the first few chapters (on hard) as a wall of sorts, and to attack units you know would die if they weren't already dead? I've used him a little bit in the prologue and ch. 1 and I feel bad having him suck up precious EXP
I paired him up with Avatar for the defense boost, and to level up faster.
Cool, guess i'll save my gold and just stock up on items first. I'm not that far, but figured i'd ask since I just saw a random shop that sold one.
encephalon
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razgriz417
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Anyone else also a packrat? Nearly all my guys are at least lvl 20 on their first classes (ch 14) and I've yet to use one named weapon, they just sit there gathering dust in my inventory lol, finally starting switching to steel weaps
encephalon
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lol
But on the topic, is it a good idea to at least use Frederick for the first few chapters (on hard) as a wall of sorts, and to attack units you know would die if they weren't already dead? I've used him a little bit in the prologue and ch. 1 and I feel bad having him suck up precious EXP
It can be in the non-story random encounters when all of the units bolt towards you. Using Frederick is like throwing away XP though, because he's not very good in the long run.
PRjumpman124
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This is the worst thing possible.
Freezie KO
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Playing on Hard/Classic. After like an hour and a half, I finally managed to clear Chapter 5, but not before losing Vaike
Vaike sucks. Bury your dead and move on.
yeah, i have it set up so it skips all character movement. when that first turn ended, it was like a swarm of red had come down on my team. almost lost lissa and panne since they're not so good on defense, but they were the only ones where that was a concern.
Vaike's one of my top members in my normal run, but I'm not sure how great he can be when you get to the real deal in hard mode.
I feel obligated to keep everyone alive in these games, heh. My strategy as my game progresses is to make a team of ten to fifteen members who get all of the focus, so I'm not overwhelmed with members. They'll be used for marriages and the like (if they don't die while I build up their support
)Crash Station
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Square Triangle
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Someone just traded in a copy, mint. Bought! (This is your fault Nintendo)
Some characters I get attached to...the others I dont...i'll just let them rest in peace. Everyone else, its a reset. That being said, I like Vaike...but unfortunately Kellam bought it while trying to help Donnel see his potential.
Also helps that he has been perfect when paired with Miriam.
Also helps that he has been perfect when paired with Miriam.
Freezie KO
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Vaike's one of my top members in my normal run, but I'm not sure how great he can be when you get to the real deal in hard mode.
I feel obligated to keep everyone alive in these games, heh. My strategy as my game progresses is to make a team of ten to fifteen members who get all of the focus, so I'm not overwhelmed with members. They'll be used for marriages and the like (if they don't die while I build up their support
I'm biased against axe users. I just don't like slow high offense/low defense units. Not for melee at least. I don't think there's been a Fire Emblem yet where I've successfully kept alive a fighter/pirate/warrior/whatever class, even when trying to groom them into quality units.
How long does it take for Donnel to become absolutely amazing? I plan on using him for my hard run seeing as he is made out to be one of the best guys you can use
He seems sorta like Magikarp - he starts out as the worst guy on the team and as he levels up he becomes one of the best, haha
He seems sorta like Magikarp - he starts out as the worst guy on the team and as he levels up he becomes one of the best, haha
I would say, generally I only use the characters I like, so it's rare I would be in a situation where I'm apathetic when one dies. I'm always restarting.
the first american fire emblem, i played it hardcore with no restarts (if characters die, they die). i got to the very final chapter and realized i'd made a huge mistake. the game had more spots for people than i had left. since then, i've made it a point to do perfect runs on missions. even paralogues where you can save every fucking idiotic villager, i make a point to do it.
WrenchNinja
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A lot of use a physic will do ya
it didn't happen until i made him a merc. at that point, i'd had him tag along with vaike and other stronger people for a while. maybe level 13-14 he can go out on his own as a villager, and as a merc he starts becoming pretty badass.
he's a hero class now, and he's one of the few guys i have no problems sending out into the field alone (along with avatar and lucina).
i just use rescue and keep a small group at choke points so no one gets to them.
Unlike Magikarp, Donnel is actually worth it because it only takes him like four levels to become competent (on Normal) and it's a rocket to the top from there.
Freezie KO
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Crash Station
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They kept running toward the fuckin pegasus knights!
NeonZ
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As soon as you class change him from villager to something else (mercenary is the best option), he'll start keeping up with your other units and soon surpass most of them.
Ace Harding
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I just played 7. They weren't idiotic, just paralyzed. I let most of them die. Just wanted the new character and then GTFO. Village can burn for all I care!
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