toythatkills
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I'm sure this is a dumb question or it's been asked a million times. If I download the game right now, have I missed anything? Like DLC that isn't available anymore, or anything?
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Fire Emblem Awakening |OT| Lord of the RNG
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No, not really. Everything that's ever been available to download still is and there aren't any plans for any of it to go away anytime soon.
At most, all you missed was the first DLC being free and the map pack that included it being sold at a slightly reduced price.
No, of course not. All currently available DLC/Spotpass content should be available.
toythatkills
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Cheers, downloading then 
SolarKnight
Member
Well, only the free DLC map not being free anymore.
Damn, I made it so close last night. So close. I found that with my team a mad rush at the boss was bad but a more structured rush worked really well but then one turn away from being able to finish the boss a mage from far away cast one of those dark spells at my MC it had a 19% chance of hitting and of course it hit. Oh well.
NeonZ
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All DLC characters (and spotpass ones) are basically custom avatars with special portraits and tweaked stats/skills. Their voice and generic quotes are just the Japanese mute avatar option, which was cut from the American release.
Considering how there was no true DLC character at all (the 6 free bonus map characters can be seen in the support list since it's unlocked and Priam is always listed in the credits), I think the game just didn't support actual DLC characters, only having support for guest avatars, which was tweaked for the past game characters. Considering how the conversation DLC had to add map conversations rather than just new supports, it's very likely that the game isn't even compatible with DLC supports either...
The DLC character maps aren't anything special, and the character itself is barebones like you say there, but you're still getting the map, with unique dialogue for every enemy and allied npc and also new skills/classes in some of the maps. It's not really "impressive" by any means, but it's easily above "horse armor".
Yeah I would've given it a pass if the maps were well utilized and the objectives amounted to more than "Do your guys have the arbitrary number of stats needed to survive the Nostalgia Swarm of 2-4 dozen assholes y/n" but instead they're all just half-assed versions of old maps sprinkled with dozens of enemies with little rhyme or reason (like the actual game). Leif's had an ally army, but it gets destroyed immediately so you're left to clean up the mess on a flat wide field. Shame too I actually liked that map in FE4 since you had to deal with bandits attacking villages across the map and the bridge chokepoint was actually worth something.
The funny thing is that when it was released in Japan I distinctly remember a whole bunch of crowing about how it was Nintendo's first real foray into DLC and they "got it" or whatever, apparently not though!
Game is getting deliver today!
Also, buried in the comments section of the FE review is this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coderkind/7618480068/
Holy shit!
Also, buried in the comments section of the FE review is this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coderkind/7618480068/
Holy shit!
Sorcerer for Henry.
If you're playing on normal, Use reeking boxes on Arena Ferox (chapter 4) for supports.
If hard and above, The bonus teams are your
I already went through that tree, so it's okay to stick him back into sorc class?
dakkumauji
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Pretty much. Just go with whatever you like to see him laughing as.
dakkumauji
Member
Good growths, bad bases, bad starting levels.
He's just awkward to find a good place to actually use him in the game. He starts off too high level at the start but when you actually start promoting people, his stats end up below average with everyone else. He becomes decent once he gains a few levels though.
He has decent class options, being to learn Defender, Deliverer, Dual Guard+, two breaker skills, Luna and both half damage skills. Though his -2 speed in max stats can bite him if you looking for min/maxing stuff.
I bench him the minute I can or reduce him to pair up bonuses (it's a pretty nice boost). From what I can tell, Awakening has higher growths then the other games so you're gaining like 4-6 stats per level up, which leaves Frederick's comparatively low base stats behind faster then other characters of his type (early pre-promote).
As one of Sumia's limited potential husbands and passing both Aegis and Pavise, he's not a terrible choice for breeding though.
... Of course, in my Lunatic playthrough, it was all about Frederick. Who can survive more then two hits? Who can 1HKO or 2HKO the enemy with decent hit? Who isn't just a liability or pair up fodder for those first four chapters? Damn it, someone besides Fred raise their hand.
Laughing Banana
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It's relatively quick and painless to farm Paragons. In my case, I just throw Noire to the upper left, Inigo to the upper right, and Severa to the bottom right. Skip battle animations, skip all actions of non-player characters, and then just wait a bit when the screen blackened with the word 'skipping' flashes and the field suddenly cleared of enemies. Very fast.
...now, Limit Break, on the other hand... is annoying to farm.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
The same setup should work considering my Noire, Inigo, and Severa are all already reaching caps with Limit Break, hmmmmm. Not gonna be unscathed, I think, but maybe they can handle the map all by themselves... hmmm.
Gonna try later.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Well, finally got around to Death's Embrace.
Having Limit Break, Lifetaker, and Galeforce on the 2 main kid pairs and a good Lissa (or other staff user) with Fortify made that easier than I think it would have been otherwise.
Still almost died when the risen chief (who of course has counter) closed the distance, and Morgan took herself down to 5 hp on the first counterattack, lol.
Can I assume the '10 turn' thing was in regards to getting Est? I finished it in 8, so I'm not sure if there's special dialogue for 'finding the card'.
Also, I learned that stacking Brides for Bond does not work. Sad times, though I suppose a Bride army would negate the need for any sort of life gain skill.
Having Limit Break, Lifetaker, and Galeforce on the 2 main kid pairs and a good Lissa (or other staff user) with Fortify made that easier than I think it would have been otherwise.
Still almost died when the risen chief (who of course has counter) closed the distance, and Morgan took herself down to 5 hp on the first counterattack, lol.
Can I assume the '10 turn' thing was in regards to getting Est? I finished it in 8, so I'm not sure if there's special dialogue for 'finding the card'.
Also, I learned that stacking Brides for Bond does not work. Sad times, though I suppose a Bride army would negate the need for any sort of life gain skill.
You get Est if you beat the boss within 10, otherwise you don't.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Off topic but, I hope no one here is affected by the terrifying Boston bombing.
Condolences to all suffering due to it. What a news story to hear this morning, damn.
In any case, returning to Fire Emblem: I just found out that the game actually 'remembers' your stat when you perform class change. I reverted my Avatar who has already been maxed out as Grandmaster to a Mercenary to get Armsthrift, and after I use Master Seal at Mercenary 10 to Bow Knight, his stats jump again to fully maxed. I expect, by the time I get him to change again to Grandmaster at Bow Knight 10, the stat will be the same. Nice.
People with Armsthrift right now: Avatar, Severa, Inigo, Brady, Noire, Donnel. 4 people wrecking stuff left and right (since I don't use Donnel)
Condolences to all suffering due to it. What a news story to hear this morning, damn.
In any case, returning to Fire Emblem: I just found out that the game actually 'remembers' your stat when you perform class change. I reverted my Avatar who has already been maxed out as Grandmaster to a Mercenary to get Armsthrift, and after I use Master Seal at Mercenary 10 to Bow Knight, his stats jump again to fully maxed. I expect, by the time I get him to change again to Grandmaster at Bow Knight 10, the stat will be the same. Nice.
People with Armsthrift right now: Avatar, Severa, Inigo, Brady, Noire, Donnel. 4 people wrecking stuff left and right (since I don't use Donnel)
Clockwork5
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I essentially used him in the first 7 or 8 chapters as crisis control. I ditched him soon after. I eventually paired him up with Maribelle but I really didnt use her much either. So yeah, he is way out of my main line up.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I am gonna make a specific save for chapter 21, then blitz all the way to chapter 25, get the female additional characters, then viewing/saving their support, then returning back to chapter 21 so that Avatar can marry Lucina.
It doesn't feel right for him not to be paired up with the best girl in the business, replaying chapters be damned.
It doesn't feel right for him not to be paired up with the best girl in the business, replaying chapters be damned.
woot 99,999 renown doing it the old fashioned way; spawn and kill.
Supreme Emblem, wtf does this do? Sell for 99,999 gold and that's it? At least it'll look cool on my Spotpass team. Other peeps will be like "yo wtf is that item? Does it give +99 stats to everything or what?!"
Supreme Emblem, wtf does this do? Sell for 99,999 gold and that's it? At least it'll look cool on my Spotpass team. Other peeps will be like "yo wtf is that item? Does it give +99 stats to everything or what?!"
dakkumauji
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Well, it's the fastest way in a new game to get 99,999 gold.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Skill that allows you to enjoy 2x experience.
So what does it do? Just for money that can be surpassed with two short trips to Golden Gaffe?
I thought it confers stuff like "All attacks are nulled except criticals" kind of thing.
Gotta earn 5-star rankings on all Cie'th stone missions.
oh wait wrong game
It's a skill that doubles your exp gain. 20 exp becomes 40. 50 becomes 100. 100 becomes... 100! From Lost Bloodlines 3.
oh yeah forgot renown carries over. Good stuff. I can buy my OP avatar back for free!
So what does it do? Just for money that can be surpassed with two short trips to Golden Gaffe?
I thought it confers stuff like "All attacks are nulled except criticals" kind of thing.
I thought it'd have some cool effects too but it doesn't. Just says "The mark of a hero of the highest renown."
It looks cool though.
Jelly. I'm only at 10,000~. I just want those boots. :|
If you have Golden Gaffe, farm some monies and recruit the low level teams. Rinse and repeat. That gets you renown too.
It's certainly faster than spawning and killing them like I did.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Gah I hate when RPGs pull stuff like this, you know. Ultimate reward that doesn't give anything worthwhile trope is really annoying.
You folks are crazy, hahaha. 210 hours in and my renown is still 780, not even enough for a bloody Iron Lance *sad face*
I haven't tried it myself but you can earn more than 10,000 renown per hour recruiting weaksauce Spotpass peeps.
Trust me. I only managed to get 99,999 renown because I've been farming supports. It just happened along the way.
Trust me. I only managed to get 99,999 renown because I've been farming supports. It just happened along the way.
dakkumauji
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Once again, fastest way to get almost 100k gold when you start a new game.
I'm only at 4k Renown. I need to play more.
Hours Left
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The emblem is basically the mega bullion.
Frederick is one my very best units. A lot of people tend to gloss over the early prepromotes, but he can be a really awesome character if you give him a chance.
The Awesomest
Member
So, what kind of "good growths" skill do you guys prefer? There's Aptitude in this game, which adds 20% to a unit's growths. Then there was Blossom in Path of Radiance, which rolled the RNG a second time for any stat that didn't level up.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Aptitude is better.
Because a second time roll for a 10% probability is not that good.
Although in this game Aptitude turns out to be rather useless skill, especially for a kid to inherit.
The problem is that practically anybody can be awesome in this game. And most of the other characters don't have to deal with slower leveling thanks to being prepromoted.
However, having said that, the game's pretty easy outside of Lunatic thanks to the leveling opportunities so it really doesn't matter who you use.
It was my understanding that the fastest way to grind for Renown was by hiring/firing a SpotPass character over an over for 50 Renown each instance, in combination with Golden Gaffe for money grinding. That's what I do. Mist from Path of Radiance in particular would actually be the most efficient character to do this on, since she's the absolute cheapest character you can buy (2000G).
It's been talked about a few times, but I'm unsure what's actually being planned for action at the moment. The idea that I've seen the most interest in is just an OT2 rather than an EU OT.
It's been talked about a few times, but I'm unsure what's actually being planned for action at the moment. The idea that I've seen the most interest in is just an OT2 rather than an EU OT.
Hours Left
Member
That's the thing though, because of how open this game is, people should feel free to use whoever they like without worrying that it will hurt them later. It makes the game much more fun IMO.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Try playing Fire Emblem 12 in Lunatic/Lunatic Reverse. You're pretty much screwed if you don't bring only select few characters in your team. Very limited choice of characters.
Not to mention the requirement of bringing 4 CHARACTERS to the final battle when the game never inferred anything about their requirements before.
This is why, even though it is spurned by some, I appreciate the ability to grind in FE13. Freed my hands on who to carry into battles.
Also, someone in Serene Forest posted this for the latest spotpass map:
Now why wouldn't I think of that? Gotta do that sometime.
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