Prax
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This is what Fire Emblem is all about. xD
Party micromanaging with none of the crazier foolishness of things like the NIS games (I don't have enough OCD depth to get into grinding and stats for every tiny thing). lol
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Fire Emblem Awakening |OT| Lord of the RNG
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This is what Fire Emblem is all about. xD
Party micromanaging with none of the crazier foolishness of things like the NIS games (I don't have enough OCD depth to get into grinding and stats for every tiny thing). lol
I'm convinced that I'll never decide on a proper marriage and inheritance plan, so it's just gonna be inefficient kids everywhere.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Ugh.
On chapter 10 and my inner min-maxer is crying out at not having enough master seals to promote people as soon as they hit 10 and learn their 2nd base skill, since it makes levelling in the lategame way faster.
I even have 15k or so thanks to a large Bullion from a recent side mission, and the one seal I could buy only cost 2.5k. You can flat out buy them eventually, right?
Incidentally, it's gonna be a toss up for Tharja or Cordelia for the Avatar. Not sure which yet, though Tharja's amazing support conversations indicate that it'll probably be her.
On chapter 10 and my inner min-maxer is crying out at not having enough master seals to promote people as soon as they hit 10 and learn their 2nd base skill, since it makes levelling in the lategame way faster.
I even have 15k or so thanks to a large Bullion from a recent side mission, and the one seal I could buy only cost 2.5k. You can flat out buy them eventually, right?
Incidentally, it's gonna be a toss up for Tharja or Cordelia for the Avatar. Not sure which yet, though Tharja's amazing support conversations indicate that it'll probably be her.
Wouldn't you be missing out on 10 levels?
In my game, I could pretty much dominate most levels with Ricken and someone to occasionally heal Ricken. I basically just delegate half of every map to Ricken.
dakkumauji
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Yeah, stores will start having them as you move forward in the game.
Gotta max out your initial class before changing them!
I guess so. Just from the MU perspective that I have almost all the classes so most of the time I can promote from a similar class anyway.
You could remove (as in, unequip) the equipped weapon during the player phase if you're planning not to counterattack.
The Awesomest
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My Frederick has been useless for a while now.
Just got some boots. They permanently increase movement by 2. I'll probably drive myself nuts deciding who to use them on.
Usually I'd stick them on a low-movement unit like armor knights or magi units, but with FE12 I started branching out. I put them on Marth once, which helped him rush to recruitable units, beat thieves to villages, and get to the throne to end the chapter before reinforcements killed us. Obviously that doesn't really apply in this game.
Then one time I put them on my super-strength&defense cavalier My Unit, giving her a whopping 12 movement, so she could go and kill a dragon in one hit and then tank the entire enemy phase.
Don't attack on your turn. That way the only attack is the counterattack, which shouldn't kill them. Then you can finish them off on your next turn.
Reluctant-Hero
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So...
Right? When does start showing up? I'm about to start Chapter 8 and I've only seen a second seal that's available for 100 renown points.
- Master Seals = Promote to advanced class
- Second Seals = Promote to any basic class
Right? When does start showing up? I'm about to start Chapter 8 and I've only seen a second seal that's available for 100 renown points.
Chapter 12's store has Master Seals. The extra merchants on the map will sometimes sell seals.
Second Seals also allow for level 10+ promoted class to switch to another promoted class, or keep the same class but revert down to level 1 with no loss in attributes.
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My poor Donnel didnt make it through Chapter 6
Where abouts can I grind missions to improve characters?
After a certain chapter 'free battles' will start spawning on the map. You can buy Reeking Boxes to manually summon them on the spot you're standing.
dakkumauji
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Well they have to be level 10 or higher for Master Seals.
For Second Seals, if unpromoted, level 10 or higher but only for unpromoted classes, if promoted they can go for unpromoted classes at any level and at level 10 or higher they can go for promoted classes now.
For special classes that cap at level 30, they can go for basic class at 10 or higher and promoted classes at level 30.
SpaceBridge
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Pegasus Knights suck so bad. I want to use them in battle, but they can't survive not even a single archer attack.
They take like double damage from bows...
Right now Fire Emblem Awakening has 142 user ratings. 140 of them are five stars. 1 is four stars. The other is one star.
Someone find that bastard.
Triple, I think. They're essentially critical hits, but they can stack with actual criticals too.
Someone find that bastard.
Triple, I think. They're essentially critical hits, but they can stack with actual criticals too.
PaulExcellent
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Why can't I find a single damn copy in SLC?
DAMN.
DAMN.
chickdigger802
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stupid audio thing messing up when game is restarted.
The biggest surprise of this game is I keep on getting reminded on how smooth everything about the game feels.
ZERO LOADING
and it takes literally seconds to get from booting the game to the actual game.
Sure the visuals could use some AA... but snappy is why I still love nintendo.
It takes longer for me to boot up Wakeup Club (and the mandatory wifi connecting) than this for shit sake :S
Wish the default combat camera was zoomed out more, especially for horse units.
The biggest surprise of this game is I keep on getting reminded on how smooth everything about the game feels.
ZERO LOADING
and it takes literally seconds to get from booting the game to the actual game.
Sure the visuals could use some AA... but snappy is why I still love nintendo.
It takes longer for me to boot up Wakeup Club (and the mandatory wifi connecting) than this for shit sake :S
Wish the default combat camera was zoomed out more, especially for horse units.
dakkumauji
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And wind magic! Handle them with care.
The download speed speaks to that.
SaintMadeOfPlaster
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Goddamn does anyone else suck at this game? I've had to do the
about 5 times already.
I need a general tips and tricks guide or something, because I feel like there's something I'm missing. It's like all of a sudden an enemy walks up to me and just destroys one of my characters without me knowing that they're capable of doing it.
fist battle against Marth
I need a general tips and tricks guide or something, because I feel like there's something I'm missing. It's like all of a sudden an enemy walks up to me and just destroys one of my characters without me knowing that they're capable of doing it.
I've had no trouble keeping Sumia and Cordelia on at once. They're pretty good (great, even) if you babysit them right. Although I've owed many a restart to a sudden realization I forgot about archers.
Both Pegasus and Dragon Knights are especially weak against archers. But that doesn't mean you should underestimate how powerful and useful an RNG blessed Pegasus knight can be!
I remember there was an item you could equip that nullified an archer's bonus against a flying unit. Is there anything like that in Awakening?
I've had to redo the beginning of Chapter Five at least eight times now. :/
How are you approaching Chapter 4? What worked for me was keeping everyone in a tight group in a corner and having one strong character lure the enemy one by one just to play it safe. As for the boss, same strategy I use for bosses. Have as many people attack at a range so they don't get countered, then let someone go in for the kill. I got lucky though and the first range attack landed a critical.
dakkumauji
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That's how they get you.
chickdigger802
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So... how do I get the dlc stuff? I'm at chapter 4, and I went to the island... but that was just a side mission to recruit pothead.
Also... are knights/generals less awful in this game due to the ability to pairup?
Also... are knights/generals less awful in this game due to the ability to pairup?
Instead of the green nodes like SE from the Prologue, a purple/pink(?) DLC spot will open up south.
dakkumauji
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I can see myself paying for that, sadly.
- Always check out the enemy units' range
- If you have a unit within their range, sometimes you can have them move over to the enemy and see how much damage they'd do if they engage one another
- If there's mob coming for your group, sometimes it's best to have a couple of your units within their range (that would survive of course) so that they can take out some during the CPU's turn
The DLC area is south of the prologue chapter.
And not at all. In fact, pairing up helped my armored units attack twice (with the speed boost). They're amazing as tanks.
Freezie KO
Banned
That's some bullshit.
chickdigger802
Banned
interesting... Wish the Knight unit didn't look terrible though. What ever happen to the awesome knights/general units from the gba days
interesting... Wish the Knight unit didn't look terrible though. What ever happen to the awesome knights/general units from the gba days
The sprites? They all look awesome though, except for the villager.
Tharja's a straight up beast as a Dark Knight. Either that, or as a Sorcerer with ____ (I forget what that game-breaking tome is).
dakkumauji
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The pluses are that it's part of a pack, so you are not just buying the item but you also get a character and since DLC chapters are repeatable, you can get the skill onto as many people as you want.
Well this game is AWESOME. I'm on like Chapter 3 or 4 now. Can people only have support conversations if they're paired up? I just got Lissa and Vaike to talk, since I have them paired up. (Totally making a match out of those two!)
Since I'm new to Fire Emblem, I wonder what would happen if you played with permadeath on and let EVERYONE die? (Of the people who can die permanently, I mean.)
I'm playing in Casual. Sully died one chapter, and for a moment I thought, "In Classic, that would -mean- something!" But then I realized, if I were playing Classic, no, it wouldn't mean anything, since I would just restart the mission again and again until I beat it with her intact, lol. Since I know I would be capable of that eventually, I just thought to myself, "OK, Casual mode brought Sully back, but I would've saw to that even if I were playing Classic. This just saves me a lot of time."
Feels good mang.
Since I'm new to Fire Emblem, I wonder what would happen if you played with permadeath on and let EVERYONE die? (Of the people who can die permanently, I mean.)
I'm playing in Casual. Sully died one chapter, and for a moment I thought, "In Classic, that would -mean- something!" But then I realized, if I were playing Classic, no, it wouldn't mean anything, since I would just restart the mission again and again until I beat it with her intact, lol. Since I know I would be capable of that eventually, I just thought to myself, "OK, Casual mode brought Sully back, but I would've saw to that even if I were playing Classic. This just saves me a lot of time."
Feels good mang.
Mudron
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Stupid question, but is there a way to heal folks in combat early in the game without having to rely on expensive potions or Lissa healing everyone using her staff?
I only ask because buying potions for 8 or more soldiers is crazy expensive but working Lissa to the bone by having her be the team's sole healer isn't working out that well, either.
I only ask because buying potions for 8 or more soldiers is crazy expensive but working Lissa to the bone by having her be the team's sole healer isn't working out that well, either.
You can buy the 30/30 Heal items from the various shops, and give it to someone else, allowing them to handle teammate healing duties, as well.
dakkumauji
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Depending on the chapter, you have units rest on forts to regain some health.
The Awesomest
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Sticking units in forts restores a portion of their HP
Mudron
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Cool. I'm just an hour or two in (I'm trying to recruit Donnel in the first DLC mission and have just returned from the snowy Great Wall of China thingamabob up north in the core game) and so my head is still spinning from all the moving parts in this game.
Thanks for the tips, folks.
Nah, you can get support conversations even when they're not paired up, as long as they're beside each other. You can actually rank up more than one support at once as long as the other unit is adjacent (and compatible).
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