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[emb]

Wow, I tried starting this on lunatic... wow. Aptly named. I was so happy to even make it past the prologue chapter, much less chapter 1. And even that victory was from abusing Frederick. If I disarm him like I normally would, I'm not even sure I could have won. Mode seems well done though. I'm glad it's there, though it's way beyond my league.

Hard seems comfortable for me though. Enough to be difficult, but not hopeless. Hopefully I can take the difficulty spikes that are no doubt to come. Chapter 5 was already really tough, but rewarding to finish.

So far I'm using Chrom and Sumia, Tactician and Miriel, Vaike, and... that's it I guess. Lissa for now, though she'll probably get replaced eventually. I usually only use about 8-10 units, but I'm not sure what to aim for now if children become involved.

 

[SpeedySwaf]

Earlier I was thinking that GameFly had passed me up or ran out of copies, but it turns out they managed to send me a copy, so I should get it either Saturday or next week.

I got Dead Space to tide me over, in the meantime.

 

[Midou]

I know but over 1000 years old keeps me anchored.

"But officer, she told me she was 1000" wouldn't cut it in court.

 

[thetrin]

Does anyone actually use Donnel? Since I got him, I've been getting him to last hit, but I'm still wondering if it's worth working on him.

 

[Midou]

Does anyone actually use Donnel? Since I got him, I've been getting him to last hit, but I'm still wondering if it's worth working on him.

It is so worth it. His 20% chance increase to get a stat-up, means most of his stats are 85-100%+ chance to increase on level up. Armsthrift which is luck*2 chance of not using up a weapon and his like close to 50 luck later on means free weapons. I got him to 15 villager, 10 mercenary, and now hes about 12 hero, and hes better than chrom, who went to 20 lord, then 20 great lord, now like 5 paladin.

 

[robotzombie]

in sidequest (paralogue) 2, does it matter if

Spoiler

Anna dies?

 

[ohlawd]

"But officer, she told me she was 1000" wouldn't cut it in court.

lol

Does anyone actually use Donnel? Since I got him, I've been getting him to last hit, but I'm still wondering if it's worth working on him.

Donnel is a masterpiece. Right now I've got him as a Warrior and the dude can tank and beast one side of the map all by himself. By the time I heal him, he's probably killed like 20 units already.

 

[Busaiku]

So great that I can grind on the DLC map.
Just a shame Chrom is mandatory.

 

[The Awesomest]

"But officer, she told me she was 1000" wouldn't cut it in court.

Fire Emblem Awakening |OT| SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD, YOUR HONOR

 

[chickdigger802]

Does anyone actually use Donnel? Since I got him, I've been getting him to last hit, but I'm still wondering if it's worth working on him.

yep.

though, I'm still not gonna mess with him cuz I don't like potheads.

 

[ohlawd]

So great that I can grind on the DLC map.
Just a shame Chrom is mandatory.

Chrom is one of the better lords in the series IMO.
What don't you like about him? Is he getting RNG screwed?

 

[chrono01]

in sidequest (paralogue) 2, does it matter if

Spoiler

Anna dies?

Nope. There are multiple Anna's, so this one isn't even the one you recruit [hence why she appears on the map, sometimes at more than one time]. If you do rescue her, though, she's guaranteed to appear on your map immediately afterwards with a couple items on-sale.

 

[Empty Space]

Does anyone actually use Donnel? Since I got him, I've been getting him to last hit, but I'm still wondering if it's worth working on him.

Donnel is absurdly good.

 

[ohlawd]

Donnel is absurdly good.

He can reach his stat caps so damn fast it's beautiful :')

 

[Busaiku]

Chrom is one of the better lords in the series IMO.
What don't you like about him? Is he getting RNG screwed?

There's nothing wrong with him, I just would've liked to level up other characters instead of him.
He'll be like 20 by the time everyone else is 10.

 

[ravien56]

Currently downloading this, what difficulty should I start on? I've played strategy games in the past, but I've never played any in the fire emblem series.

 

[zroid]

though, I'm still not gonna mess with him cuz I don't like potheads.

get out

 

[ohlawd]

There's nothing wrong with him, I just would've liked to level up other characters instead of him.
He'll be like 20 by the time everyone else is 10.

oh yeah I see your point. I don't know why he's mandatory on that map :/
I let him visit the first village and leave him there afterwards.

 

[Roto13]

Review! Woop.

How cruel. Don't reject her love on account of appearance alone!

How about the fact that she's crying like a toddler all the time?

 

[Giolon]

Currently downloading this, what difficulty should I start on? I've played strategy games in the past, but I've never played any in the fire emblem series.

I started on Normal and thought it was too easy, so I started on hard and my character got 1-shot on the 2nd battle w/ a crit from a throwing axe. XD

I'm enjoying going through on Normal at Chapter 4 now. It's hard enough that you do have to be careful, but not so bad that you can't afford to make a single mistake (an attack on your healer will take over half her health instead of completely one-shotting her).

 

[Chrom]

Currently downloading this, what difficulty should I start on? I've played strategy games in the past, but I've never played any in the fire emblem series.

Normal.

 

[zroid]

Review! Woop.

How about the fact that she's crying like a toddler all the time?

that's fair

also: *reads*

 

[Wilsongt]

So ready to get Donny to level 15 so I can put his ass into Mercenary so he can gain some damn defense.

 

[The Awesomest]

One complaint I have about this game: the gap between Normal and Hard is too big. I started on Hard and wasn't prepared for something tougher than Radiant Dawn, so I restarted on Normal and wasn't prepared for something slightly tougher than Sacred Stones. There should've been a fourth difficulty level somewhere in between.

 

[ohlawd]

How about the fact that she's crying like a toddler all the time?

I love the sounds she makes. Makes me feel good, man.
Okay I'll be showing myself the door.

And nice review.

 

[chickdigger802]

get out

oh don't worry, ill mess with him later when I get to a chapter where I can get seals.

What chapter is that anyways? Got many guys approaching or over 15 :S

I'm hearing people get good stuff from sparkles and villages, but I always get shit

 

[Midou]

oh don't worry, ill mess with him later when I get to a chapter where I can get seals.

What chapter is that anyways? Got many guys approaching or over 15 :S

I'm hearing people get good stuff from sparkles and villages, but I always get shit

Chapter 12 map sells master seals.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Kind of. Unpromoted classes gain skills at 1st and 10th level, promoted ones at 5th and 15th, and special ones (like Manakete) at 1st and 15th. So, you'll never miss the skills of unpromoted classes, but you can miss skills of promoted classes or special ones if you class change too early.

Ah so if I gained Lissa's lv10 skill it's all right to promote then?

 

[Empty Space]

Has anybody come across weapons that reverse the weapon triangle? IIRC they were labeled reavers in FE 7 and FE 8.

 

[Hale-XF11]

Been kicking a lot of ass on hard classic, so I'm sticking with that mode. Made it to Chapter 9 pretty swiftly. Used a Master Seal to turn Cordelia into a Dark Flier. Very sexy.

 

[chrono01]

I think I'm just going to play with my 3DS plugged in from now on. The game is far too addictive and it's draining my battery like crazy.

Oh Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, what unstoppable force have you unleashed?

 

[ohlawd]

Has anybody come across weapons that reverse the weapon triangle? IIRC they were labeled reavers in FE 7 and FE 8.

They don't exist in this game.

 

[The Awesomest]

Has anybody come across weapons that reverse the weapon triangle? IIRC they were labeled reavers in FE 7 and FE 8.

These are skills now, not weapons

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Has anyone else had another MU pop up on the map?
I thought those appear when you streetpass someone, or do prior streetpasses somehow come into the game for I haven't streetpassed anyone today...

 

[Empty Space]

They don't exist in this game.

These are skills now, not weapons

This is a huge bummer.

 

[ohlawd]

These are skills now, not weapons

Wait what?

http://serenesforest.net/fe13/skills.html

I don't see anything like that there. Best we have are the -faire skills which boosts +5 to Str or Mag depending on the weapon and the -breaker skills which grant +50 to both Hit and Avoid and is dependent on the enemy's weapon.

 

[MechaX]

30 minutes down the drain because Fredrick got OHKO'd by an enemy with a 1% crit chance...

... This game.

 

[Busaiku]

Why the heck can't Sumia fly over walls.

 

[FSLink]

There's nothing wrong with him, I just would've liked to level up other characters instead of him.
He'll be like 20 by the time everyone else is 10.

I just had him pair up with the weaker units.

 

[chickdigger802]

Ah so if I gained Lissa's lv10 skill it's all right to promote then?

yep.

hmmm my lissa is like lvl 16 already and still no master seals in sight :S

I do tend to use her to heal anyone like every turn though.

What are y'all doing with Lissa? I'm thinking war monk for the Ax :3

 

[StayDead]

"But officer, she told me she was 1000" wouldn't cut it in court.

but she is 1000, so it would.

 

[ohlawd]

but she is 1000, so it would.

eh we don't have any proof. I doubt she kept her birth certificate lying around.

But you know, I'll just take her word for it. Why would a cute girl like Nowi lie to me? Makes no sense.

 

[SloaneRisette]

yep.

hmmm my lissa is like lvl 16 already and still no master seals in sight :S

I do tend to use her to heal anyone like every turn though.

What are y'all doing with Lissa? I'm thinking war monk for the Ax :3

I went with Sage because I figured her high magic stat would make it more worthwhile. But you should go with how you'll end up playing and using her.

 

[Lunar15]

GAF Halp!

Asset = Speed, Flaw = Luck?

Is going with luck as a flaw just begging for the RNG Goddess to mess with me?

 

[SloaneRisette]

GAF Halp!

Asset = Speed, Flaw = Luck?

Is going with luck as a flaw just begging for the RNG Goddess to mess with me?

I chose luck and nothing bad has happened to the tactician yet.

 

[Busaiku]

I chose +Speed, -HP.
Glass cannons for life.

 

[zroid]

I did +spd, -res

 

[The Mana Legend]

I played the demo and surprisingly loved the shit out of this game.

But I'm wondering. Can I grind anytime I want? Are there stages that I can just replay over and over again if I wanted to? I fucking love grinding in JRPGs, and one of the disappointing things for me about SRPGs is the lack areas to grind.

Also, any town screens to hang out at, or am I going to have to just relax it all cool on the World Map?

I haven't played a Fire Emblem in years, so don't kill me for not knowing shit about the series.

 

[Moonlight]

Post-Chapter 13 spoilers:

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Lucina

is absurdly good. Like, unbelievably so. Maybe it's just the way the RNG went, but

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she's only a level 2 Great Lord and well over thirty points in total stats ahead of Chrom right now (for reference, he's a level 8 Great Lord). All I need to do is class her into Dark Rider and get her Galeforce and she'll be unstoppable.

 

[Lunar15]

I did +spd, -res

And how did that work out for you? Did you struggle against magic users?