MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Maybe thats just me. I tend to not use the tier 2 characters with no relationships, and I didn't in Awakening either. It sucks because I like them.
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Fire Emblem Community Thread | Together We Ride
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Bonen no Max'd
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How else could they make the family members even more OP than just giving them great stats and classes?
It is kind of irritating to me that they made the family members so much better than everyone else, though I guess balance is pretty good to make up for it. Still, I kind of like that a lot of the best units in previous games are relatively minor characters.
Are you saying Sniper is a great class?
Anyhoo got my Nintendo Dreams and Dengeki Nintendo's in. The Cipher Guidebook that came with Dengeki was a great free bonus.
dakkumauji
Member
it's a cool looking class
which month of dengeki is that? i think it sold out on amazon.jp cause i was lazy >>
Bonen no Max'd
Banned
Okay of course it isn't but still every Nohr family member has a mount and 3/4ths of them have 1-2 range and Ryoma having Astra is a big part of why he's so unkillable and Hinoka is a Pegasus knight which is historically one of the best classes.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
huh? Sniper is a consistently strong class like Swordmaster and Sage and their counterparts. I always use em
theprodigy
Member
Sniper and Swordmaster are historically bad even by foot unit standards, especially the former.
dakkumauji
Member
oh good, i ordered that one, thanks
Hoshido isn't my least favourite FE (I like it quite a bit, actually) but in the end I can't deny it feels pretty uninteresting from a design standpoint. It's a step up from FEA from a systems perspective but the novelty of the unique classes really only takes the game so far until it hits that ceiling in terms of how much it actually diversifies what you do mission to mission.
Still couldn't resist including Anna and Tiki in my FEA rotation, but at least there was a handful of supports they had.
I think it's that way with most people. The game rewards relationship building so much that it feels like a waste if you aren't maximizing that whenever possible. Which sucks for characters like Scarlett and Flora.
Still couldn't resist including Anna and Tiki in my FEA rotation, but at least there was a handful of supports they had.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Maybe because I've never been interested in min/maxing and doing lunatic or brutal runs but they've always been strong for me.
Bonen no Max'd
Banned
Snipers are limited by the fact that they can only kill one unit per turn, even if they have reliably strong offense. Being locked to bows is bad almost all of the time and a unit that is bowlocked has to be pretty exceptional to make up for that (see: Shin)
Swordmasters are better because swords > bows but still have questionable durability most of the time, may have unreliable offense/bad starts (see: Guy, Joshua, most female myrms) and because they're swordlocked they can't have reliable 1-2 range in most games. There's still some standouts (Rutger, FE10 Mia) but they're on the weaker side of the class spectrum.
Both do have the fact that they aren't Generals going for them, though.
I've heard that lances are strong in the GBA games and axes are strong in the Tellius games (if I remember correctly, anyways). Can anyone elaborate on this? I'm guessing part of it is due to the javelin/hand axe deal where you can do a lot of damage during the enemy phase.
theprodigy
Member
Javelins and hand axes serve the same purpose: kill everything on enemy phase with 1-2 range, which one's better in which game really comes down to availability on the best units more than anything.
The reason why 1-2 range is so dominant in FE7-10, Awakening, and even most of Fates (so in other words every localized game except Shadow Dragon and like 20% of Conquest) is that you can just overpower the enemy through higher stats, because ranged weapons are supposed to be balanced via weaker attack (or for magic users, low durability*) but if you have enough strength it just doesn't matter.
(as a side note, also why magic is OP in 3DS Fire Emblem and rumors of its demise in Fates have been greatly exaggerated: you have more ways than ever to patch up magic and even defense, but enemies still have garbage resistance; now in Fates you can even block every other attack in pairup as long as you double, further increasing durability!)
*which is why Oni Chieftain Rinkah/Basara Oboro/etc. are hilarious, also Horse Spirit
Shinon with a crossbow, granted I think Shinon promoted from a Sniper at one point.
theprodigy
Member
Yeah but Shinon with a crossbow isn't killing anything without Adept/crit procs.
True enough. My Shinon was able to do it tho.
Aveyn Knight
Member
I am ; )
There seems to be a lot more of these clean arts compared to previous sets or is it just me?
Then again, I kind of disappeared during Series 4, so I dunno.
Series 5 has the most. I posted a good amount of Series 4 but saw some broken links when I was going through my older posts.
Did you see my earlier post about getting this month's Nintendo Dream for the Senri Kita cipher interview with in progress work of some of her Cipher art?
Did you see my earlier post about getting this month's Nintendo Dream for the Senri Kita cipher interview with in progress work of some of her Cipher art?
theprodigy
Member
oh, that's who the last one is
geez I can't even tell who some of these characters are the way they're drawn!
Aveyn Knight
Member
I see. I just saw Narcian's arts posted as well. I think we've got nearly half the cards in the set being put online (if my Cipher resource folder is any indication).
I assume they're trying to ramp up the hype since it is the 1st anniversary today.
Oh dear, that happens, but I guess I can try and work backwards. I hate trawling through Twitter though, especially the further back in time you go >___<
Yup, I saw, but it was too late for me to reply. I don't really import much, unless I have to. Being the UK kind of sucks for importing because of our custom taxes.
Nevermind after yesterday.
I'm hoping some kind individual will post some pics online. Otherwise, I could always order the digital copy if absolutely necessary.
Aveyn Knight
Member
The boy clearly loves you XD
Really wish I had two copies of the Eliwood card instead.
Oh, we're still posting more S5 art? I found this Lilina by Yamada this morning but it's all I have.
Related, I asked Mayo a long time ago if they could share the full illustration of one of the S3 Mia arts on the behalf of a friend who really wanted to see it. They haven't gotten around to it, but when I messaged just recently they seemed to have remembered about it and still seem intent to do so. I figure they may upload a batch of their remaining illustrations on their Pixiv sooner or later since that's what they did previously.
Edit: Have some Narcian too!
Related, I asked Mayo a long time ago if they could share the full illustration of one of the S3 Mia arts on the behalf of a friend who really wanted to see it. They haven't gotten around to it, but when I messaged just recently they seemed to have remembered about it and still seem intent to do so. I figure they may upload a batch of their remaining illustrations on their Pixiv sooner or later since that's what they did previously.
Edit: Have some Narcian too!
Oh that's cool that the cipher artists have been talking to you guys. Have you considered doing an interview with one for your site?
theprodigy
Member
Roy's a fraud though.
I had never considered it before but now that you've brought it up I think conducting an interview with a Cipher artist would be a fun idea worth looking into. Thankfully it's easy to communicate with Mayo since they're very good with English. Not sure if my own site would be the best venue for an interview but I personally think a Reddit AMA would have the best potential for interest. I'll shoot them an email tonight and will see what happens.
If things go through with an interview (Reddit AMA or otherwise), what kinds of questions would you guys like to see asked?
Honestly, if Aveyn could set it up, SF would be perfect for it, as they have the most mature Cipher community.
For Mayo.
1. He's now associated with the Fates Older Sisters, did Izuka pick him out for it, or did he volunteer for it or is it a little of both.
2. His personal favorite Cipher piece (I like his Promo Lilina's the most).
3. Gotta put questions about his other works, but I'm not too familiar with them, so probably alot of background questions.
For Mayo.
1. He's now associated with the Fates Older Sisters, did Izuka pick him out for it, or did he volunteer for it or is it a little of both.
2. His personal favorite Cipher piece (I like his Promo Lilina's the most).
3. Gotta put questions about his other works, but I'm not too familiar with them, so probably alot of background questions.
theprodigy
Member
is that because it's 5 people
Serenes Forest doesn't sound too bad either, I think that could also be appropriate. I can agree that the forums may have the most ideal community to make it work. I mention Reddit mainly because Kozaki had done an AMA a few years back to talk about Awakening and it went by very well in my opinion. But if there's preferred interest in conducting an interview through Serenes Forest then I have no issue with leaving that to Aveyn or whoever else if they would like.
theprodigy
Member
Mobage pv?
dakkumauji
Member
cipher so popular, it's getting a pv
theprodigy
Member
kuroneko0509
Member
obviously it's about if/fates dlc phase 3 :v
Aveyn Knight
Member
Hehe, I remember the Kozaki AMA. Although I was kind of late to the party so I don't think my question got asked XD
I do think there's a sizable FE/Cipher audience on Reddit, so having an AMA over there isn't a bad idea at all.
Our Cipher editor on SF actually frequents the FE sub and posts Cipher stuff there, so I could ask for her opinion as well.
theprodigy
Member
You mean your question didn't get answered?
I have no idea what PV means