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[The_White_Rose]

Beat Lunatic Michalis using Olivia, Tharja, Subaki, and Effie. Used Effie punch Subaki up the right side and tanked both red units. Used Effie to shield both Olivia and Tharja. Used Tharja to take out Michalis and then finished off the rest.

 

[Slashlen]

They haven't let the game go bannerless as far as I am aware. And we are due for a new paralogue I think.

We seem to be on a 2 week cycle. Week 1 starts with the new banner with paralogue, then week 2 starts with Arena including the new heroes. Late week 2 we get the grand hero battle and 2nd banner, at the end of which everything starts over.

 

[kswiston]

Yeah but it's only a matter of time until Flier Emblem and Horse Emblem become more common. Then you are already dead.

I have already faced a few horse Emblems.

 

[Draxal]

Got up to 4662.

Facing alot of stone twins, ninos, Lucina, and Julia.

Tbh, putting green tomebreaker on Julia is almost necessary to the point that I'm expecting all Nino's and Julia to carry it now.

 

[Cerium]

putting green tomebreaker on Julia

You bastard.

 

[Sushen]

Does Fire Emblem franchise have enough characters to bring new for, say a year? I wonder when we will run out of new characters and what's going to happen, then.

 

[Blue-kun]

Does Fire Emblem franchise have enough characters to bring new for, say a year? I wonder when we will run out of new characters and what's going to happen, then.

Seliph... on a pony!

 

[Cerium]

Does Fire Emblem franchise have enough characters to bring new for, say a year? I wonder when we will run out of new characters and what's going to happen, then.

I think they absolutely do considering they've only scratched the surface. We have ONE character from Tellius (Sanaki) and despite her story importance she wasn't really central to the cast. Radiant Dawn had the largest playable cast in Fire Emblem. Can you imagine the frenzy when they actually drop the likes of Ike, Soren, and The Dark Knight?

Then they can always do alternate versions of existing characters. All Gatcha games do this.

Finally, new games are constantly coming out. Echoes is right around the corner and you can bet we're going to have a banner with Celica and Alm.

I don't think they have to worry about running out of characters.

 

[Draxal]

You bastard.

On color breakers are the best b skills imho.

 

[Cerium]

On color breakers are the best b skills imho.

I haven't yet encountered a green tome that Nino couldn't blow up with buffs.

 

[theprodigy]

Does Fire Emblem franchise have enough characters to bring new for, say a year? I wonder when we will run out of new characters and what's going to happen, then.

Yes, remember how many options were on the Choose Your Legends ballot?

Radiant Dawn had the largest playable cast in Fire Emblem.

Wrong, New Mystery has the most!

 

[Cerium]

Yes, remember how many options were on the Choose Your Legends ballot?



Wrong, New Mystery has the most!

Is that so? Well, it had the most when it came out.

 

[teh_awesomeness]

Then they can always do alternate versions of existing characters. All Gatcha games do this

When it gets to this point I hope they do some characters justice like Eliwood and Rebecca.


This was the first grand hero battle I was able to beat on lunatic. Used Camilla, Effie, Takumi, and Lyn.

 

[ggx2ac]

At 14 Defense wins counted, remember that your defense results can only record up to ten. I could possibly have more since I didn't look at it for a few days.

 

[The_White_Rose]

It's too bad you don't get extra feathers for more defense wins.

 

[Draxal]

I haven't yet encountered a green tome that Nino couldn't blow up with buffs.

You would have to hit 72 to ohko a neutral Julia with g tome breaker or 75 if Julia has Res plus 3 still equipped. Otherwise ur getting lit up.

It's fairly common to see it on her as Henry give g tomebreaker 3 at four star and vantage and desperation really doesn't add anything to her and Nino and Julia are very common.

 

[Cerium]

You would have to hit 72 to hit a neutral Julia with g tome breaker or 75 if Julia has Res plus 3 still equipped. Otherwise ur getting lit up.

It's fairly common to see it on her as Henry give g tomebreaker 3 at four star and vantage and really doesn't add anything to her.

I meant I feel that Desperation is still the better offensive choice on Nino with more applications. Nino has no trouble with non-Tomebreaker greens. If they do have it, well then yeah adjustments are necessary. Have Eirika take care of it while Nino provides cover.

What happens if two Tomebreakers clash?

 

[Draxal]

I meant I feel that Desperation is still the better offensive choice on Nino with more applications.

What happens if two Tomebreakers clash?

Nino would win it negates both of them.

 

[Drkirby]

At 14 Defense wins counted, remember that your defense results can only record up to ten. I could possibly have more since I didn't look at it for a few days.

Ok, my Defense team must just suck, no matter what I try I tend to get like 1 defense at best, most weeks getting none.

What do you think is a good defense team I could make with these characters:

I also have a 5* Eirika I haven't level much also.

 

[Draxal]

Dump Roy and Fred put in Olivia and Robin.

Dancers plus ranged is the way to go.

 

[Drkirby]

Dump Roy and Fred put in Olivia and Robin.

Dancers plus ranged is the way to go.

Even if he is still 3*?

Though I was planning on bumping him up to 4* soon (I was training him, Hawkey, and Takumi up at the same time)

 

[ggx2ac]

Ok, my Defense team must just suck, no matter what I try I tend to get like 1 defense at best, most weeks getting none.

What do you think is a good defense team I could make with these characters:

I also have a 5* Eirika I haven't level much also.

Vantage on Ephraim, Vantage on Takumi, Triangle Adept on Frederick.

I don't know if that would affect what you have planned for Offense though.

 

[Gotchaye]

I think they absolutely do considering they've only scratched the surface. We have ONE character from Tellius (Sanaki) and despite her story importance she wasn't really central to the cast. Radiant Dawn had the largest playable cast in Fire Emblem. Can you imagine the frenzy when they actually drop the likes of Ike, Soren, and The Dark Knight?

Then they can always do alternate versions of existing characters. All Gatcha games do this.

Finally, new games are constantly coming out. Echoes is right around the corner and you can bet we're going to have a banner with Celica and Alm.

I don't think they have to worry about running out of characters.

I think the bigger concern about longevity is that characters at this point are just stats and unique weapons. They're going to quickly run out of design space, and they've taken most of the low-hanging fruit in terms of characters that people just want to have because they like them. There's certainly still room here - dancers of various kinds and flyer mages come to mind - but you can't really differentiate characters with skills anymore. They can add entirely new types, like Laguz (gray melee?), but otherwise they're generally going to be adding characters who are going to be interchangeable with existing characters. They might have new skills but except for unique weapons you can put those on any character.

 

[Sushen]

Finally got the first defense this week. Last week was only one either. At this point my defense team to counter one specific setup since I need just one win for it.

 

[ggx2ac]

Even if he is still 3*?

Though I was planning on bumping him up to 4* soon (I was training him, Hawkey, and Takumi up at the same time)

As mentioned, you could drop Frederick and upgrade Robin, give him Triangle Adept and, Blue Tomebreaker or some other B skill.

 

[Jims]

Question for the Nino experts here. Is Life and Death 3 a no-brainer on an +SPD/-ATK Nino? Mine is currently 4* with 700 SP and am thinking about promoting her and learning the skill relatively painlessly. Even at -ATK, it would put her at 48 ATK with Gronnblade+ and 44 SPD before buffs. The -5 to RES might hurt, though, if she has to go against other greens or even blues.

Using that over Fury 2 (via 4* Bartre) would limit her options for a Vantage setup or something else that triggers at low HP, however.

 

[kswiston]

Finally got the first defense this week. Last week was only one either. At this point my defense team to counter one specific setup since I need just one win for it.

I have 3 so far. Having Sanaki as my lead seems to tempt more people. I am planning a major overhaul soon though.

 

[Sushen]

I have 3 so far. Having Sanaki as my lead seems to tempt more people. I am planning a major overhaul soon though.

BTW anyone knows when the team gets updated for the defense? I doubt it gets updated every time I make changes to slot 1. Would it be every time I play the Arena? I also wonder how IS makes sure everyone gets a turn to defend every day.

 

[Achtius]

If I am planning to run a all flier team, should I do 2 Ward Fliers and 2 Goad Fliers or 1 Ward Fliers (cuz 2 Minerva are going to cost a lot of orbs) and 3 Goad fliers?

 

[MegaPanda]

I really need to get on the SP grind. My Week 1 Takumi/Ryoma defense isn't working anymore. I blame Takumi

 

[CuthbertAllgoodz]

I am getting really fed up with the terrible random 9th and 10th stratum enemies. Just always the right thing to wreck my leveling team. Sucks when you have level 34-35 characters and you end up having to pick against level 40s stratums or level 32. I bring Hector to protect my team against some enemies and surprise, Fred with his hammer. Will change the protector, next fight strangely have the answer to the new character. Situations like that are way to common for me. I know it's mostly bad luck but damn...

 

[Articalys]

What should I even bother doing with the 1* versions of the free daily units?

 

[SenorArdilla]

What should I even bother doing with the 1* versions of the free daily units?

They're free. Olivia and Tsubaki were a great investment though.

 

[The_White_Rose]

What should I even bother doing with the 1* versions of the free daily units?

Yup, you get 200 slots why not fill them?

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

I realllllly want to put dark breath+ on Ninian, but that is 20,000 feathers.... But -5 atk/spd to all enemy units within two spaces of the one just attacked! That's nuts. Light breath is just too situational as you rarely have units standing right next to you when you attack.

 

[Vena]

I realllllly want to put dark breath+ on Ninian, but that is 20,000 feathers.... But -5 atk/spd to all enemy units within two spaces of the one just attacked! That's nuts. Light breath is just too situational as you rarely have units standing right next to you when you attack.

I'd also just not destroy a 5* F-Corrin just for that, lol.

 

[Sushen]

Just had underwhelming pulls wasting 100 orbs... Only 5* Jafar is -atk/+spd.

The weirdest one is 4* Klein with spd 1. IV Calculator rates speed from 6-8. What the heck?

 

[spiritfox]

Just had underwhelming pulls wasting 100 orbs... Only 5* Jafar is -atk/+spd.

The weirdest one is 4* Klein with spd 1. IV Calculator rates speed from 6-8. What the heck?

Brave bow?

 

[Vena]

Just had underwhelming pulls wasting 100 orbs... Only 5* Jafar is -atk/+spd.

The weirdest one is 4* Klein with spd 1. IV Calculator rates speed from 6-8. What the heck?

Brave Bow:
Spd-5. Effective against flying units.
Attacks twice if unit initiates combat.

They're updating the IV calculator to not take weapons into account.

 

[Sushen]

Brave Bow:
Spd-5. Effective against flying units.
Attacks twice if unit initiates combat.

They're updating the IV calculator to not take weapons into account.

Oh thank you for the explanation. So it goes to my pile of -spd shit... IS loves to give me -spd all the time.

 

[Drkirby]

I got a double 5*, but it was Chrom and Gordin, which isn't all that exciting. I'm tempted to just Scrap Gordon for his Vantage 3, but have a feeling it would be a bad idea.

I just want a Nino.

 

[Juni_]

Eh 5* Gordin is better for brave bow+. Lon' qu get's vantage 3 at 4*.

 

[alcheim]

I think I finally learned my lesson in this banner. If you pull a 5* within the first few pulls... just stop. Quit while you're ahead.

I got a Selena my first single pull, and I felt lucky... so kept on pulling trying to get a 5* green unit. 60 orbs later, all I have is a 5-man squad of Arthurs. I hate that guy so much.

 

[Shinypogs]

Lunatic hero battle beaten with Merric, fem corrin, Effie and Olivia. Merric, Corrin and olivia are staples of my team with Effie and Marth rotating in and out of that 4th spot. Did two full pulls on the ninian banner but no luck. I still have 120 orbs but I really only want ninian and I already have a viable dancer so I'm back to saving until a more enticing banner comes along.

 

[The_White_Rose]

I think I finally learned my lesson in this banner. If you pull a 5* within the first few pulls... just stop. Quit while you're ahead.

I got a Selena my first single pull, and I felt lucky... so kept on pulling trying to get a 5* green unit. 60 orbs later, all I have is a 5-man squad of Arthurs. I hate that guy so much.

At least he can pass Emerald Axe and Lancebreaker 3.

 

[Mupod]

I think I finally learned my lesson in this banner. If you pull a 5* within the first few pulls... just stop. Quit while you're ahead.

I got a Selena my first single pull, and I felt lucky... so kept on pulling trying to get a 5* green unit. 60 orbs later, all I have is a 5-man squad of Arthurs. I hate that guy so much.

this is the second time I'm well over 100 deep on a banner with jack shit

https://youtu.be/TrNy7d-v_10

 

[Vena]

I think I've dropped around 80 f2p orbs on this banner because I want Roy's mom. I have yet to draw said mom.

;(

Not that I can complain: Eirika, Jaffar, and Elise, and a useful sacrifice in Abel.

 

[Articalys]

Is the new banner or old banner better for summoning right now?

 

[Wyndstryker]

I really need to spend more time leveling up my other chars than trying to beat the hard GHB...

I got a whole bunch of 5*'s to level.

 

[Cerium]

Question for the Nino experts here. Is Life and Death 3 a no-brainer on an +SPD/-ATK Nino? Mine is currently 4* with 700 SP and am thinking about promoting her and learning the skill relatively painlessly. Even at -ATK, it would put her at 48 ATK with Gronnblade+ and 44 SPD before buffs. The -5 to RES might hurt, though, if she has to go against other greens or even blues.

Using that over Fury 2 (via 4* Bartre) would limit her options for a Vantage setup or something else that triggers at low HP, however.

I personally would not use Life and Death because it makes Nino unable to bait out other green tomes or archers and she also really won't be able to take a hit. Death Blow would probably be ideal, but if you can't get that then I'd probably go Fury 3 anyway.

If I am planning to run a all flier team, should I do 2 Ward Fliers and 2 Goad Fliers or 1 Ward Fliers (cuz 2 Minerva are going to cost a lot of orbs) and 3 Goad fliers?

I would go 2 Goad Fliers and 1 Ward Fliers.