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Super Best Friends Thread 16: You thought Woolie was the Liar, but it was me Patrick!

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semisonic

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Ilvocare said:
It's funny, FE7 bored me, but FE8, despite how standard the basic premise was, got held up by its characters so well that it's legit my favorite FE game. Also unlike Awakening, grinding is completely optional and you can have a strong challenge through the game if you never use the tower during the main game. Also to this day I've yet to find a better written villain in FE games than (ACTUAL SS SPOILERS)
Lyon
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He's pretty gud
is he gud enough to make up for the weird dynamic between Eirika and Ephraim?
I dunno...
FE7 is a game you play for being a really good, hard strategy game.
FE8 was a game I played for the story and for the busted ass funny gameplay.
Max stats ross cares not for your Ruins of Whatever
Seriously, ross, ewan, and amelia broke that game HARD
 
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RecursiveFault

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beinfilms said:
Ok, I'll grant that either extreme, ideally, would be really great. The problem is, Marxism will always end up a dictatorship on some level ("absolute power corrupts absolutely"), and the government does nothing side (I forget if there's a term like Marxism for it) tends to end up with a small group with most of the success, and everyone else living with varying degrees of failure. Given the choice, I just prefer to lean towards the socialist side (probably because of my being brought up fairly liberal, in really conservative area).
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People are assholes and it's splitting hairs over which has less risk or which cons aren't as bad, so yeah.
Banana Aeon said:
When the dude got scalped, I had to pause the episode to stop myself from laughing.
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It's so over the top. It's pretty funny.
 
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Ilvocare

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semisonic said:
He's pretty gud
is he gud enough to make up for the weird dynamic between Eirika and Ephraim?
I dunno...
FE7 is a game you play for being a really good, hard strategy game.
FE8 was a game I played for the story and for the busted ass funny gameplay.
Max stats ross cares not for your Ruins of Whatever
Seriously, ross, ewan, and amelia broke that game HARD
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Well of course boosting a character's stats to max makes the game easy, hell, there's an enemy encounter map near endgame that GUARANTEES perma-boost stat items every time you enter it.

The point being that just because you CAN grind, doesn't mean you HAVE to in SS, and I feel people constantly forget that.

Also people blow Eirika and Ephraim way the fuck out of proportion.
 
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beinfilms

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RecursiveFault said:
People are assholes and it's splitting hairs over which has less risk or which cons aren't as bad, so yeah.
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I gotta say, it's really refreshing to actually be able to reasonably discuss the merits of both sides, rather than the "No, you're wrong! Obama is the devil!"
(Which is more hyperbole both than you'd think and hope)
that I'm used to. Not to stereotype, but in my experience, rednecks are super dumb.
 
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Aaron-Lagann

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beinfilms said:
Not to stereotype, but in my experience, rednecks are super dumb.
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The Redneck lifestyle generally seems revel in ignorance and old fashioned mindsets. I'm sure there are plenty of smart ones, but every one I've seen/met has been a stupid, homophobic, racist asshole.

And I live in rural Oregon. So that's pretty much everyone I meet.
 
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RecursiveFault

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beinfilms said:
I gotta say, it's really refreshing to actually be able to reasonably discuss the merits of both sides, rather than the "No, you're wrong! Obama is the devil!"
(Which is more hyperbole both than you'd think and hope)
that I'm used to. Not to stereotype, but in my experience, rednecks are super dumb.
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Nobody actually discusses politics, when you talk about politics, they just yell at each other.
demidar said:
Where the fuck is Missile? I am disappointed in you lot.
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FUCK.
 
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semisonic

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Ilvocare said:
Well of course boosting a character's stats to max makes the game easy, hell, there's an enemy encounter map near endgame that GUARANTEES perma-boost stat items every time you enter it.

The point being that just because you CAN grind, doesn't mean you HAVE to in SS, and I feel people constantly forget that.

Also people blow Eirika and Ephraim way the fuck out of proportion.
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Yeah, it's blown out of proportion. Still weird tho.
Not the first time there's been incest in FE.
Probably not the last.

That's the difference, tho.
Grinding is somewhat expected in SS, that's why they give you such early access to the tower and all that shit.
In 7, grinding is something that you break the game by doing in the Arena and save scumming, not something that was intended as it was.
 
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Laputa_94

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DXLelouch153 said:
order im watching is
MSG,MSZG,MSGZZ,MSVG,MSG00,MSGS,MSGSD,MSGAGE,MSGW,Turn A,G Gundam, and Reconguista
with the neccesary movies here and there
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I myself have only watched the following In order MSG, MSGZ, MSGZZ, MSGCC, and MSGUC. This basically covers the main story that started in the original MSG and MSGZ at least character wise as far as I know but I'm no expert.
 
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Ilvocare

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semisonic said:
Yeah, it's blown out of proportion. Still weird tho.
Not the first time there's been incest in FE.
Probably not the last.

That's the difference, tho.
Grinding is somewhat expected in SS, that's why they give you such early access to the tower and all that shit.
In 7, grinding is something that you break the game by doing in the Arena and save scumming, not something that was intended as it was.
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I disagree, I believe the Tower was introduced to encourage newer players to continue playing the game on a pace they could handle, as opposed to a necessary tool in order to beat the game. SS is not balanced with excessive level gaining in mind. On the other hand, I think Awakening WAS balanced with that in mind, despite how it does everything in its power to make that impossible in Lunatic. It's why I look down on Awakening, despite all the things I DO like about it. Well, there's that, and there's the Valm arc...

God fucking motherfucking fuck the Valm arc!
 
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ShakuganSan

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semisonic said:
Yeah, it's blown out of proportion. Still weird tho.
Not the first time there's been incest in FE.
Probably not the last.

That's the difference, tho.
Grinding is somewhat expected in SS, that's why they give you such early access to the tower and all that shit.
In 7, grinding is something that you break the game by doing in the Arena and save scumming, not something that was intended as it was.
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You can break both those games with the RNG manipulation trick.
 
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semisonic

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Ilvocare said:
I disagree, I believe the Tower was introduced to encourage newer players to continue playing the game on a pace they could handle, as opposed to a necessary tool in order to beat the game. SS is not balanced with excessive level gaining in mind. On the other hand, I think Awakening WAS balanced with that in mind, despite how it does everything in its power to make that impossible in Lunatic. It's why I look down on Awakening, despite all the things I DO like about it. Well, there's that, and there's the Valm arc...

God fucking motherfucking fuck the Valm arc!
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FUCK THE VALM ARC
Although some would say SS isn't balanced at all...
seriously the 3 tier units break it hard, because they were the first in the series, or at least in a while
 
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Zenfalcia

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semisonic said:
He's pretty gud
is he gud enough to make up for the weird dynamic between Eirika and Ephraim?
I dunno...
FE7 is a game you play for being a really good, hard strategy game.
FE8 was a game I played for the story and for the busted ass funny gameplay.
Max stats ross cares not for your Ruins of Whatever
Seriously, ross, ewan, and amelia broke that game HARD
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I love the recruit characters, they have so much chance for stat gain it's crazy. Amelia is amazing regardless of what class she picks. Although I like making her a tank general and destroy everyone.
DAREALGUMMY said:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oO3YmT2d-8k
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you're getting old jonny.
 
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Aaron-Lagann

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You know what fucking sucks? Facial hair maintenance. I have to keep it trimmed, or else this shit gets itchy as fuck, but it looks horrible for a good week every time I do, due to my horrible buzzer.
 
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Ilvocare

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Zenfalcia said:
I love the recruit characters, they have so much chance for stat gain it's crazy. Amelia is amazing regardless of what class she picks. Although I like making her a tank general and destroy everyone.
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I can confirm I am the only person on the planet who ever played FE8 and never used Amelia ever.
 
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JooseBawcks

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Some dances gonna put you in a trance,
Let's party, let the boogie hit your body,
Move everybody, move that body,
Make sure you don't hurt nobody,
I say hey, hey, hey

I need more Persona. Someone help
 
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Ilvocare

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skLaFarebear said:
Never used her on my first playthrough because I thought she sucked. Welp.
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Right but

I've played through the game at least 3 to 4 times.

I've never had her as a front-liner because I, in an incredible act of stubborness, would always push Gilliam to go for gold. Also he was my General, and as such the person I'd use the Boots on.

Seriously I don't think I've ever played a game in the FE series where I get Boots and DON'T use them on the first Knight unit you get in the game.

Except MAYBE RD.
 
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Zenfalcia

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Ilvocare said:
I can confirm I am the only person on the planet who ever played FE8 and never used Amelia ever.
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How?
skLaFarebear said:
Never used her on my first playthrough because I thought she sucked. Welp.
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... Well then.
Ilvocare said:
Right but

I've played through the game at least 3 to 4 times.

I've never had her as a front-liner because I, in an incredible act of stubborness, would always push Gilliam to go for gold. Also he was my General, and as such the person I'd use the Boots on.

Seriously I don't think I've ever played a game in the FE series where I get Boots and DON'T use them on the first Knight unit you get in the game.

Except MAYBE RD.
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But gilliam is so much worst than amelia if you make her a general, except maybe in terms of defense. She doesn't even take that long to level!
 
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RecursiveFault

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beinfilms said:
https://youtu.be/HhR578Av4so?t=21m16s
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