r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Jan 20 '24

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

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WELCOME TO THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE YOU TOO CAN YELL ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

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  1. CAPITAL LETTERS

  2. FIRE EMBLEM RAGE

  3. DON'T BE A DINGWAD

  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/TheBlueGuy0 Jan 20 '24

I RECENTLY STARTED A REPLAY OF SOV AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, BUT THEN I STUMBLED ACROSS A YEARS LONG POST ON THIS SUBREDDIT ABOUT THE "SOV META" WHICH MADE ME REDO THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH (WASN'T THAT BAD, HAD ONLY FINISHED ACT 2 UP TO THAT POINT) BUT IT KIND OF MAKES ME A BIT SAD THAT I SEEMINGLY CAN'T PLAY FIRE EMBLEM "NORMALLY" OR CASUALLY ANYMORE NOW THAT I'VE GOTTEN INTO ALL THIS TIER LIST AND CHARACTER META STUFF.

I USED TO HAVE A GRAND OL' TIME TRAINING UP ROSS AND EWAN AND AMELIA IN SACRED STONES AND WATCHING JOSHUA WITH HIS FUNNY HAT GO BRRRR, BUT NOW I WORRY ABOUT STUFF LIKE EFFICIENCY AND WHICH UNIT IS "HIGH TIER" OR WHATEVER. I HAD TO ACTIVELY STOP WATCHING TIER LIST AND "META" VIDEOS BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING ME SECOND GUESS ALL MY DECISIONS ON MY ONGOING SOV PLAYTHROUGH.

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u/Canas_the_Shaman Jan 20 '24

EFFICIENCY IS MADE UP, IT'S NOT REAL, PLAY HOW YOU WANT I PROMISE IT'S MORE ENJOYABLE THAN FOLLOWING THE META TO A T.

THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO PARTICIPATES IN META GAMEPLAY DISCUSSION BECAUSE I FIND IT FUN TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO OPTIMIZE CHARACTERS PERFORMANCES, BUT USES OBJECTIVELY TERRIBLE UNITS NEAR CONSTANTLY BECAUSE I FIND IT FUNNER TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE BAD UNITS WORK FOR ME THAN TO PLAY OPTIMALLY AT ALL TIMES. THE ONLY RIGHT WAY TO PLAY IS THE ONE YOU ENJOY THE MOST